The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
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TRUE MISSISSIPPI

brow another coronet of graceful vic
tory. To-day she stands redeemed,
and freed from the To-
cust-plague of scallawaging and car
peting, and once more wheels into
line as a sovereign and home-ruled
State. But a few days eince she
threw off her negro Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Treasurer, and now we hail
her "three times three" as we an
nounce the suspicious fact, that
Ames, the beau fills of Beast Butter,
and favored military satrap of the
ruling radical dynasty, has handed in
his pap check and no more disgraces
Mississippi's State House. The
Democratic racket of impeachment
was tso hot and heavy for him, he
could no longer stand under his load
of infamy, so he wisely concluded a la
Belknap to escape conviction by re-
signing.
We will for the benefit of our rea-
ders let the latest kilograms tell the
good result:
JACKSON, MISS,
March 29.(
Not since the Vicksburg and Gin
ton riots has such excitement been
known in this city. Early in the af-
ternoon, Featherston, one Of the man.
ayers of the prosecution of the Ames
Impeachment case, presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, BY the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Mississip-
pi, That the managers on the part of
the House in the matter Of the i'm
parchment of Governor Ames be, and
they are hereby directed to discharge
said articles against said Governor
Adelbert Ames heretofore exhibited
by them against him at the bar of the
Senate"
The resolution createc sensation,
but when the following letter was
read, members crowded the aisles and
around the Speakers desk. The ex.
citement spread over the city, aston
ishing everybody:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Jackson, Miss, March 20, 1851
Messrs, Durant and Pryor:
GENrLEMEN-1n reply to your sug-
gestion l beg to say that in conse.
quence of the election of last Novem
Der, 1 found myself confronted by g
hostile Legislature and embarrassed
and baf1led in my endeayors to carry
out my plans for the welfare of my
State and of my party. had resolv
ed, therefore, to resign my Office as
Governor of the State of Mississippi
But, meanwhile, articles Of impeach
ment were instituted against me, ant
of course could not and would no,
retire from my position under the
imputation of any charge affecting
my honor or integrity. For the rea
sons indicated still desire to escape
the burdens which are compensate'
by no public usefulness, and if Tho
articles Of impeachment presented
against me were dismissed, I should
feel at liberty to carry out my desire
and the purpose of resignation.
am very truly yours,
ADELBERT AMEs.
Later in the day before the Senate
sitting as a court of impeachment
Messrs Durant and Pryor read tn
following:
To the People of the State of Mississippi
I hereby respectfully resign my OF
flee of Governor Of the State of Mis-
sissippi. ADELBERr AMEs.
The Senate dismissed the article
of impeachment and adjourned sin
, die. This evening, ]. NJ. Stone
President of the Senate was Unstable
. as Governor-Chief Justice Simra
: administering the oath.
VIM. H. Sims, of Columbus Dis
trict, was elected President pro ten
os the Senate. Radical Republican
!, are disguised and impotently rag
but the moderates are glad to get ri
of Ames.
Z
l. WE are glad to know that OF
= fellow-townsman, S. Cullen, is NJ
y palsied in his "blood breeding incl
Y nations by the recent loss of his r.
k nowned Newton, but is himself agai
having recently purchased in Ke1
lucky richly and highly bred your
E stallion, who will be here by the Isl
r of the present month. This new pu
chase is only 5 years old, full
hands high, is by Alexander's No
- man, who is the sire of the fam,
Lulu, whose trot marks 2 Is, 2 16 g.