Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-06
From Sebastian County.

ft. Smith, Sept 2Gh, 1857.
 EDITOR TRUE DEMoCRAr-S)me time has elapsed since 1 have written to you, and would not now write anything for your consideration, if you had not said in your last paper that times were dull, and any communication in regard to public affairs would be acceptable.- Now l propose to give you my views ot the state of affairs in this meek of the woods.''- For the want of better subject 1 will take up the rotatousts and their wild hunt for office. Any man who does not enter into their views is sure to be the victim of their oppres- sion; for l cannot see, for the life of me, that there is any principle in their abuse, but the desire to fill the offices in the gift of the gene ral government, as we'll as State offices; even down to constable, as their principles eff you may so denominate them,) are the loaves and fishes. Your correspondent thinks that Arkan sas has too many great men within her limits, to permit any one to enjoy the confidence of the people, for just soon as We elevate any man to any official position, up springs hun fred men better qualified to fill the offices than those elected to take care of the public inter est. We have number of such restless spirits in this section, who would disregard their best interest, and that of the State, to foist some demaso.ues into office over the present u- cumbents. My opinion is that it would be better to let well enough alone, and when the term of any officer expires, if he has not done his duty, then give him the go by, than to keep  up this continual ding donging at men who hold the offices, thereby placing in jeopardy every measure of utility that may be brought up for their consideration. 1 can say without the fear of successful contradiction, that the masses do not enter into this new fangled doc Urine; it is only few assuring demagogues that raise the hue and cry because they are not the favored few who have offices. We have the material among us to fill all the federal and State offices, and a surplus to spare. That part of the rotatousts fear will fare badly, for they will have to war upon their colaborers as soon as they get a taste of office; so that if TO- tation Is principle, it must kill off its own supporters. There is no substance in the affair it is sheer humbug-gotten up to place some dlSatfccted demagogue in oflice It being a game of chance but few of them can wn and when they do the outs will have to make war on them or abandon the humbug
 Rotation, like Know Nottingham, has spung up as the last hope of distractlng the democrl- Sc party, and my opinion is that it will con sign the leaders of 1t to the same fate of Sam
 There is nothing of particular interest in commercial affairs; money is tight and times dull, crops abundant, and, in spite of the rota- tiouists, the Arkansas still flows calmly by in tollerable good boating order, but no boats ar rive.
 There is some stir about the overland mail route, and we all have an abiding confidence m It's transit, that it must pass our fourising town, we are in good spirits, hoping to make, Gin the sale of our surplus products,) money enough to add to our comforts, and use our best eXerions to improve the country we live m. As to making any impression on the rota- tlonists they are past resurrection, let 'ena rip When they show their coven foot we will see who will be governor Yours, SpoT.