The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-12

| tuls " rio6JI morning, uaS tne IOilOW.
ing in it's teIegraphio column:
"BAxTER's REWARD ROCK,
Septem ber5l0. 1.-The Democrats Con.
vehtion declared in favor Of the new
constitution. and nominated Baxter for
Governor"
Now. the heading given to this tele-
gram by the U-H. clearly Indicates
TINT the editor of that sheet. who has
been crying ont SO Justify for reform
inside Of the Republican party"
wishes to incnlcate the idea that Bux-
ter has turned traitor to the Radical
party in Arkansas. and that the Demo
crats have rewarded him for his treu-
son by nominating him for re. election
to the Office Of Governor Now, let
us set in what his treason to thut purity
CONSISTS. The writer of this spen,
three weeks III Arkansas. last sum mer,
when the exoitem cut thero was in inll
blast; and he hoard the cause of their
troubles there freely discussed by both
parties. In one thing they all agreed.
and that was, that Brooks was elected
Governor of Arkansas, two years ago,
by ut least 10000 mujority. Why,
then, was he not allowed to take the
position to which he was elected? Sim
ply for the reason, as was alleged by
one of the parties to the late contest,
and admitted by the other, that Powell
Clayton, the ex Governor OF Arkansas,
aud ex Kansas Jayhawker, the prince
OF political villnins in Arkansas, hnd
some stealing jobs that he wanted
to execute. aud he thought he would
lind III Baxter convenient tool for
the execution Of his villainons schemes
of plunder and robbery. He had
Brooks counted out and Baxter
counted in. In due timo he called
upon Baxter to issue some bonds in
tue interest Of certain railroad in
Which he, Clayton, Was largely inte-
rested. Baxter informed him that the
bonds. it issued, would be illegal, and
that their issue would be detrimental
to the best interests of the State; aud
he therefore declined peremptorily to
issue them. Then it was that Clayton
became terribly enragel against Bax-
ter, and instituted the proceedings, or,
at least, prompted Brooks to institute
them, to oust Baxter from tue office
with which he had clothed him, con-
trury to the known wishes of u ma.
J
ter's frieuds rallied to his support, and
tue great mass Of the Cousei vative
people Of the State, seeing that Clayton
and his RUG were trying to crush Bax
ter. because he would not unite with
hem Ill an attempt to still further rob
the Stnte of her credit. camu to the
rescuo. The result of the contest is
before tho country III the calling, by IL
crushing majority OF the voters Of the
State, OF Tie Constitutional Conveu-
ton. and tho remodcl:u6 of the Con
slltutlon of the State
Now, mark what constitutes the
treason to tho Radical party If Atkau.
sas. i'll the eyes of tue immaculate
Union Herald 1t cnnsists simply in
sIanilDg by the rights of the tolling
thousands, whuu those rights wclc as
sailed by the filthy plundering crew
whn have naslgatei the ship nf state
there since reconstruction, with the
determination on their part to render
The ship which they have 80 badly uavi
gated Il complete wreck. Yes, this is
the act OI treason for which The UaiOn.
iEr1h uenounc-s Baxter, and lor
which the people ut Arkansas have de-
! termincd to reward Llm by giving him
luir aud legitimate election to the
| CLl:e of Govcruur for tue first term
| nntler the reform constitution. The
| Union Herald Is welcome 10 ull the
capital 1t eau make for it's cause out Of
the Brooks Baxter >qunbble nmoug uil
honest men, when the trne merits Of
that -Qnabble is unlrrsiooa This
writer thinks tho Union, Herald ma lu
an unfortunate thrust when II had that
little Telegram, BAxrEK's REWARD
But 1t hns ouly happened to ,hn, sheet
according to Solumon's proverb. "ue
that diggeth pit shall full" a nun
who would bo so pleasing to tho Demo.
Gratis might be II v.ry dangerous go.
vernon Tor us. That il just Tie way
Texas. Alabama. Vnginu aud Arkau-
sas have gone" $ speaks the Umion.
licrdld on the subject of nomination
by the r ,dical Convention that might
CON mand tho reAptct Of tho Democrats.
1t 80 hnppcns that he RldIcals Of Texas
tried hard 10 reelceG Davis, their
former bayouet Governor; that Vir-
glnia was wrcsted from them hy maiu
strength on the part OF the Consetv.
atives; and that Baxter, then thrust
upon tne Democracy OF Arkausas, by
Powell Clayton, was ~ dlstastefui to
them as ANY man could have been.
Those States were lost to Kudlcullsm
| Inv th, Aituln n that fhtS Stufa M