Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-21
The Military Have Orders to Pre-
serve the Peace as keutrals---
Clayton Cant Rely on
the Militia.
Clayton Without Friends Save in
the Senate and Suprsms Court
1.-The President, Congress
and the PsOp g Against
Him.
Special to Memphis APPEAL,

elected to the United States Sen
ate, by the aid Of the Democrats
in the Legislature, desired, while
managing and manipulating Arkan-
sas affairs at the Capital of the Re
public, to be able, through his sue
cessor, so to control the political des-
tiny Of the State as to maintain him
self the upper dog in perpetuity.
This was made manifest on the thir-
teenth instant, when, in reply to the
committee from the House of Repre-
sentative5 apprising him, officially, Of
his election to the United States SEN
ate, he said he would inform them,
when the time had arrived for
him to qualify for the office, whether
or not he would accept the position;
that it depended entirely upon what
the interests of the State demanded
at that time, whether he would vacate
the Executive chair. The interests of
the State, in this case, meant the su-
premacy Of the Clayton Radicals.
The dirty business of maintaining
this supremacy could not be in
trusted to Lieutenant Governor John
son, who, although a Republican,
is regarded with great respect as a
liberal, upright and just citizen. Clay
ton, therefore, set himself to work to
have him removed, with view of
having Mallory, Of Pine Bluff, ap-
pointed his successor. He entered
upon this work with all the more de-
termination that he knew he had
A MAJORITY OF THE SENATE ON HIS
SIDE,
and was sure of the Supreme Court,
three of the members of which were
decided in expressing their leaning
toward him and their determina-
ton to stand by him. The quo looT-
ra,at0 proceedings were Immediately
begun. To these Johnson demurred,
through counsel. The demurrer,
much to the chagrin and morti-
fcation of the bar OF this city, not
to say disgrace Of the bench, was not
sustained. Chief Justice Mcclure and
Justice Bennett were barefaced in
the perpetration of this outrage
against law and justice. Justices
Gregg and Harrison, to their
honor, be it said, dissented.
The writ was issued and served upon
Johnson. Upon this showing of
ClaytOn's designs and intentions, the
war for power and a vindicatiOn Of
the law ensued-CIaytOn for power,
the Representatives in vindicatiOn of
the law and the people. Clayton was
impeached by vote of AZ yeas to 50
nays, whereupOn two members Of the
Supreme COUrt-Wilshire and Bowen
-precipitately resigned, their places
being filled by Mcclure and Bennett,
the former of whom has since been
impeached, and, from all accounts,
deservedIy so. A majority Of
THE SENATE
being for Clayton, it is entirely con-
trolled in his interest, and has been ad-
journed at his instance, so that the ar
ticles Of impeachment against the
Governor have not yet been served
upon that body. La pursuance Of their
determination to remain adjourned so
long as that course will serve the pUr-
poses of their master, the Clayton
Senators are secreted so that the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate cannot
find them. This continued adjourn
ment of the Senate affords Clayton
plenty of time to look about him
and prepare for the future, which,
he thinks, himself sure of, as
in any event, even if the articles Of
impeachment be served upon the
Senate, he is sure of acquittal, as he
owns fifteen more than half the whole
Of Senators. What he is
for is to place Mallory, Of
Pine Bluff in Johnson's place as
Governor, and in the line
Of succession to him when he leaves
for Washington, where he is due on
the 4th of March next. All of the
BRAG AND BLUFF,
which he has played during the past |
week, was put on, with view to |
excite Congress and Grant to some |
action in his favor. For this, how !
ever, there is no hope, because Grant |
is the unyielding friend Of Senator |
who, together with Sena- |
tor Rice and Representatives Rogers,
Bowles and Roots. is sternly opposed !
to Clayton and determined upon his
We know that the
UNITED STATES TROOPS
have orders from Washington to hold !
themselves ia readiness 10 act for the
of peace and strictly as
and we do not think, know
ing how earnestly Brooks (who has
the absolute management of the ne
groes and the Radical whites Of Ar
kansas is opposed to Clayton, that !
the Governor viii be able to control |
the
MILITIA,
since that gallant (?) corps must |
be largely made up Of both these
classes. Upham, the infamous, who
proved his title to that character, and
also to mansions (not) in the SKIES"
is Msjer-General Of the Militia Of Pu-
laszi county, is a strong Clayton man,
and would willingly lend himself, as
he has often done before, to Clayton's