The Van Buren press., 1859-12-16
Letter from Washington County.
For tie Esn Baren Press.
FAYErrEvlLLH, Ark, Dec. @

we learned the high estimate placed upon it
The inquiries made after it, and the disap
pointment evinced, manifested the interes
lfelt in its arrival by the Fayetteville cans
The Press like low pressure steam boat
which does not puff and blow, but silentl,
lspeeds ahead, nevertheless. All want tt
know what the Press says ; what's in the
Van Buren, paper
| The snow is nearly gone all the it'll,
streams are up; and l hope the Arkansas
will thereby be kept in navigable stage
for some time.
The Overland telegraph is in operation tc
within 20 miles north of Springfield anc
we can now get news from Washington il
"a hours, by the overland mail We have
received information by passenger in tn.
stage, via Springfield from Washington, te
the 9Th. at 6 o'clock yesterday evening
Nothing going on in Congress except ballot
ing in the House for speaker without sue.
cess.
A. w. Taliaferro of Benton County has
appeared in Card, in the Fort Smith Her.
dtd, claiming the authorship Of the "One
of the 35.'' You can see by the Card
which is not written in good English, how
utterly incapable he is of writing that COM
munication. The DIR cannot Write good Eng
lish and it would have been useless for
him to attempt to wiring himself in as the
author of that Zone Of the 35," if the
case had been open for his interference in
behalf of the Otd Line. He is out of the
question. Boudinot will not notice him.
| he issue is between Boudinot aad Peek.
Peek has the lie put upon him by Boudinot
and the correspondence has developed the
truth of BIS assertion. What Peek will do
know not. He cannot write any more
after the appearance of Boudinot's card.
To do SO will be begging the question /;
and the man who has talked SO much about
chivalry and courtly bearing as he has done,
has only enc course to pursue Talking
after the "Ge' is received will not do in
Arkansas.
Boudinot has produced the manuscript
copy ef one Of the "Viator" letters, and
submitted it, with two letters from Hind
man, for the inspection of the public A
large number of our best citizens have Ger
titled that they believe Hindman to be the
writer of the "Viator'' communication.
as well as the two letters. Every man il
town admits Hindman guilt. saw, thre,
inveterates-" 1t is amusing to hear tb ei
defence No. says he would not supper,
Hindman if he is guilty Of writing tn,
Niater" letters, but he will belle Se II,
evidence against Hindman. except Hind.
mans own confession. No. 9, .says, h,
does not care if Hindman did Write ,bes.
letters What does it prove more tha,
that he was a smart man; aad We wan,
such one inCongress. No. 3, when cal /
ed upon tie examine the papers did so and
after poring over them for some time, h
looked up and remarked that he was IN,
Judge of chirosraphy.' With those ex
ceptions, the whole town condemns Hind
man, and soUie who have been supporting
IL. eIpress regre. that it is So
L wrote you before, that Judge Fletche
has strong party of friends in this region,
for Governor there is no mistake about it
Those who knew him in Mississippi and
in this State. with the members of the last
Legislature as we'll as those who visited
Little Rock during the session, all seem tc
be of ono mind, and advocate his nomina
ton. The Judges amiable and polishe,
department. with his admitted fine talent
have secured him admirers in all parts o
the State.
| l understand that the 41rkaasian will
hoist the name Of Jacob Thompson, fol
President, and Horatio Seymour, for Vice
President, in their next paper. 1 cxpec
soon, to see the Press with the name of tha
sterling old democrat, Isaac Toucey, at it.
mast head. Hurrah for old Toucey, am
down with Republicanism.
| The hanging of old Brown has paraliz
ed the abolitionists. They have been So
used to receiving attentions to their threat.
that they felt sure that old Virginia woult
quail before them. But they. have found
that the fear of midnight instructions and
confagrations do not "wabble" the scale.
of justice in Old Dominion. They are
contemplate party, take them altogether
and the sooner they are checked up the bet
ter it will be for both North and South.
am glad to see move towards consoli-
dating the two Railroad Companies be.
tween Memphis and Fort Smith. That
Road is fixed fact, barring only the timc
to build it. The act of consolidation should
raise the value of property in Van Buren,
25 per cent as soon as it is consummated
You will see the effect of that act, during
the present winter, in the increased demand
for lands in Crawford and Franklin Coun-
ties, and their enhanced value.
| RECORDER.
Er A youth was lately leaving his aunt's
house after a visit, when finding it began to
rain he caught up an umbrella that was snug,
ly placed in corner, and was proceeding to
oy,o,, ~ v,ha, 4ba oll laJy yyh, for the n rS