Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

jury commissioner. 1le JuuS0
long letter to the president, compiaIlihs
of injustice done him, and the laIter mas
now taken action in the matter, as Ihe
subjoined correspondence will show:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s, 1889.
Hon. William A. Vincent:
DEAR SIR have always SAID 10 your
friends as well as to you that your re-
moval from the office of judge Tor the
Territory of New Mexico did not IN the
least imply any charge or conviction OF
dishonesty, incapacity or judicial ms
conduct. In the condition of affairs at that
time / deemed it my duty to promptly
pursue a course so unfortunate Tor you
and which was adopted by me upon the
mere showing of the fact alleged, with
out inquiry as to the motives ana pur-
poses My action was unfairly marsh
but | thought it was Justlhed. OLteh
since that time as all the facts attending
the incident have become known to me,
and reflected on your otherwise
iudiciaI career so far as it has come TO
nv knowledge L have been impressed by
the representations of your friends that
your removal had subjected you
to suspicion which was
unjust and unwarranted 30
far as 7 am concerned Notwithstanding
all that has passed, l am wiling at Ihls
| time to express my confidence III your
ability and uprightness. There IS now
vacancy in the chief justiceshlp OF Mon
| tana. So far as regards your hltness L
| should be entirely willing to see you III
| the place. [ write to ask you, there
| fore. whether in case [ should think
| it well to do so [ am at ND
erty to submit your name to the senate
! for that office. | make this proposition
with the reservation of reasons not IN the
least connected with your personal quail
fications, and [ shall be glad to know
your views on the subject as soon as pos
siBle Very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
To this Mr.. Vincent to-day replied as
follows: :, 1000
S1R-Your letter of the Sth instant ten
dering me the position of chief justice OF
the supreme court of Montana reached
me the day before yesterday, and has re-
ceived NV careful consideration L an
grateful for this expression of your con-
fdence and esteem, and accep
+be tender of this lmportan
office as a complete Yindication of m!
course while chiet justice of the suprein'
court of New Mexico. The act for Whlcl
Won removed me was taken III the eXef
else of judicial discretion after the ut
most deliberatlon; was dictated by Tn
unrest and best of motives, and owing t
the unfortunate condition OF affair
in Colfax county at that time, was al
absolute necessity in order to restor
neace and good order. The result Justlhe
nv method of attaining that end, an
proved it to have been the pes
and only one that could haV
been adopted, and 1 have AWAY
, believed that when you properly under
stood the matter you would treat me
5 the manly and generous manner sue
gested in your communication to me
= While I have high appreciation OF III
honor YOU would do me, am reluctant
l constrained to refuse the use
nv name for the judgeshIp
Montana for the reason that could moi
t without making the greatest sacrlhce'
e abandon my home. praetriee and oth'
interests in New Mexico, where L hay
resided for seven years and expect to r.
= main permanently. Very respectfully
WILLIAM A. VINCENT.
To the President, Executive Mansion