The Van Buren press., 1859-12-09
Letter from washington County.
For the Faa Barea Press.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Dec. D.
1t rained and slssed ioh Thursday, and
the following night and Friday, snow fell
until the whole country was covered five ol
six inches deep If this weather extended
to Virginia, old Brown" must have
made a cool exit. The cold weather has
frozen the tongues. of the gossips AMI they
furnish your humble servant but little to re-
tai. Politics, even, are cold theme, and
we have but few transactions of that char
acter on CHANGE
| learn by letters that have been received
here, that Martin, Col Hindman's travel
ing companion, has kindly stepped into th'
breach to save his friend That he ha,
written to the Helena Note Book, and
| claims to have written the letters of - Via
tor, and he asserts that ALL the original
manuscripts are in his hand writing, and
are in the office of the State Rights Demo
crat. If this assertion be true, Hindlnan
is a prosecuted man ; and i'll the absence OF
proof to the contrary, MIR. Martins asser.
ton must, be received.
Mr. Martin and his friend Hindman, nc
doubt, think they have g fixed up" the
thing satisfactorily. but unfortunately fol
both, and particularly for Mr.. NJ, who has
involved his xesa1ty. q the proof to the
contrary" is ne eabsept. All the original
manuscripts are 1t in the office of the State
Rights Democrat. One ot them has been
for several weeks. in this town, and is no,
in Mr.. Martins hand writing, but is in Mr.
Hindmar's own remarkable hand. 1t may
be that Martin copied some of the letters OF
"Niator." but he did not copy all One
of these original communications, i'll AthC
hand writing of Col. Hindman, was receiv-
ell here direct from the State Rights Demo
crat Office, whether by accident or design,
is for the employees of that office to deter
mine and it answers the purpose Of Col.
llindman's accusers.
J'y the same mode of intelligence, we
learn that the Old l.. Democrat Indignantly
denies the charge against Col. II. and darce
his accusers to show anything that gives Il
foundation for such charge. | suppose.
that in time, this original manuscript will
be produced TO show the foundation and
establish the charge also If the accusers
do not do this, then Col. IL. is innocent
and has been badly sanhercd 1t is some
what strange, however, that the card of Mr..
Martin was not published in the State
Rights Democrat, which would be an en-
dorscment by the editor.
The mails ara so irregular that we have
no papers from little Rock, and our curl
osity is batlied as-to what Peek will say to
Boudinot's card. l see by the .. l.. b. Of
the iIth inst, fifteen days after his letter to
Boudinot, he rciterates the assertion that
he had given the authors name (Mckiz-
ziek. y pretty imbroglo he has made OF
it. Peek also says that Col Hndman is
not the author OF any communication in the
.. l.. D.; but what does his assertion
amount TO, if Mr.. Martin can copy them
before they are sent off; and after his asser-
ton that Mckizzick is the author Of a let
ter published in the O. l.. d., which Nick.
denies.
Cot. Hndniaf has been promising to
make 4 speech in Little Kock, after his APP
pointm cnts were out, when he would aSsail
the Johnsons to their faces but he has not
found it convenient TO do so. During his
tour, he failed TO denounce any man to III.
face, and has Invariably assaicd his oppo-
nents with bitterness, behind their backs
AMI his easily pleased admirers have boast
ell of his spunk. His whole tour has been
a trick. Recorder