Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-19
Articles Of Impeachment Againstih5
Chisf lustiCs # tbs Su-
prsm8 Court.
Preparing for a BlO5dy Conflict
Two Wsgon-IOads Of Arms
Ready.
A Most UNANIMOUSLY lncsndialy Ar
tiCle from Clayton's Organ.
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against Clayton, the Clayton majority
= in the Senate refuse TO meet, and leave
) that body without a quorum.
: MCCLURE npEACHED.
The articles Of Impeachment against
Chief Justice Mcclure passed the
House to-day by a vote Of A to 81, an
increased majority over the vote on
the impeachment Of Clayton.
CLAYTON's MEN FILIBUsTER.
The Clayton Minority hlibustered
/ for some time, until the Supreme
| Court could reach a judgment Of
OUstee In the Johnson quo tcGTraRtO
case. It was a race for time between
! the court and the House, but the
/ House won the race. The struggle in
| the court was hard, and well fought,
and the court was finally forced to ad-
jOurn until Monday morning to con-
slider a motion Of the respondent for a
jury to lay the issues of fact before.
JOHNSON TRIUMPHANT.
This was regarded as a tri-
umph Of Johnson and the
/ people over the programme Of the
ring. In the meantime the impeach-
ment disables, by suspeusatiOn, Nc
/ Clure from acting, and practically
| places an embargo upon the Court un-
tlitis removed by trisI and acquitted.
CLAYTON WILL RESIST.
1t is still threatened by Clayton's
| friends that he viii not recognize his
suspension, and viii resist JOhuson's
assumption Of power.
THE SUPREME COURT AND JOHNSON. /
The Supreme Court has issued an
! order, restraining Lieutenant Cover
nor johnson from the exercise Of his
/ Executive functions, which is made
one Of the grounds Of NcClure's inn
| peachment.
NO CONFLICT-ARlIs READY.
As yet there has been no conflict, /
although much misspprehension is /
felt. Two wagon-lOsds Of arms were |
stored in the State-House to-day, |
which were brought from the United |
States Arsenal.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT WANTED.
A motion was made in the House
by W. B. Padgett, to memnrialize
Congress for a republican government
pending the present troubles. The
House adjourned before the motion
was presented.
A MOST INCESDIARY ARTICLE.
This morning the Republican (Clay-
toms orgsn) published a most incen-
diary article. 1t says in conclusion,
after denoUncing the action Of the
House Is a gross outrage:
Some Of our friends think that the
Democracy would not have done this
thing but for Brooks, Hodges and
johnson. That they could not have
done it but for the assistance they have
given is true, and on them rests the
responsibility. Brooks and Hodges
openly boast on the street that they
did this thing; but we now say to them
and their Democratic cOnfederates,
that it viii not win. We Cpine that
Governor Clayton viii pay about !
as much attention to the reso-
luton of suspension as the
moon does to the baying Of a dog
We now say If Brooks, Hodges, John
son, and their Democratic hackers, I
desire to make q test OF physical force, ]
that the Governor and his friends are {
prepared to meet it; and that they
will never get possession Of the eXeCu- {
tive Office in any other method, unless I
il should be determined by the SU- {
preme Court that johnson is Lieuten- I
ant Governor. These are perilOUs /
times, and no man knows what a day y
or an hour may bring forth, and our ad- Z
vice is for friends OF the government to \
prepare themselves for the worst. We q
want no violence or blOOdshed, and q
shall counsel all men against it, but if d
it is provoked, and all the indications a
now are that it viii be, let each man a
select the person he deems in anyWise {
connected with the matter and see v
that he is properly taken care Of II
the citizens Of Little Rock desire to {
make the city a field Of carnage, death v
and blOOdshed, we can stand it If they a
can; If the torch is to be applied to v
our dwellings we can apply it to q
theirs; if our house is 70 be laid IN 4.
fAlAaEl DAA DHAAAEA nAAAlA LNtAA LalC hDLA "
taliOniS. The State Government will \
not be surrendered without a fight. I
and when it does come our cry shall b
be, hay on, Macduf, and damned a
be he who first cries hold, enough" | o
ARTICLES DIPEAcHING CHIEF JUS
TICE CHASE.
To-day Mr.. Padgett, rising to ques-
ion Of privilege, read to the House
.he following articleso Of impeachment O.
against Chief Justice John Mcclure,
and thereon demanded the previous q
question:
WHEREAS, John Mcclure, a JUS .
ice Of the Supreme Court Of Arkan-
.as, is guilty Of high crimes and mis- al
temeanOTs.
First-In that be has engaged IN a o
with Governor Powell, y
dayton and Others, to UnlaWfully and | "
deprive Lieutenant Gov r,
rnOr Jas. III. Johnson Of his Office as 4
aid Lieutenant Governor, to which ! y
.e was duly elected by the people Of
Arkansas, and qualified according to cC
aW. al
Seeond-In that he has barganed,
OF pay and brides, 70 lnuUenc6 Dis aC- ie
ions ana decisions as a Justice Of "
he said Supreme Court, at various
lines and on various occasions, all q
Ontrary to law and the Constitution. IN
Third-In that he has, as Chief JUS
Ice Of the Supreme Court of the State -,
f Arkansas, Issued a wit Of maDda- ~
aus without authority and In viola ~
ion Of law and the Constitution of the =
tate Of Arkansas, upon Lieutenant q
Governor James NJ. Johnson. now 81
citing Governor Of the State of AR. ~
ansas, by reason Of Governor Powell
layton having been impeached bv fO
be House Of Representatives, and is
aid Powell Clayton, suffer al
og under said disabilities, on
.retending to restrain said Lieutenant / th
Governor Johnson from performing
he functions Of said Office, that pre- te
enung remarkable and anwarrant- 10
Die case Of coordinate department 10
{ the Government attemDtiDg TO re- az
train another by writ Of ol5ogalas. oo
II with an unlawful and corrupt de- II.