The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-14
ARKANSAS.

|. al hdDSdS lS not yet UleS.eu viii peace.
Skirmishes still continue and several
have been killed and wounded. At the
time Of our last issue Judges Bennett and
5earle had been arrested by the Baxter
party when on their way to Little Rock.
They were taken from Little Rock and
held in custody. The officer in command
becoming fearful that bodily harm was
intended them and determining not to be
said, determined to secure their safety
80 he told them what he feared and that
he would deliver them to United States
forces. So he gave each pistol and a
horse ana accompanied them Mistrust-
lug his honesty Judge Bennett finding
opportunity left his horse and run iatothe
woods just before those in front reached
the United States forces. Judge Scale was
safely conveyed to Little Rock and 50
was Judge Bennett as soon as he could be
found.
Brooks as Governor had drawn an order
on the State Treasurer which that officer
had refused to pay and Brooke had
taken an appeal to the Supreme Court
The Court acted on this case and decided
that Brooks was Governor, the Pulaski
county Court having had jurisdiction and
that the custer OF Baxter was legal This
decision was IN contradictionof decision
another case between Baxter and Brooks
where they decided that the Legislature
alone could decide who was Governor.
There was not a full bench as required by
the constitution.
The Attorneys and friends of Baxter
and Brooks In Washington agreed with
the Attorney General upon plan of com
promise for the final settlement of the
coutroversy. This plan Baxter promptly
elected and Brooks accepted, though
Baxter had proposed its chief part tc
Brooks and Brooks bad rejected It, The
Attorney Generals plan was virtually the
Presidents plan as in the following cor
respondence.
1t may be remarked here that Baxter
had proposed to Brooks that they should
each cal meeting of the Legislature
and Brooks rejected it on the ground that
be would do nothing to recognize Baxter
as having any right to the office OF Gov
ernoI after the custer, and then Baxter
called meeting of tie Legislature for
May 18th.
The President letter to Baxter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 11-I0 tAt
Hon. ElisdA Bducer. recommend that
the members of the General Assembly
, now at Little Rock adjourn for reason.
able time, say for ten days, to enable
Brooks to call into the body his supposed
adherents, so that there may be full
Legislature. Any hasty action ny part
of the Assembly will not be satisfactory
to the people. Brooks friends here
agreed that II this course is pursued no
opposition will be made to the meeting
Of the Assembly in the Statehouse ~ usual
and that he will at once dismiss his forces.
l Earnestly request that all armed forces
on both sides be disbanded, 50 that the
General Assembly may act free from any
military presence or influence. The United
States will give all necessary protection
to the Legislature, aud prevent as far az
practicable all violence ard Disturbances
ofthe public peace. (Signed)
U. s. GRANT.
10 the above dispatch Gov. Baxter
promptly responded AS follows:
LITTLE Rock, Ark. May Ito u. s.
Grant, President: There is almost ! ono
rum OF both houses of the Legislature
present. They have power, under the
constitution, to adJ ourn from day to day
until they have quorum. They can ad
Journ no longer until they have quorum.
When they get quorum I am in favor of
their adjourning as long as they please
until every supposed Brooks adherent is
present. With this understanding will
dlsband my troops in proportion as
Brooks disbands his But for the meet
ing of the Legislature at the usual place
Mr. Brooks must quit the state house or
get rs far from it west as am east and
deposit the state arms in the state armory