New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27

NOT REALLY ELECTED TO CONGREsS-AI-
TEMPT TO AssAssINATE GEN. THoMAs-A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ARKANSAS.
IPRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
MEMPHIS. Nov. 14.-Our late election, thanks
TO Gen. Thomas passed off without any Of the bloody
scenes so generally anticipated. That such result Is
solely owing 70 him. Is beyond doubt. But the evening
before at Democratic meeting Gen. Forrest again ou'
did himself i'm one OF the most ncendary speeches Oh ~
| campaign Tho opening morning, however, lOuhu '0'
era hundred regulars in Courtsquare prepared LOT any
emergency and tho hopes of the KuKuX chlvary SANK
below zero At many Of the country polls, however '
| Dor,oorocv managed the machine to suit themselves
Al ovora sucb places the cOored voters were kept from
the polls ALL and where hundreds OF Sucn
votes should have been pOlled not Single one was 10
ceIved At others, as now proved, the grossest Hau
were perpetrated, and even WHOLESALE perjury wac
committed in making spurious returns Al Mason 10
not for instance In Upton County, over seren h"e"
, ,,re cost for The Bep6liodn candidate for Congress-
rho Han william J. Smith, and but eighty-Sr such rots
,rere returned In the rural districts OF our own county
as predicted in former letter The various h8h""S
were picketed with special patrol belonging ~ ~
puted TO a notorious Ku KluX command under one D. "
Mason and acting under orders from our Chlei Vi
Police TO arrest under pretenso OF searching ior arms
all Blacks coming to town to vote. Oh course "nNo
pobos wore unmoested the sole effort being to prevent
coIoed voters from casting their ballot for their aVoc
candidate the Hon. William J smith, Ihis hishhai'uo
outrage perpetrated without shadow OF law, prouu
its natural effect Hundreds were thus turned BACK anu
hundreds OF others frightened from making the ateP'
SO that at least 900 votes lost to the Republican
ticket 81,
From the results thus obtained the Democrats claim
that their candidate the Hon j. W. Leftwich, has peeh
elected TO Congress from this With District Inc cin'
however is contested, and at Masons depot over wv
adavits have been taken OF legal voters who cast lnc
ballots for the Republican candidate THIS 100 III to
oh, r..f.
teeth OF official report giving sueh vote NJ o. o
effort 10 obtain these adavs came very near resulting
In an omen war with tho Ku-Klux chvalry, who doubt
Iess feored prosecution of OF their number for
perjury in making returns. on Monday evening"
previous TO tho attempt, colored man informed
tbe General that Two men had been detailed
for his assassination that night 1heso men
Actually approached the premises the night evidently
for such purpose but finding the family on thelr guaru
gave 1t up The next morning in company with several
friends and one Of our Judges the General repaired the
station in question TO meet coored voters and pro-
cure their testimony. While engaged at the Work every
effort was made to ntimdate them and threats OF assas
snation were freely uttered In their hearing some one
telegraphed to Gen. Granger that "a gang OF
armed nicgcrs held possession Of the town. ana
troops dispatched on special tram Tor the
seat Of war The afdavits obtained. the party returned
To Memphis. They scarcely out OF town ere tfee
companies Of mounted KuKluN dashed In for tho evident
purpose " their assassination FINDING the game noNh
they vented their spleen by whipping anu Maltrcat-
Blacks, shooting their horses ana cutting
Gerry kept nv "A cOl0rcd man The troops arriving lhe
chiyalry dispersed also the blacks whose entire arm
consisted Of three or four shot guns at SOM ~
The party had brought from hunting excursion such
was the famous War at MasOns' described 10y the As
ISOLATED Press rs an atteln?t ~ NEGRO
nothing more nor less imam Ieicelul ghthuS ~
coored voters to testify regarding fraudulent election
Their testimony will undoubtedly place tho Republican
Congressional candidate several hundred ahead.
The certainty the defeat OF their machnaiions draws
threats OF assassination have been freely circulated
Victorious 30 far, however, there is little doubt that
despite all the opposition In his road the Hon william j.
smith will represent this With Congressional District
from the 9Th Of March Tennessee thus secures an
entire Republican delegation which win lhe 3u nero
Gov Brownow, who II be hoped may yet be- spared
for many years OF usefulness secures her an honorable
one effect OF the elections Il certainly destined
20 hc an Immense impetns To improvements Of every
scrption tending 10 the development OF the country
a. i. yitb each other I'm ADVANCING any and all sch, mes
for the Improvement 81 the country at large in no sec
ton the Union j. this spirit hcguuur 10 develop itH'H
IN a ipore marked degree than iu AIkau-A-. Though
over thirty year. since IT, admi-~" asa state. Akahsrs
under the rule of immense slave ohghuy Amd landed
All up e,ntuenccncnt Of Tho war thongh
orr, Ially admitted with immense donations 81 pubic
nds for school purposes throughout an us vast uoinai
4 one single pubic school OF l,pi.iy cErl 'N'a,u
| Id NV saycdrivipg monopolists. who owned
mos: The entire Arkansas River valley; a valley
spots Of the In order 10 hold these llnds most
unjust system ~ taxation was Instituted ana sept uF f
which the poorer settlers lu the comparatively biii'h
hills taxed upon valuation Of sot s2 per acr
while the rich lands ~ The ar-ocrats were held go from
20 To 80 cents. Not the slightest provision made or
internal improvements Of any kind aud the present
day but 40 miles OF railroad u operation within 'ho
state and train, make bus scml-wcckly trips that
Nearly the whole Of the state is vast WILDERNESS
through which the Wild beasts roam at viii. Tho mac.
Of the people stepped In the groscs ignorance aud
In many respects Inferior 10 The Indians Of the Chcrokco
reservation. SO much FOR the march 81 Improvement
under and the refining Influences ~ slave olgnfchy
PAS Federal forces ivanccd from Missouri into the
regions Of northern Arkansas where the In
habitaus loyal than elsewhere in the state
several thousands fockcd TO the standard Through
out the Of the country, however. ana especially NJ
Little Rock few, Indeed, were true to TIE national nag
Conspicuous among these few were Judge Nonley, Mr.
Murphy who singy his vote against secession aud
noted steanboatinan. Capt sam Houston. or all the
loyal Arknusians did such valuable service 10 the
Government as Capt Houston Through the deliberate
sinking OF his boat. the Henry by the Captain with
$50 tuns OF hxed ammunition board. ils way up the
Arkansas River, Gen. Van Dom lost the battle oi
Pea Ridge. Had capt Houston, on his
way after sinking his boat, 70 Cnrusss
command. nsend Of being captured within I'VE miles of
his army reached Gen. Cur-s, and furnished informa
ton Of the actual condition Of the Rebels nothing could
have prevented their entire destruction Released lfnn
dungeon after incarceration OF eight months. Capt
Houston served "A volunteer pilot upward OF three
years Steeles approach INTO the state getting de-
JAILED from the navy he guided the Federal forces into
Little Rock. aud thus returned 10 the home IN triumph
from which he 20 long had been banished.
Tho present government OF the state u In marked con
trast Cen Powell G. Clayton, Governor under the new
r. gime deserves more than passing notice Given hy
Gen steele the important command IN the State
the post Of Pine Blum. Les consncuously distinguished
himself a. to be promoted meIOrous service the
solicitation Of ms superiors. His gallant defense
Of Pine Bluff with hut 800 men, when attacked by over
5000 Rebels under MarmaGuke. i- history Of which
Americans are proud At the close Of the war accepting
the peaceful professions Of the Rebels he purchased FOR
$1,000 plantation the Arkansas River, aud retired
from tho army. From TINS under the Reconstruction
Of Congress, he called 10 his present position of
Governor Of the state. That he has had stormy time
In mantaing himself and the Government well known
to all. None can deny however. that no has proved
equal 10 the emergency
NORTH CAROLINA.
GOV. HOLDEN's MESSAGE
The Governors Message was transmitted to
the Legislature on the 18th inst Besides discussing mat