The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-28
FEDERAL FORCE IN FLORIDA.
Tho Frcstdeht Tired Of Itob Gntcrfeten
with United States Officers.

| Ahc iFcNutht Iircu OF MOb IutSrfefCnc
| with United States Onlcers.
| WAsniSdToN, April 27.-The follow
Ing correspondence has been made pnb
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, April "a, 1890.
To he Attorney General;
have had frequent occasions durinI
The last six months to confer with yot
In reference to the distractions offered
In the counties OF Leon, Cad sden, Madi
son aud Jslaraon, la the State OF F..ori
da, 10 tho execution OF tho PROCESS 'o
the courts Of the United States. II il
not Necessary to say more OF the situu
ton than that the officers Of tho United
States are not suffered freely to exercise
their lawful functions. This condition
Of things can not DO longer tolerated.
You will, therefore, instruct United
States Marshal Weeks, as soon as he
has :. qualified, to proceed at once
to execute such writs OF ares,
as may be placed In his hands. Ifhe
apprenends resistnnce he will employ
nuch civil posse rs may seem adequate
to discourage resistance or 10 overcome
it. uo should proceed with ca!mness
unI moderation, which should ALWAYS
attend public officer in the execution
OF his duty, and at the same tius with i,
frnlness ut courage that will impress
the lawless with u wholesome ,schse' Of
the danger and futility OF resistance.
You will assure the officers OF the law
and those who have ioolishly and
wickedly thought to set the law ut dc.
tiance. that every RESOURCES lodged with
the Executive by the constitution and
the laws will, us the necessity arises, be
employed to make it sale AMI feasible to
hold a Federal commission and to ex.
ccute tho duties it imposes. Very re-
specially, Benz. HAHNlsoy.
DErARTMEST OF JUSTICE, April &C, 1890.
Robert J. Weeks, U. S. Marshal, Jack.
sonville, Fla: SIE-You have, doubt.
less. ere this, received your. commission
rs U. S. Marshal for the Northern Dis.
tlict Of Florida. For several months
past been reported that in certain
counties in your district, warrants OF
arrest issued by U. S. Courts have no,
been executed becaHSe OF resistance,
actual and threatened, by those sought
to be arrested, and their par,isians.
This state OF thugs can not and will not
be longer tolerated. a letter frohf the
President, OF which I enclose copy,
speaks for itself.
You will ut once proceed upon the
lines indicated in that letter, and will
report promptly any attempts to inter.
fere With you in the discharge OF your
duties. l am informed TINT recently in
some places the Marshal, seeking TO
serve 8rits in ordinary civil cases, has
been refused the ordinary accomuuda.
tons, such US horse hire, hotel enter.
tainment, ETC., to enable such service to
be performed. Bysuch means the oil.
GERS OF the Government can be put to
great inconvenience, but they Gun not
and will not be prevented from execut-
ing the process OF court. Meaus car and
will be found for transporting and sub.
sisting the Government officers wher.
ever i; is necessary for them to 90 in or
der to arrest aud bring into court offend
ers against the law. Very respectfully,
W. II. II. MILLER, Attorney General.