Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
Judge Merits .srvass alag
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Prom the yickshurx Herald

from The NNkshurg Herald
The New York Herald, of the 7th
contains a long letter ffum ex-Attor.
ncy General J. \. Morris, in which
The denominations ofthe Ames admin
i,tution are plainly shown, and the
recent change in the politics Of this
State accounted Cor. The letter il
addressed To Col. Huntington, the
Presidents friend and investigator,
bat we can only find Dom this
morning Tor u iew extracts from IL.
lie SAYS:
GOV. Ames has endangered the
party In many ways and at almost
every step in his administration, aud
IT, present wreck ls due 10 his utter
Incapacity for the duties be- has a.
,umcd. I will enumerate only few
Of his mistakes.
lie sought from the FIRST TO place
in Office men whom he knew or
ought Ia have known TO be intrinSi
cally had and dishonest men, aud
did 80 because they were thought to
be popular on account of color or
other advenutious circumstances.
Instance Cardozo. nominated for
State Superintendent Of Education
thpugh Amrs, influence. solely hc
,ai~.. hr was colorrd uan. Al.
though thvn Known 10 b. indicted
for lar, eny in Brooklyn, v. Y. He
has since been indicted for five for
gcrics IN this State. Instance also
hi- active and persistent agency In
keeping John II. Raymond in the
clerk ship OF the State Treasury un-
der a salary of 81 500 per year in
State warrants, when that individual
was receiving not less than sl00,0
per year as public printer oi the
State, aud himself paying 81, 500 per
year IN currency for a clerk in his
own Office. The atrocities of Ray
monds occupation Of the Treasury
ior the last two years would, them
selves MI q volume. Ills pay a.
State Printer, amounted, a. | have
heretofore said, to about sl00,0O0
per year, was all in State warrants
deprecated to an average value of
from sixty-hve to seventy Ave cents
on the dollar. Being head clerk IN
the Office and the Treasurer himself
being a very weak and unsuspccting
person, Raymond had vast opportu-
mites not only for "eashing' his own
warrants, but also for speculation in
purchasing and ''eashing' other war.
rants. Besides this, Raymond has
collected and received on every bin
for public printing four or FIVE times
what the law allows by duplicating,
trplicatng aud quadrupling bills
where opportunity permitted. All
tins Governor Ames knew, and now
knows Yet actively and persist
emily, he uses all his influence In his
favor, aud thus keeps him in place.
Governor Ames has since his inang.
uration, caused the weak and i'm
beclle Legislature nj his command TO
create, aud has approved his erea-
tons, Of numerous Offices for them.
selves, 10 be filed by executive ap-
pointment. These Offices were In
many Instances unknown 10 the Con.
and unknown TO the history
Of the State, or 10 the history of any
other State, and wholly unnecessary
TO the public service. But after thus
causing the creation, and officially
them, he has appointed
IDLE vagabonds belonging 10 the
Legislature 20 Gil them.
Gov. Ames has introduced the pal.
pably unconstitutional and anti.Re-
publican systen Of appointing and
removing the Judiciary Of the State.
The Constitution requires that the
judiciary Of the State, Including
Chancellors, the Circuit Judges. and
the supreme Judges shall be- appoint
ed by the Governor, ssby and with
the advice Of the senate.s When the
Governor was inaugurated the terms
OF all the Chanccllors were about 10
expire, and did expire within q few
weeks. lie refused, contrary 90 the
advice Of all the intelligent Repabli-
cans In the State 10 make any nomi- |
nations. The Senate was m session
waiting for his nominations for more
than three weeks and adjourned and
went away. Governor Ames then
all his Chancellors al In.
term, and claimed and exercised the
right 10 remove them at pleasure or
retain them in Office according 10 the
extent OF their absolute and ahject