The true Democrat., 1855-02-14
LaUrenceviUe, Monroe O., Ark.,
 January 31st, 1855.
oR OF TRUE DEMOCRAT


 .be General Assembly, a gentleman of your place ts,rnished me a copy of the Louisville Journal if the Sth inst, containing an editorial article ,orsonally abusive of myself I was necessi- Itod by the duties of my position as Represen- .atve. at the time, and by needful preparations far my departure, afterwards, to defer reply ;Oa to that article until l had returned home Tn moment of leisure, 1 now briefly notice it.
 Ii begins with an original, and ends with borrowed assault upon the Helena papers and tbair correspondent. As to this, have nothing +o say. it being fact Conceded in Little Rock, ot east.) that the Star and Shield, and their anonymous writers, are fully competent to de- fond themselves in any contest.
 The next feature of the article is this refer. once to myself :-" We understand Mat M1. Red- snond wto represents tue Helene gaih'ood interest ;n the Arkansas Legislature, as an tue ha5st Of "I,n5,riuo ass: but he ls felow aoto has aaotorI 0Is7y mule aN hs money by negro dealng, and, of
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 The statement that exclusively represented 4bo Helena railroad interest is complimentary oremuch. Others, equally true, and doubt loss more influential, were associated with me in the inst and honorable. though fruitess. struo ole for the commercial independence of Arkan sas and I cheerfully divide with them the me. rt of occupying position which, though un nonnlarin Memphis and Louisville. will vet command the approval of the people of our own State. But even if had stood alone, glory in saving that my vote and my feeble influence would have been given, first and last for the Midland road and for home interests, against the pet schemes of foreign cities and land jobbers, and the cherished projects of hreling emissa- ries.
 The assertion that I am fin the habit of slan- dering' the editor of the Louisville Journal or any one ese is a wILFUL and DELIBERATE LIE; and George D. Prentice who repeats it, and his miserable toady and pimp who coined it, are alike INFAMOUS LIARS AND sLANDERERs.- To utter slarder upon the base poltroon who was ridden on a rail for defamation of females. were task which even the Father of Lies him. self could not accomplish. That 1 have spok- en i'll of him Is true, for to speak of him at all, without falsehood, is to apply to him every ep- ithet expressive of meanness, cowardce and low villainy He stands pilloried before the country as an assassin of reputation and deia- mer of the living and the dead. Base enough to slander defenseless woman, he has not scru- pied to traduce the Purest patriots, and to crown lis infamy, gloats over the recital of his mis- deeds and plumes himself upon his successful career in rascality. Such is the character of George D. Prentice, who has the hardihood to speak of being \" slandered," and the unbush- ing e1rontery to declare his indifference to "abuSc."
 The remark that 1 have "made all my mo- ney by negro dealing, and am therefor less re- spectacle than the chattels 1 have dealt in,'- scarcely requires comment. I own negroes and have bought and sold them and expect to do so as long as 1t suits my convenience, but I have yet to learn that selling negroes robs one of responsibility It may have that effect in the eyes of Fred. Douglas and George D. Prem tice, and 1 am gratifed that such is the case, for to be respected by such persons would be to be despised by all deserving of esteem. I am a southern man and make no distinction as to the proprety of buying and selling the differ ent species of property recognised as such by our laws. Only abolitioniSts make this dstinc- tion. If it be right to hold slaves as property, 1t is also right to sell them as property. If slaves may only be held as property, not bought or sold as such, the institution is at once de- stroyed. If it be not "respectable'' to buy or sell, it is no more respectable" to own ne- groes. George D. Prentice, by asserting the one proposition, also asserts the other and thereby places himself on the record as an abo- ltion sympathiser and fanatic. He and Fred. Douglas are worthy cOntrereS,-P0r n05lle fra- truna! His morbid sensibility on the hacknied theme of "negro-dealing" will doubtless tend greatly to reconcile the slave holding, slave-sel- ling and slave-buying voters of Arkansas to the very high consideration ooitt wtc1 he aoas heat- ed by both branches g tue Legislature n heir oficiaE capac5ties!t"
 In conclusion, I feel that l owe an apology to my friends for making written reply to George D. Prentice. Had he assaiIed me by word or deed, or even looked mpudentlv at me- while in Little Rock, I would have an- Swered him only with blows of the cow-hde But, like d oontemptibe coward, as he Is, he attacks me only at safe distance, with his con- genial weapons of scurrlity and vituperation, perhaps rendering it proper that I should re- spond. l will be at Little Rock when the Ge- neral Assembly next convenes,-and at Mem phis frequently in the interim,-and in the event of meeting him. will be pleased to offer him testimonials of my regard as striking and in far better taste than the evidences of Every high colSiIeration'' already shown him in Ar kansas. Respectfully, yours, etc,
 F. P. REDMOND.
 0EF Louisville Democrat and Memphis Ap. peal please copy, and forward accounts to this office, or to Il. P. Coolidge & Co.,. Helena, Ar hansas. To GEORGE D. PRENTICE,
 of tte Louisville Journal: In yOur paDpr of the 8th ult after assai1in0