Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
That "Tro;an Horse"

The last number of the True Demo-
crat" contains an article headed "a Trojan
Horse. y which, in our opinion went farther
and was better calculated to prevent the ac-
complishment of any thing really good or
useful for Arkansas. than anything We have
read for some time. The course of the
''True Democrat has been somewhat re-
plarkable in this respect No matter what
scheme may be set on foot by the talented
and enterprising citizens of our State for
the advancement of her interests, or what
plan. in conjunction with distinguished citi-
zens Of ether States may be suggested for
the development and prosperity Of Arkan-
sas-it is at once seized upon by this sensi-
tive sentinel on the watchtower of Democ-
racy as plot to advance the Wing cause,
or blow aimed at his Excellency Gov. Con-
way and the true and faithful are warned
to be on the alert and exEorted to kill off
the project as something dangerous to the
cherished principles of Democracy.
a reference to the origin of the meeting
at Little Rock, which seems to have caused
tie editor Of the True Democrat" so much
alarm, VIII be sufficient to satisfy any one,
whose mind is not morbid upon the subject
Of Democracy and the reputation of the
Governor, that those who composed tha. as
sembly were actuated alone by desire to do
something fer Arkansas.
Who does not remember that in the ear
ly part of 1854, convention was assembled
in Charleston, South Carolina, the sole OBJ
ject Of which was to devise some plan for Sc
curing the commercial independence of the
South F! Who, among us, that claims Ar
kansas as bis home does not also remember
the distinguished part one of our own citi-
zens took in that convention Although
Arkansas had failed to join her Southern sis
ter States in this effort to advance Southern
commerce, and promote Southern indepen-
dence by appointing delegates to that con-
ventio1, her voice was heard there One
of her citizens, deeply impressed with the
conviction that the only hope Arkansas had
for Railroad facilities, was the building of a
road to the Pacific By union Of tie South
ern States, visited the convention, and by
the force Of his facts and the power Of his
elOquence, induced it to act favorabiy upon
such 4 project And it was mainly to pros
ecute this action to some favorable result
that the convention agreed to meet again at
New Orleans on Monday last.
Is it not strange that some of the Demo
cratic editors Of Democratic South Carolina
did not see in the proceedings Of that Con-
ventiou. blow aimed at their party. Or "a
masked battery from behind which Democrat
ic men and Democratic measures were 70 be
assailed? How is it that of all the senti-
| nels, the editor Of the True Democrat
alone, has been able to detect this Trojan
horse % We answer.-because in almost
every other State but ours, the public veal
is regarded as paramount to political tri-
umph, and every public good is not sacrifc-
ed to party Advancement, and every thing
useful made to succumb TO The designs Of the
ambitious and aspiring.
1t is time, and we hope the day is not far
distant when the people of Arkansas will
cease to be alarmed by such meaningless
appeals to their party predictions. and
will te more engaged in attempting to de-
velOp her resources, and advance her inter-
ests. ;han in placing men in positions of
honor. whose only claims to such distinction
Is their adhesion to party.