The Van Buren press., 1860-03-16
Letter from Pope County.
For the Van Buren, Press:
PorE Co., Ark, March 1st. 1Se

sense, giving Ill ueWoctoeS eH~S W ~
heard in its columns, and not building up
one portion of the party to the downfall OF
another without a hearing. In short it Is
clothed with that conservative quality that
ought to call down the admiration OF
every good and true democrat. The time
is close at hand when such paper will be
eagerly sought for. In glancing over vari-
Gus papers have observed for long time
what has been going on, and never, never
have witnessed such desperate, low-hung
means used, such as believe ought never
to occupy place in the basement story OF
the political temple, for the purpose OF put
ting down our present and able Representa-
tive the Hon. Il. c. HrNDMAN, who stands,
in point of talents without a superior of
his age, who has so distinguished himself
at Washington in the defence of the South
and the Democracy, and so directed his ar
tillery as to throw the most effective shots
in the ranks of the Black Republicans al
most unequalled bv any member in Con-
gress. He brought the notorious John
Sherman forth in spite of all the muzzles
the Republican phalanx could put on his
immense mouth, for which he, (Hindmanl
has been applauded in the highest degree
by the principal and most emin ent leading
journals of the North and South, and also
at Washington, and praise of him is on al
moss every tongue in the country, except
the set in Arkansas who consider he has
committed the unpardonable sin of differ
ing with the family. Now, the question is
what is this unpardonable sin that he must
be put down for. The answer is simply
because he opposes certain individuals on
acco unit of their course as public servants.
He opposes our Senators on the ground
they took in regard to the 35th Parallel
and in various matters he differed with Gov.
Conway, Dick johnson & Co. Now for
the above Hindman is to be put down the
company above have declared by their ac-
\, tions and otherwise, that all means must be
Nused to accomplish this end. They with
their long string of strikers dcnounce him
as a disorganizer, an enemy to the Demo
cratic party, leader of Know Nothing $,
guilty of writing many eulogies of himself
and declare to the world that he occupies
the position Of a common liar and bully,
and more recently charged by the True Dem
ocrat Dick himseli) of writing or dictat-
ing the letter which related the manner in
which Dick electioneerei with Mccoy
Though it is plainly to be discerneI in
Dick $ explanation he was much puzzled
to fix the thing up, but finally concluded
it would probably do to say it is all lie,
and further to say Hindman wrote il, and
proceeds and says that this John Mccoy
of Newton County, is an ignorant, weak
minded man, and easily imposed upon
Poor Mccoy, where shalt thou appear,
! though once 4 member of the Arkansas Leg
islat;ire Richard, who expects to take
the high seat that Elias occupies, has de-
clared that thou art so ignorant and weak
minded as not to he able to relate a short
conversation and in that letter thou hast
written, there Is not Il particle of truth -
Now, friend Mccoy, if you have neighbors
who are good men who know you to be q
truthful man, l think it high time you
I should have them on the witness stand Be-
1 fore Richards court ignorance, of course,
. is not considered to be i'll the catalogue o
crime if SO, Richard, himself, would be
arrai gned at the bar.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, my residence in Ar.
kansas dates back to the territorial times,
and know the family well of old, and
think they resortcd to means of the most
desperate character to put down the distin-
guished Ashley and others. lie was nos
sessed of the highest order of talents, in
short, he was the greatest ray of light that
ever emanated from the far west to occupy
seat in the U. 5. Senate. But he was only
short time in the Senate before the eyes OF
the nation were attracted by his extraordina-
ry ability. He, too, was a subject of the
most bitter denunciation by his enemies
the family-yes, the same family that arc
using such desperate means to put down
Col. Hindman. Now, it is the old Ashley
Democrats who sustain Hindman, to great
extent, though they are denounced now as
they were in the days of Ashley. Suffer me
here to remark that have witnessed many
struggles in politics to put down AMI pro-
mote, but must confess | never knew of
such desperate and unbecoming means as
are now used to put down Hindman. But
perhaps it can be accounted for, such a
course being on account of his extraordi-
nary talents. He so overshadows our del
egation with perhaps Rust excepted, that
the family perhaps feel that they are under
par. They have declared 20 the first dis
trict who we shall have, instead of Hind
man for Congress. Wilson is their man
to unite that portion of the democracy who
have their democracy measured by the stan
dard of Conway and the Johnsons (which |
may hereafter allude to.) He Mr. Wilson
may be a clever, good man, but what little
is known of his ability, what are we to ex-
pect from him in the halls of Congress-
He probably will, Sebastian like, answer to
fill up time, and keep up digni6ed ap-
pearance this is the most we can EXPECT.
But again the great reason, perhaps, wbv
he, Wilson, is their man, is that he is one
OF the many who have received a pardon
for past sins, though his sins were of a
slight character in comparison to those
committed by Clark, Floyd, and others.
However. Floyd being rather inclined to
the doctrines of falling from grace, and not
SO fully in the faith of final perseverance,. is
rather kept back. Now. in casting around
we find those who have been pardoned, in
cluding those who took up their abode with
Know -Nothings, are the most reliable. ac
tive, and more energetic than all Others to
hold up the amily-indeed they comprise a
large number, and great portion of whom
are office holders. Now, Mr.. Editor. the
logic is good he who is pardoned will 60
to a greater length. and prove more faithful
to the power from which the nardop .,,,.,,