Washington telegraph., 1851-07-09
PROGRESS Of the Campaign.

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We give below the account of the elm
telligencer" Of the speaking at Van Buren,.
Preston, it will BE seen. is highly spoken
of, and Johnson seems to be hard pressed
ON the Union question. Notice that he
uoes for the .Union OF the South" aud
talks about the Union as 1T WAS instead
Of az 1T IS. He never touched Upon old
nartv questions, and his speech through
out proclaimed him thorough seces-
s;onist of the Butler aud Cheves school.
The Colonel has too much Independence,
too little of the gift of subtertuge about
him 20 conceal his real sentiments
Taese slared out in every sentence, and
he was marked down by hundreds OF his
own party, from his own words, as a con-
firmed DIsUNIoNlsT.
On Saturday, Notwithstanding the exag-
gerated reports OF the prevalence OF the
cholera in the place, losefable falr mum
Der turned out from the country. Ihe
speaking commenced about ii o'clock
and continued until after s.
Gen. Preston led of in an eloquent
speech of about two nours length lie
discussed the merits Of the "Compp-
mise measures, which, with the Question
of Union and Disunion, were the on
ly issues between him and Colonel John
SOIL.
lie ably and conclusively fastened up
on COL johnson, the charge OF dlsunion.
The evidence which he summed up aud
upon which he mainly relied, were the
letters and speeches of Col. johnson, and
the admissions which that gentleman
made in the debate With the exception
of some four or fire ''hangers-on, the
whole assembled crowd regarded Col.
]. as a convicted disunionist.
COLI johnson replied N speech OF
about the same length, and discussed the
"Compronise with much ability, but he
failed entirely to remove the charge OF
disunion which is preferred against him.
He e1uivocated by asking If we thought
he was ''for disunion for the sake of disu-
nion?" Instead of coming out aud en-
pbatically aud unequivocally denying dis
union sentiments, he attempted to evade
the plain issue by asking questions, and
branching off i'll a ;irade against the
North aud northern aggression.
Col. johnson said he was for the
"Union,, of the South. and so declare
Butter and Cheves of South Carolina.
They say an attempt to disolve the Union
without union OF the southern States.
is futile. Col. Johnson declares that he
is opposed TO separate State action. -
SO are Butler aud Cheves-they are for
a southern Confedefacy. Col. Johnson S
habitual boldness tevohed ait shirking
his position. lie disdained 20 say he
was for the Union as it IS, bdt evaded
that point by talking Of the Uniou as it
aCaS.
The whole course of Col Johnson ex-
libits him as secession candidate; he
never touched upon democratic measures
or principles; his whole speech was con-
fined to the "Compromise," southern
rights, northern aggression, union of the
South. and united action.
lie failed TO eXonerate himself from
:he charge Of having denounced the cit
zens of all portions Of Arkansas as trait
ors, of having told those who denounce
disunion to 60 to the North, aud of hav-
ing declared that this Union ought aud
Will dissolve And he failed to secure
the approval of the democracy of Craw-
ford county. He stands condemned as a
disunlOnist, out of of his own mouth.