The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-29
Northern Republican and Indc-
pendent Opinion upon the
Conduct Of Governor
AnaeS.

From the Philadelphia Press, (Rep.)l
The administration of Gov. Ames, a
carpet-bagger and political adventurer,
has done much to disorganize society and
teach general contempt for all authority
in Mississippi. The disorder is palpably
the result of corrupt and powerless
government, that has taught its ignorant
negro dependents that they were above
the law in struggle with the whites, and
they have made the common mistake of
taking the leaders at their word.
The Chicago Tribune, (Rep.)
The President and the Attorney Gen
eral have, in their letters on the appeal
of the Governor of Mississippi for Federal
troops, plainly indicated that the Ameri-
can people are getting tired of this South
ern outrage business, this constant APP
peal to the United States to protect able
bodied men who will do nothing to protect
themselves. The United States have
made the blacks citizens they have been
endowed with every civil and political
right that white men can claim.
The y. Y. Tribune (Rep)
There are some white people in Mis-
sissppi. There is no evidence except in
| Gov. Amess excited imagination that
they have interfered or intend to inter
| fere with the people whom he is so anx-
ious to protect The belief is coming to
be quite general that except for the con-
| slant interference Of such men as Gov.
| Ames between the two races there would
| be not only no occasion for troops but no
disturbance whatever of their friendly
! l. l. NUcII SIIpb
men to be clamoring for troops when
ever an election is at hand which affects
their own political fortunes.
We say this in all kindness, and with
no disposition to detract one lota from
the moral grandeur of Coy. Ames,s pc
sition when he invokes upon his own head
g the odium in all its magnitude. And
orr advice to the Administrator is, tC
let the odium descend rather than the
troops.
n. Y. Herald independent
If the President will only lend Cover
nor Ames United States troops, the Gov
ernor will take all the responsibility L
is astonishing how ready he is to be re
sponsibIe. q Let the odium in all it
magnitude descend upon me" he tele
graphs: and it is quite remarkable tina
General Grant and the Attorney Genera
have been able to resist a solicitation 81
grandly worded.
Meantime what becomes of Governor
Ames' responsibility for his own duties
He is Governor OF Mississippi; he ha
shamefully neglected the duties anC
shirked the responsibilities of that place
During the past summer he was absen
; from jackson for several months, ant
left in his place the ignorant coloret
Lieutenant Governor, who Is oPenl,
CHARGED with having released criminal
! for bride. Nor is this all. Governo
Ames is charged by Republicans in Mis-
sissippi with favoring and consortng witt
the most corrupt men in his party, Diaci
and white advancing their political Tor
tunes, favoTing their schemes and making
them his political allies. He has done
, great deal to make the Republicans odlou
in Mississippi; he has helped to bring t
the top in his party Ignorant black ant
, low white demagogues, who mlslead tn
moor negroes, and persuade them to vot
for corrupt men and measures. If to-da
there is in Mississippi a deep feeling o
, resentment against the Republican party
this is owing more to Governor Anne.
, misconduct than to any other cause.
a large number of the white people ar
/ alienated from the Republican part
! there, it is because they have been re
e PEELED by the robbery and corruptlo
/ which the Republican Governor ma
t countenanced.
s And now that he has raised the storm
he would like Federal troops to help hlr
to quell it. He has done nothing whic
q Governor ought to do to maintain Peac