Washington telegraph., 1865-11-01
A CH.SGE.-The present State Government

A CHANGE.-Tke present State Government
which WAS established by few unauthorized
aud unaccountable men. who assembled in the
State Capitol at Little Rock On the eleventh
day of April 1854. has become so entirely OBJ
noxious TO the people of Arkansas. by lis un-
just oppression Of the loyal people OF Tie State,
that we deem IL necessary TO have a change
These nen, who prolessrl TO be the legal repre-
scntaiives of the people, convened in the capi-
| tol and styled themselves the General Assembly
of the Slate of Arkansas. They found the
present Constitution and passed acts and orli-
nances, whereby the rights and privileges Of
the people of Arkansas are dsregardcd and
trampled under foot. The highest aud holirst
privilege granted TO freeman, by the Consti-
tuition OF his counuy-the right to votc-has
been denied the people eli Arkansas by this op-
pressve band of usurpers who have assumed
the responsibilities, without leave, license, or
authority, OF passing laws by which to
be governed. The ilIegitiniacy and unconsti-
tutienality of the proceedings of this conyen-
tiun, is apparent TO every rational man, and
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true Arkansian.
The evils resulting from the operations Of
this bogus convention, like Gains punishment,
| is greater than can bear. Ii becolr ne
cessary, in order TO secure the rights granted to
us by the President of The United States a. 10y
al subjects OF that government, to get rid Of
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| long as the present government remains in ex-
| istcnce, we will never be aide to assume our
| place in the Union as we were previous to the
| passage of the ordinance of secession Not
| one step to the accomplishment of this object
has been made by the Murphy government
since the surrender OF eur armies II remains
exactly in the same position it occupied eigh-
teen months ago. While Mississippi and 9TH
ers of she seeded States are on their onward
march to re storaion. and the stars that repre-
sent them will soon glitter in the National Ban
ner with uustained lustre, Arkansas, poor de-
luded, Arkansas, enfeebl-d and debilitatrd By
the operations of its aristocrafic oligarghy, is
powerless to move forward. And when the
| National Legislature il assembled, and the rep
resentatves of other States are admitted to seats
| in that body our State government remains in
operative AID still-born and the inbrcile old
Potentate clothed in the robes Of Executive
grace sits in the Gubernaterisl chair, ana sends
| his test oath representatives 10 Washington.
They will knsck for admission upon the docr
OF the Council CHAMBER of the nation but a
| shreyd sonorous voice from within Will answer
| to their summons 60 ;hv way. | know thee
not" They will be compelled 10 return 70 their
master at Little Rock, bringing the sld tidings
tina: they wele regarded with contempt and rc-
fused admission into the National Council aud
Arkansas will shrink back into hrr territorial
form CT government, ''unwcpt, uahonnrcd and
unsuug." To avert this dire calamity which
threatens US, we must arouse from our slum-
| bers, and shake eli the le,hargy that rushreuds
our minds. We must secure the appointment
Of Provisional Governor, who will order q
general election, and DO away with testh oatIs
and other obstrGctio ns to our advancement. In
order to accomplish this Mass Meetings shs61H
be held in every county in the State. and dele
gates to a Convention selected, and Instructed
! to assemble at some convenient point. ~ take
5ir present disastrous situation OF the Stat. in-
10 consideration, and to present t. PI,sidrn,
johnson, memorial eutreatins him to appoint
Provisional Governor FOR our Statr- We ann
confident that the President has tie wy.i-iarc Of
our people at heart. aud will not s-ui our dele
gates away empty. Ii they ask lur bread III will
not give them a stone. lie has done iLis ful our
| sister State, Louisiana, and why should he not
DO it for US, Let the people of old Hampstcad
| take the lead in this matter, As she Was never
behind ina good work, let her now b. fore
most. Something must be done, ami done
| speedily. How long shall We watt "llow long
| Oh, Cataline, wilt thou abuse our patiencei''-
| VIII the people of Hsupste teal an u other uouu-
ties respond. to our call We pause for a
reply"