The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-18
ARK ANSAS.

DAILY GLOBE for the month of December,
1874, was 1895.
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ARKANSAS.
Augustus III. Garland may or may not be
the legal governor of Arkansas, although,
we take il that Volney V. Smith and others
will find that he is. But whether he Is
governor de .jure he is certainly SO de tdctO,
and has a better clam to the office than Kel-
logg has to that of Louisiana, seeing that
he was elected under the forms of law and
in pursuance of the provisions of consti-
tuition which is what it purports to be I'M
less the discovery is made, in the year OF
grace 1875, that the people of state have
not the right to make their own organic
law. 1t is true that he is a conservative,
had more men like him whether they call
themselves conservatives, democrats or re-
publicans. He is q sensible man and
good governor. He maintains order in the
state without the aid OF the militia or OF
the United States army. In these respects,
and in that he is determined to see the laws
faithfully and impartially administered, he
is vast improvement on either Baxter Or
Brooks, who were republicans and con-
servatives by turns and nothing long, cast
ing their lot with either party as the num-
Der of votes, on either side, seemed about
to preponderatc. Arkansas is one of the
"banditIr' states, recratly referred to by
the lieutenant genera. But as there have
been no "outrages" or political crimes in
the state since i yter and Brooks ceased
from their squah BE, the governor or cit-
zens of tn, state are not disposed to rest
quietly under the aspersion. Accordingly
a ''large number of Union soldiers" united
in n card stating til 1t no "white league en-
listed in Arkansas and that "thc most per-
feet quiet prevails AS counter blast to
this, one hundred and ninety-liye Union
soldiers about 0ne-ha)f being colored--
publish II card indDrsing the action of Gen
eral Sheridan in New Orleans and his state
ment that Ia reign Of terror exists in Ar
kansas, and say that they have
carried their lives IN their hands for ten
years" The Union soldiers, residing in the
state having thus joined issue on the dues-
ton of terrorism" Governor Garland
steps in with a quiet determination to have
the matter settled so that all may know the
facts.
TO determine this mootcd question, the
governor goes to work like the sensible
man he is. He first sends to the president
the following dispatch 'If there is a
white league or any kindred association in
this state do not know it, and I have
asked those who assert it to be brought be-
fore the grand jury of this county, now in
session, to show the fact, pledging all the
power of this government to break them
up and to punish those who belong to them,
and will call upon the legislature. now sit
ting, to pass the most stringent laws 10 this
end" lie then instructed the prosecuting
attorney of the circuit, where the signers of
the latter card reside, and instructed him to
have each one of the signers summoned be-
fore the grand jury. then and now in scs
sion; and il their statement was true, that
the guilty parties should be indicted and
punished to the full extent of the law,
known as the ''Ku-klux act" and passed
during the administration of Governor
Clayton for the purpose of suppressing the
Ku-klux-an act very severe in its penal
tiles. He followed this up, as he intimated
he should to the president, urging the pass
aye of more stringent laws, if the present
statutes of the state should be found made
quate, Sin order that every citizen may
have the utmost security, without fear OF
molestatlon of any kind" Could any &C
ton be more sensible, more opportune
Are we not now in fair way to learn thu
'facts" relative to Arkansas Witt
governor determined to go to thu
bottom, we shall be able to judge be
tween General Sheridan and Arkansas
between the counter statements o
Union soldiers. What the people want j
facts upon which to base our opinion
They are heartily sick OF ''outrages' re
ported for political effect just before cleo
ton, or trumped up stories of the sam
kind for partisan purposes. Here arr
some two hundred Union soldiers claiming
that for ten years they have carried thei
lives in their hands, while others say tina
'the most perfect quiet prevails" Bot
cannot tell the truth, and tins sensible
plucky governor is determined TO know tn
facts and. if needs be, apply the remei
sin order that every citizen may havr ii
utmost security, without fear Of modest
ton of any kind" With a governor dc
termined to enforce the laws at all hazards
with congressional committee to invest
gate, and the doors of the United State
courts open to them, if they fear to trus
the state courts is there any danger unlc'
more political capital is desired, but WIN
political justice will prevail in Arkansas
But I such Terrorism exists in Arkar
sts, if these two hundred, mere or less
have for ten years been carrying "the
lives in their hands. :" how is il that the
dare speak now? Perhaps, after all, Al
kansas is not as bad as sit use to was"
POLITICS AND OFFnUE.
1t matters little to the citizens of a stat
al t,.,ttI. r-l.., Il. So. At,