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Peace in Boston-war in Arkansas,


erected on the common capable of shell
tering many thousands of people Sing
ing, speaking, the music of monster
bands, the Ginning of bells, the roar OF
responsive cannon, military displays,
and the freest manifestations of popular
joy will in unison give voice to the per-
vading, inspiring sentiment OF the hour,
and furnish timely starting point for
the nation on its new career of peace and
prosperity. This is not to be merely q
local affair; its aim is national and its
spirit that of the largest patriotism,
Boston will offer the people of the whole
country the warmest welcome when they
assemble here in June to celebrate with
them the return of peace.
But stopl While / dwell upon this
glowing picture of the grand festival, the
ghost of murdered Banquo rises before
me and mars the feast Thou canst
not cay did it; never shake thy CORY
locks at me-
In the very next column of your paper,
and actually adjoining the article have
quoted from, is q letter from Horace
Porter, A. D. C. to General Grant. 1t
purgorts to give the facts in regard to
the present aspect of affairs in Arkansas;
and believe it does, for in other days,
before this grand era of peace" knew
Horace Porter, and believed him to be
gentleman. Let us see, then, what those
facts are After giving some instances
of disorder that prevailed in this mill
tary district previously to the Presi-
Dental election, which illustrate the
popularity of the mild and paternal gov
eminent that prevails in that section of
peaceful and happy country, be proceeds:
1.-THE Governor wisely refrained from
taking any violent measures until after
the election, fearing the opposition might
make capital out of it." What wise
manl1 "As soon as it was over, how
ever, he organized a militia force of
about eight hundred men, one-fourth COL
ored, under General Cattersan in the
Southwest and Upham in the Northeast,
with orders to live on the country, taking
what was absolutely necessary, and Civ
ing vouchers. His intention is to pay
all the loyal holders Of vouchers, and
none Others" What an honest man j
1.-Two sssassins have already been ex-
ecuted by sentence of a military COM
mission, seventeen others are in prison,
aud a great number have been run out OF
the State. suppose assassins in
Arkansas have some peculiar mark by
which they are readily distinguished frem
ordinary people, so that they may be
pursued and driven out of the State,
without any special inquiry, even by a
military commission.
1.-THE militia Furnishes all the disloyal,
and EFFORTS pledges from them to sup
mort the laws" 1.-THE militia has
been under toerably good coRtrol, and
the plumber in the press is the taking Of
supplies under orders.
Zone negro militiaman committed a
rape on white woman, but was imme-
diately arrested by Gen. Catterson, who
seems to be very good man, tried, con
victed and promptly executed.
"The Governors policy has no doubt
seriously interfered with business where
martial law has baen proclaimed, and
injured business men of all parties,
hence the opposition from loyalists. II
has interiered with travel, taken off
hands for the militia at a season when
they are badly needed, and created many
panics." One would suppose that the
doipgs of this loyal militia would be we'll
calculated to create panics. In the last
clanse of this letter we are informed that
the Governor could seldom secure good
men for officers; and in the eastern
counties he had to depend entirely upon
negroes for soldiers"
No wonder that q the rebels are gener-
II he inf
TO have United States troops among
them, in preference to these loyal
guerrilIas. The United States troops
are aliens and strangers, it is true, but
the sternest military rule is q milder
form of "peace than that by which an
uuarmed people are given up to plumber
and rapine, inflicted by their political
enemies and their former slaves, who are
armed and commissioned ITO live on the
country" to punish the disloyal, and
to "hang all assassins or drive them
from the State"
This is the peace that is to be cele-
brated in Boston with singing, speak
ing, the music Of monster bands, the
Ginning of bells, the roar Of responsive
cannon, military displays, aud the
freest manifestations of popular JOY.
Happy, happy Boston Glorious peace !
But has there been war in Boston2 Has
there not always been peace in that
happy city2 Only afsr Of does she
scent the battle; and while from the
ruined hearthstones of the South the cry
Of desolaiion goes iOrth-while con-
quered people are being plundered and
oppressed, aud subjected to outrages q
thousand times worse than all the hor-
rors of lawful waf-Bosiou is happy.
In Boston there is peace baltimore
Sun.