The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-16
LETTER FROM JACKSON.
The Ames Impeachment.
Specific Articles Of Impeachment Adopt.
ed by the House by a Vote Of
10 Ayes to D Nays.
The Conviction of Davis surprise to
Outside Rcpublicans-six Of the Ten
Republican senators voted
Guilty.
From our Special Correspondent
JACKSON, MISS, March IA, 1876.

From our Special Correspondent
JACKSON, MISS, March IA, 1876.
| Specific articles OF impeachment
against Governor Anes were adopted in
the House OF Representatives last night:
They embrace twenty-One charges and
many specifications. covering nearly one
hundred pages of legal cap paper. l
give you brief synopsis OF them, leav-
ing out the legal verbiage and most OF
the specifications.
The vote OF guilty as charged in the
articles OF impeachment against Lieu
tenant Governor Davis was a surprise to
the outside Republicans, who thought
the Republican Senators would vote for
his acquittal. On the contrary, OF the
ten Republican Senators six voted
guilty"
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
The articles Of IMPEACHMENT against
Governor Ames are briefly:
Article 1. That Adelbert Ames, Govern
nor, on August 3, 1876 refused to suspend
w. N. Connor, sheriff and tax-collector
of Noxubee county, who had for many
months refused to make monthly re-
ports and payments Of such public
funds as came into his possession, as he
was required by law to do, although the
treasurer frequently-on August and
previously-reported the delinquencies
| of COnnor.
Art. 2. That Governor Ames did, on
January % and February 8, for parti-
Of the peace and constables in Wash
ington county, in violation of the laws
and the constitution of the State.
Art. 3. That Gov Ames unlawfully
and corruptly approved the bonds OF M.
l.. Holland, appointed by Ames State
Treasurer, the bonds being defective
and the sureties illegally qualified.
Art. 4. That Gov. Ames permitted
Holland to hold the Office Of State Treas
urer, and remain In possession Of the
moneys, bonds and papers Of the State
after he (Ames) had been officially noti-
fed by the Attorney General that Hol-
less, and that the Governor failed and
refused to require new bonds Of Hol-
land.
Art. 5. That Gov. Ames, in January,
1875, corruptly and in violation OF the
constitution and laws and his oath of
office, cause A. J. Flanagan, sheriff of
Warren county, to be elected by force of
arms from his office by United States
soldiers.
Art. 6. That Gov. Ames connved at,
assented to and assisted in a fraud upon
the State, by which the State was de-
frauded out OF $33,750. ITO which there
are added eight specifications.
Art. 7. Upon same subject.
Art. g. That Gov. Ames, in April, 1876,
in violation of his oath of Office, the
constitution, the laws and tradition,
permit H. Cassidy, Jr., then chancellor,
and j. B. Drason, then District Attor-
ney, to exchange and swap offices.
Art. 3. That Gov. Ames, with the in
tent to deprive the Senate of its consti-
tutional right to share with him the
appointment OF judicial officers. and for
the purpose Of and with the intent to
destroy the Independence OF the judi
ciary, and to make it subservient, failed
and refused to appoint chancellors and
Judges during the session Of the Senate,
and appointed, them afterwards, and
without the "advice and consent" Of the
Senate, as the constitution requires. ITO
this are added thirteen specifications !
Art. 10. That Gov. Ames, on January
| 80, 1875 attempted to influence Chief JUS
| tice Peyton to influence and control his
son, Chancellor w. b. Peyton, in de-
cisiOn in which the State was one party
and railroad corporation the other.
| Art. H. That, owing to the rulings
and decisions Of said PeytOn in said
case, Governor Ames removed him from
office.
Art. 10. That Gov. Ames, February L.,
1875, removed from Office Chancellor
brennan, because the Chancellor re-
| friend OF Ames, charged with murder.
Art. 13. That Gov. Ames removed
from office, July 20. 1874, Chancellor
Thomas Christian, because ofan ObnOx-
ious decision.
Art. Ia. That Gov. Ames did Several
cases cited) with wicked, reckless and
criminal disregard Of the interests and
happiness of the citizens of the State,
and for partisan purposes, appoint to
judicial positions men who were notori-
ously incompetent, immoral and dis
honest.
Art. Is. That Gov. Ames removed Ger
tain chancellors for no cause but for de-
cisions not satisfactory to him.
Art. 16. That Gov. Ames attempted,
for party and partisan purposes, to in
cite riot between the whites and blacks
by marching company Of colored
militia, commanded and differed by the
most notoriously turbulent and obnox-
ious men OF that race, through and
backward and forward In the town OF
Clinton, just following a riot in that
town, in which said militia officers and
men had participated as citizens, and in
which several OF both races were Killed.
Art. II. That Gov. Ames, on Decem-
Der 3, 1874, in presence OF prominent
colored men and others, made infiamma-
tory speeches, such as that the negroes
must fight, what il it did cost blood
the blood of the martyr was the seed OF
the church," that "fifteen or twenty
negroes might be killed, but that would
result to the benefit Of the Republican
party" etc. all Of which tended to pro,
duce riot and bloodshed, and did tend
to and produced the riot at Vicksbure
four days afterward.
Art. 49, "a similar charge in different
FORM
Art. 10. That Ames' advice to Sheriff
Crosby to summon the negroes to his
assistance-ad accepted by Crosby
caused the bloodshed at the Vicksbure
riot.
Arts. 20 and 81. Refers to the same
subject, specifically setting forth why
Gov. Ames was guilty OF the V1cksbure
riot, December Z, 1874.
ARTICLES ADOPTED BY 70 AYES TO 8 NAYS.
The articles were adopted in the
House by vote OF 70 ayes to 8 nays
any were presented to the Senate to-day
The trial will not commence before
about the first of April. 4.
Thomas J. Durant, OF Washington
city, is here as counsel for Gov: Ames.
OLIVER.