The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
itself, were voted for BY, and are satisfae

tlcSns WcEc ROteu IOT Dy, anu are SatiSLdc-
tory to, majority Of the voters and people
OF the state. The state officers, were GER
tainly elected by a majority of the votes
cast, and, we think, by q majority of the
yotesin the state. The condition of the
state has been as peaceful since the new
government was inaugurated, as ithas ever
been The mass of the people, on both
sides, are inclined to peace and good gov
eminent; and to allow. to all the enjoyment
Of their legal rights. ~ But there is class
OF men, the outgrowth of former society,
who delight in disturbing and rdepriying
color ed. people and northern people Of their
rights. These are young men who cannot
beresfrained.7 Ems class of men together
with the general custom of carrying dead
ly weapons-another legacy of barbarians
|-arethe real causes ofsviolenee and blood
shed. The changes caused by the war.
giving freedom and equality to the colored
people. are not well relished by the south
ern people; but most of them would do
Uothing TO disturb them. But the class to
which we have alluded feel that they may
invade the rights OF the colored men, es-
pecially in any political quarrel, and that
their effenses will be winked at. We are
satisfied that the true prosperity of the
Southern states depends more upon lust
and stern dealings, by them.with this law
less class OF men, than any other cause.
Arkansas probably presents no different
condition from that OF other cotton states
where the political control has passed into
the hands of the class who ruled before
the war. The people of every state have
the right to make their own constitution, to
suit themselves, provided it be republican,
IN form, and iG harmony with the o tsntu
ton Ut the United States and the national
government has no authority to deprive
them OF that right. The election held for
ratification Of the constitution was under
the form OF law, and the officers who con-
Quoted it acted under appointment and un-
der official oaths; and although we re-
gard all as defective, being prescribed, by
the convention instead of the legislature,
still we believe they are entitled to be re-
garded differently from mere voluntary
meetings, held under no pretense of legal
authority. The committee do not recon-
mend, any action by congress- or by any
department of the general government, in
regard to the state government 10 Arkan-
sas." s@a..fg1.l s-r ,.rafL= .=~i-s.
This report is signed by Messrs Poland,
Scudder, Sayler, and Sloss. The other
member of the committee-Mr. Ward, of
Illinois, his views in opposition
to the report, and concludes by proposing
the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That James Brooks, having
| been by the people of Arkansas elected to
the office of governor Of said state, under
the constitutinn'ofa 1868, for period of
four years, ending in January, 1877, and
said constitution never having been legally
overturned or abrogated, and being still IN
force, he is the lawful governor of the state
of Arkansas.
| CINCINNATI, Feb 6.-The joint ballot
at Charleston West Virginia, this after
noon stood: Judge Camden, IS, Walker
80, johnson 7, Hyperion I. Gaff 6.
ST, Louis. Feb. IA boiler in Davis
u Hook 3 file factory. on Second street,
exploded about noon. utterly demolishiug
the boiler and engine rooms, fatally scald-
ing VIM. Hoffman. the engineer. and in
Turing others.
| OMAHA, Feb 6.-bIrs. John Grabaeh,
of Kearney Junction, Neb. yesterday
morning killed her little STEP daughter by
knocking her down and jumping upon hel
with her feet in fit of anger. The wo
Imam tried to poison the child some time
ago ..--z
MADISON, Ind, Feb. 6.-The mali
buildings in Isom, Ross & Sons tan yarC
were burned this morning. The loss is
$4,000; the insurance, $4,000.
New YORK. Feb. 6.-The stock of Smitl
t & Co.'S -hindery, No. 46 Marion
street, together with the building. wer,
I damaged by fire last night to the extent o
5 $4,000; insured. r-E...s
HUDSON. N. Y, Feb. Ga Telegram
from New Lebanon, this afternoon. state
that large fire is raging in the Shake
settlement. and that the authorities of tn
= neiehboring towns have been telegraphe
for assistance. The fire began in tn
5 buildings of the Church family, in tn
y centre Of the village, and at half past
i o'clock eight buildings had been destroyed
: the largest of which was worth $4O,O O(
y The Shaker village is located at hig
e elevation, in very exposed position.
u is continuous row of large wooden builc
IS ings, lining both sides of straight stree
e for nearly Elile in extent 1t has no FIR
e apparatus of any account, and but moo
l. crate supply of water.
y New HAVEN, Conn.,. Feb. est. Pa
rick Catholic church was damaged $25
Il 600 by fire this afternoon.