The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
NO. 8


be called out Now tell you that IL the
the incendiary speeches Of SesFle and the
insulting threats of Clayton. Cheers
They are now doing all they can to raise
disturbances, in order that they may have
an opportunity Of declaring martial
law--tliat the one may disgrace the Rep
resentative Hall, and the other insult the
Senate Chamber by his presence
[Checrsl If the State is not quiet, Clay
tons administration is in that,as in every
other respect, failure. Fit is, as know
it is, perfectly tranquil, his own state.
ments arc false. [Cheers. Clayton Is
very anxious to have US understand that
he has not sold out to the Democracy.
lie win never receive an offer from them
for the same reason that Jack wouldn't
cat support can't be ne1 Ch0eral
The Democratic leaders an, believe, too
smart to purchase fellow who has not
even q respectable number Of his own
party. The only adherents Clayton has
are those to whom he has given or prom
ised Office, and when this bread and but
ter brigade see that he can't give any
thing, even they will leave him. Cheers.
While was in Clark county the celc-
brated -kux raid was made, that this
man Scarle has just given YOU such a
graphic description Of, and | will give
you the version of the affair as it was
! given to me by men whose veracity even
Searle cannot dispute. His idiotic brother.
who went to that county last December
direct from Illinois, was Immediately af-
| ter his arrival placed in an Office with
twelve hundred dollars per annum, com
menced this summer going around the
county and packing conventions. The.
evening he went to Rome he had five or
six colorod men with him, and rode up to
couple of young men in the place and
introduced himself by saying he believed
the rich men ought to pay the taxes. One.
Of the young men not comprehending
what he said, asked him to repeat the
sentence, when Scarle said II believe
you rich men--you rebels-ought to pay
the taxes" The young man TO whom
he addressed himself, told him that the
people there paid taxes often and every
time any authorized gentleman came to
collect them To which Mr.. +. J. Searle's,
brother A. p. Searle, repeated his last
remark to the young man; whereupon
the latter told him he thought that he
Searle, was id rascal, upon hearing
which Searle fed to the woods and went
to colored citizens house and remained
there all night. The people in the neigh
borhood took him TO be wrong or suspi-
cious at least and consequently watched
their horse lots. The next morning this
yodng man, A. =. Searle, went back to
| Rome and shook hands with the man
that expressed bis opinion SO emphatic
ally about him; and the young man, IN
my opinion never would have said word
to him had he known he was acting part
dictated to him by his brother Elhanan.
Gentlemen, sympathizc with Clark
county, having lived there many years
and having dealt more or less with near
y all the people Of the county, | cannot
help but have kindly feelings for those
whom have been so agreeably and close.
ly intercsted-and in my opinion the
whole performance was concoctcd in the
wild brain, or place where brains are
lodged in other heads, Of Elhanan. There
is one hope for them; we will make the
Offices elective by the people and then, in
my opinion, he, Searle, will retreat to his
Illinois mansion, where he has often told
me he was investing his salary, he IS get
ting so unjustly from the taxpayers Of
the Sth Judicial District, there to rchearse
to his relations the many risks he has
passed through from the ku Klux klan.
lChccrs.
| found in Clark county the same pro-
misses to men, who were willing to do his
bidding and to obey the orders Of Clay
ton, that find here. One is promscdt
shcrifls' office Il believe young Scarle
has the bill Of sale for it-and the various
offices of the county are to be turned
over to like persons, who will do the dir
ty work for the co partnership Of Clay
ton & Searle. ] am satisfied the union
men Of Arkansas will never vote Tor such
men We want good men who come to
live among us and stay with us to help
US in building up the coun ry, that we are
acquainted with, and then we can judge
for ourselves what position We will put
them into, and when they do so, we will
do them justice.
The Republican party is pledged to thu
reduction Of taxation and tho administrs-
.ien of the Government upon the most
economical basis Nobly has the Illus
trious head of the nation acted in this re-
spect, and | claim that the splendid
craftsmanship exhibited by Gen. Grant.
in his endeavors to reduce expenditures,
have given him hold upon the popular
affection equal TO any ofhis brilliant SER
vices in the late conflict Cheers.
Peace hath its ,riumrhs. no less renowned than
war;
cheers aud l submit that the conduct
of Gen. Grant at the head of his armies,
is not more entitled to the gratitude Of
the people than are his earnest labors to
lessen the burden oftaxstion, Cheers
The Republican party, to be successful
in this State, must follow in the path in
dictated by the President. They must
nominate men, who are capable, regard
less of past issues Icheersl; they must
advocate the cheapest and most general
education, they must encourage inmi-
grafton; they must insist upon the aboli-
ton of unnecessary offices and the reduc-
! ton Of taxation. And then with the
nomination of such men, the declaration
of such pledges, the Republican party
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