Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-22
ARKANSAS.
The DOIogs OF Clayten's Militia.
he 0uirages in the Southwest
Confirmed.
4 fftzens Fleeing the Country and
Leaving Everything
Behind Them.
Clayton Sends q Message TO the
Legislature Endorsing
CastersoR.
The Legislature are for a War
eG EzleFnliaaiI Against
the y hIte RaCe---EsIssdy
Times Anticipated.

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I tae y hIte RaCe---Blssdy
: Times Anticipated.
Special Correspondence of the Appeal
LIrTLE Rock, Arkansas.
December nth, 1855
: Editors Memphis Appeal:
Sinc5 my dispatches TO you, affairs re-
I main pretty much as they were. Citi'
6 Zsns continue to fec from Augusta, SONS
2 going to Little Rock, many to Waite
county, and numbers to your city. Up
ham and his brigands have ceased
E to rob, simply because they have
stolen everything that was stealsble.
All the stores are closed, but the peopis
Z have not been mOlested 50. much In tbs
. last day or two. Il Is ssid by those lately
I from there, that Uphsm s3ys II the PEG
| pie Will orgGuizs home guards end keep
the " outsiders a. he caIIs petsons Iiv-
ling 10 the nsighboTing cOunS, from
kee lmmitt!0g Cusrages on b loyal people,
4 he viii withdrsg mis- forces. Thia, to ssy
iNshe least, = decidedly cool. This cut
Throat roOber, with = band, II possible.
worse than himself, TO 3 quiet,
peacsGble village, quarters himself
npon the people, in1prisons the cIti-
zsrs, guts ths stores, drives the
iuhs5itsnts awsy from their homes,
murders, rOos, Pluodera snd out
RACES at vii, spasiUg neither Ggs nor
sex, ana SItsT he has taken all that be
can find, when there are no more people
ieft to p:undeT, or stores TO rob, when
vengeance is DeiEg prepared for him,
CC0liy proposes for the people to form 8
home guard for the protection OF the
"lQyal." And who $40 the "loyal"
thar bs wants prcts1ted2 Men OF his
5tgips-thisFsz murdsreFs, cu~tthFo2ts,
tie scnua0f tbAearth! They will need
protection bafoge long IL mistake not.
Tee oitiZe8s with whom l talked on
my trip aroauu, cay sest the report
made By tbs "Adj1tans q the
Governor (nt whoa spoke ia.
Ire accounts I gave you the other d&y)
IS simply = lie made ont Of whole eiash.
The militia take what they please and
pay for nothing, Ma statement 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. Among the
last prisoners tsgen By these robbers IL
Gel. Jeiks. late sheriff whom they
arrested 10 the nigdt ard TOOK
to Augusta, taking with them every
valuable ia bis house, ever the led
clothing Oft he lille children.
Tlere are nos a hsif dozen youag men
left In the town.
A private letter received here q day or
I ~ 50 49, 8EH lN-aA-I 9At 1--WE N4AF
the CONDITION o. affairs there is
not e wGit better than sc Angus
"a. Flat worst Of cathroGts, CGltsrson,
continues 30 plunder, murder and burn,
st MS W sweet VIII. The militia ride
ug 10 = mans house sDd put the Juss
tt0D, ibid you vote for Grant p If the
| reply Is "GC,' they either shoot the party
down il bis traeks. or torture hira, plum
| der The house, take MS horses and mules,
shoot his dogs and other domestic ami
mails, aEG generally wind up by burning
tie house.
In lafayette county the citizens are
leaving to5ir homes aud flying to Texas.
Rowing bands Of militia are ~piunderinE
the LiltlsTjyer country 10 the same way a.
Go S.yisr. Near EJuio, eight negroes who
belonged TO tee militia went to 3 mans
house by the name Of Jones, and two of
them guarded him while the others ia
succession rayished his wife and plum
deTsd his house.
To show you Eow thsss sC0qudrals snd
their diG0olioal sEd dampabls work Is
looked upon Dy the powers that be, /
make the following resume OF the doi1gs
Of the Legislature 90 Thursday last.
The Governor sent in the following mes
sage:
LITTLE Rock. Ask, Dec. ID. 1873.
Ar. Speaker in reply % a resolution
of your honorable body "th9t the con-
msBdeT.iu-ehief OF the State Militia lie
respectfully requested 70 report 60 this
Il use the nunbsr Of men, rank and dle,
r-- on duty 10 This State,n I am in-
stfas.ed by his Exce.lency, the Cover
nor, 10 say that he has just received an
official report from BTig..Gsn. r. +. Cat
tessons Commanding the District Of the
Southwest. The report ia very eneour-
aging, and indicates hat q speedy TestO-
ration Of the civil authorities ii tbs
counties under his command can be
safely made. The number Of men Ia his
commsnd is S96. H8 recommends that
the proclamation Of martisl law for the
couaty Of Lafayette De very shortly re-
voked and the civil authority be re-
established there.
Ia this connection l am instructed by
the Governor to sag that he has msds so
arrangement with Gen, G, ii, Smith.
commanding the District NJ Arkansas.
whereby d6taonmsnts OF Uolted States
troops SHALL be placed Ia Lafayette aed
other counties, &!tsr the militia forces
shall be wiJndraWp, Sad Cnti. peace snd
seraritv shall be thoroughly re-estabiissd.
sigaed: J.H BARTON,
Frlvets Secretary. {
This was made :hs basis OF a debate
which Ta5 participated ia OF all hands.
and which ELECTED some OF the most in
famous Resolutions and speeches ever
listened 10 outsids of P4DdemODium. A 7
resolution ~Eppcovi1s the curse of the {
Governor during the recess II the LeGis-
isture, and especially his late sctioa in 7
declaring martial law In Coawsy county, !
wss passed.. a man named ButleI-a {
u Orthy follower q his Distinguished pro- {
the Beast, iact the beast spoken G
Ct in the Apocalypse, but ems more Z
mean, low-fiTst, and dsvliish thsa old /
Bselz-6ab himselfl spoke 10 support OF
measure, ana the Gazstte's reporter [
the foll3wing Synopsis Of his q
remarks; she believed" ne said, sin {
boldly at the cause Of these c
e-ssassia@tiOns, and airy one who (
not Ike 70 could put it Into their {
pipes and smoke It. Some people
these sever rneasares were
TaisiOg he'll vitaoas cause They (she L
Of the ontragss) 5 would ind v
he'll aad dsmastiOn before they were Il
1ene With il. lie did nos expect that 8
very member OF tho body was & patriot.
Jesus Christ chose twelve disciples, and
OF them proved 3 traitor. Some q
people had two e8rs-CGs for friends and o
lne for eneuses-and rode tEo horses c
me going North ard one SautL-but 5
.hey would get damnsply CALLED before q
hey were done. TIE government was Q
aud We were gci0g to keep it. II a L
of salts would not remove the evil, s
zee arsenic, which he thought s. capital d
'eneGy, because 50 would Kill. II Clay z
on hsa rot done as be did, be would de- Q
10 have been hing AS high as Ha- Z
gsn, which was twenty-five yards. 8
These stFoeaous remarks met with t
approval, stlessE to Judge by the T.
with which It was received. TIE &
'Dly man that inside spy stand against q
hem vas N. Nichols, 3 Democrat. @
Bot am ~strlngiBg cut my letter to q
q uDeonseiansbls length, and viii choke
e. More aeon. ~ 6
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