Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-20
Who Is GOvsFnOF2---An UHsuCCess-
ful Effort to Compromise
with CIsytOH.
Tbs Game Of Brsg---Ths House Ex-
hortsd 10 Stand by the People,
and do its 1g'y
Tbere Is no Question Of Democracy
or RepublICaHism, or Of Ru.
Klux and Government.
The CIayiOHGes Threaten bat Dare
moi Attempt 10 Garry out
their Designs.

&c. &c. Etc.
From the Little Rock Gszstts OF satur-
CLAYTON's MESSAGE.
The following is the message Of
CLAYTON. which the House refused TO !
receive from him as Governor:
Fx. DEPT STATE OF ARKANSAS, !
T.rr-rr.F Rock 18th February 1871. J
ETg SPEAKER: i am unO1hclally IN I
formed that your honorable BODY mas /
.Frsvn mo and approved articles OF I'M 4
-1sscbr1aTt against me from the exercise /
m the functions and powers OF salo |
CHra IL has come to me from various /
s1urees that in pursuance Of said resoiu- /
lion f3rcibIe ana revolutionary means VIII /
l5e resorted 70, 10 suspend me, pel0Io /
,-077r honorable EUdy has laid said articles /
- 5r7nesrhueut before the Senate, and /
Dotice has been given me according TO /
Iaw. am advised by competent and /
ebla LEGAL gentlemen that the Con- |
stitutiOn does not confer Lhe pow
er Of suspension from oInce Oh |
vour body. Section $50 OF the /
Ia be a q. prosecution by the House OF /
-Penrssentativss before the Senate" /
Eru also advised Lhst the impeachment j
does not work a suspension until am /
Dotffsi in accordance with secJlon oS5 OF l
said code. In order to avoid confusion on |
the subisct, deem it TO be my duty 70 |
saw that whenever said Impeachment
shall be perfected and due notice served,
] viii readily surrender, pending he tTlai
of zsi7 articles of i'm pe8chment, the ONCE !
with lie franchise and powers, 20 the per
son for the time being entitled thereto
under the Constitution and laws or the
State Of Arkansas.
POWELL CLAYTON, Governor.
WHO Is GOVERNOR?
tn question is on everybody's lips.
Nv RIO ut, and law, there can be but
one answer to the questiOn-that as
soon "a Governor Clayton was i'm
7,eacbad tie Lieutenant Governor,
IN tba Constitution itself, necessarily
succeeded 70 the Office, and should
continue to hold the same until
Governor ClaytOn's disabilities are
r,anovad. This was evidently the
INTERPRETATION given it by the House, !
in refusing to receive r message from
Governor Clayton on yesterday. BuJ 1
the latter refuses to surrender the 1
office until all the articles nave Deeh 4
Derrected and adopted by the House, |
presented to the Senate, and he is
officially notified by that body. A
Iarye majority of the Senate are the 1
friends Of Governor Clayton. Suppose
they. as was done yesterday, should /
continue TO absent themselves, and /
preveut a quorum from being OBJ /
Tgsped? In that event the Governor /
never could be notified, and the very |
letter and spirit Of the Constitution /
be violated. Lieutenant Governor I
Johnson is undoubtedly the rightiul
and lawful Governor at this time. AS
TO Judge McClure's restraining order, |
we do not think it entitled to any /
consideration at all.
EFFORT TO COMPROMISE.
- resolution was adopted by the (
House on yesterday % raise COM /
mittee, charged with the duty Of try /
ing TO effect a compromise, or, more /
properly speaking, 10 restore and re- |
adjust harmonious relations between /
ali the departments Of the govern /
ment. We hope this move will have /
the desired effect, but judging from /
past experience, we fear il is only a /
cub thrown to the whale, and Will re- |
salt in no permanent good to the /
DedDle. The House Of Representatives |
have impeached Governor Clayton, /
and declared him suspended from the /
functions of his office. For the House /
now to treat with Clayton as Cover /
nor would be to stultify itself. But if /
suv good could be accomplished, /
we would be entirely wiling 70
yield that point. Our princl-
pal objection 90 the movement
Is the advantage il gives Clayton in
DositiOn. aud our belief that he will i
take the benefit Of every advantage
THAI he may get. We can see no
8theF satisfactory method Of arrange
ment than that proceedings against
Lieutenant Governor Johnson be dis
continued, and Governor Clayton at /
once resigning his Office of Governor, /
or declining the position Of United 4
States Senator 10 which he has been 4
elected. If hs will forthwith do one /
or the other, then sH may be well,
and the Government 90 ca peaceably
and harmOniously. II these prOpO-
hitiOEE are not at once accepted, we
think the House Of Representatives
wOnld be greatly jeOpardizing the
rights and interests Of the people by
persisting for one moment longer in
any effort at compromise.
THE GAME or BRAG.
The court journal Of yesterday is |
Outiq strong, dOuble-leaded "OfhciaP' |
sBaz1sislg to the people Of Arkansas /
and their representatives in the Cen 1
ssrsl Assembly to belCare how they dare /
10 Opp0ss themselves TO the will and
wishes of the despOt Clayton and his
revolutionary jlElta OF plunderer5,
sDoilsmen and cOnspiratOn.
The occasion for this cOWardly and
Insulting warning is the following /
paragraph ia a late editorial article OF
fhe GGzetLs which the organ copies
and makes the basis OF IFS b1uttE0l Jtlt-
men
They lthe House Of Representatives.
hold power even greater than that OF Lh6
Executive, which they can, ~ they Will
1lgs with powerful and telling effect.
They have the Governor and all his gang
of Wrstched pluadsrers ia their grasp ]
and can If they will, force them to terms
and eosrcs them into q respectful regard !
for tue right, wishes and interests Of the
people. They hold one sure check upon
the mad schemes Of the governor ana MS
sccomplices. which may avail If all other
remedies fail, and that is, their power TO
stop all appropriations.
It was for telling tho plain truths,
and giving this advice t. the repre-
selltdtiUes Of the people in the L.egisla-
GHre assembled, that the ire Of the
Governor and his cabai Of cOnspira-
tors was provoked, and by whose Or
der the organ was doubtless driven to
the reasonable set Of threatening and
menaciBg the House of Representa-
fives and their constituents, the peO-
ole, with the vengeance Of the militia!
La order to gull the simple-minded,
and frighteu the timid-hearted, the
organ Offsets its threats anC menaces
By the lying charges Of a secret or
ganizstiOR being gotten up in this
city, for the purpose OF assassinating
dhe c0Wardly and guilty wretches
who would shield themselves and
their dark and reasonable motives
aud purposes from legislative in
W6sugatiOE and lawful scrutiny, /
- frightening and intimidating
the members into the belief
that If Clayton aud Ills iunta
are not let alone, they viii eaii out
the militia and desOlate the and. One