Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-01-19

undimnished confidence in Col. Hindman'.
 Ability patriotism and true democracy. E Res0lUed, That copy of the above resolutions
 te furnished Col. Hindmau by the chairman and
 Secretary of this meeting, and that the True
 Democrat and all democratic newspapers in the
 1istrict are requested to publish these proceed
 ings.
 .'It affords us sincere pleasure to be the medium
 Of Communicating to you the foregoing action of
 Syour political friends in this county; and we in.
 dnlge the hope that the democracy of the entire
 dktrict will evince the same appreciation of voul
 eervices to the party, and cordially unite in con.
 Firing the nomination upon you
 Respectfully, your fellow-citizens,
 JOHN ROBINSON, Presg.
 JAMES II. WILSON, Secy
 Helena, Ark, Jan 4th, 1858.
 HoN JoHN ROBINSON and JAMES H. WILSON
 esq:-
 Gent7emea: Allow me, through you, to thank
 the democracy of Jackson for their generous in d0rsement on the 18th ut., as set forth in the
 resoutions embodied in your note of that date. 4That would indeed be a most unreasonable
 and craving ambition which would be dissatisf edwith the proofs of public confidence I have
 had the honor to receive at the hands of the democracy of your county, and, in fact, of the < entire district At the Batesvlle convention of
 May, 1856, was a candidate for the nomination ' for Congress, before the delegates of twentv-sx . counties there assembled. To most of them l was an utter stranger, having resided but two
 year in Arkansas, and laboring also under the Disadvantages ofa appearance of extreme youth 2 and of being of the same county and town with ' one of our Senator's. On the other hard. my !, bal laa ts State, had filled positions of high trust, with s cridit to himself and benefit to his constituents g and was at the time the representative of the district in Congress
 q Under these circumstances, certain and in- t glorious defeat seemed to await me. But the !. kind partiaty of the people put different as- V. pect upon the matter, and bore me through the
 contest, if not trumphantly, at least without tsdiscredit. During two hundred and seventv-s z ballots, the delegates from thirteen couutes- ta your own of the number--gave me their unani- t nous support, attordng an instance of devotion | to and unwaverng confidence in a Tolitical as- xspirant unsurpassed, l believe, in the history . of onr party. And even then, when they had
 hoDored me bv far beyond my merits. it was -still their wish to add to the mmeasurable kind hs ness they had shown me, by continuing to east rtheir unbroken suffrage in favor of my nomina nton.
 q, I'm protracted struggle however. was be- ! giunsng to bear bitter fruits. and our political encmics already reioiced in the seeming prospect aof democratc dissensions. To me, the path of 2. duty was clear, and it would have been criminal hto icoparijse the harmony of our party for mere .iy personal ends. Therefore, against he protest asof ms friends, Iappeared before the convention, -wifhdrew my name as a candidate and earnest rTly solicited the delegates who had supported me \ so une in sustaining my distinguished csm- dpetitor That appeal had the intended effect. X aarmonv and fraternal feeling were at once re- n ,torcd and, on the two hundred and seventy rseverth ballot, Judge Greenwood was unani. lr nously nominated.
 ,e Will my withdrawal, all antagonism of feel
 ng As against myself, was disspated, and even nd hede legates who had opposed my nomination us ook occasion to number themselves among those I5 o whom shall ever fell indebted, by bringing ts orward and causing to be unanimously adopted ,e, his seres ofresolutons, introduced by the Hon. as [. M. Tbbetts, of Washington county, one of ,rs fudge Greenwood's leading supporters in the
 Unvention:--
 Of. Resoioed, That the course of Col. T. c. Hind "a. nan, in consenting to the nomination of Hon. -t. X. B. Greenwood, after the 276th ballot, when ,o ;ol. HindmanS friends still had the power and md he Willingness to prevent Judge Greenwood's ionlination by continuing to ballot for their fa- iD rorite, entities Col Hindman to the respect and nd confidence of the democracy of this district, be- bs ng Conclusive evidence that he is ready and
 wiling to sacrifice himself to prevent dsorcan- to zafion.
 tr ResoIued, That the question of locality should m ict Influence the democratic party under any h ircumsances, and we hereby recommend that n A. l. | Ipoation.
 no Rcsolued, That committee be appointed to , communicate the above resolutions to Col. Hind <. nan.
 st One who has been the recipient of such kind = lesses as those I have detailed may not only be 4 ,ardoned in their recital, but would be charge ,d lble with ingrattude upon failing to acknowI- tb sdge them when occasion offered It is this ,v conviction which has prompted the foregoing If itatement of facts that will always bind me to
 he chvalrous democracy of the first Congress '. ional district.
 ,r The complimentary resolutions of the Jack {, on county meeting of the 18th ult., and your b ywn kind expressions in communicating them, n -ss also the very many private letters address
 d tosme ou the same subject ct-render it not !. mproper that l should take this occasin to de. ;, liars m yself again a candidate for the nomina- 7 ion for Congress- l am aware that there is A ,, chool of politicians who think if indecorous to ' ' nakc public announcement of this sort. and s sho always avow an indifference towards the ' ,osticls they most desire. As 1 do no, belong !. o that school and have no admiration for the ' ' mall tactics hy which tt is governed. choose 1! ixnore its teachings and state distinctly what 1, sspife to. The people love directness in ! r.sch and action, and none disapprove it ex. ! ,cpt those who never practice t. It is due the ien1ocsacy of the district. therefore, that my sTlr1xions should he made known plainly to hem. l. is for them to ssv whether or not the
 ,onor solicit shall be conferred uJon me, and them, a. represented in our next district Con.
 Fent'o1 l snlmit the whole matter
 1f uomInaied, as 1 hope e. he. 1 will devote
 he pcrod between the adjournment of the con. fention and the day of election to a thorough ? nd energetic canvass of every county in the \ iistrNt making common cause with the demo- watc Candidates for all offices and opposing an D vhomay oppose them. ] have always thought E his duty of Congressional nominees. when d practicable, aud, in my judgment it will be spe $ ially|im portant in the ensuing contest. v This last remark rests on the belief that a de. y ernlined effort will be made next year to over ' urn democratic aScendency in Arkansas. The
 onsofvatve men of the late Know Nothing
 arty may possibly admit their former error by ! ctinQ with us, but it seems to me that conserya- . ism, in its proper sense, was very small ele- ? rent of the so-caled "American'' organization. ], The body of that party were simply anti-demo- q rats, and will be found arraved against us as 70 itterly as ever, now under one name or pretext e id Then under another. throughout all time. ' ertain of our own party will cooperate, more !. rie& openly, with these avowed opponents, and ' VII require the full measure of democratic ,, nerky and fortitude to repel every assault ol " '. he ebrd allies.
 v lt elected to Congress, will go there not as
 he Representative of any particular section or s oeehty, but as the representative of the entire z 1ft, and will labor assiduously to promote