The true Democrat., 1855-12-11
A Sergeants Silk Handkerchief, or
 Hypocrisy Unveiled.

the serSeahts ol her army, Tor gallant services
 in the Crlmean war, says 1t is G sadly truthful
 commentary upon the shameful disproportion
 between real merit and its ack cknowedgment,',
 and then avows that such instances of dispro-
 portion" have occurred here in Arkansas, where
 men, who have borne the heat and burden of
 the day, have received as their reward not "even
 sergeant's silk handkerchief" while others.
 relying entirely upon their anaily pretensions,
 have "lived at their ease and done as they
 please,'' with all the official honors and emo
 luments.''
 For once in his life, Dr. Borland has uttered
 the solemn truth. When President Pierca was
 inausurated, never were family pretensons''
 put forward more impudently or rewarded more literally Borland supplied himself and his
 whole tanaaty with the spells of office He gave to erery male member of Ais fan,i1y, above the
 age of l3 years, a fat office, to the exclusion of
 his old democratic friends, whom he sent adrift,
 without even the equivalent of sergeant's silk
 handkerchief"
 Borland did nothing for those democrats who
 had been his friends, who had served him faith
 fully for years and who had given him the po-
 siton he occupied. He did not procure the ap-
 pointment of single one of them to office
 But-yes, but, he was not so unfortunate in
 his applications for himself and tamai7y. He se
 cured for himself the high "honor' of Minis
 ter to Central America, with the emoluments,
 of Slo,OOO he secured for his tather-in. zasv, the
 office of surveyor general of Arkansas. worth
 S2,OOO per annum; and, finally, he secured two
 tat offices, in one of the departments at Wash
 ington city, for his two sons Thus eyeyv aaze
 member ct his tanuly 0as Oroviaea or, at Me puB
 Nc crJi
 In these appointments, made to the exclusion
 of worthy and meritorous democrats. "fa0ai7y p'ete'sions'' were the sole qualifications. There was no merit in them. Mr. Pierce findino Borand in the U. & Senate. very natura,lv thought hlm man of some merit Never was President so deceived before. Borland failed to accomplish the object of his mission to Gen. tral America entirely. The mission required a statesman-a man of capacity; Borand was ut terry unht tor the position. As for Borland's tat3er-ia-1a,o, the surveyor general, he was in- capable of transacting the most ordinary busi- ness Tn the surveyor generals office He was utterly ignorant, and incapable of learning it's simplest dutles Never was such an outrage practlced upon free people, as his appointment to so important and responsible an office. And bofland had 1t done! Family pretensions', instigated him. The appointment of the old man was asked for by Borland, solely, upon the ground of relationship.
 Thus were Borand's family aN provided for while men of real merit, a0to hat borne te ho,t 0'@ 0'''@e" ct tie day, in aN he bqh1es ot deno- cfacA 'oere tA7let v toittom erenMe equipazeat cf se/geaHPs siN ha,uiFechteE BorIand ap- proprlated to his own family all the appoint. ments that fell to his share, and reserved not one for his friends,
 Talk no more to the people of Arkansas. ! Doctor, about " family pretensions" You have already disgusted every body in the State with such hypocritica cant By fastening upon Se- vler, the ablest and best public servant ArIlan- sas has ever had, the charge of having appo;nt. ed his ''ki.h and kin'' to office, you defeated hlm. While you were candidate against him you sung the hypocritical song of ftmi2gDlete.- Slons throushou the State You made it ,lour merit, that you had never appointed a relation to oflce while you charged upon Sevier, who was confined to his bed and unable to defend hmSeIf that he had saddled his "kith and kln' upon the State. You knew it was an un- just charge, but you never ceased to make it until you had fatally deluded the people. You defeated him. lo~ went to the Senate. and 'e to the grave. He never rose, in health. r0m the bed rH0n which he was stretched fh"n you were y.itlying and traducing him.
 ion welt to tIc U. $. Senate Doctor and what did you do? Sir, the hypocrite showed IS cloven foot. The very first use you made 'f the Influence you possessed, as United States senator, with democratic administration. was o secure for yourseH ana euery male ne,aJcr of iolr tahnjly appointments to the best offices
 But you have met your reward at last. You md your family are out of office. You have low joined new party, and you have com nenced the same game again. With the cry 'f " kith and kin,'' you defeated Sever-vou low expect, with the same cry, to beat down Elias \. Conway and Robt " Johnson. get nto power once more yourself and again in- tall your family into office. But you will al, Dr. Borland. The people know your well Jo :. elligent people twice with the same humbug.
 Another one of your hypocritical charges against Sevier was, that he had been sent as Minister to Mexico, and had received twelve 'r fourteen thousand dollars, and you rung the hanges upon that. Now, sir, you have been Minister too and you have pocketcd over wcnty thousand dollars. Thus, every act you hargcd against Sevier you have been guilty #, since you defeated him
 Now, Doctor mark the difference. The mission to Mexico was forced upon Sevier- With his most carr est protestatons, that he be- ieved a trip to Mexico, in the then enfeebled tate of his health, would cost him his life. he vas not suffered to decline the mission. Pre- ident Polk and his cabinet, and every demo- 'ratic U s. Senator, in person, insisted, intreat- sd that he would accept it. Finally, he did so. He went to Mexico, established peace between .he two republics, stopped the further she'd ling of human blood, acquired for the United States, the vast territory of New Mexico, Utah, and California, the value of which to this go- vernment it deies the powers of man to esti- nate.
 Sevier then returned home, and here, in his 'wn State, disappointment awaited him. While sick upon his bed, and poweress to de. end himself, he was assailed, abused, lied lpon, and defeated for his old place in the Sen- lte. He received for his mission about four cen thousand dollars and died of q 1esaaso