The Van Buren press., 1869-11-16
:, vue Lost.

L'oerdL Although rather long, it is too
good to be lost;
The NEW PAPER-CALLrpr THE a Sr,rr
JoURNAL.--A few weeks since, it will he
remembered, political cyclone of un.
usual violence disturbed the political ele-
ments hersahouts. Tho newspaper crafts
engaged In the "contest for power'' up-
on the high seas Of reconstruction y
were blown about like leaves in a whirl.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY altering positions,
and showing how puny are the efforts of
mortals whentdestiny inter!eres to thwart
them. During that exciting squall, it will
also be remembered, the hermorphadite.
Uarkentlne. rugged ''screw" propeller, call.
ed the A'beral," was supposed to have
gone down. The State government man.
of-war " Republican,, which, under the
flag of disfranc!lisement, had been vast.
ing much heavy metal on the iron-clad
GAZETTE, suddenly slackened his fire and,
TO the qualification of all beholders, was
seen TO shake out, from his peak, in the
midst or the gale, the broad buntin of
universal amnesty and equal rights"
and from beneath its "broad stripes and
bright stars to throw broadside or two
in the direction in which the "Li6erqi
was supposed to have gone down, instead
OF wasting it Intellectually according to
| former custom.
Our lookout swept the horizon in vain
for the ' LiteruE' which had been pre-
tending to make common cause with US
against prescription, in the shape of the
GoNernors organ, but which, in. fact, was
firing blank cartridges only, and amidst
its ownnoise took every opportunity to
try and pick off our gunners with small
arms to the advantage of the enemy.
knowing the direction from which the
pellots came, upon close inspection of
his docks, we deserted several deserters
from the GAZETTE on board suspiciously
commingled with severa! of the most
formidable enemies Of our cause and that
of the people Of Arkansas, Parson
Brooks, the Rices, etc, Alex. Mcdonald
seemed to be the real commander, or
moneyed owner. The "Li5eral" was
in fact privateer," with very irregular
papers and it is uncertain what the laws
might have denominatcd its crew had
their case ever come underjudicial inves-
tgation. They would certainly have been
in no comfortable position, as their trans
actions smackcd strongly of piracy
But instead Of going down, the Liberal,
it seems, had only drawn off into the
nearest depot, to avoid damaging erecu-
ton on its decks and has been over haul
ed, victualed and coa!ed for another
cruise against the people under a new
name. For few weeks past, we have
observed on our weather quarter, a" low
raking barkcntine rugged, piratcal-look
ing concern, strongly resembling it, which
according to the old custom Of the Lib
era1, has been directing its fire mainly
against our iron sides. Being unharmed,
we have paid it little attention, until late
ly. when upon examination, we find some
of the same faces among its crew which
we used to descry on board the LIBERAL
Enthusiastically, behind the mask of the
smiling and amiablc features Of Captain
Patton, we behold the grim visage of that
old Lalitte of modern politics, the Rev.
Joseph Brooks, formerly of Phillips coun-
ty, at present United States revenue as
SCISSOR of this district And pcering over
the sides we 500 tho hoads of the RiCes
and Hodges and Weeks. Although Nc
Donald name appears as that Of the re-
sponsible party for repairs, Goals, vic
tuals and the old creditors of the Liber-
al look to him for satisfaction ofa heavy
he is said to have left the
pirate and gone aboard the governors
ship, to see if he can make any terms by
which he can desert his piratical asso-
ciates. Our lookout saw, the other day,
a small boat leave the JonrRdl and go
aboard the Repab!tcan, and he said "the
man in the tern-shcets looked broad in
the waist, and short in the poop, like
We can't tell, we are sure We know
Mcdonald to be man who wants to get
on the right side, if he knew how, but
imagine that he finds himself in some
hing Of dilemma and sorely bewildcr
I'd, to observe that the sides change as
readily as he can, and actually do change,
promptly with his changes, SO as to leave
him always on the wrong side. We may
DC mistaken, however, and hope we are,
wishing everybody to have everything,
md NOBODY to be disappointed in moth
ng."
We are sorry, however, to find our
course besct always with "low- -raking'
strangers, wherever we may direct our
peace seeking PROV, who arc always ready
to fire through our portfolios, whenever
we open them for bit Of fresh air, or at
US when it may be necessary to go on
leck. And we have only to say to the
stranger: Haul off and keep your dis
tance. That's what we mean by the shot
We now throw across your bow. If you
lre an enemy, beat to quarters like an
open enemy, duly commissioned. You
may send us to the bottom, but we will
give you the best we have so long as we
iave shot in the locker. Ii you are q
friend, run up the star-spangled banner
Of common country and equal rights.
Haul down your black rag" m
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A MUSICAL SENSATION. From the London
,apers we see that the introduction of the s.
}. & II. W. Smiths American organ has Gre
tied quite a sensation in musical circles Of
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