The New York herald., 1875-02-22
THE ARKANSAS MESSAGE.

time OF the production OF "vert-yerLn
THE ARKANSAS MESSAGE.
ELEGANT ExTRAcTs-THE PRESIDENTS IDEA OF
''INFoRMATIoN."
The celebrated Arkansas Message, destined to
be the most famous document issued by General
Grant, begins with these words:-
To THE SENATE UNITED STATES
nj 'sa%
s to IN IN c e OF G %rasnss
Appended to the brief Message. In which HIS
Excellency ''ventures to express the opinionn
that "all the testimony shows" Joseph Brooks
to be the lawfully elected Governor, and that the
present government must be overUhrown, Is the
strangest lot vi documents which ever an Ameri.
can Senate had gravely referred to 1t oy q
President. On page 23 Is q letter from an ardent
BROOKS man, who writes to Hits EXcellency U. s.
Grantn:-
sH1A''r' 9aEsafss a1n.sss. xs' SsS SSoyaasy ~ ls sA9s
a s m 'T as not %as a
@ hf in he So sd H
easily controlled as nrkansas Arkansa in 1914 was
DSsy " ne s asa and We
"a SssSe his was ne
possessed both money and ability. Al OF whca he never
That d. went INTO ihs most stupsndou. iraa!s that
WIS ever pcrpctrhtcd upon people ana hc the
guilty. OF the thing
@ ana es
%s1s
9as M p" ss Se or =
secured II the Senate Of sas tnsa states
my S% ps,ehsa
sss | sssS'lssn fia *i Fs~f%
bat 80 went You have ihe re.oect a the people
II oss S hy tas
what y9S hays sad and !,ns that mean lor them
they please without any regard 10 the constitution f
s' tate nsrc
@ m he ae S e s s sdss and
sc WY SaS nS eYs m I aa to be IL ys
Or Dorsey know the trouble in tue state s' and ind
how f,me yn ,S aHu nope you win me 9r
Know our future. Your humble servant, .~nars,, - "
HIS Excellency U. 5. GRANT. Washington, d. &.
Furbush is good man TO nave Tor CORE.
spondent He don't amount to much on gram
mar; but lie speaks out like q ntte man. and
when His Excellency read Furbush's letter no
doubt he saw that there was at least one man In
Arkansas wnp has "as much political sense as an
OYSTER"
Next comes an appeal from one who writes:-
We, who are laboring men want neither trooks nor
S Hr the cSe ba some a' & @
WHO digs his living out Of the ground Hoping that
your obcdegt soldiers of the sxtysecond .. v L.,
trends
No doubt "your obedient soldiersn pleased His
Excclency. Next comes IL letter from ID. r. Nc.
KiDDen, President OF the supervisors OF Sebastian
county, III relation to one OF HIS Excellency's
trends and appOiutees, Murshal Fagan:-
When he assumed control of the office expected
affairs OF this district; hut on the contrary we Ind him
iqss SFnss a LINZ the the sty i IN @ d
le sarsr,se e!eryooy except those directly
Fact. cts nayq lately c"%s ,o my
UPON Msrsaal Fagan VINO signed SiaS sqminon.s. 70
as WHO III IN hs to e.
RS Whom FiSYly Sf s
AM thus the action OF nat Grand jury was
ernmem was snis4 .ofiny to EXPOSE aaa VINO keptdp
thereafter the party notified and lett town j. W
the SGsh al s
0t the az anu sr '9T spu 5 Hn Ss.
facts whicn can be substan,iated 1t necessary. A
ana AIMING them d the most disrs spuabic cnarac
tcrs that ever infested thus country.
THIS Fagan was appointed United States Marshal
OF the western District or Arkansas by the Presi.
cent, confirmed by the Senate and still holds the
office. McKibben's letter Is dated December TO-
1874.
We find also an opinion OF Attorney General
Williams, which clearly puts Brooks out oil court.
Mr.. Williams says:-
Respecting the claim that Brooks received majority
rc ne sSIs , at .ne ses9n y mn be a s, mo
would not, In my opinion under the circum Of
about the ss %s n r
and there ad Gsem l,ss count Of ns votes The cues
but where this case there has been legal count
the votes ana the tribunal organized BY the
tion the PRESIDENT, IN my Judgment ought not to so
sss 100 nG e ,s
II ss hS
yn MS sre S s rS not S % s w% as q
ss n
there % 0' fsa 0s imagined nnsrne.
o ONCE as"ery %s @ is his
for or hs me people Are more IN NE pres
any man h,tner Of the evnte,ta,,s with law and
i.nink would be disastrous 10 allow he prosecuting.
5y when s,ooss Obtained q ns Oee to &c
in which hsy would not produce conh,ct an pr.b
upon any ground and IN my opnio" s'i,S asS"e B"xcr
should be secognxcd as the Lawful Executive Of the
Also Message OF Governor Garland, In which he
says:--
The platform Of the party TIA. ro%In.sca me had as
port and promised an administration Of the s9vern
!" n"s IN accepns The Illumination T uhrescrvcds
sommeSd ysc to TITS pocy ana @ " nSw again 70
tnnt sha, strive TO adinniscr government under
constitution tnat "tc rrotecon the rights OF the
whole people snail DC complete"
Here Is 4 despatch from Senator Clayton and
r preventative Snider, VINO were IN November, y
seems, fiery Smith men, ana arc now, three
mOnins later, equally hery Brooks men:-
Telegram from Little uock, November 10, 1874 Re.
ccived y;4J sovembcr 20 1874
To u. s. GRANT, PRESIDENT JnIcd states Washington,
ID. c.:
he republicans OF the state regard tho of
1865 as The lawful one and Garland as fevoiu,ionary
They consider the recognition OF Governor smith as
being ony dcnan led law but tor their
projection fhcy confidently rely upon you to AFFORD
the alb necessary 10 reestabish the legitimate
ment which wncn done, thev are amply able ma In
tain without further assistance. Mcssrs Hines AMI
ouHcs are absent IRON the STATE, but concur with
4.