, 1874-06-11
ANOTHER ARKANSAS TRAVELLER,

ANOTHER ARKANBAs TRAVELLER.
During tho campaign Of 1872 tho Liberal preHs
published various ugly Allegations abont ccr-
tain Ring, undor tho namo Of Credit D1obilior,
about tho infanay Of carpot-bnggors, and about
tho scandals oonuootad with tic United stateB
Courts in the Western District Of Arkansas.
Loyal Journals promptly replied that theao were
tho rawlings, tho 1bo's, tic lies, Of sorohcadH.
Thoy caltnlY statod that thu Orcdit-A A1obiller
Ring was circle Of self-denying patriots who
Ind como nob'y to tho rcacue Of tue country,
md llud linked Enst and West together with
bonds Of iron, cto., etc. Aa for tho story TINT
they had brlned Congressman, that ,sas roaly
too ridiculous to require rofutatfon. Tho
carpo.-hasgors wore also. patriotic and up
right, except Warnaoth {who wea play-
ing Liberal just thon>. Warmoth was tho
quintesscnco Of knayory. Tho Western District
of Arkansas WAS ono Of those favored spots
whoro Justice can be got for tho asldng, without
money aud without price. True, tho expenses
woro heavy tho Official record showed this, olao
It would have been dontcd), but thoro vcro OK
ceptional circumstance. etc., otc. Anybody who
nnid thoy woro ,lntluly heavy was 3 liar: soro-
load and traitor. Thoroforo, they wero not
undu}y heavy.
After tho campaign camo those unlucky in-
vostsgationg. Tile rottannoss Of Credit Mobllier
waB partly probca. There WAS great 1ustorlng
among Christian statesmen. Then 1t WAS
suddenly discovered that tho carpet-bag-
gera wore not alt Of spotlesa reputo. No
| moro attempts wcro made to whitowabh
| them; and the whole North, loyal AZ
we'll as aorehsad rejoiced in their occasional da-
comnturo. Finally, we havo tho Arkansas in-
iquisy laid bare. It appears from the report Of
tho House Commttoo on Contingent ExpenHos
in tho Department Of Juptico, aud from tho
| speech OF Dir. Speer, one OF ita members, that
Judge Story, OF the Western Judicial District OF
Arkansas, has apparently adopted as his rule OF
action part Of the Book Of Common Prayor'
ThiB ia An admirable idea, provided the selection
be iudcious. Unfortunately, Mr.. Story chose :
II have done tho things which ought not to
have done and have loft undono the thinga
which ought to have done." Ho has acted up
to this with consistent energy.
Flo has bailod persons who had been convicted
OF capital oronBos, and has lot them 60 free for
ever. Ho has bought up tho certidcatea iaBuct
to pay iurora and witnesses at 80 or GO cent
on tho dollar, and Las had thom cashed 3
par, pockoting the difference. He has allowet
tho records of hs court to be 30 intorlined, uni
b'ottod, md eraaed, aud confuased that they arr
almost valueleHs. Ho hos approved OF blaol
vouchers presented to him BY Marshal whol7
ho must hayo known to bo acoundrol. Ono o'
them was for $4,000. He has suffered his sub
osdinatos to doftaud the United States OF greai
GUMS Of money, and mas, to all appearances
taken hand In the gamo himself. lie Is charset
with having taken bribes. One nolle pros. II
mentioned for which ho Is sud to have beel
onid $4,000. In al thege things his underlingl
! havo initiated him.
} Tie first MarBhal, William A. Dritton, made
} regular practice of buying up Witnesses au
Jurors vouchers at 20 to GO contB on tho dollar
uo then had thom cashed ut par. Ho evolvct
from his innor consoiousnoss fictitious persons
whose services az imaginary turors, and Witness
J eB, and doputios cost tho country round sura o
money, lie bsibed M official in tho Department
! Of Justice to audit his accounts By giving linn
slnocuro clorkship in Arkansas ut S2,5 800 yeas
J / When ho was finally kicked out OF ofilco, tha
apparently non-oxistont man-a worso peraol
than he-waa found mud put in bis place. 1oga
Il. Roots did by wholesale what Dritton had don
by retail. In tho threo yeass 1871, 1872. a's
1873 tue Western District Of Arkauaas, with
population Of loss than 100000, coat s743,02s O
moro than all the districts comprised in Maine
: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, and Ohio, which have 4 population
1o,5oo, 900.