The Van Buren press., 1866-12-28

same Lc Iuhue u IL" ich'H"'' :"
he essayed to compare and place hlmscii
alongside of Hon. David Walker Of that
county, "a gnat to an albatros, by
quoting from a speech Of the Judges at
FAYETTEVILLE some months passed by
\ Memorial and Resolution Commit
tee of l5 were appointed, in which the
iunta of 3, the hachers up-of the whole
affair were included and they retired to
return with foregone views and already
written resolutions and memorial. The
Iabsenting of this committee almost broke
up the meeting, they began to move OH
so rapidly that the President rose anu
told them that the committee would not
be out long and for them to keep their
seats, and remarked to brother Searle
that he had better finish his interrupted
speech but the gentleman "con!d not
come up and silence reigncd supreme,
till the committee returned, when Mr.
Dell, the editor of the Era, published III
this place, read the memorial and rlsolu-
tions to Congress Oft the committee-he
evidently thought that no one could read
their own child as well as the father The
import of these resolutions and memo
rial were for Congress to grant them an
Enabling act, whereby, negro suffrage
would be gained and such laws would
then be passed, that no one in the State
but well rcctified Radicals could have
vote, or one who could take test oath,
more unconstitutional, detested and alb
hored, than the present blot on the coun-
try-they were read amidst general 81
lence, not single resolve was loudly ap-
plaudcd. 1t was moved that the resolu-
tons be accepted en- masse, this was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. c. B. Allen and }. L.
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 a 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-
ganizing 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 3, and he feel
ing that he had consciencious!y 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. M Johnson, and after rabid
negro suffrage and negro social equality
speech from the New Era editor, the
meeting adjourned till following morn
ing at O'Clock.
took a look into the room of meeting
isHS aihssi q n,n elnek and aRlYN snaE aE gersons
tcarlon IL IS ss'l!i ~ S& aoA!I s.llauu9a ol 'GIIay
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 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 sioners 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 a busi
ness point of view if he could do nothing
at W Washington for Arkansas he should
have rendered his resignation to his
electors.
j. Fierstinc desertcr from the con
federate army and now the keeper of a
small drinking saloon
Lee McLemore, new conner, would
photograph well as a representative of
the Arkansas tcamster; keeps Il small
grocery for negro accommodation
Robert Thompson, deserter to the
federal army, and then made himself re
nowned by shamcfully using prisoners
while under arrest.
f. II. Wolfe, in the commencement orI
the war'openly and loudly proclaimed
himself rebel but finally landed as q |
United States detective amongst his old
acquaintances and neighbors.
K. +. Naylor clerk Of L. S. Court, at
)ne time first rate rebel, made contracts
with Gen. IIindman and others, and af
-erwards wiegglcd himself into the u. S.
service and thus perhaps saved his life,
to organize and distinguish the present
notable convention
|. w. Fuller, new conner from Kansas.
although here but q short time, he man
aged to get hold of "a lot of cotton, in such
manner that the court at Van Buren, some
months ago, gave judgement against him
to the amount of $1,000.
James "A. Davy, 4 common low down