The Van Buren press., 1870-09-13
No Compromise War 10 the End !
Especial Report for the Van Burcn Press

I
81 District Congressional Committee, Dele
gates from large number ofCounties of the
above District, thronged the entrance of the
Court House and adjoining square, where II
was supposed by ALL that the Convention
would be held, anxiously awaiting the hour
of 10. the time appointed for holding the
Convention. Long before the time arrived il
was whispered that the Chairman OF the
| Committee, V Dell, with the Clayton wing
known as the Minstrel Delegation, had clan
destinely changed the place of meeting to
the African BAPTIST Church, several squares
distant, and were organizing.
MINSTREL CONVENTION.
Arriving at the above stated place we found
a considerable squad Of negroes some twenty
white men assembled, and the Hon. j. \.
SARBER, in the Chair. An air of defeat SEEM
cd cast over the whole assembly-but bitter
defiance pervaded the Convention and de-
termination to have nothing to do with the
Brindlc Tail Convention.
| After some suspense motion was made
] and CARRIED for the appointmYt of commit
tee upon Permanent Organization, and Mes
srs. IL. W. Fick, of Boone, and Hawkins, OF
Sever, were put upon said committee.
A motion was then carried for the appoint
ment of committee on Credentials. and v
Dell as Chairman, w. +. Coolidge Of Clark
Z. L. Cotton of Montgomery, Mitchell Fling.
ton of Scott, and Il. b. Chitwood of johnson
we're appointed on said committee.
Ia atn npt g.
rian voice Is heard Judge lonley !-and fol
! lowed by universal shouts Of lonley, lohley
| Yonley And soon the obese and windy
! Chancellor was seen winding his way to th'
speakers stand. He opened his remarks by
"bird's eye view" (buazard we thought o
the benefit of the Republican parity. Sale
he had never vindicated the institution o
slavery. Eulogizcd President Lincoln, th'
system of Public Schools, Railroads and il
extravagant language made his associate
Judge Bow en-, the hero of the iron horse.
He then gently handled the Boilers o
"Brindle Tails showed up in delicate man
ncr their fraud, chicanery and rascality Iii
dream of the saintcd Joseph Brooks and hi
unscrupulous tool, James i. Hodges, was spi
cy IN the extreme declared his membership
with Union Leagues, and his firm support o
Governor Clayton, ahom he seemed to regarC
the essence of the Republican party and whom
to oppose, is to oppose the party itself, an'
denounced the Mcdonald faction as bolter
from the party and its cardinal principles
denounced Hodges as a Penitentiary conYie
and discussed graphically the late split in tn
Convention ut Little Rock. Passing on hasti
ly over Britton's and the Crawford count!
resolutions, which he declared would swami
the Republican party, with here and there
blow nj the moneyed clique. He finally fcl
upon the scheme of Brooks and Hodges ant
the swamp land, which he said was thei
theme for the colored men, in the coming can
yass, while in truth and in fact they had al
ready formed q land company in New lorl
for the purnoSc Of ehtorinm III e." '~-'
ssfycs before the coming elections. He sa
down amid long and protracted cheers put
fng like Buffalo Bull and really impresse
all that he was very fair demagogue.
Voices were then heard for Searlc, the luna
tic highland piper Arkansas Judge, with hi
pantaloons under the heels Of his shoes, wit
long duster, looking as if he had just dried al
ter n good wetting, made his appearance.
was the same old song: "Gov Clayton and
rigid registration" If his party desire t
elect him they should run him under can
vass, for his very appearance will defeat hin
and to canvass him, is to rob him Of his chic
attractions.
L. t,I n,rn lIallny-imn a
and colored gentleman named Whit
both of whose remarks were reiterations {
wit of the above addresses. All seeming
dread the charge that theirs would be calle
; the boiling convention, and made spasmodl
efforts to give the anticipated accusation I'll
lie.
The committee of Credentials made its al
pearaucc and reported. We noticed that sevC
raj Counties were not represented at all
Washington and Benton among them.
Report of committee on Organization an
Rules was made and adopted.
Officers reported as follows:
Hon. JonN MCCLURE, Presidents;
SAM. WnlrE, (colorcd) Vicc-P President;
j. y. Ilews, II. W. Flick, j. G. Price and As
Richmond, Secretaries.
Jeflerson's Manual adopted to guide Con
yention.
Each County represented in proportion
its Delegates as allowed by Committee .
Credentials.
Motion carried for Committcco of two to cs
cort the officers for permanent organizatio
to their respective position. V. Dell and j
G. Price were appointed.
The Hon, John McC lure soon found himSel
safely installed in the pulpit of the African
Baptist Church. which he graced more hand
sonlely. when view0d with reference to TIN
Hon. Samuel Waite, (colored), from Crawfor'
county, rs VicePresident by his side, THAI
be does the supreme Bench His ot{um caa
dignitate was striking in the extreme.
The Secretaries being installed, on motiol
the balloting begun:
| lST BALLOT.
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