The Arkansas banner., 1847-11-29
OUR ooRREspoNDEncE.
smrnvltls, ArL.,. Nov. i4.A Is4T.
M. EiaOr.

Sr--1n the last number of the "Ar- kansas Stnie Democrat" published on the Sth inst find letter dated Oct. 09th le47. It purpcrts to be written by democratic citizen of thsPlace, who styles himself Equal Rights" and who undertakes in his letter give the people of Arkansas ac- count of the proceedings of democratic meeting. held in this county on the 27th ultmo.
 l Under the existence of present circumstances, l feel # my duty a democrat and common etti- zen of Lawrence county, to give the public at least
 casual notice of the contents of thu preteaded and apparently democratic cpirle from the hand Of Equal Righis' Esq. It Is always an unpleasant duty with me, no doubt 1t Is with every person, to be compelled 10 attack the veraciy of any citizen, whig or democrat; and would be rejOiccd that the siatemcuts of Mir Woodruff-s new contributor could be passed unnoticcd-but the gross and seiifui mis- repres intuition of the facts in relation to our county meeting calls aloud for convection from source That worthy gentleman who has given himself the very equitable name of "Equal Rghts'--who has also very suddenly become the important dctee- tor of tho political misdoings of all north Arkansas, and who has been so kind to favor the editor of the Democrat, with a specimen iof those misdoings by sending him a short history of the proceedings of the Lawrence county meeting, sets ont by say ing "thata s'nou portion of the democrats of Law rsnee county assembled at this place on the 27th instant for the purpose ofapponting delegates to at
 tend the State conventions at Little Rock in Janua- ry next" To this statement there can be no very serious objection; for that there present, small
 portion of the democrats, compared to the number in the county, do not pretend to deny-it was not expected that epery democrat in the county would attend; that three fonrths of them would. dare say that there has not been county meeting in the State at which even a majority ef the democrats of the coun ty were. present. Such meetings are gen. erally az iaied throughout the county long before they are hed and is generally, if not always the case, that the sentiments of the people ascertan ed previous to the calling of the meeting. It is never therefore necessary that every democrat in the county, who already knows the object of the meeting, and who knows also what will be its re- suit, should leave his affairs at home, and ride 10 the meeting, simply for the purpose of being pre- sent when the proceedings are had. We might ad- vertise for twelve months aye, We might despatch rider post haste 10 every democrat in the county with notice, and then fail to have even ihird of them present at such meeting. .Equai Rights told the truth in saying there was minority. And for being ingenious enough in the outset to aiix the truth 10 that which is totally untrae, in order there by to impart gloss of credence to the whole hc is entitled 10 some credit But in the very next line which relates to the meeting, he sbames the truth by saying, ;he meeting at this place was attended | h,.a out Of thai number about iwtlve or fifteen parliei- pated in the proceedings" Nosc His is aR talse-- Equal Rights" knows it is taise; he knew at the time he was writing it for the press that it was false
 and for being so thoughtless interruptions and in- consistent as to place two opposites truth and false hood. side by sle near together, he deserves to be shorne of any credit for the first and only true statement in his letter. was present on the mor ming ofthe 27th when the people commenced riding in from all parts of the county-feeling did an interest in the matter, made il point to pay some attenton 10 the number of democrats that we're pre-. sent at the time the meeting was cailed--and from
 my own knowledge, can assSre the gentleman bat there were present al the time the meeting was held as many democrats as were usual occasions; that l tHc SItIk olutS, III WHiCHs beY COnfcDcu ana which has been used for court house heretofore, was so crowded that portion of them were com- 1 pellcd to remain out of doors, which portion of course, could not convienty participate in tho pro- ceedings. It is very probable however, that if the whgs among schom uds tie identical Egnai Righis'' had given way to those who had right to d seat in the house, there might have been room enough for | ,,i,t strong whig and that he came into this meeting for the sole purpose of picking mp the trash of the proceedings, in order that he might enjoy his cr- cism thcreupon in public print there remains not doubt. And when he this infaeatai democrat of whose conduct he is proud to speak in his let ter, rise and object to the proceedings of the meet ting his cup was fu that one discordan move in the proceedings was enough for him all he craved- "now I'll go home; I've seen enough; rve got my "hero" a kingdom; kingdom for pen and ink and l'll make this little gaming discordant democratic meeting quail in Woodrr6 newspaper; will With this pleasing soliloquy, imagine can see Equal l Rights'' with a smile in his eye. marching the "quick step'' towards his room, night comes on and
 see him building big fire, drawing out his table, reaching back his foretop and gathering mp all his  cpistolary apparatus "te play thunder" with the meeting in Lawrence county: Excuse this digres- sion and let's go hack to the irhole conduct of this igfueR,ial democrat-tbs man who rose in the midst of his comrades and opposed the proceedings of their meeting. am no lawyer, but it appears to me that 1 if part of his conduct on the occasion can be a- ken and presented to the public in support of gv- fact, the balance should likewise be admissible in support of an opposite fact. Well then remember seeing hha about half an hour before the meeting was called He was engaged in conversation with
 company of his fellow democrats, and in the course of that conversation heard him urging the propr- 1 eiy of having the meeting soon, in order to get through before night A few minates afterwards. I saw him at tho store of NIT. Oaks, and heard him there say" gentlemen lei us 20 mp and call this