Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 27, 1876

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Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 27, 1876

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Chandler, G. C.Fewell, Unknown Rhodes, Travis

Events

Crime Crime--Treason Legislation. Mississippi

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--Legislature Mississippi--Legislature. House of Representatives Mississippi--Legislature. Senate Political Parties Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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Judges Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Secretaries

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Mississippi--Hancock County. Bay Saint Louis Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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Bay St Louis, Feby 27^th 1876.

Dear Governor

I see that the bill introduced in the Senate by Fewell, and ^primarily^ intended, as is supposed, to defeat a Republican Sheriff in his district, in his attempts to give bond, has passed both Houses. This legislation is aimmed at Republican county officials, and by its retroactive operation in requiring all the present county officers to give new bonds by the first of August, and by restricting the securities to a residence in ^the^ county, they are all expected to be swept out, and will be, if they get in Judges who will uphold such legislation. This legislation is damnable, and I am pretty sure you can arrest it by your veto, for I noticed democratic opposition to it when under discussion, enough I think to sustain you. Excuse me for calling your attention to it. Ordinarily I would not have done so. But I know the revolutionists

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are keeping you busy in watching their plots and treasonable schemes. I will return to Jackson as soon as I can leave home, and if I may not give you some aid, I can at least post myself in regard to their devious ways, and be ready for the assault upon them when I come to be heard.

Yours most truly

G. C. Chandler

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Hancock—County,

From G. C. Chandler.
Address Bay St. Louis, Miss
Dated February 27^th 1876.
Received ^,, 29, ^,,
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Bill introduced by Fewell is aimed at Republicans, by preventing Sheriff from making bond—restricting them to the county in which they hold office. Suggests a veto; thinks it would be sustained.

Where is this bill

(Inclosures [gap] )

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.