The Van Buren press., 1859-11-18
For the Van Buren Press.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Nov


FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Nov. Q.
Very little interesting matter can be gath
cred here this week. more than political
gossip The only really important item is
that the agent of the st Louis and Califor
MIA Telegraph Company. has notified our
citizens that he will be in our midst soon.
to make contracts for putting up poles be-
tween here and Van Buren,. He also no.
tites us that if we wish to have an Office
opened at Fayetteville, the company will
expect our citizens to advance $4,000, one
half to be furnished when the wires are put
up. and the other when they commence OPP
Grating on them to this place. This amount
without interest, to be refunded in three
years, and each contributor to have the
privilege of taking out much of the con
tribution a. he plcaSes i'll telegraphic dc>-
patches.
| cannot say. at this time. what our citi
Zrn> will do in the matter ; whether they
will have an Office opened here or not, a
number of persons are favorable. but, as
will be found in all communities there are
men here too destitute of public spirit
too stingy to contribute. These will not
only withhold their own aid, but for the
purpose of showing that there are other nhn
as mean rs themselves, will persuade Others
to initiate their meaImess.
The gossip in political circles embraces
the subject OF Governor making as wei, as
that of Congressional nominations. The
presentation Of the name of JupoE FLTUu.
ER for the Office of Governor, has started that
subject. Gov. Mitchell xas here, during
the summer he also visited Benton, Madi-
son and | believe Carroll. lie has many
warm friends. but none of them appear to
be enthusiastically sanguine. Efforts were
made by the Arkansian, two or three
months since to bring forward his. name
but it was " dead failure" and the thing
fell through. Although Judge Fletcher is
not personally known TO a great many per
sons IN tins county. vet as he is known by
character. very generally he is regarded
reliable democrat, talented and meyitorious
and by those to whom he is personally
known as gentleman and a scholar an ac-
tive party is growing up in his behalf.
The Congressional fight wakes as of yore
notwithstanding it is one sided. OF course
Wilsonas almost the unanimous choice of
Washington county :; yet lIindman's friends
fight on for r.consistency's sake, and to prove
that they were right in the first place -
The charge that Hindman is the writer of
'' Niator' is maintained by his opposers
in full confidence that they can prove it
whenever he denies it. This charge will in
jure H., as it will destroy the confidence of
the people in him, as well ms disgust them
WI IL &c l.
believed that Hindman writes all the letters
from the various parts of the State he goes
into, as they all seem to come from one
mould, and are pretty much the same sub
stance. Mountainecr,' dated at this place
and published in the Old Line Democrat,
gives glowing account of Hindman's sue
cess here. ,chere he met ,c;M none at all also
intimated that III. gave certain persons here
a severe overhauliny, who tucked in their
bobtails. and quietly submitted when the
fact is known here that this insinuation is
false and another fact is that H., did not
get severe upon any one here until after he
lett, and then he spoke behind their backs
elsewhere. When such palpable misrepre.
sentations are made by him or his compan
ion. in regard to his operations here, are we
at blame for doubling his statements in let
ters from other points.
| understand that prominent Hindman
man near this place has felt round among
the people to see how they would take Dc
Rosy Carroll, ofFranklin, if Hindman was
dropped. This has led to an inference tina,
in view. of HIS implication. it might be
thoght expedient for Hindman to withdraw
but keep some one of his friends before tn,
people. Under the circumstances, | canno,
see how Hindman can back out of the con-
test. The issue is made up. and he must
go through. There is some speculation on
paragraph which appeared short time
since IN the Fort Smith Parallel, announ-
cling the intended settlement of IIindman
IN that town. While some think it is his
plan to get out of the Congressional con-
test !; others view it. as a sectional move.
| rather regard it as one of his cute hum
bugs
The Black and Douglas controversy alb
serbs some attention. rot from contrarie-
ty Of opinion. for allmdorse Judge Black S
doctrine. There arr no Douglas men here,
it is singular, but there is not one The
recent election in Ohio. Iowa, and Mime
sofa. where the friends of Douglas had con.
troll Of the Democratic party having gone so
largely for the Republicans, has entirely
dispsfled the idea held out that Douglas
woald give strength to the Democratic par
| ty Senator's Pugh and Shields were
frong supporters Of Douglas, and they ef
ffected the belief that the Douglas chute was
the only one for their salvation. and that
Douglas could. and was the only man in
th,