The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09
TIE nMPrAcHHMENT OF A'nES-
voice Of lhe Press.
woodvllle Republican,

WoodvIlle Republican,
whatever doubts may have existed
upon this point were set at rest ny sne
partisan harangue submitted a.
saoe to the Legislature, and theFe Is no
co7,rse left that body but to accePl me
gouge thus deiantly thrown ana llaAe
the issue squarely with the GoVerhcI'
The honor of the State demands an AZ
1,ast;0ation of the many charges agalnsl
nc man whose chief delight seems 10 DE
70 misreprepresent and abuse It's people
"a ON the other hand, justice TO the
Governor himself requires that the grave
oaonsaf;ons made against him be either
-oe,,ted or sustained. We are not one OF
.Lose disposed to believe too readily all
~ charges made in heated campaigns,
10 partisan newspapers and interested
Dol;t;cians. Both these classes are
pro,ppt to publish any statement upon
sFI;oht responsibility, which fnrthers their
IN mr. party ends; and so we accept
many of the charges against Governor
mes cam qrd1so sails, and would not
be surprised to find them unsustained.
Columbus INDEX
The policy pursued by Republican
leaders in Congress renders the impeach-
ment of Ames imperative.
The great political revolution IN MIS-
sissippi cannot. be understood or apprecl-
ated until the condition of the State, the
extravaganza and corruption of State
officials from the Governor, whose aim
was the United States Senate, down to
the Justice of the peace and constable,
whose chief case was the collection OF
the COSTS" are made known.
The investigation into the crimes ana
misdemeanors of Gov. Ames will elicit
such an array of facts that the people OF the
North will testify that our people have
been as patient in subjugatlon as they
were heoric in war.
Columbus .Press.l
THE CLARION has ably kept before the
neople the question of the impeachment of
Gov. Ames. 1t has used the very argu-
ments of Ben. Butler, the archconduct-
or Of the greatest impeachment trlal
known in the annals of the country, and
from the position taken by him IN the
proceedings against President johnson,
but upon more positive basis OF facts,
THE CLARION we'll says that lmpeach-
ment is demanded and well assured, if
vigorously prosecuted. But" say
some Of the hyper-conservative element
of this State, it won't be polite,
he can't do us any harm and we must
act in harmony with the Northern senti-
ment on this question" 1t is unmanly
to refuse or shrink from the vindicatiOn
of the law or the executions Of its sane
tons when its violations have been posi-
tive and the proof has been proclaimed
ready for use. Ofcourse, Ames can't do
US any harm now, because it is beyond
his power. The harm has been done and
that is it for which outraged law de-
mands redress.
We hope too much Contamination will
not be infused into the Legislature. II
Ames deserves impeachment, let him
have it, boldly, openly, fairly and vigor-
ously; and let us not shrink from it on ac-
count of any maudlin political sentiment
atty, or fear of the political lash Of the
Radical party.
Mississippi wants no representative,
either on the floor of her capitol or at
Washington, who is afraid, from motives
of policy, to see and require that the law
be indicated
THE CLARION has made the case out,
and it has applied the law to the facts,
and the people of this State expect to see
the gubernatorial political filibuster eject
ed from its limits and sent to fight red
skins or Mexican bandits, his true and
lawful vocation.
Aberdeen Fxaminerl
The seating of General Chalmers as
Senator from the 2Sth, or Coahonia Dis
frfp IL
man" to the panel that is ere many days
to sit in judgment on the sins of omission
and commission of Adelbert Ames, and
further fortiGes the cause Of an outraged
people against the danger incident to GER
tain Senators lacking the nerve to do
their duty or the brain to conceive it. -
K 4 y X
But fortunately, the case of the PEG
pie versus Adelbert Ames, will rest upon
higher grounds-if there can be any
than those of public policy, personal
safety and self-protection. 1t will be
shown by the able committee who will
soon submit to the House an immense
mass of testimony, that he has BETRAYED
every trust, violated every pledge dis
regarded his oath, the Constitution. the
laws OF the State and those higher laws
in the unwritten code, the exercise of
which control the intercourse of gentle
man with gentleman, and distinguish the
chosen ruler from the chance-made des-
pot.
WHEN Ames is impeached and re-
moved, we will have peace and prosperity
IN this State, -Handshoro Democrat.
We regard the impeachment of Ames
public necessity, and with the testimony
now before the investigating committee.
we cannot see how lie will escape the
punishment he so richly deserves
Handsboro Democrat.
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