Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-22

quarters at the Anthony house. piaeeu
guards all along The principal streets
completely surrounding the state house
with a Gordon Of sentinels. Several COM
pauies Of military have arrived from oOt-
side counties aud every train brings addi-
items. There are between 100 and 100!
men at the state house. well armed and
with two annon
Gov. Baxter's forces have taken posses
sion Of the telegraph Office placing sentl-
pels at the door, with Instructions to allow
DO dispatches to be deli7 cred without the
consent of the officer in charge. Gov.
Boxter has issued a proclamation to the
peorle of the State reciting the facts 10
the case, and stating that it Is his inten
ton to retake the state building and es-
,ablisn his authority. He calls upon the
people to come to bis aid.
Matter and things began 10 growa ut
tie warm at Little Rock, Saturday. Not
content with having entire control OF the
telegraph and the "doctoring" OF the DIS
patches, Baxter began 10 draw his lines
closer around the state house party, EVIL
IDENTIFY preparatory either to an attack or
a starvation scige. By Sunday morning.
matters looked so critic that Col. Rose
commanding the United States forces
thought himself justified in interfering
and quietly marched his forces down to
the telegraph Office and took possession
at the same time so placing his sentlrels
and guards that Baxter could make nc
aggressive movement upon the state house
nor the Brooks party in turn upon Bax'
ter. Subsequently Brooks withdrew al
his sentinels to a point inside his barri'
cade at the state house. The troops
, of Baxter, after the interference OF tho
United States troop, were very eager tt
attack the place, but were prevented o
f course, from the presence Of the Unlte'
I States troops.
Recruits continued to arrive at Litil'
. Rock all day, Saturday and Sunday ap
4 parently mostly for Baxter's forces. on'
gentleman naked II X. Whyte. who, las
Thursday. tclegraphed from Pine Blu'
e that he would raise 1000 men to r%eInstst
Baxter if necessary. and whose offer wa
accepted, arrived, yesterday morning
4 with 1919 colorcd meU head BIZ u bras
~ band. But on learning the state OF al
, fairs the men declared they had been dc
ccivcd, refused allegiance to Baxter, an
demanded that they be released aud pei
n mitted TO fight for the cause for whic
they enlisted. Their arms were take
from them and thew are held as prisoner
Col. Henderson of Salima, who likewi'
a responded to the appeal of Baxter viii
b, several recruits, also returned home, SUI
70 day evening, Disguised with Baxter
:, leaders aud policy. Brooks on the oth'
I, hand, has also received numerous recruit
and the state house is being jambed fu
+. Of armed men. He says he is equal
r. any emergency, even 70 putting down al
ot utterly routing the armed rebellion to Il
h authority of the state, but that, in obed
=, ence to the instructions from the Unite
"a States authorities, he r~efrains from ar
h. movement calculated to result 10 rot al
i. bloodshcd, or to bring about a collisl'
co between the state and federal forces, al
is waiting Developments. He contider
he ly relies on the people for a verdict in t
vor Of law and justice.
or Brooks. on Saturday, issred anoth
lis proclamation to the people of the sta
bit rehcarsinc the situation of affairs, al
y, and concluding by commanding tall pc
Il. sous who may have been deluded in
ne r~allying to the standard of q p%retendC
OF to lay down their arms and return to thu
homes within "a hours. If this %injucti
81 : DO disregarded, | shall bo compelled
nd take such measures as will, 10 my opinit
Ike result in suppressing disorder aud IN
cs- storing peace and quiet of the state
IN do not want to be placed under the
- %cessity Of proclaiming martial law.
ow lievine, as | do, that life aud prope'
Dry can be better protected under the CT
my law. But if my request be dIsregard'
l'rs those disobeying must not complain
W what is in store for them, or OF the p'
oflisbment that may be melted out to Their
Of During the day, Saturday, Ma,
the Kramer Of Little Rock, who, since
proclamation of marshal law by baxt
= has been put rather in the shade sent
his plea TO Washington for protection {
aid, and proposing, with the assistance
the United States troops If the presld
It," would be SO kind as to lend them to !
ing for a few hours, to step in and arrest b
the Baxter and Brooks aud the men uh
tall them. and thus restore the city to
ed, normal condition In reply be receiV
at like ali the others, a polite note from
nvn n fval8 I'LL ~, tho nres,t emf IN