The Van Buren press., 1870-02-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINoroS, D. c., Jan. %, u

Ia consuminated, as you already KNOW
and Virginia has been admitted after be
ing hedged around by new conditions in
direct violation of the good faith and
honor of the government. GeA. MOI igan,
member from Ohio, whose record in
the war as gallant union soldier is un
spotted, and whose trenchant tongue
never fails to lenounce the usurpations
of Congress, exclaimed from his seat,
that This Congress would go down to his
tory as the " Perfdious Congress- it is
contended by others however that this is
not the only one which could with pro-
priety lay claim to such celebrity. What
splendid chance there was III the con
sideraton of the Georgia and Virginia
bills, for our friend Mcdonald to put
himself squarely on the record. Who
doesn't like Mac who of all the con
servative people in the State, does not in
his heart believe that Mac is warm heart
ell, generous, liberal in pocket and senti-
ment? And who of all his friends don't
bitterly regret that his name is found in
the black list of those who have voted to
destroy the recognized Government of
Georgia, and impose otherconditons up
on Virginia, than contained in the Recon
struction acts The contest for United
States Senator is near at hand; the con
Seyedtices of Arkansas will decide the
contest they will lay all personal predi
lections upon the altar of the common
good, and will cast their strength for
some positire man, who dares to defy the
party lash and who will vote to relieve
al from their disabilities.
r.A PRINCE ARrulR
Is all the sensation at present; ubiquitous
Bohemians followed his footsteps from
morning till night; we learn from one
that he observed of the Presidents Man
sion, that it reminded him Of the Por-
ters lodge at Windsor" one of the
Princes representing the Indian Country
remarked that he had no doubt the ''Prcsi-
dent reminded him Of the Porter "
Another enterprising knight of the quill
says, that when one of the ladies at the
White House dropped her handkerchief,
the Prince " actually picked it ups while
still another communicates the interest
inc information that Princess " Nellie
Grant gave him sprig of flower, which
the Prince received gracefully
In personal appearance, Prince Arthur
resembles most of the well bred young
sovcreigns of our own country, and with
al is a clever sensible boy.
Itis not usually in good taste 10 parade
ones own grievances or business before
yolve the good faith Of the government
as well rs the very existence OF the Indian
Nations, | shall be excused for referring
| to the lQ
TOBACCO SEIZURES Ix TIiE INDIAN COUNTRY.
When arrived here found that clabo
rate efforts were being made to forestall
public sentiment and prejudice the gov
ernment against my case Every paper
West or East, took up, contained "start.
ling disclosures concerning tobacco .JrdudS
ia The Mdian Country" 1t was asserted
that the tax out of which the government
had already been deirauded by me and
others in the Indian Country, amounted
to "t.co milljon doNayy,:' that was turn
ing out daily 5000 pounds of manufac-
tured tobacco and defranding the govern
ment out Of every cent of tax, TO give
yeu a sample of the statements going the
rounds Of the press, submit the follow
ing clipped from the Washington CORE
spondencc OF the Cincinnati Commercial !
"Supervsor M'Donald of the Arkan
sas District, arrived here to day, on busi-
ness of his Office, The reports hereto
| fore published IN relation to the tobacco
frauds in he Indian Territory he pro
nounccs to be incorrect He says i'm
mense amounts oftobacco raised in Mis-
souri, Arkansas and Texas are carried
into the Indian Territory, and there man
Iufactured, protesting to believe they can
escape taxation on thcir products under
the terms of the Indian treaty. Taking a
different view, Mcdonald has seized all
the factories and tobacco he could reach,
and placed under arrest some Of the
principal offenders, including Boudinot,
the we'll known half breed, who command
ed rebel Indian regiment DARN the re-.
belion, and who had an establishment
working about sixty hands, lie is under
stood to be on his way here to secure the
removal Of the embargo on his illicit
trade Mr. Mcdonald reports a fearful
state of Decentralization in the Territory,
in Western Arkansas and Northern Tex
as. He says the Federal laws are habitu.
ally set AT defiance in those regions, but
he represents that the Courts will ulti-
mately punish the Offenders and confs-
cate their property"
Oh, We citizens of Western Arkansas
Know We not, that ye habitually set at de
Gance the Federal lawsr that yc are in 0
fearful state Of Generalization and that
ultimately you will be punished and youi
property conhscated Fear and trem-