Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-11
From tha Arkansnw Ira


 01-7 It is no doubt, expected by many of our readers, that we should reply to the scur- rilous attack made upon us, in person, by name, and as editor of the Traveller in the True Democrat over the signature of "B. Gar"- Well, perhaps, we should do so in deference to public opinion-but if left altogether to ourself, we would not dirty our fingers with the subject And in this obedience to public opinion, we cannot bring ourself up to the task of noticing more than one or two of his statements, thing more than this would be worse than a dose of asafoetida and ippecac. Even now we can scarcely repress the spaslnodic retchngs of the stomach, aud are compelled to fill our mouth with rhubarb to keep down the nauseating sensation his article produces.
 To his remarks, about the circulation and in- huence of the Traveller we have only to say 1 they are true; but his wit loses its point, when It IS remembered that we never claimed for It either large circulation, or an influence, great or little. Still we will now say, that in 1852, l thls county of Clark, gave majority of some 2oO votes againSt E. x. Conway for Governor he Traveller was not tten ill existence. In looo, the same county, gave majority for Conway of 40 votes The Traveller had then been Tn existence some two years. Further | the editor of the Traveller received tho con- gratulatlons of the leading democrats at Little LOCK Tor hlS eXertlons III promoting the inter- eSts oi the democratic party And further yet, should the editor of the Traveller be certified of the correctness of his suspicion as to the real name Of the writer of the article over the sig nature ot " B. Gar," 1t is not at all certain he will again exert himself n the election of 1860, not even If his circulation should grow to tbou- Sands, and hs influence be increased in cor 1 responding ratio. Be all this as it may, and notwithstanding the contempt with which B. Gar" speaks of the Traveler, of the :" fanciful city" of ArkadeIphia and, by implication, of the democracy of Clark county, all endorsed by the True Democrat, by admitting the slauder- ous article d place in its columns, we notice that the 1raveler occupies considerable DOT ton of the editorial page of the True Democrat Stra'0s as well as forest trees, show which way the wind blows Begar, they do
 5. Gar" says: " It is impossible to answer the man of Philadelphia, for he has given us nothing to answer" With Deity all things are posSlble; Deity can answer where there is nothing to answer; therefore, "B. Gar," is De'ty, for he has taken up the space of nearly column III the largest paper in the State to answer "ottt"gi 0, ye swamp, ,land lawites fall down and worship hm--he is your God !
 IT, Nd NC hdN c utdil III convert insnuatlons against oticers.' To this charge we give plain. straig ght- forward denial When we have any accus ltion to make against anu officer under this government, we shall make it Ill pialn and open language, and over our own proper signature. We have made no cnarye against any othCer-nor lnsinuated a charge against any. We are not in the habit of bandv- Ing e,lthcts with any one, but we say had this writer searched creation over for d target, lc6le rom the truth, he coud not have alisAted upon one more to hrS purpose than the above asser- non. 5. GAr'' Is al liberty to place such construction upon this language as will suit him best.
 One word more and we dismiss this sicklv, pumy, pullng, subject. B. Gar' speaks of us as friend Scott" Be so kind in the future as to drop the term. Call us anything else you pIeaSe.-dog puppy, coward (we give notice now that we won't fight yot.D poltroon, ,--aud any, and every thing you pIeaae-you may do 50 with safety-with mpunity-whoever you may be; but call Us no longer, friend! w are not hypocrite; and we are uo friend of yours be your true name what it may.
 Or course, We expect the Editor of tho True Democrat to give this article place ill his col QlnllS.