, 1874-10-29
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Respondent q long letter oil Arkansas aifntra.
Which "o arc unable. for ]Hck Of apaco. to pub
Iish. liz cas Intention to tic iact ti,at willis
tho North In constantly informed Of fictitious
onsrngca Oh tho bIncks all mention OF real out-
raRos OIL tho whites is carefully suppressed.
IheHo latter ofsonecs. III Arkansas, n,ay bu
roughly c'aSHfed NJ politirnl nut pcc1,l,iary.
Under tic fo:'ucr hcad onr correspondent COLI
tributes something to tho popular stoal, of
knowledge about Arkansas politics. III 1879 the
Republican purity iii tint State split Joscpn
Dtooks led Que faclton. Powell Clayton and
Choi-Jl,Htico t" poker-Jack y Mcclure LODI tho
otl'er. The A'hansas S'ate Gazette In nlotnont
OF inspiration, remarked that Drooks' complex
ion was like that Of brinl|o yearlng aid nick
named him "O!d Drintllo." The natno took,
Tho Brooks fnction Aas since bcon called !" "DF;,,-
lotalle." Another paper rotortcd tint tho editor
Of tlu uaxeae was onoo negro minstrel. The
Clayton faction at once bocano tho ~ hltnstrels'
Tho Drindlotails called Republican .slato
Convention to moet at Littlo lock,
in June, 1872, to nominate Stnso
ticket aud to elect Delegates to tho Pla-
dolphin Convention. Tho Miustrels called their
Convention two weeks earer. The negroes
wore supposed to Bympa.hizo with the Drindlcs.
In order to got them to attend tho first Conyon-
tioi,, those srccted for Delegates wcro sub
p@uaod 10 attend the United States District
Count, then In seHsion. This waB done without
Tie knowledge OF the Judges. The Bham wit
nj 1atf, In
testify. but wore paid OF and discharged whom
tue Convention was over. BY such meallB it iB
said that the B1instrels succeeded III getting
together large Convention. It's nominee,
Baxter, wns counted in, although the Drinde-
tail candidate, DrooNB, was elected. Now, as
every ono knows, Droolss, hungry for office,
hns claHped hAnds with tho mon who
coufcsB that they counted him out In 1872. Ho
IL mating apeeolles n support Of tho proposition
to dlsfrancliso forever NIL mon who took part In
the Rebellion! His party will hold q sham elec-
tion tor state officers Nov. 8, and will appeal to
Congress to put Its nominees in the places held
by tho men wllo havo Just been elected by $4,000
minority IN the first fair vote Gust in Arkansas
since tho Wur.
Our correspondent brings grave pecuniary
charges against tile United statos Mnrshals and
their deputies. Carryiug liquor into the Indian
Nation ia prohibited by law. Before the War tho
Indians kept q mounted police on the border.
Part Of It's duty WIS to seizo and pour out nil
law was changed. Its enforcement was commit
ted to tho United States Marshal; tho property
found In the possession of q convicted offender
WAS ordered to be contlHcatod; and half tho pro-
goods we're granted to tho officer making tue ar
rest Tho merchants of North Texas used to
slip The goods thoy bought to Fort smith, On
the Arkansas River, and then lan1 them by
wagon to Toxas. Tho wagon-rond rul1a for some
distance through the Indian Milton. It is said
that the Deputy MarBhals made practice Of
they crossed the border. The officers would
afterwards pursue and ovortako them within the
Nation. 8enrch would roveal the hidden liquor,
aud tho trains would DO confisoated. This
notorious game WAS played 30 often TINT the
Toxan merchants have abandoned tho route yia
Fort Smith, and now have their goods shipped
by way OF Kansas. Deputies do not despiso small
gainB in their zeal for large onos. There
arc two storicH in point. 4 woman living in the
Nation waa sick. She sont for friend living in
horse from DR.. Barry, bought pint Of whisky
for her patient, aud started. She was pursued,
ovortakcn, arressod, and brought back. She was
tried, convicted, and fined IS and sentenced to
ono minutes imprisonment. Tho horse was
confscatod. All DR.. Barry's efforts to recover it
have boon in vain. In another case, M Indan
came to Fort Smith, got physician to prescribe
for sick friend, Ind the prescription made out,
and started home. Ono Of tho Ingredients of
the medicine was whisky or brandy. deputy
discovered this. Tho Indian was oycrtaken aud
brought back. On his trial lie produced bis pro-
scription. Nevertheless, he paid $40 fine and
WIS imprisoned for five days. His pony was COIL
1scatod.
Our correspondent writes that these are but
samples Of the outragos constantly committed
by the carpet-bag oi1iclAls, aud ~ constantly
huAhod up. II any ouo thinks it impossible for
such corruption to exist, We bog leave to remind
him thas tbs expenses Of tho TWO Judicial Dis
tricts of Arkausas havo been simply enormous,
and that Attorney General Williams has dcclarod
that two NIare.ials haye been guilty of gross
pocnlation. These charges are no worse than
those agninst Senator Clayton, aud Clayton, to
rovongo himself on Baxtor, has confessed his
own guilt. When tho loaders run riot, are their
appointees to rofrafn?
We have Ind n Lord or two aud Grand Duke
as visitors. hut not King for many day. And
now King il coming. Ho ia not L. monarch Of
very po,tontous power His nayios du otswoep
the Southern Boas, nor do his invading hosts