, 1870-10-04
ARKANSAS.
Tho Political SttuntIon-Thc Coursc
OF Governor Clnyton-The Question
OF DISfEnnct1tneInen ent Tho Quilted
Stntck ScnatorahIr.


ped~up wnves pitching madly against each
other The barometer yAciliAting and uncer-
tain, and 4 storm-tossed medley Of mongrel
craft Is preparing FOR battle. Verify, nattera
political In Arkansas are decidedly mixed To
cast the horoscope Of the future requires
degree Of divination accorded to but few OF
this mundane sphere. Democracy, with far
from perfected organization !; with, at best,
4 hesitating, uncertain rank and file; and
with leaders, who, lacking in faith Of their
followers, hsre little hope save in dsviaions
in Republican -nepub1icanism nisuu-
lerstooj, and brought into disrepute, through
its misrepresentation in power; those rep
resentatives evidently determined to either
rule the party to their own baao purposes, or
to ruin it., and determined effort on tho part
Of the mzsses Of the party to sssutne control
of their own otirers.
: 10 you OF Tie outside world it doubles
eeems that the party IL hopc1easty embfoiled
in tliaseusions that eau but insure defeat o
the contrary, I hive nnvet before aeen 10
much unity Of purpose II the ranks Of the
now. Your readers will remember that moro
than year ago foreshadowed Just such =
political revolution as exits to-dAy-the unit
ing Of Tho party, almost e1l taosse, In the re-
p1diation Of the rnaladminiAtration Of Cover
nor Clayton. BY many leading spirits OF the
demonstrated as wsll-nigh accomplished fact
now. To te sure, press in the interest Of
tie Governor attempts to put bold face upon
the matter, aud represent anaits in y light
favorable to their cause. The facts Of
the case ire, however, thss, outside
o. an st.ny Of Apprentices. tha party seems
be bulliea ns III the past, or betrayed into
hands cf tho Democracy, in order to secure
Governor Clayton seat III the Uci.ea States
Senate.
CLAYTON AsD THE FRANCHISE. :
| As all are aware, the eTer-ve1ed question
| in Southern political circles hiuges upon the
rcstoEatiou Of the franchise. In this, strange
iy enough, ~ understood, Governor Clayton
sxpects the moral support Of outside EepuL,-
licats at latge. as being in accord with them
selves, in fAyurinS hpt1al line OF policy.
he edese1vcs, will give tho zctual relations Of
tho Governor, and the leading spirits OF the
party, upon the question, past aud present,
Iu this will tpeax fru1n nu Msrc learsay,
but from personal knowledge IN thu premises.
In tho formation Of the preseut conatitu~
tion, in aceotdsure with generally 1esog'
! nized necessity OF tho times, certaiu claustt
were introduced restricting. iu measure, the
| vote Of such NJ lad participated in rebellion
The restriction. however, Nas mostly coil
st1uctive III its nature, tho positive prohibition
extending only 10 practical ratification ui
the fourteenth Amendment of the National
C1ntt:tullon.
4 Practically, therefore, noue we're prohibited
tho franchise, eave such active rebels as LcIl
. oiico tcfore ttts war. At the same time
there ara seytral CAUSES FOR which tAoy ln1,
be aisiraaIchieed.
/ C,ustF,ct1sely, in these cases, the decision
, pro OF coH., lies with tho ltcgt-tFal. As tlcs,
Registrars are appointed by the Governor
and tEey in turn appoint lie Judges OF El0c
ton, it il soeu that the control Of elections i
, almost wholly III his power. Dy appoiutmeu
Of these Registrars, lie may nut only 1e:ilt
. who shall Eote, but also control tho coant.
! The power thus veetcd in the Governor )
a mGasurc Of prtcautiun l,as proved the woss
cou1ss that could have been inflicted upon til
, Republican party Of Arkansas. by its uso til
! Governor actually controlled tho last cl.c:is
! to suit himself. Not content With this, Il:
vote OF whole counties MRS thrown out At vii
Il is IN inst app1ehen6iun Of repetition q
tie past. that lie tie clef fears Of the lualiu
!. spirits ol the party to-day. AZ he conirolle
: the election of Legi.1ature to subscrvc, ii
> purposes IN tho procuring Of railroad. 1'sts
J. AID other legislatiou then, 10, il ta ~
he purposes to control tue election t:;.
G 1ature thae shall eccura linn his cu.3t. ~;
'; in the United States Seuate now.
Just bere, too, few words rclative to II
Governors expected sympathy - hryl.
planted himself on the liberal platform OF ii
d party at tho nation. Az well known hero, !,
10 tie very lous Of a certain October speoc
the Governor wks tho .uost prozcuptiva M,
;, in the State llo was, i'll faci, tho only stuu
i bling blcck in the way OF As liberal line
'c policy ty tho Republican party Of Arkansas
could be deslred- He Wns demonstrated vii
}, for Ills oscsiptfveintcrprctation OF tho CO.
Il stitut.on. lie wae shown that by fair AZ
Just Interpretation hc could not dlsfrancli
I ~
e voters ua replied ly expressing the inteutit
~ in tho coming election, TO disfrAuchi.s no le
m thai, twenty thousand under the single olau
ne permitting OF the d..s1archiscMcnt of
such ~. having taken tho oath Of allcgiacc
O. after~atl gave aid and comfort
y the enemy. Suddenly lle came o
: in favor Of the acknowledgement OF al. IL
there been any faith in the sincerity Of his N
tives all would have been we'll enough As
was. however, suhpiciuns pointed to = thte,
.ued sell out to the Democracy. That st
VI. lla programme agreed upon betwe
l:msc1l aud cs1tain Democratic leaders the
Nas good reason to believe. later develO
ntute dLmonstratc beyotsd much doubt t
NV actual conclusion Of mn agreement to Il
II. effect witt, a prominent cx-rcLel lawyer.
All presence of stvcrsl nitnesec..
~ Tbs Gove1Eufs conyer.Inl was, tLc1eGu
49,, nothing inore Or lets than n basc betrayal
m ~" lis Party.
a1c Fu1 eome reskop, doubtless tho fcar
- committii + liulscll b.yot;d redemption,
.he Governor iaiiId 10 SO as lar a, agreed up
.,n much u tic disgust OF lis proposed Ali
NJ, l.atlerfy. in coEst Iuenco OF losing caste "
trr- the blacks. hr Las attempted m eZpianati
bF III which, Us usu1l in such cases, he mad
Nh bad matter worse. The move, on The Who
- therefore, haa been uurs suicidal ln i:s
ses sulte, as lie ret1us to have utterly forfci
~ the confidence Of all. save lis o6tcr-ho1l
W. aud their respective attaches.
zee To-day. the eutiru Congressional dele
islc lion, Al Well aa 4 Az j4ritS VI tIo State =
vef tral Committee, uttler tho icsd Of tho Hon
iay F. Rice, Urited States Senator. ts Chaitm
~ cxprees themselves oaeui5 i'll fasur Of ALI
e''" i.ively prohibited l,y ths constitution. At
the same time, from all pa1ts OF tho State, G.
aaI complaints without end of tao bit:ckl: i
ycl- sc,ip:iye discrimination male By tho RsEistl
appointed by the Governor.
,ns ~. The proper representatives Of tho pa
therefore, desire that cscEy voter, not Col
.oa~ | tutionxtly diefranetised. should meet with
tAla olstz clss ut the POLLS. Tho cuaiss11iea OF
ons Governor, ut tho samo time. show an unE
daJ siplcd purpose TO manipulate the vute in
interest Ut theif master. 1t l. Justly fsa
ai". ,a that. ndine-as he is eyiJvntly FAST bceor
IA ~ convinced il the caso-tho great 1n1sa OF
srIe prtlicaEs are determined upon rele a,i11g Il
onia selves trom Lis tsrnnnicAt cout.ol, and
Of they therefore positively Will no longer fo
ta1s in his lead. he will uso tho power in his Il
- ~ 10 transfer tic State TO the Democracy.
~. .helc is much horo Of this in The min.
~ many shining lights OF Tho OLD school oi
ese~ mocrary 10 evident !.
,lc1- They apparently care little about the
tulc greHtioaal ticket. in comparison to thcir d
90! no- 10 obtain control OF the State They
~ therefore, willing to promise in exchange
uure coveted seat in the Ciited Stntes Sena1
usi5 in 60 doing they get him out OF tue way
held yet, however, each seems afraid to truat
ices: ices other; especially tho Governor. who, IN
sSA3' irE 10 PEI fosm his Share OF the progra
,.N Ho frat, IL forced 10 place hiuasclf ID the p
!, 4. OF the Democracy. with no possible setnr
a!e,- hand That !; he wll, u possible, throw
'tor.1. State into their Lands, osun with no ruwa
ID. iumec!f, snlely to dn.eat his chief conlpe
y, L The Hon. Mr.. Mcdonald for the Senste
~ r. few seem inclined 10 doubt. The same e
s. ( too, scerls 10 extend On Ills pArt to the !,
s,,nr- Congressional deiesatioh. That be Il {
scvlt: mlneu to use LIS power to defeat eArl
l~ru:i every 0,le. At all hazards, all believe.
.aler. To suaga against such coursc OF a
and otYeet tho put1,csc% Of the G1verno
Congressional Committee are noder-ic
he making ara: Eemelats TO establish !
Of EoEarnule nj prptect0Iate. As uudars
L: iie,l St4tos :;a,-Aiarshals are bein
ldays pointed III large ,umntrs all over the
says: to zee that an honest: Totc IL secured,
I'M Of cosilance With The Eroririlus Of the 1at
reap,- stisniaahat smendme"t
II sus II tha GoreKunes pets, iu the ehal
Il. e:sFrars, undertake 10 reyent the ex
rust OF H., franchise in lawtu! n4aEc-. Ii
i4uca lreied f,y tht United S.1sc- anthcr,tles
~ ahe may rtanda khow for the penitentisEy.
n me II doubtless the on}y rI.ow hr which > Il
snur1 lorett election can 10 had in Arkan.
+, add least un1ii The rere0 Of the present
laHtxi. ! It2nehlse 42wn OF the Sta1c.
!. ky.N- TIE SENATORIAL. CONTEST
.tIs }A / So far, the Conservatives J. g Denn
, aud .l,n1x iittla tl,sr.oxi,ion n r,~ia ,,,,,1,
wS ''' fight. outride Of the Ssate or Legi.la,iy,
chest ". ~ ~ sotSt snes Law. nGla!oSNE,
called, cates IN tue aeio 1"s congress ia two {
fHfRN fnHCfR6kfnuAI 1ixtr n