The Van Buren press., 1868-09-25
EnthuNasm


party. And also announcements of som,
leading Radical being caught in the whirl
wind, torn from his political mooring.
and landed safely in the harbor of De.
mocracy, Why is this MANY causcs
can be assigned that are entirely adeauat,
to account for this enthusiasm and these
rapid changes. Many local causes have
Operated TO effect this, and also many ma
tional causes For instance, M our own
State, we iind a course Of reckless lcgis,
lation has disguised many of the sober
rejecting members of the Radical party
4 Law for the ostenSiblc purpose of rails
ing State revcnuc, but in reality for
rohhing the people, has been terrible
blow TO the Radical parry in Arkansas
This law is a Legitimate result of the priu-
ciples ti' we may so prostitute the word J
Of that party In this State the party
means, as Il does in The other Southern
States, the Office holders, The body of
the party have no power or knowledge
bevond mechanically casting their votes
For those decided upon The party, then,
IN this sense, are adycnturcrs or home
made paupers, and being Unexpectedly
ihoisted into position, where they can live
without work and 1--WE comfortably too,
| they have abandoned all IDEAS ofhoncstv,
and are fully possessed with the idea that
money gctting is the chief end of man.
This idea influences their every action.
Hence we see Powell Clayton drawing
from the peoples pockets hundred of dol
lars for services he ncvcrrendcred, and
for time for which the people had al
ready paid Isaac Murphy, Also one of
the Supreme Judges is guilty OF similar
enormity. Congressman Boles draws
pay from the pockets of the people of
Arkansas for his services rs Circuit
Judge and, also, from the peoples gene
raj fund hundreds Of dollars for the same
time, as member of Congress. This is
but a sample ofthe conduct Of all the of
fee holders in the United States. Ex.
travgance in fact economy in profession,
is the underlying principle of Radicalism
This policy must sooner or later exhaust
the peoples money and means must be
res0rted To fill the Treasury again by
again putting the people to the torture
and wringing from them more Of their
honest earnings Hence we say this rob
bing bill is legitimate consequence of
the principles OF the party The people
cannot be light hearted, buoyant in spir
it, when their families are starving, when
their future is dark, and when a candidate
is offered them who only promises to
have no policy of his own, but to be
guided, in his administration of their
government, 10y the very robbers who
are now pillaging them and beggaring
their families. Is tito be wondered at
that good men are descrting this band
of pillagers, Is II any matter Of surprise
that the people do not Shout Justify for
the nominee Of this band. Nou,ing
erushes the spirit and dampens the ardor
ofa people quicker tran grinding exae.
tons. The enthusiastic love of people
for their couDtry is exactly in inverse ra-
ho to the amount Of their taxes-and
other.eXactions. A government can kill
all love of itself in the hearts of It's peo-
pie by oppression The United States is
to-day taxed more heavily in proportion
to their wealth than any country or ma
/ ton on earth-fve times as heavy as
Great britain. This has been brought
about by Radical extravaganza and mis-.
managemcnt--can they hope that this
people viii continue their oppression by
continuing them in power, and, that the
people will dance merrily to the music of
their own clanking chains, while then tri.
umphantly march into office 1t is ex-
pecting little too much ofhuman nature.
No wonder then that We find SO little en-
thusiasm for the real authog of the mis-.
| cries of Andersonyillc. He does not .'ia.
Yire enthusiasm Blindly adorcd by
the Northern people, none dreamed of
his detormity. Now the " yeiled prophet
is unveiled, and the face OF this political
Moksmea is seen in all its hideousness.
Are the people to be filled with enthusi
asm by man ofinhuman policy as shown
in the exchange business" who repre-.
scnts party whose extravaganza and vim
dictativeness have bcggared the people
and endangered the very existence ofRe.
publicauism in America 1t is not pos
sible in the very nature ofthngs.
Barbecue at Dripping Springs.
Notwithstanding the rains all the week,
the Barbecue at Dripping Springs came
off Thousands were prevented from at.
tending on account Of the cold, disagree.