Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-14

Ind 1t due to truth and justice TO ascer-
tain By means of committee who can
hear whether all the alleged wrongs of
colored citizens for political reasons are
real, or whether the reports thereof were
manufactured for the occasion
The whole number of troops in the
States of Alabama Louisiana, Georgia
and Florida, South Carolina. North Caro-
lima, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Maryland aud Virginia. at
the time of the election, was 1852.
These embrace the garrisons of all the
f,rts from Delaware to the Gulf of
Mexico.
THE TROUBLES IN ARKANSAS.
Another trouble has arisen in Arkan
sas. Article ! 3 Of the Constitution of
that State, which was adopted in 1868,
aud upon the approval of which by Con-
gress the State was restored to representa-
ton as one of the States Of the Union,
provides in effect that before any amend
ments proposed to this Constitution shall
become part of it. they shall be passed
by two successive Assemblies and then
submitted to and ratified by q majority
of the electors of the State, voting there
on the lth of May, 1874. The Gov
eminent convened an extra session of
the General Assembly Of the State, which
on the l6th of the same month passed
an act providing for convention to
frame new Constitution pursuant to
this act, and at an election held on June
30. 1874, the convention was approved
and delegates were chosen thereto who
assent led on the 9th of last July and
formed new Constitution, the schedule
Of which provided for the election of an
entire set of State officers in manner
contrary to the then existing election
laws of the State. On October Is, 1874,
this Constitution, as therein provided,
was submitted to the people for their APP
prevail or rejection, and, according to the
election returns, was approved by a large
majority of those qualified to vote there
on, and at the same election persons
were chosen to fill all the State, county
and township Offices. The Governor
elected III 1872 for the term of four
years turned over his office to the Gov
ernor chosen under the new Constitution.
Whereupon the Lieutenant-G al
so selected in 1872 for term of four
years claimed to act as Governor, and
alleging that said proceedings by which
the new constitution was made, and Q
new set of officers elected were unconsti-
tutional, illegal and void, called on me
as provided in section f, article +, of the
Constitution. to protect the State against
| domestic violence. As Congress is now
investigating the political affairs Of Ar.
kansas, | have declined to interfere. The
whole subject of executive interference
with the affairs of u State is repugnant
to public opinion. to the feeling of those
who from their official capacity must bt
used In such interposition, and to hin
or those who must direct, unless mos
clearly on the side of the laws, such IN
reference becomes a crime, with the Law
to support it. 1t condemned without
hearing. | desire. therefore, that all ne
cessity for executive direction in loca
affairs may become unnecessary and OBJ
solete
SOME PRACTICAL DEDUCTIONS AND sUGGEs
TIoNs.
L invite the attention, not only o
Congress, but of The people Of the Uni
ted States, to the causes and effect o
these unhappy questions.
Is there a disposition on one side t
magnify wrongs and outrages, and on tn
other to belittle them? If public opin
ion could be directed to q correct surve,
OF what Is, and to rebuking wrong anc
aiding the proper authorities in punish
ing 1t, "a better state of feeling woul,
be lnculcated, and the sooner we woul,
have that peace which would leave tn
States free indeed to regulate their owl
affairs. | believe that on the part of GU
citizens of the Southern States, the bet
ter part of them, there is disposition
to be law-abiding and do no violence t
individuals or to the laws existing. bu
do they DO right in ignoring the exist
ence of violence and bloodshed in resist
ance to constituted authority +? | sympa
thlze with their PROSTATE condition an
would do all in my power to reliey
tlem, acknowledging that IN some instar
ces they have had most trying Govern
ments to live uuder and very oppressiv
ones In the way of taxation for nomina
improvements, not giving benefits equa
to the hardships imposed but can the
proclaim themselves entirely irrespons
bic for this condition They cannot
Violence has been rampant in some Ii
calities, and has either been justified G
denied by those who could have prevent
ed it. The theory is even raised tia
there IS to be no further interference, o
the part of the General Government, t
; protect citizens within State where tb