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

thant to
Judiciary establishment of the State and the welfare OF the
people that the appointed by him. set
forth in specifications said fifteenth Article guilty
of the crimes imputed to and charged upon them by the a
fifteenth Article and he denies that they were incompetent
untitled perform the duties OF the offices to which they
were respectively appointed.
and laws Mississippi of persons designated
the proper one from which appointed
that sound discretion and judgment of the Elk
appointing select such persons Chanceor
deem competent and iii and proper to be appointed
the appointments made ne conscientous acted on
that idea.
And with special reference specification said
Article this Respondent that he did appoint
D. Barton the 23d day of May 1874, to be Chancellor OF
the Egth the State but he denies the intent and
imputed and charged him said specific alton
that he Respondent knew that the said Barton
wholly unworthy and incompetent to discharge the high
the office Chancellor by of the fact that he
the said Barton guilty of publicly charged with the
crime of forgery Respondent that knew time
appointment that the said Barton had been charged
of forgery but that he the Respondent carefully in
the charge and the proofs offered support of it.
the conclusion that the charge totally false
and unfounded and that the charge made against
said D. Barton had been fully investigated by the Grand
Jury County, this Respondent then informed
and that the said Grand jury had refused to find true bill
And this Respondent further that the said
j. D. Barton recommended for appointment by number
members of the bar practcng in the SAID county of Lee
thereupon believing him be honest and competent he
did appoint him and nominate him to the Senate but having
believe that such opposition existed against him in
Senate that ne could not be confirmed this Respondent
withdrew the nomination
fifteenth Article that he denies that the
appointment of the said j. d. Barton the office
wholly incompetent discharge the duties of the office but
that he believed and had good to believe at the time
does believe that the said Barton had been for long
practitioner at the bar and had good knowledge of his
profession.
Respondent that he denies that
the appointment c. Abbott be Chancellor Ninth
District him be wholly incompetent perform the
duties of the office On the contrary the Respondent in
believed the time, and still does believe,
o that he had been examined aud admitted the bar and
declared duly qualified by the proper authority and that
hoh
satisfactory
And in answer to the specification fifteenth
Article this Respondent that he denies that the
the appointment of VIM Breck to be Chancellor of the Thr
teenth District he knew him to be unworthy and incompetent
discharge duties of Chancellor On the contrary this
informed and believed that the said Breck had
duly admitted to practice law had practced honorab
successfully for number of and that
his appointment he has performed the duties OF the office
satisfactory
Aud 10 answer to the Fifth Specification of said Article Fiji
teenh Respondent that the of the
If said William Breck he carefully examined into the charge
against said Breck that Graves
enormously called Green in said fifth pecfcation in Madison
and had been party illegal let by
m ALLEGED in said Fifth Specification and this Respondent then
came conclusion which he believed be correct still
believe that the said William Brock entirely
of the charges then brought against him
And the Sixth Specification of said Article Eff
teenth this Respondent that he denies that at the time
appointment of c. Cuens be Chancellor of the Eighth District
this respondent knew him be wholly unworthy ncompe
discharge the duties of Chancellor On the contrary
this believed with good reason and still does believe
/ that belief, appointed him.
tothe Sixteenth Article this Respondent says
that he denies allegation of said Article tending
him with intending and contrving provoke conflict and COLI
sion arms between the militia company spoken of
any of the other citizens of the State of Mississippi all
allegations of whatever nature therein contained tending
charge him with the design of creating riot any other
spect violating the laws of the State Mississippi saws
that in directing the militia named in said Article
march Edwards Depot the county of Hnd for the purpose
of escortng wagonan of from the city of jackson
said Edwards Depot he exercising the authority vested
the Constitution and laws of the State
militia thereof and acting the best of his Judgment
and good faith with the preserving the
good of said county, and protecting the lives the
And he further that became evident
him that peace and good order could be without the
of the militia and having received that
worthy and influential citizens of the Kinds
by their efforts and influence peace and good should
be maintained this Respondent dismissed all the militia compan
had been called into service said county,
them deliver their places of Deposit
all proceedings connected with the the
said Sixteenth Article this Respondent exercised other powers
than those conded by the Constitution and laws his
and discretion and with other motive intent than
tain quiet and good order.
in the Seventeenth Article
thereof this Respondent that the third day December
1874 Peter Crosby Sheriff of Warren county, State ar
the city Jackson and reported this Respondent that
been asaed by awless body of armed the CITY
Vicksbug and compelled under of DEATH to quit his
Office that under like fear he had been forced to sion