Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-21
Baxter Reminds Grant Of His
Plighted Word Last
September. a-t fa
A False Alarm Last Sunday,
To Arms. To Arms! They Come
They Come!

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 19.-Col.
Rose, eommandant of the United States
forces, took possession of the telegraph Of
flee this morning, and opened it to the pub
lie, relieving Gov. Baxter's guard. He has
one company stationed at the Ashley
House, where the telegraph Office is located,
and has interfered to such an extent with
Gov. Baxter's military operations that he
can make no forward movement on the
StatehOuse.
Baxter 90 Grant.
In consideration Of this fact, Gov. Baxter
to-day sent the following dispatch 10 the
President:
"a few days since, in the absence of my
counsel, and at time wholly unexpected,
the Circut Judge of this county, a court of
inferior jurisdiction, rendered judgment in
favor Of Brooks against me for the Office Of
Governor of this State, and without notice
to me or my counsel. was at once foTci-
bly, put out Of the Office, and that lthout
any pretence of a writ being served on me.
All this was done, too, after the Supreme
Court Of this State had twice decided that
no court IN the State had Jurisdiction of the
case at all, and the Legislature alone had
the jurisdiction. on --.s
~ OhNNf OlA O4lCEt
took steps to restore myself, to get posses
sion OF the Office, and to carry on the gov
ernment. The people are coming to my
aid, and are ready 60 restore me al once.
In making this organization am obstruct-
ed By the interference Of the United States
troops in displacing my guards from the
telegraph Office; and now it is apprehended
that there will be further interference.
Such Interference breaks me down and pre-
vents any effort on my part to restore the
State Government, and TO protect the peo-
pie in their rights.
Il beg Of You TO modify any order to the
extent OF such interference, and leave me
free to act in this way TO restore law and
peace as the legitimate Governor of the
State. Such interference does not leave me
any chance to assert my claim 10 the Office
Of Governor in the interests Of peace and of
these people who are fiocking here to my
support by the hundreds. beg of you to
remove the United States troops back to the
arsenal, and permit me to restore the legi-
innate government by my own forces,
which l will do promptly if the United
States will not interfere. There is an armed
insurrection against the legal State govern
ment here, and | call upon you to aid in
suppressing il; but if you will not, then
le We me free TO act, and order the United
States troops without an hours delay to
their own grounds and keep them out of
my way. have been thwarted and delayed
thus long, and in fact elected from my
office, because of the fact that / had hereto
fore disbanded the militia of the State.
81 make this earnest demand to repress
insuTetiOn and prevent domestic violence,
under my sense Of duty to the Constitution
and laws Of the United States, as well
as the State Of Arkansas; and l rely con-
tidently, as have all the time, upon the
assurance contained in your letter of Sept
16, 1873, TO prevent the overthrow of my
official authority by Illegal and disorderly
proceedings. Immediate answer is request
ed; otherwise bloodshed may be the result.
ELISHA BANTER,
ss(fOVernOr of ArLanSas