The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-14
BLRDDKN0 ARAANSASs

Since che .,''late uuplsasansness,' y
nothing h.s happened in the United
States. 20 diseracefol and disgusting as
tho Arkansas VA. The "Whisky In.
surrsotion" il not to be placed on tho
sane level. The picture OF ragged
and idle guards, drunken generals,
armies subsissing on the stock Of gro.
e.riss they have stolen !; negroes b.sk-
log in Tie sun and ginning al over
with the joy Of freedom from work !;
the 6hsrlf running away with his horse
because he heard = pistol shot near him;
and above al, and most ridiculous Of
al, the Supreme Court of the State ta-
king to the woods through fear Of a
small squad Of Federal infantry; then
friendly soldiers securing tho thisket
to take The sacred ermine to = place of
safety. These things under tho
circumstances, certainly surpass in the
disgusting, anything and everything
that has ever happened in this country.
But tho Won't feature of al is that
these Arkansss beligsrsp<s arc triaius
vitA he things that aro most impor-
tana The ballot, the Legislature, aud
Ae Court There is but little, if any
losb1 that Brooks was properly elected.
Ba1ss,'s course nay have blinded pso-
pls sonsvhas, y 10 the election but
~ that - il nay. The eoa,ss psrsssd
By Brooks, hss t.k,a fren lin Ill the
n, bsasal Of The justice Il his claim.
NdtAe, hs no, Baxter, can ssv - 70.
ss,dsd - worthy he Aiab position,
oeA soatsads fbs, s.d The ballet, - the
sole a,bi,s, d such ssastxs u trsnp.
Led uadsl foot Whsn snsD, The BAL
let = dsspissd, shsrs D naAisg left,
bss 70 settle Ill sseA disPat0, By the
s,sel and diagssting and avslp gssszil.
4 ksib sad pidlel
A. The rsgnhhn Il viQs, Vlieh
saasos h determined b &llss, -
Nv tAs Ssp,sns Cosrt. But the "a.
Drsms Cov,t Of Arks1sas las certainly
nads Z A>v departure IN judicial do
hgs. 5rx mostAs seo, that tribunal
decided, that il had 40 Jurisdiction to
Try suit oeotestine the ofiee Of Gsv-
srno, in any mode or form. Directly
after this eolonic decision, this sane
Court forbade the Circuit Court to pro.
eesd in the trial Of . contest for tho
Office OF Auditor 10 one Of tho coun-
tlss iu that State. Here then we're
two decisions by that tribunal, showing
that the courts have no authority in
sssss Of contested election But alas,
for human frailty. That same court,
getting away from Baxter's side and
being safely housed inside Brooks line,
wheels about aud reverses its two pre-.
,isss decisions aud now says, the Court
hss the right T. decide contested cleo.
sisas and innsdis'sly proceeds to de-
clare that Brosks il Governor Verify
then, ID does make some difference
whose boil is gored. The meanwhile;
sseh party has his' lawyers, pleading
bic case With the President. Aud what
fs'l Hsvs W reached the point
shers ~sutoerssy must be Invoked 7
The ballot 40 virtue; the Legislature
no power; and the Supreme Court no
The President has made q
wise suggestion and that is all he can
DO at present. Baxter refuses to follow
ahs advice. It does seem as it the only
theory left, is to declare the whole
ctate Of Arkansas in a condition of
l.archy and then throw it back into |
|srrisor,al dependence. South Caro-
Ina evidently needs something severe
10 be done to her. Better mako ter.
'itoriss of them both: Reconstruct |
hen educate them in morals and !
1saners, and then admit them as |
Bates, conditional on good behs vior.