, 1874-11-16

BM1TH OF ARKANSAS.
There has hoen fully as much trouble and
| civil var and confusion in tie Southern States
concerning their local governments as tho coun-
try will tojorato. 4The onses Of Georgia, As-
bama, aud Texas were eventually disposed OF by
permitting The people Of those statoa to choose
their own governments, alld wo do not know
that tho Republican party LAS Sustained my loss
| because Of tho restoration Of ponce and order.
Tue LouiBiaoa case will DO settled In time by q
similar proceeding. When Gov. Davis, of Texas,
was beaten at tho polls for recollection, ho
! pleaded that tho law under which tho election
WIS held vas unconHlltutional and That ho
Should hold over, aud then appealed to tho
President for troops to dcfond himsolf. The
President promptly, and with groat did,
crction, advised Gov. Davis that, having
bcen Candidate for election aud having been
defeated, ho ought to submit to the popular de-
clson. Davis, failing to Induce the President 10
sona troops to Toxas u oyerturp . popular
election, rotitod.
somo months later, tho man Brooks ATTEMPTED
revolution in Arkansas, aud both aides appealed
to tho President for troops Tho President
promptly informed the coutaatants that be rec
oguizod GOV. Baxter, who had been acting as
Governor for noariy two years, but advised. il he
did not require. tho convonng Of tho State Legis-
1aturc. Tho State Legislature yaB convened, 1t
called Convention to amend the stato Coustitu-
ton; that Constitution, framed By tho Conyon-
tion, Was ratified by the people, aud under it q
uow Stato GoYerumont vas otscted, Baxter. tae
Governor, 1t once yie'del to the constitutional
change. md Garlnnd. elected nndor tho now Con-
stitu4ion, became Governor.
Now comea Mr. Smith, who claima to have
been elected Lioutauallt- Governor III 1879
with Da1tor, and who declares that tie
Legislature, In calling State Conyen-
tiou and submitting q now Constitution,
aud the people, in ratifying tint Copsti-
tuition, ali aosea outsido Of some statute, az ii
tue action Of tue people in adopting Constitu-
ton ia not final and binding upon all, no matter
what tho statutes OF the Slate may BAY. He Of
course tciograpls TO tho President for troops to
euable him to oust Garlaud to put him In, and
hago another civil war III Arkanaaa.
We havo too much faith III tho Presidents
sound Judgment and regard for Inv aud procc-
don't, to believe that ho will giyo this man Smith
tho alightcst recognition. The Presidents pre-
V'ous action III tho Athnusaa uatter
vas SO onainantly just TINT It disarm-
cd criticism; lie ia now nsked by Smith
to undo that action, and to got aside tho almost
unanimous action Of tho people in framing 3
new Constitution adapted to the present wanta
Of tho State. Wa know that Smith appeals as 3
Republican to tho prosiaept to put him in, aud
turn out q Democrat. But the Republican party
has something olBo to do than to keep fov
smiths III Office after they hayo been roputiated
by tho people. II Smith wants to be Governor
Of ArkanBas, let him wait until the next e!oc.
tion, aud then II the people elect him, tho prosi-
don't will 500 tint ho Is put in ot1ico. The Re- |
publican party and the country i11aist that there
shall DO peace, and that revolution by renns In |
Louisiana, or Smiths in Arlansas, shall be SUP |
pressed. whether In tho intereat Of Democrats !
OF Republicans. The people Of Arkanaaa have
q right to goyoru themselves, and to dispense |
with the services Of Smith, and tho President |
will not intorfere with them IN the exercise Of |
that right.