The Van Buren press., 1859-11-18
For the van Buren Press.
/. Wilcox, Secretary.

ShAWfokD, NOV. ID, 1893.
FnIExD DuNHAM: If Nv" was surpri-
sci at my reply to his article, judge of my
surprise when ] read his reply to mine
really hattered myself that in my commu-
nication of the 4th inst. was very cour-
teous. and as w. says am dreamer" :"
| assure you did not dream anything to
the contrary till read the reply of "W."
Then must acknowledge that feared the
style of my commqnication had transcend
ell the bounds of courtesy. You may i'm
agine my astonishment, when. after re- reaal-
ing my communication. / could not detect
a single discourteOus expression or insinu-
alton in regard to-" W." or his article
not one. thought of correcting his mis-
representations of my article, but find it
would occupy several columns, so shall on
ly call attention to few of them. and re,
fer readers to the Press of the 4th inst. and
also of the llth inst. to satisfy themselves
that W." does not speak of my article.
with one exception, without misstating my
"i S""ieI's' Vc- II w. understands IL
as he would try to make the several thous
and readers of the Press believe, give him
credit for very dormant brain.
lmprimis-Hc speaks of me as assailing
him with trying to cry down Col. Hind
man in an abusive manner. / said no sucl,
thing. did not say his article contained
one syllable against Col. H., either as a
private citizen. or as the peoples represcn
tative. and challenge him to find such in
my article. ] said that there were men try
ing TO cry him down by low flung abuse,
lying ISLANDERS, malicious insinuations, DC,
but did not apply it to 90 w." but he seems
to have great desire to take it, and as
sure him it is free to be worn by whom i,
fits after it leaves my band, and if he will
have it charge nothing for it,
just in connection with that he advises
me to examine his articles before tearing to
pieces. did that but he advises me to
do that which he neglects to do, as a com.
parison between the two articles will prove
to any man.
| lie next flies of in tangent, and bring,
in the Frog Bayou correspondent-speaks
OF several persons-speaks of personal hate
to third party, DC, all of which defy
any sensible man to make sense of !; please
reader, refer to it and try.
g" W. next accuses me ofill-temper and
says criminals, (this is what he means bv
promising to keep his temper and be cour
teous. l refer all to the article then un-
dergoing dissection by "W." simply to
prove that to be Misrepresentation. Then
-" W." says The was never. disappointed in
asking office,-perhaps he means to insin
uate that was ; that's funny, certain an,
sure. W." says ana ''cataleptic ope
rator " if l think Mr.. Wilson is without
friends in every precinct in Crawford. II
order to prove to" W." that am not af
ficted with " "catalepsy,'' as sure him tha
l am aware of that fact that am no en-
emy to Mr.. Wilson that go for princi
ples-that l believe Col. H. to be a stan.
dard bearer of the Democracy. That Col
II. has been laboring for the democracy zeal.
|ously ever since his advent into this State
that although COL Wilson lives among us,
he is such still democrat that know com
parativel. nothing in regard to his senti.
ments. to-day; that although Col. Fl. does
not live Immediately among us, he comes
among us. and above all let's us know what
he is on every question Of importance.
These considerations induce me to adopt my
present course. and l promise " W." TIC be
fonud advocating il as long as it rcrasins