The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-09
CREATED A STIR.
Varied Sentiment Over Unique
Pardon by Cover
nor Davis.
The Correspondents in the Northern
States Condemn the Cover
nor Harshly.

The news report printed ia Tues
day S Soliphone relative to the pardon
granted the negro Thompson, on con-
dltion that he move to Massachu-
setts, has attracted considerable at
tention all over the country, and
GOV. Davis is in receipt of a mum Der
of letters and kilograms approving
and disappearing the act. The corre-
spondcnts in the Northern States
condemn the governor very harshly
and score him in no measured terms.
The following postal card was re-
ceived by the governor yesterday
! morning from Richmond, Ind:
"Gov. Jefferson Davis,
Little Rock, Ark:
Dear Sir-Having pardoned Ar
drew Thompson under strange condi-
tions, | write to say that Southern
olack is preferred to those of South
ern white in any of our Northern
States. Very truly.
"(Signed) II. T. DAVIS"
Yesterday mornings mail also
brought to the governor S Office the
following letter from one Of the best
known attorneys in Eastern Texas.
1t was a private letter, and for that
reason Gov. Davis thought it best
not to use the name of the author:
"Dear Governor attention
has jlst been attracted by the Little
Rock special to the newspapers Of
even date, setting forth your in-
dorsement and the reasons therefore
upon the application for pardon of
Andrew Thompson, hitherto citizen
of your state of ebony hue, whose
pardon is conditioned that he be-
come citizen of the State of Massa-
chusetts within thirty days. there-
by affording to Faneuil Hall an
opportunity of drawing him affec-
tionately to it's heaving bosom with
its arms endearingly entwlned about
him and casting an ocean OF cheap
tears over this 'outrageously op-
pressed colored gentleman of the
South.
| II have felt unusually harmonious
with the present administration of
our neig b Dor State, which, from the
standpoint of a Texas citizen, has
had my unqualified Endorsement all
along; but this last official act OF
yourself as the chief executive OF the
State of Ark ansas is one to which Il
point with pride as eminently wise,
statesmanlike and patriotic, with
an exceedingly deep regret that you
IRE not invested with discretionary
powers and jurisdiction extra terri.
Jorial, for Texas with an unfeigned
pleasure would furnish several hun.
dred similar subjects over whose
'lamen table distresses Fanauil Hall
might weep away all of ) 't>ars until
there were no more tea,, weep.
"Help US to give tanvail Hall q
few more, now that the good work
has begun, both from Al kansas ard
Texas, that the criminal dockets OF
the State of Massachusetts may be
increased by bills of indictment
charging rape, arson, murder, lar
ceny and vagrancy and ours CORE
spondingly diminished; in other
words, let's fill Faneuil Halls belly
full and give Massachusetts niger
till they get enough. / thank you
very sincerely for this cherished boon
that you have conferred upon Faneuil
Hall and such of its descendants OF
Puritancy of the citizenship OF Massa-
chusetts, who look upon the memory
OF John Brown as a martyred hero,
and who believe and yet practice the
faith of carving possoms' with
black niger at his own table aud
with his own family. With senti-
ments of high personal regards, [
beg to be, etc. ["