The Van Buren press., 1859-12-23


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Letter from Washington County.
For taszss~ oaren Press
FAYETfEvrLIE, Ark, Dec. 10.
Dull times antis no news in this region ::
the :. Viator - nisSttcr has had its dav the
Peek and Boudinsot affair isin stair quo, the
termination of tlsst, depends upon the for
mer. Col. Johnson S card cxcites some spec
ulaton A the intention of that gentleman to
retire from public life has been known to
many of his friends for some time, vet that
determination was unsatisfactory to them,
and his public DECLARATION has created much
disappointment. The question of his sue
cessor will stir up another element of agi-
tation among politicians. Numerous pat
riotic gentlemen will Offer to sacrifice their
private interests and comfort for the dear
neople. The card Of Col. Johnson will
have the effect asnong politicians of III.
stone that was .,ast among CadmUs' warn
ors !: aspirants viii spring up armed and
pre2arei to fight, each presenting q war
/ Ike front TO h., neighbor.
,Tl,r y district will claim the RIGHT land
! thipL wfrh great .justice) to furnish the
vacancy. An equal distribution of repre-
sentatives throughout the state IS but lair,
and accords with the principles of repsesen-
tation. Among the foremost among the
Prominent senatorial aspirants will be Al
Bert Rust but host OF others viii be n
the field, nanny, Watkins, !Icnpstead
'kfvarnoy, Hazhngwssy, Hindman. Il sun.
pos~ h" :. al move to Fort Smith to strength
en- his eligibility Murray, Mitchell, Duyal,
ETC., etc.
The personal feature of Johnson's card
excites most conversation. Col. Hindman
has been regarded by his friends, and bv
many others also. as man of high cour-
age and Jealous honor. Johnson's card is
personally insulting to him, and is evident
ly intended to bring him to the field of hon
or, and if II. is true to the character he
bears among his friends, and which he has
assumed, the card will have the effect that
the writer intended.
Hindman's course towards Key, the edi-
tor of the Helena Note Book, is rather in
defensible, and he lowered his standing as
| chivalrous man, with some. If Key VISA
| worthy of Hindman's personal notice in
his speeches, he Is entitled to notice when
demand Is made for explanation or sat
isiaction and HIS refusal to render it up-
on the plea that Key was not worthy of
him. does not square with the rules of c chv-
airy. HInd'nan's attempt to draw dis
! tinction between II. G. anl a humble edi
! tor will not secure the concurrence Of the
public Of Arkansas.
We have no speaker elected at last dates
| from Washington. The vote on Gilnar.'.
resolution as s substitute for Clarlz's. take
/ it, was a test vote Of sou.hern fc,lino. !.
stood Is to ! iG. with three southern dem
ocIats absent. | DO not mean that-th. lIf
who voted against the substitute will all
vote lor Bococi, but that they Wi NOT va,.
/ For any Republican. The Am.ri.aos on5
anti LcroInptoiites who voted with .he.
| democrats on that substitute. may not all
! he coDnIed on Il votin for Doco.k, ard may
allow Eepullcan to be elected by the
/ plurality rule. All the Democrats b.t Da-
/ Wis, Harris and Gilmore, / believe, viii go
for democratI and probably vote against
a plurality rub. but they cannot prevent
the election OF q Republican Logan is d.,
/ only anti-Leeonptonite who has Yet sjrni-
fed his intention of voting for The ,I.mo-
cratic nomina Haskins. Clark, Adrian
and Hickman have shown their hands
against the nominee, while they NAV not be
willing tovotcfor Republican, they will
secure his election by voting for the rluroIi-
! " rule.
! lie ohlon q these States never before
was IN such DAGGER as at the present time.
ana L begln tooeiievc, now, that the ele.
ton Oh h"pphcan President viii bring
ABOUT dissolution. II behooves all good
men, North aT. Seutii 10 unite against such
result ihde men, like Prentice of Lou
| isVltie, ana Jrf clemens, who are distrac-
tinS thc thlo1men OF the country by call
ing oil from tf Democratic party, the old
line wings, aPn the pretext Of forming
National ofservative party, are doing
great inJurYto the country. They can
call OH men irtn the Democratic party and
none IRON thd republican, and the result of
their movemdt tends only to weaken the
only Union II ty now iii the field, an! that
can hope to u eat the Reprblicans Were
these men suaestul in forming third par
w the eject fouid be to have two Union
parties, and Ioduce result as hv a MI,
raHty rule. F
Inc organhtion Of third party, and
the ~presentatf of third candidate for
PRESIDENT, cqid do nothing but secure the
election OF aisepublican before the people
or take the eftion to the House. In that
event, as thdlelegations now stand, the
Democrats wuld have Is States !; the Re-
publicans l6fncluding Kansas l south
ern oppositir State (Tennesseet and 2 1
States (MaTand and North Carolina
without any toice--their delegation being
equally divid. Among the democratic
States wonlde California, Oregon and H.
linois. Thetwo former would be safe
through all p vicissitndes of Congression.
al log-rollink but Illinois would be very
uncertain-f delegation is divided to A ::
one slip wo& lose us that State. But we
might expefo get the votes of Maryland,
North Caroih and Tennessee upon section
al grounds n that event the vote would |
stand II toF. There being no election
by the Houd the President of the Senate
would be Pfident of the United States.-Li |
! But II We e{id expect to secure the three |
last aamed tates upon sectional grounds,
what reasonL an be ofler'd why we should |
not expect those Oregon and California
/ upon the sahe grounds III which case the |
vac would tand 10 to l5Aand we would |