The Van Buren press., 1859-12-30
For the ys. Ruren Hresss
OZARK Arks. December Is, ISi

ticie which appeared in the Press. few
weeks ago, over the signature Of Gar Creek
seems to have created great commotion
among the enemies Of Col. Hindman and
while each man who attempts to reply.
seems much concerned as to the authorship
Of Gar Creek yet, all ,risety insinuate
that they are well posted. and can easily
/ point cut The Identical man who has SO much
haunted them for the last three weeks
As they seem quite anxious to know who
| Gar Creek is, must agaW refer them to
the Editor OF the Press, from whom they
ean leaJn his name. post office, addrcs &c.
that their inclination. may suggest to fest
his responsibility
In the COMMUNICATION above referred to
| tiIen plainly 90 aressed my own views and
feelings in srs. to the letter and, as |
conceive, unjus ,saarfare which has been so
long waged against Col T. c. Hind
man, and as ] consulted 10 one but myself
|, alone an responsible, aud while admit
that wrote under temporary excitement,
have nothing to retract-I denounced the
charge of Col. Il. being the author of the
80 Y ator" letters rs slanderous and false,
and have not vet hanged my opinion. /
denounced the indefinite charges of b. r.
as unmanly and equivocal, and gave as my
opinion that the Editors of the Arkansian
had been deceived into an Endorsement of
said charges. If Gar Greek was mistaken
in his statements why not produce the evil
dence upon which the charges were based
and let the public decide the truth or falsity
of them Firstthe charges are indefinite. =
then more boldly. and finally directly made;
and while they remain unanswe. ed and un-
denied, silence is construed into tacit adj
mission Of their correc. .ness-but the mo-
ment any man acries the same, dismal
howl Is raised against him, for 'thrsting
@'"'sey into controversy, and some un-
known scribblcr, resorts to low and vulgar
abuse because the very thing they have boas-
ted OF being unanswered, is denied and
they called upon to make the proof which
they so much boast of being in possession
Of! Thus we find man condemned be-
cause his friends do not deny ISLANDERS
against him, and his friends attackcd,b ire
sponsi6le letter writers because they. (his
friends deny the same thing which H. has
been condemnation because they did not
deny them. Tits fact alone affords strong
evidence that the charges are false and that
they were only put into circulation to
injurc II.
How do the facts now stand between H
and his enemies He was charged with
being the author of Viator Il Mountaneer
These letters were published in tho State
Rights Democrat and Old Line Democrat
and their Editors ought to know the author
as they arc intimate friends of Col. H., We,
they both positively declare that II. is no,
the author of those letters The question
then arises who is the author? w. l.. Mar.
tin, who l am informed is an honorable
and respectable young lawyer avows him.
self the author. would ask in the name
of rcas on what more proof could be adduced:
l have always understood that it devolved
upon the accuser to make proof of hi,
charges; here We find nothing but bare as.
sertions, on the part of the accusers, Will,
.he accused positively proves the falsity o
the accusations. Yet we find anonymous
scriblers, abusing II. and his friends be-
cause they dare speak in his defense and +.
fut, the foul SANDERS that are being heaped
upon him, Gar Creek" seems to be par
tlcularly obnoxious to those small gentry
who are SO admirably adopted to the worl;
of slandering honorable men, why is this
so? because he boldly condemned thei.
cowardiy course and called for proof, and
they at the same time, had some vague no
ton that he spoke advisedly' and was in
every way responsible for his statements
| First the Arkansian made weak clum-
sey attempt to answer 4" Gar Greek, " next
senseless scamp over the signature of L.
Is. poured forth nearly column of low
billingsgate and scureless clamor, hoping
thereby to receive the praise of his master
and bring hiwaef into the notice OF honor
able men and last of all, we have the ajax
OF Newspaper ehrivalry. the redoubtable and
valiant q Haversack.
Haversack sets out with an egotistical
boast of what he formerly did and said in
reply to ga Hindman man., and SAYS he
Will so further with Gear Creek" and say
that unless he dcnounces under the respon-
slbility of a genuine name his malicious
charges against Pcttegrcw d. Boudinot will
be regarded as a cowarlly attack" In
answer l can assure "Haversack that if
his logic be correct. his attack upon Gar
Greek is cowardly and slanderous," as
he screens himself behind an assumed name
and attacks another man, and to use his
own classic phrase he is bungling in
tcrmedlcr." for stepping in between p e. B
and Gar Greek, and making himself party
to controversy which does not concern
him. presume Pettcgrew, and Boudinot
are able to defend themselves without the
unso.i :ited aid G, " Hsversack, "and as the
Arkansian is 1t their DISPOSAL they have
every means of defending themselves
against Gar Creek, so long as that can be
done with the. pen, and after that defense
fails, they are perhaps as well acquainted
Is Haversack with the mode of seeking re-