Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-22
ARKANSAS.
The NHddIe ExPounded-LoeaI Rey0Iu-
ton Dreaded-The Terrors of the
Brooks aud Clayton An.
tngOEisn.
Hood to Flow Every where I'm Arkansas
Reign OF D~m0nism and
sayagery.

LITTLE Rock, November %, I572.-
It has gone abroad that there vii
be trouble in Arkansas, and from
what we can see in our home Jour
mails, and know Of our home poll.
tics, we confess We DO not like tn,
prospect. You may ask, are the
people Of Arkansas 50 foolish as 10 gel
into an armed rebellion2 We answer
no, but if you should ask if the politi.
clans and few "hot-headsn We're likely
10 get into a "free fght,p we should an.
swer yes. Many people in an parts o.
the State advocate the installing Of
Brooks by force Of arms, if necessary.
They claim they are ready to die rathel
than tarnely submit to further outrage.
/ do not consider this an idle boast, but
a settled determination on the part o
the rampant Brooks men to put him In
at all hazards. On Monday night the
Brooks party held a large and enthu.
siastic meeting, cOngratulating them
selves upon their great victory. Nearly
all the speakers denounced the STATE
administration in unmeasured terms.
and spoke of making Brooks Governor
Eat the point of the bayonet.n Mr.
Brooks was present, and during hi,
! speech said, $50 far as the rights of the
people are concerned, he was ready tc
install the officers elected by them.
Loud ~cheering.1 He was ready to dc
that without asking Minstrel leave, and
was ready to take the consequences.
II you say install, Isay install. We have
reached a crisis, or soon will, when il
will be decided whether we are to have
a government Of law, or be at the mercy
of a gang OF outlaws. He felt satisfied
it was incumbent on the people 10 meet
this issue like men who dare maintain
their manhood. There was no parallel
to the Outrages committed at this cleo
ton. The people should see that the
ticket elected is Installed. A mar law
fully elected should take and hold the
Office" Mr.. Brooks continued at con-
siderable length in the same strain.
Resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY adopted
calling a mass convention, to meet here
at the time of the assembling of the
Legislature. Whether the delegates
are to come armed or not, we are
not informed. If they mean business,
they should.
Whereupon, the Republican Of this
morning thus throws down the gaunt-
let: "The Senate is the only tribunal
which a decide, by a count, who is
elected, and by that determination Mr..
Brooks and his friends shall stand, or,
his own language, we viii make this
State "a bowling wilderness from the
Missouri border to the Red river
and his friends may get I'D lust as
many meetings as they choose, for the
purpose of revolution; but they will find
that such men as General Pagan will no
drn " his zavnrd in a mo- e. fl.
Inauguration of Brooks, than he would
have drawn it in days gone by, because
a planter had refused to invite a negro
dealer to his table. In fact, we are told
yes are already opened to their
scheme, and that he declines to lead,
Brooks is to follow. What Nc
Rae, Caball and Dockery will do, we
know not and care less. All that we
ask Of the riff-raf is that they place
their leaders to the front, and with in
.%ospitable hands, we will welcome them
10 bloody graves
ITO the decision of the proper tribunal
Will submit without a murmur; but
to the Inauguration of Brooks by rebel
lion and violence, we never shall. We
know, Brooks knows, and the people of
this State know that Brooks has not re-
a majority of the legal votes of
this State for the position to which he
and he who attempts to place
him there in the face of these facts, had
better commence nO1C to make his peace
with his God"
We, the common people, want peace;
put a fight would make a fine oppOrtun-
ty for the negroes and politicians to
the State. We hope the APPEAL
will be on the side of peace and good
order, and that her great influence will
De exerted to that end.
1t is not pretended that Mr.. Brooks
would have any showing of taking his
eat through the medium Of the courts.
There is nothing left for him to do but
iubmit or fight. Both branches of the
Legislature are Republican, and, of
will elect a United States Sena-
or in place of Rice. Colonel Dorsey, Of
he Central railroad, and Hon. A.. Nc
Donald, are spoken of. They are both
LIBERAL men, and either could do much
or Arkansas and Memphis. Mcdonald
will feel his defeat in 1868 in the coming
Dorsey seems to be the coming
nan, and there are many worse than
him who aspire to it on the Brooks side.
Judge Baxter We hope much. We
an give him the place of Powell Clay
if he will give the people a fair ad-
ninistratiOn during his term of Office.
Money is very scarce, and there is lit
lie OF no water in the river. Crops have
zen good, much better than expected.
III is well enough with Arkansas except
and we wait the issue with fore
Odings of evil. PAX.