The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-17
Judge PierrepOnt 10 Gov. ~ Ames-
The Latter Receives His Quietus.

WAsHINGToN, September l6.-Sena-
tor Brice, Of Mississippi, and one of his
associates called upon the Attorney Cen
eral to day, and stated that they had tcle-
graphcd to Governor Ames that they
were satisfied with what the Attorney
General had done in regard to the appli-
cations from the Governor for the inter-
ference of General Grant. They again
requested the publication Of the Attorney
Generals letter to Governor Ames, and
President Grant consenting, it was made
public: The letter is rs follows:
DEPARTMENT or JusTIeE, I
WAsHINGToN, Sept. II, 1915. !
TO Goo. ADtes JucksoH, Mss.
This hour have had u dispatch from
the President. | can best convey to you
his ideas 10y extracts from his dispatch:
"The whole public are tired out with
these annual autumnal outbreaks n the
South, and great majority are ready
now to condemn any interference on the
part of the Government. | heartily wish
that peace and good order may be re-
stored without issuing { proclamation,
but il they are not, the procl imation
must be issued; but if it is, | shall in
Struct the cOnmanler Of the forces to
have no childs play ii there is ucces.
sity for military interference. There is
justice in such interference as to
deter evil docrS. would suggest the
seeding of dispatch or letter by pri-
vate messenger to Governor Ames urg-
ing him TO strengthen his (Amcs) posi-
tion by cXhausting his own resources in
restoring order. Before he receives Gov
ernment aid, he might accept the assist
ance offered by the citizens of Jackson
and elsewhere. Governor Ames and his
advisors can be made perfectly secure.
As many of the troops now in MiSSSis-
sippi as he deems necessary, may be
sent to Jackson. If he is betrayed by
those who offer assistance, he will bc IN
n position to defeat their ends and punish
them. You see by this. the mind of the
President, with which | and ever MEM
Der of the cabinet who has been consult
ed, are in full accord You see the diff
cultics. You see the responsibilities
which YOU assume. We cannot
understand why You do not
strengthen yourself in the way the
the point suggests, nor do We see why
YOU do not call the legislature together
and obtain from them whatever powers
and money and arms you need. The
Constitution is explicit, that the EHccu-
tive of State can call upon the Presi-
dent IN the suppression of domestic viO-
lence, only when the legislature cannot
be convened; and the law expressly
saws in case of an insurrcction in any
State against the government thereof, it
shall be lawful for the President on APP
plication of the legislature of such State,
ur of the Executive when the 10 ,iSlature
cannot be convened, to CALL and it is
the plain meaning of the constitution
and laws when taken together, that the
executive Of n State may call upon the
President for military aid to quell do
nestle violence, only in case Of lnsurrec-
tion in any State against the government
thereof when the legislature can be called
together. You make no suggestions,
even, that there is any inSurrection
against the Government of the State or
that the Legislature would not support
YOU IN any measures you might propose
to preserve the public order. | suggest
that YOU take all lawful means and all
needed measures to preserve the peace by
the forces in your own State, and let the
country see that the citizens of MISsiS-
srppi, who are largely favorable to good
order and who are largely
Republican, have the courage and
the manhood to fight for their state rights
and to destroy the bloody rutiians who
murder the innocent and unotiending
freedmen Everything is in readiness.
Be careful to bring yourself strictly with
in the Constitution and laws and If there
is such resistance to your State suthori-
ties, as you cannot by all the
means at your command suppress
The President will aid YOU in crushing
lawless trpiturs 20 human rights. Tele-
graph me on receipt of this, and state
explicitly what you need.
Very respectfully yours,
EDwAKu. PIRRREroNT,
.4ttOrney-Generdl.