Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09
Correspondence of the Telegraph.
LAFAYETTE Co., ARKANSAS,
April 9Th, 1856.

LAFAYETTE Co., ARKANSAS,
April 9Th, 1856.
MEssRs. EDITORS:
A few days ago, the foreign party of La
fayette county, was notified to meet at the
Court House on the first day of the month,
to fix up the tricks according to directions
supposed to have been received from head
quarters. Well, the day came. and SO did
six of the unrerri6ed. who organized into
a convention by calling to the chair one of
the oracles Of their party; but before sec
retary was elected. the name of very wor-
thy gentleman was suggested, and agreed to,
when he disconnected the convention, by in
forming it, with much modesty, that he be-
longed to the other side The concern be-
ing ready with seven Americans present,
business was taken up. First, it was WISE
y concluded to dispense with nominating
candidate for the Legislature at the pres
ent; and it was limited by the outsiders, and
doubtless believed by those within, that the
mover Of the resolution himself. aspired to
legislative honors, but after counting noses
thought 1t unsafe to risk his chances before
the particular few in attendance. The truth
is he is about half American and the rest
of them know it, which made it impossible
for him to get a nomination. The thin
turn out was much deplored, and greatly
felt in the convention, one of the leading
brethren remarking in the course of an at
fectiHg speech upon that subject, that it
would be seen in August that there were
more democrats in the county than were
represented in the county convention. This
is doubtless true, but Sam is of opinion that
there viii not be enough of the doubled
and twisted to choke him down At length
the committee on resolutions was formed by
appointing all present and adding the chair,
when recess was had for a time sufficient
to admit of transcribing from The party re-
cord, the batch of resolutions set apart for
such occasions. and which somebody says
were brought from Washington. after being
pronounced good, by authority. The bun
die was in due time brought in, read. and
the chair required to expound them, which
that functionary promised to do merely by
reciting few facts-and pitching in, he
made a speech as destitute OF facts as the
convention was Of Democrats. Col Rust
and Governor Conway were instructed for
and one resolution declared the Democratic
party national The chair laborcd hard to
prove that it was national, and made futile
effort to show the American party sectional
Fair argument this-as if to establish the
one proposition, proved the other He said
it was the great measures advocated By
party that made a nation great. aud peo-
pie happy. and that democracy was unit
on the finances. This Sam believes to be
true, when it has reference to dividing cut
the finances in the form of spoils The
chair showed no distinctive measure advcca-
ted by his party, for the reason that it has
none. 1t keeps itself alive and gives itself
character by al unholy invoking of the
names Of Jefferson, Madison and jackson.
E ~ aNONS CEOAl iIc NlitGCS VI lES S2gGS WHO
planted broad and deep the pillars of the
constitution, and it fights with the thunder
Of departed heroes. 1t sneaks back to the
purer days Of the republic, and steals the
memory of the illustrious dead to aid in
political contest: after the measures they
advocated have long since been Incorporated
into our general system of policy, or aban-
doned as was thought wisest, and best, by
the mass of the people, and new issues in
troduced resting alone with the living, upon
which the Judgment OF the dead has never
been taken This is the way modern de-
mocracy fights, and shame upon a party
which has to borrow deeency and respecta-
blllty from former age To hide It's pres
ent deiorIaity from the gaze Of the people,
it goes back and covers itself under the
mantle of departed greatness, and talks about
the constitution.
Well this farce passed of as such farces
usually pass in Arkansas. when it is allow
able to few members of the party. general
ly composed Of a>pirants and hangers on
to superiors, to meet in caucus and utter the
sentiments and express the preferences Of a
whole country No enc went home any
wiser or better, and as for Sam who as
before observed. was there looking at the
show, he was highly gratifed at the pros
pect OF his success and at the show made
By his slanderers. He has not got his
growth here yet, for his forces are fast in
creasing, but he will manage the affairs of
this county at the next election, and the for
eigners here are pretty well satisfied of that.
Yours, &c, LAFAYETTE.