The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1868-10-30
Speaking on the ESD October.
RADICALISM PUT TO FLIGHT!

date for Congress, in the Sd District Ton,
own, had the good fortune to meet some
Of the big guns Of the Radical party.
Captain L. B. NASH, the nominee Of the
Democracy ofthis District, for Congress,
has been seeking meeting with these fel
lows, MONTGOMERY and P~roN, for some
time and on Friday, by chance, headed
them OFF, at this place. Capt Nash, BY
lprevious appointment, was to address the
people OF Crawford on Friday night, and
he Radical speakers, Montgomery and
Patton, being in the city, were invited to
divide time. Montgomery consented to
do So The meeting was at the Court
House, and a goodly number of citizens
were present. Our people not having
been heretofore favored with discussion
of this kind were anxious to hear fom
both sides in fair discussion Captain
Nash gave them fair division Of time
and at about Z o'clock the passage at
arms commenced Well--wc have seen
something of political debates before, and
have seen men demolished. but, ofall the
complete cleanings out we ever saw
| this one beat all Capt. Mash opened the
discussion in short speech and was fol
lowed by Montgomery, who treated tie
crowd to harangue of nearly an hour.
The Loyal League had been fully posted,
as usual, for the occasion Montgomery
played the buifoon to perfection and fail
ed to elicit any marks of approval from
any save the deluded negroes. He insist
ed upon the fact, that the Federal Gov
eminent had been robbed of much of its
power by the Supreme Court of Arkansas,
deciding the question of the status of our
State during certain period, as enun-
ciated in the case of Hawkins VS.. Filkins.
Had much to say of the government de
facto and de jara And withal gave the
audience to understand that he was about
as much fitted for the position of Attor-
ney General for the State, which he holds,
as Kangaroo would be for Il chamber
maid.
Capt Nash followed in speech of
three quarters of an hour. He handled
the questions involved in this canvass,
ably and well dealt fairly with all the is.
sues. and gave conclusive evidence to all
that he knew what he was talking about
Our ex- Confederate Prosecuting Attor-
ney, and now loyal Supreme Judge, LAF-
FERrY GREGG, of Fayetteville, put in his
shovel, by interrupting Capt. Nash, deny
ing something charged. This was enough
for Nash, who turned upon the redoubt-
able Judge and left no greasy spot Of
him showed his extreme loyalty to be a
sham, and himself a political humbug.
Mr. Gregg wilted and, we presume, fell
back upon the consoling thought, that,
right or wrong, people willing or unwill-
ing, he had good fat office anyhow, and
intends to keep it until kicked out. A
few Interruptions from Montgomery, Pat
ton and Gregg soon convinced them they
had better keep still or they might lose
all the votes they have in the county
Poor Radicals, if these are your big
guns we would thank YOU to show us
your small ones the best microscope on
earth could not make them visible. The
tide in Crawford is turning rapidly against
| Radicalsm. Men of sense begin to dis
cover, that few leaders are using the
negroes and many of the white men, only
for the purpose of elevating themselves
into office. And now, we ask who do
the people of this County and the 3rd
| District propose to vote for? You are
for men who are, and have been, loyal to
the Federal Government You have two
candidates proposed-Judge BoLEs by
the Radical party, and Captain NASH by
the Democratic. Which of the two is the
most loyal Let us see Boles was an
Assistant Conscript officer for the Con-
federate army; applied for a clerkship in
a Confederate Quartermaster's office and
was forced to ally himself with the Fede
raj army, by being "caught" Captain
Nash was Federal soldier from the be.
ginning; was a Federal soldier at the end
of the war and is nor loyal man. VIII
YOU trust the man who was Confederate
when the times demanded, and a Federal
when the times demanded; loyal man
by eompulsion; or, will you trust one who
was always loyal man, and loyal man
from choice. This is the issue; and when
loyal Union men, who are acting with the
Radical party, cast their votes Tor Il Con
federate Conscripting officer, in prefer.
cnce to Union soldier, we demand Of
them, how they can reconcile their con.
duct and their professions
| VOTE FOR RAILROADS!
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