Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-18
ARKANSAS.
The Constitutional COnVenti0a-The
People JubiIant-Tbe Personnel
of the Distinguished As
semblage.
Candidates for GOFernOr-Baxter and
the SeuRtOrshiP-A Good COnstt-
tution Certain -Ete.

LITTLE Rock, July Is, lS74.-The
telegraph has informed you of
the organization of the conven-
tion, but no telegram, nor words
can tell you how eXultant the people of
Arkansas are over their release from the
iron shacklessof Radicalism. Once more
they are free TO govern themselves, and
in the first jubilsnt feeling they can
hardly find language to express their
10y. Their action in selecting delegates
shows that they want a good govern
ment. Many Of the leading men of tie
State sit to-day in the hall that has
been so long the gathering place OF the
vampires drew the lite-blOod from
a prostrate people. Three ex-governors,
John r Hampton, Henry M Rector
and Harris Flanagan, are delegates to
this convention. When you add to their
names those Of G. ?. Smith, G. d. Roy
ston, John r. Eakin, H. S. Bum,
A. J. Pindall, Hugh +. Thomasson,
J. w. Butler, and many others,
WIN will see that Arkansas will have
a good constitution. For my part
[ have no fears but that the State will
be redeemed and disenthrailed, and
perity seldom equalled and never sur
gratitude to Baxter in the minds of all
with whom I have cOnversed, and some
want HIM to be the candidate of the
Democratic party for governor, but l do
not think this idea predominates. An
old and tried Democrat is more generally
wanted for that place, with the inten-
tion, expressed by those who say this, of
sending Baxter to the United States
senate in the place OfClsyton-in fact,
have been told by some Of Baxter's
friends that he would prefer TO go to the
senate, and ] must say that l
think the people Of the State owe
him this recognition of his services.
Quite a number Of men have been spo-
ken of in connection with the office Of
governor; most prominent in the list
are those Of 4. H. Garland, D. II. Rey-
no!ds and Hugh f. ThomassOn, either
of whom would honor the office.
Mr.. Ward, of the congressional COM
mittee, arrived yesterday, and
Mr.. Saylor will be here to-
morrow. What the committee
or congress will do, no one can tell. Be-
fore congress meets the constitution
will have been adopted, the new officers
elected and installed, and the State in
perfect peace and quiet, and it is to be
hoped that congress, for mere partisan
purposes, will not disturb us. But who
can tell? The APPEAL, as ever, is
recognized as having been in the late
war a firm friend of the people of the
State, and you should have a reporter
here who could give you daily the pro-
ceedings OF the first honest and compe-
tent sssemblage of lawmakers in the
state since the legislature of 1866 met
last. But 1 viii not bore you with my
nlatitudes. One thing ind changed
here. After many trials, a good man,
MIR. Mason, formerly of your city, has
taken the Metropolitan hotel, placed it
i'm first-rate order, and keeps it in first
class style. 1t is something Little Rock
has long needed and never hsd. tits to
he hoped that he will succeed, If only
FOR the benefit Of those who, like my
/ self, are RAMRLERss