The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27
For the Tae Burea Pvess.
VAN BURxx, Jan. Ia. 1859

For The Vas Bssea Prsss.
VAN BUREN, Jan. Ia, 1859.
MR. DUNHAM With thanks for past ia
vor hope you will again allow me the
honor Of appearing in the PRxss. ceased
my communication for reasons known to
yourself. and which. think you indorsed.
and did not expect to intrude soon. but the
following very extraordinary conversation
which transpired between two of the known
opponents Of Col. Hindman. and indorsers
of the Tree DeAoesus, having occurred
in my hearing. is of such tone and cas-.
that it should be heralded upon the politi.
cal arena
l shall not give preliminaries nor every
minuti@ Of their conversation, but only
such parts as are Of importance and being
fresh on "memory's page shall givo
them correctly. will also withhold the
''propris persona and call them by the in
significant names of Mr.. A. and Mr.. b.
Mr.. A.-What do you think of the pres
ent aspect OF political affairs in Arkansas ? I
Mr.. B.-Why, think this id Hind.
man is about to prove too indomitable for
the whole Of us. He is q match for the
devil.
Do you think he will be renominatcd al
the next Convention
Indeed, l much fear he will in spite OF
our efforts. The popular tide seems to be
in his favor.
lam not SO ready to give it up. Surely
the people will prefer seeing some of his
works before they renominate him
Nor do willingly give it up. AS to his
works the people saw some Of them when
he canvassed the State, dealing death strokos
to Know Nothingism. Besides he goes be-
fore the people, and gives them an oppor-
tunity to know him, and lets them know
his views on all questions, which il moro
than some Of our own shut mouth aspi-
rants do. That gives him an advantage
That is true but he has been in the
State for SO brief a period of time.
All We would have done better to have
let that alone. There is just where we
overdone ourselves. The True Democrat
urged that objection against him. and then
on the face of that indorsed Col. Carroll AZ
suitable person for office before he had
been here long.
1t appears that all our cxpedients must
fail. l think, myself, if our course had
been characterized with more mildness we
would have accomplished more.
MIR. Hindman displayed sagacity and
generalship with which we have not had to
contend heretofore, and besides he has had
the advantage in some respects. L think.
MIR. Dunham, he has in all): He had tho
popular side of the caucus, which we all
know to have been contrary to Democratic
usage, and policy. In this Col. Carroll
agrees with him, but the True Democrat
did not and besides we did not show fair
play by advising the people to stay from
his speakings. This was trying to deny
him hearing, and Mr.. Hindman made this
unfairness tell in his favor you may bo
sure. AS to perdiemism, that was hum.
bug to attempt to blame him in the least
for it, as he clearly proved. /
But of the Viator letters .
Humbug again. People do not believe
he wrote them. Mr.. Martin emphatically
claims the authorship, and Mr.. Hindman
smphatically brands the charge as malic-
ious falsehOod and slander.
But there is the proof, what of that ?
That is of small moment. l must ac-
knowledge there is something mysterious in
connection with that. Although l urged
that against him, do not believe Hind
man wrote them. / n
And in the course Of the conversation.
Mr.. Dunham, reference was made to the
press at large, both approving and disap-
proving. The fiery course of the Arkansi-
an. Mr.. B. thought was injurious to their
cause. Mr.. A. coincided. (They ought
to have disapproved of the Know Nothing
editor Of the True Democrat also They
expressed a wish that Mr.. Carroll had had
his letter printed before Mr.. Hindman had
gone from the State as his friends might
try to make it appear that it was taking
advantage of his absence, as he (Carroll)
had ample time to do so. Other things were
spoken of, but one point deserves partica-
ular attention. They spoke of the iRmness
of Col. Hindman's friends-that they had
been SO abused that not one Of them would
return, while Col. II. might receive sccess-
ions from the other side.
have withheld the names which think
they will appreciate, and think this is .
fair exponent of the views of the people a.
large. Hindman is too much for them
His conservatism will never enable them to
read him ont of the democratic ranks.-
The States Rights policy is popular--his
public improvement views of the right
kind, and his department such as to win
the esteem and confidence of the masses.
Respectfully A HrSpMAx Mas.
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