The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-06
Le,,er from GOV. stone.

We have seen published extracts OF a
letter written bv Gov. Stone, in regard TO
the recent occurrence in KemPer county
We nublish below the full text OF the
letter as published in the Peoples Advo
cate. Washington, of June ID. 1t was
written in reply to one from Mr.. Jerome
A. johnson, making certain enquiries IN
regard to the troubles in KemPtr county,
and calling the attention of the Governor
to the sensational dispatches and edlto-
rails that have appeared in the Northern
papers;
JACKSON, Miss, May IS, 1877.
Jerome A. Johnson, Esq. Washington,
ID. C..
DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 10th inst
was received by to-day's mail. wish thaI
a larger number of your people were VIII
ling to hear both sides before condelnnlnS.
Since the recent unfortunate occurrence
in Kemper county, April 29sh, there has
been no outbreak in thai county, nor any
demonstration toward violence, nor any
well founded apprehension OF trouble. L
visited the scene of trouble as soon as tue
report of iU reached me. ana remained
there n part OF TWO days, | made full IN
vestiyatioa and conyersed freely with the
family of Judge Chisolm. | alter" ards
visited the Judge of the district, VINO WAS
at that time holding court at Columbus, ana
obtained his promise To hold special tern
of the Circuit Court, with View To q Iull
judicial investigation. | returned To jack
son on the 7tn inst, leaving everything
quiet in kemper, aud assured. by both OH
GERS and citizeus, that there was not the
slightest danger.Of any further trouble. l
started to NatcheZ on the Sth inst, but lett
Natchez on the next night and by the first
boat, having received the telegram OF
Capt ShaughueSSy, which has been pub
lished in the Northern journals l did not
believe the fea.s expressed in his telegram
were we'll founded. but l desired To do all
in my power to convince any reasonable
person tina: there WAS no cause OF apprehen-
sion. | had just lett kemper county, aud
knew. better than Capt. ShaughneSSy, the
condition of affairs there. Ten days had
ellps cd since the attack on the Jail; every
thing was quiet it was not true that Judge
ChiSolm and fam y were in danger from
any mob; an early judicial investigation
was promised, and | was not willing, in or
der to silence the clamOrs of any one, TO
permit an invasion of the county by body
Of armed men, aud thus give sanction to IA
violation OF law.
As Capt. Shaughnessy's volunteering the
necessary force TO protect the widow and
her family, was made ten days AFTER the
attack on the Jail. when everything was
quiet, and as eight days have since elapsed
and quiet still prevails, l should say that
the reports heralded through the North,has-
ed solely on his telegram, are rather highly
colored.
1t is not true that ''Mrs. Chisholm and her
husband were in danger of assassination
Willie the latter was lying wounded at
home" IL is not true that "reSdence was
guarded by a mob day and night; ;" "that
they swore to take her husbands lIie,' aud
that ''she was not allowed egress or ingres.
without pass from the mob
No one justifes the act by which Judge
ChlsnIm lost his life. Everything that is
possible shall be done to arrest and punish
the guilty parties. [ do not hope To silence
the Misrepresentation of men who are
making political capital out of the untortu-
nate affair. The South has been too long a
victim of misrepresentation for your people
to become willing suddenly To hear both
sides before condem
The recent kilograms and articles that
have appeared in Northern papers are based
solely upon my refusal TO consent to an in
vaSiou of Kemper county by body OF men
from other counties. The folly of consent
ing to such proposition, when no trouble
was appreheDded must be apparent to every
reasonable person.
Thanking you for your kindly expressions
for our people,
l am, sir, your obedien: servant,
j, M. STONE