The Van Buren press., 1859-10-28
Letter from Washington County.
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FAYerfEvlLLE, Ark. Oct, %, 1854
With the Court snd Theatre, this h.,
been busy week in our town. l Ie.ve
your correspondent Sc Rossy Check to fur.
nish You the details of tbs Court a. he
promised. Jack Frost has paid us visit in
full costume. and has left vegetation in
mourning weeds, indicating clearly .
change OF seasons. Speaking Of seasons
reminds me that we have had second the
atrical season, which in few days will
close and Messrs. Huntlcy and Mulhol-
land promise themselves another visit to
your city where they expect to be warmly
greeted by their old friends after their ram
bles over the mountains.
They have had unprecedented success in
our little town. Nightly their establishment
has been crowded with . highly delighted
audience. Although Mulholland threaten
ed frequently to be off in the morning."
he would be seen " going up to Lunew to
have buttons all over his coat" or greet his
friends with tip Of 80 Larry O'Bryan."
Miss Piersoa has attracted troops of friends
by her impersonaticns of " Melanie. ""Mrs.
Toodles." and her charming song. as the
nightly showers Of pretty boquets that fell
at her feet as she walked the boards, bore
evidence.
We have constant flow Of. emigration
to the South. passing through our town,
and with it large number Of slaves. This
is one of the :" signs Of the times" and
marks the flowing tide of abolitionism set
ting upon Missouri. Shareholders are fee
ing from the ' irreparable conflict but
they will have to halt somewhere and meet
the issue. Their course in thus retresting
now, is cowardly and must prove .disas-
troIs. BY abandoning one border they
only expose another and by this constant
retreat from the conflict they only retrench
our limits. and precipitate that yrusis of
which we have .een so often threatenel-
the establishment of Gordon of abolition
ism. This poll will soon abolitionize
Maryland. Western Virginia, Kentucky,
Northern and Eastern Tennessee and Mis-
souri, and then after the balance of power
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the House. with the patronage of the feder-
al government against us. necessity will
compel us to make a stand for our preser-
walton. The sword will then he the ar
bitter. That the seed Of abolitiOnism is now
scattered in Arkansans. no wellinformed
man can doubt; of course they will lie dor
mant until the crisis arrives, when they will
spring up all round us like Caimus' war
riors. They are now snbsisting on the fat
of our land and nourishe by our tolerance.
\ .cOrding to usage. | must give You the
latest reliable information on the Consres-
sional question. g Hin Imam is evidently
gaining ground " in these diggings " since
he spoke" and Wilson is the strongest
man in these digglng> :" Wilson is go
ing up. and Hiniman is going down :" an
rice versa, I" Hindman is going up anil Will
son going down." trust this is explicit
enough. am afraid if go Oh any furth-
er l will give a biased account of things,
because am decidedly for one. and cau:...-
ly against the other My man is TIE strc:,y-
est everywhere in every cornty ami town
ship and is getting strcag.,r da;iv. By these
circumstances your readers can learn the
important fs:ct Of my preference. You see
now o".dly show my hand. and how much
't contrasts with the strict impartiality of
all o'he: newspaper correspondents.
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