The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-05-21
Proclamation of the President Recogniz
ing Baxter as Governor of Arkansas.

Proclamation of the President Recogniz-
ing Baxter as Governor of Arkansas.
The following is the Presidents pro
clamation on the Arkansas question.
By the President of the United States o
america
PROCLAMATION.
Vhereas, Certain turbulent and dis
orderly persons, pretending that Elisha
Baxter, the present executive of Arkansas,
was not elected, have combined together
with force and arms to resist his au
thority as such Executive, and other au
thorities of said State and
Whereas, Said Elisha Baxter has been
declared duly elected by the General As
semblY of said State, as provided in the
Constitution thereof, and has for long
period been exercising the function of
said Office, into which he was inducted
he was inducted according to the Consti
tuition and laws of said State, and ought
by its citizens 10 be considered as the
lawful Executive thereof; and
Whereas, 1t is provided in the Copstitu
ton of the United States that the United
States shall protect every State in the
Union on application of the Legislature,
or of the Executive when the Legislature
cannot be convened, against domestic yio-
ence and
Whereas, Said Elisha Baxter, under
section of article iv Of the Constitution
Of the United States and the laws passed
in pursuance thereof, bas heretofore made
application to me to protect said State aud
the citizens thereof against domestic
violence and,
Whereas, The General Assembly Of
said State convened in extra session at
the capital thereof on the llth inst, pur,
suant to call made by the said Elisha
blxter, and both houses thereof have
passed joint resolution also applying to
me to protect the State against domestic
violence and
Whereas, 1t is provided in the laws Of
the United States that all cases of iusur-
rection to the laws thereof, it shall be
lawful for the President of the United
States, on application of the Legislature of
such State, or of the Executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, to en-
ploy such part of the land and navel
forces as shall be judged necessary for
the purposes of suppressing such iusur
reetion, or causing the laws to be duly
executed and
Whereas, 1t is required that whenever
it may be necessary, in the judgment OF
bo tn
for the purpose aforesaid, he shall forth
with, by proclamation, command such
insurgents to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective homes within &
limited time.
Now, therefore, | Ulysses S. Grant
President of the United States, do here
by make proclamation and command al
turbulent and disorderly persons to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their re
spectivs abodes within ten days from thi
date, and hereafter to submit themselye,
to the lawful authority of said Executiv,
and the other constituted authorities o
said State, and invoke the aid and CO
operation of all good citizens to uphold
the law and preserve the public peace.
In witness whereof, have hereunt
set my hand and caused the seal of tn
United States to be affixed. Done at th
city of Washington this 18th day of Nav
in the year of our Lord eighteen huudre,
and seventy four, and of the independence
of the United States the ninety eishtb
U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
LITTLE Rock, May 15-As soon a
the contents of the Presidents proclama
ton became known to day the widest ex
cltement prevailed, and never in the hi,
tory OF Little Rock was there such ger
cral rejoicing. Crowds of men, wome,
and children now throng the streets, store
are reopening, flags waving a nd bands play
ing Hundreds of people are visitin
Baxter's headquarters to congratulate
him.
Baxter issued congratulatory orae
to his forces to night omplimenting ther
lfor their response to his call, Sc.