The Van Buren press., 1860-02-10
For the Tan Buren Press.


Mn. DuNnAM-Sir 1 have just learned
that the Hon. T. C. Hindman has issued a
circular letter, announcing himself as a can
didate for reelection to Congress from this
district. From the date of his letter as |
am informed, it ought to have been here ere
this but the miserable condition of the
mail service, perhaps, is the cause of it.
l have never taken any interest in the Con-
gressional aspirations of the various gen
tlemen who aspire to I'LL the position now
SO ably filled by Mr.. Hindman but now
that he has declared himself Il candidate for
reelection, l feel it due to his absence and
the cause of right, to raise my voice in his
behalf. l will commence by saying that
the course pursued towards Mr. Hindman
by paper at the capital, out of his district
and misnamed the True Democrat, has been
without parallel in my experience and OBJ
servation Of political history You will
recollect that Col. Hindman was the regu-
lar nominee of a Democratic convention
was elected by democratic constituency.
and has ever been the unfinching, true and
tried champion and advocate of democratic
principles. That when the dark cloud of
know nOthingism threatened to envelope
our time -honore1 party in its sable folds,
he stood forth its brave defender, and as is
wellremembered here, took the monster
" Sam IN his gigantic grip, and shook
the vile monstertill he disappeared by shat
tered fragments.
He took open grounds in favor of our
rights and interests in connection with the
vital and important question of railroad en-
terprise and the location of the highwayAo
the Pacific.
He went forth among the PEOPLE, and by
free intercourse With them, informed him
self of their RICHES, their wants, and the
resources of theif country. He prepared
himself to repret1at them in the councils of
the enation, and III this impudent iniova-
tion upon old fdgy customs of the State,
and for failing TO ask the aforesaid True
Democrat to sertlshim forth as one of IT'S
ANNOUNCED, 1t and all the other papers in
this district that draw their principles from
this fountain Of democracy, enter into a
crusade against him. Failing to find any
flaw in his political record, they have re-
course to all the low, personal billingsgate
peculiar to a fish market.
The fiat was sent forth He is indepen-
dent-he has too much genius and too much
industry-he is too much favorite with
the people for us, and he must be crushed
out
We next find the peto power of the exec
utive tyrannicaliy} asserted for this purpose.
| refer to the vetoing Of the bill changing
the time for holding Congressional elections
in this State, the. object of which was to
prevent Mr.. Hindplan from mingling with
his constituents previous to the meetings of
the conventions.. Unfortunately, however,
he is in place where his words of burning
eloquence. his devotion to State Rights and
to the South, his able advocacy of those
principles dear to his constituents, and his
stern rebuke of fanaticism, make every man
who contributed to place him there feel a
glow of pride which none of us in Arkan-
sas lave felt before. He now stands as the
LEADER of the State Rights democracy of
the Union. Hesnow occupies the highest
character as a political debater. statesman
and scholar thathas ever been attained by
representative from Arkansas, and one
that has rarely. & ever, been attained by a
man OF his age. snd certainly never attained
by member from, any State during their
FIRST term. This being the case, will he be
sustained by his constituency? cannot