, 1874-11-20
Smith Is a "Fircbrand," and Not
tluch Of a Light,
Either Garland's or Brooks Govern
ment Is Legal,
Il Statement on the Smith Side
Of tho Case.
Evidence That the Louisiana Re-
turns Have Been Tempered
With.

NITt1.
ARKANSAS.
TIE srATB OFFICERS ELECTED WITH ssr11n IN
nonsr ma o,A1Ms.
r.,I., 49, >. MI. rt.s... o.,,,..
s'o' ~. ..''' III. ~ e""' ~ ~ .,"s o.o4.
i4'Flhs Asoca' hth'' NOV i',-Ai tne o1ase
oiticcra elected on tho State ticket with Lieut.
Gov. Smith, except tho Secretary Of stats and
Attorooy-aonoral, who arc absent from tho city,
naso so.eetapuoo " .1e fieelu'ut so-l"EnI tla'
they indorse t5oV. sm1tha application Tor recog-
| milton. and thAt they consider him tho law
ful Governor of tho State. Senator Clay
~. ~ So n.'-,,. 1s1 -
nao .o'eetapaeo 70 tho froslaeht 1nat ene
Republicans Of tho State regard the Government
! established by Congress in 1868 as tho only law
coonit;on of Gov amjth oa hoinr ;, nj univ
Ga,a.,dod ~ Is h.,t a,.sss u.s. -, 9 Il n v.s n
tao,;n ny ar,itc,,o eo,'fi,iv III 1 ~ ,.,a,,
H. na,;,;t ~ Ts H. ~ .n a.I uf1 ~
aatati,s9 ~ - ;.;,, ao ~ uoeoen1'5 "
gn anno tl,cv - a,,r,o ~ ahin =, =, ,.e;,
,sa. Ivy a..a "aS anp,o @po ao'o W ~ota4n
"''noo. ,vu.r 1,,nos %0o1sap.s, ,sa1 ..,, ri.
ia 1 tas ds,oeiat,d r. P,t,.9 0"''
sr 1.ou,s Nav w ID ~1r'sra pnia,,d +,a cho;r-
mai, IL thu ;anyrossonoI Tomw, %' t"a tn invoa,.
cnto Arkansas atfaira ,Tmd1o Wilsh;,e m.mhor
al Conuroas.olact from tht, r,ttis i,nck 1arS
! Distrto9 and Cot Hynas tho nrcsene msomhcyy
| a IarH fhFf7n and
snyorai intervin,ys With tham oro 5H1Ii;ahcH mi hnt
tbav diffor IN .oma mata1;oi raanaots r., nna
that tie Gsrjanl Goyarnmont roscuti~ o1nct. e@ia
TRYING ,ro Arr pA1ary
and Garland athm,rh mi ,,nsasaaea ~ wary
groas moral force himsolr. md Luinp Hurrounia1I
by atroua olement of. na,bans vi.ioua
sstsin sins '9 th 90 1 no dhe hSxsor aaS
| while fha 1arooEa man auotsin ;a,,t
| Gov. Smith. T'bo programme NJ tGe
! Brooks pafty evidently IT, in tlo want n, tna
Fedarnt GnyernmoI,t favorinr Smith a,,t, saat tinr
lin in lie uubernatorinl Chair. Ia nreSa 6 sl6
Brooks-Daxtor uuit which is utifI nendInu IN liz
| court. iu hopes Of resentinn l{rooxa a. the
logalIy~elected Governor, il however. Smith il
| seated Goyernor by tho Federal tarce. no viii
haye to 90 malntained tbero bv ths samo nowor wr'
but judge Foland docs moi .think tint s,,eh ac.
| ton Should be takou. 6mIth. be says il no
more Governor thon Baxtar VIII. ard be- ti,inks
onrA1sEp ux FRAUD.
| Smith is frebrand and for l,H sake nnd tia
| sake OF tic State it isa good tling
ia hae tfnd Hin claims to t,a Govrr,rr.},;,, ara
vorthiaaH, and thore IN litt1o likolihood nj the
| bein0 made to appear of INV yai,te tn tha prost.
| dont.
| Another says: Judge Poland assorts thas,
| although both Baxter and Brooks have djnun
nnare from Tim nIit,ral n1a,,a yct ti,n orna,tr,,
INV 5t t,,,, IN: Wh;oI, nf Than u .ros osctaI
! Governor il. lsl.? !? .Thone Constitution. Ju1go
Poland Bays, was conceived and adopted ln q
worry irregular munner. The old Constitution
| tho method for their adoption. Ms power was
| delegated to tho General Assembly Of tho State
| to submit the question to tho people whether or
not they would hold Constitutional Couyeu-
ton. Thus it appears that tha action Of tho
| Arkanaas Legislature in tho premiBos WIS
without authority aud wholly Irregular. 4
| parallel case to this hlr. Poland finds it,
THE CELEBRATED Donn REBELLION
| IN Rhode Island 9ua.tar Of q ceutusy ago. Tho
! hopes aud ambition of Smith reBt upon the ille-
gaity Of ,his Constitution. Baxtor, with, Lieut.
| Gov. Smith, and the whole 1.udcal ticket Of
1879, were eecled for four years, less thai, ono-
| now election was llold untor the now Coustitu-
ton this full, which provided their prosout src-