Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-15

POPE COUNTY, kRHANsAsLCEARFON
r AND HADBEY. =
The State Of Arkansas has been pecu-
LARRY cursed. For many reasons, best
known to Clayton ana his unscrupuIous
ring, the intelligent people have been
deprived Of all participation in govern
ment, and by a system Of backing aud
filling, which that most uneonseionable
and worst Of all earpetbaggers best IN
~derstands, have been prevented from
accomplishing their freedom and indie
pendence as the people of Virginia and
our own State have done. Regarding
the nomination Of Greeley as affording
a favorable opportunity for an effort
in this direction, the Democracy are
once more getting ready hoping
that by uniting with the Liberal
Republicans; they viii be able to
make 8 majority that will over
come the bogus figures through which
Clayton has managed to so long main
tain himself in power. They are or
ganizing with this determination, and
have resolved that in the event Of Gree
ley's election they will prosecute to con-
v%ictiOn, by virtue Of a recent act Of
Congress, every person, white or black,
who interferes to prevent the freest and.
fairest exercise Of the privileges Of the
elective franchise in November. Aware
Of this, and of other encouraging condi-
tons which give the good people of the
State satisfactory reasons to believe that
their d~elfverance is intimately bound up
ia the fortunes of Nh. Greeley, Clayton,
50 soon as Congress had adjourned,
instead Of availing himself of the prof
fered summers sojourn with Grant and
the bull-pups at Long Branch, hur-
ried home and at Onee inaugurated
a series of murders in Pope county, pre-
liminary and az an excuse to a deelara-
ton Of martial law, which would enable
Hadley to control or annul the elections
there; a game that was to have been
played in every other doubtful or Demo-
erstie county or precinct in the State.
The directions Of his master were well
followed by the Sheriff, and Hadley, be-
lieving he was to continue Governor,
supplemented the work of the murder
ers v after it was made known to
him by personal observation that the
people Of Pope were as peaeeably dis
posed as any under the sun. But on his
return to Little Rock, and after he had
ordered the loyal" militia of Pope
into service, and had sent out arms for
their use, he learned that during his alb
sence a new deal had been made and
not he, but another man, was to receive
the nomination and votes Of the Radi-
cals for Governor. Upon this heehanged
iront to the rear, took the back
track, recalled his efforts in the interest
Of Clayton, and declared that if he was
10 consent to murder by [" loyal
Sheriffs, and other outrages upon the
it would be in his own and not
IN anotheris interest. Clayton would
make no concessions, or could not. And
.hUs a breach has been made out Of
which it is hoped by the Conservative
here will, in time, emerge a chance
luch as they have long hoped for 10
5enterize the State, and bring to the
management of their affairs the talent
md brains that since 1865 have been
Iuieseent. A few days win, it is eK-
bring favorable, because truthful,
from a Commissioner sent by
Governor Hadley to Pope county, and
hen we may hope for rapid and startling
.hanges@ Hadley can redeem himselfif
he will. He has the power, and the
opportunity presents itself. We wait To
ee if he will avail himself of it. !