The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-04
THE PRE- SIS,
Monday Morning, January 4, 1859.
Iola steel The Only Remedy.

st last we have something to nautralize the
lying associated press dispatches from Arkan-
sas in regard to the "outrages" of Gov. Clay
toms militia. The member of Congress from
the 81 Arkansas district has arrived in Wash
ingtoa and tells story that everybody knew
would finally come and would prove true
Gov. Clayton was fully justified in calling out
the militia and the only fault that can be
TO and with him is that he DELE ed action too
long. Mr.. Boles, the Congressman above men-
Toned, says:
In August, September and October last
about twenty leading Republicans of the
State were either murdered or severely
wounded. Among the victims were the Hon.
James Kinds, the Hon. A. NJ. johnson, Capt.
Mason, the Hon. Joseph Brooks and the Hon.
Stephen Wheeler. In addition to these over
two hundred colored men were brutaliy muir
dered for political reasons Notwithstanding
these outrages were known throughout tne
State, the agents of the Associated Press dlo
not give facts to The public nor did the spe-
eial correspondent of the Memphis Avalanche
have word to say on the suDIeCt except IN
the case of the murder OF the Hon. James
Kinds and the woundiug of Hon. joseph
Brooks which was grossly misrepresented
Let it be remembered that previous to calling
out the militia not single case of retaliation
on the part of the Union men had even been
charged. The murderers in many cases were
known and were allowed to live in perfect Sc
eurity in the communities in which outrages
were committed. If attempts were made to
deal with them by the civil law, the officers
were oyerpowered, killed, Or driven off by the
reDei Democracy. The most notorious OF
these assassins rode over the country, making
speeches by invitation, in which they boosted
oftheir outrages In every part of the State
leading rebels were continually counselling
opposition to the State government and the
nvTs mod In Eiaufnn's "A 1na xyac
daily beseiged by refugees begging protection
from the State in their rights under its laws.
Thus besieged, Gov Clayton made use OF the
means in his hands to ascertain the truth aud
when fully convinced that civil saw would not
be enforced in these counties, he declared mar
tial law and called out tue militia, in which he
was sustained by the unanimous vote of the
Legislature. The militia first sent to the field
into actual service were all white men, most of
whom had seen service in the United States
volunteer army. These were attacked by or
ganized bands ia Sewer county, End one of
their company killed and several wounded
After this occurrence, if Gov. Clayton had not
organized the colored refugees Into the militia
force, Mr., Boles would, he says, have been
surprised. Gov. Clayton was unwilling to call
out the militia during the canvass, fearing that
1t might be mlsconstrued into an electoneer-
log scheme, and, therefore, he long bore the
discredit of a government which did not pro-
tcct its citizens, ond consented only when all
other hope of good order had failed. After
having been thus goaded to desperation, the
Union men have fnalIy resolved 70 have peace
az all hazards.
II these things continue month AFTER the
4th of March--if service in the Rebel army
continues to be the only claim to safety of per-
son and property and loyalty a sure death
warrant-if Union men are murdered daily
becauseltheW are Union men, while their assss-
sins are made the pets and favorites of the
Rebel populace If these things continue, Gen.
Grant is the recreaut that Wendell Phillips
says he is and all the world knows he is not.
The same day that Mr.. Bales statements were
made public, news came from Louisiana OF the
assassination at Montgomery, Union parish, of
two colored men of the highest responsibility
because the son of one Of them taught a colored
echnolf