, 1874-12-11

both as homo and abroad and. although It han
Ss ",1h astormined hoatihsy on tho part OF o.
tloIf control, yot 1t las not boon Inlo tho sub-
1ect OF my ntyorso criticism. Wbo 1t npp1iea
tlo Ereat oyol Of the Inv to a mon knowing no
precision Tho powers Of tllo Government, and OF
aach ternstnent thereof, III inch uiso ns to He-
euro harnlnny. economy. anil efficiency in the
operston1 ,n Of all tho bFanoheA OF tho public uor
Noportor-''Was tho cllnngo in government In
dla0rdorB?"
Gov. Haxtor-ssNot in tho Toast anil it should
10 matter Of common uongratulntion that not
witliata,'dng oyory effort made to How tho aeeda
oo1 alscortt and propagate violencs. tho period o1
transition from tho uld Goyor,lH1ont to tho now
7 was ono 9f .,n'n.'al goud ordor and qutotude.
| showing that the stroug desire Of tho ,1ooplo Ii
! for peaeo md gooa-f Fellowship. Tho prospect Of
now ConBtitutiou, guaranteeing fair elections
anu just administration OF tho Government,
| "aB at onco accepted aB compensation for ali
| temporary OWLS growing out Of tho known dr.
| iectH OF tho conBlituton Of 1853, md yaroua
improper aud oppressive la"a onactqd under tho
noportcr--" Wo l,oar a great deal Of Tho bittor
lSo1inB existing among tho factlo,,B in your
atato. VI courao. thuro IL groas deal Of It, for
uIaor tue crcnnastanccs known to exist, thoro
co1a h9 nothing iosa hut-"
/
claiming right to hold Office porpetualiy in this
State liuvo for tho most part n,nlo themselves
oohaplcuous by v1tuporntion Of tloao whom
| position"
Teporeor.-"A member Of tlo Conversational
lnvo.llsnting COMMITTEE informed INC Tint III op-
ef'y III Arkansas lih1 aenrcc1ated In value moro
ts tn,' Il G"S,sS15 =, xo oIy WY yo% give yor theory OF
Gov. Baxtor--" Tho couutry has hoou wosfed
| W BsBtem OF eGtrayaEaNco which In al litt1o
III accordance with tho tastou Of the pcoulo
ea with tho mn1nB Of good government.
IN proportion to tic amount Of their oa-
nm.snsa ncssmentss' scrupled not to oppresa the
fsoas ny 1Hg Ngt 4sous n1d
~ ~ "aa proclaimed that tho obtoct WAS to reduca
M To y uniform losel OF property Il system Of
ngrari4ansm. howover which did not include tho
public prosperity, from whoBo oyer-reachug and
all-Peryad'ng ayarlce tl1oro waA uo cscnre nayo
6y 5olntnE III tug genera. pilIsgs. Officers woro
| multiplied and siifuhod throughout tho country,
being mostly Of such men % hah noyor hold
olf'cc before, and yet aooned to be incapable Of
any other pursuit. For their support ENORMOUS
taxos wero leyied md wero enforced by tho
Taxes from to G per cent on every species Of
] property both aninlnte nnd ipanimato, on high
ashesSnents, soon boro their Legitimate fruits.
From 1858 unsil 1874 it IL supposed fully ono-
|
passed. under tho tax-gatherer's hammer
Noporter-"1 pres,t'Ie, Under tho. ox'stinK
stato Of things, ntt|o is bciug done in tho way Of
internal improvements"
no ostattB Of their own, segregated tlo,nBelyca
| INTO railroad companies. representing 1iuea
| marked III ]laBte OIL tho surface OF map. tho cr-
dowment Of which became the chief occupation
| u Government. 30 great waB their lsGcipita~
ton In opening up ttis new Elaorado TINT a law,
hastily drawn, WAS submitted to tho people at
What purportcd to be poplllnr election, ut q
| time when tho Law had not gono into eflect for
sued rledging tho Slate cretlit with lavish
| prodi.allty not unworthy tho airy HChomcs which
.hoy pretended to prolloto. They formod O.
roads. which lcd iu their turn to still wider :
| prodlgatit:, until tho projccta sncot1nbed be-
meath tho weig1lt Of urbourded dishonesty and
pocuat'on; but not until tho original recipients
of these bonds lad 'p1acsd' thom whoroyor,' in
thu ciTi}ivca world, q dupe could DO found"
Raporter-"Nil you please to state fully ag
to tho feolInG existing in your State betweon tho
| whites md blackB? Soma QUO has said TINT tho
old feeling Of ownership IL 30 powerful OIL shs
ono side that ii must manifest itself to tho da-
advantage Of tho other"
Coy. Baxter-" Representations made Of a
hostility Of the whites towards tho blnckH are in-
tended for homo uso. aud for political effect
| amolg tho colored roop(e. Ono Of tho most IA
vnrablo indications OF tho future 1oB in tho fact
tint yoars of mnlignant effort have falod 10 pro-
|
/ proportion Of whites to blacks il about three to
| ono. No Whito Leagues or similar ayaocations.
based on hoBtilo feelng growing ont ol
color, oxlba in this State. Our statute boob
| alrondy contains law coucedtng to tho colored
I race I'll tho privileges woich hRvo oyor been
claimed for them in Congr0sa or elsowher8. Tha
different races do not occupy hostile camps, ro-
| gardipg each other with mutual fear aud joal-
ouss, as is sometimes supposed by those who
| know nothing Ut the country. Thoy live unaer
tue same rool; they cultivate tho nanlo folds
by tho prevailing system Of agriculture thoy gen.
orally lave Common interest ia tho crops, aud
| disputes bosweou them arc very raro. mutual do
pendenco naturally producing mutual concession.
Tho now Constitution does not contemplate TINT
whites and blacks shall DO appealed to in difor-
ont sonso, but TINT both shall bo recognized M
| equal ctizons, pursuing their happiness With
equal protection a1d equal rights.
| Reporter" Regarding tho State dobt, I pre-
sumo that in tho general dtsorganization Of
| thiuEa thoro is no prospect OF immediate pay
ment Of any part OF it."
Goy. Gaxter-"I havo received a proposal
from mn association OF capitalists Of Europe to
stituting for them bonds payable In thirty years.
with interest ut the ratio OF per cent in gold.
In the prasent financial condition of tho State ii
!s impossible to mako Immediate provision fot
tho creditors Of the State may implicitly rely On
the ultimate payment OF overy obligation which
she Justly and Legally owos."
lIoporter-" Well, in conclusion, Governor,
wilat DO you say of tho fnturo Of ArtansnH ?"
Gov. Daxter-" In very littlo whito all thd
oYi(B which huro much afflicted tho State will
be remembered ouly as historical events, aud
oven now tho resentment which thoy naturally
excited il in u great ncnsuro forgotten in tha
Promise of better day. With Northumberland
on tho part Of Congreaa with our Government
during tho next twelve months. wo will see Sow
sral additional railroads constructed in Arkan-
NM. ind an addition made to our population 1T
at least 100, 000."
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GIBSON COUNTY PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
MEMPHIS, Doc. 10.--In tito Uuitod States Dis
trict Court to-day tho argument waH continued
Oh tho motion to qllaHh tho ipdiotmnut arnuat