Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
AN OLD FARMER.
From the South Arkansas Democrat. Gov. Drews's Speech.

It is wholly impossible to give anything like synopsis of the speech delivered here on last Saturday by Gov. Drew It was pointless and incoherent from beginning to end. Bv close attention to his disconnected sentences we man. aged to learn that he objected to the Cam en convention for not specifically adopting plat iorm-that he was in favor of acquiring Gen tral America by tillibusterng expeditions, and that he assumed that Col. Rust was ed to the Both parallel route for d national Paci- ic railroad
 Dr. Mitchell replied to him, showing that the Camden convention was held in strict accord ance with usage-thtt 1t a large and intel
 iSent convention, fairly gotten mp aud honestly oonducted-that It stood upon the Cincinnati platform, and abided ny its principles, ani wa, m favor of the exertIon of controlling ill., huence by this country. in Central America and even "f It's ac ulstlou, If necessary to our wei iare by the open acton of our government and Hot by unauthorized aud unlawful expeditions gotten up by individuals; in a word completely y vndlcatlng the Camden convention and Col Rust from the unauthorized assum ptions and attacks Of Gov. Drew. Dr. MiLcheIs remarks Ill connection with Rusrs circular, ompletelv eXpode1 Gov Drew's faldcy in regard to the Pacific misunderstanding that his assumptions on that point, were without foundation. The Governors whole speech was an exceedingly
 lame apology for his disorgauzlng course. and dld Dot contain sing le reason for It. The Go. vernon backed clear out from his sheer at the Camden convention, in reference to the Cam den and Magnolia resolutions, contained in his clrcular and when pressed on that point in he discussion, refused to indorse them hinself-- The audience frequently applauded Dr. Nit chel during his speech
 Governor Drew claims to be a democrat, and yet he IS doing all he can to embarras, tue de- mocratic party by opposing its nominee. He claims 10 be in favor of conventions, and so openly avowed himself here. and yet he de- nounces the Camden conventon--one of the fullest, iairest and most intelligent ever held in the State; and for the purpose of giving plau sblity to this medley Of contradictions, he violently assumes things to be true, which have no foundation, in fact. How he has managed to 50 deceive and impose on himself, is mat ter of 10 little as;oulshment to us. Our opin- ion is, however, that he is under bad influences that his better opinions are overshadowed- that some hand that regards itself exceedingly skillful, emanating from the motley opposition to the democratic party in this State, is turning the crank behind the curtains, and thereby pro- ducing this dance of Inconsistencies. Our ene- mics know that as long As the organization of the democratic party is kept up, and it's princl- pies are kept before the people, that it is invin- cible. Knowing that they cannot safely op- pose it themselves, they seek to destroy that organization and cheat the people into the be- lief. that those principles will be preserved, by attempting to palm off on them bogus demo- crats. But we will not be thus imposed upon. We will stand by our colors and our nominees. We will fight through this contest against sworn enemies and hypocrtical friends, without once thinking of defeat. Gov. Drew is no true friend of the democratic party, and deserves sterner opposition and a more decided rebnke, than its avowed enemies. He has been induce l to desert and belray his party, and at the same time ask from it, all that is due it's true and faithful friends The democracy of this dis trict will indignantly repel his pretentions, and the pretentions of all who, like him, oppose the candidates of its own selection.