The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-22

Tennessee, and denounce the present DEM
was then nominated for governor by accclama-
nation. He accepted the nomination, and made
speech indorsing the civil rights bill, as passed
by The Senate, and announcing mat he would
make thorough canvass.
THE ARKANSAS RADICALS.
STATE coNvENTIoN-TTs WONDERFUL ADDRESS
TO THE PEoPLE-No TICKET NOMINATED.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. l6.-The republican State
convention effected q permanent organization
last night, by e.ecting Senator 8. w. Dor
sey president. and w. w. Orrick secre-
tary A resolution was introduced, and
the republicans of Louisiana on the
presidents proclamation. The convention
then adjourned TO ii 4. N. to-day. On reassem-
through the chairman Judge Mcclure, presented
a lengthy address to the country, which will
The address starts out with the statement that
the constitution makes no provision for the
calling of constitutional convention, conse-
constitutionaiiy null and void, that Baxter was
not governor at the time the
legislature convened which called the canon,
consequently he had no right to call the same,
that even If the legislature ad been called to-
gether by careful executive, Ii was an illegal
body. In that 33 members of the House and six
of the Senate, were given seats where vacancies
had not occurred, either by death or resigna-
ton. 1--WE can not" 1t says, recognize
late for the loyal people of Arkansas"
The only way to change the organic law Is by
the way laid down by the constitution. The
that purpose. unknown to the constitution.
Whether this can be done or not, is a question
every State in the Union is interested. If Ar
kansas can disobev the law in this manner,
every State in the Union can do the same. The
constitution might be voted down, but regstra-
ton had been suspended in order that sufficient
FRAUDS MAY BE COMMITTED
to ratify it, no matter how many votes are cast
for or against 1t. Besides. to enter into such a
contest would be to recognize the authority
under which the convention was called as legal.
We feel confident that Congress win at an early
day take up the Arkansas case aud decide in
our favor. The North has not changed its mind
toward the South since it wrested the Southern
men in 1858. The question is not one merely of
contest, but whether Congress has the power to
regulate these state governments We contend
government has ceased TO exist in this State, it
has the power TO restore the government to those
Baxter is a force of the most vindictive rebels of
the South, formerly Ku-Klux, to-day
members Of the White League. When
bers of the late convention and the democratic
nominees for State officers were nearly all MEM
bers of the confederate army followers of the lost
cause, and now seek to organize government
of rebels at the South, we have no doubt but
that loyal Congress will heed the
business of the cause presented TO 1t
by the loyal men OF Arkansas. The
address closed with a compaI ison of the demo-
address was ordered published and the conven-
ton took recess for two hours. On reassem-
blins lengthy resolutions We're adopted, cover
the republican party, deny the authority OF
Elisha Baxter to act as governor, and assert that
Brooks is the legal executive, that all the acts OF
Baxter since the decision of the Circuit Court in
favor of Brooks are
NULL AND VOID,
that all the acts of the constitutional conven-
ton and the legislature that called 1t are null
and void; that the thanks of the party are due
to the soldiers that supported Brooks; that the
election provision in the new constitution is
meant as an instrument OF Intimidation in the
approaching election; that the constitutional
leagues Ku-Klux and leaders of the lost cause tC
overthrow the reconstructed government; thai
it is believed that the new constitution
is to be ratified by fraud and ballot box stuffing
that the action of the convention in regard &C
acteristic; that the opposition of the democracy
to free schools should of itself defeat the new
yention of Southern republicans is approved Of
The United States Senate Is thanked for passing
the civil rights bill. and the Arkansa,
the same. 1t is stated that it i
the duty of Congress 10 see that the Southern
States are governed by officers of their own Sc
lection; that we denounce the Associated Press
agent at Little Rock for tn SANDER upon the
republican party; that the troubles in the South
are but an attempt to revive the lost cause; thai
the democrats and conservatives who denounc'
assassination are the prime movers in
the same that only those officers who are re-
qured TO be e. ected in November o. the present
year under the constitution OF 1865, be nomin'
ated and voted for that in all the Southern
troubles the blacks have never been ag
gressors; that we denounce the pref udice
against Northern men and term it criminal
About thirty delegates were appointed &c
the Chattanooga convention of Southern repub
licans. which meets on the 18th of October. AT
ter the appointments of State central committed
and the transaction of some other unim portan
business, the convention adjourned sine die
without nominating any ticket for State Officers
under the new constitution. Senator Clayton
and the Hon. Brooks make speeches tonight
on the action of the convention.