The Van Buren press., 1867-03-01

iavor f0yatfy. moderation, Lbfrctaty and III
short, just what we do, and few months
hence will find Mr.. V. Dell stanthug
alone, surrounded only 10y few ultra
agitators, a living illustration of the fate
Of those who for the sake of power
would disregard principle. / east my
eye over this vast assemblage, represent
| ing the loyalty and patriotism Of the
State, and fail to find u single individ
ual, who would for a moment submit to
having the part he took in putting down
the rebellion, ignored. And yet, this
man Dell, introduced and read resolution;
whiob were adopted by his Ft Smith
convention, the first Of which resolutions
says: "That to the twenty-six States
now represented in Congress belongs the
erclusips right to prescribe terms Of res
toration, &c., DC. as IL devolged upon them
TO restore tie rebellious States by force OF
arms" What and has it been sent to
Congress, and published to the world,
that Arkansas soldiers are not included
among those who helped to restore the
State by force Of arms Look at DELI S
paper, dated Dec. 10Th 1866, and you will
find among the proceedings of that Con-
vention the resolution, have referred to,
written no doubt by himself. Shades OF
immortal heroes, whose blood mOistened
this sacred soil, arise--if but for an in
stant, from your tombless graves, mark
ed only by the flowers of each succeeding
spring whose bright colors remind us of
our glorious flag, under which you so
nobly fought and bravely fell-and crush
forever with glance the pretensions OF
this inflated meuntebank, who, although
young and vigorous himself, never drew
sword or shouldered musket during
the war and who would now ignore the
mobile part taken by you, IN order to drag
you dogn TO his oyn loa lecel Let US glance
for a few moments, at the facts, in rela-
ton to this Mr.. Y. Dell. In the Fall OF
1860, and the winter of '60-'6l before Ar
kansas had seeded and when the several
elections held during that time, showed
a decided union naajority in the State, this
creature, was loud mouthed secession
ist, and on all occasions, when he could
find any person who would talk with
him, he expressed the bitterest denuncia
tions he could invent against union men.
And on the occasion Of public meeting
about this period, at which Hon. Robert
w. johnson and other distinguished gen.
tlemen discussed the all obsorbng topic
of the day, Dell ragged like one possessed,
when a proposition was made to raise the
American flag; and he not only raved,
(behind their backs of cOurse) but he
used his utmost eXertiOns to get up mot
to hang these anion citizens,' but failing to
find any base enough to join him, he
swore he was the only man Jrave enough
to kill the id union trash.' Where
upon gentleman present confronted
him, and made him on his benaed Knees
retract the charge Of cowardice.
Subsequently, and after the war had
commenced he taught a school at Fort
Smith, and on one occasion, march
ed his scholars out. who under his direc-
ton and IN his presence, stoned union pris,
oners, who were being marched by, until
prevented by the guard. He made regu-
lar business of having his school out
cheering, when confederate commands
were being marched by--and he helped
raise the first rebei .fog in Fort Smith.
When the federal army first occupied
Ft. Smith, Dell remained there and dem
onstrated his devotion to the U. S. Gov
ernment by proposing to federal to steal
horses, and appointed his own house as
the place of rendezvous. This charge
was made against him by Gen. Blunt. in
public speech delivered at Fort Smith,
on which occasion the person to whom
he had made this proposition, was called
out and publicly confirmed the charge
made by the General. He had his jaws
slapped on the streets Of Fort Smith BY
Gen. Blunt; and rumor says, his neither
extremity was. kicked by Col Stephen
son, recently, whilst en- route to Wash.
ington, He has for long time been the
editor ofa paper, which he has used as a
medium, through which he has slandered
and abused officers and soldiers of the
union army, who have dared to exercise
the God given right of a opinion; which
paper he claims, is the only loyal one in
the State--{I presume he will call the
Fort Smith Standard disloyal, when its
first issue appears in March The reason
why he is Chairman of the Central Com
mittee of the organization, which conven
ed at Fort Smith on the 18th Of Dec, Is
that those who were there from Other
parts of the State, knew not his true
character, whilst those from the vicinity
Of Fort Smith, did not care to incur his
displeasure by exposing him, lest his vile
sheet should interfere with the execution
Of their programme, which | have nc
doubt, they believed to be right To yor
who are within the compass Of ny voice
! it IS unnecessary TO say, that he nevel
Joined tae union army although young
and vigorous; never lost chance tt
make ten cent piece, and never for a sin.
gle night, during the whole war, lost sigh
Of feather he'd; (if indeed, he ever be
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