The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-01
PILOT & TRANSCRIPT.
MIR. sNETHEN's LETTER TO THE AID
VERTISER.
MILLS PoINT, Ky.) Aug. II, $40.

County,. lie is a gentleman Oh eAttHueu ihtclAi-
gence and a working Wing among the people OF
the highest repute From him procured fund
of information relative to Arkansas, which am
sure will not be unacceptable to the readers Of
the Advertiser.
The politics of the counties in Arkansas he
rates as follows and the result in November, will,
he thinks, show the correctness of the estimate.
If he be right, with little exertion, we can
easily make the State go for Harrison.
Washington gave 1900 in 1886 for Van Blu
rem. In November this majority will be multi
fed The certain Wing counties are Dcsha,
Arkansas, Jefferson, Pulaski, Conway, Pope,
Franklin, Chicot, Mississippi, Lafayette, Hemp
stead, Munroe and White, for they have hither-
to always gone with as. The Van Buren, coun-
ties are Van Buren,, Scott, Johnson, Carroll,
Benton, Pike and Sewer, though even in these
his majorities will be decreased The counties
which were Yannite in 1886, but which will in
November go for Harrison, Crawford, Phil
lips, Crittenden, Clarke, independence, Law,
renee, Marion, Searcy, Madison, Saline and
Union. Those counties which are doubtful, but
where changes of $50 to 200 votes from Van
Buren, to Democracy are positively known, run
thus: st. Francis, Poinsett, Greene, Randolph,
lizard, jackson and Hot Spring. From these
estimates it appears that the State may be class
ed thus: IS certains Wings counties: Van Blu
rem counties with decreased majorities: ii coun-
ties changed for Harrison since 1886: counties
doubtful: one county, the largest in the State,
whose vote will be nullifed. This is certainly
cheering intelligence
In 1888, Judge Cross majority for Congress
over Mr.. Cummins, (Whig)w was only 1857 votes,
so that under the worst aspect of things, our
friends will only have to change 1909 votes to
effect conquest. The mal-practices of the party
inpower have already produced greaterchange
than this, it is fully believed.
Absalom Fowler, the Wing candidate for Con-
gress, IS fine stump speaker as well as an ex-
cellent parliamentary orator. He was IN the
Convention which formed the Constitution Of
Arkansas, and is beloved by men OF all parties
He carrie with hin host of the old democratic
jackson party in the northern part of the state
on domestic question which has long agitated
Arkansas. Many men of the Vannite party con-
slider his election as almost certain. Our friends
are confident of returning him to Congress- Mr..
Yell will be elected Governor without opposition,
and it is important to know that he looks, de-
spite of his well known Vannism, with indiffer-
ence on Mr. Fowler's success.
1t is believed that the whole number of votes
cast in the State will be about $4,000.
The Democratic Wings even hope to gain the
ascendency in the State Representatives The
whole number of representatives are 81. Last
session, the L0cos had II majority on ordinary
questions, but on the bank question they could
only boast of two. The Senate is composed Of
81 members, but 1t will take another election to
change the scale therein. =
The election for members of Congress, State
Representatives and Senators takes place on the
first Monday in October, and the presidential
election the first Monday in November.
The Wing Electors for the State are J. M.
Cecke, Lewis Evans, and John Ringgold, all
men of first rate qualifications for the duties re-
quired of them by the people. On the stump or
in the town hall they are at home.
The very able address to the people of the
State, which has been published by the late Con-
vention at Little Rock, is, hear, from the pen
ofAlbert Pike, Esq. one of the best writers our
neighhors can boast of 1t is master piece OF
political writing.
Perhaps there has been no wider field in the
Union than the new States, for the exercise Of
the corrupting principles of the party in power.
It has acted towards these States as if they were
part and parcel of the domain of the President.
His Satraps, while they were territories, prepar-
ed the way for a government similar In every
respect to the general administration of affairs at
Washington, and conducted on the same princi-
pies. Hence, Michigan and Arkansas have been
SO long under the dominion of the presidential
party, and Missouri has not even yet emerged
from the waters of political slavery into which
she was plunged on her admission int the Union.
But these states have begun to rouse up from
their lethergy, to shake their benumbed limbs,
viii struggle hard to be found on the side of Lii
berty and Harrison.
Some curious instances of the tendency of the
doctrines and feelings of the federal loco focos in
Arkansas are recounted by eye witnesses. One,
/ cannot forbear aaverting to, on the present oc-
casion. At the late convention in Little Rock,
the locos fell upon flag wrought by the fair
hands of the ladies of Union county, (Ark.) and
presented to the Tippecanoe Club of that county.
"Theu tore II into thousand Shreds IFS bearer.
with praiseworthy GOODNESS, refrained from
visiting prompt and instantaneous punishment on
the miscreants, and after the affair over,
carefully collected the torn fragments together,
and carried them back to the donors. The ex-
citement conseqent upon this outrage on the feel
ings of the fair women of Union county, has
produced the most wonderful effect. The demo-
Gratis have rallied round that torn flag, deter
mined to go for Harrison, and revenge the insult
thus offered to their wives, sisters and mothers.
In Independence county, where Batesville is
situated, the Wings are carrying all before them.
Mr.. Van Buren, got 60 majority in that county in
1886. Now, he will get IS votes out of 600, the
whole number to be cast. Mr.. Nolan, the "Pete
MILESTONE ofthe New York Spirit fthe Times,
has taken to horse, and is host in himself
Beloved and respected by his fellow-citizens, he
exercises high and AUST influence in the politi-
cal world of his own State.
Searcey and Marion counties have changed
to our side, because their Magaus Apollo,
Brown G.. Roberts, one of natures best specimens
in the rough, has hoisted the Harrison flag
Before this reaches you, you will have heard
of the Line Convention, in Marshall county,
Mississippi There were more than 1000 per-
sons present. They were compelled to adjourn
after several days discussion, for want of provi
sions. lou would do well to re-publish Mr.
Fowler's letter to the Convention.
We met the Gen. Pratte, bound for New Or
leans, with Col. Armstrong on board He was
on his way up the Arkansas, with 5000, 900 in
Treasury notes and 100000 in specie, to pay off
the Indian annuities, &c.
The stages from Mills Point to Nashville
have been crowded for some days with delegates.
The news here is, that boats are running up
! the Cumberland The Rochester, from Louis
vile, with the huge ball on board, will try to get
up.
RHODE ISLAND-The result of the cleo
tion in this State, in all but five towns, is as