The Van Buren press., 1874-04-28

| They stated they had furloughs, but did
not intend to return. Brooks has iost
more men in the last two days than he
has recruited.
Gov. Baxter received telegram from
Attorney General Williams, yesterday,
asking that the decision OF the Supreme
Court in the quo warfanto case be sent
to him. 1t will be remembered that Gov.
Baxter's counsel endeavored to get
transcript of this opinion and the one IN
the case of Berry VS.. Wheeler. from Mr..
Cox, the Supreme Court clerk, few days
ago, but be stated that Chief Justice Me
Clure had taken possession of the papers,
and he could not get hold Of them This
! was a characteristic. movement OF the
Chief Justice. To suppress the facts Is
all he desires. But we happened to pub
lish the decision at the tine, certified to
by MIR. Cox and several copies are in
Washington, and others have been sent.
A telegram was received from Col. II.
King White, from Pine Bluff, yesterday,
stating that he had two hundred white
men. armed and mounted, ready to move
whenever he received orders.
Gov. Baxter yesterday sent the follow.
ing dispatch:
To u. S. Grant, President Of the United
States, Washington, ID. G.:
In accordance with my correspondence
with you, by telegraph, have convened
the Legislature for the 1lth day OF May.
| have sent home part of my forces, AMI
would willingly send the balance, except
small body guard, but Brooks retains
his whole force, and receives reinforce
ments All the people want is, that
peace be restored, and the Legislature
protected in the performance Of their
legitimate business.
ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor OF Arkansas.
Col. Johnson, the Secretary of State,
had not received, up to late hour last
evening, any reply to his demand that
his office and the public buildings be va
Gated by Brooks mob.
Gov. Baxter being prevented from
asserting the rights of the people by
forcibly ejeetiug Brooks ami his mob
from the State House, by the interven.
tion of Federal troops, and appreciating
the necessity for peace and quiet and the
restoration of business, under pledges
from the President issued, two days ago,
a proclamation convening the Legisla-
ture in extraordinary session. DESTROYS
of the restoration Of peace in the mean
time, he yesterday submitted to Mr..
Brooks, through Judge Mcclure, who
represented the State House party, the
following propositions:
To Judge Mcclure:
Will Brooks, claiming to be Governor
of Arkansas, consent
l. That all the troops now under arms
on his side and on the side OF Baxter,
claiming to be the Governor, be by their
respective commanders dismissed to their
homes in a regular manner. except a
body guard to each claimant, not to ex-
ceed one company.
2 That all hostilities cease and be
suspended until the question of the gov
ernorship be determined by competent
tribunal.
g. That no person on either side shall
be molested or menaced in his person or
property on account Of anything done
during the present disturbances.
4 That Col. Page furnish transporta
ton to citizens dismissed to their homes
under paragraph |.
s. That citizens haying business in any
Of the public offices in the State House
other than the Executive office, be al
mtted peaceably. and without molesla
tion to such Offices
The above propositions are submitted
by US on behalf of Elisha Baxter. claim
ing to be the rghtiul and legal Governor
of Arkansas, as means of keeping peace
between the two contending parties, un.
til the question Of the right to the Office
Of Governor of Arkansas is settled by
competent authority.
A. II. GARLAND
E. w. Thomson,
Colonel and chief of staff to Gov Baxter.
Judge Mcclure. on behalf the Brooks
party, acknowledged the receipt Of the
above document, and conveyed it 10 Mr..
Brooks.
TO this effort Of Gov. Baxter to restore
quiet and peace, Mr. Brooks responded,
late last evening, refusing positively to
agree to any proposition of the disputed
gubernatorial question in constitutional
and Legitimate manner. Gov. Baxter
has exhausted every remedy toward a
restoration Of peace. He has stopped
sending away his men, and, on the con
trary, if necessary, will bring more TO his
support until the Legislature shall meet
and determine the question. We believe
it is the desire Of Gov Baxter through
the Legislature, should it not see proper
to have recount OF the votes cast in
1872, to again submit the question to the
people, the source Of all power for their
final decision. The President having
assured the Governor that he will protect
the General Assembly, it is now certain
that that body must and will settle the
matter.