The Van Buren press., 1866-12-21

| he essayed To compare ana place Hiihseii
alongside of Hon. David Walker Of that
county. "a gnat to an albatros, by
quoting from a speech of the Judge at
Fayetteville some months passed by
4 Memorial and Resolution Commit
tee of Is were appointed, lin which the
innta of 2. the hachers up of the whole
affair were included) and they retired to
return with foregone views and already
written resolutions and memorial. The
absenting OF this committee almost broke
up the meeting, they began to move OH
so rapidly that the President rose ana
| told them that the committee would not
be out long and for them to Keep Their
seats, and remarked to brother Searlc
that he had better finish his interrupted
speech: but the gentleman "could not
come up" and silence relgned supreme,
I'tIl the committee returned, when MIR.
Dell, the editor of the Era, published IN
this place, read the memorial and fcSoiu-
tions to Congress of the committee-he
evidently thought that no one could read
their own child as well as the father lhe
import of these resolutions and memo
rial were for Congress to grant them an
EnaJling act, whereby, negro suffrage
would be gained and such laws would
then be passed, that no one in the State
but well rectilied Radicals could have
vote, or one who could take a test on tn,
more unconstitutional, detested and alb
hored, than the present blot on the coun-
try-they were read amidst general ST.
lence, not a single resolve was loudly ap-
plauded. 1t was moved that the resolu-
tons be accepted en- masse, this was OBJ
iected to by Mr.. c. b. Allen and j. r.
Pratt, of Greenwood, who moved that
they be read and acted upon, one at a
time, this modus operandi was objected
to, by the Hon. j. NJ Johnson, and V.
Stevenson moved that the resolutions
and memorial be all adopted at one time
by the meeting, which was carried. Here
Mr.. Pratt addressed the Convention, told
them that his record as Radical was
potent to them all-that he knew the
resolutions and memorials did not repre-
sent the Radical views of the section of
the State that he was from, and that he
there, for one, objected to their disor-
ganizng vicws-that he wished them to
be debated and considered on, if only till
the following morning, but it was of no
avail against the junta of B. and he feel
ing that he had conscienciously done his
duty as delegate from Greenwood, de
sired and requested that his name be
stricken from the records of the meeting,
he not agreeing with the spirit and words
of the memorial and resolutions to Con
gress.
A committee was appointed to proceed
to Washington with the resolution and
memorial consisting Of Stevenson, Dell,
and Col. j, NJ. Johnson, and after rabid
negro suffrage and negro social equality
speech from the New Era editor, the
meeting adjourned till following morn
ing at 9 O'Clock.
took q look into the room Of meeting,
at 10 o'clock and only 2 or 3 persons
were in attendance. And this Conven-
tion-look at it, see what were its avow-
ed objects to be achieved; what stulli-
fication it is to many of them, what a
proof that they can be all and on any side
that will most benefit them. These sign
ers come before the people of Arkansas
and tell them the constitution they made
with Radical Governor at its head, un-
der which we live, must be changed and
forsooth why-why just so that a few
can get into official position, regardless
Of the cost and danger it may and will be
to every peace and order and property
loving citizen of the State.
Let us look over the list of signers to
this convention-viz: j. NJ. johnson the
present elected Representative to Con
sress, but not accepted and returned to
his store again-looking on it in busi.
ness point of view if he could do nothing
at Washington for Arkansas he should
have rendered his resignation to his
electors.
j. Fierstine, dcserter from the con
federate army and now the keeper of q
small drinking saloon.
Lee McLemore, new conner, would
photograph well as a representative of
the Arkansas tcamstor; keeps small
grocery for negro accommodation.
Robert Thompson, deserter to the
federal army, and then made himself re
nowned by shamefully using prisoners
while under arrest
+. II. Wolfe, in the commencement of
the war openly and loudly proclaimed
himself rebel, but finally landed as a
United States detective amongst his old
acqualntances and neighbors.
X. F. Naylor, clerk of L. S. Court, at
one time first rate rebel, made contracts
with Gen, Hindman and others, and af
terwards wieggled himself into the u. S.
service and thus perhaps saved his life,
to organize and distinguish the present
notable convention.
l. W. Fuller, new conner from Kansas,
although here but short time, he man
aged to get hold ofa lot of cotton, in such
manner that the court at Van Buren, some
m "a al,