Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-29
The Tinted States Senatorshio.

Below we give a comm anlcatlon over the signature of Thirty years in Arkansas" in which the author complains of our having left out portion of his communication published last week. If he continues to write, we shall, in future, endeavor to do better.
 In regard to our course in the senatorial con- troversy if, after all we have sad it IS still the generally received opinion that the True Democrat is favorable to Mr. Sebastian, Gen Hempstead or any other asprant, it is hardly necessary for us to add any thing more on the subject. From all contests between democrats, any of whom we would cheerfully support if nominated by the party, it has ever been our desire to hold the True Democrat aloof, and that it has been assigned different position is an act of injustice done us so often we have long since ceased even to complain:
 EDITOR OF THE TRUE DEMOCRAT
 Presuming that your position as to candi- dates for the United States Senate, is in fact as you have announced it-one of strict neu- tralty-I take it for granted that the exclusion by you of that portion of my article of last week, which assigned you that attitude, was not for the purpose of evading an expression full, free and without reserve to the effect that non-interventon would mark your course in the canvass; but the suppression was induced perhaps, by a morbid sensibility on your part, touching what you seemed to regard, as an ex- tremely delicate question.
 If, however, the " True Democrat is favor able to Mir. Sebastian, which is the generally received opinion, or to General Hampstead or any other aspirant, 1t Is right that may be ex- ercsed without question from any one. Nay, had 1 duty to discharge like unto that con- hded to you, Mir. Editor, of conducting the organ of the democratic party, am free to say, that for important stations like that of United States Senator, l should not refrain from an open advocacy of that candidate who, in my opinion, Was most competent to subserve the public interests.
 If a candidate is found to be poorly devel- oped in his political organization. is 1t lot right that the people should be advised of his de- fleets? If Mr. Sebastian or MT. any body else. has been unfortunate in his political antece- dents, is that political journal doing its duty, that would shroud his acts in darkness? hiding its lights under a bushel!
 Public men are public property Their his tory, record, political acts belong to the people 4 ble to public censure or entitled to applause, as their fealty to principle or the lack of it, may enttle them.
 If NIT. Sebastian is to be sustained, notwith- standing his past derelctons, that of course, disposes of Rector and all other aspirants.- This however, 1 assume, will not be done, if the peoples representatives are permitted to have a fair view of the question.
 Towards MT. Sebastian, it is my purpose to demean myself with the utmost courtesy. mean to coucede him both "a gentleman and scholar" whilst l, uuhesitatingly say, that his return to the Senate Is thing not fit to be done.
 But fearing that I might again trespass on your sense of propriety and desiring by all means, that, what write may be published as an entirety or excluded altogether offer noth- ing more at present, hoping, after the publca- tion of your present number to be fully in pos session of your positou after which, if permit ted, l will resume my articles in favor of the election of Col. Rector to the United States Se- nate. Remaining very respectfully,
 Your obt Serv't am,
 THIRTY YEARS IN ARKANsAsv