New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-09
LETTER FROM ARKANSAS.
Political SqEabblcs-HOw the Factions
ArOse-WLat the Fight is AbOut-Brin-
"details and Minstrels - Votes and
Voters-Good Results of Republican
Rule-A Crevasse in the Mississippi
Predicted.

Predicted.
From Regular Correspondent
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 4, 1872.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
There have been so many conflicting re-
| ports about the political status of this
bowie-knite State, and SO much said about
the radical tyranny Of the Republican
party, that have thought it advisable to
obtain facts for data before attempting to
enlighten your readers concerning what ap-
pears to be one Of the worst political
souabbles ever experienced in the South.
The facts. boiled down, are these: In 1868,
Clayton, late an officer Of the United
States army, and Brooks, late chap
lain in one of the Western regi-
ments, were both desirous of obtain
ing the gubernatorial chair. Both were
good Republicans, and both worthy of the
position. Unfortunately, Mr.. Brooks al
lowed himself to be made the dupe Of a
couple of worthless, tricky politicians, and
instead of joining hands with Clayton, as
he should have known was for his political
interest and welfare, he suffered himself to
persons who were Republicans, undOubt
edlv, but whose leading spirit was a scape-
goat from Kentucky. On the other hand,
Clayton, standing firm upon the Republican
platform, fought and subdued the Demo
cratic ku-klux, and brought the State In
safety under Republican rule.
IMPE 4CHNEST OF GOVERNOR CLAYTON.
,p;n Fao
| ton, although composed ofmany undoubted
| Republicans) then coalesed with the Demo
| cratic members Of the House and Senate to
| impeach Governor Clayton. This impeach-
ment trick has been tried so often and so
| often failed. that 1t seems singular that
Brooks should have allowed his influence to
| be used to SO little purpose, and in company
with the open and avowed enemies of the
| Republican party. But it is one of the in
! comprehensive qualities OF boundless
| ambition. that it leads a man into acts
which his sober Judgment would utterly
condemn But the facts are upon record,
| and Governor Clayton was presented with
| the charges against him. They were drawn
| up bv the Democratic leaders, with the un-
ders.anding that the factionists should pres
ent the proof when called for; but, alas, for
| human 1railty, the fact.onlsts forgot their
proof il their anxiety TO make out the
charges, and thus the impeachment project
of the 1actionists, allied with their Demo
| cratic brethren, fell stillborn.
| The next move of the now maddened
"out = wing was TO hatch up trap for
| Clavton's frieLds to fall into. This was the
establishing of bogus ballot boxes il the
| election OF 1870
| By tha. time all the outs" the sore
| heads" and the same class ot men pre-
| ciselv who are in the Gatling gun army
under the blue-caped Colonel Carter, were
under the head OF the factionists of Ar
kansas, and who had now received the
name of the ''Brindle-tails,' because they
were so mixed up with the Dem ocrat!c
| element that "brindled' had become an
appropriate name. and as they had been
found at the last end of everything polit-
| ical tail" seemed to ue as appro-
pirate as ''brindle" Hence the term
"Brirdle-taiis" as signitying the mob
made the coalition with their ancient enc
mics. the Dem ocrats. But the "brindle-
tails" not 10 be behind in the matter of
nicknames, learned that one of the editors
OF the radical papers had once been one OF
a strolling band OF concert givers, whose
beauty lay in blacked faces, and whose
music was improved by the sound of a
couple OF ..hones.' and from this fact they
applied 20 all of the Republican party who
would not affiliate with the Democracy the
name OF minis trels. a name which Is vet
used as commonly as the word radical, and
which has the same meaning as ''the rad
ical wing OF the Republican party
These two parties are now more bitterly
opposed TO each other than either OF them
i, to the Democracy. But the brindles hav-
ing pursued the same course as the Carter
and Casey crowd IN your State, are as
nealy exhausted. At the present time they
have, after swearing away their souls
against Clayton now in the United States
Senate, returned home, and are prepar-
ing 20 attend the Cincinnati Convention,
and try the Liberal plan OF Senterizing
the State. and delivering it into the power
of the Democracy, as Senter did Tennes-
see. But every effort will be made
by the Republicans to prevent this
act. as it is we'll known that the
Democracy OF Arkansas is the most cruel
and corrupt of any political body IL any
State in the South. The great fault of both
wings of the Republican party has been the
endeavor TO conciliate this mUrderous ele
ment. whose honor laid in a howe knife. and
whose sense of honesty is best understood
when it is related that previous to the wal
they deliberately plundered the State by
means OF Real Estate Bank. They ha6
very few public schools, and more than one
fourth of the entire adult white population
could not read and write. This was The
government Of Democracy.
The howl for amnesty which has beer
so persistently made for political capital
really amounts to the fact that about So0
persons are disfranchised. And very justl,
so. Tor if these parties could once hold al
Office thew would commit every excess
known in the criminal calendar. As an in
stance, lie. me cite your readers 70 tn
Chcot tragedy. For months previous tin
Democratic amnesty fellows had been howl
ing for amnesty and organization, Tn
three head members OF the ku-hluE II
ChicOt county were determined 20 organize
and proposed to cheer up the hearts OF thei
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