Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-25

When the history Of -carpetbaggery
and scalawaggery comes TO be written
! the chapter which Arkansas viii furnish
will be found in no degree less horrible or
/ forbidding than that Of South Carolina.
| And yet, with a territory rich in soil and
minerals, with a hardy, vigorous and
working population, to which constant
accessions are being made from nearlyan
of the older States, at least, the load Of
debt increased by frequent and continued
rObberies by the Radical task-masters
might be borne with patience in the
hope Of a better, a brighter and more
promising future, if only the mur-
derOus Outrages perpetrated with a view
to the continued oppression of the peo-
pie could be stopped. But for this there
is little reason to hope. Information
which reaches Us by private hands, in
duces the belief that there is no hope
that the weak, wishy-washy Hadley viii
take any steps TO relieve the State in
this regard. He knows and believes
that the bloody-handed Dodson and the
murderer Upham have no valid excuse
for the employment Of the militia that
depredate over Pope county like the
band Of thieves they are; he is NOR
ally convinced thathe himselfhas moth
ingsto gain but oblOquy and the detesta-
ton Of all good men, and that he has
nothing to hope for from Clayton
and his gang; he knows they intend
to monopolize the offices Of the State,
and have no use for him, and yet he
submits to Upham, Clayton's creature,
and permits Dodson to at viii,
thieving and plundering and Outraging
every night the citizens he has sworn to
protect. And not only this, but in the
face of a popular sentiment to which
Grant and Congress were compelled to
submit, and in the teeth Of the opinions
Of men like Albert Pike and Reverdy
johnson, and in opposition to clear
~expIications Of law by such sound
Radical papers as the New York
ErcaiRg Post he refuses to in
struct his registrars. that the act Of ami
nesty passed by a Congressional major
with which he sympathized, carry
ing with itrestoration to- all the rights Of
citizenship to the amnestied, secures to
all such in Arkansas not only the right
to hold Office, but the right to vote.
With the key in his hand he has not the
nerve 20 do justice, and open a way for
the people of Arkansas 70 redress the
grievous wrongs which they have suf-
at the hand Of Radicalism. He
has il in bis power to atone for his weak
Of the d~isgraceful gang Of
the thieves who shed dishOuOr eyenupOn
.Radicalism, blythe surrender to the peO-
pie of the powers Of which they have all
along been nconstitutionally despoiled;
he has it in his power to bring peace
10 every part Of his State, to bring con-
.ent to every household and happiness
every home, and yet he refuses,
Under threats from Clayton, who be-
-tllCS DoNCiAEcc lOAEhtL int AADAAtll the
PROCLAMATION for the registration Of the
,mnestied is issued. Not even the
nagnanimous Senter of our own State
lad such an opportunity to link his A..
with the benisons and blessings Of
manumitted people. He says he is
ired of office, that he has no liking for
he trouble and turmoil inseparable
rom the position he holds, and that he
anxious to retire from it. Why not,
hen, cut aloof from party, de
Iare his Independence Of cliques and {
.ngs, and immortalize himself as the
avior ofhis State from a pack Of thieves
nd cut-throats, whose rapacity and
reed grows by what it feeds on. The II
resent is a most inviting occasion for I,
lch an act, and though coming at the
eventh hour, it would be hailed with (
..tisfactiOn everywhere. Will he ex- y
nd the franchise; has he the grit and
lie independence TO act up to his con- !,
of right? We shall see. n