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Show EXECUTIVE FEARS AT V1CKS-BURCH. V1CKS-BURCH. Washington, 31. Despite the action of government in refusing to send military to Vicksburg, the executive exe-cutive - powers "still persist in the statement that the public pcaco is endangered. Governor Ames, who has been away from his post, has returned, re-turned, and to-day telegraphed President Pre-sident Grant reiterating in the main the apprehension set forth hi tele- - grams and mail advices previously forwarded by the negro Lieutenant-Governor Lieutenant-Governor Davis. Ho makes no demand for troops, but the tenor of Ins dispatch js such as to Ultimate that he desires Federal troops to be called, to Vicksburg on election day. .Meantime almost every mail brings protests from reputible citizens ol Vicksburg denouncing the action of the executive officers as unwarranted and without cause other than to intimidate in-timidate voters. Tlie dispatch was forwarded to President Grant, but uo reply has been recoived. The corres: poudonce and dispatches on tho subject sub-ject will be made public by the War Department after the President has rendered his final decision as to what course he will pursue in the matter. They are quite voluminous. |