, 1874-04-19
THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES


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pect is anything but promising Tor a snoo..-..
assault from the Baxter forces sinca N sossEt
Ing hfe upon the attacking force mnst ss. -ass.
most disastrously. Aesoa
Gov. Brooks has
POSSESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE oFY1cr
ne records. the great seal OF the State, and h.
the countenance aud support Of Chief. r.. ~
Mcclure, the Secretary Of State, The And;tasat
the Treasurer, and all the State oficenz ts..3
tho leading men Of the Conservative. Demaessaeaeas
and Republican parties as unit, anon. -sa1 sss1
Eaay be named the State Judiciary, Gems. fnh,'aa a
Catterson, Fagan, 8 wen-known Confeae,s.a
influence and position, Col. Lee Thompsoens " y
y. Tankersly, S. r. Harrington, n. L. RI. =
L; L; Hodges, n: q. Benjamin, AND man~7 ~ otbs,,' =
The aspect ls threatening. with no colIis;on :.
Jet, though deep mutterings are heard n, ~
portentous storm. A<
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 1s.-Th;s ersof,.
Mr. Brooks Issued the following proclsm,t;ona
To the People Of 4rtansas:
Elisha Baxter, pretending to b Governor q, -.
State Of Arkansas on the 18th inst issued nrcet4 ~
tion placing tho County Of PULASKI under msst. II.
and has called. 80 am informed, upon tha n,1si
the stata to aid him in restsing and settinz .s.
law at deaance- am charged by tho Conat;rSsssat "
.nd ~ -, enloined by ny oath Of otaee, to q!
An attempt to get ABIDE the civil lsv ny On, ~
been adjudged by court Of competent u-.d;.asas ~
& nos 70 pe ne Governor of Arkansas, and a. aurs
when the President OF the United States hss nct4
him that he cannot recognize him as Goyerno- se
he ahau have appealed to the Supreme Court ~ ~
there had bis rights adjndcated, sannotbs ioreer ~
Grated ds're to .sod b9odshod .aa destruction
SO, cannot sit tdly By and nv a ~
private property Of the citizens Of the gate 49,
without compensation by m armed moh and re. sasa
ful 1tiEROa halted faI MI
Capital In the interest Of reaee and good nd
request and comtnand all persons who mar h1Ye -
deluded into rayng to the standard Of p.esenaer -
Lay down their arms and return to their homes Viii,
twenty-four hours. II this injunction be dsfep,rts
ahall be compelled to take such mesFsrss :,
si.araan M IN m ny opinion, resol. in .opfss
State do not want to be placed under tho n,cea.i
Of proc1aimng martial law believing as do thst ~
and property can be better protected under tha III
law, but, il my request is disregarded, those dsos,
ing must not complain OF what is in storc for ths -
Of any punishment that may be meted out.
In testimony whereof have hereunto .et rcy h,p1
Done ut the City Of Little Rock, this lSth d.,a
April, A. D. 1874.
tsignod> JoaErH Baoozs,
GoTernor ct Arkzusu
EDWARD Cuaax, Secretary Of stata I'd interim
MORE RE1NFoRcE,1KSrs
ST. LOUIS, No., April ia special from Rar.
ing Cross, Ark, to the Democrat aays reinfons1
ments arrived in Little Rock to-day in conai.
erablo PLUMBERS, mostly reinforcing Brooks.
WOULDN'T sERyE
A gentleman named II. 4. White, Of Pima
Bluff, teleg1aphed Baxter on Thursday that ia
would raise 900 men to reinstate him il neces.
sary. His offer was accepted, and he vas Of.
dered to ra1se and bring all the men hs could,
He arrived this morning with 129 colored mer.
headed bv brass band, but, on loa.uinc tha
state Of affairs, the men declared they had been
deceived refused allegiance to Baxter and de-
mauded to be released, and be permitted to fight
Tor the cause! for which they enlisted. Their
arms were taken from them, and tbey are hold
under guard.
Col Henderson, Of Saline County, Who ike
wise responded to tho appeal OF Baxter with soy-
era1 recruits, returned home this evening, dis.
gusted with Baxter's leaders and policy.
The dispatch further states that Baxter is not
; mac OF nerve, judgment, decision, or ezpe-
1ienctes, and the Bourbon Democratic councils
are apparent IN every move, while he ia distract-
I'd BY divided interests and the withdrawal Of
lis former Conservative and Republican
friends. Brooks, on the other hand, Is
MAN OF IRON NERVE,
nd fearless in tho position in wiic;, the court
1873 p1aced him. he is fully prepared for any
mergcncy. the Stata-House being jammed full
10 says be is equal to any emergency. even to
utting down and utterly routing the armed
abellion to the authority OF the State, bat
obedience to instructions from the United
tates authorities, be refrained from any mora.
lent calculated to result in riot and bloolshed.
+ to bring about collision between the etste
nd Federal forces, md is waiting Developments.
[e confidently relies on the peoE10 Tor verdict
! favor OF Ian and iustice-