Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-06

THE HUMBUG FADING OUT.-The rotation humbug is about dying out. We think the first frost will catch it. After all the !" blood and thunder" expended we think we clearly discern upon the part of its advocates grow ing luke e-warmness
 The truth is, that like the question ot Know Nottingham, the issue was made too early--too long before any election to get up even much ardor among it's peculiar defenders. True, the Pine Bluff Democrat tried to exercise itself into a sweat. the Planter and the Herald thought they were enthused, and old Pigues did give a few convulsive jerks like dead frog, but DO result could follow before next August, and like all speculations where profits are so deeply in the prospective, we apprehend they Will abandon that pletext and try something else.
 Of all the weak grounds upon which to dis organize the democratic party, we think "rota- tionn the most absurd and less likely to succeed. Two reasons alone would condemn it--pro- scriptive in its operation, it proscribeS from office not only a class of people eligible under the constitution, but trusted class, to whom the people have heretofore given their conf dence It is as unconstitutional as Know Nottingham itself Know Nottingham pro- scribed cue class of our citizens, and the 'ro tat'onist" proposes to pr scribe another. The Know Nothing prescribed individuals on ac- count of their religion or their birth place, the rotationist proposes to prescribe all individuals who so far possess the confidence of the peo- pie as to have been honored with office There is no difference between the two-the Know Nothing and rotationist-they both hold a pro- scriptive doctrine-both prescribe because of their impotency to compete in free, generous rivalry for the popular favor.
 The rotation party is nothing more nor less than Know Nottingham under new phaze- The only difference is the rotators have ex- punged the " Catholic test" and " foreign born citizen test,' because already condemned, and are just running on this one wheel. We never regarded that the advocates of this measure were sincere. They would advocate any other with equal facility and vehomence to get them selves or their friends into of1ice When we first witnessed the staggering effort to fost this question upon the party, we well knew that the next cry would be " family,' family dy- nasty," and all such staff, insulting to the good sense of the people of Arkansas. And in due season it came, as naturally as rain falling from the clouds.
 But the people of Arkansas are used to being called slaves'-" serfs of railing family'-- "colars on their necks'-" down -troddeu''- and every epthet that could insult freeman, and they have never failed to place their seal of condemnation upon the corrupt demagogues who wrote thus of them--witness the fate of Woodruff Borland, Danley, ct d onane genus.
 Our readers are doubtless tired of the dis cussion of this question. We have now said as much as we desire, and shal in future, either drop it entirely, or notice it only so far as is necessary to defend ourself from the misrepre- sentation and attacks of our adversaries. It is an effort to diSorganize the party and as such will be a failure. The democracy of ArkaD- saS have stood firm and true in the midst oi the disorganizing schemes and efforts of much abler and more subtle minds than those now making the attempt. We have no fears fol the integrity of the democratic party.