Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-13
p-esident's Message On Arkansas
AR.,irs--.An Alarming Document.

Message On Arkansas
= lfairs-..An Alarming Document.
The following is the Presidents mes
sage on Arkansas affairs, which was
sent to the Senate on Monday last, and
which is considered an alarming docu-
ment =
"To the Senate of the Uaiisd States:
Here have the honor to send,
in accordance with the resolution OF the
Senate of the 3rd instant, all the lnior-
nation in nv possession not heretofore
furnished, relating TO affairs lnthe state
of Arkansas. will venture to express
the opiuion that all the testimony shows
that in The election of 1872 Joseph
brooks was lawfully elected. Governor
of that State; that he has been uulaw-
fnIIy deprived OF the possession of his
,tT;ce since that time; that in 1874 the
constitution of the State was, by Vio-
lenca intimidation, and revolutionary
proceedings, overthrown, and a new
constitution adopted, and new 0'"'0
government established. 49,,
"Tbese proceedings, if permitted 10
stand, practically ignore all i ,isn'S ,,h -.
,ninor;t;es in all the States Also, whae
is there TO prevent each of the States
,oaan,ly resdm;,ted to federal relations
an certain conditions from changing
their constitutions and violating tneir
pleiges, if this action In Arkansas is
acquiesced ii. :.
nrecedent so dangerous to the stability
OF State government. if not OF the ma
tional government also, should be re-
cornized bv Congress. | earnestly ask
that Congress will take definite action
in this matter to relieve the executive
from acting upon questions which
should be decided by the legislative
branch Of the government.
~. S. GRANT"
The Washington correspondent to
the Baltimore Sun, on the above sub
ject says
Asa Gttinn commentary on the Pres
iients intimaion that the Southern
States may, in framing new constltu-
tons, violate The pledg under which
they were readmitted to the Union, II
is timely to quote the language OF MI
Poland in his report, when he says,
"the new constitution they regard as
republican in form, and in many re-
sppcts an improvement on the conStltu-
ton of 1868 Ii is stated 10y citizens
of Arkansas here that every guarantee
in the reconstruction constitution IS
reafiirmcd in the new constitution, and
that in some respects tn" schoo! feature
Tor Instance. il is more favorable 10 the
colorcd element. 1t is stated tonight
on tie highest authority, that Attorney
General Williams, who is generally
credited with prompting all ihr PARTISAN
action OF tie President, had nothing at
al TO DO with the Inspiration OF the
me. sag. sen; in TO day, and that in TACT
he did not even 50 late as yesterday
know of the Presidents intentions.
Reprssrntatirc = OK sad 90 might That
h CpnSid(ftu ne !ncSs"5S u 'hc ie'
ii1ni the
MOST ALARMING DOCUMENT
which had CONE from the White House
daring his whole service Of eight years
in Congress. It meant revolu'io" and
nothing Else, and lis telseness sounded
Ike a military ord,r sharpened to the
point. Ii Mas 4 direct notice to Con-
.,rrss, ii You do"'t pnt Brooks IN
viii. He e&rr,s>od 'hc opinion that
the House woUi stan" by the i'l'n"
report. Oue Of tac republican members
SAID that It the Presidents recommea-
da,ions were carried out. tine ring
which once dominated AikonsaS would,
ON its hew advent to power, rub the
Stotc TO death