The Sun. — 1869-01-26 (London, England)

UTH ERN AFFAIRS.  Arkansas is in a nice state ; but what that state is cannot be to easily told. On one side black militiamen, without uniform or badges to show the nature eL their employment, drag their white fellow-citizens t'e gaol, and shoot them without going through eve the form of a trial. They throw up entrenchments and threaten to burn down the town if attacked. On the other hand, the Hon. Thorns Boles, Con' gressional Representative from the Third District in Arkansas, has published a statement to sh°l why the Governor organized the militia. rolitie!,o murder had for months been reduced to au art, prominent leaders and over 200 negroes having been assassinated in cold blood. Constables and Sberiff6 who interfered were themselves killed, and the Iwo who did these deeds publicly boasted of them while threatening others. The Governor finding it possible to arrest the murderers and to save t 1: loyal citizens in any other way called out the 1331' litia, arrested those accused of the crimes, while be fortified and guarded the gaols against a rescue' According to Mr. Boles, the cry on this is raised of military persecution. We hope to have better tidings from Arkansas after the inauguration °, I Grant, although that event will not be a universal panacea. But if the right and the wrong is denbt.tj ful in Arkansas, there can be little question who is in fault on the Ogeechee River, Georgia. lb: Standard's correspondent who may be relied on for t' most Copperhead aspect, writing from New York 011 New Year's-day, says " that country is alive wit 4 gangs of negroes who murder the plantation watch.: men and carry off the crops. On Tuesday a sheriff and two constables left Savannah furnished with warrants for the arrest of 17 negroes accused of shooting watchmen. Five of the blacks were cal): lured and placed on a railway train. The train was stopped at an obscure station by about 1-% negroes, who rescued the prisoners, robbed sheriff, taking from him his arms and warrants' and promised that death should be his portion should he ever attempt to execute another process upon a negro in that vicinity. The blacks then marched away, crying out, 'The war has all' menced. We will have the heart's blood of every white man on the Ogeechee River.' Hearing °f these threats the white citizens of the vicinity hag' tened to Savannah, not supposing that their wives and children would be molested. But the negroes drove the women and children into the Nvceds; and now hold them as prisoners. The greatest indignation and excitement exist in Savannah', The news from Savannah, up to Dec. 31, is as follows :—" The Ogeechee troubles still continua Mr. Middleton's house was burned last night 813 his crops ruined. All the whites came to the 611 except one man, who has not been seen since the d trouble. The Sheriff, with a posse, went out 01' morning, but returned without making any arrests' The negroes are fully armed and in large force' and are determined to resist the authorities. Scouts sent out this afternoon were stopped six miles froal the city. All six of the roads leading to the eitl are picketed by negroes. A public meeting wag held to-day at the Court House, and affairs were discussed by General Jackson and others, and tomorrow they will decide upon what course t° pursue." It is reported in Washington that coloured delegation from Georgia will submit memorial against the admission of the Senator elect from their State, their argument being that the admission of the Senators will be regarded by coloured voters as an approval by Congress Of the action of the Democrats in expelling coloured meta' bers from the Georgia Legislature. Ex-Govern°t Joseph E. Brown is leading the movement againS any interference by Congress with the affairs ,°tf Georgia. The Freedman's Bureau ceased to elt' on the Ist inst., and 711 clerks and others were thrown out of employment. Their salaries alone' since the inauguration of the Bureau in 1866 amounted to $2,517,240.