Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-08
From Sebastian.

Fort Snaith, Nov. 22d, 1857.
 MT. EDIToR-The last Fort Smith Herald has made it's last effort at defence of rotation not by argument, but by playing on that old theme, "the family"-and, like a wounded pigeon, has floundered about until it has, at last, kicked the bucket The last editorial would indicate that it is in it's last stage. Now it so happens that the author of this does not know who Conservative is nor is it my purpose to vindicate him from the pointless shafts of the would be governor, and ostensable editor of the Herald, and am sorry to say he is one of the ly"-himself being unfortunately con- nected with the family he so wantonlv assails, in his great anxiety to place himself at the head of the democratic party. I would advise this black sheep of the flock to hold on while, and show by some act of general good what he has done for Arkansas, before he writes himself an ass, by attacking his kiA and kin Truly the times are changed when mere balderdash and sneaking, underhanded means must be resorted to- to place any one in high official position; and it does seem to me that this old hobby abuse of family is getting stale and unproftable, and the effort to elevate themselves to office through such fimsy pretences as is set up with the faction of non"descript politicians of the great west should be abandoned. Being western man myself and thorough going democrat, I can see farther than my own selfish desire to be at the head of the party-or to try to ele- vate myself by the abuse of ,family, and think the ostensable editor of tue HeraM does little credit to himself or to the party to which he says he belongs, by abusing every thing that has been done by his own kin merely for the pur- pose of rotating one of his relatives out and himself in. l would ask the people, what would you gain by eevatng one of the family into the Governors seat by rotating the other out! If the argument of this cousin is correct. then the public would not be the gathers bv thls move, and the argument used by this edi tor, behind the curtain, gives us the best rea- sons In the world why he should be left out as he writes his own praises. But the wild hunt after office and the ostracising every man who does not subscribe to their dogmas. savers very
 
 much ot sour grapes, and they intimate that your cores ondent has but a small circle of in- 1uence Tn this community, l would like to meet thls great statesman before the people and break lance with such a valiant knight of mixed democracy. l think 1t would not be much trouble to take the wind out of his sails. for without rudder he would founder on the breakers he has run amongst and wreck his beautiful craft. + is far from my purpose to destroy the illusion of fast young politician, but my advice would be 10 this great revisionist of the democratic party, to study first the right of others, before he undertakes to teach them that the democratic party of Arkansas must put another plank in the platform, as it is not big enough for him to stand on, unless he is eeva- ted to the highest office in the State, and my word for 1t, my young friend, you had better look before you leap, or you will find yourself in the same obscurity as your CO., laborers in dsorgani zaton. Your prospects were fair at one time, but your young ambition has got the better of your judgment; retrace your steps and wait for the "wagon and we'll all take ride" but Dur. sue the false light which you are now doing, and as natural consequence, you will fall with your back to the ground cursng--like many others who have went to battle in the same cru sade. INDEX.