Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-18

her troops employed In suppressing the rebel
lion. In addition to the above the State paid,
under the act OF the General Assembly Of Feb.
s service iii iii i aaSas sum SSs VA i aifoM va S %li ne
Paymaster- General upon muster and pay rolls
sndite sdd by ths ad aieoai ssaes sa ss,d s soss s1s Ssls
by Warrants on the State .Tweaaurer. THE
amounts spsci9cd as ssf haXiaS =, bS "a paid hy the
Government of the United States, which is fully.
pledged to do so by the aetof Congressapprove
July II 1851, to reimburse any State for expand
I placing lh tTsops i e tSe s seld ! essIEd di n sappssss ans
the rebellion Being advisedo Of the justnees "a
this aggregate cfaim- OF some 8 s1s 600 q the
G sins5am G 70 gsesess z w ! lna1sasssd and adit sd oSsnt
it, with all necessary proofs, to one OF the Mill
tary Committees of the first session of the Forty
fourth Congress for the purpose OF obtaining an
appropriation for the reimbursement of the
State, After making every reasonable effort to
obtain before the Senate Committee the object OF
his commission, he returned without success, in
consequence of pressure of other business, No
question of the business of the claim was made by
the committee. As this sum is Justly due, the
ment on Congress till the same shall be elected.
NATIONAL FAI
1t 8, perhaps, fortunate that the legislative
power of the State is now in session, to assist the
win of the people in the possible trouble grow
ing out of the late Presidential election. Your
presence will relieve the Executive from any
special review of this subject, as your expression,
WHateter IL. may Oc, Will mOTe duGlordtlVeiy en-
body this will. Owing to a corrupt civil service,
that would destroy the efforts of the people to
purify AND invigorate it; to the assumptions OF
power not authorized by the Constitution and
laws by officials whose duty it Is to guard and
protect the rights of the people and of the State;
and to the illegal and reckless employ
ment Of the military in %interfer-
thereof, andin organizing Legislatures and judg-
ing of the qualifications of membership therein,
the wiser and more conservative elements Of. the
people have lOstconfdence in the Administration
of our Federal affairs, and have serious appre-
hension that an ambitious and scrupulous par
tisanship may, Tor the sake of further continue
ton in power override the change of administra-
ton which they believe to have been ordered.
The State relies, as / conceive, upon the laws Of
the country as being, as heretofore, amply suf6-
cient to enable honest and patriotic officers with
Gut difficulty to ascertain the choice of the peo-
pie for President and Vice. President, and de-
mands of those in power that they shall be faith
fully. honestly and peacefully executed accord
ing to the right. They are corrupt and false to
their high trusts and the honor of this great
country, who would do otherwise. That
had there can be no doubt. and the
people of this State will cheerfully mme and
support the inauguration of the persons ascer-
tanned, by constit ltional forms, to have been
ate one installed in power by fraud, or force, or
in violation of the usages and practices which
have been observed throughout our national his
tory. l commend to your better judgment the
consideration ofthese grave questions, and trust
that whatever declarations you may make Will
be in denunciation of frauds and usurpations,
and be characterized by wisdom, patriotism and
an energetic support of the right and of the in
situations of the country. G.. Ell. HARDIN.
January D, 1871.