New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-28
WASHINGTON.
AMEs's DANGEROUS REQUEST.

sxrKING AN INVESTIGATION THAT MAY BLAST IN
STEAD OF HELPING HM-THE CORRUPTION IN
,ussIsSIPPI-wuY THE PRESIDENT RESTORED
POSTMASTER PEAsE AND FRIENDS
r,pox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE]
WASHINGTON, Dee. 27.-The last political cam
naien in Mississippi is likely to be fought again
In Washington and il would not he surprising if the
contest lasted all Winter. The influences which
nreyented Gov. Ames from obtaining the aid of
troops before the late election are we'll known
After the defeat of the Republicans, the Ames fac
tion came again to Washington, and by telling their
,de Of the story only they induced the President TO
remove ex-senator Pease from the Post-Ofiice at
ycksburg, and to take off the heads of other prom
nent anti-Amcs Federal officials in other parts of the
State Mr.. Pease, and those who acted with him,
then came to Washington, and requested the Pres-
dent 10 postpone the appointment of their success
sors until thorough investigation by Government
agents conld be made This he consented TO do, and
ON the return of these agents be renstated the men
whom he had removed.
The reports of the agents have not been made pub
lie and it is not probable that they will be given TO
the press because, while they represent that there
was great deal Of intimidation at the last election,
which greatly reduced the Republican vote, or IN
creased that of the Democrats, they also show that
the Ames administration is corrupt and inefficient
that the people, driven TO DESPERATION were almost
justified in the course they took. The reports, If
published, would damage the Republican party
much more than the Democratic 1t is said that one
of the agents, on whose Judgment long experience,
and loyalty to the Administration party the Pres-
dent depended especially for report which he could
safely make the basis of his action after describing
the niQuities of the Republican Administration III
Mississippi, told the President that, were he citizen
of Mississippi, he should act with the Democratic
party. After listening TO these reports Gen. Grant
concluded that ex-senator Pease and others who OPP
posed Gov. Ames were justified in doing SO.
Having failed with the Executive, the Ames party
have gone to the Senate and secured the assistance
of Senator Morton. The anti-Ames clique were also
ably represented here before the recess and will be
back again next week. They untiring in their
efforts to inform Republican Senators, who will lis
ten TO them of what they assert are the exact facts
in the case and will probably prevent the appoint
ment of any investigating committee. They say
that the State was carried by intimidation, and that
any committee that goes there will find ample proof
of it, On the other hand, they say that the COM
mttee will find proof which they will be unable to
Ignore. of corruption, fraud, bribery and inefi-
cheney on the part Of the Republican State officials
and legislators such as has existed in no other
Southern State, and that if it is laid before the
country at this session of Congress, it will 30 shock
the people that they will not only justify the Demo-
Gratis in resOrtng to illegal means to check It, but
may be the last straw that breaks the cameps back
ia the next Presidential campaign, and turn the
scales in favor of the Democrats. They prefer to
submit, believing that Democratic Legislature and
Democratic United States Senator less to be de-
plored than an exposure of the rottenness OF Their
party.