, 1874-10-22

cate much about tho transportation quoatIon. for
he Bald it would take fifty yoars to Settle It and
70 r.ny not nood lneomottrcaat that time. rlcasc,
~f Cannon come baoS and finish yonr Bpeech.
PLowBoT.
ARKANSAS.
GerrtapondeHce Of Ine ChieGso Tribune,
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIUMPH.
LITTLE RooR, Arh., p:t, II, 1BTk
The election Is over. After short, sharp,
ringing. and decisive canvass, Yesterday thu
people OF Arkanena--ilanktul to God for their
dclivcranco from long yoars Of misr,1le-reut
70 the polls, mud rolled mp majority for tho
new Constitution, and tho officers therounder
which will not fail far short Of
so.oo0 VOTES.
The vote las doubtless been tho hesyiest eyor
cast in tho State. June 30, whom the poople
voted for aud against tho Constitution-
al Convention, there wero $4,000 yotos
cast. Of which only 8,o0D vo.os we're against
the Convention. Yesterday thu roturus SHOW
That fully ot,000 votes were cast, aud that, OF
these, $4,000 vero in favor of tho now Consttu-
ton. The result Is astonishing eren TO those of
lib uho woro here and could foel t1e pulse Of tho
public.
In MY last, st,-publis1ed in your issue Of tho
12th nst.,-l stated that "Ihe majority Of tho
Republicans Of tho State would vote for the rati.
fcatlon OF tho new Constitution" The results
has proven mo to be u prophot Was present
at tho polls in this (,ulaaki) County during tbs
entire tlay, sad kpow Of my own knowledge that
Republicans and Democrats placed their shou1-
dcrs to the wheel, snl worked together for
common oause. This, too. in thu teeth Of that
nest Of llnclea1i birds that mot together at this
place fow weeks ago, mud. prosumptously stFl-
inE themselves the Republican party of Arinn.as,
nTT1HrpH n b}} a fAEE tb,,At1
as'tutlon. Their supposed constituents k,ched
out ot tho tracot. jninnd hands rith The peoplo.s
party Of Iucnl self-goyarnmeat, aud
DEI.1vEEEp a CRUSHING BLOW
full II tho face 1T our Chattanooga conspiratork
by aidlng;iu swelling the majority. As q result.
We lind that Pulaski County, tho great hend.
centre OF carpet-bnglsm, whero IL theu
forces aro concentrated, aud where
rortons of to old county until they hal at least
800 majority Of negro voters. yesterday not only
gave loon maturity for tt,o now Constitution,
but for lha o1'tiso Conservative State aud county
ticketa. 1his looks yorv much as il tho Repub
licans. rs well as thn democrats. OF this oounry,
arc opposed to tho unriyhtcoua schancs OF tb.
ae1f-constltutpd Republican State Convention
T!sin ;s no. Hll. Leo County, with hcr LOT
negroes and her 1.o}0 white voters. gives only
thres votes "asainet Constitution" and
sends up unanimous vota for tho e,t1rs
Ionseryatse State and County tickets. Philip,
County, With her 1,;u0 negro INA jority, siyct
only 400 against Constitution. ycfferst,u Conn
tr, with her $500 negro ajority. goes 171t
against; huI, with theao two exceptions, tha in.
dlcatlonH Arc, That
EVERY COUNTY OUT OF oUn srvEsrr-THnEE
will return overwhelming majogisics for ths ueu
Government. If This does not prove bogopd
doubt that any Intervention by Compress wou1G
bo in favor Of tho voriast political ontcnsta that
ever pretended Or presumed to he tho leaders Of
q party, and against both parties WHO yesterday
compromised oy q unanimous yote upon our new
Constitution % the way out Of our difficulties,
a,n At loss Tor better evidence, anu shall girs
that body up as o bad job,
Ono pucnliarity nbout our election wes. tloat
throughout tho State It waa perfectly peaceful
antl Nuiot. No riot; no bloodshod. pn'neti
County Is perhaps tho Most densely- y-popu1ated
day, mol 4 drunken man could be seen. and I
lsaya yet to hear Of tho frat fight Or dieturh-
anco OF any Kind whatsoever Our peo-
pie were terribly, in earnest. because
every man io!t TINT ho WIS enSaye5
In . struggle for his liberties; yet aaeh citaen
lepressed excitement, and everything thaz would
tond to breed difficulty.
Evory man You meet on tho street thin morn
ing hns smile OF his face. Things look
brighter. Tho great public lm!se
DEATa VIII 4 Jl,rE
that has been stranger to it for these many
yoars. plaus Arc already being ]uld looking to
tho extricatipn Of Our Sta:e and County Gove1p~
menss M from t tue t'naneal %aI, @ e'abarrssamsnts
frlouds flat, now VIC hare q Govern
mont Of our own, In tue hands at
honoas and capable Officers cf our o'nn choosing,
we propose to pay at par every single dollar wo
ORC. and our eroaito1s viii not hud us stickloro
~ to tho validity ct tho various claims. va
llsro State rich With rssources. We uro Amer
lcaus. aud onr hoart-throb answers to tho great
henri -throb OF the American Unioa, We want Ia
ttand face to face with our Nurtheen {rieuds.
and rive the l.e to our sandsrera. who, tor tloir
political advancement, hayo succeeded for So
lony Il timo in misleading you. We can, and
nil,
REDEEM WITH HONOR QUE onIIdAr1oSs,
ccen though many OF them have been wrong.
fully contracted All va ask Of you Is to extend
TO uH encouragement, and, Wien possible, .
hopiug hnnd. All NO ask is for you to forget
the past oxteud to us your confidence, aud the
future will prove ms words to be no idle boeating.
haYo llyod anloilg your people and know their
spirit; anil, ~ I nnl contldons Ut my own exist-
anco, 50 am consldont tlnt, ia tho past Of OUT
State haa boon OIL tho descending sca1o, until NO
havo HsrncIl tho bedrock. 30 its future will bo
on tho ascending scale. and, u she raos. hor
Northern siStors will hold her By tho tsnd.