The Van Buren press., 1869-11-02
The New Programme.

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CLAfrox, at the scrcnadc recently givel
him, falls like bomb-shell in the CAM
of the Radical politicians. So great il
the confusion, that many of the men
who formerly tied to his apron.strings
are entirely at loss to divine the futur.
course Of their beau idsol. Those whc
have looked to him, with Eastern devo
ton, 40 the poic.star of their political
faith, have met no unusual fate. Man
worshipping has ever been extremely
hazardous He who loses sight of prin
ciplc snd follows an individual must,
sooner or later, become the victim Of a
misplaced confidence Not that the in.
diydual followed will, invariably and in
,tcntionally, deceive those who follow by
no means. But lis generally the case,
that the leader has moro opportunities
for acquiring early Information Of the
changes continually going on in the po-
litical atmosphere, and his changes, to
meet and combat these varying elements.
are generally pronounced dcscrtion or
treason to party principles. Whether
this accusation be just or unjust, does not
depend solely upon the mere tergiversa-
tion of leader. 1t may be, that the
change, on his part, is without notice to
his adherents it may still be an honest
following out Of the real principles Of his
party. II the change, however sudden
and unexpected, is made honestly and
with fixed faith In the correctness of the
new course taken, then, to accuse such
an one Of treason to his party, is to claim
that aman may advocate principles with
the lips and deny thsni IN the heart 1t is
10 claim that, hypocrisy is the corner
stene Of the party and insincerity its
chief badge. The Radical party has pre-.
tended allalong to advocate disfranehisc
mont Of Southern men, merely as tenn.
porary measure, to bc continued only un.
til the disorganized States were firmly
possessed OF Governments republican in
form" Have we such Government
to.dsyin Arkansas2 II we have. then,
the time has arrived to begin to blot from
our Statute Books all disabling and anti
republican enactmcnts. II our, Govern
mont is not yet republican in form, why
sit not Tho Radical party has had un
limited control Of the State, in all its
branches for several years, and il we have
not yet Republican form of Govern.
iaent, the Radical party is to blame. Gov
srnor Clarion claims that the time hal
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tho party. claim, that the time has MOI
come, and charge Clarion with having
"scid out" the party. This is only q
dif5ersnDe ogppiuion among them, as to
the expsdicpcy Of bsgianing to remov,
political disabilities. We fully agree will
CLArrox, that the time has come, ant
further, that it has long since been time
TO do justice to the talent and worth o.
our State As for the discord produced
in the Radical party, by this new course
demonstrated by CLAYTON, as the line Of
his future policy, We have little to say
and shall not trouble ourselves about it
CLArTox ia our. Chief Executive, and i
he will do justice to all and aid the gooc
people Of Arkansas to throw off the in
cubus, now sinking our State into fnan
oial ruin, we say to him, Ged speed HI
and his party are responsible for the ex
istence Of the present abuses, and it is fol
them to change our condition to better
one. Any aid that the Democracy car
lend to this praiseworthy move, will
doubtless, be checrfully given. But the
work Is peculiarly the work Of the Radi
cal party. That party has fastened use
less and expensive Offices upon us, lei
them shake these vampires off and give
us an economical administration of our
State Government. Those who declare
CLAYros traitor to his party, may howl
and cry after, his footsteps like wolves
dcspoiled Of their prey, but they will do
no harm. They will soon find that per-
petual Acknowledgement, Is not in accord
ance With the genius and spirit Of our
country, and the man or party that long
continues 1t, - principle, must tumble
down and be despiscd by ell good men.
Let them take warming by the fate Of that
policy In virginia and Tennessee. IA
kansas cannot afford to suffer her ablest
men to he at rest from the duties and re-
sponsibilitics OF the Government Their
aid is necessary and the times demand
that they be liberated from the CALLING
chains Of Acknowledgement.
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THE LITTLE Rock MAIL AGAIv.-On
Friday last We received mail from the
capital, the space Of thirteen days having
elapsed since the one before. Ithad been
70 long on the way that rats had made
nests In one Of the bags. The Postmas
ter turned over dead mouse and nest
mAda fvom mail matter to the United