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, Record that my friend "Bentonian" Is moi
dead. ] had concluded, after 50 long q 81.
Ience on his part, that his ss0eessong would
be heard no more; but his last effort re.
minds one of the spasmodis jerks, produced
on the nerves and flesh of q dead toad, by
the galvanic fluid. I fear that he can moi
survive the shock given to his sOeok frame
BY "Democrat." did not intend to pros.
trats you, myfriend, so suddenly. The dose
was severe, and your suffering must have
been great. But / assure you my intention
was not to kill, but to cure. Some persons
are so sceok, that the physician often adopts
the wrong treatment.
This last article, evidently brought forth
Joy the dose alluded 10, is not ENCOURAGING
10 the anxious physician, but the case is
not hopeless. Warm teas and hot baths,
histering and cuPping, together with a lit
tIs siystering, may restore you my friend.
IMh6haall remedies have failed, we can but
1ad6PEkhe course of treatment generally %.
piled to NANCY pigs with the blind stag
lgsfs-cOt of the tail.
Oh how | pant for You cursi We cen
then again hear the war songs of ''enemy,"
Siege, starvation and supplies" From the
depths Of thy literary lore, We will once
more be tickled by the beauties of Latin
lpoets, and listen with delight to the pomp.
Gus %harangues Of q seJ.made Captain 10
bis clans, who would scorn to be caught un.
der his banners. Oh, "~Beptonian," WON'T
you sing2
Under a false guise you had for q long
time been braying through the columns Of
the Rscord, in q o yell calculated to
divide and distract the democratic PARTY,
Though your cries were Of ofsebls q char.
acter as TO attract but little attention, till
lyoiir long ears protruded from your mask
and discovered to Us, that you were impu-
Identity attempting to put yourself in the
place Of a decent animal. knew that there
were Benton democrats in the county, and
men too who are democrats from principLe
|-gentlemen whom | esteem a. highly as
"Bentonian'' can possibly do, but that sure
|ly will not prevent al expression of nv
opinions. sven though they should conflict
with the views of others. / am free 10 con.
Tess my sentiments as expressed in my last
communication, and ] am always clad toI
see . digni6sd article on either side Of this
question. "Bentohian" says that nv Glove
and sorrow'' "tend to q reunion of the
democratic party" The truth sometimes|
escapes the man Internationally. If theI
party were seriously divided, / should REL
gard il - an honorable and Q patriotic task
60 unite it for the good of the country
But, as | befnre'remarked, "there are other
and higher ends to be attained by our parsyI
than an animated squabble about men," andI
| don't believe any serious division exists.
The good sense Of the democracy will in.
Idignantly frown down the senseisss clam
|ors Of such men as "Bentonisn," who seems
bent upon demolishing the party, by foment.
ing the anger Of factions and dividing our
strength.
/ again repeat the trish expressed in myl
last, that all persons interested will exam.I
inc into the democracy of this. chantinsl
would-be Captain, before accepting his adj
vice as good practical doctrine. We areI
liable to be deceived. Eve thought that the
serpent in the garden was prompted by the
best feelings, in explaining to her the waysI
Of knowledge and truth, and we are taught
that the miseries Of mankind are the fruits
Of her credulity. Christ was betrayed byI
the kiss of Judas, and my learned and clas-|
steal friend will Iecollect that TROY fell Al
victim to the well disguised perfdy and w.
ing deception Of Simon. Serpents, Isca.l
riots and Sinons are yet living, and il be-
|hoovcs US to watch their movements.
1t is very doubtful whether the Benton
democrats want, this fellow with them orl
not. IL he should succeed in crowdinpI
himself into their den, it 10 quite probable
that . Confab would take place quite SINH
lar to the one between the coon and the
skunk, when the latter animal had intrudedl
himself into the den of the coon, and at
tempted to pass himself off as q brother
coon. The coon acknowledged that the
skunk Stocked like a coon, talked like al
coon, and acted like a COON" but, said he,
|"you don't smell like a COON"
"Bentonian' may try to act like q demo.
crat, to write and speak like . democrat,
but, under all the circumstances, he "don't|
smell like g democrat"
Now, If "Bentonian'' 10 truly q democrat,
and intends nothing but the advancement
and prosperity Of the principles of his party,
let linn come out and argue upon principle
like g man. He saws that ssthey have aban.