Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-31

tfled. and two of his assistants severely
sounded. by negroes resisting the pro-
cess OF law and, still later, Gen. HIND
A was cruelty shot in the b0som Of
his family. Did not the three thousand
negro Radical majority in that county
have something to do with the singular
course Of CLAYTON in Phillips county ?
5. The plan could not have failed. It
was never tested to CLAYTOE's liking
until ne hung and shot, murdered and
raped and outraged. Then he approved
o. It IS a success such as be de-
sired. Meetings were not held to
the extent that AyREs here would
have Us believe. And so far from
martial law having been removed,
it stu exists in ten Of the eleven coua-
ties wherein it was originally declared.
4. AS 0ffsettiag this wanton falsihca-
ion Of fact by Col. AYREs, We have but
to edduos the testimony Of the CORES
pondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
RADICAL, and of the Little Rock Repub-
Rcaa Rsdical), not to speak OF that Of
the outraged women, the tortured men,
and the relatives Of these who are sleep
Ing in bloody graves, done to death in
true jsyhawking style.
:. This, too, is untrue. The militia are
stu in existence. Across the river, in
counties where Che inhabitants passed
resolutions Of the most assuring charac-
ter in the interests Of peace, these blood
hounds of CLAYToN's are still murder
ing, outrsglng and robbing.
But it is useless to cay more. This is
Just such a report az We expected from
Gen. AYREs. Had Gen. ROUSSEAU, who
sent him to Arkansas, lived, We have
little doubt = different eoloring would
have been given to his statements. But
he is dead, and AYREs must cater for
the powers that be, in order that he may
enjoy a continuance Of staff duty,
the heaviest burdens OF which are TO
dress well and promenade the f%requenbed
t-horoughfares Of New Orleans or some
other equally attractive city. AYREs
will keep his plaee. He is worthy ssso-
citation with PORTER and BABCsCK, who
imnortalissd themselves by the reports
which have served as a model for him,
and which have been condemned from
a end Of the Union to the other, just
as heartily as a Radical correspondent Of
the Courier Journal here condemns
them and proves them fSlse. He Gays
LITTLE Rock, January %, 1863 Since
the first Of the ysar two Cficials-0ne
an aid OF Gen. Grant and the other an
agent OF the GOvsrnment-ha7e visited
the capital Of Arkansas. They were
both guests of Gov. Clayton. No enc
else was consulted, 70 enc eiss was Wis
tied and their reports" we're made
up exclusively from the Radical side Of
the question OF peace or war law or
order, which now distrscts the State.
Before I write another line let me say
that my object IS not partisan. lserysd
with Cav. Clayton during the war; /
was born in Massachusetts I IVES eCu-
Gated at Harvard, and L am now and
have always been q Republican. IvOtad
for Fremont in 1856, for Lincoln ia 1860
aud 1864, and for Grant last November.
Ny purpose is to give q fair notion Of The
condition of things il Arkansas. That
condition is terrible, Nothing lie It ex-
ISIS ibis side OF the Cretan Islands. Com
mon, every day events remind one o. the
reign Of Warren Hastings ia India, or Of
Mustapha Asaph in Greece.
Ever since Aaron Burr failed and Sam
Houston succeeded IA erecting a SORT o!
one-horse empire on this side Of the Mis-
sissippi river, the idea has predOminated
in the minds Of the many eD~terprising
and ambitious leaders who have, from
time to time, held an ascendant in Ar
kansas and Texan affairs. You will
readily conceive how natural &c Is that
such should be the case when you con
slider the geographical situation Of the
country and the character Of It's iuhzbi-
tsnts. A great exp6nss Of land, almost a !
tsTre iacOgRitG, stretches out from the
borders of a water course that has the
nsme Of an inland sea, and is as complete
a barrier separating two adjacent coun-
tries as the British channel, which ser
arstes the rival coasts Of France and
Britain. The population Of the region
farthest from the center Of civilization
and government is heterogeneous AID
scattered. The IudiaD, the pioneer or
pioneers descendant, the ad~Venturer, the
honest tiller Of the soil, the wild hunter
Of the forest, the vsgraDt, abound and
have not always lived Oh the best Of
terms, perhaps could not. Hence the old
e~ombustibIe character ofthe times, which
invited the dsri1g and the ambition Of
psFtisans.
The Johnson family was fcr years an
autocrscy. Then the star OF Tom Hind
man rose to set forever ia blood. The
var increased the mUddie and carpet
bsggery sad sealsWaggery, n-egropbobis
and sbOrigiDism, have perfected IL under
the guidance CT the present dictator,
Clayton. He has landmarks courage,
~sudscity and genius is q man without
feeling, but active and plausible; and be
contemplstes the erection OF 2 trans
Mississippi empire, in which he shall be,
o~fcoHrse, the sovereign spirit. His ideas
are simple and direct. He was Kansas
jayhawker, and he has faith Ia the John
Brown principles OF war and politics.
During the rebellion be commanded 8
brigade Of the best cavalry 10 the Union
service, ard commanded with vigor.
After the peace be tried conservatism
found itunsuited to bis purpose plunged
into Radicalism, and now openly de-
clares bis intention to depOpulats the
State, and to repeople it with loyal ne
groes.
This Is the foundation Of his militia
This is the business, rs it is the basis, OF
his administration and be calculates
with certainly that, 50 long as be is able
to keep Arkansas il 3 disturbed c0ndi
n