Year: 1873

years. the political war clouds that
have been hoverlng over our state
are at last being dispersed. Mr..
Brooks, who has been so persistent
in his efforts to oust Gov. Baxter
through the courts and otherwise,
has been completely foiled. Let
every friend of peace and security
of the state rejoice, for at last we
behold the cleaning of the morning
which ushcrs in q new era of peace
and prosperity. Gov. Baxter has
disbanded the militia. Mcclure has
sold out and given up tho fight, and
the supreme court has decided that
"thc constitution, vests the power
&c decide who is legally elected
governor Of the state, in the legisa-
ture," and that the right of the leg
islature to determine is "exclusiye.'
Speaking, of the discontinue of
Brooks, Mcclure & Co., and the
future Of the state, the Little Rock
Gazette says:


"lf any one was ever SO verdant
as to believe that Governor Baxter
would be oustcd from the guberna-
torlal chair by Mr.. Brooks, through
the courts or otherwise, that delu-
sion is now dispelled. The COVER
nor has mastered all Of his tormida-
Bile opponents. The chief justice
and the attorney-general are hors du
con'bat. The opinion of the supreme
court is so broad and comprehensive
that even they could not stand up
against it; and The indignation OF
his own party at his course has
driven the chief justice from the re-
publican, and that. paper has turned
a double somersault into the Bax-
ter camp, backed by the republican
state central committee. In addi-
ton TO all this, the president has
assured the executive that the gen
eral government will sustain and
uphold the state government as at
present constituted. These matters
being settled, the opponents of the
governor havinghowled against the
organization of the militia, it is now
disbanded. Not militia officer
reraains throughout the state. Hav-
ing succeeded in all this, now let
the executive continue the erlight-
cned policy which he inaugurated
some months ago. If that is to be
his course, now as then we shall
stand by him in every act which we
consider beneficial to the people,
and shall not hesitate, rs on former
occasions, to boldly oppose that
which we consider detrimental to
their interests. There is one thing
the governor must guard well if he
would retain his hold upon the peo-
pie, and that is he must not be n
republican governor in the partisan
sense OF that term, nor should he be
a democratic executive, as understood
IN the same sense, but he must, in
his appointments hereafter, give us
THE BEST MEN OF WHATEVER PARTY
and further, he must, as far as he
has the power, root out corrupt and
bad officials, and substitute in their
place men of known integrity, who
will deal justly by the people.


Now, more than ever, we repeat
our advice of few days ago to our
friends throughout the state to reg
'ster, and to stand together, and
elect men to tho legislature who, if
the opportunity offers, will give lis
a constitutional convention ut once.
Whatever may transpiro among
politicians. new constitution is an
absolute necessity. Besides, every
office in the state should be filled by
the will of a majority OF the electors.
IL there is q conservative man in
d the state who has not already reg
iastered, now, more than ever, is the
duty incumbent upon him.