The Van Buren press., 1871-10-10
Speech Of Hon Ja, prooks.
From the Little Rock Gass,te OF


Both, We find report of the speech of
Mr.. Brooks in reply to the speech of
Senator Clayton the night before, snd a
review OF the Senator'S record. And as
it gives little Of the secret history of
the Dardanelle Convention, in which the
Editor Of the Gazette and several of the
State Democratic Central Committee fs-
ured. We copy n ore particularly for fu-
reference. Whcnit is remembered that
we were not long since administered the
"word with the bark on it, !" for assum-
ing that there was just as much reason
and justice in our sustaining the CLAYTON
wing of tine Radical party as that Of Mr.
BRooKs.@ We are as bitterly opposed to
one us the other-but if we are going
to, trade, let US go where there is some
thing offered in return for what we may
give Let it be recollected, that these
same gentlemen at Little Rock, who
would insinuate that we were working
in the influence of the Clayton wing, and
who held up their hand with holy hor.
ror " at the thought, are the ones that a
Yeae ago, that Mr.. Brooks says were
hand in glove with the Clayton wing.
This is what he says:
Mr. Brooks here referred 10 the Scna-
tors party as boilers, reviewing the his
tory OF the conventions OF last year. He
stated that Hadley visited the boat as the
democratic delegates were leaving for the
Dardanelic convention, aud put down in
writing if the democrats would not nomi
nate anybody, there would certain great
advantages inure to them. And they
have the eifrontry to ask if we will abide
a party nomination.! The Clayton men
not only bolted every nomination. but
bolted the election, and gave the ccrtif-
cate to Edwards The speaker here
quoted the law to show that the governor
had no power to go behind the returns
in the Secretary ofState's office Those
returns gave Boles over 1000 majority
The governor did not issue the certificate
according to the returns and count, and
therein he violated the law. He was sor-
ry the Senator didn't state he gave Ed,
wards certificate because he had con-
tract to do it. Loud applause. He
here stated that Mr. Chamberlain, repre-
senting the governor, went to Judge
Watkins, and Col. Garland, and propos-
ed that. if Col CAN'T and DR. Mitchell
would withdraw their contest for a seat
in the lower house Of the general assem-
bly,, thereby enabling Goad and Pilking-
ton-hoth Clayton men-to retain their
seats-the governor would give the cer
tiicate of election to Edwards. Colonel
CAN'T agreed to this, placing his letter
of withdrawal in the hands of Judge
Watkins, to be used when the certificate
was issued The sequel showed that
Chamberlain represented the governor,
because Edwards got the certificate, and
CAN'T and Mitchell Withdrew from the
contest. The supreme court could give
no power to the governor to issue this
certificate, as implied by the Senator's
remarks-and what sour majority" in
that court wouldn't have done would
have made the heather Chnec blush.
Isn't this beautiful conduct for the ex-
ecutivs of State? A man occupying
the highest Office in the State violating
his oath of oilice--certifying to thing
he knows to be false And the governor
did this He certified that according to
the returns in the Secretary Of States Of
fee Edwards received q majority Of the
votes cast There is higher court in
Arkansas than the United States court
the people-and before them we arraign
him, and propose to prosecute him until
a verdict is rendered by the people in
10. We don't say, as the Senator did
election at any event and under all cir
cumstances, but if We can get the votes
we will We are not hunting gophers, ,as
Mcclure says they are We do not pro
pose to manrfacuturc bogus ballots as
they do The devil ought to have the
man that would stuff ballot box, and i'll
he don't get him he ought to be abolish
ed. Hot Springs shows what kind of
gopher hunting they mean. If his life
and character did not attest more hon
esty than the State house ring he would
like somebody would prosecute and send
him to the pententiary. Clayton not
only gave the certificate to Edwards, but
is still fighting for him-and then comes
here and denounecs men as Benedict Ar
nolds! When did Benedict Arnold ever
condescend TO do a thing SO mean Tor
such consideration as the issuance of
the certificate to Edwards? ,frfa
TIE POPULAR UPRISING.
1t seems that the qualification and COM
mendation all round Of the removal of
Catterson and Whipple was manufactur
ed thunder, from the pen of our young
friend Mcconnell, who knows so well
how to do it Il. i I'm. r-s..-.fa
The speaker here referred 10 the re-
moval Of Gen Catterson--as true re.
publican as God ever male---a man who
led the militia against the ku klux in
1868, and who was respected by all par
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