Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-10

TINT IN the event or no setion BY Congress. I
must continue to recognize the government
heretofore recognized By me.
VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION.
1regret to saw that with preparations for the
FL elton decided Indications appeared in some
Localities IN the southern States of n ,leta rn,in.
at'en by scisof violence AID intimidation 10 de.
priv, citizens the freedom Of the ba lot, be-
cause OF their pol teal opinions. Bands of
men masked and ar ned made their appearance.
White Leagues. anil other societies were form.
Ell. large Quantities Of ans and anu itinp
were imp 1rtai and distributed to these orrgu /.
"a ions. military drills with menlcing dem IN.
',trat'ons we're he d aud with all these, MUIR
uers, enough were committed to spread terror
noag those whose political action w,s 10 he
suppressed II possible by these proceedings
In some pl ices coiored lzborer. were co upe Il.
Ell to vote according TO the views of their EN-.
ployers under Threats Of discharge If they voted
Otherwise and there are too. many instances
IN which. where the threats were disrep,rde,
they were remorseiy execue cd by these who
made them. understand that the Fifteenth
Amend .nent Of the constitution was made tn
PIese,. IN IKE state Of things and the act Of
May 3lst 1870 with amend ncnts was p,s,ed I !,
e"'orce IT. provisions. tn object OF this be-
IN. to guarantee to all citizens ,he -irht to
vote anal protcc, them in the full ENJOYMENT OF
that right.
ENFORCING THE LAWS
Enjoined by the Constitution TO "taka care
thai the laws be f,iihfuliv cx .cuted' am. con-
vinsed bi nndoubted evidence lh,t violation,
OF said act have Leeu committed and that n
wid 'spreaj f'agraat disregard Of il was )ntcm-
piaed, the proper officers were instruct Il to
prosecute the offenders and troops were sta
Toned n convenient points to aid them il nee
essary 10 The perfornian: ofthcir official du-
Ties Complaints are idc Of this interference.
by Fsdersi authority. but il said Amendment
anu Act do not provide for such int rierencc
under the circumstances As above stated, then
they arc without meaniny. force or effect and
the whole scheme OF colored enfrIncaisem mt
~ worse than mockefy and lutte b tier than
= CT inn Possibly Congress may ind IL due 10
truth aud justice 10 ascertain by meaus Of
Committee who can be " whether all the aley-
Ell wrong, Of ,red ci liens To- political re,.
soh> are real. OF whether the reports thereof
wsrc Manufactured for the the occs,ion The
whUIe nnm1er oftrJop' ia tho state Of Allb.-
M. l. 1ut>iana, Georgia an F.ord, south [ ar
DINA. North Carolina, Kentucky, r ncsse.
Arkansas ,,.is,ipp, .iaryI IN |. y "a Virgini,.
;'tihe time of the election We're lose. These
cmbt,cc the Z prisons of Ill the fort, from, the
Delaware to the Gu Of Mexico
the ARK ,NsAs TROUBLE.
Ano,ber trouble has arisen in Atkan>as. Ar.
ucle ID Of the Constitution Of th,t State which
Wis BdoBe IN 1865 and upon the approvtI o {
wa ca, 10y tongfe>>, the State wa, restored to
representation a. one II the States Of The
I fHfh. ITbHflts III en- ct mat betHTp
nineasiHient- proposed TO this Constitution
-ha!4 become part Of II. they -h.n p pt>srd
10y tsp successive Assemble. and hen b.. suit
mixed 10 and ratified b. majority OF the
Stale 10 'ns thereon. III" iiih OF MAY. 1874
The Governor convened an oxtr, session Of the
h'nsral Assembly oi The SAFE watch, On ih.
lSihof IN" same month. passed M act DroyiI-
Tor EcbuventiOn 10 frame a new ron,iiu,ion
Pur-ulnt Ia thu, act and AZ an .jpr,i,n h,ll on
'u's Jun IS'i tho convention wsS approved
ana iris'stte> were chosen thereto who A.
>cinsled on the yth Oi lat Jdly and framed a
new constitution. the schedule, of which pr.,-
NIiel Tor he election of an entire set OF state
Officers IN manner cbntrar, u the tneusx.
i,tng election laws of the >tat- GA Det,b,r
u. 1874 this cun-ttulibn. a. there In provided.
was submitted To the people Tor their approval
90 r9ectioh, and. according tn:thr election re-
uruA MAS approved by = iars, mUouiy OF
th1ss qualified to vote thereon. Anl 1T the
lam r'cclbn person : were chosen to I'LL all
The iastr, couu ~ and township, fiirr..
ite Governor elected in lS15 for the term OF
four fcars, turned over his office to the Cover
nor Sfo,en under the new Constitution, where
ui'ofsthe Llcui.-GOycruor. also elected in 1872,
lVs germ oi four years, claiming tO act a, Gov
ernoE and alleging that said proceeding, by
whc5 The new constitution was made aud 4
new set Of officers elected. were uncon,ttutipu-
al, iikgai and void, called upon me n provided
Ia Sea-. !. Art. I, of the Constitution 10 protect
the State AZ inst domestic violence. A. Con
- oo" "Ncsti-aiihr, llc political affairs
oi Arkansas, have declined To interfere. The
whole subject of Executive Interference with
.le Affairs OF a State Is 80 rcpusn mt To public
oniaion. to the feeling OF those who from their
uihelai capacity must be used in such intcrposi-
tion and To him or those who must direct it
Uness most clearly on the side OF the laws
>ucs Interference becomes a crime; with the
lavfo supp)r 1t is condemned without a hear.
nigel desire. therefore. that all necessity for
Executive direction in local affairs may become
unnecessary and obsolete.
invite the attention not only Of Congress.
but of the people OF the United states TO the
causes aud effects OF these unhappy questions
sa.cr~ III u ...s.-
~ wrong, aud outrxges, anl ON the other 10 be-
little them: II public opinion could be direct
ed 10 a correct survey Of what Is. aud 10 re-
buk'ng wrong and aiding the proper authorities
IN furnishing IL, better state of feeling would
be incucIted aad the sooner we would have
that peace which would leave the states free in
dsd to requisite their own affairs. | believe
io.I Oh the pad OF uur citizens vi the southern
STA e'-the better part Of them-thcrc is Dis
position 10 BE- law-ibiding aud do no Violence
tiuier 10 individual. or 10 the laws existing;
but do they do right in Ignoring the existence
Of violence and biood-hcd in rc-istenc, to con-
situated authority! l sympalhise with their
PROSTATE condition, and would dn all in nav
power to relieve them OF their bunleus, ac-
know edsns tina; ia souie Instances they have
hal most trying governments to live under and
very oppressive ones Ia tn way OF taxa. iuu
f'S nominal improvements not Il inS benefits
cqsiti ~ the hardships imposed. bur can they
pHclIin themselves entirety irresponsible foc
lbs condition. They cannot. Vic ence has
Aecn Rampant in some localities aud has either
been JUSTIFIED or denied by those who could
have prevented II.