, 1874-05-02


|, BROOKS hND BAXTER.
Tile Now York Ilorasa publlahca long atato-
'n1cnta by the two Governors Of ArkanaaH.
Brooks sota forth TINT Lis election ia admitted
BY ail parties. This is substantially truo. Dax-.
tor merely says that ii there WAS fraud 10 know
and ltnowH nothing about it. Thcro aro none
go blind Oh those who won't ZOO. BROOKS con-
tinuos with tho aaaertion tint tho majority Of
the Legislature was elected by tito frauds TINT
put Baxtor Into power, aud tint 1t therefore
refused to cvon hear Lis petition for n trial Of
tho election, but'roicctod It without roadihg It.
This WIS not n determination by tho Iogis-
lasuro TINT Daxtor was elected or tint I
was not 1t was simply retusnl to dotormine
anything" Baxter doaod tho Courts, Bont an
officer to tho Supreme Courtroom to proclaim
martial law IT. TINT Court should decide In
Drooka' favor on tho first suit (whfoh .was dis
inisscd), md declined to defend himself In tho
Circuit Court, which finally gavo Judgment for
Broohs. All tho stnto officers, aave tho Secretary
Of State, recognize Brooks ns Governor. Tie
Auditor and Troasuror rofuso to honor Daxtor'a
drafta on tho State Troasury, and tho laltcr .is
therefore forced to depend for tho support Of
hia troops uppoh plundor. Broohs will not leave
tho question to the Legislature, bocauao that
body can only decide B11oh nattcra wlion thoy nre
oontoatcd 1t cannot, Of iteolf,, count or ro-
count. d vote. Thia plea is very shallow.
There ia: b contest, II Daxtor appeala
to tho Legislature, as ho will, 1t surely
las . right to consider the mnttor. On tho other
hand, tho Legislature Is notorious1y corrupt, and
doponda for its existence in great part, upon tue
validity Of the count that elected Daxtor. It's de-
eiafon would provo nothing. ,
5000 majority. Tho samo Legislature elected
Dorsey to the United States Senate. Soon after
wards, sonntors Clayton and Dorsey, ind ohtef-
JuBtice Mcclure demanded that ho ehou1d ap-
provo Of various sinful schornoB, such rs d bill
togivo eoo00,ooo to certain rairoads, another to
authorize the police to arreat anybody anywhere
without warrant. and drag him to tho Capital for
trial, and still another, which pit tho ontiro
control Of elections in tho hands Of throo
men,. Hc1 refused, aud they became his
enemies. Whom tue ..tirat suit aga,nst
him Was dismissed, thoy congratulated him.
Soon afterwards, olayton demanded that ho
ahou1d dsbanl tho State :rnilita;E and threatened
tint # he did not lie, Clayton; would. by Cd
have tho dismissal anpulled. Daxtor yielded.
Tho mflitn .waa diabandod. Then tho old and
forgotten suit Of Brooks In tho Circuit Court,
which counsel OH both sides had once. ngroed to
diamiBs, was revived. Clayton and Dorsey came
to Little Rock: They offered Daxtcr Unitod
States Judgoahip (n,cm., tho Civil Service has
been 'reformea) md "as much money u.s. he
wantod,".if he would shut his eyos to tho frauds
by whicl, they meant to carry the State.
Ho refused A haaty Judgment . was
given in tho. Circuit Court chiof-Jua.
tice,: Mcclure happened along conveniently
to administer the oath, and Brooks seized tho
State House. Each Of thoso busy D.'a expresses
an ardont wiah to be let looao Oh the othor, II
there were no United States troops tl,oro, uu-
uttorab1e things would Happen. A few bayonots,
however, maintain peace, that Is, what is called
poaco In Arkansas. Tho only unauostionablo
fact about tho squabble is that each contestant
is moro wrong than right. No doubt cach
obtains Intense comfort by thinking this of the
other. ':~"
There is kind OF grim satire in tic later dis
patches from Brooks and Baxter. The aarao
dispatch which commences with tho information
that !" the situation remains unchanged" =" con-
cludos with the description OF battle between
the Baxtorites and Droolsites at Now dasoony,
where the latter wore committing some lcpreda-
tions, in which eight or nino Of tho latter party
were dispatched to that bourne whero bolliger-
ent Governors trouble not, and twenty others
will for some time bo iudlspoaed and hayo an
opportunity to roGect upon their folly in siding
with either Of tho claimants. This battle took
place in locality where there was 10 possibility
Of interference from tho United State troops,
and II tho decision from Washington is
only withhold for short time longer,
thero is d fair prospect that tho. rival |
factions may find otlor opportunities for display
Of valor, and porhnpa in tho next bout como OF.
the Daxterites may be planted in some quiet |
place. Thus, littlo at q time, groat deal may
bo accomplished, md, by gradually removing tho
eoFootAfu nh44olb 1IQA Iud 6CoIlo VI C0lll1Ct+ |
thia alarming display' Of Arkangas patriotism
may ba suppressed aud the question at Issue can |
10 settled IN legal way. Thoro ia no partiou- |
az reason why anybody should shoot anybody,
'r why Mr. Broola or llr. Baxsor shonld DO
offended with each other, or bandy opithota
,aswaan TIM Initial anil tim afeta-11o.ao, OF po,ns
'annona Mt each other. At tho Bamo. tI1no, we |
presume there il no objection to reduction Of
heir robpoctivc forocs by. internont. mud II thoy
onla quietly como to IN agrcomont to send all
heir warriors to New, aasoony and lot them
'glt 1t out together, 1T would romovo a groat
many acknowledgements from the situation,
elloye tho United states troops from, any fur
her trouble, and undoubtedly expedite the set-
lotnont Of tho quoation at issue.....
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