Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-12-07
Number 9.
For the Arkansas True Democrat

For the Arkansas True Democrat. MR. EDIToR-
 The writer's attention has been sharply arrested by the fact that one of the locations marked on "old Browns" map of the State of Georgia, as fit place for insurrec- tion, Is at Park Bridge in the county of Greene. This gives rise to a strong pre- sumption, (to say the least, that Wm. H. Seward himself fixed upon that point, if no other.
 About thirty years ago, when this same Wm. II. Seward was Yankee school master in the State of Georgia, his school house lay near the Oconee river but short distance below Parks bridge. At that time, and for many years after, that was the only bridge across that river within q great scope of planting country; and 1t would have been at that time the point of all others upon which master of strategy must have seized, for purposes of insurrec- tion or war on the line of the Oconee river
 This was the state of things at the time when Wm. H. Seward fourished as a school-master in those parts, and for many years after. But no man at this time would be likely to select that point for such pur pose. Of late years two other bridges have been thrown across the Oconee river below the forks, and in the same county, one above and one below Parks bridge; which is now no longer the thoroughfare 1t used to be. If either bridge were to be seized by insur- gents who have reconnoitred within the last ten years, it would not be Parks bridge, which is now between two other bridges, across which the holders of that position would be quickly Aanked on either hand. This location therefore on e. old Browns" map must have been made by some person who took observatory on the ground more than ten years ago. Wm II. Seward tiourished as a school master in that vicinity more than ten years ago.
 Mir. Seward revisited these scenes of his early life, about the year 1847 or 1S4S; and he was hospitably entertained by planters thereabout notwithstanding he was then fresh reeking from ,speech of some two days duration in favor of negro man named Freeman who had committed mur- der, and perhaps worse crimes, upon whole family at the north.
 Seward shed crocodile tears over the old places, and talked like any thing but an abolitionist-in fact he conducted himself like gentleman on that occasion he was kindly asked by that kindest of men, Judge Dawson, since U. s. Senator for Georgia, (now alas! dead, how he could, knowing and loving southern planters as he said he did, be such an abolitionist
 cop replied MT. Seward, with wink, "you know Dawson, we politicians have to do those things, otherwise we fal! behind the times!n'
 MT. Seward accepted the southern hospi- tality, and directly after getting home to the north he sent back by mail his ugly picture, daregureotyped, accompanied by q long loving letter of at least four pages in a cramped hand; which the writer was call ed upon to ''make out" for the gentleman who received 1t, though of classical edu- 1 cation himself, could make neither head or tail of Mir. Stewards hyeroglyphics, doubt less we may judge his characters, like an other mans, by his hand writing < But to return to the special object of this writing, we would re-assert that in view of the above facts, (eUery one of aohich can Je proUen, the inference is fair one that Wm. II. Seward himself did fix one point for future insurrection on " old Brown $" maps, if no more.
 These "reminiscences call to mind " Old Dicky Park from whom Parks bridge took its name. He owned the bridge and the mills and plantation adjacent, many years. Before the time of railroads, that was the great thoroughfare The bridge, toll, and the mill-toll, other corn and fod- der from Parks plantation, altogether made a jolly income for the old man. He was unmarried all that time, and lived pretty much lone life with all his wealth. He never loaned money, but kept his coin 1T an old wooden chest, upon the lid of whicl he greatly enjoyed a game of .'fix anC geese or '' checkers" with neighbor. Il was notorious that there in that wooder chest, {" old Parks" kept his money. On, of his administrators informed the writer that after the old mans death, he assisted in counting out of that chest nearly seventy thousand dollars in alsorts of coin. The1, 1t was inthe feeble old mans bedroom, or most public road, generally known to neighbors of all classes, white and black, during many years: yet he was never rob. bed, or any attempt of the kind made
 It is often asserted that the southern in. stitution is demoralizing; but we very mucl question whether "Dicky Parks" wooden chest of coin, would, under like circum stances, remain unmoested or his life safe one week, in any free nigger population, ol even in the town of Boston itself.
 GEORGIA.