The Van Buren press., 1870-08-09
Franklin County.
OZARK, Ark, July Goth, 1870.
FRIEND DUNHAM:-

OZARK, Ark, July 10th, 1870.
FRIEND DUNHAM:-
As the time for opening the political can
vass for the Fail elections approaches 1t is
time for the Radical press, with their base Ii
ing scribhles, tocommence detailing horrible
imaginary Ku-Klux outrages. The negro is
pretty well played OUT as an element OF
Radical strength, reconstruction has exhibit
ed so much Of the inherent infamy Of the
thelving carpct-bag party, and high taxes, il
legally levied and recklessly squandered or
shamefully stolen, have had such ain effect
that all honest men are disgusted with Radi-
cal rule and are anxious TO rescue their coun-
try from the clutches ofsuch rapacious dema-
gogues as rule the Radical party. National
bankruptcy and legalized stealing are not
tended to conciliate taxpayers, even though
they have, for time, blindly followed Rad
calism, and ignorantly helped it to perpetrate
its outrages on the rights of the people. But
the day is fast approaching when the State
will be freed from the thraldom of Radical
misrule,unless something is done to prevent it.
Unfortunately for Radicalism, rebels obsti-
nately refuse to violate the laws and kuklux
will not commit outrages The inventive
genius of the party is invoked, and a set Of ir-
responsible scribblers are ordered to fix mp to
order, horrible tales of imaginary ku-kluX
outrages in the various counties. These, If
they do not succeed in giving capital enough
to carry the election may do to give the JAY
hawking Governor of Arkansas an excuse for
calling out his drilled thieves alias militia,
who will rob the people OF all they can and if
they can get a Radical Legislature with a
loyal Governor, they will receive pay enough
with their stealing TO compensate for the loss
of the elective offices of the State. If they
cannot do this, Congress will certainly recon-
struct the State and give oppressed loyalty.
another chance to again rob the people of
what little they have. Even if they fail in
this, his EXcelency can declare the elections
void in Democratic counties, and thus put
enough loyal" men in Office to control the
State.
One of the newspaper lie-makers is station
ed in Franklin icounty, and as he could find
nothing to tell that was true concerning
Democratic outrages, he stumped a lie about
the demolition OF the tree school at Ozark by
Democrats. The truth Is, some unknown
persons one night. carried off and hid some
benches and a desk that belonged to the
school house. The school was neither de-
molshcd" nor stopped for an hour. It's safe
to say, that even what was done was not the
work of Democrats, as they pay at least nine-
tenths of all the expenses of the school-and
are sending their children to it. The Darda-
nellie Times must employ more respectable
sensation scribbler than it now has in Frank
lin, or it will make a failure in manufacturing
Radical capital.
lis true some outrages have been commit
ted in this county. but not by Democrats
alone. In the last three months at least three
negroes have been shot in this county by a
iOydl man names james Rogers. Notwth-
standing he was recognized by his victims,
and all the officers of this county were loyal,
(even after the most approved fashion of 10y
atty, the criminal has never been arrested,
nor do you hear the Radical press say one
word about it, when the facts are known, but
it is probable it is sent to the Hon. Tom.
Boles to use in his next great speech and to be
urged to get Arkansas reconstructed when
she kicks Radicalism from her
1t is but reasonable to presume that the
shooting was done at the instigation OF the
Loyal League One, if not all the negroes
shot, was a Democrat. If they could be kill
edit would deter other negroes from voting
the Democratic ticket and as the injured par
ties were negroes the impression could be
made that they were shot by ku-klux. I'm
fortunately for the success of this truly Radi-
cal scheme the tool that was to carry out
their yillaines was recognized and their nice
and characteristic plan of making capital was
ruined.
\ few days ago black niger shot white
one, but as it was ali in the Radical family no
body has been tried for the ofiensc, Cf such a
thing can be an otlense.)
cannot in this letter tell you of all the out
RACES done by Radicals in this county, but will
continue the subject next week and promise
some rich developments.
The political cauldron is beginning to boil
violently. All of the trickery of Radicalism
is being called forth. As the fight is this far
among themselves, white men look on and
laugh, The contest seems to be between car
pet-baggers and scallawags. Let them fight
we expect rich developments, as each party
will expose some Of the hidden rascality ofthe
other-and as each one has done enough to
damn a thousand parties, honest men may
look for startling developments. ! see from
the proceedings of the Radical pow-wow of
Van Buren,. that one little township meeting
among the faithful, brought the charge of
bribery against Boles, and robbery and luna
cy against Searle. No doubt both charges
and n thousand more are true of both men.
If they were not, the Radicals would not trust
them as leaders. 1t is hard to tell which will
be the foremost dog here. Bolcs was the best
known and as his rascalitcs were familiar to
the Radicals, he was the strongest; but since
Britton has charged Searle with bciug n rob-
Der and lunatic, Scarle stock is looking up,
and if few more charges equally as bad can
be made and proven, Roles is" "gonc up" un-
less he can bring evidence to prove that he
was well paid for his brilliant speech on Nir-
gnia bill, and for his vote against the rights
of settlers on Railroad roads, and against the
removal of the Income tax. If he makes all
thie proof, it Is uncertain how the vote will
60, rs he will prove himselfas great scamp
as Searle Respectfully,