Washington telegraph., 1856-08-20
CIRCULAR.
To the Voters of Arkansas.


To the Voters of Arkansas.
FELLow-CIrIZENs: In my late annual
message, inforned the Legislature of this
State that, by a cute financial operation, |
had saved to the State the sum of two dol
lars and fifty four cents, in hard money In
my recent electioneering Circular, 1 told
the patriotic citizens of Arkansas a good
deal about my success in winding up the
affairs OF the Real Estate Bank. and of i'm
mense sums of money now being in the
public treasury. But now, fellow-citizens,
Inasmuch as our elections are over. and as
L have been -triumphantly reelected to the
office of Governor ior the ensuing four
years, so it now becomes my duty to in
form you that those things are all mere
humbug and CANNON, gotten up in times
OF high political excitement, for the pur-
pose OF bamboozling an honest constitu-
ency. In fact, | W IS compelled, in self
defence, to get up something of the sort,
for had MT done SO, that fellow Burrow.
nay understrapper and tool, would have
tod the intelligent Ozarhers of the North
that | had, by Il wise system of legislation,
accumulated suihciency of money in our
State treasury to liquidate the national
debt of Great Britain am much pleased
with Burrows course, and | am looking
around me for some political office to re-
ward him for his services and fidelity to
| ne MIR Gouge, nay chief clerk, informs
me, and gives it as has opinion, that the
office of Inspector Of Liquors at the Gus
tom-house at Napoleon should be given to
him, inasmuch as that slanderer. Jim Yell.
when speaking of his fitness for office, said
THAT with ten cents and a pint of whisky
he could buy over Burrow to any thing"
My own opinion, however, is that he
should be sent Missionary to Africa
to convert the sable Ethiopians to the Ro-
mish faith. L want him out of the coun-
try, for he is getting too familiar already,
presuming too much upon a slight ac-
qualntance, and unless something is done
with him, he will become troublesome.
Gen. Hampstead, my other Elector for the
State at large, did not treat me with that
kindness and distinguished consideration
which Burrow so lavishly bestowed The
fact Is, that Hampstead has some few
compunctions of conscience vet left, and
he seems to think that am not the entire
Sag Nicht party of the State Samuel
has an eye single 10 the White House.
and [ wish Sebastian's term had expired,
SO he might have show to supercede him.
Col Rector has acted badly with me, and
J should have denounced his course in nv
'Oihclal Organ," but for the fact that he
swore he would cut off my editors ears
if they bothered him. The Know Nothinos
all like Rector; for he has that kind of
manly independence and love of difficulties
which peculiarly fit him for the compan-
ionship and esteem of Native Americans.
But, thanks to the ''unterrifed Democracy
OF the country, L am triumphantly re-
elected over all opposition. Borland and
Daniey are used up most completely, and
If other less favored States were as enlieht-
ened and patriotic as Arkansas, old Buch
anan would make the trip. But, alas |!
our Dutch allies of the North have gone
over, body and soul, to the Fremont party.
while the Bishop swears that Herbert
should have been hung for the murder
OF poor Keating. But let what will hap
pen, l am your Governor for the next four
years, and as self-preservation is the first
law of nature, SO l must congratulate my
self upon this fortunate result. The only
drop of bitterness in my cup of iov is the
fact that old Bri Smitbson voted for me.
L would much rather have not had his
support, inasmuch as L could have been
elected without it. What in the devil
did you fools in the South mean by elect
ing Warren, for Notwithstanding old Fow
ler is the very quintessence of gall and
wOrmwood, it would have redounded more
to our credit to elect him instead of War
rem. Fellow-ci citizens, our majority is too
large, and, hike the Know Nothings of the
Old Bay State, it will fall to pieces. |
What party can hold long together, con-