Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-07-27
DIV AT FORT TOWSON

HUNTSVILLE, ARK, July 10, 1914.
Dear Bob IL informed you in my former letter
that we had come to the conclusion not to form
Clay Clubs as you folks had done. but to take the
business into our own hands, a few of us, and
work the wires perfectyin the dark. A nd the
more | have seen Of Clay Clubs, the more am
| convinced the trick won't do well as our plan.
As said before, we have no Clay Clubs, so | have
nothing to write about, only when we have big
whlg speech. You see Bob. last Monday, the Isl
of July, was announced by Dr.. Chapman, the Lo-
cofoco candidate for Governor, through the public
prints, that he would make speech and invited
| Doct. Gibson, our champion of modern whgSery,
| to be present. So our secret wire workers col.
lected together and commenced our plans to get
general attendance of wings, but before we had
accomplished all our plans, to our great annoy.
| ance, some four or five days before the meeting
was to take place, Doct. Chapman made his ap.
pearanc in our town, and threw us all into con.
fusion. The ocOfocos all ran with open arms to
receive him, the Doctor soon become q great pct
with the locofocos and in fact Bob, the Doctor is
very smooth kind a fellow, and really got
alarmed for fear he would thin the coons from our
ranks; but by the by the Doctor became indispos.
ed and was compelled 10 leave for home, and mat.
ters again turned in our favor. The day of the
meeting at last arrived, and the wings came flock.
ing In from every direction, with nov and then
locofoco and by the hour of twelve, Doctor Glib
son made his appearance. supported by bis right
hand pillar Davy. Things being well arran ged,
we all repaired to the place Of speaking, and the
Doctor occupied the same place that Davy had on
former occasion-using the same sta nd that Da-
Wy did to put his books on-and of course it be-
ing whig speaker. the wings had preference in
seats. Davy took his seat on the left hand of the
spenker, Esq'r Weteather, Judge Blackstone, and
| Cowman on the right, whilst Wolff Killer, County
| A m wit
in front. Things being thus arranged the Doctor
rose with that important and dignifed air that
belongs 20 the man, and began his speech first by
abusing all the ocos, and every one else that op-
posed United States Bank The Doctor had on
new check coat with big pockets behind, and !
saw something black sticking up out of it, which
! looked like the end Of pistol. the !ocos eyed it
worry close, aud believe from nv soul they all
thought they would be shot for they were as shy
of the Doctor as if he had been perfect duellist
They commenced leaving the room one after ano.
ther, and by the time he had done speaking don t
believe that dozen remained. Old CORVALLIS
was the first that left, he walked out with as con.
| sequental an air as if he really had Lord Corn
| als by the shoulder, he said on a former occa-
sion, even had been standing at the door of the
Senate chamber.
| After tho Doctor had handled the United States
Bank to his hearts delight he next took up the
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his former custom, he trimmed him down to per-
feet point.
! hile the Doctor was telling US Mr. Jefferson s
views the Tariff, he said he would read part of
| his Message to Congress in 1905, which would con.
vince all reasonable minds that he was right but
| guess the Doctor got hold of the wrong book,
for when he began 10 read he ran righ, into de-
mocrarc principles as strong as poison, noticed
Davy began to draw down his eyebrows and look
very grum; Judge Blackstone was not we'll pleas
ed, for he looked so hard at the Doctor, that the
hair on his head all turned wrong end upwa I'd 5
and stood straight back. The Doctor soon found
out his msiake-he was reading Jefferson's opn.
ions on the Distribution Bill instead of tho Tariff
| feel in high spirits. think our cause is gain
ing, we have lost some it is true; but we have
gained one to our ranks that will overbllance our
| loss-l mea County Agent, he is man of great
importance, holding high and responsible office
under the administration Of Judge Blackstone. be.
sides being high in military rank why sir, he is
one OF the main pillars OF our county. tell YOU
Bob, it would have done your soul good to see him
march and counter-march when he got sup Of
hard cider and put on his new coon cap, his cap
was we'll ornamented with cockade and ia ssel on
the side, and long ring tail down on his back. |
took great pains in fitting it on his head, his mo.
tons was really diverting he looked so much like
Davy and laughed like him, that you would mis-
took him for Davy, had it not been for his new
yellow coat.
We have been we'll supplied with Davys speech.
es against Sewer; Sammy brought down good
many as he passed, and Davy's organ from Bates.
vile, Blanket Coat, came through with two horse
cart load, in fact he had such load that his car,
broke down everv few miles, and he was forced to
tighten before he could get up to Fayetteville
After the Doctor had finally wound up his speech
he was called on by friend to explain the $lO,.
600 the locos was making such fuss about. He
told us that he thought the Gazette and Frontier
Wing had nailed that report to the counter but If
there any dissatisfaction on that poin, he
could soon explain the whole matter-he said he
never borrowed 100000 out Of the Real Estate
Bank, as report said he only got $500 out oi
the State Bank, and 500 out Of the Real Estate
Bank, and since he had become q candidate there
was fuss made about it, and he had went to hi
securities and told them that the could pay it up
and be done with it, and reckon now that matter
is finally settled. The Doctor failed in coming
up to the expectations Of his frends-he handled
the Tariff but poorly-his speech consisted in
abuse more than sound argument. think bet.
ter selection could have been made from our ranks
but so it is must do the best we can. .
No more ut present.
i have the honor to be. a4s
I TIN. TWIST :