The Van Buren press., 1871-07-25
VAN BUREN, ARK, JULY 25, 1871.

ton as we could make, would absolutely
appall the heart and paralyze the hand OF
our affrightcd adversaries, and thus er-
tort from them that recognition OF our
rights, and that due respect for justice
and the sanctity Of law which less Wig
orous and determined resistance on our
part has heretofore failed to evoke. We
know, of course THAT the radical leaders
are calculating on carrying the next cleo
ton by practicng their old game OF force,
fraud and ballot box stufilng but they
are also calculating on meeting with only
such feeble resistance on our part as
they encountered in the last election,
when, by reason OF our lack Of suite.
iently vigorous organization, and the ap
athy and indifference of the people, Clay
ton and his myrmidons we're permitted to
ride rough. .shod over the rights and libcr.
ties of the people, ignoring all the sane
titles and obligations Of the law, and set
ting at defiance all the restraints Of com
mon decency and propriety.
Let US see to it, fellow citizens, that
Governor Hadley shall not be permitted.
with impunity, unchsllenged and un
checked, to re.enact the role and repeat
the horrid enormties Of the infamous
and almost universally execrated Clay.
ton. There is q way to prevent it--an
easy, practical and eficacious way, and
that is simply by demanding our lawful
rights respectfully. but with firmness and
decision, and backing our demands with
an exhibition Of the necessary and sufli.
cicnt moral and physical strength to en-
force them. This is no novel idea; or
new discovery it is az old as the history
Of political parties and confirmed by the
experience Of mankind in all nations and
in all ages Of the world. In unity there
is strength" and "united we stand, di-
v,ded we fall, are maxims as old and en-.
during as the scenes Of human experience
in which they are founded. There is q
potent spell in numbers and the most ef
ficacious virtues in the strength Of ma
iorities, which, when systematically ex-
eI ted and wisely directed, arc irresistible.
Napoleon used to say that ".the Lord is
always on the side Of those having the
heaviest artillery" The maxim is but a
repetition and illustration Of the old ia
miiar truth that, "other things being
equal two men can always whip one
That we have an overwhelming popular
majority, and a large majority even OF the
qualified electors Of the State, no well in
formed man can for moment deny and
when to that numerical strength is added
the moral weight Of vast preponderance
Of wealth, intelligence and superior so
cial advantages, no one can fail to rccog.
nize therein the existence of a power
which if fully developed and properly di
rccted, will be abs solutely irresistible, and
which by the mere force Of its momentum
will crush our enemies, and prevent
frauds and outrages being perpetrated
upon us by an unscrupulou, but bastard.
ly foe
If, therefore, we would succeed in the
next election, and save the people and
rescue the government from the despotic
grasp and destructive rule Of radicalism,
we must commence, in due time, the all
necessary and essential work Of organiza.
ton, and faithfully and persistently pros.
ecute it with ceaseless and untiring ener.
gy until the battle shall have been fought
and the victory won.
1t may be thought by some that we
have commenced the work Of organiza-
ton too soon, but this is not so. Weare
not moment too early in the field. We
have not only great but difficult work
to accomplish The FIRST and principal
difficulty we will have to encounter IN the
work OF organization will be to overcome
the apathy and indifference OF our own
people, and arouse a wholesome and
hopeful degree OF fervor and enthusiasm
in our own ranks. This will be slow
and tedious work; but though slo,eiy it
will surely progress, as the work OF or
ganization goes on. Besides that,we will
have to encounter and counteract the
multitudinous frauds, wrongs and out
RACES that will be attempted to be prac
tised upon us in the registration and at
the ballot.box by an adversary whose
reckless and desperate purposes and de
signs are already revealed in the insolent
and infamous boast that he asks "only
twenty men to carry the next election. ="
Perhaps we may be assailed hy still more
fearful aud menacing dangers, for even
now we see the ,nonstrous and revolving
spectacle Of the government, in a time OF
profound peace and quietude, organizing
and marshaling its armed bands OF mill
tia to intmidate and overawe the people,
and, il needs be, perhaps, to essay the
dangerous expedient Of using the bayo
net to enforce their outrages upon the
ballot-box
To meet and successfully encounter
and overcome all these difficulties and
dangers, we must not only organize, but
we must secure such . thorough and per.
feet system Of forganisation a. that our en-.
tire strength may be utilized and our
forces moved and handled with the unity.
quietness and precision Of well-disciplin.
ed troops. Whenever we can attain to
that perfection Of organization, we need
have no further fears ofradicalism or any
other political power not sustained and
upheld by majority Of the people.
The FIRST step to be taken In commenc-
ing the work Of organization is for each
and every county in tho State to elect
and organize q
COUNTY CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
This committee should be selected with
great care, and should consist Of the very
best material in the party. because, upon
their shoulders will fall much ofthe labor
Of perfectng organization and conduct