The Van Buren press., 1871-05-02
OUR LITTLE ROCK LETTER.
LITTLE Rock, April q. 1871.

LITTLE Rock, April q. 1871.
EpiroR PREss:-
Things" are moving along here at their
accustomed rate, so fast" that Is hard to
keep up with them. The rest Of the State Is
being depleted by official leeches to build up
this place. The Gazette contains some arti-
cles of late which more fully explain the
nodus operdhdi how offices are created, how
and by whom they are filled. Ny las, letter
to you called for leader from that "time
honored" sheet, The objection then took
to the course of the paper, was its unjustif-
able abuse Of Judge Neal. | explained In
part the cause for such course. regret to
see that the paper continues to pursue that
course, not only putting waspish sting into
Meek, who has been inspired by the paper, |
have no doubt. also to pitch into Neal.
You cannot but have noticed that Major
Peck, is no longer employed on the Gazette,
as the paragraph announcing his withdrawal
described his position in connection with the
paper 1t was not little significant that
Peek "went off" the paper about the time Of
the announcement of the suspension of the
commission-hou Of John ID. Adams. IL is
presumed that he did not "come to time" on
his contract for the interest In the paper
which Maj. Peek and Gen1 Pagan represent
ed for him. There Is decided change and |
think improvement in the tone Of the paper
nevertheless. 1t is consistent with its form
er course In the matter OF Neal, however.
This is a mistake. l will tell you how it oc-
ours. No one knows as yet who entirely
compose the Gazette Publishing Company y
Although Major Adams has gone out, the
company Is not therefore dissolved. Judge
English 1t is said, continue to hold his share,
Maj. Woodruff resuming the stock forfeited
by the Commodore" Now for the mistake
the paper makes in the matter Of Neal. The
aforesaid Ebert, although quiet and slippery
as an eel, as tumble" " as U. Heep and as
conscientious and sympathetic as Mr.. Peck
sniff, is as visionary as Mr.. wilkins Macaw
ber. He expected, out of the late imJroyiQ,
during the sitting of the Legislature, to be
elected to the u. S. Senate. Neal saw that
there were but selfish purposes at the bottom
of almost every scheme proposed, and wish
ing to do something by forcing up those rho
had power after aiding in forcing up"
and just before the offers of sale Of English
and others were accepted, he took what he
could for his people. The sequel showed his
wisdom. johnson had been bargained of,
but the bill Of sale had not been executed !;
the same of English, by which neither the
people, nor any part Of the people were TO
get something for the people He got moth
ing for himself; English ,eas "sold got
vote.
But Peek and his friends, naval and mill
tary, are not satisfied to be elected from the
central clique. They intend forming rival
clique. and establishing rival paper. Surely
there is no country in the world so little f,-
vorable to newspaper enterprise as Arkansas.
INSTRUMENTATION is worse than In any
State In the Union. The people are less in
terested, less disposed to read newspapers
han other. The printing laws are more op-
pressive; and last but not least, it Is an I'M
aginary warfare they are waging, like men
In dream, shooting paper pellets at the
moon, under the constitution and laws rs
they stand. II able to influence their readers
IN their selfish aims, their readers cannot help
them. The people Of Arkansas have but one
enemy-RADIcALIsM. We have no powder
and shot to waste on each other In q quarrel
about the precedence Of men who are dis.
franchised under the l4th amendment. The
whole band Of carpet-bag gentry and all their
booty Is not worth the fraternal feeling Of
one single honest democrat.
If Judge Neal saw proper to look to Clay
ton for assistance and Bob johnson and 9th.
ers thought fit to look to Mcdonald, they
have no right to denounce each other for
such difference. They had the same aim, It
is to be hoped: the defeat Of Radicalism
rather than self-adyancement through either
There must be no rivalry in the Democratic
party. The fable cf the two cocks ought tc
illustrate the danger of such rivalry. We
hope that there will not be another clique or
gan at the capitol. Wait until the field is
open. The people have their minds made W
on the issues. Let us have Democratic or
ganizalion. A compact and thorough organ.
ization Is needed No greater obstacle in tn,
way of organization can be presented thar
by riyalries we protest against. When VIC
have beaten the enemy then we can contend
about the spoils of victory. Those who pur,
sue any other course are the veryicst bug
eaters"
| am, Yours respectfully,
BUGOLOGIST
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