Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-12
Brooks Accepts.

| Gov. of Arkansas.
Brooks Accepts.
Barring Cross, Nay 10.-To Attorney
| General Williams, Washington, d. c.
| The proposition to submit the question of
who was duly elected Governor, and to re-
| frain from warlike demonstrations until
the contest is finally decided by the Legis-
lature or the National Government, as pro-
posed in your dispatch, is accepted.
My claims TO the Governorship of Ar
kansas have already been adjudged in the
| Circuit Court, and my right to execute the
Office declared by the Supreme Court in a
proceeding where the main question at
issue was, who is the Governor Of Ar
kansas.
feel so confident of my election and
the justice of my claims, that am willing
10 submit the question to the tribunals YOU
have named and peacefully abide their de-
termination, at all times asserting that the
only tribunal which can have or has the
right to cOnstrue the constitution is the
Supreme Court of the State, which, in the
late decision, in the case Of Brooks against
Page, determined that the Circuit Court
had both the power and jurisdiction to ad-
Indicate my right to the office.
JOSEPH Brooks,
Governor Of Arkansas.
These dispatches will be submitted to
the President by the Attorney General.
Appeal from Leading Members OF the
Legislature.
The following dispatch was forwarded to
the President this morning:
LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 1910 the
President Of the United States, TFdShiRg-
ton, ID. C.: We, the undersigned members
of the Legislature Of this State, have come
here TO meet (under the call of Gov. Baxter)
on tomorrow, and we wish to meet and
settle the troubles now existing here, as the
country requires it, and We respectfully ask
the protection of the General Government
while we meet and deliberate. We hold
that the matter should not be postponed,
and all that we can Go to have a fair and
honorable adjustment shall be done.
Unless we are protected, there may be
bloOdshed here in a short time, and the
consequence no one can tell. We are well
satisfied that there will be a quorum of the
Legislature present tomorrow under the
call of Gov. Baxter, and we are satisfied
that quorum would be here now were it
not fol- the unwaTanted seizure aud sup
preston Of the train on the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad, necessarily delay
ing the members of the Legislature from
the Northwestern portion of the State.
The above dispatch is signed by Senators
Scott, Askew, Pollard, Jones and others,
and by twenty odd Representatives.
seuttled.
LITTLE Rock, May 10-As announced
in last nights dispatches, Col. Rose, com
manding the United States troops, directed
the State-hOuse party to turn over the
steamer Halle to her owners. This order
was to be executed by O'Clock this MORN
ing. Brooker, with squad of State=house
troops, went on board the steamer and scut-
tied her. She was sunk TO the hurricane
deck in about fifteen feet of water. Every
thing Of value was taken off of her before
she was sunk,
Gen. King White arrived from Pine Bluff
to-day with 200 cavalry, to REINFORCE Bax-
ter. He has an equal number of infantry
on boat which is expected this evening.
Baxter was REINFORCED to-day Dy COM
pany from Lonoke.
Quite a number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives are now here, enough, it is |
stated, to make quorum tomorrow. They |
were in caucus this afternoon.
Inc DdAlcTlbeS nave pfditcu u SeNElll- /
tour-pOunder on the river hank in the rear |
of Elm street, between Markham and Scott, |
commanding good view Of the State |
house, The State=house party has a six |
FOUNDER pointing toward the big gun.
Everything has been rather quiet to-day in |
the Baxter camps. The lines have been |
more strictly drawn than heretofore. Very |
few persons are permitted to pas in or out |
OF the lines.
Yesterdays Diplomacy Grant to |
Brooks.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE following !
kilograms were sent from here to-day:
Hon. Jos. Brooks, Little Rock, Ark |
haze suggested 10 Baxter thai the members |
Of the General Assembly now in Little |
Rock adjourn for reasonable time, say ten |
days, to give you opportunity to call in |
those members who may not respond to his |
call, so that there may be a full Legisla-
ture. The United States will give all nee
essary protection to the Legislature in meet .
ing and trans9cting lis business a. usual at /
the State-house, and prevent as far as prac-
ticable all violence and disturbance Of the |
public peace. I1irgently request that the !
military of both parties be at once disband- |
ed, which is the first step toward peace
able settlement. Answer.
U. S. GRANT.
Grant TO Baxter.
To Hon. Elijah Baxter, Little Rock, ]