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Show PRESIDENTIAL RECONSTRUCTION. A special deaAtch from Washington Washing-ton states that tho president continues to be ezerciaad in regard to the government gov-ernment of Arkansas. He refuses to recognize- Governor Garland, who uio. tho-oiHco uy-aii undisputed majority, ond without any opposition on the part of the people. Tho president presi-dent contends that Brooks ia still the legitimate governor of the state, and that not only muat b;j be reiiHUtcd, but the old constitution, which the people by a majority of ovor 70,000 last fall superceded by a new instrument, instru-ment, must be replaced as the law of tho state. This is simply Mr. Grant's opinion, which ho is entitled to hold; but when it comes to the point of attempting to carry out this opinion without tho sanction of congress the question assumes another aspect. The dilent acquiescence of tho house of representative!) in the report of the investigating commit too would indicate indi-cate thnt that body is aalisrjfd with the present condition of a Hairs in Arkansas, and thinks it best not to iutorfero with the existing govern-mut. govern-mut. The despatch referred to intimates in-timates that should congress fail to take decided action in the case, the president will follow his action in Louisiana, by displacing Garland, reinstating re-instating Brooks and maintaining him in ouice by whatever force may be necessary, and he probably would earn out this threat. Such action would bo oven more revolutionary than that taken to sustain Kellogg in Louisiana. There is no pretence of any great dissatisfaction by the people ofArkaniaa with their present government, gov-ernment, and the only trouble is that the state is in the hands of the cou- servative party. There ia no pretence of the prevalence of umisual dUord-r or crime; society is quiet and peacable; but the political complexion of the state doea not suit President Grant, and he proposes to change it. That's all. Let us see how far he will go in this kind of reconstruction. |