Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-14
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
pr1u>,,~sY V. March 10 1874


Major Gener'dt Cdnby. Commanding, Etc.:
Sir,-From the morning press and from
other sources learn that a military force
under your command has been interposed
TO prevent the Mayor of this city, elected.
qualified, and acting under the laws of the
State, from the proper discharge of his du-
ties, and with the seeming intention of
enabling another person, mere pretender
to that office, TO discharge the current
business" of the office. As there has been
no request by the Legislature or any of the
civil authorities of the State for military
aid. cannot understand how or why the
military forces of the United States should
be employed in such case, or why the
military officer of the United States should
discriminate against recognized civil
officer, in favor of one not recognized as on
officer by the laws or the constituted au-
thoritles of the State.
AS Governor Of the Commonwealth. |
| ask by what law or authority you have
| taken such action?
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant,
G.. G. WALLER,
Governor of the State of Virginia.
The correspondence is too lengthy to
be inserted in full, but to this letter
General Candy replied that he had not
Disseminated between the contestants
that the instructions OF the President
! and Secretary of War, as well as many
presidents. authorized and justified his
action (either orally or in writing il re-
ferring to certain pages OF certain re-
port for these orders and precedents),
aud he adds that the course he had pur-
sued was, with one exception, precisely
what had been determined upon at
conference between the Governor, Mr..
Ellyson, and himself the preceding
night, and also what he had every rea-
son TO believe, from personal interviews
with them, would be agreeable both to
MIR. Ellyson and MIR. Chahoon. Gov
ernor Walker rejoined by citing the Con-
stitution and Statutes limiting the right
of military interference by the United
States IN the suppression OF domestic
violence within State, to cases where
such interference is applied for 10y the
Governor or Legislature of such State
he declares that careful examination OF
the report to which the General had re-
ferred him failed 10 disclose any au-
thority for his action (; he wildly por-
trays the humiliation and destruction OF
the sovereignty and independence OF the
from such practice as the General had
inaugurated, and in conclusion says that
his own recollection OF what was deter
mined on at the conference referred to
was entirely different from the Generals,
while Mr.. Ellyson's is given in q note
just received from him, a copy Of which
he encloses.
CANDY bad TO ADMIT.
The statement OF this note Of Mr.. Ely.
sons upon this subject is as follows:
"My recollection of the suggestion OF
General Candy, made just before he LETT
your residence on the night al the 18th,
instant, is as follows: Il will cousultsome
ofthe friends OF Mr.. Chshoon and get them
10 advise him to withdraw his men from
the station. house, you to discharge all
your special police, and take possession
Of the station. / think l can induce
them to get him TO agree to this This
l Immediately accepted and made an APP
pointment to meet him at l:45 the same
night to learn the result Of the negotia-
tion. ! waited at his headquarters until
$3.50 A. H., and the friends OF Nix. Cha
hoon not returning left"
Three other lsttss passed between The