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


February g. 1875 before Legislature proba
ole and actual passage we'll known and that pers
able and willing to make offer for the contract could have
done without any difficulty; he denies all charges
OF favortsm connivance assistance knowledge
as chrrged against him in said specification.
And this Respondent further the Second
Specification sixth Article that he denies that the con
tract therein mentioned, of thirteenth May made BY
his connivanc consent and assistance the truth being that
he nothing regard to said contract until after had
been completed between O. c. French nspec
tors OF the Penentay and when him for
his approval which he was assured by the said nspec
that the they
could possibly make and the Respondent believing said
to be he believe them acting
he then believed and still believes
the State did approve said he further that
the Act of 26h February 1875
made then publicly known the people The State
OF Mississippi law of the State and that who
desired to contract for convict labor had full opportunity for
believe.
And this Respondent further says in the third
specification said sixth Article denies that
tract therein mentioned of 9th of February 1875 between
was made with his assistance and approval that he
knew nothing of said contract until presented him
Tor MS and that he did approve it under the crcum
stances and with the motives forth already his
to the first and second specifications of said sixth Article that
the referred said specification
said French Jobes and Edward Richardson
regard to which he knew nothing at the time it made
alleged in said third specification brought
knowledge officially until January of the following year, 1876
when he requested by the said French approve said sub
contract who at the time informed him that approval
been suggested by his counsel matter useful both him
and the subcontracor Richardson, their relations the
State convict labor and that this Respondent did his
approval without other design than obging
he still entertans that the interests the could
in point of fact not in modified compro
missed by his said act.
And in to the fourth specification said
Gle this Respondent that the therein
toned, of thirteenth May between said c. French and
the Inspectors of the Penentay made
with his consent assistance and approval that he knew nothing
of said contract until him approval
and that he did approve it under the
the motives set forth already in his
second specifications of the Article the
contract referred to in said fourth specification between the
said French Jobes and Edward Richardson was matter
at 1hp imp adp
alleged said specifications never brought
to his knowledge officially until January of the following year
1876 when he requested by the said approve
said sub who the time informed Respondent
that such approval had been suggested Inv his counsel as
matter useful both him and the bconactor Richardson
in relation the State convict labor and that this Respondent
approval without any other design than that of
obigng the said French and Richardson and
belief which he still enerans that the interests of the State
could not and in point of fact any modi
fed or compromised by his said action.
VII
And in the Article Respondent says
that he denies all and singular the allegations in said Articles
contained charging and tending charge him with conspng
defame SANDER and libel g. Wiley Wells This Respon
who voluntarily communicated the this Respondent
without having been Intercepted by
attempts had been made by
persons acting his behalf to bride the said French
member of the Legislature of the State Mississippi
for the said c. Wiley Wells for the United States Senate
did inquire the facts by addressed the
French and that thereupon the said French did address
Respondent he did original the letter
copy which is embodied in the said Article
this Respondent denies that he exeed any or influence
whatever procure be written him the said
said French, that he made the
dtion precedent the signing of alluded the
said seventh Article his signing approving the
bonds and papers referred in the said Article
Respondent denies that he
Governor French Powers and Jobes the
said convict labor of said State and he that all his
dong with regard the said letter. violated
law of the State of Mississippi alleged in said seventh
Article that he did nothing but what he had right
and acted solely with view what he believed be- and still
believes be- the welfare of the people of the State of ~
sppi
VIII.
And in the eighth Article the Respondent
that he admits that the twelfth day of April 1875 he did
the Office of Chancellor of the Nine
Chancerv District this State and that the
did appoint Hiram Cassidy J the office of District
Attorney Second Judicial District of said State but
the said offices became he had been
either the said parties desired be appointed
which they respectively appointed
of the offices held pevi
dent celebrating how the should be filled
for the first time of what he had known
before that the said Cassidy willing accept the
Office Attorney, and the said Deason desired and
willing accept the office of Chancellor believing the
time still does believe that they well qualified
the Offices respectively and that their appointment would
to the public interests he did appoint Them
and informed and believes and
efficient faithful the discharge the
respective Offices and that the State has been bene
by his said action and that arrangement be
said Cassidy and Deason for swap interchange