Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-30

and Elisha Baxter, each signing himse- 4
Governor of Arkansas, have published let
ters in paper here, giving the story of the
troubles in Arkansas.
Baxter
says, speaking of his rupture with Senators
Clayton and Dorsey, that an individual
representing himself as their agent, called
upon him and requested in their name his
completely in frauds sufficient to carry the
State in their interests, and when he re-
fused directly, offered as the price of his
completely United States iudSeship and as
much money as he wanted. He repeats his
assurance that he will abide by the decision
of the Legislature which be has convoked,
and which, he says, the Supreme Court has
decided is alone capable of disposing of the
subject.
on the contrary says the Legislature can
only decide the question of who is Gov
ernor when the question is presented to il
by contest. 1t cannot commit or recount
the vote on its own motion. | don't pro-
pose to have anything to do with the Leg
islature nor can 1 recognize the right of
Baxter to call it without recognizing him
as the Governor, and this | will not do.
shall abide the decision of the courts cheer
fully and have appealed the case in order
to bring it before the Supreme Court at the
June term.
The Hero Of the LandauIet to Decide.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Attorneys rep
resenting both parties in the Arkansas dis
pute for the GoyernoTship, have called on
the Attorney General to-day and will sub
NIT written arguments in support of their
respective claims. The decision of the
President will be made after a thorough
consideration Of the arguments thus pre-
scented. Attorney General Williams will
prepare his opinion for the Executive.
The Volcano Quiet.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 29.-Every-
thing has been rather quiet to-day. A con-
siderable number of arrests were made on
both sides. The Brooks forces were
drilled this evening inside the Statc-house
grounds. Col. Jno. NJ. Clayton with his
cOlored men, about 100, from Jefferson
county who reinforced Brooks a few days
days ago, left with his command for home
this morning. Col, W. w. Reynolds, of
Benton county, has been made Brigadier
General by Gov. Baxter and given COM
mand of the Northwest. Business is al
most fiat. Notwithstanding the quiet at
titude of affairs collision may occur at
any time. The United States troops occu-
py their old position at the City Hall and
at the United States Court room. Baxter
expected to-day one piece of artillery from
below, with two hundred men from Hemp
stead county.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The State Supreme Court.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the case Of the State of Arkansas VS.. Elisha
Baxter, upon the relation Of Joseph Brooks,
quo waTranto, is as follows:
"Under this constitution, the determina-
ton of the question as to whether a person
exercising the office of Governor had been
duly elected or not, is vested exclusively in
the General Assembly of that State, and
neither this nor any other State court has
jurisdiction to try suit in relation to such
a contest, be the mode or form what it may,
whether at the suit CT the Attorney General
or on the relation of a claimant through
him, or by an individual alone claiming a
right to the Office. Such issue should be
made before the General Assembly. 1t is
their duty to decide, and no other tribunal
can determine the question.
we are OF opinion that this court has no
jurisdiction to hear and determine writ of
quO-warrantO for the purpose of rendering
judgment of custer against the chief
executive of this State, and the right to file
an information and issue a writ for that
purpose is denied"
This decision was made by three of the
four Judges of the Supreme Court, and
utilities any pretended title Of Brooks
under the decree Of subordinate court.
Special to the Cincinnati Times.
WASHINGTON, April est is said the
Legislature will recognize Baxter as Gov
ernor, thus still further complicating mat
tiers.