The Van Buren press., 1871-05-30
"A Tempest in q Tea Pot"

the Nen Eras' notice of the appointment of
the Rev. George Rutherford, colored, to U.
5. Deputy Marshal position under Col Roofs
would stir the ire Of the Hon. V. DELL to
such a depth-it cut deeper and longer than
we HAD any idea of. Does the Nep Era desire
us to understand that its Editor and Mr.. Dell
or Mr.. Tell, or whatever he is known by, are
not one and the same person?
| Mr.. Dell, evidently, priGes himselfon being
the leader and father Of the Radical party in
Arkansas and upon whose shoulders rests its
perpetuity; who to-day cannot find corpor-
ais guard to DO him reverence. Witness the
sad figure he cut at the Legislature! Kicked
and cufled by both "Brindle' and "Mins-
trel"- neither would trust him; or would
condcsend to consult or advise with him,
although an old member, his claim to place
es on prominent committees, were entirely
ignored. And in reply to question, put to a
Minstrel asking what Dell would get in the
trade,r the answer was, nothing, he isn't
worth buy" In his own estimation the
Editor of the Bra may be man of immense
calibre. but in that of his own party, he is
not worth Continental c-s,' and but for the
pity Democrats had for his miserable condi-
ton, he would have had no notice at all
Look at his abortive efforts to counteract the
influence of Judge NEAL, in the County-Seat
qucstion-how utterly worthless to the inter-
ests of Fort Smith he proved. And all from
the fact that he started out with the prepos-
ferrous idea, that in Dell was centered the
l,,,icI nd of hn hot hn
should be looked up to. Standing there like
a mummy, expecting every day, one wing or
the other would consent to crafty his crav-
ings and If the powers that be, had not got
what they wanted. he would have been wait
ing until now. Take our advice, and put
yourself in position in the party to be re-
cognized and felt-no matter how grand or
important you may feel yourselfnecessafy to
the life and prosperity of the Radical party of
the State-the party, evidently, the leaders
of both wings, have not the least regard for
or care what course, You do pursue.
Mr.. Dell is in a truly pitiable plight: turn
ed adrift by GOV. Clayton and his party, and
the Mcdonald wing who control the U. s.
Government patronage, refusing to touch
him with a ten foot pole, he gets desperate
and to better his situation would try to make
it appear that the Press and the colored men
are in league. Until Ilagan Green came up
from Little Rock, the Editor of the Era had
some little influence with the colored men at
Fort Smith. Iiagan, opened their eyes, and
the meeting of colorcd men of Fort Smith,
endorsing the appointments of Judge Story
and Col Roots soon brought Valentine to
the realizing fact that they were drawing
their inspiration from another fountain than
that controlled by Dell. The appointment of
Mr.. Rutherford as L. S. Deputy Marshal, it
was, that "broke the camel's back and Sour
ed the "the truest friend the South can have"
| We are the "champion" of the "colored
man. so far as is in our power, to see
that he gets some show in the uneaven fight
he has for Office, with so unscrupulous and
inconsistent demagogue as the Editor of the
| Ne,c Era. Mr.. Rutherford came to Van Bu-
rem from Fort Smith, to preach some religion
and some politcs-as preaching paid but
poorly, he turned his attention to law and
politics, and at the last sitting Of the Court
here, was admitted to full practice. On the
assembling of the L. $. Court at Fort Smith,
Marshal Roots appointed him (without our
| suggestion and very evidently without that
of Mr.. Dells,) U. ). Deputy Marshal. View
| ing the appointment from Col. Roots stand
point, we saw nothing out of the way in it
| the Marshal was that way of thinking and in
that view of the case it was consistent and
right. But how was it with VALENTINE DELL
the loud-moutlied pretended, who decams
so zcalously for the rights of colorcd men to
all the prirHiyes of white mcn-hc improves
the first opportunity to east malicious and
uncallcd for slur upon the sacred calling
which the Rev. Mr.. Rutherford was following
whether conscientiously, or not, is between
him and his God. not Mr.. Dell. Instead OF
complmenting Marshal Roots on this APP
pointment. (thc first recognition Of the color
ed man in this branch of the Department., as
it was expected he would be the first to do, he
takes the occasion to ridicule the labors OF
Mr., Rutherford In gathering sheep to the
Heavenly fold.
One word more and we will turn Dell over
to the tender mcrcies of our colored friends
Mr.. Dell ought to be last man, to speak OF
Thomas NJ. Bowen, with derision-after hav-
ing been run up and down Fort Smith by
him, yelping like whipped dog. lie did not
dare to lisp his name so long as he was in the
State; but so soon as he is cleverly out of it
he sets up n terrible howl at Bowen. We
have only to ask in reply, will McDonad's
friends bite at the Bowen bate? Poor Dell
poor ID; where shall he go.