The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27
IRON RULE In FLORIDA.
HARRISON GIVES THE NEW MAR-
sHAL A SIGNIFICANT TIP.

Court Processes Ordered Executed in
Spite of All Opposition Posses Or
dered Employed to Overawe Resist-
ance-7epublican Rule to be Carried
Cut with a High Hand.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The following
correspondence was made public to-day:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, April el, 1895.
To the Attorney General:
STR-I have had frequent occasions during the
last six months to confer with you in reference
to distractions offered in the counties of Leon.
Gadsdeu, Madison and jefferson in the state Of
Florida. to the execution Of the processes Of
the courts of the United States. It is not nec-
essary to say more of the situation than that
officers of the United States are not suffered
freely to exercise their lawful functions. THIS
condition OF things cannot be longer tolerated.
You will therefore instruct United States
Marshal Weeks, as soon as he has qualified, to
proceed at once TO execute such wrlts OF arrest
as may be placed in bis hands. II he appre-
hends resistance he will employ such
civil posse as may seem adequlte to dis
courage resistance or TO overcome it. He should
proceed with the calmness and moderation which
should always attend public officer in the
execution Of his duty, and at the same time
with flrmness and courage that Will Impress
the lawless with wholesome sense of the dan
ger aud futility of resistance You will assure
the officers of the law. and thoss who have
foolishly and wickedly thought TO set the law
at defiance, that every resource lodged with the
executive by the constitution and laws viii, as
necessity arises, be employed to make It safe
and feasible to hold federal commission aud
to executive the duty it imposes. Very respect.
fully, BENZ. HARRISON.
INSTRUCTIONS TO WEEKS.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, april 90. 1890.
Robert y. Weeks, United States Marshal, Jacks
sonvilte, Fla:
SIR-You have doubtless ere this received
your commission as United States marshal for
the Northern district Of Florida. For several
months past II has been reported that In GER
tain counties in your district warrants OF arrest
issued by the United States courts have not
been executed because of resistance, actual and
threatened, by those sought to be arrested and
their partsaus. This state Of things canno5
and will not be longer tolerated. Toe letter from
the President, OF which enclose copy. speaks
for itself. You will at once proceed upol the
lines Indicated in that letter and will reporn
promptly any attempts to interfere with you
in the discharge OF your duties. l am informed
that rec snty in some places marshal seeking
to serve writs In ordinary civil cases has been
refused ordinary accommodations. such as
horse hire, hotel entertainment, etc, to enable
such service TO bs performed By such
means officers OF the government can be
put to great Inconvenience. but
they cannot and will not be prevented from
executing the process Of the court. Means can
an will be found for transporting and subslsting
government officers whenever IL is necessary
for them to go, in order to arrest and bring
into court offenders against the law. Very
respectfully. W. II. H. MILLER
Attorney General