The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09
LAW MUST De SUPREME.


Tho President Directs the Al orncy-Geu
erai - see hat the Laws az the Unite
states nrr Properly Respected In Certai
Counties % FLORIDA - Attorney Cener.
ssiier'~ Directions Ia United states Mar
shall Weeks.
WASHINGTON. April 2z-The Prcsi
dent has sent 70 Attorney-Genera
Miller the following letter:
fxEcUrNE MANSION. April "a.
To ne Attorney General:
SAL have had frequent occasion, dur.
Ing the lat six months. ~ confer with you
Ia reference 20 the obstruction offered tn the
counties ~ Leon. Gadsdrn. Madison and
Jefferson. IN the state OF Florida. 20 the cx-
'ccGtion OF The process OF the courts of the
United states IL IL not necessary 10 say
more Of the situation than that the officers
OF the United states are not suffered freely
to exercise their lawful functions. Thia
- "a ngs can not be Iolger toll
Grated. You viii therefore instruct United
states Marshal Weeks. as sooa as he has
qualified, o. proceed az once 90 exc
crte such wrlts ~ arrest as may
BE- placed in his hands. II no
apprchends resistance. he will employ such
ciNtl posse a. may seem adequate 10 dis
courage Resistance or 10 overcome II. Ho
should proceed with calmncss and modera-
ttoD, which should always attend 4 public
&NNWA ~ HIS uAtIs anu AZ
the sans time with lrmness and courage
that VIII impress tile lawlcss with a whole
some sense - the danger and futfiity OF re-
sistancc. You viii assure the Officers OF tho
law and those who have fcolishly and wick
eddy thought % set the Law NJ defiance, that
every rc~ourc lodged with the Executive
by the Constitution and the laws. Will. rs
the necessity arises. be employed 70 make ls
safe and feasible 70 hold a Federal commits
sion and 20 execute the duties il imposes.
Very respectfully.
Signcd1 BENJAMIN HARRIsox.
Acting upon the suggestions Of the
President Acknowledgement Miller yes-
terday sent the following letter to Mar
shall Weeks:
WASHINGTON. April ri. iso.
Robert @. wsrss, Cnitsd States Marshal. yact-
sonrEi<. Fla
R-l have doubtless ere this received
your commission a. United States marshal
Tor the Northern district OF Florida. For
several months past IL has been reported
that IN certain countiesin your district war;
rants OF arrest issued by United states
Courts have not been executed because OF
resistance. actual and threatening. by those
sought 70 be arrested and their partisans.
Iht~ state or things can not and will not be
longer tolerated. a letter from the Presi-
dent. OF which l lnclose a copy. speaks for
Itself iou viii az once proceed upon the
lines Indicated In the letter. and will report
promptly any attempts 10 interfere with
you In the discharge ~ your duties. l an
informed that recently. in some places. the
marshal. seeking to serve writs In ordinary
civil cases. has been refused the binary
accommodation. such as horse n e. hotel
entertainment. etc. % enable such service
20 be performed. BY such means the ofi-
GERS Of the Government can be put to great
Inconvenience. bur they can NOT and will
DC prevented from executing the
process 81 the court Means can and will
BE- found Tor transporting and subsi~tlng
the Government Officers. wherever ii :
necessary for them 20 60 IN order TO arrest
and bring into court offenders against the
law. VERY respectfully.
l>isnedl W. II. III. MILLER