The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-05-08
ARKANSAS.

President Grant has received dis
patch fro n Gov. Baxter, of Arkansas, stating
that an armed instruction exists in the State,
and asking for aid to protect the State against
domestic violence. Gov. Baxter saws he teIe-
graphed for aid the 18th of April, but under
stands the President never received the requi-
sitlon. Gov. Brooks has already made SINH
lar request, and now has two LAWYERS in Wash
ington looking after his interests. The ques-
ton, who is the actual Governor, will be pre-
sented to the President for decision unless
some other means of settlement shall inter
vene.
A special to the Gazette from Helena
says that there was a very large meeting at
that place Monday night for the purpose of
raising volunteers for Brooks. The meeting
was composed principally of colored people
After the warriors made speeches, Hon. J. T.
White, (colOred,) Commissioner of Public
Works and late Senator, advised the cOlOred
men to stay at home and let the Legislature
settle the matter. This speech had the effect
to prevent the enrolment of a single man. A
company of Baxter men took possession of
the Ft. Smith train to-day near Lewisburg, to
prevent seme reinfOrcementR for Brooks from
reaching the city. Capt. VIM. F. GraYes, of
the Brooks force, left the State-hOUse this
evening and came into the Baxter lines, stat
ing hesquit that party. telegram from Pine
Bluffs states that the Brooks party have ad-
vices from Washington that the General Gov
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men are jubilant. They claim that the Gov
ernment has decided in their favor.
Joseph Brooks and Elisha Baxter,
each signing himself as governor of Arkansas,
have published letters in the New York papers
giving their story of their troubles in Arkan-
sas. Baxter says, speaking of his rupture with
| Senators Clayton and Dorsey, ''that an individ-
/ ual, 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 refused di-
! rectly offered as the price of his completely,
/ the United States iudgeship, and much
money as he wanted" He re-asserts his assur-
/ ance that he viii abide by the decision of the
/ legislature. which he has convened, and which
/ he says the Supreme court has decided as
! alone capable of disposing of the subject.
/ Brooks, on the contrary says ''the legislature
/ can only decide the question of who is COVER
/ nor when the question is presented to it by a
/ contest. 1t cannot count or recount a vote on
its own motion. / don't propose to have any
thing to do with this legislature, nor can re-
/ cOgnize the right of Baxter to CALI without
/ recognizing him governor, and this I will
not do. l shall abide the decision of the
/ courts cheerfully, and 1 have appealed the
I case in order to bring it before the Supreme
| court at the June term" Attorneys REPRESENT
/ ing both parties in the Arkansas dispute for
I the gOvernOrship have called on the attorney
( general, and will submit written arguments in
support of their respective claims. The decis-
ion of the president will be made after thor
ough consideration of the arguments thus pre-
| sented. Attorney General Williams win pre-
pare the opinion for the executive.
Gen. King (white), who has charge of
Baxter's forces at Pine Bluff, hearing that a
party OF Brookites were assembled at New
Gaseony, in Jefferson county, committing dep
relations moved column of two hundred
men down to that point for the purpose of dis
persing them. A dispatch to Gen. Newton
of truce to order the men to disperse, but they
fred upon the party aud regular battle en-
sued in which nine of the Brooks party were
killed and twenty wounded. The remainder
were taken prisoners, disarmed and sent home.
Gen. White reports seven men of his own COM
mand wounded and three horses killed.
The situation at Little Rock is prac-
tically unchanged Baxter's headquarters are
still at the Anthony House. and he has about
him some three hundred men. Brooks still
occupies the state-house with a force which il
estimated at FIVE hundred, mostly colored
The United States troops still occupy posi-
tion between the opposing forces In an adj
dress to the people Gen. J. +. Pagan. mai
general in the confederate army, assumes
command of the Brooks forces throughout the
state and calls on his old comrades to rally to
his standard. Both parties seem to be wait
ing for some definite news from Washington