The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
CHALMERS,


a Democrat named .a.-
CHALMERS,
aud another by the name Of Reid, were on
the other side. and that they were associated
with Hu1t,
y SENATOR ALCoRN.
Ii you will p armit PIE 10
state the case, 1 will do so as reported 10y
Sheriff Brown aud other men who came TO
me. 1t is believed that that conFlc' and
those murders scsre due 20 che action Of Senator
Acorn. The Democracy OF that section
were allied to him and supporting him,
Q. Allied to whom?
A. Alcorn--followIng him as reported 70
me by the Sheriff. IL was Senator Acorn
who originated that trouble and tcho gaze %
CoUNrENANcE aud HEAD.
The foregoing are only few of the
terrific things he said about the Senator
the Eminent Man. He said many
other severe things about others of his
party friends, which we will string
together at random for the sake Of
breyity-premising that the one-half is
not told:
Josh NORRIS.
Q. 30 YOU know the Attorney General,
MIR. Morris? r. r... ..
AL know the E&-Attorney General
Morris. . -
Q. Well, sir, was he opposed to you
A. lie never was Il political trieni OF
mine.
q. lie was the Attorney General OF the
State? r.#.s...
a Yes, sir.
Q. Then | ask you whether there was
not very large number Of opponents to
you, ana 10 yonr policy anI TO your admin.
istration within the Republican party Of
Mississippi?
A. l reply no positively. Mr.. Morris was
my most -... ......
AFFECT FLArrERER
ana supporter until he failed to be renomi-
mated for his position Is Attorney General
1t was only after that he turned upon me.
lie made canvass "a 4 supporter OF mine /:
and the history o: nearly every one Is OF
that character. His reputation ,gts re,g BAD 4;
zoe had no confidence in HAN.
Q. In what way?
\. lie used his office Tor corrupt purposes,
10 ,cas reported and 6elteved. ....
O. was It pretty we'll established
A. + think the bodv Of the Republican
party believed it. / believe the opposition
did. tHH
H l1H MODEST MUS ....f
- Before the election he (Musgroye) wa
one of the most earnest supporters I had.
until he failed To get a rem pmiuafion as
Auditor. the Office which he held nc Thar
time. His only excuse theh for coming out
against me aud my administration was that
tt ere were ertain men on my ticket who
were not good men; and uince then he has
allied himself most closely with those ve.y
men whom he ut THAT time denounced, and
who furnished him as an excuse for oFpOs-
ing me.p ... va.
sTEARNs.
6 He opposed me simply because rs Gov
erDor, believing him to be thoroughly cor
rupt, would not re-sppoint him as Cham
cellor." .-...
HELL-RoARER. ".'
Abiding to a publication Of Pease
and his opposition to his administration,
he says: s.IH
81 speak of that as an extract, because
Mr.. Pease stated a number Of falSsi,oods in
that, loi,ich he has retrdcted So
that, A. far as that is concerned, Mr. Pease
stated talsehood, and he kAel0 IL 10 he false
hood, apparently. / say on the strength OF
his letter that he knew he was stating that
which WAS not true.
lie said that / was trying to create race
antagonism, and he says in the same letter
that was culiivatng the Irish, which j.
totally at variance with his first assertion.
that was endcavorng TO create race an
tagonism. or course that is the same state
mcnt that any renegade from any party
will nuke about tho party. .. ...
q. Was this man Postmaster then:
A. Ges, sir. ln.E
q. When was he appointed?
A. When he ,oas tnthe Senate.
q. When he was in the Senate?
A. Yes, sir,
Z. But his term had expired;
4. Yes, sir; he did no, hold the Office O |
Postmaster, but the nomination was sent |
N, think, before he resigned from uie |
Senate. 1t was almost instantaneous with
IFS leaving the Senate. ru ...I4 |
The Chairman-My recollection Is that
Senate. .El.# u....| -.....
Q (By Mr. BayupD How long did he hold |
he position OF Postmaster?
A. lie has it Still
g, Did sou endeavpr to have him re
moved from that position? .1.
A. / did. 's
(He also states that Geo. G. Mckee and
x Coy. Powers and Congressmon Wells
we're opposed 70 him. But insists that
they were friendly 10 me until they faiIadi
0 receive offices at my hands, which they
'elieved could give them" ,.... .-...'..
z. Butas fact they did denounce YOU?
A. They did. "
@. And they became your political oppo-
ents?
A. Yes, ,sir.
An s7onOred Name ..
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