Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-27
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tlons of anonymous correspondents in other papers. We make an exception in favor of Democrat, whose magnificent pro- duction we find in the last number of the Fort Smith Herald He dates from this city. and is evidently know everything. And what he does not know, he assumes to know. And then he is guesser. Above all, he is logician, as we shall presently show. Take him for all in all he is, surely, "one of 'em.''
 In the first place, if he knew the reason for our seniors temporary absence, if he has particle of good feeling, he woull not assign the motive he has, which is ri- dlculously untrue. Secondly, the letter from Van Buren was written there by a good and true democrat. We have scores of others from all parts of the State, and there IS no necessity to manufacture public oplnlon on that or any other subject. As to what Is to be written by us here, if he has patience he will be able to read, and he may rest assured that there will be no at tempt at concealment He says that letters purportlng to come from other quarters will be written in Little Rock. Heaven! what knowledge Here is a prophet for you. lie not only knows what has been and what is, but what will be. He sees into futurity and lifts the veil that hides the hereafter.
 As regards railroads we are not banded or Tn any way connected with any politicians or spectators in any railroad stock. We were in favor of building the Cairo and Fulton road as we were of any other road in the State, that promised to be of benefit. As to the Southern Pacific railroad. we are not certain whether 1t is such a company as we could conscientiously favor. We see the suit has been decided in the circuit courts, in favor of the old company. An | appeal has been taken to the Texas supreme court. We tried to get at the merits of the controversy between the old and new companies, but could not keep up. No doubt the decision of the Texas court is right, and if the road can be built it will be magnificent enterprise. If road can be had on the 35th parallel, we'll and good if on the 32d, we shall say, amen. If the writer means to hint that our motives have been controlled by any considerations other than those of the general welfare, he most wantonl y-is in error. These insinuations would warrant the use of terms, in refer ence to them, which it would be in bad taste to use, but which are really deserved.
 Perhaps 1t was not worth while to notice those, but we dispose of them before talk ing up the logic of the writer. Speaking of the recess of the legislature he says:
 "This double mileage business is the worst part of the whole affair 1st, because 1t was totally illegal, and secondly, because those members of the legislature who left their places and went home in the middle of the session, and thus broke up the legis- lature were wrong for deserting their post at such time, and thus to pay them mil cage for running away, violates that law maxim, which asserts that no man shall profit by his own wrong. Thirdly, it sets an example to all future legislatures to tra- vel buck and forth for mileoge, rather than legislate and work for per diem pay"
 Here's a Daniel come to iudgmentl- Somebody, who borrowed our copy of Whately's Logic," may keep it. We have no further use for it. To pay the members mileage violates the law maxim, does it? And thirdly! Mark the third ly. That's a clincher. Thus, the member from Prairie, who only claimed ten or twelve dollars would travel for that and not for ninety-six dollars. He had to take a cer- tifcate for ninety-six dollars, and released eighty-four or eighty-six dollars to the State, as he honestly believed he was not entitled to it. Yet, says this writer, to take the ten or twelve dollars was wrong, and to have taken the whole ninety-six dol lars would have been right Taking mile age, or less amount, would set an exam pie, but taking per diem, or larger sum, would not. True, the majority did travel these miles-did go home and come back, but they must not take pay for what they did, but for what they did not, because no man must profit by his own wrong. If another legislature should adjourn for six months or year, they must not take mile age, but one or two thousand dollars to each member. And taking mileage would be an inducement, and setting an example, while taking daily pay would not! There is logic for you. Talk about your premi- ses and conclusions; your majors and mi nors; your grounds and your deductions. "Democrat" spurns all these. He is genius-he disdains rules-he tramples upon formulas-he despises the slow me- thod of reasoning, and he is "one of 'em." Pity he is incognito Nobody can find him under the name he assumes. He ought to give his real name to posterlty. It would be provoking to have another "Junius' controversy It should be printed in large letters, and full length portraits of him ta- ken. He should be photographed, ambro- typed, daguerreotyped, hillotyped, cameo typed. But genius is ever modest. He wraps himself in veil of mystery. He covers his light, as well as so resplendent a light can be hidden, under the bushel of a yery fictitious name So runs the world. Many mute, inglorious Milton lives and dies unnoticed. Many Napoleon passes his days in tranquility, for want of a field or occasion to display his energies. So we have seer, prophet among us; one who reads the past and the future with equal ease; who tells us what has been and what shall be, and yet we know him not. His fame has not extended beyond the limits of