New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-20
POLITICAL.
ARKANShs'
infEAOhnENT or GOV. CLAYToN-GtEAr TX.

bar Of the Senate to-day for want Of quoram Article,
! Of Impeachment have been introduced IN tbo H.,
against the ChefJustce Of the State The policy O, III
House is revolutionary In every sense being designed
to aud cripple every department 81 the ga.
Government, without regard for law or Justice and
to transfer the whole authority the State 10 tho H.
OF Representative. The purpose Of these consprar,
against the peace and dignity Of the state Is b play s
stantiay the same role that enacted fen1e..,e
by which the Old Rebel element into pl gcr tlc
Ihey VIII fail IN ther schehe ana Arhansas be saved
to the Republican party, aud law and order Will triumph
| IN this contest
The Memphis Appeai DEM publishes dispatch frors
Little Rock Deb 16 stating that the articles 81 mpeach-
ment against the Governor passed the Houe that DAY
by vote Of a to 3G and that tho following s the cub
stance Of the articles:
That he has conspired with members Of the Supreme
Court 10 macOusly aud uDd fully deprive Lieut. Cow
johnson OF his Office. 10 which h8 was duly elected
2. TIat he has unlaw.uy removed N. H. Lock. County
and Probate Judge OF Clark County.
That he directed, encouraged. and aided IN frauds
the General Assembly from The xIIIh District.
4. That he has accepted pecuniary compensation for
Little Rock aud Little Rock ami Fort Smith Railroads.
That Governor he issued bonds obligations 70
the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad Com
pany when said Company was not entue 10 me same:
g. That he has been guilty OF other macOnduCt and
malieasance IN office and other high crimes aud mde-
meanOrs.
Therefore, Is moved first, that said Powell Clayton.
Governor Of the State Of Arkansas be and IS hereby Inn
peaehed OF misconduct and malieaslnce IN Office AID
! mlSdcIcanols,
Clayton be and IL hereby suspended from exercising tho
functions OF Governor Of the state Arkansas
q That d. ]. smith, +. NJ. Thompson. b b. Battle. A.
Mason l.. \. Fulton W. b. Padgei and L. a. Howard,
members Of the House e and they are hereby appointed
managers 70 prepare articles OF impeachment against
said Powell Clayton Governor, with full power 10
anime witnesses. and otherwise conduct the trial Of i'm.
peachmen in tie name and IN behalf Of all the peopo u
g. That said managers be instructed to go Immediately
to the Senate and nj the bar thereof IN the name 81
House OF Representatives and Of all the people ~ the
!
Clayton, Governor, for misconduct AMI naadmlnlstl-
ton Of his Office as such Governor, and acquant lie
senate that tie House OF Representatives. Will. IN duo
time, exhibit the particular articles OF impeachment
against him, and make good the came, and that tho
managers demand tie take an order tic
appearance OF said Powell Clayton to answer TO said in
parchment.
! The same dispatch adds
II Is threatened by Cayton friends that he viii resist
JOhnson's assumption OF Executive power During ths
vailed, all Of the members speaking In explanation II
their votes. The Hobbies ami galleries were densey
ChefJustice Wiltshire to-day resigned, and Associate
Justice Mcclure succeeds him, and Judge scare, Cay.
Mcclure. The deal Of tie bench is understood To DO
for the purpSse OF 0sGg tbaf SiS'' mC S4 %o
just confirmed, win be mpeached tomorrow.
The following dispatch received by the Associated
| Press:
MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb; 17.-The Avalanche Lite Rock
special says: The rOl called in the Senate this
morning, thirteen being present. immediately after
appeared at the door. The sergeanat-Arms at first
ddmittdUCe, but their Insisting he nUalv
admitted them. and announced their presence and desire
10 communicate with the Senate The President
spOHded that they could not De received, the Senate
IN session, and motion TO call the house would
be decided out or order Mr.. Carroll insisted ON re
Presidents putting the motion, and said 1t trick to
prevent the managers from proclaiming the lmpeach-
mentor the Governor some Mrangng TOOK pace, Nben
| motion put TO adjourn until tomorrow, which
carried thus preventing an official announcement Of
the impeachment.
ernOr dated yesterday sta Ing that he lad been unOf-
hcaly informed or articles Of impeachment being pre-
i'm and The ada ntTl
pending him from Office He had been advised to take
charge the state Government by force The best tai
had Informed him that he could not be suspended
until regular articles of impeachment were drawn up
and presented 10 the senate al he Officially nO fed Of
the same. When that was done, lie wOuId readily sur
Gov Howard moved that the message Jo rejected.
| which was carried by vote Of 43 90 %
the Supreme Court. the ChiefJustce. Mcclure.
and AssOcat,Justce seares issued writ in the quo
uardHt0 OF Lieut-Gov Johnson, returnable to-
morrow, when the will be tried IL Is generally
coded that the Court Will decide to oussJohnson. -
The Governor mas the starways leading to the Execu
law. II understood that Johnson is preparing TO call
| the militia and proclaim himself Governor.
The Lite Rock Republican says: THE organization
for the ayowed purpose Of inangurating rebellion and
turning the state over to the DemOeracy composed OF
the old Ku-Klux Khan and White ChamelcOns, which
organization being perfected in this city Gov Brown.
| in council with the Democrats, aSsuEes them OF tho
have been held during the last hree days the object
being resistance the law Disngu shed Confederate
Generals were at the meetings, ana the meetings
continued the names OF the leaders in he matter VIII 10
given the public and if the meetI rs then con-
nued there will not be Il minutes bel ween the leaders
and eternity when the trap falls. Ilstake was mads
before IN n9t declaring martial Ia" h VII lOs Ecs
Our friends in the country are requested 10 be ready Tor
service which may be Tg5ed q AM 6 s
time is as good as any other. This is ut idle talk"
The Aralqnche has another Little Rock dispatch (eb.
lC) which says:
II is generally understood that articles Of impeach
ment will be preferred against three OF the supreme
Judges tomorrow, Mcclure searlc and Bennett, which
will stop the Court from rendering any decision III the
| johnson Groups OF people cOngregdte on the
and everybody is in suspense, waiting for
The appointments OF Mcclure as Chef-Justice and
seare as AssoeiateJustce were confined, and Mcclure
this evening issued restraining order against the Lieu
preventing nun from eSerGsins hs
order Illegal aud unconstitutional, VIII refuse 10 OBEY
As as Tire managers OF the House report 70 inc
Senate johnson Will take charge OF the Executive ONCE
IL not prevented by force.
LATER
MEMPHIS, Feb. ia special dispatch from Little
Rock to The Acaidnehe says:
When the roll called in the Senate to-day, only 10
members were present, the same yesterday. There
not being quorum present, the Oefr ANNOUNCED 'Has
no quorum was present.
Mr. Hadley moved an adjournment pm Monday.
Mr. Thierson stated that he had Iotion TO Offer bus
the President disregarding him. put the motion TO I'D
journ which carried.
Mr. Thlerson declared that this was damnabe out
rage on our rights-infamous, ungesemanly' aud uI-
| parliamentary.
At this point the impeachment managers appeared
ON, voro announced 70 the Senate blt the Senate hny
ing again been adjourned, they reflrled "lhoo' oe-
claring the impeachment
| Articles Of impeachment against lChiet justice NC
Clare were presented in the House by Wm Podgott VINO
said he would read The Republicans editorial OF
Yesterday and that everything was possible from 'he
people, and that Mcclure is charged Sh being enSsseu
in a conspiracy to Gust LieutenantGey Johnston
The articles after three hours discussion were adopeu
BY "a vote OF a TO 80.
The vote was rccOnsidered and the motion was ad CD
the table.