The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-23

;te pohe.bat he NAV have made use such an.expreon
used words in that FORM though ne now mas ~ = @
recollection done that the words charged are
and familiar quoaton, and in constant USE anu - him
by bm they not employed with the nle1 pa a;nst
himn he third Spec ne AYERS that he mas Do
of any such OF to his
principles and feelings and he denes positively that ne ever
ployed it.
And in answer Eighteenth Article this Respondent says
denies that the third day December 1874 ne mae
delivered nfammatory speech and gave
advice Crosby which provoked and caused riot IN the
county Warren short time thereafter Respondent says hat
ON the occasion referred Eighteenth Article Peter
Crosby Sheriff county, having asked in the course OF
evening what his rights and duties regard TO regann
possession of the Office from had been violently and lille
ga elected the Attorney General of the State the Honorable
G. E. Harris being present read or caused be read oy
ion of section defining the rights and powers OF oher
ifs in this STATE as an answer to the % OF the aa
the Crosby than that he should follow the advice of the At
General And the Respondent denies every allegation
said Epbeenth Article tending to charge him with the design to
peace and good order of the county OF Warren, or
with any other illegal design or intent
And in answer nineteenth Article this Respondent de-
MES that charged, he did unlawfuy and corupy
armed body Warren county, to forcby take
of the office of Sheriff of SAID county that the only advice
counsel which he the said Crosby has been
already stated in Respondents answer to the eighteenth Article
should advised by the Attorney
nineteenth tending charge him with de-
sign bring about riot boodshed and death,
And IN answer to the twentieth Article this Respondent denies
that he coupy and unlawfy advised Peter Crosby forcb
take possession Sheriff the county
he that the only advice that he gave
Peter Crosby forth in his the eighteenth
Article which was be guided by opinion answer given
him. forth the Attorney State
and he denies all the allegations in the said twentieth article
tending charge with design producing
riot boodhed the citizens of county
to violate the laws Of the State of Mississippi
a
that Peter Crosby therein mentioned who had been legally
elected Sheriff of the county of Warren this State was
vious the said third day of December 1874 exercising the
duties and functions of the said Office when h the said Crosby
reported Respondent that ne had been dispessed of his office
peled under fear of DEATH sign resignation
that this Respondent other advice the said Crosby
such he has set forth in his the eighteenth Article
of the opinion given to him by the Attorney
General OF the State
elected from his office by violence there and could
opposing authority legally the actual peaceabe possession
the said office and its outward Insignia but that all persons
had possession of said Office the exclusion of said Crosby
acting against law This Respondent denies that gave any
duce collision riot boodshed aid DEATH charged against him
said Article and denies every allegation therein
contained tending to charge him with any violation either
tent act of the laws of the State of Mississippi
And this Respondent for further plea and
every of the said Articles of impeachment says that they
and of them charges against him any high mis-
State of Msspp and that only for such high mis-
demeanors is he liable impeachment impeachment is
criminal proceeding, and the punishment inflicted therefor
punhment for crme and that any proceedings this Legsa
ture nictng punishment acts mentioned in
the said Articles of Impeachment namuc were not
high misdemeanors by time they were com
mted would be virtually and post fao law which
forbidden by the ninth section of the first the Cons
tuition of Mississippi and by the first paragraph tenth section
first article of the Constitution of the United States of which
Constitutions he claims the rights and privileges
And this Respondent for further each and
of the said Articles of impeachment that mas
much of them charges him with any high crime and
msdemeanor previously defined by the Constitution and laws
the State of Mississippi proceedings in the
find him guilty of such crimes virtually and in
effect to decree such be by legislative
and at the time to nfc punishment udcalv for
having committed Them and that the pro-
ceedng would be, and virtually and in effect of atander
and bill of pains and penalties and such forbidden to be
acted by the Legislature of this State the first paraoranb
tenth section first article of the Constitution the United States
which the highest law of the land anything the Constitution
laws of the State of Mississippi the
and he hereby nvokes the rights and privileges under the SAID
paragraph section and article of the Constitution of the
States. Fl ~ Is. a
And soemnly denying again all the intentions and de-
signs charged against him by the said Articles Impeachment to
violate respect the Constitution the State Of
Mississippi and asserting that all he did premises he was
acuaed only by of what he deemed high official dutv
and he believed and still confidently believes we'll Wa
ranted and supported step by the Constitution and
of the State this Respondent saith that he guilty of anv bob
crime mdemeanor in said Articles and this be
be inquired of by this honorable Court in such
as law and justice may require stHa
ADELBERT AMES, Governor