The Van Buren press., 1867-07-12

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TO the charges, queries aud inslnuations oflast
week, that he Is entirely too much hohored by
being credited with the Presidency" OF the
~Loval Colorcd Union League Club, fNah
Burcn. lie was not lts first president
neither has he been the Tycoon" Simply
this, however, (as Conservative" wants to
know all about it, and has called publicly for
! the informa,on.l Dr.. White has been present
at two of the meetings, being member ofthc
order The arrangements for the organiza-
tion were made during the late session Of the
/ United States District Court, by the travelling
agent of the order at large, without DR. Whites
assistance, and indeed without his knowledge,
being at the time engaged with other matters.
Conservative" may a. well DC informed that
these "Clubsr or Leagues exist every
where, where there is the right kind of mate
rial that It Is a loyal organization, and in
tended to aid in the reconstruction of the
State of Arkansas, and is a wave that neither
he nor DR.. White can resist successfully, il
however, evidently is.
conservative" will give up his rebel
proclivities and become good working union
man, earnest for the consummation of the
measures of the Military Bill, he can himself
become a member of the order. II would be
an honor TO him. He might possibly after a
short probationary state, become a Tycoon
or Bashaw with three tails If he only
knew his duty to his country and were willing
to aid in a good cause. the only cause that
will, or can bring peace, prosperity and hap
piness to him and to his friends, he certainly
would cease his opposition to loyal and peace
ful gatherings of the people, made avowedly
in the interests ofloyalty and good govern
ment.
DIR. White asks to say one thing more to
conservative" in reference to the charge or
insinuation that he had knowledge Of or par
ticipated in, the passage of the resolution ex-
pelling Mr.. John Bostick from the town in
1861, which is this: DR.. White attended upon
the meetings of that League once only
possibly twice, but he thinks not, and feels
sure that he never heard of such a resolution
uhti IL W a., sI'phtH VI ittsJ Ntth. I1t WNs 10
refer" Conservative" to sereral ,ceU kao,en
gentlemen in town, who having been regular
attendants upon the meetings, are, doubtless,
better posted, and can give the desired infor-
nation. So far as such proceedings are con-
cerned and the carrying out of the same, there
are several gentlemen now in Van Buren,.
who not only owe to DR.. White the privilege
of remaining within the Federal lines, but also
the privilege to live any ,chere at that time
knowing these things. as he does it is only
natural that he should be surprised at the war
that is being waged against him for no reason
whatever, other than the exercise of priv
ilege that almost amounts to duty.
In reference to the charges made by the Ed
itor himself, he begs to deny that he ever
smuggled DRUGS through the lines" to the
amount of two cents, and most certainly never
was connected with any transaction ofthe
kind further than to purchase Drugs here
without asking any questions. He has enough
upon his conscience already for his devotion
to false and pernicious principle up to a
time, but little anterior to the election of
Delegates for the Secession Convention. 4
democrat all his life, and working with his
party until then he followed its behcsts un-
hcsitatingly, but when he discovered that its
leaders were determined upon war and sepa-
ration, and would have no compromise, he
left them silently of course-any other course
| would have involved the risk of his life and
the ruin Of the worldly interests ofhis family.
How intensely he sympathized with the Union
cause during the rebellion is known only to
his God, to himself his family and a few
trusted friends; with the latter he held almost
daily converse, all being interested in preserv-
inc their lives and their property Dl White
is not responsible therefore for anything by
him done and said during those terrible years.
for he as well as every other union man was
under dress. His and their enemies may,
however make the most of it. If he applied
for the position of Surgeon in the rebel army
he has forgotten the circumstance but this is
certain: he never would have accepted it if it
had been rendered him; besides, there never
was any danger of such tender being made.
for there was too much doubt entertained as
to his loyalty to the rebel cause. Two and a
half years of confinement within the city
limits to prevent the execution OF threats
against his life was one of the least of his
troubles during those terrible years of trials
and mental suiferings. W.
As "W.' has called in question, in his COM
munication, the charges we made editorially
two weeks since, we wish to call attention in
brief to few points. 1t is an undeniablc fact
that Drugs of all kinds-but more particular
| ly Qainine and Mo,phine-wcrc smuggled
trough the Federal lines to this place. and
that "W." had almost the exclusive MONOPOLY
of such trade. The qualified denial that he
never "smuggled Drugs through the lines" is
evasive and bcgs the question. lie was the
purchaser and receirer of such Drugs and was
indirectly dfnot directly interested and a
participant in the transaction. His own words
arc that he never was connected with any
transaction Of the kind FURTHER than to pur-
chase Drugs here rittout asking any questious." /"
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