Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-08

The Political Complications Across the
Rirer-C0nfasi9n Worse
C0Hf0unici.
Brooks, ths Political Complement Of
Ciayton and HIS ~9hievIng,
Numbering Gang.
Better be on with Che Old Lore Before
You are On with the NeW-A
Thorough Review q the
Situation,

LNA4kIs- ENAAA AAfh Ea
iusdy-deserved eensure has been vented
upon the Clayton policy, az Illustrated
in the administration Of the state gov
eminent OF Arkansas. What that policy
is needs no explanation. l. is under
stood IN its practical workings ia every
hamlet in the state rs the opp tnent Of
equal and exact justice to al men, the
INSCRIPTIONS friend Of oppression, of
grinding exactions and taxation, foster
ing aud sustaining a system Of public
plumber which has enriched the office
holders and baakruptcd the Sustei de
uying the elective franchise 20 old citi-
zens and Taxpayers, in violation Of the
constitutional amendments, the dicta Of
the courts aud toe voice Of public
opinion, while protecting Illegal voting,
ballOt-box stUhing and false registrations
carrying elections by fraud, chicanery,
bribery and intimidation; suspending
the sacred writ Of HaJcus corpus, and
declaring martial law ia counties during
profound peace; sending bands Of armed
ana demorsIized militia TO iucite viola
tions Of the public peace, % billet and
prey upon g peaceful, Ia~w-abiding
people, 70 arrest, imprison, and, after a
mock trial at drum-head court-martiali
execute their best citizens; bendiug TO
its win even rs high . tribuua, IS the
supreme Court Of the State, and maniP-
ulatiug the legislative branch Of the
State government 20 the end that the
national administration should have a
cspable friend and ally in the person OF
POWELL CLAYTON,
its chief I'm The Senate Of the United
stats-. These are simply the truths OF
history, alike familiar to the South and
North, known 10 I'll e FoadeTs Of the New
York Eeral9 and Tribune, and to the
eraat army Of revspaser readers in the
United States VINO watch the current OF
events. To remove or mitigate this
curse was the primal and impellng
ifi. that adjusted the people when
they met in county conventions in the
early months Of this last Summer, 10
appoint delegates 20 tie state Conyen-
aaa which met at Little Rock June 10, |
1872. Whatever The politicians thought
or intended; whatever scheme Of per-
s0uai advancement, OF ring or clique
triumph, or promotion, they cherished
ia their disinterested or patriotic hearts,
the people. as manifested in the speelh-
e= resolutions and platforms made and
ad5v-ed at each township ur county coz
yeu,i0n, honestly and sincerely Intend
ed, without any mental reservation,
without any tgo-uced design, or paltry-
ing in any double sense, TO adopt tuaI
line Of policy which, while It recog-
nized t.2 legal rights and privileges
Of every citizen Of the state, with
ont distinction Of race, would relieve
the State forever of the blighging curse
OF CiayU0uism, O. failing ] 70 that ueU-
in some degree the widespread
eyl.- oi which CiaylUuism is the prolific
source. This wa the intention Of ,ue
people who sent delegates 10 tie
STATE CONVENTION OF JUNE LAST.
That it was also the wish snd hope Of
the convention, 10 man who psT.ici-
pated in the deiiueraliOns oi lLaJ asie
and large as5emblage Of gentlemen
deny. After profound deIucrat.ou,
10 anu out Of caucGs-afteT thorough de-
bate, exhaustive Argument calm ana
comparison and investigation OF
his and that ~ezpeliCDt, aide. ss upiu-
.cus and advice, coming from Lc Oldest
md ablest men uI the o-ste-a line vi
5olicy was proposed which, meeting
with a vigorous opposition from g small
lut respectable minority, was uJ last
laopoed with enthusiasm by a very
srse majority of The convention. The
sct being accomplished, 20 may be said
hat every man in Jhe minority acgui-
seed in the result and bowed to the
ime-honored rule of the Democracy,
hat the decision Of the majorJy is con-
The line " policy adopted was
smtnently wise and conservative, and
me which, foE months before the con-
met, was deemed the best, if
rot, indeed, the only move to OutilaDk,
iemoraiiZa and conquer the enemy.
.ue action Of The convention was so es-
ucDed by the Democratic press Of the
state, and the returning delegates We're
olerstuiated by tueir Constituencies for
.ayng inauguratea a sound aud patri-
tie movement.
JOSEPH BROOKS,
{ was well understood, was the accept
al candidate CF fIn convention No .