The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

WIN bcil-ioopoCt W aNOAb bhAo AoouAs' Nv
soon as learned that attempts would be
made, under an Act of Congress Of the last
century to remove me from this State,
formally offered to the proper authorities
any pledge of security to appear in New
Orleans and meet the charges against me
80 soon as my term of office should expire;
and | demonstrated against the indignity
thus about to be offered, not to myself, but
to the State, in dragging away from his
duties her Chief Magistrate.
my proposition was not accepted, and
my remonstrance not needed.
at is not for me to complain You are
the aggrieved party. My course in this
matter meets the approval of some Of the
most patriotic citizens near me. / sincerely
hope, as 1t was dictated alone by my sense
of duty to the State, it may meet the APP
probation of my fellow-citizons
"In thus parting from my generous con-
stituents, it would be proper to give them
an account of my stewardship during the
short but interesting period that l have
acted as their public servant, but the Off
cial connection between us has been SO
summarily and Unexpectedly severed that
must defer the grateful task to a future
day.
81 have but to add that, during my short
but exciting period of service, have in all
things striven to be faithful and true to
the rights, the interests and the honor of
the State. For this l have been abused
and illuminated by the enemies Of the
South. Treachery and faithlessness would
have secured favor and praise from the
same sources.
Fellow-citizens, l now take my leave of
you with gratitude for the generous sup
port you have extended to me, and with
cheering confidence that your honor and
your interests may be safely confded to
the hands OF the faithful and able son of
Mississippi, who, as President of the Senate,
succeeds to my place.
"JoHN A. QUIrMAN.
Executive Chamber, jackson, Monday
| evening, Feb. 8, 1851"
General Quitman having thus ten
dered his resignation as Governor of
Mississippi proceeded to New Orleans,
and as private citizen of the State
submitted to the further orders of the
Court. The official record explains
what happened after the arrest
"The United States vs. John H. Quitman-
| Indictment for Violation Of the Neu-
trality Laws of Goth of April, 1918.
"The prosecution was commenced by in
dictment, which was found by the Grand
Jury of the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Louisiana, on the
2lst of June, 1850. And on the Goth day Of
June, 1850, on motion of Logan Hunton,
Esq, United States Attorney, and under
the provisions of the Act of 8th of August,
| 1916, the indictment was remitted to the
United States Circuit Court for the East
ern District of Louisiana for trial.
GA copy of the indictment certified as
required by the statute was presented, and
application thereon based was made to
Hon. Samuel j. Gholson, Judge of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the
Southern District of Mississippi, for the
arrest and removal for trial of John A.
Quitman to the Eastern District of Louisi-
ana The writ of arrest was issued by
Judge Gholson on the 18th of January,
1851, after General Quitman las the writ
| TcCIIco) udu DoCH hOuAu ny hiiloOih anu
counsel in opposition to the granting of the
application. The return of the Marshal on
the writ is as follows:
"'In obedience to the commands of the
within warrant, did on the Bird Of Bebru-
ary, 1851 execute the same on John A.
Quitman, in the City of jackson, State of
Mississippi and have him now before the
United States Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Louisiana.
"'FIELDING Davis,
Marshal Southern District of Miss.
"'New Orleans, 18th February, 1851
"On the same day 9th February, 1851
General Quitman appeared before the
United States Circuit Court, Hon. Theo H.
McCaled presiding alone, and entered into
recognizance in the sum of $1,000, with H.
R. w. Hill as his surety for his future APP
pearance.
son the 9th of March, 1851, the third
trial of General Henderson having resulted
in mistrial, the jury being unable to agree
upon verdict, a nolle prosequi was entered
on the 7th of March, 1851, upon motion of
Logan Hunton, United States Attorney, as
to all the defendants embraced in the in
dictment, one of whom was General Quit
man"
Governor Quitman, after his arrest,
endeavored to evade any sort of demon
stration from his friends. Before leav-
ing jackson for New Orleans, he wrote
to friends in Natchez to check any
manifestation of popular feeling in his
favor. The moment, however, that he
left the courtroom in New Orleans, a
multitude pressed around him. Large
numbers attended him to his quarters.
Deputations from Mississippi, Alabama,
South Carolina and other States waited
upon him. He was serenaded, and
forced to appear on his balcony by the
acclamations of the people. The citi-
zens of Natchez were especially ju-
bilant-they fred fifteen guns for Quit
man and fifteen for the Southern States.
John Anthony Quitman was one of
the great men of Mississippi's past, and
his name and his fame will ever shine
on the brightest pages of her history.
Antitrust Legislation.
The bill introduced in the house by Mr..
Cox, of Prentiss, ''to define trusts and
combines and to provide for the sup
preston thereof, and to preserve to the
people of this State the benefits arising
from competition in business" is the
splendid chapter 14O of the code down
to and including paragraph O, with
with ten additional sections, clearly
defining combines and trusts, providing
penalties for same, and effective meas
ures for enforcement. ANY corpora
ton, domestic or foreign, which shall
attempt to restrain the freedom of trade
~. ,,,.,1duction. or w hitch shall attemnt