The Van Buren press., 1868-10-16
From tie Fort Smith Nep Era, Oct ia.
FRrEFoRT, Ill, Sept Is, 1865.

Dean Mn. DELL: Leaving Van Buren,
ON the 10th inst, am yet in Illinois, oc-
casiOnally talking 20 my old Democratic
friends and neighbors of twenty years
ago, upon the issues in Arkansas, telling
them what the result will be if their par.
ty should win in the coming election.
They have not understood that they were
aiding rebels against the Government,
and that the effect OF their success will be
to maketouble for the Union men of
the South, and bring on another war.
There are many honest men among them
who will not this time vote with their
party Some Of my old fiiendr took pos
session of me- and / had to speak to an
assembly of one thousand persons, half
of them Democrats, in this place, on the
18th. ! told them in very plain manner
how the matter stands with us and with
all the Loyal people of the South
We shall cariy Illinois bi $4,000 ma
iority; some put it as nigh rs 10000
But We want to convince our Southcr,,
Democrats, by large majority every.
where, that treason is hopeless; and We
shall do 1t. l have been in Ohio and In
diana, and our friends are in high spirits.
Abe election in Maine is Just now n
damper upon the rebel Democracy and
their sun will surely set in November,
never more to rise again. Then Arkan-
sas will come out our railroads will be
built, peace will once more assume her
sway, and the Union man need not fear
the rebel assassin. God grent it What
then will become of the poor devils who
are now trying to create new war, by
urging their friends to disregard the laws
made under the new constitution.
These men would not advise the killing
and driving out of the :" carpet baggers"
and others, old citizens, who will not
share their treason; oh, no. But what
is now being the effect of the preaching
of such men as jim Turner, Gran. Viii
cox, and others ii ad omni genus, at Van
Buren, T? | could tell you of an occurrence
at that place on the evening Of my de-
parture therefrom, but will reserve it till
| see you. j hope they have not killed
Anderson; hope none will be so impru-
dent as to attempt it. There are many
good people at that place men and wo-
men, too, who by no means uphold I'M
lawful action, and to whom | am under
many personal obligations for my pro
lection in times gone by. They are vet
good people, although politically our OPP
ponents. There are but few bad men in
our State, but it is those few persistent,
unwhipped, and not-yet-reconstructed
ones, who are making all the disturbance,
in the hope that their party in the nation
will triumph atthe coming elections. Oh,
how mistaken
l may go to Washington before return
ing to Arkansas l have a small affair
with Andy Johnson.
Till then adieu w.
The author of the foregoing letter will
be recognized at glance. Mr.. L. c.
WHITE, late United States Marshal for the
Western District of Arkansas, is unoues
tionably the writer of this precious docu-
ment. He has lately been on his travels
away up in Illinois, discussing the Pres-
dental election with his old Democratic
friends and MISUNDERSTANDING them of
the dire calamities that must befall the
country, if SEYMOUR and BLAIR should be
elected alas official honors, loayes and
fishes, carpet baggers, scallawaggers and
niger governments would all ,,disppear
before the march of triumphant Democ-
racy!
These simple minded Illinois Demo
Gratis, it seems, had not before heard that
by voting for Seymour and Blair they
were aiding rebels against the govern.
ment, and our political missionary being
l" uooly loil'' man, kindly undertook to
teach them the mysteries, not exactly of
goodness, but of carpet bag 4" loyalty"
His idea being, that loyalty simply means
Notwithstanding more and nothing
less-and Seymour and Blair being of
the rebel Democracy all who vote for
them are rebels or rebel sympathizers.
Isn't the argument perfectly conclusive
who could doubt? And, then, what a
terrible thing it is to aid rebels against
the government. Wonder what idea he
has of the government Our missionary
is learned politician and, we suppose,
has heard of the three great co-equal de-
partments of our government--the Leg
lslatlve, the Executive and the Judicial
but he ignores the first lesson, taught in
the homebook of American politics, and
has government is evidently the Rump
Congress; merely fragment of the Leg
islative department. And this body of
usurpers is, In the estimation of our Hi
nois traveller, the perfection OF govern
ment The great State of Illinois, he tells
us, will go Black Republican by $4,000
majority. Prodigious Will not a smaller
majority satisfy our quandom friend !?
Not at all. He wishes to convince South
ern Democrats, by overwhelming major
tiles everywhere, that treason is hopeless.
ard that when the sun of Democracy
shall have set forever, then will the mil.
lenium come-railroads will be built, free
schools will be established, and other
public Improvements will dot the land all
overland peace once more, and the I'm
ion man need not fear the rebel assassin