The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-23
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with the purposes ntents charged against him IN tue SAID
c ninth and the specifications therein contained but
on the contrary that they made to the best OF
judgment and belief for the best interests of the State and
solely with the view OF promoting those interests
Aud in answer to Article Tenth this Respondent says that
he denies singular the allegations of corrupt intention
and effort destroy the independence OF portion OF the
judiciary of the State or MAKE the same ~ m
will and he he endeavored to persuade and induce
E G. Peyton Chief Justice of the State, to Interfere with
direct and control should meet Respondents
wishes rulings, decisions and DEGREES OF B. Peyon
then Chancellor Sixteenth District in certain cause
then pending Chancey Court of Kinds county, as set
forth in said tenth Article
And in answer to Article Eleventh. this Respondent says
that he did not report the the session OF 1879
the name b. Peyton, Chancellor of said Sixteenth
District for the reason bound by law do
but that judgment and of the law as then existed
and does exist the appointment OF W. b. Feyton as
nor as set forth in said eleventh Article reported
TO the Senate days of the commencement of its
session. expired of effect and that 1T
rv within the discretion Respondent send
in the said Peyton name withheld salts
factory to mind and founded solely on his Judgment
~ tho nbic interests at time he denies and
one of the allegations against him in said eleventh
Article designed show and charge him corrupt ana
rfn nten TO degrade the judiciary of the And he
further AYERS that abstaned from sending the of
said the Senate for considerations entirely
onneced from the decree Peyton the of the
University of Mississippi ct AL against Vicksburg Nash
Vile Railroad Company al but because the Attoneyen
r Of the state of Mississippi and Dedrick who APP
for the University reported this Respondent that
the said had refused place his rulings the
& mon the record as would enable the State to carry
the case upon appeal to Supreme Court and had also
treated them both With such indignity from Bench while
o were conducting the cause as rendered impossible
them to discharge duty the State and the University
MI
And in answer to Article this Respondent says
that that he did address to Honorable brennan
the letter February seventh 1874 embodied said
twelfth Article the that that time the said Dren
nan was not entitled hold the office of Chancellor of
Twelfth District which he was then occupying; that the
said had stated in said twelfth Article been
pointed by Powers then Governor of the State of Mis-
sspp the hirtieth day OF September 1913 but that his
name the Senate at the session of the
same after the said appointment which session com
menced the twentieth day OF October 1874 and that the
the said brennan had consequently expired ten
DAYS of the said session of the Senate
and that the letter embodied IN the SAID twelfth Article ad
dressed said brennan, designed simply to notify
him holding the office without authority of
to do And this Respondent denies all allie
cations said twelfth Article contained charging tending
to charge him with illegal or corrupt intentions
And Answer said twelfth Article, this Respond
ent be believed at the time and still does believe
that the said brennan was incompetent to discharge the
of the office of Chancellor with profit to the State and
that acted arbitrarily and illegally in the of Nor
gam set forth in said Article twelfth
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And your Respondents Article
that he did revoke the aPpontmet OF Ihoms CHRISTIAN
to the Office Chancellor of the Fourth Chancery District
stated signed by the Respondent and addressed
the said Thomas under date July twenty
1874 contained in said thirteenth Articles but that in per
forming denies that he prompted by of the
motives inents designs imputed him in said thirteenth
Article only acted in of his constitutional right
duty This Respondent that
the powers him by the Constitution of the State
did on the twenty day of May, A d. 1874 appoint
the said Thomas Christian the then incumbent of
CHARACTERISTIC of the said Fourth Districts that subse
quenty having need be absent from the for time
Governor X Davis assuming the position and
powers of Governor provided for in the Constitution
by virtue of said from the office of Chancellor
Of said District the said John j. Dennis by him,
Respondent appointed aforesaid and appointed his
stead Thomas Chrstan that his Respondents
the and finding that Chancellor Dennis by him
appointed had been thus removed and the said Thomas
appointed he the Respondent concurrng
the proprety said appointment bv
power vested in HIM by the Constitution
remove CHARACTERISTIC the said Thomas Christian
reappon the said John j. Dennis the twenty
july, 1874 that the removals and appointments
by this Respondent done the
the the State, and in of the powers
vested in him. the Respondent by the Constitution and laws
and in conformity with the opinion with
said Constitution and laws expressed by Honorbe @. E.
Harris General of the State of Mississippi.
XIV.
your Respondent the fourteenth Article
said fourteenth Article he did F. Simmons from
denies intentions motives imputed
said fourteenth Article and that
removal he acting solely within the
upou him by the Constitution and laws of the State
Mississippi and acted with the intent promoting the
of his Judgment and ability the best interests of the
State that he had during part of the summer of the year
1874 absent for time from State of Mis-
sssipp during his absence Lieutenant Governor A.
Davis assumed of the Constitution the
of Governor and in the
the X Lieutenant had