Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-28

was. first, to secure all the support they could on
the north side of the river, then unite all on the
south side with them on the river question. AL
though that species of tactics might have been
considered excellent, by certain politicians, when
the cause existed, we deemed it then, we now
do, q senseless question-one of no utility, but
calculated TO generate an unneighborly and ILL
feeling in society, and TO create heart -burnings
and ealousies that should never exist. During
this canvass, when the preert has ceased to exist,
the same policy is again resorted TO. On the south
side of the river, men going to and fro, endea-
voring to excite that side against the north. They
even lose sight of the cry Of persecution, &C., and
are overwhelmed with the necessity of electing
the Sheriff on the south side. We have before set
our face against such foolish question, and
repeat that such course is fraught with disas-
trous effects. Such continual cry of this side
of the river against that, will get up feeling that
viii! not be put down for years. Then the strong
est will elect every officer off of their own side;
the Sheriff, Clerk, members of the Legislature,
and all. All true friends of their country would
deplore such state of things. We repeat, those
headstrong men are driving their friends towards
a rock upon which they will surely split.
Dick said, 1other Day.-Our neighbor of the
Herald has been hard pushed for authority to
sustain his old thread-bare assertions-that the
road on the south side of the Canadian IS the best
route to California. Notwithstanding the contnu-
ed declarations of the editor, to the contrary the
emigrans would write back that the north side
was the best. We would publish these commu-
nications, the next Herald would proclaim it in
large capitals, without any authority more than
its assertion, that the ''south side is the BEST.
These shallow and bare-f faced assertions made in
the face of authority to the contrary, has made
the Herald and its clique the by-word and laugh.
ng-stock Of every sensible man on this frontier
1t used to be. that Captain Dent was heard TO
say and so. His name was used for the most
barefaced assertions, till at length the Captains
report was published. 1t was then found that if
Capt. Dent sustained the Herald in all its claims,
it was in private conversation, and not in his Off
cial and published reports. 1t was hear-say evil
dence, the editor was retailing. ...-
short time since, we showed by conclusive ev.
dence that the route taken by Capt. Buford on the
north side of Canadian was the BEST and Captain
B. experience, as well as The opinion of the Santa
te papers after they had obtained all the reliable
information on the subject, was quoted We made
our statements whilst Captain B. was in the coun-
try, and the fact that Capt. Buford was about Fort
Smith just after our paper appeared and whilst the
Herald made its appe arance was strong evidence
of the truth Of our statement.
Now, although The Herald was issued whilst
Captain B. was in Fort Smith why did not the ed.
tor come out and say that Capt. Bulord had de-
clared the Fort Smith route best! A week after
ing, the Herald comes out and says that Z" pit.
Buford said in conversation, the other day, the
direct and best route TO California, is from Fort
Smith," This assertion is just the contrary of
what he stated to US, therefore must beg leave
to decline spallouing that piece of information,
and we must further say that the assertion of the
Herald would have received more credit if the
departure of Capt. Buford had not taken place
before it was made. We do not charge our neigh.
Dor with wilfulIy making false statement but do
seriously insist upon it that he has been most
egregiously "packed' by some designing indiy.
dual and we would further hint TO our neighbor
that mere hearsays and conversations with third
persons will not do for reliable matter to give to
confidng public.
OF Bishop Hughes has written letter in reply
10 the article in the N. Y. Tribune, charging the
Catholics with collecting funds to aid the Pope '.in
his present struggle against the Roman Republic"