The Van Buren press., 1867-06-28
For The Vaa BHTeH Press.


tended rs series of articles ION cur duty"
intending to continue the same this week
But as we find in your issue OF the 2lst an ar
ticle signed "W." taking issue with us in re-
gard to what we had to say in that article
about Dr. White of this place, we will leave
the continuation of that subject for the pres
ent and attend TO the wants of ". lie assumes
the position of friend To DR. White. We pre-
sumo he is, as the initial signed Is the first let
ter of the Doctors name and smacks consider
ably of his style" However, we will treat
him, as he assumes, the representative of
the Doctor. lie sets out by saying that the
charges and insinuations against the Doctor
are too contemplate and absurd for notice
&c.' BY contemplate we presume he means
that man occupying the Doctors exalted po-
stion of United States Marshal, VI. ID. and the
still more honorable (to HIM position of for
mer President and grand Ty Coon of the col
ored Union League of Van Buren,, and of his
extreme loyalty Is not bound to notice,
what common would be free citizen Of this
Province, (what was formerly known as Ar
Kansas might say about him. BY absurd, we
presume, he intends to convey the idea and
assume as MAXIM that they are notoriously
false. He further says that if the people here
have forgotten the efforts made by him IN
times past, &c, and the fact that his antcced-
ents have never been characterized by spirit
of revenge, &c, that he can say nothing to re-
flute the vile sanders of Conservative. Then
we say Mr. w., that your friend. the Doctor
is in bad state of defence, for we will not
say that our people are very forgetfu, but
they do remember very little of facts (which
they were never cognizant. The Doctor NAV
have been guilty (as his party would term it,
OF some acts of charity to uS whether he did
all that he might have done or not, we do not
say. We expect that some of our old citizens
who were ordered to leave this county by the
Union League here, of which we presume the
Doctor will not deny that he was a member.
may remember some of his acts of kindness
(oyer the Left. He further says, that it is I'M
necessary to make the averment. that Doctor
White Is not and never has been connected
with any meeting or league, having tor its OBJ
ject mischief, &C. Well we presume not, for
it is not generally prudent to make aver
ments which we cannot substantiate Mr.. w
as you make this far no positive denials, will
you favor us with an answer to the following
interogations: Was not the Doctor member
OF the Union League or a society here during
the war, the initials Ofwhich were "U. l.. A ?'
DID not that League or Society in 1864 pass
resolutions calling upon the then commanding
general of this district to send John Bostick
Charles Stewart and old man Foster, out OF
5 the lines of the United States troops protec.
ton, (so-called) simply on the ground tha
they declined voting for the adoption of tn,
constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1864
If he had nothing to do with the origin ant
passage Of these resolutions, did he oppos,
them! Is the Doctor not the President o.
gctter up of the colored Union League of thi
place? Do they not hold their meetings il
the United States District Courtroom by hi
aa,,-~-Ao tIiU DUClOr ne :
administered an oath in his life to any one. A,
y not the members ofthis colored Union Leagu,
here sworn? They so inform us-at leas
they say they are made to hold up their hand
and the man who "bosSes the concern say:
"do you solemnly swear, &C." If the Docto,
, does not administer the oath to them himself
), has 1t not been done in his presence and unde,
J. and by virtue ofrulcs and regulations of the
order which are partly of his getting up ant
| all under his sanction? You say the Doctor
f feels at liberty to exercise perfect freedom
OF thought and action in common with othe,
men; certainly, this we freely accord to him
as we ask for ourself But Mr.. W.. can't tho
e Doctor do this in day light? Can't he do il
l. fairly without sneaking around at night try.
ing TO take advantage of the colored mems TO-
f norance, and inveigle them into societc,
= binding them up before they know what vot-
ing is, to vote as he or his League may die
tate; calling them away from their places OF
labor, interfering with the business of tho
farmers III the face of the orders of the militia.
ry commander? Does he not know that It i
5 best for all concerned, to avoid these gather.
!, /, lngs and excitements among the colored men
D Take the New Orleans and Richmond riots
+ for warning. The colored men here in the
main are disposed to be peaceable, quiet, Or
: derly and industrious and will remain so il
let alone. But if the course started here Is
, persisted in, mark what we say, it will end in
no good to any one. lfhc wants the vote OF
the colored population for himself or his par
ty, that is all right, but let him take fail
means to secure it; let bim meet them openly
and discuss matters publicly before them and
: when they have more time than now. We
! see no need of any hurry in this matter II
he or his League wants to do the fair thing
| why select the midnight hour in COURTROOM
scarcely ever or never used for political gath
erings! Anwer the above questions and not
make such self-assumed and broad assertions.
: without some facts, with which to substan-
tiate them and If we find it necessary, we will
let you hear from US again. If you convince
us that we have done the Doctor wrong.
$ he used to be considered a very clever man
before he underwent such mutations, we will
make it all right.
June 2ith, 1867. CONSERVATIVE.
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