The Van Buren press., 1868-03-20
Dsmocratie Presidential Electors.

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CRAWFORD ,RHDRENRDl s1qid
Ssts;sss.hsyNs =, put 70 shame =
On .WsaSss4ay LAT the election closed.
The aaesslea Suhmittsd to si,e people was the
ratification or rejection Of the Constitution a.
dopted Nv ths. Convention Of February The
apathy of the People OF Arkansas permitted
the Lterlopegs and -diminutive baggage
'cnta ialsk lhsm$Ayea UPON .up pistaG ir.thc
cstrsstty'pf its representatives,. They assem-
blvl in Gonyentioa claiming " l,e the expo
nentsofihs wlnipf ~ rns9brity ofoar people.
They ;sssnnaed tospsek she sentiment, ofte
maivkiiy Sad eMbotied those sentinrais in
Conssllstion. The result la .Craw fbrl county
slspwss smost sonSla lasiyssl y that tic Convention
didinSt, Fepresentls upAjority of the people
Ths w Rsssnt pseteRdsrs have been severely
rebaked here and We confidently predict that
tho ftsse ~ ils proasslnce IA similar Judgment
ulsca thdr slsansfui work. The people are
npt tesupsRcd for the nauseating dose .,,l-
bodls&i In The scanaalsas satl, To be hereafter
rsQvirsao Of nall nsotsrs. IL the 1Uousttu tuition
sk0Nla have bccs adopted. q Tlie white people
ofdGsaNlou vii s.Ase Jgcntlemcn In tunes
npt1ebe sustaksns that they feel TN, pride OF
Tsse that prevents them fron,swcaring before
hltA heav6A that, politicah y {, ciyily and So
chllys the negsvlis the equal ofthe white man.
They afel nsr prspafed 20 ny Ia the face of
OsnnipotaDs, and declare their belief that lie
hasbeen mistakem hl placing the badge Of In
feriorisy spenithd iesto. srenturcs In the
shape Of man and having white skins may
come among us " preach y. a.doctrine, too dis
gustng for their native states to adopt but
tfeft days must " ew. The language Ihich
the Almighty Whites opoi, all his Creatures is
too plain'xad pal pableto be hong mistaken by
tile most tgnor,hta These vampires are scat
ulBa ~ ,neteh 70 slVw us hOwvery low nlan
eau Atttsse himself svrlthe miserable plrtance
ofsalasy receiveth ny the office slsoldcrs. They
afethe dronesJ that the bastlihx and indus-
trtSte Asiveifroo, their native hives aud tley
swisvA and stttle In tile south. there to repeat
tNe sSOlish eilott ofliviAg itilout h,ler This
ISOpleswtil soon be rid OF them. They must
dsfss with then ind and bc takcl, elsew here.
Gta 'H.fr the unfortunate land that may be
licSt6od "a fteeeivethem What Congress may
do next we Cannot say The people OF Cr.w-
ford have done their duty and conscious mess
ofHhavinx refused 10 degrade themselves, Is
sufficient. Ii unlicensed power should force
US into d idniihttlfiS pcsitionswe cannot Help
it:a'wt lave actei the fSts pfa proud peoples
unwMlnx t6yolansaiq degrade ourselves 1t
tneisiJsHg of, ,Ait Ait,onyrss, lost 20 every sciisen
OfdsecHcy Will honor. The near approach of'
the Presidential ticetioh viii doubtless have
great weight wftlr tic crazy fanatics who die
tate tAs p6lieya " ohf country. Deceived by
ihst ngiits they ave fs.t driving tlicir shipup-
on Hidden, rocks. sFbc people win be the High
C6t next after the Senate aud to this an ap-
peal win Be made by LtsERry herself, in No
vefiber psxt. Those in power have bounlher
uttipls atsct put the people viii strike these
fettsts fsom her aching limbs and place the
wreath npoii, her; noble, brow, The people
viii breathe anew life into our Constitution.
and tbe pwt that now boot about the Capitol
will seek their htdihg places. Where The in
firm old man ThaI. Stevens, with trembling
voice, ustcrs his Wit. .imprecations against
fallen people. and boldly proelaims the death
ofe9gStlt,tlifNpal lf liberty III, the South, WIN be
foYRd stalMprh M patri9sf, men who are, devoted
ly attached to the ConstitutloiA, and whose
eloaillept to',xvss viii speak with reverence
Of w saersfd Instrument r they have swor. TO-
s'NsaYYrr rndAl dAlmerles may then hope +, take her
r'Rk, sipN'.k t.e great nations Of the earth,
HGE9st Aigpily vii, b. reclaimed and She
wpkp lpnssr be derlded by, the Monarchi,ts
ofhSb8N. World. May the God Of Nations
slee1 tks kisae 90. sd. ..d - ~. 7