, 1869-01-08
IN Arkansas ba3 been received at Gencs1l Qr mt .
Headquarters from General Horace Porter, OF his

stan:
"Ll11rx RocK, Asx De- ae. lass
two Gays ago 80 many contradictory Ic2ofts
have been tn circulation fl rueard TO Gorernos
Slayton's militia that It may BE- vel for Jon to
l1etit cntial electttu. sena,or s1ksr had bsea
IL aonto asaaa>y III cset q
IoIg.efs, Freeeman's BnFsan nlnccr. kshcd;
nd united staIes 4ssbd adxsn from j ~
a1d otneta had 10 sferp tn tho Slate House undsz
eut1u, for Ear OF atsas.ination. The Governor
Wisely refta.rcd from tak,nf aay v'o:ent IN NUS
p.ti,;on r1ctt make capital out of II. As room
a. it wax over he organized for a militia force
Ca,ter4ou. IN The lonthvcss, and ~upham 10 the
/, or1hesAt, with osoc1s to llsn oa tho country,
taxing what was absolutely nccc"ssy and g1Tin9
en- cf vouchers and 70 others. TWO aseass.ns
hsvc atcady bern executed by sentence OF mil.
,tst5 cornn,sAion. seven othcts arc. IN
ss0n oa Pd q sdh 81 s,as hsss ss ssso sso
tt6t .ceuli l can eee is the disposition Of al
business MI TO volul ttrtif enroll themselves u
folCr 1letCtd to ass 81 ttc Sherat!s u aFreat
law:tte Characters. II tic covcram-rt Will rrltevo
them fre N martial law. he has accepted nsuy
pa1ts Of ffsr.n counties The entire conservative
wstg Of 1he H"puhfiran r.1sy were opposed to
as dSt1srs0n smth q m:Ft fn,ns 'er4
thc rt,cr Of ttrror cstabneh.u By thr rebels. In.
waited the United States to make the arrests.
pol't, -. Is follows; The United states troops
DO not know the people and The country. The
law!e.s behave while the United s'a.es troops atu
IN tho vicinity. and break cut Wcrre thAn ever
nheL they leave. The rebels are ccIcrail7 as1x:
ioub ~ have them, 1t crrzteH ~ cxne cdturr Of
Eonsy tn their mid.t n;m ~ ,:hlen t1ey re feip p
teI1s pledges from them 10 respect The laws.
4 lhtse 1top'e have threatened 70 e1yak np IT,
t.1ops sts removed, lhts tcsehea them taat the
s,atc :. as1e N protect 1tselt. The militia has
| becu III der 1olerabi, good contni. and the pun-
| plies der ort..s. .OEe nrgro milttaman coca-
| mlttlu tspe On white woman, but was tmHac-
| Qiste,y aIrcs1eu by f3tns'a' Calse1son. who
| Sc. n- 10 be very good man, tttct, Convicted,
! .Ti.c osetror'tipo:iey h.. no doubt seriously
int rtssed with tuslne+s where tnastia! Law tas
bees rot laiaed and lLturcd business zen Of al
parties. HtLee the oppoettton from loYalt..s. It
ras ii tr:e'cd with travel, taken Of hands for
tie u1!|itia a I season wten tad1r needed, aud
plfsh' much more good than the most sanguinc
exp c'ed. ard ueneral Smith acknowledged that
he1es Than hie. and the result Honld fuly justify
tho action Of tEs former. The Governor Is now
ossms sfd tn relieve each county iron martial Law
IL ctrtsinlJ man OF intelligence aud nerve and
has laboscd under dltticuit1es tu1t would have
dCtl T7cd a 1efH able officer. -Four Thousand arms
host 'H low Memphis. Hc could eeldom secure
good men for ofscera, and IN the eastern covu.
ties kn h&d to rcpend entirely upon the negroes
for soldiers. Very respectfully.
*tdoRAcE PORTER, L. D. C.''
enERAAN rRkrAk7Aa 4 1EAuHE-oT-oPrlcE ACT,
81 uaicr sherman ia preparing q bill amending
the 1ruure- Office act. The principal points of
hs meal uEe are the repeal Of all parts OF that 4ct
which ftlate tO the tenure OF Cabinet officers and
| important mop1ucation Of the law relating to
| Entpens10ns for cau.c. Under tho proposed act
the President will report that an Officer is pus-
| penced tot cause. The onus OF demanding
an iIsestigsticn ts thrown on the officer 80 sus.
| perdec. II within forty daya the officer flss
such written demand, the President must fur.
| Fish tie Charger. md the scnate confirms or
| aucEts thu furrcrsion. If not mlde within this
+! tine, the tuFrerrfou amountt to foil removal.
| Id ttf.r,m appaintucHts will be allowed pay
| duiu. the time Of their ec1v1ce, The mopey for
that purpose 10 be drawn from tho contingent
fund
! coxFIRNATIoH,
| NAsufFGIoF, jan. The senate to-day con.
| hrmtt ttr nomination Of Philip II. Eosgan TO bc
! Attuitt j .or the District ii Louisiana.