Letter from Henry S. Williams to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 21, 1871

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Letter from Henry S. Williams to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 21, 1871

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People

Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Hewson, H. F.Webber, J. C.Williams, Henry L.

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Under Review

Organizations and Businesses

Courthouses Mississippi. Executive Department Newspapers Newspapers--Jackson (Miss.) Pilot Newspapers--Republican (Corinth, Miss.)Newspapers--The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate (New Orleans, La.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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Mayors Secretaries

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Vicksburg (Miss.)Warren County (Miss.)

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At a meeting of the H. L. A. held at the Court House June 21^st the following resolutions were unan-imously adopted,

Whereas, His Excellency J. L. Alcorn, Governor of the State of Mississippi has removed Gen. J. C. Webber from the position of Mayor of the City of Vicksburg so far as we have been able to learn without good and suffi-cient cause, and indeed without any charge whatever being made or preferred against him, or if there was any it was kept a pro-found secret and no opportu-nity made for a defence or reply and Whereas, We have confidence in Gen. Webber as to his ability, integrity and qualification for the place, as well as in his devotion

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to the true principles of Repub-licanism, and its best interest and believing as we do that His Excellency must have been gross-ly and maliciously decieved in order to secure his co-operation in such removal, and

Whereas, We deem the result an act of great injustice to Gen. Webber, and directly in conflict with the peace and harmony and best interests of the Republican party here and is calculated to and if persisted in surely will create dissention and discord within our ranks and will endanger very much our hopes for success in Vicksburg in the coming Campaign, Therefore

Be it Resolved, by us the Rep-ublicans of Vicksburg in council No^s 1 and 3 assembled, That we do most respectfully urge His Excellency to reconsider his

action in this matter and reinstate Gen Webber as Mayor believing as we do that such a course would meet with the hearty approval of almost every Republican in Vicksburg and knowing as we do that it would assist us greatly to cement and build up Repub-licanism in this City, County and state.

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor, and printed in the Times and Republican and Jackson Pilot.

Henry L Williams
Secretary Pro tem

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PRECIS.
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Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Warren

From Resolutions
Address Vicksburg
Dated June 21, 71
Received [gap]
Answered [gap]

Adopted at a meeting of the H. L. A. endorsing Gen Webber & asking the Gov to reconsider his action in the matter of his removal

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.