The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-02-25

0t%ietaA, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
If the committee were ERGO behind
the papers before The b6SSsl andcus-
slider the alleged charge 81 intip1 "
ton upon the proofs before thss eoads
mittcc, their finding would be ne
cessarily the same. ~
The committee, AFTER haying IN
yestiSatcd the other parishes, further
say; =
Is tHvitllout now referring to other
| instances, we arc constrained to de-
clare that the actionrof the return
ing boar& on the whole, Twas arbit-
rIry, unjust, and incur opinion, il
1 legal, and that this aEbitHry, unjust
and illegaI action alone, prevented
! the return BY the boardef q major,s
-tty of conservative members Of the
lowerhouse.se
On the subject Of. the present gov
ernment. being upheld By the mill
ttary. the committeessay: "
Indeed, it is conceded by all I,ar-
ties that the Kellogg goyernInent is
only upheld by the Ee atsat military.
! ishdrlEtherniiii and tlaas gov
erplllent 70 s
On the sli6jcc { 9. { ioseTI1c ;.
ing @banditti,z bidding defiance to
| law. &C.. as charged by Sheridan, this
committee say:
Indeed, in our judgment the sub
tantial citizens of the State viii sub
NIT to any fair determination of the
question Of the late elections, or to
anything by which they can secure
firm and good government. What
they seek is peace and an opportuni-
ty for prosperity; to that end they
will support any form of government
that will afford them just protection
in their business and personal rela-
tons. In their distress they have
got beyond any mere question of po-
litical party. They regard them
selves as practically without govern
mcnt and without The power to form
one"
Thus we see that this committee
in their report find these people as
well disposed as did General Grant
in his report years before to Press,
dent johnson. Yet what do we see?
This Legislature composed Of ma
ioritv of twenty-ninc conservatives,
disbanded at the point of the bayon-
ct and those not elected, filling their
places. Oshame where is they blush!
But let us 90 step further in this
high-handed and despotic attempt on
the part of President Grant to over
turn free government in this land.
On February S, 1873, the President
sent to tile Senate u special message,
rs follows:
To the Senate Of tic United States;
Herewith | have the honor to send
in accordance with the resolution of
the Senate of the Sd inst, all the in
formation in my possession not here
toforc furnished relative to affairs in
the State of Arkansas. l will ven
ture to express the opinion that all
the testimony shows that in the cleo
ton of 1872 Joseph Brooks was law
fully elected governor of that State;
that he has been unlawfully dcpri-
we'd of the possession of his office
since that time; that in 1874 the
constitution was by violence, intimi-
dation and revolutionary proceed
ings oyerthrown, and a new consti-
tuition adopted and a new govern
mcnt established. These proceed
ings, if permitted to stand, practic-
ally ignore all the rights of minori-
ties in all the States. Also, what is
there to prevent each of the States
recently rcadmitted to Federal rela-
tons, on certain conditions, from
changing their constitutions and Vi
olating their pledges, if this action
in Arkansas is acquicsced in? Ire
spectfuily submit whether precc-
dent so dangerous to the stability OF
State government, if not the Nation
al government also, should be recog-I
nized by Congress. | earnestly ask
that Congress will take definite act
ion in the matter to relieve the Ex-
ccutivc from acting upon questions
which should be decided by the leg
islativc branch of the government.
U. s. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Feb. S, 1875.
In this message he says that Brooks
was elected governor of that State in
1872, and that he has been unlawful
ly deprived of his office since that
time.
Now, what is the truth?
On the 18th day of May, 1874, the.
p......;;.,-.st- himself; recognized Baxter
as the de .tacto governor, and main
tanned him in power to thcexclusion
of this man Brooks, who he now says
is governor. If Brooks was unlaw-
fully deprived of his office, Grant
did it.
Now as to the new constitution
and the present State government,
with Garland as governor.
We will see the singular and I'M
expected fact that this new consti-
tuition, which he says was brought
about by fraud, violence, intimida-
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