Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-01
ARKANSAS.
AfhAN CAC.
The Movement Of Joe Brooks and the
BrindIe-Tail RAIDS on the Guber-
Material Chair.
An Idle Talk-WOrds, Mere Words
Buster, BraggadOciO and
BilIingsgate.
Brooks Only a Tool Of MeClure-The
POker-PlAying Chief-Justiee the
Man who Plays the Hand.

Special Correspondence OF the Appeal.
LITTLE Rock, June SO.-On Friday
night an audience Of five hundred, com
posed Of Offiee-hunting BrOoksites fthir-
y per cent. of whom were male or fe-
male descendants of Ham, with a few
"cuIiOstiesn OF "fsir women and brave
men, - assembled at the operahouse 20
he entertained by the scurrility and bill
lingsgste Of Hon. Joseph Brooks, a bold
and reckless fanatic, who claims to be
the dc jtfre governor of Arkansas, and
whose insa tate thirst for Baxter's blood
would do credit to a MOdOc from the
lsvabeds. The "Bull Of the Woods
appeared upon the stage, clutching a
copy Of the State constitution between
the thumb snd first digit of his right
arm-that self-ssme constitution that
he and Sumner crowded down the
thrOats OF our people in 1865. nOle9ls 20
seBS-a constitution never passed by the
popular vote, but counted in" by this
Veritabie wOuld-be governor. He pre-
missed by saying. 1.-The question is
asked, 'Watchman, what of the night?'
The answer Is: The morning cometh.'
When Caesar Overthrew Rome it was
with asssveratiOns of love for the
public of Italy was strangled
L was with love Of people and law. I
would neither destroy nor mar our lib
critics, but, L say, without eternal vigi-
lance We may follow the footsteps of re-
pJblics, both ancient snd modern, that
nave gone before. In Arkansas il is
eminenty incumbent upon US, if we
would not consent to the overthrow of
the spirit Of republican government, that
We should think over the past and pom
der well the future Now, why should
his wOuld-be excellency want US to
think over the pastn-he who would
"bsrter freedom for great mans feast,
or sell his country for q smiles.n Does
ne think the people will forget his Ar.
kanssss history, that is "linked with one
virtue and thousand crimes?' or has
he read Hoods ode TO Melancholy, and
does be think, with this poet, that ian
age past is but a single thought?' But
he progresses: ''Shzll our government
be Of ignorance and superstition,
or intelligence and hOnesty?" Can
be remember in the whilOm what
honesty" meant9 Does immigration
flow TO this land of milk and honey?
Are the tides of immigration sitting
hlther? We scarcely feel the ripple of
its waters upon our borders. Why not?
Because We have not a peaceful and free
government Why does money COM
mand twenty-fOur per cent? Because
our securities and property are unstable.
Who Is responsible for this state of az
fairs? This individual with the garment
of many cOlOrs - this same ,TOSeDh
Brooks. ''It were impossible to hide the
nakedness of crime and usurpation of
office; the great heart Of the peopleHwill
never beat TO such crime and falsehOod.v
Mr.. Brooks has at last learned that the
people have read his villainies. "This
Immaculate Baxter, to compass his sue
cess, refused thousands the right % vote.
The registration and poll books were
carried 10 grOg-shops and mountain
caves AID names were erased, and mi
nors end dead persons added. Thus
started this Baxter machine. In many
counties no Brooks vote was cast. They
IFere pclled and counted 'not for JO-
seph.' give You but samples Of this
wonderful crop of fraud. The returns
came, yes the returns came, and before
the ides OfanOther November Wen make
Baxter know the returns came, and
then he and Jim johnson will go where
the wOOdbine twineth. Elisha Bsxter's
friends stand by him because he is doing
such wonderful things, that he is such
an Immaculate governor; he is as
solemn as ar owl. After appointing
four hundred Offices, he wept because he
had no more to appoint. The many ex-
eelencies Of this de tacto governor has
drawn to his support tOdied thousands,
who loudly exclaim, 'Hurrah for the
usurpeTn ClaytOn's and Hadley's
ter's, glow like the sun. II thought /
would make a worse governor than this
tOuch-me-nOt usurper, ] would no soon
er be installed than my resignation
would be rendered. Baxter's despOtism
has no parallel in government" And
thus went on the e6ete pOliticO- preach
-pothOuse orator. He excOr-
lated the Gazette, and after exhausting
his vocabulary Of oaths, imprecations
ana abuse Of Baxter, the Gdzette Demo
Gratis and Republicans, he reached a
elimactic peroratiOn by saying: II ask
no favOrs Of you; al 1 ask is q faithful
administration Of theilaw, and this IOil
have or RcUer keep quiet. l do not ask
your sympathy, for / am no object Of
pity. l say to Baxter, lay on Macduff,
and damned be him who first cries hold,
enough" Such vulgarity and utter
disregard OF deceney was INDUCED in by
this "Cie jsire" governor that the most
depraved appetite grew nsusested and
surfeited with disgust. He set the trap
Of fraud aud was the first to be caught
in his own trap. Let him hereafter
remember the biblical maxim, "Be
sure your sins will find you OUT
The people Of Arkansas may well con-
gratulate themselves upon the lucky
escape from the fangs Of this political
scorpion. Had he been elevated to the
gubenatOrial chair, he would have done
what he long since promised 10 do
make Arkansas a bowling wilderness,
only fit for bats anc owls. Then would
We have exclaimed Of Arkansas, as did
Damon OF Syracuse, "Oh, Syracusei
SyTacusei thou art the land Of my birth
thou art my country still, and like an
unkind mother, thou hast left the holi-
est claims Of virtue in my heart, and !
must sorrow for, not hate thee" Gov
ernOr Baxter is restoring order from
chaos; all say he is The man for the
emergency, and We are justly proud Of
one honest executive-we'H take him,
usurper and all.