The Van Buren press., 1867-10-04
The Radical Fight as Viewed by ,aGh
Party

below Mt.nc tht at'ouiish'i"' .NW'W'
and Nee ia, OF The fight between BoNen AMI
pells We must say that Gen. Bpwcu has '.one
him mytif no credit 10 the mannerof a;eleSipe
an OPPONENT. Il must be rccolIectcd that both
OF the inea are Radicals, The only difference
between them is the oiiiccs--thcrr not being
enough for both sides The old saying that
When rOgGes fall out honcst,men get their
dues" we hope will prove true in this case.
First We give the Standards account. The
editor of which Is claimed by Dell To have
been an abctor:
EXGTING RACE-DELL BEATS DExTFR.-
Our city was the scene OF quite little affair
yesterday morning. IL will be remembered
that the editor Of the Nec Era has wantonly
slandered General Thomas VI. Bowen of Craw-
ford county, and in last weeks issue the Cam
els back was broken by the editor calling
General Bowen the bastard son of "A renegade
suicide Bowen seeing the SANDER came II
our city Yesterday TO give the said editor 4
chance To look him squarely in the face, but
the slanderer did not allow the grass TO grow
under his feet after Bowen got sight of him
near the post office, to his own Office about
two hundred yards. Bowen threw a brick at
him first, intending to knock him down and
then cowhide him, but the slandercr run like
coward. and Bowen alter him, but he wa.
too much for Bowen and reached his Office III
time to get away from Bowen. Bowen could
have shot him several times but is too brave
man TO shoot another In the back while run
ming. Dell complained 10 the police that h,
was attacked on the street and Bowen was ar
rested, and fined one dollar for lsSaultng Dell
Complaint was afterwards lodged against
Rownn fn n N MIR With IN, otto,nNt l. IN
This little incident ought to show Mr. Del
that he cannot slander individuals in his pa
per with impunity that he has failed TO mako
his slsnder good, by running from the man
he has so grossly insrlted: that General Bow
en- has the sympathy of the people in Fort
smith; that personal SANDER in newspaper
will not be endured hereafter. This assault
will not make Mr., Dell martyr, rs he, Mr.
Dell, was the attacking party when he called
General Bowen 1.-THE bastard son of a rene
gadc suicide ... f..H q .
We understand that Mr.. Dell says the at
tack was conCoctcd in the corner building
that our office is in. This is false, and evenil
it was true, it is nobody's business. The
friends Of Mr.. Dell, he has any, can put this
i'm their pipe and smoke it at their leisure
Some may think we are onG-sidcd in this mat
ter. Perhaps we are. We are no supporter
Of Slanderers, public or private, and any man
who fOrgetS his manhood and ISLANDERS his fel-
low man as outrageously as the editor of the
Netr Era has, will receive our most utter con-
tempt, and understand distinctly our opinion
of Il sandcrcr. The meancst worm that crawl.
is a sandcrcr. U. .# .-.
The lie given to Fitch's statement. The
Err says as follows of the above:
The statement made in Yesterdays Stand
orl h,-I I Y Fitch in ri 70 III,
attack upon us by Il. VI. Bowen. is, in its prin-
cipal points, a tissue of lies from beginning to
end. Fitch could not, ifhe would, speak the
truth; and then, also, he was too deeply con
ceIned himself in the affair. Fitch and his
follows must get man ofditferent nerve next
time they attempt our assassination than 4
poor. trembling wretch like Bowen.
An AMBUsCADE, AND A WOUID-BE .AsSAs-
SIN.-Day before yesterday. about noon a most
cowardly attack was made upon Us by the no
torouS F" General " I. III. Bowen of Van Bu-
ren: .l. ."
The circumstances were as follows
We had just mailed a money order and were
coming out OF the Postoiiicc. when on ap-
preaching the door, we saw man, then un-
known to Us, but whom we aftcrward, asccr-
tanned to be one Divelbliss or Drvibliss oI
Van Buren, standing opposite the Post-ollicc
door Oh the sidewalk near the curbstone.
We accidentally noticed the intense gaze ot
the fellow at us and when about stepping oui
of the door saw him beckoning to some on,
standing in the hail. leading up to the stand
ard and Assessors office, saying ut the same
time: Nov let him have it, or words tC
that effect. We thought the action and word,
of the stranger singular at the time; but With
out giving either a second thought. SHAPED
our way toward our office. We had however
scarcely proceeded few steps, when we saw
some brckbats flying past ourhead and hearC
at the same time some one shouting: TAKE
it back take it back" Seeing ourselves at.
tackled we cast Il glance behind to see who
the scoundrel was. when we behcld Bower
with pistol In his hand. making toward us
Being entirely unpreparcd for rencOuntc
with an armed man, we FASTENED to our olfic,
and armed with a revolver, Immediately re
turned to meet the wOud-bc assassin.
But Bowen on seeing us return to meet hin
on an even footing took refuge. coward like
in Mr.. Beidelman's drugstore, the access t,
which was debarred to us by the police. Nay
so very solicitous was the latter about IT,,
safety OF the precious scoundrcl that we coull
not get rid of Il policeman till we had givei
our word, that we would not hurt the Gen
eral." ........ -..... .u..r,.,r..
The latter then was arrested and charg
preferred against him by a policeman befor
L. X. Spangler Justice Of the Peace of dis
turbing the peace. TO this we objected. as W
intended to bring a charge of assault with in
tent to Kill against him.
The Justice Of the Peace decided that th
policeman could not take back his charge am
therefore find Bowen one dollar and costs. "
then had Bowen rc-arrested on the charge 0
assault with intent to kill.
The prisoner waived an examination an,
was bound over in the sum OF five hundre,
dollars to answer the charge at the next sit
! ting Of the Circuit Court. lie then with hi
| fellow Dcvilbliss made tracks out OF For
Smith as fast as they could.
| Thus ended the inglorioas crusade of one o
the worst men this country is cursed with
against the Editor of this papcr.-Era.