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Show Tiie ArkiiiisHN MquubMc. Washington, 10. The President received re-ceived a telegram from Brooks at Little Rock, asking that tho commanding com-manding officer at the arsenal bo instructed in-structed to deliver to him the State arms now in bis custody, an I one from Baxter ask ing the support of the general government to sustain him. Alter a consultation with the Attorney General, the Ifttter, in accordance with the directions of the President, telegraphed to Brooks, declining his request, because the President was not fully advised 113 to his claim to the Governorship, which must finally bo settled by the courts, and to Baxter Bax-ter that his call was not in conformity conform-ity with the Constitution and laws of the United States; nnd second, in ;that as the controversy relates to his right to a State ollicc, its adjudication belongs to the State courts, where he . is advi.-cd to go, I Tho Secretary of War has tcle-! tcle-! graphed to tiie commanding oflicer at ! Little Rock not to interfere in any j manner in the troubles there unless it ! is absolutely necessary to preserve the : peace. Little Ri e'e, Ark., 10. Brooks is-oued is-oued a proclamation, to day, to the people ol Arkansas, reciting at length the history of his contest with Baxter, and declaring his intentions to sus-1 sus-1 tain himself in nffice by every means I at his command; that any attempt to 1 place Baxter again in the Governor's iollic3 must result in strife and blood shed, as he, Brooks, will resist all 'mobs that may ueinble at Baxter's call; but tiiat he is always ready to icubmit to the decision of tho courts, and concludes by ail vising tiie people to quietly pursue tiie usual avocations, avoca-tions, and il their services are necessary neces-sary to preserve the pence he will call fcr them. Baxter's all TtKys appeared in court, to-day, and moved to set aside tiie judgment of yesterday. Tiie mo- tion will lie argued to-morrow. I Late this cvoi.mg Baxter issued a proclamation declaring Pulaski I county m a slate of rebellion, pro-I pro-I claiming marL1.1l l.uv, and called out tho militia lo assist iu suppressing 'the rebellion. iimiltaiunijs'y with i the l.-uuance of the proclamation, Baxter, v.Mh a force of two hundred men, marched down lown.tooic quarters quar-ters at one of the hotels, posted sentinels sen-tinels along tiio principal hire -la, and around the .tate house, where Brooks is ensconsed with two hundred men, armed with miiekcts, and with two cannons. Baxter expects reinforcements reinforce-ments from o'lier counties to-morrow. He says the Alt'y-Uenoral'B dispatch is satisfactory. All he wants is the non-interfcraucc ol the general government. gov-ernment. Baxter lias Liken osses-sion osses-sion of the telegraph office, and exercises exer-cises complete cenxjrt-hip over, all dispatched dis-patched anil hoi i.vjiied a proclamation proclama-tion annu.::icing his intention to tako the State Hunse and reestablish his authority. |