The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-23
ARKANSAS.

last, contains Governor BaXler'S mes
sage to the legislature. II Is short, nnt
the only recommendation contained II
II, after briefly detailing the occurrence
which induced him 10 call the lcglsla
ture In extraordinary session, Is that
they should ~ once call a constitu'
tional convention, which will no doubt
be done.
The Gazette of Saturday has the full
text of President Grants proclamation
which we give in full below:
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE, !
WAsHINGToN, May, 1874. !
To J. G. Frierson, president pro tenn,
and james ii. Berry, speaker pre-
tenn, Little Rock, Arkansas:
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is sent tc
you for publication:
GEORGE III. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General.
BY the president of the United states OF
Americas:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Certain turbulent and dis
orderly persons, pretending that Elisha
Baxter, the present executive OF Ar
kansas, was not elected, have COM
bined together with force and arms, to
resist his authority as such executive,
and other authorities of said state; and,
whereas, said Elisha Baxter has been
declared duly elected by the general
assembly of said state. rs provided in
the constitution thereof, and has for Il
long period been exercising the tunc-
tions of said Office into which he was
inducted according to the constitution
and laws of said state and ought by its
citizens to he considered rs the lawful
executive thereof; and, whereas, it is
provided IN the constitution, of the
United States that the United States
shall protect every state in the union
on application of the Legislature, or OF
the executive when the Legislature can
not be convened, against domestic vio-
lence; and, whereas, the said Elisha
Baxter, under section four of article
four of the constitution of the United
States, and the laws passed in pur-
suance thereof, has heretofore
made application to protect said
state, and the citizens thereof, against
domestic violence and, whereas, the
general assembly of said state was con-
vcned in extra session at the capital
thereof, on the 18th instant, pursuant
to Il call made by said Elisha Baxter,
and both houses thereof have passed Il
joint resolution, also applying to me to
protect the state against domestic vio-
lence; and, whereas, it is provided In
the laws of the United States that in
all cases of insurrection in any state, or
of the obstruction to the laws thereof,
il shall he lawful for the president Of
the United States, on application OF
the legislature of such state, or OF the
executive when the Legislature cannot
be convened, to employ such part OF
the land and naval forces as shall be
Judged necessary for the purpose of
suppressing such insurreclion or caus-
ing the laws to be duly executed; and,
whereas, it is required that whenever
it may be necessary in the Judgment of
the president to use the military forces
for the purpose aforesaid, he shall
forthwith, by proclamation, command
such insurgents to disperse and retire
peaceably to their respective homes
within u limited time.
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses S. Grant,
president of the United States, do
hereby make proclamation, and com
mand all turbulent and disorderly per-
sons to disperse and return, peaceably,
to their respective abOdes within ten
days from this date, and hereafter to
submit themselves to the lawful au-
thority ofsaid executive, and the other
constituted authorities of fsaid state, and
| invoke the aid and cooperation of all
good citizens thereof to uphold law and
preserve public peace.
In witness whereof, j have heleunto
set my hand, andcaused the seal of the
United States to he affixed. Done at
the city of Washington, this fifteenth
day of May, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy-four,
and of the independence of the United
States the ninety-eighth.
U. S. GRANT.
Upon this Governor Baxter issued a
congratulatory address to his troops
and the people. The Gazette also pub
fishes q correspondence between nj. Il.
Sanders, acknowledgement of the
Brooks forces, and General r.. c. New
ton, of BaXters troops, In regard to the
disbanding of The troops of the former.
On Saturday, says a dispatch, the
commission, composed of two officers
and a citizen from each side, met
to arrange cartel, or agreement,
as to the disbandment of forces, and
after considerable discussion 1t was
agreed that the state should provide
transportation for the Brooks soldiers
who live outside the county, and those
who live in the county should be sent
| home, without arms, under discreet
officer and provided with necessary
protection by Governor Baxter. Some
of them go by the train and some by
the boat tomorrow.
General Pagan, one of the Brooks
commissioners, suggested that Baxter
should make some provision for the
disbandment of his own forces; but
Baxters commissioner would not en-
tertain that, claiming that they needed
them to protect Brooks men. The con
ference ended with the agreement stat
ed above. BY Tuesday, perhaps, they
will have all been sent home.
Secretary of state, Johnson, went tt
the capitol this morning and took pos
session of his office; not, however, be
fore his chief clerk, who has been
Bruoks man, consulted with Brooks,
whose order was that Johnson sboult
have the Office, and the clerk vacated
the same, Mr.. Johnson remaining al
day and attending to business.
The keys Of both halls of the legisla
ture were also delivered to Mr.. John
son, and by him turned over to th'
legislature this evening.
The sergeant-at-arms of the senate
called on Mr.. Brooks this evening, bu
the object of the visit Is not known.
The two houses of the legislatur
met, but there was little done. In tn
senate, q joint resolution was passed
authorizing the calling of a constitu
tional convention, which also passe'