The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-01-05
"A little cloud no bigger than Mans
Hand" ~

attest him great soizer. Were there no
Blood split in it 'twere farce would de-
| light Ceyantes. Don Quixote stirred
in his grave, but seeming blood he didn't
come out. Sancho's spirit raped out.
" Blessed is the man who invented
Death" No greater event has happened
in that region since the ancient sea round
ed that gravel and deposited it in its bed
Of chalk Catterson clialked out his
course and rose TO the topmost pinnacle
Of fame Stick a pin there lest haply
when the Great Conqueror passes by you
might forget to doll your castor Should
You, you might find yourself cast into q
guardhouse, upon whose roof mcwings
and catterwauls might disturb the "wee
sm0' hours ayont the twal." Or you
might be timed over to his Tyrant hin,
Clayton |, who would make YOU eat
shucks. This you would find not so
sayory rs canvass back. Dur ct res
would sound blasts from his trunpets
and make greater uproar than all the
bulls OF Wall Street, or mighticr fuss
than did the alIigators, gars and catfish
when they divided the guns which fell of
the Heper.
Catterson is like a war-horse; he
sccntlih the battle afar off and paweth up
the valley Of the Little Missouri His
smell is equal to q buzzarl's, tho he says
distance lends cnchantment to the smell.
He is keen on the track of an enemy and
can discover his spoor where no one else
cantor he smells it.
This battle was fought "cose to the
Choctaw line" on the twelfth day Of No
vembcr, Aaao Domiai, one thousand
eight hundred, sixty and eight. Sixty
eight was a memorable year in the seven
teenth century; sixty eight is far more 50
in the nineteenth It was severe FIGHT.
The bayonets had their centre points di-
rected against the buroaux, wardrobes,
powder kegs, and pigpcns Of peaceful
citizens. Can't say there was much pomp
in it, though the bold brigadier reported
"plenty to cat They had enough of
bread, but didn't find the Baker. 1t was
a grand triumph. Humphrey Davy's
lamp in a coal-pit isn't cracking to the
brightness Of Catterson's glory. Mars
was very red in the face, reddcr than a
Marseilles ribbon, the night after the af-
fray; whether from exultation or shame
the report sayeth NUNS the word. King
Clayton wanted somebody killed and his
champion killed them He and his yiziers
can glut themselves in the blood of eight
unottending citizens. But that glut may
prove an entering wedge which may split
his throne This battle was foretold by
the prophet Daniel, for he saw in his Wis
ion an image of gold silver hraes, ;"a-.
with clay feet. These clay feet evident
" typiry the Clayton Government. It's
Governor should write his name Power
fUl Clay-toed Some Of the toadies about
him, might give him gentle hint on this
some fine morning while he is drinking
his toddy,
Upon the march Of these stalwart war
riors to the scene of the great conflict
hens and roostors were in great conster-
nation, especially the stern parts thereof
Sternly were they seized and dcyoured.
Previous to the immmortal twelfth pru-
dent scout had been dispatched to Centre
Point They proved themselves Falstaf-
fan, by returning for fear they might get
whipped But the next day the whole
army moved from Murfreasboro' on Cen
tire Point, with cavalry guidons"
Therefore it was impossible to mistake
them for greybacks," "boomcrs,' or
"hogsllns.' As they approached the
point they deserted body ofmostly UNI
armed men, when the war-cry was in
stanty sounded. The leader shouted,
Charge, my brave boys charge. I'll
follow' Eight men fell, one was severe
ly wounded, twenty were captured thirty
FIVE horses were seized with n few guns
of all sorts. The town was taken and
sacked and the enemy was routed in "tcr-
riblc confusion" The report concludes
+" We are strongly piQueted, our camp
barricaded, and the men are in good spir-
it's, officers all well, plenty to eat and in
good lighting order, If lighting is neccs-
saryh" The watchword is B-a-b&,k-c-r-
licr, Baker.
1t is with great sorrow and apprchcn-
sion all the peaceful citizens of the State,
and they comprise all the Democrats OF
the State, view these events in Sewer
county and the action Of the Governor.
Is the sword to rule this peaceful people ?
And are their lives and possessions to be
jeopardizcd and destroyed, because some
one lawlcSs man marauds, or some loyal
liar cries out wolf z" Peace is the first
and last wish of all good men, but how
they are 70 secure it would puzzle al
sphinx If the people Of Arkansas be