, 1869-10-06
ARKANSAS.
The Political Situation.
4 Quo Warranto Served on the
Lieutenant Governor,
His Assumed Infiucucp on the
United Sintcs Sennt0rsIip.

tFRox orR srrctAL co1axseoKpKxr.l

pcFt bectnb lSlc HkEIE 10 1uUcE uuutF tue pfC&tlk
regime. Though tho Conservative Democracy
srs remarkably quiet, Appstent1y hopelessly down
in tho mouth, 10 to speak. the Republican element
II IN tAt IRON tucn aortnaus condition. In fact.
excitement rules Tho hour. The mAtr question for
solution With ths leading Niro.palleFa u how to
manipulate, 10 sppIy \ saIsn to the ulcers upou
thu boly rpit1tc that 1hsl II tnAt 70 heal up the
Nonp1s ~ 10 pfcrtht y hopeless dyislon Ia the
rnntk
Trcrr Il 70 Disgusting The fach now pspabte 10 al
discerning mind, that the Administration oi Co..
ernor ClsJ ton haa become 10 thoroughly reVu8-
nant to the people at large, and oFr especially 10
the narrtt, Of The flepubl'cauu thenee!yes, a TO
be no i1IgtT toat1ble 9f endorsement n their
hands.
powerful clement hss developed itself under
what u known ~ The johnson movement.
that demands uothing teas than tho
open reputation at the admiotst1asion
sone time since wrote you Of = contemplated
eoup d ,tus, by which II was calculated, through
10 exceedingly hold but strictly ieEat move, to
overthrow tho administration OF GoreFuo. ClaJ.
ton md install Lieutenant Governor johnson IL.
stead. Tint the movement failed OF accomplish
ment Was tolely bccauae Of the grounding Of II
ur-ftTtf heame7 that prevented the arrival Of the
Lieutenant GoseEnor aron tho 6eld CT action In
rEe Tor lts succcak Governor Clayton, who,
however interruptions In his reasuscs,
ha8 At least the merit Of not being
ssek.n9 III nesys, naaae Al tho time
mprr LOT iets than The sersirx of
quo earTan.o upon Lieutenant Governor Jonnson
At the hands Of the Attorney General, notifying
him to appear hetore Judge Wnytock, OF the C,r-
cult Court, In November next, At Little Rock, and
show BY what authority be presumed to exercise
the functions of Lieutenant Governor Of the
State.
The only possihle point In the case Is this: By =
prurtson Of the constitution 1t u made obligatory
tor al omcers to qualify wttnln fifteen days after
notice Of election.
Now, 1t The 1ime Of election nntles the new con-
stituton, the state Was under the rule Of what Is
kuown a the Murphy Government" Such Kos-
c1nrnens "as never recognized b. Congress-
There was, therefore, At the tiue OF election. no
legal EoEernmcnt Under which to qualify. snch
beng the case, literal compliance with the pro-
rona OF the new constitution, relative to qualla.
cation ~tlh,n nfleen dsys after notice or election,
was simply an ,mpo.aonny. In point Of
fact, not single State ot11cer did
1nalIfy for over thirty days after the election, or
until after the new Rorerument had been duly
recognlzed BY Congress. Governor CLAYTON him.
sell xas among the last Of those to Qu2niy under
the Jaw. TO make the matter morn ridiculous
sttl> and show the animus OF ths whole quo
.eurraHm proceeding In its proper Light It Is but
ACEtHea35 ~ AaA0 k00% 11E4aEl3AAL uVAA1
sun received his certificate OF election from Gur.
trnor clarion himself, AID attn holds such
authority.
TT the showing hare made 1t Il thuB secp thA
by literal construction Of the constitution, not
n single State officer, Governor Clayton himself
Included, s really entitled 10 the position be hos
to-day. To ray the least Of It, he would not be
! wcIc there any competitors tor the place. Al
there were no opposing candidates. however,
Ia IN thp
premtseA.
BY the tav Of Arkapsas qau ,earranto can only
be sued cut by contestant for the place or 1T the
lns1sLce OF tho Attorney General 10 hehaf Of the
| STATE. All OF the state nInccrs, therefore,
src tefe rom attack ID thc!r positions saTe 81 tne
| hasos OF the ssate Mse'i. rfesum!ng upon thsa
Governor cis,to through his Attorney Geueral
/ III. Montgomery, weak Sister, At best, And gen
emily iooked upon ~ = naekc tool 10 DO The dirty
| work Of hts mnstet, the Governor, astseks the
position Of Lieuteaut Governor johnson. tn.
motives that actnatcd the move, as well a ths
tGnents hopett 10 he derived by the Governor, Art
esstiy dIkcetnthie By those acquainted with thl
neld political in Atkan1as.
Ftrat, eyefy act Of Governor C1aytouv u looklns
10 future position In the Unlted 8ta&es Senate
80 paIpahe Is this to ail that he ID literally looket
upon IA almost n tDonomaniso upon the subject
lnsteaH Ct Acting upon the nsuA. and &rue puiitt
clan rule, Of aiding and assisting Ia the building
up Of all ambitious co.Hotkers tn the cause whoa
hopes nj lent DO not rnn la bin rpad, he has uni
veraRiIy acted upon the Suicidal ono OF Stirring
to tear down Aad ruin nearly every prumiusn
man IN tue party. AZ = consequence, he fta
tnrnrfta, 10 y KrcAt hcgrce, At 1enss. tn
ubdJinE animosity OF nearly every such prpml
Eett Republican III tne Ataie. Though until lsEel
,,rona rro-alasrrJ De,no1nuc1aa, his Atimp'stra
ton ilah out-saaicaiEet liadltasm ltseIf-Ho uuc1
20 1t To hfcume perfectly proscttptlye In Ia m
tntc towant iii 0IApotcsl 10 follow IN tho wsko q
ito nore tiberst ideas o1 tho party ~ shrocatc'
II TIE TRIBUNE and other like psDtuInsut tiepnh
i,can journals ol Tho North. Thc roslon
iof this ha.a been estfrnsly superb
tfurtd wholly ard toely through fear Alont
and not through apy nrinctplo of hcast
a Hl'ersl t'o'tcy would pruscn, tho exercise q
h,s rroserfps,Ye powrfs n tho rnlIs. shc upprtn
rtrirt tnhnhrr Of rrRi'tFssion, thu frAuftuleIl
touhilbR Of S0ttp, std utsctUnulausly thro~tn
nut u conntlUs lf lhs nbptcsalet. 10 tcchsu i
rttcaInn to suit asuaslf. 4 comparatively few c1
tfetr!ats. mostly oIt.tne },emosfaGa ltku hanAcl
| h0 evidently joIptd tho ltrputlicans iu search
spoi!s, hihr,rd 10 tho tlosesnur. Tho more llbu
alty dtatEard. and ~ f4F tho Erealur port!0n I
ste parry. sided with Lieutenant uoysraor Jo't
| aaa tu ictuandtnG ntatc tl,resl y.sl,r3.
Tho serstng OF 9an rarFaMta upon tho I4et
tc1aAt Governor, taotrsorc, MA lookct uron Al
gag upon tho 0tIts Slate officers that uoul
tntctaally pyurent ttlttt taxing my atcPA IN tt
".Johpsou movement" JohuLon being Leutes
NIT Governor, 100. and thnFrfoEc tho lawful su
ccxsor OF Governor Clayton, IN case tho latter Ill
cetdcd IN hLs Senatorial AFFILIATIONS, 1t was hope,
hy presenting the alternative Of tt,nR broke
, from bis posi.Ion or Of elevation tn the rank
Governor, 10 1orcc him into the support Of Clayte
for the UuteA States Senate.
FAIHpR Ia thla, the Governor, Who, ~ all t.tnl
expects alt the VARIOUS departments Of the Kusts
| pepf 10 be wholly sutsersltnt 10 hts viii, Z.
tleutIy calculates 10 70 control the Circuit Cou
In his Interest a. 70 procure such decision In ta
, eass as viii render vacant the posluon Of Lie
: tensnt Governor. Startling a. such an ev.dent
of preueslitAted corruption IN the admlnlstrAhs
! Of justice may scen, It u nothing more thsn son
OF cur ieadtng Judges themselves ndGnit their b
I .tcf Of the Governors calculations to
! Luckily for the en1s Of justice, however, an
!, as 1t will prposhty prove. unlncti
for lhose Of Governor Clayton the case Il comls
before Judge WhytocE, Of the Circuit Court,
I orpuvht before IN honorable, upright and wort
Judge, who can neither be wheed'ed nor drtv
4 fEon what he believes n be I juat and e9nltst
/ deciaon.-
AZ the Governor Il understood to hare employ
vefy able counsel to sct with his pct, tho Attorn
+ General, and the friends Of the Lieutenant Gt
). | ernor making It strictly pasty measure haze.
= | upderssood, secured Measss Rice and BROOKS, .
Il l
cank 10 the State, the case viii b ably handlt
Il Thsf the Governor expects, however, to hFi
il i pressure enough 10 bear upon the Court 10 Secu
i, verdict IN his favor, there IL Little doubt VI
ID = new election necessary. tbe purpose OF the 9s
T. ernnr would defeat tt4eM, as the uaue of Jan
i. " Johnson Eonld most certainly be returned
II. fully tnrec.fout1hs the entire vote Of the State
III respective Of party. The Governor. however
n case he eucceedl IN creating vacancy Ia the
ia lition+ Is not Obliged 10 order new election.
+, can use hts OWE discretion 70 10 DO or to have
II Senate proceed to appoint one Of their OWL NJ
n | Der As Lieutenant Goteruor.
n He has, therefore, I huge bait 10 barter upon
T. the Senate Tor hts OWE election TO the Scuate
= The Cnited States, a. IN case Of aach election
9 sppoin1es Of the Senate becomes Gorefno,
It / The State Again, should Governor Carton. as
T. now sssmlsea he VII, considering himself TEL
he | dated by the Republicans. endeAyor to co
n | what ts here termed the 81 Senser dodge Il
general se.l.ont 10 the Democracy, he uses
r.. quo et7Tunta to his own sdvaatAee sti1l-that
n promising nil the tine he succeeds, as he
r. donbtcdl5 calculates be cau- IN controlling
of | rulings OF the Court
In such case he can olIeS as Vii to the Dem
ia racy the throw,ne down Of all larr.ers
e. 1heir Unlimited accets 10 the polls: the sppc
=. | uent, ~ was done in Tennessee, Of KeglAE
" wholly tn their interest; the counting Of Eote
he sult Themselves md the uat, IN 1Acs Of his Al
In unlimited control Of the ballot for the uefes
-. the etrre Republican Ecket and The elect1oe
1rt | DeEoctxs to nj the FAEions positions through
nd | tnt Sthte. ii vel ~ The three members as
m, S7eks 10 he elected IN the falt Of 1870. uH p
he tnr this, his coveted seat In the Gu
nd States Senate. In this ease+ too, become
IS ooan'c necSsS1t5 70 ouss VIC 44sa'eA"o4 oo'I
u otherwise the scheme would prove II less
IA Partial faIlnsr, rtTpagh hts promotion to the
uon Of Governor ot The State
Els4 The bearings Of the qtso ~ufTuntn case Hpcn
she | couER election. and tic Senatorial coufet
trst <.u,- so -. A.,n-s ycr IN ~hLn s1rfenea h
,nse 1otu"i A13 to0 AEosUoo ses - "e :. ~-r.3~ :
ttc locked opon by tie leading Republicans - p
3he necessity, sre thus rsadtly soen. The recoun
III OF tI this, TOO, Il Necessary to fair undeY1r