Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-21
For tho True Democrat. Gov. Tho's s. Drews Proaupciamento

Have you seen the Bic GUN, that the 1roch ailcNo have mounted uu the grand occasion of Governor lommy's ovation extraordinarv. pr,- claiming hls intention to become a candjdale for the house of representatives in the Congress- of tae United States
 all she Is snorter--nuy carrGD7ba a-look ont fer your wndowa and queens ware if she ahouid S' off oiitra-what burstlug-,ear- l1g--rattllng--cra hing-up- setting--wrong side out turiiln5-lnside ripping
 Oh! spare the little ones General Tommv?- such gln-iL IS hot Cainmbud--not Dahl greh 6S, or a PaXhaiu-but the awful thipy must be ot foreign mannla-ture certain. Sbe may be the piece that Charles Nav cartu-ed Wlth General La Vega at the battle of Pale Alto. or 1t may be ole made and des gued by Orsini, tor inc anhihilation of Lewis Napoleon and ali of his little Napoieous al d their ma nla--SAnta Marial-
 But now listen to the jproc,vsu,a of General Tommy" N hen party iutueuces are permit. tea 10 irnmph over great ard vital principles. IL IS tune ior men of independent thought, to proceed to ac.ion iu older-to arrest the grow Ing evils oi the times"
 Now then stand bAck-look out ve aroyiuo eyiIs Of the 'meS," for the mighty, the l1aissart General O. independent thought. has called his Y. term.ne1 upon your arrest and consequent de. Ntruc'on, aod as Sampson slew the Pn:stires hp and thigh both great and small. with the Jaw bone oi a riew ass. so wlil no. bc- but beware Of his Gun, for il yonr femeritv should allow you to venture under the r;,I sc rT that awful piece ol ordnance Cine weekly F.an- ter,) by the side ol which stand, the In chlv General, in command of his invincible. untrle md ,,iJ Vent,-lhen, oh then remember Tratalgar.
 The gallant old General has seen much ser vice in the border strife If poi tica warfare. ar dnous and toiisome has been his tortuolis path lres-'lbcd by hs sacred devotion to his country aid his eouatry's cause, and proudly does he wear bis rlnmes and well earned iaurels awAr,l- ed m justly merted political fame even equal to tue orlnaIe knight of the BLACK BATTLE of Graylown--par mobile frsirum-ard here il may not be utlite estIng to take b,rd's eve elaice at the Generals ancient, ahd time honorcd ped- gree as gwen by himself of which he is, and should be most proud, for lis geuealogy exudes from an eminent arlsocraac source, uinterrup- ted, and unmingled-says the General-I AM democrat by INSTINCT and association.
 Now in thoroughly examining the Turf Reg lster from time lmmemora 1 am unable to find the name ol such horse, as ' Iistinct." either upon the turf or iii the stnd and therefore con- clude he must have been very ancient. even back to the time that the mind of man reverteth not, nor the annals of the hen passing events were recorded. The progeDuor's name and the history of his undouhted achievements. are not now to be found upon record by ally ordinary mode of research 1 am confident, much to the regret of the inquistive antiquarian--but the Generals word is ssufficent-who dares dis pute 1t?
 But on the other side the genealogical line seems determined, except he ociahon, which may be but some affix, addition, or adjunct, ex- pressive ofsome peculiarly of the species, either ot excellence, great or small, or perverseness ex- traordinary
 But be that for future research and ex- amlnation, the stock was well known to Patri- afeh Joseph and his brethren, 'Witnn ct sorios ct ossnns as well Tn their peculiar natural pro- cllVlhes, domestic docility, and gave natural unswerving instinct, and extraordinary vocal iaculaes, for which one individual became pre- eminent in the days of Balaam the nronhot !" The ass knnweth his owners" but tht. demo crats of Arkarsas cannot biie tciie. stun. bling representative of the best stock. or blood they much prefer one wbo knows the true road and s~erves not from the track Of hooest and prudent political policy.
 There is DO mighty Sampson power, how bending to grasp the pillars of our national n- stitutons, contemplating possibility of our overthrow, but such as for years we have suc- cessfuly oppssed, then why employ or call to our aid the mighty supernatural efforts of so lofty an emiuatlon as the man Of independent thought? Whence came he? Sure not of our orb, not of our earth.
 The democracy of Arkansas Is like mighty rock abiding in the wilderness, nor hears nor fears the storms around her. The geese and the cranes may contest vociferously for the rest ing summit, their enemies, the wolf and the fox may make their usual and natural forays and bear away their spells to their deus and hiding places to satate the hunger of their whelplings, but neither goose, crane nor fox can move buy, nor sell that ever stable and perpetual deter- mlnation
 The great Pacific Railroad will be built but by dint of private associations and individual enterprise, government chartering and giving the right of way aud other immunities under assurances--it will pass through near the centre of your State. Save up your scuds boys, and purchase stock, it will pay well after a while there Is no difficulty in the construction us soon as it can be decide'l that no body's po.atos patch is to have an exclusive benefit.
 Your wagon road to california is now almost complete old Capt. Jim Leech the contractor is cracking his whip, soaring up the grass hoppers on the delta between the Gila and Colorado rivers, Capt. Leech has crossed the continent the fifth time with wagon trains.
 Legislate to appropriate compensation proper and adequate to such men as he, and you can have wagon road any where.
 Now the several entries on the political couTs,