The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-05-28
VOLUME 26-NUMBEIl 81.
Arkansas LRaIrs.

/ The President, Friday, issued the
/ following proclamation ia regard 10
the war for the GOvernOrship of Ar
kansas:
WHEREAS, Certain turbulent and
dlsorderly persons, pretending that K.
Baxter. the present executive of Ar
kansas, WAS not elected, have combin-
ed together with force and arms to re-
sist his authority as such executive.
and the other authorities of said State;
and,
WHEREAS, Said Baxter has been
decided duly elected by the General
Assembly Of said State as provided In
the constitution thereof, and has for 3
long period been exercising the fune-
tioEs Of said Office, into which he was
indueted according TO the constitution
and laws OF said State, and ought By
Its citizens to be considered the lawful
executive thereof; and,
WHEREAS, It Is provided in the
Consultation OF the United States that
the United States shall protect the
other States In the Union on the AZ
plicatiOn Of the Legislature, or of the
Executive, when the Legislature can
not be convened, against domestic vie
lence; and,
WHEREAS, Said Elisha Baxter, un-
der section four Of article four Of the
Constitution Of the United States and
laws passed in pursuance thereof, has
heretofore made application to me to
protect said State and the citizens
thereof against domestic violence,
and,
WHEREAS, The General Assembly v
OF said state, convened in extra ses-
sion at the capitol thereof on the lIth
inst, pursuant to . call made by said
Elisha Baxter, and both houses there
Of have passed q joint resolution ap-
plying to me TO protect the state
against domestic violence, and
WHEREAS, It Is provided in the
laws Of the United States that In all
cases Of insurrectiOu to the laws there
of it shall be lawful for the President
OF the United States, on the applica-
ton of the Legislature of such State,
or OF the executive when the Legisla-
ture cannot be convened, to employ
such part of the land and naval forces
as shall be judged necessary for the
purpose Of suppressing such insurTec-
ton or causing the laws to be duly ex-
ecuted; and
WHEREAS, 1t Is required that when
ever it may be necessary Ia the judg-
ment Of the President to use military
force for the purpose aforesaid, he shall
forthwith, by proclamation, command
such insurgents to disperse and retire
peaceably to their AbOdes within 3
limited time; now, therefore,
l., U. s. Grant, President Of the
United States, do hereby make proc
lamation and command all tur-
bulent and disorderly persons
to disperse and retire peaceably
to their respective abOdes within
ten days from this date, and hereafter
to submit themselves TO the law and
authority Of said executive and other
constitutional authorities Of said
State, aud invoke the aid and co
operation OF all good citizens to up
hold the Law and preserve public
peace.
In witntss whereof, / have here
unto set my hand caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed. Done
at the city of Washington, this
fifteenth day of May, in the year Of
OAA 1u0 5CN-
enty-four, and OF the Independence Of
the United States the ninety-eighth.
By the President. US. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, See'y Of State.
THE RESULT.
AS soon as il became known, the
widest excitement prevailed on the
streets. Never Ia the history OF Little
Rock was there such cheering and
general rejoicing. 1t Ia almost impOs-
sible for one to elbow his way through
the excited crowd. The women and
children rejoice stores that were here
tofOre closed are opened I; nags are
waving A; bands are playing, and the
people are wild with their exclama-
tions. The President and Baxter are
just now two popular men In the eyes
of the people OF Little Rock. Hun
dreds Of people are rushing to Baxter's
quarters to congratulate him, ladies
as well as men, white and cOlored.