Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-15
For the True Democrat. ROTATION No. 6. '


 M Mr. EDIToR-With our last number we con. cluded our review of the positions assumed by the rotatonsts, and our refutation of the state ments and arguments adduced by them to sus. tain their favorite principe: We further de- monstrated that in "defning their position'' they had been compelled to decline following ther principle to its unavoidable and legitimate Results, and had so pruned and modified the E true signitcaton of the word rotation" that 1t sno longer represented any principle whatever. If they approve of, as we have shown by quo- Cations they assert that they do the re-elect0n of the incumbent of any office to the same sta ton, or his promotion to higher official posi- tion, under ordinary circumstances, they give sup the whole question involved in the principle of rotation. Why, then, do they in one breath cry " "rotation," and in the next shout they do hot mean it? Is it that they deceive them selves, or only design to deceive the people?- = To prevent misconception there is but one open and manly course for them to pursue which is to drop the word "rotation" as a rallving cry. and to select some other word or phrase that, in < its ordinary and accepted meaning will convey to the popular mind fair and an adequate idea of what their views and opinions real V are M Having thus disposed of the general duestion we know propose pointing out some further Contradictions in which, in the incidental dis cussion of the question, the Fort Smith Herald (the sheet the Gazette and Democrat distin- guished as the ablest champion of rotation, ! has Involved itself Perhaps the Herald may be able to reconcile these differences; we hope it may; but we frankly confess our inability to do so.
 M From a lengthy editorial that appeared, dur ing the past spring, in the columns of the He- rald, chiefly but not entirely devoted to the con sideration of State affairs, and when the princi- ple of rotation was being first agitated, we make the following extracts:
 & There is now, and always has been since we have known the State certain c1iquc. that has in great measure controlled the affairs of the State and they have invariably, read every who dared or at tempted to oppose their muchnations out of the de n"cratc party. They have managed : as to take the lead of the democratic party in our elections and f all the State and federal offices Tlis has been the cause ot complaint by many Of the leading democrats of the State, for years.
 We free to admit to our cotemporarv that Ar kansas has representation in national councils Mequal to that of any other State in the Union-and more. that she has representation there. superior to many States in point of talent. zeal energy and Perseverance. in behalf of the interests of their con stituents; yet. while we admit this we still say that reform in State affairs is needed "-F1yt lSfth He- 9aEd, ApfH 2Jth.
 After the thrust here given the "clique," |. C., the family" and the monopoly by them sof the state and federal offices, etc, we invite especial attention to the immediately succeed ing compliment paid to the congressional dele gaton, that " in point of talent zeal, enerqy and PerSeUerace, in behaf of tue interest o Meir con- stitue'ats," they were the equal of any, and srl- perior to the representatives of many States The Arkansas delegation should, and probably did, considering its source," feel profoundly L,t .l pleasant futterings of the sense of public re. ward and commendation were destined to be short lived We have heard ''the refinement of cruelty" wherein the powerful and mighty have purposely raised hopes of favor in their sub jects, and then suddenly blasted the expecta- tions they had designedly created by casting the unfortunate objects of their caprice into the deepest Representations on small scale. of Jupiter hurling his thunderlolts "Young South" praises the good effects to flow from TO- tatlng the vain and proud office holderinto pr yate life, and placing his once humble neighbor .in authority over him; 'tis much more effica- cious mode of inspiring him with the proper Mdegree of humanity to rotate him under the Alternating favor and ire of some Jupiter of the Editorial tripod, as witness:
 We have said good deal about the family we Know, but we consider nothing we have said not de iN0 tSi'ieIicN, ana all We have done position to the Democrat to oppose the re election n, uen to the different offices term after term, that were gre now and ever will be- members of the Little Rock Family clique.
 The people are determined in the restor, ,or.;o,, of the state to vote for men that will represent sn in Congress or elsewhere, as the case may he Tb; portion of the state has become wearied with inc monopoly that has been carried on in Little Rock ever since Arkansas has been known as a state ,, Fort Snath Hsrdld, Aug. 22d.
 s "The present population, except a few want some rulers that will work for the interests of the ,pbI stae-those that will not suffer themselves be ec oil, to the neglect of their constituents for the Dur pose of enhancing the value of their own private re Sciences and lands on the roads leading thereto. !
 We ask what has our delegation in Coneress dome f the people of the state at large. Have they not con centrated All of their influence in support of Ittl # Rock. Have they not used every means to direc every thing ra Little Rock to the neglect of all othe q pointsf The people of Arkansas ar s becoming aroused from their lethargy, and hay found this state further behind than any other in tn Union, in internal improvements, yes the terrtorie are going ahead of her, and why, because they hay some spirit within their borders and we have none and nobody to watch the states interests.-For 1. S0aitb Rerald Sept. l9M.
 The western part of this state at present. is sadl, s neglected in the matter of ofice-the Senator's Go vernor Judges of the Supreme Court and one Repre- sentative n Congress, all live in the eastern and cen ual portions of the state while we have but one Re Preseniauve We desire tt unite the west upon a western man. we have interests ihch have been and always will be neglected under
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