The Van Buren press., 1868-10-16

. High Priest most fit TO ofYiciate at the
altar, and teach the people loyalty and
Cnionism. The man is perfectly shame
less Does he suppose, that the people
Of Crawford county, and especially OF
Van Buren,, have forgotten his anteced,
ents ....F 20
When Radicalism shall be again tri.
umphsnt, he asks exultingly, what will
then become Of the poor devils, who are
now tryingto create a new wal, by urging
their friends to disregard the laws made
under the new Constitution. He speaks
of poor devils and attempts to bclittle
those whose shoe latchet he is not
worthy 10 unloOsc" He SANDERS better
men than himself, by falsely charging
them with teaching what they never
taught, and imputing to them motives and
designs, which they never entertained.
Conservative and Democratic speakers
qave invariably Urged obedience to the
new Constitution and Laws, until altered
or abolished by competent authority. All
nave denounced the infamous recon
structioh legislation of Congress, because
they believe it to be unwise and uncon-
stitutional, but they hi not urged the
people 90 ais-esard II, Until IL is abolish
cd by legitimate authority.
And now for the preaching of jim"
TURNER and GRAN WILCOX. We are in
timately acquainted with jim" and
know something Of Gran. We suppose
them to be couple Of the "poor deris'
alluded to, in such complimentary terms,
in the elegant epistle under review; and
we think they preach good, sound, gos-
pei sermons, political of course, but
according to this travelling missionary
they are stirring up the smouldering fires
of sedition, treason and murder.
Listen to what he says: Heis address
ing himself to Dear Mr.. DEIL") II
could tell you Of an occurrence at that
place, Van Buren,, ON the evening of
my departure therefrom, bat will reserve
it till l see you. l hope they have not
killed Anderson" etc, etc We have
heard of this be fore. 1t is said that on
the eve of his departure our hero receiv-
ed an anonymous note in writing, pur-
porting to come from lady friend, init
mating that he and Sheriff ANDERSON were
to be assassinated by the bloody minded
rebels )" and it is charitably asserted that
this thing was caused by the preaching
of such men as Jim" Turner and Gran.
Wilcox. 1tmay be, that such letter was
received, but, if 50, who wrote it and for
what purpose was it written? We have
heard but one opinion expressed about
it, and that is, that, if written at all, it
was written by Radical to subservc
Radical purposes. And that it has been
subscribing adicalpurposes, as intended,
we have, now, abundant proof. Let the
letter be produced. Let us have the data
upon which il was founded. Leo us probe
the matter to the bottom. If there be as
sassins among us, let us know who they
are and let us deal out to tdem condign
punishment We believe there is not
the slightest foundation for such imputa-
tons against any of our Conservative citi-
Zens.
And, now, let us ask, why are such
means resorted to, to stay the tide ofpop-
ular odium that is setting, with contin-
ually augmenting force, against the tot
tering structure Of Radcalism Ever
since, and indeed before, the close of the
war, vile emissaries, infamous spies and
low down informers have infested the
Southern States, and from every town
and village in the South these men have
sent forth their false and siaaderous ut
terances. The Northern press has teem-
ed with them, and the Northern mind has
been poisoned by them. To these men,
and the disreputable means they employ
to injure us, are we mainly indebted for
the deplorable condition of our unhappy
country Look at the New Orleans riot,
the Memphis riot, the recent riot at Ca
milla, Georgia, and numerous other cx-
cesses, all over the country, gotten up by
these men to make political capital for
the Radicals BY these wicked means
they have very nearly accomplished the
degradation and ruin of our country, and
they stW seek by these means to consul
mate that degradation and ruin, and make
it PERPETUAL.
We have but a few more words for the
benefit of Mr.. l.. c. White Let him dis.
miss his apprehensions. He is in no dan.
ger whatever. He may travel through
every valley, over every hill and moutain
top, and into every nook and corner, of
Crawford county and he will find no
rebel assassin and no "rebcl democ-
racy'' disposed to hurt hair of his head
Let him remember that the war is over,
That there are no rebels in Crawford
county. Let him be more charitable to.
wards Conservative Union men, who re-