The New York herald., 1874-05-06

ousns 70 be preserved. There never VII, he a -
i"uo" o' the dliiculty while both parties are In
hostile array. TIE President prevented a col
'as'on W MS prompt action in the Louisiana case.
ano' Whatever esc NAV be said, he maintained law
ana oruer. Let US nave peace In Arkansas. also.
Mr. FfBLAcK. or INDIANA.
w. Il. Niblack. (dem.) First district NJ Iraiara
tuinks the PRESIDENT should acQuaint Congress
with the state OF Affairs in Arkansas Ii he decipes
TO Interfere. The Louisiana matter mas undoubx-
edly paraiyzed his usefulness In such cases and he
certainly does not want another monstrosity 10 Oe
Cherished by his administration. The conditicA OF
afairs s lamentable and by all people ought to DO
deeply depI0red.
Mr.. sHANKs, or INDIANA.
,. p c. Shanks. rep) OF the Ninth dis
trlct OF Indiana, and James wilson, Tep.I Of the
Fifth district OF Iowa, both agreed that there
ought to be no interference on the part OF the
federal government until the State Legislature or
courts had exhausted all the means at their con-
mand to settle the question OF who 10 the lawful
Governor OF the State.
Mr.. WHEELER, OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. Wheeler, rep, Eighteenth district OF New
York, views the Presidents in the Arkansas
matter as conservative compared with what h0
done In the Louisiana dinlcuty and thinks ne y
somewhat enlightened as TO public sentiment q
federal interference In State matters. What ouehe
to be cone In the present instance he would net
attempt to say.
MR. sURcHARD OF ILLINOIS.
II. Q. Burchard, Tep.) OF the Fourth district Of
Illinois. iayors federal interference, bur which
side he would not presume to say. 1t was deli
cate duty, and would doubtless bc wisely per-
formed when the President ielt called upon to aos
IN maintaining peace In Arkansas.
Mr. ROBERTS. or NEW YORK.
nff fho Two ~
trict, New York, says that the condition OF Arkan-
sas looks pretty bad The Legislature being called.
both parties contestant would have an opportunity
to settle the difnculty, ana ne supposed the
President would recognize that side which
should thus be declared entitled to IL, ed
he would, he thoughs thus ascertain IN whose
Mvor IL would be proper that he should decide.
Mr. Roberts, ike many other OF the republicans,
seemed profoundly mortified at the unfortunate
STATUS OF the body polite In Arkansas and WAS
reluctant so say much on the unpleasant topic.
MR.. BUFFINroN, OF MASSACHUSETTS,
James Buf1nton, (rep.1 OF the First district OF
Massachusetts. does not know as he has not read
anything abeut the condition Of affairs In
Arkansas and does not care enough about ie
TO INFORM himself. He seemed TO be totally
Indifferent to the state OF the case or anything
pertaining to 1t prospecuvely lie thought the
government won.d take care of the thing in due
course.
MIR. KAss0N, OF IOWA.
John A. Kasson, trep.) seventh district OF lows
believes the moral sense OF the administration n
on the side OF Brooks. The high-handed outrage
n arrestlng the State judges by Baxter's forces
ought to arouse the Just indignation Of the people
OF Arkansas; and, whether Baxter Is the lawfm
Governor or not surely no sucn man deserves the
support OF the federal government.