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The Van Buren press., 1867-11-15
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

OZARK, ARK. Nov. Sth, 1867.
Mr. DUNuAM-.Sir: wish to inform you,
and through YOU the public, how the Regis
trars managed the election swindle in Frank
lin county, in order to secure the election of
a o-worshipping radical, an ex-rebel sol
dier and deserter, as delegate to the Consti-
tutional Convention:
The three Registrars for this county started
out on the evening of the 4th, to hold elections
in three different townships on the 5th,posting
up their notices of election behind them as they
went. BY means of the Loyal League-under
ground railroad, or some other equally pri
vate, the radicals were all on the ground in
due time, with their mulatto tickets, ready to
vote while the Conservatives were in blissful
ignorance that an election was at hand; no
public notice having been given of the fact.
In Mill Creek township lllventure to say that
not three Conservatives knew that an election
was to be held there, till Capt. Alden, and his
assistants, arrived at the precinct, at about 0
O'Clock a. m. on the 9th, to open the polls.
Not knowing. even in Ozark, the headquarters
of the Registrars, until O'Clock, p m. of the
18th, that the election was to take place so
soon; and foreSceng that the Conservatives
would be taken on surprise We dispatched a
morning of the election, to give notice. BY
hard riding he succeeded in getting six men.
who happened not to be disfranchiscd, to the
polls in time to vote the white ticket. Such
are the means the radicals use to defeat the
popular will, and by which they expect to
elect their men, and carry the State for Il Con-
vcntion. They have worked so long in their
secret, midnight Leagues, that darkness has
become to be their element They love
darkness rather than light, because their deeds
are evil" After they have had the register
ing of the voters, the power to scratch off,
whom they please, then being sole Judges of
the election and holding them Without prcyi-
Gus notice, if after all this. they should fail to
carry the election, it would be pity.
a DIsFRANCHlsED CITIZEN.
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The following is the vote of this county
West Virginia returns to Democracy

At the recent State election in West Nir-
gina. the Democratic party was successful.
The result was very unexpected to the radi-
Gals. Hear the Springfield Republican upon
it:
West Virginia. cut of from the "Old Do
minion," and made a State by process If
disputed validity, because it rdS thought that
the loyalty 0ad the politics Of tie people could
be relied ap0a, HAS BACK-sIIDDEN TO THE DE-
MoCRACY. And this, too, Notwithstanding the
Acknowledgement of eX-rebels ON scale but
slightly less general than, that which. hqlAIts
result in West Virginia is SO manifestly a re
action against the coerciye and proscriptiye
policy that it should be an admonition to the
Republicans ofthe other border States. One
of the worst features of this sort of reaction is
that voters and States driven back to Democ-
racy by rcpulsion from Radical cXcesses. are
certain to be more fixed and obdurate by that
way than If changed by ordinary political in
fuences Shall We not understand, before it
Is too late to correct the error, that the means
used to gain temporary ascendancy in the
South may Fix that reaction permanently
against US?
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soon rot it. He picked it. lie then
came aud sat down by the stew. II smelt
good, | knew by his sunniness OF counte'
ance. He viewed it. lie stirred the
Goals underneath. lie lifted the lid, and
snufIed the aroma. And then he added a
little more water and pepper and salt
He then sat down and felt like mission
airy going around doing good.
Directly after this view of the cuisine,
| saw a deer bound across the scene,
then hounds in full yelp, then thin
stream Of pale blue smoke, then deer
falling and last Dick Thrust. at its throat
thrusting his bowie into its jugular. That
deer was soon in camp. Dusk came on
apace. Jim nursed the stew. 1t smelt
done. He took it off the fire, got out the
tin cups and plates and settled the coffee.
He then took nipper. Dick brewed him
self milkpunch. He didn't swear. jim
didn't either. But Dick got out fiddle
and Jim a flute and they played Hog
eve" for three minutes, with Cush's va
riations. SO l judged from the dogs
who cut up. Then they looked at the
game. saw that it was secured, had the
nacs fed, tarred and feathered the wagon,
attended to the dogs, shook and neatly
respread the blankets in tent. Then they
were intent upon the stew, they saw 1t
was comfortable Both were sitting
with their faces towards me. / could by
the chunk, light read what they said and
felt from their illumned countenances.
Before them was stew fit for kings, and
they tantalizingly and relishingly put of
the eating it gave zest At last one filled
his platter; the other did likewise
"Dick" Jim" Its glorious. !.
Bully" Both said grace, for they
looked serious. And then they fell to
,, The stew was among things that were
And thcn--they didn't play poker, bu
they smoked themselves under thei
blankets for they are not overly chatty
u, They slept in peace All of which saw
= by the sweet silver light of the fire anC
the moon. got down from my percl
" and returned sorrOwful
Yours, j. W. W.
- Van Buren, Nov. Sd, 1867.
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On THE MAKI.-Down in Arkansas, al
Ozark, they do things for the governmen,
in this way:
Jaryer Barton, nice, quiet young man
who had been Confederate soldier dur.
ing the late war had never taken the oath
of allegiance until after the surrender
He was arrested few days since BY III.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Dabb, and carried
to Van Buren, distance of35 miles, up.
der charge Of having taken the aforesaid
oath, and afterwards going South When
Dabb got to Van Buren with Barton, he,
Dabb, offered to release Barton for $50,
which Barton didn't have to give, where.
upon Dabb told him to try to get it from
some of his friends, and if asked who it
was for not to tell but to say that the
marshal wanted it.
Upon seeing the game they were play.
ing, Barton pretended that he could not
borrow it.
When they found they could not get
the $50, the Marshal, L. C. White, said
that the indictment was wrong, and tha.
he would release him upon Barton giving
bond for costs to appear at the next term
of the l.. S. Court We advise the Mar
shal to go slow LA Crosse Democrat
The Marshal may 60 (s)low!
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We would like to Know ?

And not only ourselves, but the Young La
dies, through whose enterprising lberality a
considerable sum of money was raised to i'm.
prove and fcnce-in our Cemetery. Like all
Ladies, when they set their hearts on any
thing. there is no rest until it Is accomplished.
Ifthc gentlemen having this work In hand,
know what is healthy for themselves, they
will be up and doing in this matter, For If
We are not mistaken in the signs of the times,
torbearance in our young friends, has almost
ceased to be virtue.
We seriously hope, that no trihing matter
viii deter those having this work in charge
from pushing it forward to completion before
cold weather sets in.
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Letter from Benton County.

BESTONvlLLE Ark Nov. Sd. 1867.
Mr.. EDITOR i am Il tcamster; | drive n
mule wagon sometimes to Fort Smith, with
-four. Some weeks since saw great flour
ish in the newspapers about new road being
opened from Fort Smith to Dutchtown which
avoided Boston Mountain, and was nearer
and better than any other route. | determin-
ed to try it, ! found large figure board up
mt the forks of the road at Dutchtown. with
the words "37 miles to Fort Smith--good
road-good tcrry-no detention went that
road: it was good road Mr.. Editor, but
much further. Is miles or so. 1t was better
road though but then, why will folks lie?
was detained two hours at the ferry--it is a
miserable ferry. The said they only charged
me halt price; but | found when crossed at
Van Burcn, on my way home, the charged me
within % cents of &hat they did at the Van
Buren, ferry. Now. Mr.. Editor, what the devil
j. the use of people lying, when people are
sure to find /; ont? II Fort Smith prctends
to have y good ferry, why don't they get it?
II they pretend to charge half price, why
don't they do so:
Yours. TEAMsTrR,
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Crawford County,

But very little interest was manifested by
the Conservative men of this County. While
on the other hand the Negro party were act
i've and polled nearly their strength. Ia this
township, Greig beat Bowen ) yotes-less
than forty of Bowen's supporters were white
men and and least hdgf of this forty were gov
ernment employees. As 1t is the wish of one
of the members of the Board Of Registers. for
us to make some display over the result of
this negro victory, and as we have not the
bird, (the buzzard) emblcmatical of this par
ty, we give the nearest representative of it,
in our possession.
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Col. JoHN I. HuMrHRgY's.-For the first
time since the early part Of the war. has This
gentleman visited his old home. From the
start the Colonel set his pegs, and braycly
fought 1t out on that line to the end. The
cordial reception given him by his numerous
friends In Van Buren, warmly al,cs.ed the es-
timation he was held. Although, lawyers in
our city, JOHN, are AS thick as toads after Il
shower. VIC welcome YOU back, feeling certain
you will command share Of the business.
Come right slorg
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~ Hon. W. NJ. Fisngacx, OF For, smith,
has, we learn, been indicted by the Grand Ju-
ry, at the sitting Of the United States Court,
at Little Rock, for perjury. Mr.. fishback, it
viii be recollected, took the iron clad oath as
Register in Bankrur,cy-this being the third
time he had taken 1t, once as Colonel Of reg
Uncut IN the Federal army. This is done, no
doubt to annoy and If possible TO ous, him
from the position he occupies, in order to
make room Tor hungry pap-suckcr.
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"CoNrRABAND's INTELLIGENCE-At the
polls In this city, on Monday last, "cullarCl
brudder' presented himselfat the ballot-box,
having upon his arm good sized basket COW
cred with towel
Use cum to git my suffrage, sah."
Hayman,-" Where's your tckctg"
"llaint got none. But wants my suffrage.
Use got a basket"
The darkic's wcnch had informed him that
suffrage was something good for Niger
to eat.
lie got his " suffrage and went home :" lis
apinted."
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since the above was in type.
EE- The .Neu Era. of the 9th is hitter

Efs- The New Era,o the 9th is bitter.
ly exercised over our notice OF the
Fort Smith Post Office and our reference
to old man WOLFE. We have not the re.
motest unkind feeling towards the old
man, would not, if we could, injure hair
Of his head, and have the greatest re-
spect for his old age, and whether our
conclusions were correct or not, is be.
tween him and his God. But for his po-
litical acts and associations We have no
respcct-his loyalty, like the Editor OF
the Eros, is very questionable. How.
ever, if the Era will satisfy us that we
have outraged the feelings of one respect.
able citizen Of Fort Smith, we will per.
sonaly make the amendc honorable.
If DELL, and his outraged friends have
no other hope Of Heaven, than their
Loyalty, we are decidedly of the opinion,
in the words Of the notorious Brownlow
that hell will be full Of such 1t is
profoundly modest, for man like VAE.
ENTINE DELL, who has been kicked about
the streets Of his own city, for ISLANDERS
on his betters, to talk to us Of respecta.
bllity. If he had been possessed of the
first spark Of honor or manhood, he
would have prored the assertions made
about BowES, in his paper, or made an
honorable refrac''on of them, Keep in
mind, neighbor DELL. that VIC do not care
the wink ofyour eye, whether your opin.
on' or any OF your like, is good or bad
# rs. Adicu.
'.-- ->t~- ......---
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eg Maj. JAS. ii. SPARKS, Editor Of the
Pine Bluff Dispatch, i. making business
visit to our City and surrounding country.
Although, still on crutcheS, lie has more Gu
terprise and energy than nne-tenths Of the
men with sound limbs and body. Ills motto,
Is, never give way to tritles. We wish the
Major, health and happiness and "heaps," OF
this worlds goods. lie is the general Arkan-
sas Agent of the well known Memphis House
of NATHAN HorrnIMER & Co.
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REPUBLICAN, VOTE,

These figures tell the whole story. They
tell of the progression and rapid increase of
the Democracy, and the steady dimnution of
the Republicans. The two parties, who five
years ago started out with 100000 difference
between them. are now about equal in mum
bers BY the past we judge of the future
The Van Buren press., 1867-11-15

eE- Mr.. A. WATSON, one Of the pushing
young business men Of our sister city of Fort
Smith, passed through on the stage, Tuesday,
for Little Rock. In all our intercourse with
him, business and social, we have found him
to be perfect and reliable gentlemen.
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The United States Court.

The United States Court for the Western
District of Arkansas, commenced IT, Decem-
ber Term on Wednesday last. Judge IL. L.
CALDWELL, on the bench.
The first business was the calling and en-
pannelling the Grand Jury. The charge OF
the Judge, in his usual style, was clear and
concise; instlacting them in the law, in cases
that might probably come before them, 1t is
evident, that the business before the Court
will be pushed forward rapidly. While Civ
ing the counsels all time and courtesy neces-
sary TO present their cases he allows no trivial.
matters to postpone or delay suit. lie re-
qures a courteous respect to the bench. as
well rs one counsel towards another, adding
thereby, dignity to the administration of the
law.
The following are the names of the Grand
jury.
WILSON SHREEvrs Foreman.
BENJAMIN Sneed. Wiley NJ. Bishop.
John n. Curtiss, lIend. c. Rankins,
James Siesel, III. ;. Anderson,
Samuel T.. Elkins, Josiah liarrall.
Calvin Phelps, Jno VI. Martin,
Iindley Gibson, Abraham Buck,
], II. Henderson, VIM. J. Neal,
j. NJ. Bethel, Arnold OBryon,
Thomas Dunn, James Cartwright,
JOS. Worthington, Felix Ubank,
Jefferson Riddle.
Quite a large representation of Lawyers
from the various counties in this District VI
noticed present in attendance:
Boudinot Pettigrcw, Reagan, Walker Han
and Story from Washington county.
! Neal. Duval, Fishback. Pratt. Scarf. Craven:
and Stevenson, Of Sebastian county.
| lonley of Little Rock.
| Walker of Franklin.
| Sarber. of Johnson.
! Turner, Walker, Thomson, Wilcox auC
| Brown of Crawford.
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Railroad Notice.

OFFICE OF THE LITTLE Rock ANpl
FoRr SMITH r. X. COMPANY,
Van Buren,, Nov. 5th, 1867.
TNHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail-
road Company, for the election of Directors,
will be held at the Company's Office In Van
Der, 1861 A full attendance Is earnestly ~
quested.
JESSE TURNER, President.
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We learn that all the counties on the line be-
tween, this place and Little Rcck have gave
negro maiorities, although very small vote
was east. Conservative men have taken but
very little part in the election.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
u ThtNUNHD VTTINF'
Fort Smith, Nov. 5th, 1867.

}
Editor Nelc Era:
Allow me to say in your columns this week
that the Standard has not ceased to exist.
The non-arrival of paper - ordered three
months ago and which has been nine weeks
ON the way from Cincinnati to this place-is
our reason for not issuing the Standard" a
week or two past Our paper is at Dardenele
be able to issue again the last of this or first
of next week. Being some 800 miles from a
railroad or telegraph, we have to wait pa
tiently the arrival OF goods by wagon.
We make this statement. as 1t seems by the
last Van Burcn Press, that the editor knows
more of our business than we do ourselves.
J.N. FIrcH, Editor and Proprietor.
The Standard has made its appearance
since the above was in type.
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The Fort Smith Standard.

1t is the hardest matter in the world,
it seems to us, to please our neighbors
of Fort Smith. Our little notice last
week, OF the demise Of the Standard,
seems to have woke up our friend FlTcH,
and he comes back at us with card, in
which he asserts "he is not dead,' but
having q grand old sleep. We naturally
-.---- - .i.o nnnolnsinn that the Stand
ard had really gone up the spout" from
a remark of Gen. Bowen short time
since, that either the Era or Standard,
would die out after the election, and the
withdrawal of our neighbor Fitch's pa
per at this time, struck us, as the re
suit of natural consequences.
The following is the Card of Mr. Fitch
which speaks for itself, We find in the
.Neu Era.
TO TIE PUBLIC.
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Tho Election.

As far "a heard from. indications are that
the negroes have carried the State. although
a very small vote is polled and with the ex-
ceptlon Of this county, as far as heard from
majority of the Registered voters have not
been cast:
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sS see Notice of the Railroad Meeting,
10th Of December.
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Don't bc Foolish. .-Yon can make six
dollars from one dollar. Call and exam me an
invention urgently needed by every body. W
a sample sent free by mail for u, that retan'
easily for 90. Address t7-> 0nlce Box ""
Uunkirk New York,
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The Vote of Ohio.

The vote Of Ohio for the last five years has
been as follows:
prMnCRlryr NnTr
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ia steady and reliable white man. can
learn Of q situation on application to this Of.
I've.
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Newspaper Notices.
Prospectus, y.
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THE BAPTIST.

We propose to publish a " eek}y
Paper, devoted to the diffusion Of the Drin-
ciples of religion and the interests of the
Baptist denomination. We have been
moved to this undertaking by the solicita-
tons of brethren in various portions of this
State, as well as OF. other States, among the
readers of TIE late Confederate Baptist, and
by our own conviction that paper of
high character would contribute largely to
the intellectual improvement, the religious
progress and the general welfare of the
churches. The field is large, affording am
ME room for all sincere and jealous labor,
ers.
The Baptist will be printed on sheet
about twenty-five by thirty-two inches, and
will contain twenty-four broad columns,
mostly in Long Primer type, clear and legi-
Bile, so that it may be read with comfort,
even by the aged. It's entire mechanical
execution will be of the highest order. Our
columns will be enrichedby correspondence
and contributions form the other Southern
States, ard, occasionally from Europe and
cur missionary stations abroad. The enter
a inment and instruction of the young-es-
pecially the chiidren-will not be forgotten;
and our venerable friend, "Uncle Fabian, so
well and favorably known to the readers of
the Confederate Baptist, will resume his la
bors in their behalf In short, we possess all
the. facilities requisite to produce paper of
the first rank. AS such, we offer it to our
brethren, and solicit their generous coop
Grafton.
The Baptist will be issued as soon as
sufficient number of subscribers have been
secured.
TERNs-S3 year, payable on the recep-
tion of the first namber.
All communications will be addressed to
''The Baptist, Columbia, S. c."
J. L. REYNOLDS,
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Feb. s. 1857. Editors and Proprietors.
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Graeser & McJunkin,
Commission & Forwarding
MERCHANTS, r.. :

Gervais Street, Columbia; S. G.
WOULD respectfully inform their friends
and the public generally that they will
attend personally to all business intrusted
to them. They will BUY COTTON ON
ORDER ORsSELL IT or any of the PRO
DUCTS OF THE COUNTRY, ON as favor
able terms as any house in the city. They
are also prepared to STORE or FORWARD
Cotton, to be sold either in Charleston,
New York, or Liverpool.
Being familiar with all necessary details
in relation to the Internal Revenue Tax,
Cotton sent to our care will be forwarded
without delay.
Planters and others will find it to their
interest to entrust to MS the transaction Of
their business. C. A. GRAESER,
" W. S. MCJUNhIN,
Nov. 7, 1866 45-tf
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: ADYERTIsED;-Few persons appreciate
Che value Of liberal and extensive adver-
Using. Yet it is. ooe of the most power
fal aids to the business man that can be
conceived. For the benefit of those who
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daubed It all over the world, has made
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ont bis right in the invention (after hay
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commuRieate the significance of the won
derfnl and renowned hierogliphics ::
S. 1S60-X. Started Trade l960-X
dollars capital. and this is the tact.-He
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Advertising, has amassed princely for.
tune inside Of half dozen years.
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:. TIE MosT INDEPENDENT MAN.-Thcre
is 40 man more independent than the
owner Of well cultivated farm. He is
less beholden to popular sentiment than
ssny other calling. He has always sure
support before him without consulting
the opinions or relying upon the custom
ofany one. There is a constant market
for all the surplus he can produce, and he
obtains forsit the current prices without
any one demanding Of bin to. know of
bin his religious OF political faith.
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ANoTHER SLANDER.-0ur Devil says
fhs reason young ladies look so bold and
Asrce these latter days is, that they tie
sheir hair so tightly on the back of the
head that they cannot shut their eyes,
which gives them their fierce look; and
then their tremendous waterfalls so
basance tbeiE heads up that they seem to
cock their chins at everybody; hence
their bold and defiant look,-Ph@nix.
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Pic IRoN FROM GEoRGrA.-The Louis
vile Democrat Of the 18th, says; Messrs.
Guthrie & Co., agents, received to; day,
from the Iron mines at Trenton, Georgia,
their first invoice Of pig iron. The iron
is said to be of excellent quality, and is
now being tested in this city. This is u
new feature in the exports of Georgia,
end promises to add greatly to her other
and numerous sources Of wealth.
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Ills the restlt Of every days expert
sncs that steady attention to matters of
detail lies at the root of human progress,
and that diligence, above all, is the mo-
Sher Of good luck. Accuracy is also of
much importance, and IN inVariable
mark Of good training.
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Schedule, Blue Ridge Railroad.

On and after Monday the 18th inst, the Trains
on the Blue Ridge Railroad will leave Anderson
for Pendleton and Walhalla, on Wednesdays
and Saturdays, after the arrival of the Green
Vile Columbia Railroad Trains. .. -. ~
Will leave Walhalla on Mondays at 81 o.
clock, a. M, connecting with the down Train of
Greenville & Columbia Railroad. ~--
viii leave Walhalla on Wednesdays at
O'Clock, m. VII. D. GAILLARD,
Septic Superintendent b K r Z.