The Van Buren press., 1871-06-06
1872.


The two political parties of our countr! are
already preparing for the momentous strug-
gle of 1872. The policy Of the Republican par
ty will develop nothing new, as GRANT Is to
be the standard d-bcsrer, and the policy Of the
past ten years Is to be the policy of 1872. Out
side OF the anomalous legislation of the Con-
gress Of the United States since the accession
Of the Republican party to power, that party
has no policy that could possibly ba accept
able to the people of the United States. No
policy that they dare TO come before the peo-
pie and openly ask them to endorse. Their
reckless squandering of the peoples money,
minlstere justified. Their unconstitutional
stand your Of power, their wholesale dispo-
son. "ee public lands, for the purpose Of
=" Yes. covering monopolies, that will
SO repeaty control our government, cannot be
as thoug.
the lad. III come before the people in ~ with
on its city boast OF having reconstructed the
you and having placed it on solid basis,
can.he adoption of the nth and 18th amend
cents to our Federal Constitution, and with
he absurd crusade against an imaginary foe,
called the Ku-Klux. The journals of that
party. North and South, as we predicted they
would do as soon as we saw Senator MoR-
TONS Investigating resolution, are now full
of false accounts OF murders and other out
RACES, which they allege have been commit
ted by this mythical ku-Klux klan. While
outrages upon individuals are less frequent
In the South than in the North, yet all those
In the South are attributed, by the Republican
party. 10 bitter opposition to the Federal
Government.
The masses OF the North are made TO believe
that all these crimes-many only imaginary
ARE committed by Rebels upon Union men
The masses of the North know comparative
ly little Of the true character ofthe people of
the South, and are easily persuaded by their
leading newspapers, that the people of the
States of the South are still unwilling to sub
nit to the past and accept the political situa-
tion. We OF the South who know the falsity
OF these reports, can with difficulty believe
that sensible people in the North credit such
miserable fabrications. Yet sad to say, they
TO, and for this reason, we should be the more
careful OF our conduct, and do all in our po Ser
TO disarm these wholesale slanderers. Sian.
dcring the people of the South will be the
principle stock in trade, Of the Republican
party in 1872.
Let us not overlook this. Perfect harmony
should be the rule of our conduct. Let the
journals of the Democratic party advocate,
with all the ability they possess the princi
pies Of the National Democratic Party. AS
we have repeatedly said, we have nothing to
do with the doctrine Of secession, or with the
defunct Institution of slavery. These are gone.
There are two Congressional Districts in
Arkansas. whose Members of Congress have
endorsed the Ku-Klux Bill, and by so doing
have accused us all the crimes and outrages,
the existence of which were necessary to rem
der the KukluX Bill exeusable rs a measure
OF policy. we trust our journals will bear
this in mind and cease discussing any side is
sues that may have sprung up, and determine
70 do all In their power to correct the errone-
ous impression created by the action Of our
II yfo Central Executive Committee have
as their organ, so let it be- When the Con-
vention meets, IL this selection does not meet
the appreciation OF the majority, we venture
10 assert, the committee will not hesitate to
change it. Let this be no cause of dscord.
We are fghting common enemy and must
not waste our strength on each other False
hood is the most dangerous weapon our ene-
mics WELD, If we can avoid the effect of its
blows We are saved.