The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-16
TELEGRAPH1C.
ARKANSAS.
The Opinion of the Attor-
ney General. Sustaining
Baxter.
PROCLAMATION by the Presi-
dent. Declaring Baxter
Governor, and requir-
ing him to be Obeyed.
Senator Matt. Carpenter
declares the Wis. r. r.
Law Constitutional.
Praying Women to be Pro
hibited in the Streets of
Cincinnati.
Mutiny on a Steamer.
Eleven of the Mutineers
held for Trial.
Capture Of q noted Califor-
mia Robber.
Attempted Suicide. Abor-
ton, ETC., Etc.
Eleven of the Mutineers
held for Trial.
Capture Of a noted Califor-
mia Robber.
Attempted Suicide. Abor-
ton, ETC., Etc.

General has submitted 10 the PRESIDENT his
opinion in the Arkansas case, wherein Eli
sha Baxter and Joseph Bro Jks, each claim
| ing to be the Governor of that State, had
made application to the President for aid
to suppress an insurrection. He reviews
at length the proceedings by which Baxter
was made Governor, and concludes as tol
lows:
Respecting the claim that Brooks re-
ceived majority OF the votes at the elec-
ton, it must be said that the President has
no way to verify that claim. 1t he had, 1t
would not, IN my opinion, under the cir
cumstances OF this case, be proper sub
ject tor his consideration. Perhaps If every
thing about the election was in confusion,
and there had been no legal count of the
votes, the question of majorities might
form an element of discussion, but where,
as in this case, there has been legal count
Of the votes, and the tribunal organized by
the Constitution of that State for that pur-
pose, has declared the election, the Presi-
dent ought not to go behind that action to
look into the State vote. Frauds may have
been committed to the prejudice OF the re-
suit, but, unhappily, there are few elec
tions where partisan zeal runs high. IL
which the victorious party, with more OF
|. less TRUTHS not charged with acts of fraud
There must be an end to this controversy
on the subject. 1t would be disastrous t,
allow the proceedings by which Brooks
obtained possession of the Office to be drawn
into the precedent. There is not State
10 the Union in which they would not pro
duce conflict and probably bloodshed
They cannot be upheld or justified upor
any ground, and, in my opinion, Baxter
f. should be recognized as the lawful Execu
, tive of the State OF Arkansas.
PROCLAMATION.
BY the President OF the United States of America
WHEREAS, Certain turbulent and disur
derly persons, pretending that Elisha Bax
- ter, the present. Executive of Arkansas
was not elected, have combined together
with force Of arms, to resist his authorit,
as such Executive, and the other authori
ties OF said State; and
WHEREAS, Said Baxter has been de
clared duly elected by the General Assem-
bly, of said State, as provided in the Cor
stltution thereof, and has tor long perio
been exercising the functions of said office
into which he was inducted according I
the Constitution and laws of said State
and ought by its citizens to be cOnsldere
the lawful Executive thereof; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the Const
tuition OF the United States that the I'm
ted States shall protect the States In tn
Union, on the application of the Leglsl;
ture, or the Executive where the Legisla
ture cannot be convened, against domesti
violence and,
WHEREAS, Said Elisha Baxter, undt
q, section 4 of article of the Constitution
the United States, and the laws passed
l pursuance thereof, has heretofore made al
plcation to NE to protect said State, al
the citizens thereof against domestic vi,
lence aud
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
said State. convened in extra session,
N the capital thereof, on the llth instan
pursuant TO the call made by the said f.
y sha Baxter, and both houses thereof ha'
. passed joint resolution applying to me
= protect the State against domestic vlolenc
and,
| WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the laws
] the United States that in all cases of i
surrectlon to the laws thereof, it shall
lawful tor the President, upon the apple
ton of the Legislature OF such State or
1R the Executive, where the Legislature Ca
en- not be convened, to employ such part
1al the land and naval forces as shall be judg
~ necessary for the purpose of the suppre
Sion OF such inSurrectiUn, or causing q
laws to be duly executed /; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is required that whenev
, it may be necessary in the judgment ut [
President, to use military force for q
purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwith,
proclamation, command such insurgents
disperse and retire peaceably to tn,
homes, within limited time;
Now, therefore, |, u. s. Grant, Pre-
dent of the United States, do hereby ma
- proclamation, and command all turbule
and disorderly persons to disperse and
tire peaceably to their respective abod
within ten days from this date, and he
after submit themselves to the law and
thority OF said Executive and other c,
stituted authorities of said State and
woke the aid and cooperation of all &c
citizens tD uphold the law and preser
- the public IpeLce.
IN witness whereof, | have hereunto
rs my hand and caused the seal of the Unit
States to be affixed.
Duue at the city of Washington t
DI fifteenth day of May, in the year of ,
IN. In. Lord eighteen hundred aud seventy TO
lird aud ut the Independence OF the Uni
T. States, the ninty-eighth.
lSigned u. s. GRANT
By the President: HAMILTON FISH,
Seer ,tary OF State
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