Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-01
BY NAIL.

THE MODERN PAUL ON THE SITUATION.
STEAMER QUICKsTEP, April 30.-We
leave Arkansas this day for your city,
and on up the river to Minnesota, to
spend the summer. We are not fleeing
from floods, nor the sO-called ''war' in
Arkansas, but engaged in our regular
duties. 1t happened that / was in Lit
tie Rock during several days of the
great excitement in that city. Ny COM
mentary on the whole thing is this:
That Brooks was elected by a majority
of votes as a liberal Republican, but the
party in power counted him out, and
counted Baxter in, because Baxter was
On the regular Republican ticket. The
legislature was counted in very much in
the same manner. But Baxter, in
order to strengthen himself, be-
came so conservative that some
of the leading Democratic papers,
as the Little Rock Gazette, became his
supporters. He also refused to sign GER
tain railroad bonds, and Senator Dor
sey's Central railroad is left unfinished
for want of the aid promised by the
State.
Then the party that had placed Mr.
Baxter in his seat stood aside from him,
and let justice take its course, and Mr..
Brooks was declared by the court TO be
governor, and so entered on his office,
and is now sustained by the very men
who counted Baxter in. l am not in the
counsels Jf any Of these men, nor am 1
inspired with the gift of foretelling fu-
ture events, nor need you indOrse my
utterances; but ore thing is admitted in
Arkansas, and that is that Brooks 10dS
duly elected governor; and if so, he ought
Of right to hold the office; and if fright,
the day tOiU lOiR :" then he tUiU hold it,
despite Baxter's proposed legislature and
all else.
/ believe in God, who presides over
the destinies Of nations and of men; and
/ believe that he has rebuked, by the
strong arm of federal force, the folly of
Mr.. Baxter in attempting to resist, by
the militia of the State, the decision Of
a court, and bring upon innocent thou
sands the horrors of civil war.
PAUL BAGLEY.
BAXTER's WANT OF GRIT.
From the Nashville Union and American, OF
Wednesday.l
Among the members of the board of
trust of the Vanderbilt university, new
G. Hearn, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and
assembled in this city, is Rev. w.
who was colonel Of the fOrty-first Mis-
sissippi (Confederate) infantry during
the late war, and as gallant soldier as
ever faced fire. He left Little Rock
about the time Of the beginning OF the
late difficulties between Governor Baxter
and Brooks, and is thoroughly convers-
ant with all the facts connected with
that unfortunate affair. Hearn says that
within half an hour after being elected
from the capitol, Governor Baxter was
approached by party of fifty gentle
men of standing, who offered their ser
vices in reinststing him in his official
position at once. This offer, however,
was declined by Baxter, on the ground
that he did not wish TO become RESPONSE
bic for the bloOdshed which he antici-
pated would follow an attempt TO oust
Brooks, and said he preferred corre-
spending with the President before pro-
eeeding to hostile demonstrations.
While Mr.. Hearn is politically favorable
to Governor Baxter, he says that the
hesitating, yacillating course Of the lat
ter has had the effect of weakening his
influence with the people of the State
and with bis former staunch adheTents,
and that il is the general impression at
Little Rock that the contest viii be de-
cided in favor of Brooks.