Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-04
JOHN q. DUFFIE,
4. p. PAGAN,
b. II. RICE,
T. A EUTTON
THE FORT SMITH HERALD ON THE RE-
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John 8. DUFFIE,
z. p. PAGAN,
b. +. RICE,
j.. A. FULTON
THE FORT SMITH HERALD ON THE RE
FORM CONVENTION.
Under the heading OF the "Duty O
Honor" the Fort Smith Herald saws
LET every delegate, who can, go to thf
convention at Little Rock; let the peo
pie meet and present to the people O.
the North a dignified protest against
the outrages and usurpations Of power
and place by political adventures and
mountebanks. We would discounten-
ance violence, and advise the people not
to indulge ia threats and men,
acei hut go as citizens who
nave realized the Importance of the
occasion, and who have the firmnese
ana courage TO act as freemen. Be not
inumidated by the idle boasts of the
Minstrel party. Let us go, and see il
| there IS any protection of the franchises
ana liberties of the people of Arkansas.
1T there IS not any--if we are to be
hewers of wood aud drawers of wa
/ ter If our rights are 10 be trampled
on with impunity-if there is no tribunaI
20 which we can appeal for redress Of
our grievances with any hope of sue
cess-if to be slaves is our lot, We should
know it. We are not one who would
put of the evil hour when we are to
realize that We are aliens in the land Of
our birth. We would not have that
hope which deferred maketh the heart
sick We have long enough cried
aloud for the redress of our grievances,
and they have spared not the rod of
oppression and wrong. If we are
not to be protected, We care not
how soon We are placed under mill
tafy rule, and Grant declared
Emperor; for anything is more
endurable than the tyranny practiced
upon Us by the present miserable and
infamous State government, under the
gulse Of Republicanism. Then let US, in
solemn convention assembled, at Little
Rock, on the fourth of January, 1873,
petition Congress and the President to
declare martial law in Arkansas, and
give Us military government, because
We have not Republican form of gov
ernment; for if they interfere at ali. let
II be IN justice and right; or let US pray
that some steps be taken whereby all the
people Of the State may be placed upon
an equal footing. and assurance that
those in office are the officers of and for
the whole people, and not only part of
them. Let the convention be fully and
largely attended, and let not the labor |
II the convention be left to few; let |
every man appointed as a delegate, if in |
his power, be on hand, and each for him
self discharge his duty to his country, |
now IN this her hour Of greatest need.
THE FAYETTEVILLE DEMOCRAT ON
THE CONVENTION.
The Fayetteville Democrat thus re-
'ers to the State Convention to be held |
IN Little Rock on the fourth instant: at
5 falsely charged by the minstrel or
yans that the real object of this conven-
ION IS for the purpose of forcibly inau-
Mr.. Brooks. The tax-ridden
1eOple Of Arkansas do not desire to stir
lp strife. They will use none but
and lawful means in contend
ng for their rights. Believing that the
ntire reform State ticket is fairly
lected, the people are determined to use
IL legal means ~ placing them in the
ositions to which they have been
hOsen.n
HE PHILLIPS COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democratic Executive Commit
7e of Phillips county, it is known, says :
ne Helena World, met in this city !
uesday last, and after consulting uDon
le object of the call, that of the pro-
Tiety Of naming delegates to attend the
rooks State Convention on the sixth Of
anuary, adjourned without acting. It
ould seem, unless some explanation
as made of the action of these gentle n
len, that Indifference to the public =
BOD, or recreant to the charge reposed =
. them had been their course in this de-
0eratiOn. The World has advoc ated o
ie sending to Little Rock of our best q
en-, in the event Of the committee
they were acting within a
eir sphere in dispatching representa- s
yes TO the gathering Of the States 81
,ople, without a consultation of the
tizens Of our county through a regular el
)unty Convention. The committee de- h
ded that none but the people had the n
5ht 10 have the people represented,
eretOre, an adjournment without ac- o,
IN in the premises wasof absolute ne y,
ssity, as the day was too far advanced ~
call the cOunty's citizens together for 81
nventiOnal purposes.
IF FIGURES FOR THE REFORNERs- u
ELECTION RETURNS. g
We furnish below a corrected table of u
z majorities taken from the regular
lis, after allowing the Minstrels an &c
y claim as being heard from, although "
my Of their counties are erroneous: re