Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-15
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f"r the True Del Pnint Ielln,. Inlrnaht1 CL.

JOHNSON < YEEKEs Sifs--The political waves begin to mon as the election draws nearer and nearer. and i field is getting pretty full of candidates, in th l. county, especially for county and state offss o We have at present, ii our county, three as la diIates for the House of Representatives, wi z strong probability of one or two more bet long; if so, We may expect some fun bevas now aud Ausilst. ! II this senatorial district, we have also the z candidates, and Clark county has the horua claim the residence of two of them; the o,is ! halls from Pike county. Here, so Ctr, there T DO doubt bat the race is entirely between N, ' PeuGngton and Mr. Scott-little Or no.his being said or known of Mir. Jones, of Pike.
 Penniugton's friends (some of them) a, Z making desperate efforts to secure his elec,aL <, Whether their efforts be directed wisely O. as e the ides of August will determime San friends are not the least alarmed When tas K the most untounded are put in circulation 1 !; resoTted to push one mau forward aud arotla t back 1t requires not the ken of prophetic ys.i e to tell whose interest and election these u founded tales, when their truth or falsty g l clearly understood by the people, as they 6, ai taiuly will be in this canvass. Aad, am ss7 < sure some of the reports now in c.rcuAal a-niust MT. Scot, will to Mr. Peuuin ton ua \ injury tnan ScolJ. For instance, 1t nas bs. I reported ny some of Mr. Pennington fre.4 II tnat MT. Soott .s secretly and in dsLuise saf ' nothing, and tlar he i, at thi, lime doias n the wri,ius for the know nothing party, gas cl ue prr5aude to be democrat, and the el.ior $ ademoerltic paper, and D.. Peake of Arksd- '. ' pnia referred to for evidence to sustain ias f |, charge. Tt l understand that Mr. S'ott has obara q q Dr. Peake's certificate, and he cer,.fes Iirsc i
 he contrary of sail report to be true. hs
 Mr Seott Is well kaown in this county 8
 high minde,i and honorable mau, one abovea " ceht aud hypocricy.
 This report is intended to iniure Scot he Pike and Polk where he is not personal V known. In this county the charge will il It harmless at his feet; not single vote vii ce turn against him. The citizens of Clark kaoi irs that Scott has been one of the most unfiasi ing opponents of know nottingham in the Sou4 .,, n western portion of this State, both in our a as State and Presidential elections, and n thesr bt, c'al elections for ciocuit judge; first, when S E. m and Cullen were candidates, and again vaa s' Watson and Bearion were candidates; and sd strong was his opposition nthese ions ta pc many of the American party quit his paper M that alone. m
 The" Arkansaw Traveller" so long as hrSio' has been its editor, has always been soal sa democratic journal. and has done good ser'1 Nj for his party in this part of the Statr as ou dence of that fact, look to the increased male ou ty of the democratic party at the last eef q, z Gov. Conway receiving 40, the largest ma nl ity ever given in this county For the The of these statements l r,fer to the files of ' TOT ScottS paper. lu
 Mir. Scot2s political antecedents since hohsS oc sided in this county, will do him no %rs a when presented to the democratic voters oiin 's district; he was secretary to the last S,aie ter m vcntion that nominated Gov Conway hi, chairman of the committee that waited on in' governor, to inform him of his nominatoni ; " was al So secretary to the Congressional CoaN ,at tion, held two years ago at the Hot SprnsS Il was, ny the unanimous vote of every dem0a' ou elected clerk of the last House of Repreself !. ' uves of this State, every knot0 nothmg toa @ Ire Uoting against him. II any doub, this, leitn'1 ro refer to the printed journals of the proceeii' ad of the last House of Representative.
 l am at a loss to see whit advantage ig friends of Pennington ex )eot to gain by c" a, ,., lating such untounded reports, so easy dl'PP' h ed and so utterly inconsistent with NIT. S0a' entire political history since he has resds io amongst us. My opinion is, to circulate l'S ss a reports against d candidate, this pretty sure E sl do him good in the end; the people will ao quire into them and ascertain whether they sa' true or false and that is report is false e'a' p' ore here we'll knows that knows MT. Scott ,s
 Pennington, think will lose ground D! ~ V circulation of this report in this county, @' m when she time comes for them to take "' stump" Scott will make things tell, and 'e" sb ter all such reports to the four winds of heavD "a l regard Scott as one of the best political " <, baters in the State-few men are better p0''s' t, on political questions; he writes we'll, and '' nj speak better than write And if he is elee"' n to the Senate, (of which l have not now U, ', ', shadow of doubt he will bel he will do sO :. service for his district, and make an able s
 faithful democratic Senator know wn" write Of Mr. Pennington, personally, n'
 nothing to say-heis a gentleman.
 Yours truly,