Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

-. the act of Governor JEFFERSON
eu .;s i. in pardoning Andrew ThomP
D"''' ooro on condition that Thomp-
eon ao to Massachusetts,, with :he in
U,tion M of becoming citizen OF that
I.o the home of so many Jealous
I .a.ds of the down trodden negro
~ rough the medium of the Associated
&c the item was sent broadcast
snor the country, and every paper OF
P.o,,inence. from Maine to California,
~ from Pensacola to Winnepeg used
Tho governor is beginning to hear
.oa, the heralding of The news In
l,osterdav's mail the governor received
krom a prominent lawyer in Dallas.
rox letter highly commentators in
bardoning Thompson. The letter says:
Dallas, Tex, May Z. 1902.
1on, Jeff Davis. Little Rock, Ark.
| NV Dear Jeff-Mv attention has just
&oen attracted by the Little Rock spe-
ial to the Dallas News Of even date.
citing forth your endorsements ard
he reason therefor. upon the applica-
hon for pardon Of Andrew Thonpoop,
hitherto citizen Of your state. of ai5-
Inv hue. whose pardon is conditions
d that he become 2 citizen of the
tate of Massachusetts Within thirtI
ays, thereby afiortlins to Fanel14l 1aH
b opportunity Of drawing h1H aGfee-
onately to It's heaVin2 boao1a. with
arms endearinglN an5Win4d about
I'm, and casting an ceean OF tears
Yer this outrageous oppressed eot
red gentleman OF the South. -
have felt unusually harmonious
18th the present administration of our
eighbor state. which. from the stand.
bint of Texas citizen, has had nay
bqualified endorsement all along: but
is last official act of yourself. as the
lief executive OF the state OF Arkan-
Is. is one to which Il point with
fide. as statesman-like. eminently
Sc and patriotic with exceedingly
Pep regret that you are not invested
tn discretionary powers of jurisdic-
bn extra-territorial. for Texas would
tn unfeigned pleasure. furnish sew.
hl hundred similar subjects, over
bose "lamentable distresses" Faneuil
IL might weep away all it's tears. un-
there were no more tears to weep.
Let us give Faneuil hall few more
that the good work has bgun.
In from Arkansas and Texas, that
criminal docket of the state of
ssachusetts may be increased by
IS OF indictment, charges of rape.
on, murder. larceny and vagrancy,
ours correspondingly diminished;
other words, let's fill Faneuil halls
y full; give Massachusetts, mig
until they get enough.
thank you sincerely for this boon
you have conferred upon Faneuil
and such of it's descendants Of
fancy OF the citizenship of Massa.
eetts, who look upon John Brown
martyred hero, and who believe
teach and practice the principle
faith of carving the "possum"
his own family.
I'm sentiments of highest personal
fd' beg to be, yours very truly,
le following lugubrious card was
wed by Gov. Davis:
cnmond, Ind, May Z, 1902.-Gov
Prson Davis. Little Rock, Ark.
Sr-Having pardoned Andrew
mpson under strange conditions. /
to say that southern black is
erred to those of southern white
ny OF our northern states. Yours
igned) Hp nAv1s
dispatch from Boston to the Ga
says; Colonel Higginson says,
dcnusetts should feel compli-
eu at the action of the governor
KANSAS in pardoning the negro. :"
no not stated in the dispatch who
nigglnson is. Col. Thos. w. Hig-
~ or Massachusetts commanded
Pfo regiment, the First South Car
'olunteers, on the Union side in
ivil war.