The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN.l
Jackson, March IS, 1876. I

GENTLEMEN: In regard 10 your sugges-
ton, i'eg leave TO say thar, in cOnse-
guence ot the election OF last November,
found myseli contron' es with hostile Ley
stature, aud embarrassed and baffied in
my endeavors 10 carry out my plans
TOR the welfare OF the State and OF my
party. | had resolved, therefore, to re-
sign my Office Governor of the State
OF Mississippi. But. meanwhile, proceed
Tugs OF inpa achment were Instituted agailsi
me, aud, OF course, L could NOT and would
not retire from my position under the
iInputaton Of any charge affecting my
honor or integrity. For the reasons ind-
Gated, / still desire to escape burthens
which are compensated by no possibility of
public usefulness; and il the articles of inn
parchment presented against me were not
perding. and the proceedings were dis
missed, should feel at liberty to carry out
my desire and purpose of resignation
am very truly, yours,
ADELBERT AMEs.
To Messrs. Durant and Pryor, Jackson,
Miss.
After its reading Mr.. Featherston offered
the following
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Assurance has been received by
the House of Representatives of the State
of Mississippi, that Adelbert Ames, Govern
or OF said State, but Tor the pending against
him of articles of impeachment eXhi bited
by the House of representatives., would
nave resigned his OIucc OF GOVERNOR. anu
will now do so. as the NIanagers al in form
ell BY letter addressed by said Governor
Ames to his counsel-Messrs. Durant and
PryOr-and read to said House on a resolu-
| ton adopted, directing its Managers to dis
miss said proceedings; now, therefore, be it
Resolved. by the House of Representa-
| tives of the State of Mississippi, That the
Managers on the part of this House, In the
| matter of the Impeachment of Adelbert
Ames. Governor of said State, be and they
Il Il Il
cles against the said Adelbert Ames, Gov
ernor as aforesaid, which were heretofore
exhibited by them against him at the bar o +
the Senate.
Mir. Featherstop moved its adoption !;
carried By the following vote:
YEAA-Messrs. Bailey. Baker, Bark sdale,
Bassett Bell, Boyd, Bridges. Brown, Bird
OF Lawrence Campbell, Carter of Holmes.
Causry, Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Dabney,
benson, Drake. Erwin, Fairly. Featherston,-
Floyd, Fortune. Gayden, GibsoA, Gowan,
Guthrie. Gurton, Harper, Hebron, Hicks
Hogan, Horton. Huddleston. Hudson, Ja
cobs. Jayne. jenkins, Johns, Jones of
Kinds, Leigh, Lester, Massingalr, Meade
Miller Monroe, Muldrow- Mccormick, Nc
InniS, McLaurin of Jasper, McWhOrter,
Nelson, Nichols. Pennington, Percy, Pound
Powell, Parker, Rogers, Rowan, Saunders,
Shands Shattnck. SOuthwOrth, Spight, Steb-
bins, Sykes, Tison, Trnup, Tucker, Warren,
Watkins, Wilkinson, Walden, Vaughan, Yell
lowley, Young, Nj. Speaker-7S.
NAYs-Me~Srs, Aldrch, Amacker, Bean,
Carter of Warren, Jones of lssaquena, Nc
Cargo, McNair, McNeice, McLaurin of
Smith. Turley-l0,
ABSENT AND NOT voTING-Messrs. Blount,
Byrd OF Franklin, Grassland, Cessor, Chiles,
Crum, Dear, Dyer, Edwards, Garrett, ellis,
Hall, Hussey, Jagers, Jarnigan, johnson OF
Itawamba, Jnhn-on of Winston, Mallory,
Millsaps Overton, Parsons, Reynolds, RE
ley. Sanderlin, Shelby, ShrOck, Trice, White
-28.
Mr.. Street, Mr.. Clifton in the chair,
moved to take a recess to 3 80 o'clock car
ried.