Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-01
The Hempstead Democrat Again


 AS the little junto that rule this concern do not fill the space in our mind that we seem to occupy in theirs, we will be pardoned for not devoting as much of our attention to them as ourself today, with a passing notice of the letter Of Dr. J ett
 Dr. Jett, in writing letter to his paper in reply to our notice of him some two weeks since, has subjected himself to unnecessary trou- ble Had he adopted what has been his usua practice heretofore and put his thoughts in the form of an editorial, he would, at least, have saved himself the labor of adding his signature
 The burden of his letter is the error we com mitted in stating the date of his purchase of the Hempstead Democrat We corrected that error last week. It is immaterial in point of fact to the issue between us. It is small mat ter whether he bought the paper ctter his fail ure to secure re- appointment, for the purpose of revengng himself, or whether he purchased it betore and devoted it to his revengeful pur- poses afterwards. The result is the same
 pr. Jett admits our charge that when, not re-appointed, he flew into violent assion, and confesses further, that he did many silly things and some foolish acts" For these excesses of violent rage, however undisguiSed and unbe. coming, it is not our purpose to reproach him. It for the cold, deliberate malice with which he has followed them up, against one who never did him wrong, that we hold him re. sponsible.
 Dr. Jett admits his present ownership of the Hempstead Democrat. The admission of this fact is at once an acknowledgment of his responsibility for its conduct aud the injury it in- tcts. It is true he says he desires, and has al- ways desired, to sell it. But that is no apology. He has not sold it, but, on the contrary, still owns 1t, and permits, if he does not encourage, It's wanton assaults upon us and our paper It Is impossible for us to believe that its course is in opposition to his wishes and that he is power less to control it. To him then we must look when we feel aggieved by its attacks
 Dr. Jett further says in his remarkable let ter, that, until tue publication of our article of
 
 han the kindest feetings and regards. If such is tLe truth, he has a most singular way of testi flying his kind feelings. What. the sole owner of paper, and permit it to commence and con- tinue series of slanderous attacks upon one for whom he entertained no other Man Me kind est regardsn' This is unaccountable If the Doctor really entertained such kindness for us, what must we think of his sanity? Might we not we'll exclaim, save us from such friend?
 When we wrote our article of the 27th ulti- mo, we did not recognize Dr. Jet as friend Ills professions of ''hindest feelings and regards have no force with us, when we contrast them with the undisguised hostility of his paper.- We prefer open enmity to such friendship al- ways. In our struggles with the world, we ex- pect of friend if not aid and assistance, at least neutrality. Dr. Jett has not even been neutral, but, on the contrary, at great cost and trouble to himself, has supplied our enemies with weapon to assault us, if he has not as- sisted them to weild it. Away then with such professions as Dr. Jett profers us-they are the treacherous kisses of an enemy.
 Dr. Jett's paper, the Hampstead Democrat, advocates tue adoption of rotation as a policy ot the democratic party. When we recolect the passion into which he worked himself upon the refusal of the President to re-appoint him. thls fact seems very strange. If he is sincere in his advocacy of rotation, why was he so in- dignant at the application of the doctrine to his case? Was there mental reservation in his defense of the doctrine, that he himself was to be an exception under its damning operation? The course of his paper evidences there was. Who can gainSay il?
 Dr. Jett says he desires to sell his paper. If he has any regard for his reputation, he will do so forth with. Its course in stirring up strife in the democratic party is doing him DO credit If it continues its present dsorganizing efforts much longer, his thirty years service in the party to which he appeals so confidently, will afford him no protection. Democrats have sometimes forgiven past defection in consideration of sub- sequeut fidelity, but they have never been known to accept the services of the past as a set-off against present Reorganization.
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