The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-13
Important Mission of Ex-senator PeaSe
and District-AttOrney Wells RE
publicans) to Washington.
What They Said 10 the Attorney
General
w. II. MANNERY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
The Star has the following version :
The Acknowledgement of the State OF
Mississippi, ex-senator Pease, Postmaster
at Vicksburg, Miss, and District-Attor-
ney Wells, of the Northern District,
called on the Acknowledgement this
morning to present to him the situation of
affairs in that State. They represent
that the recent troubles were of personal
nature and are now over. They do not
want Federal troops sent to Mississippi.
They set forth that if troops are sent into
the State, the negroes will elect to office
men plastered with indictments for va
rious misdemeanors.
If troops are not sent into the State
they are of the opinion that the Legis-
lature will be lost to the Republican
party, but that the successful candidates
will be lovers of good order and law
abiding citizens and patriotic legislators
They think the reverse, however, will be
overcome in time for the Presidential is
sue, and that in that campaign the Re
publican candidates will receive the ma
jority of the votes cast in that State.
The Attorney-General advised the dele
CATION to return and reiterate the state
ments made to him to the President.
In interviews with Attorney Gene
raj Pierrepont, the Mississippi Republi-
can delegation stated that the immedi-
ate causes which have led to the recent
outbreaks between the whites and me-
groes are attributable to the extreme
partisan measures inaugurated by the
Democratic party but especially to the
utter want of craftsmanship, the weak
and corrupt administration of the State
Government for the past two years I'M
der Gov. Ames, who they represent has
prostituted his office for the promotion
of personal interests, as evinced in nu-
merous instances which they detailed,
such as controlling and attempting to
control the coordinate branches of the
State Government in his own interests.
Instead of conciliating the passions and
prejudices of the people, and encour-
aging every indication of returning
friendship, he has returned a policy
which has resulted in a violent antag-
onism between the races Now that the
issue is made, he appeals to the Federal
sustain his waning political fortunes.
He has made such an indefensible record
that no honest Republican will undertake
to sustain him before the people. They
say that the Democratic party are pur-
suing a course of intimidation and vio-
lence in many localities which is without
excuse, justification or palliation, but
that large majority of the white people
deprecate disorder and violence, and are
ready to assist the proper authorities in
maintaining public tranquility. They
heartily Endorsed the action of the Presi-
dent and the Attorney General in relation
to Federal Intervention.
They represent that the attempt at
this time-On the eve of an election
to organize a State militia, will be con-
strued as a partizan measure, and, there
fore, extremely hazardous-liable to
result in bloody revolution. That under
the circumstances, militia cannot be or
ganiZed or used to meet the end cOntem-
plated under the laws of the State That
Congress having failed at its last session
to provide suitable protective legislation
looking TO the enforcement of the consti-
tutional amendments, the late insurrec-
tionary States must adopt a policy which
will meet the exigencies that the Re
publican party should adopt a concilia-
tory policy which will commend itself tC
the intelligence and wealth of the State.
The Attorney General seemed to
evince much interest in the views present.
ed by these gentlemen, and assured them
of his cordial sympathy and support.