The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-16
ARKANSAS.

Inc Lieutenant Governor Under
Baxter PTociaimS Himself Cow
eInorS and calls on the President
for support.
LITTLE Rock, November l4!-Quite
q sensation was created this evening by
the issuance Of a proclamation, from the
Republican office, by V. V. Smith, late
Lieutenant Governor under Baxter,
declaring himself Governor. The procla.
nation sets forth that during the absence
Of the Lieutenant Governor Elisha Baxter
abandoned the office Of Governor. and
turned the same over TO one A. Il. Gar.
land. The abdication and abandonment
oil the Executive office, the late Lieu.
tenant Governor says, amounts 10 q
constructive resignation by Baxter; at
least, II that be not true, the office Of Gov.
ernor Is vacant, there being no legal oc.
cnpant in possession Of the Governors
office. Under this state Of circustances,
the late Lieutenant Governor says he as.
sumes the duties Of Goveror. He states
that he has applied to the President to
suppress domestic insurrection under the
Constitution oil the United States, and
that It is matter for the President to
determine who is Governor. That be de.
sires, and will countenance no effort look.
ing toward the use Of force. The ques.
ton can be settled peaceably without a
resort 10 arms. That II the President
does not recognize him as Governor he
will not attempt 10 oust Garland by force;
Il he should, then he will resort 10 arms.
II either party feels sggrieVed at the
Presidents decision he can appeal 10 Con.
gress, which soon conVenes. The attempt
to seize, and the seizing Of the Legislative,
executive, and Judicial offices oi the State,
at this time and under the circumstances,
iG revolution. Therefore, he commands
Oil persons claiming 10 derive political
authority under the new Constitution 10
desist from the exercise Of all official au-
thority under, and all persons that may
have assumed to act under the authority
Of said pretended Constitution, whether
executive, legislative or judicial, are com.
manded TO rellnquish the same to the
persons entitled thereto, under the Con.
stitutiOn Of 1868, within five days.
Such Is the substance OF the late Lieu.
tenant Governor Smiths proclamation.
This document appeared on the streets 10
the form Of q Republican extra about 3
O'Clock this evening. 1t is sigued by V.
v. Smith, Governor Of Arkansas, and Ed.
ward Wheeler, Secretary Of State.
Soon after its issuance Governor Gar.
land obtained from Judge Clendenln, Of
the Circuit Court, under one OF the State
statutes, warrant for the arrest Of Smith
and Wheeler, and John g. Price, the lat.
ter general manager Of the Republican
office, charged with conspiring to usurp
certain offices. Price was arrested about
dark. Nobody seems TO know where
Smith is. Public sentiment Is all one
wsy-in favor Of Garland. This matter
is entirely outside oil the old Baxter.
Brooks controversy. But little import.
ance is attached to 1t hero, and every
person connected with the matter will be
promptly arrested and tried under the
statute aforesaid.
The Congressional Investigating Com-
mittee will leave here on Monday.
WARRANTS FOR THE ARREST OF SMITH
AND OTHERS.
LATER-Alter the arrest Of John B.
Price, Of the Republican. for the printing
and distributing Of V. V. Smiths procla.
nation, the Sheriff searched the city Tor
Smith and Wheeler, bat could flnd Meth.
er. Price was released on $1,000 bail.
The State House is guarded by armed
men.
AUTHORIZES A DENIAL.
LITTLE Rock, November 15-Colonel
J. NJ. johnson, Secretary OF State under
Governor Baxter, who turned over his
office to his successor under the new con.
stitution, authorizes a denial OF the state
ment from Washington that he, with the
other officers elected with Smith, now
recognize Smith as Governor.