Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-21
Ex4oov. Drew in Hampstead County.
WAsHINGTeN, July 10, 1858. Er- GUe,nor DreaU and Dr. Charles B. Mi,chell-


 To-day x-Gov Tho's s. Drew. the self con- stituted, dsorganizing candidate for Congress- l addressed the people here agreeablv to his a,, pointment. The governors speech was merely rehash or an elaboration of the circular here tofore issued by him to the voters of this Con- gressional district, and published in the True Democrat. Consequently we are relieved of the trouble of making any extended remarks ! upon his effort The failure of the Camden 1 convention to adopt just such platform as the Batesville convention did, to express an opinion upon the proper route for the overland mail to California and the Pacific Rairoad--its refusal to indorse Gen. Walkers Central American expedition, and Col. Rust's opposition to Walk CTS flibustersm, etc, were in the ex-Gov.'s lucid( mind, all sufficient reasons fordisregard ing the action of said convention, and treating the whole proceedings and distinguished nom- inee as bogus He laborel for two hours to convince his audience that the Camden conven- ton totally misrepresented the wishes. the in- terest and the true sentiments of the democratic voters of this district.
 Dr. Charles B. Mitchell replied to Governor Drew in speech of an hour and a half's length, in which he most vigorously and manfullv, l though courteously met every position assumed
 
 him. We regret our want of both space and time. to give the arguments he used and the points he made in his speech, for he is here re- garded as one of the most graceful, logical and effective speakers in the State, and one of the best champions of the democracy, and he even exceeded the expectation of his friends on this occasion
 | Dr. Mitchell is man of learning, erudtion and research, and an accomplished orator. and his immense stores of learning, hin matchless eloquence, and his great natural endowment of intellect. are never called for in vain by his party; ard in every contest for his party he comes | off conquerer
 The Hon. John Qnillin arrived at this place last night. in company with Gov. Drew, and was very sick from the great labors he had necessarily undergone.
 We are creditahlv-informe that Judge Qnil- lin replied 10 Gov. Drew's speech at Murfrees- horo. in Pike county on the 7th inst, to the en tire satisfaction of All the democrats who heard | him. Judge Qnilin. in a very eloquent, chaste and masterlv style defended the principles of the great democratic party, from the early his tory of onr government to the present time, and showed to the satisfaction of all unpreiudced minds thatthesp principles have ever been main | tained ard kept in the ascende through the | instrumentalitv Of regularly organized conven- | lions, a that conventions are TOW absolutely | necessary to the snccess of our party. The 1 Camden convention and its nominee received an able vindication at his hands and he clearly exposed the fallacv of Gov. Drew's charges against them. IL is well received opinion there. that theex Governor will not get 9 votes in Pike. Judge Quillin h,s met the ex Gov ernor at several of his appointments in this ju- dicial district, and has performed gallant services for the democratic party. which are much need od in these times of fdefpction and disorgansation in our ranks. As a matter of course all know nothings diSorganizers and pretended no party party men are eXerting their utmost to defeat l him
 | After Gov. Drew and Dr. Mitchell closed their remarks, Judge Qullin arose and addressed the audience on The isSucs mads up in this judicial canvass Judge QuilEn stated that when he 1 first announced himself as a cnddate. and for some time thereafter, Judge Green and himself being the only candidates and both pretending to he democrats, no political issues were made 1 in the race but change has taken place since, | Cot. Rearlen, an open-avowed American be 1 lieving that the democrrtic vote would be divd- l ed and that he could cnncentrate the know | nothing vote, had announced himself as can- 1 adate for the office and expected and doubt | less would receive a majority Of the votes of 1 his party Col Bearden, he said had ever Teen | firm, steadfas and unwavpring in his political | conduct, and iustlv occupied q high position in l the American party ard in the darkest hours of his party. when defeat, and annhil4tion were 1 inevitable Col Brard~n was a more intense American than ever He Col B.) had never deserted the standard of his party, because t was growinC weak. had never proved rocrcant | to it. As Col. Bca-den had beon so faithful to | h's party, # must be evident observed Iud re l Quilln that tho know nothincS with few ex. c"ptions wonld vote for him, and after visiting all the counties in the crcut, he was thoroughly convinced that Col E. would command the vote of his party a' that the race was strictly | upon politic>. and that political issues had been 1 thrnst upon him by his opponents
 Judge Quilln stated that he was an old fashioned. convention democrat, and in ar ad- dress of an hours length, gave the reasons ard arguments for this faith in a clear, forcbe and logical manner he advocated the convention srstem, both state and national The Camden convention to which he was delegate. he con- | tended, fair, patriotic, just, wise and was l demarded by the most urgent necessity. and it's results were such as every genuine democrat
 
 d"serv'~a tho name of democrat wonlA oppose l the convention or its nominee iie gave A his tory of all the important national dcmocratic conventions, and pointed out the Improvements ard progress that had been made in them and from inc facts and circumstances attending them. their actual results upon the country, the wise, patriotic conservative principles they had adop- ted, and the great men they had been instru- mrrtal in placing in exalted positions. He | literally demonstrated their wisdom, purity. and patriotism, and their utility in securing the will of the majority of the people
 l His honor expressed his deep regret that some democrats were opposed to conventions and that such an incessant unmtigated war is HOW being waged against conventions All the enemies of conventions and especially the Camden con- vention, be denominated disorganzers, and really not democrats.
 Judge Quilin stated that he dsliked to speak of the Hon. Mr. Green in his absence. and did not say much about him as if he was present. but he short notice he took of him confirmed the previous conviction of all the old line dem ocrats that he (Judge O. is unreliable as a democrat, and that every vote for him would aid Col Bearden or would be supporting disor- ganization in the democratic party for it ia a fact, he observed, that Judge Green has been led astray from the paths of democracy by the anti-c invention humbug of the know nothings
 Capt Daney, the editor of the central organ of know nothngism in this State, attended the Camden convention in May last, collected all the items he could ahont matters there, and in the first number of his paper af.er returning home, Clpt. Dauley soiemnly proclaimed in the Gag .tte and Democrat, that J ud ge Green would not submit his claims'to convention, and that he intended to run on bis own hook, subject only to a decision at the balot-box in August next, and he has occupied that position ever since sIr G. has never disclaimed the state ments in regard to conventions, attributed to him by he Gazette and Democrat, in acts or word, and indeed he ratified the statement made by that paper, by announcing his name as a can- didate ill its next issue There was no very serious effort made to hold judicial con vention in this district, nor was there any pro- bahilitv that such a convention would be held, and unless he intended to be dsorganiZer, there was no use for such authorized declara-