Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-26
Number 16.

cAer'eo himself more in the canvass against me, 'hah he had ever been known to do against his own competitors; he dsne more riding he re- sorteu to more chlcanerv, concocted more plans ana spent more money than Was reasonable to suppose any man would or could do-vet Ca- feated, by the aid of the freemen of my county all his machinations
 Marshall is looking forward to the next can vass--he sees no prospect of success, his race is run, and now in his madness, he wishes to tram. pie me down. Hillhouse, his own dear boy, aI- though born from home, and who is also a neph- cac to hs tatler, Jy marriage is fixing up for the next canvass, by truduciDg and slanderng me. l aliude to these things, because Marshall, in the conclusion of his letter says. "that facts never hurt an honest man. Let the people know the truth"
 do not ask either Marshall or Hillhouse for any qurter, l convinced them of this fact last summer, they covered beneath their oacn insig- n.tcance. They trembled but,
 Why dost thou stand, as if in pana
 The sound thou nearest, every hear:
 Alas. Poor Marshall neer will walk again;
 But his poor sons footsteps wakes his tear
 AS ifindeed, his long lost - wns near.
 Here, oft with fading cheek and thuuehtful brow
 Nanders the youth-tovn brpi. but desert born.H
 Who is W. B. Marshall? In this short con- municaion, 1 shall not attempt to answer the question, but in few weeks, may publish iu pamphlet form, biographical sketch of this individual. Could we read the secret history, presented in the character of some men, it would be found to be a history written in a literature characteristic of 6i0od, tacest and se7lsualisD if it could not be styled history of tacts, 1t would be .fctjons which pass strangely in review.- Such a history l propose to write. In conclu- sion l will say to Marshall, speak not dsreputa- ble of anUther's character, unless you can show a clear record. Dsgorge that spirit of revenge which is rankling and fostering about your own foul heart, and of it's envious and sordd appe- tites-clear up the foul charges against yourself, before you impeach others-then sir, you will place yourself in an attitude to be accredited and respected. I would commend to your seri- ous attention a,few chapters ill Proverbs from the 7th to the 32d chap.
 In conclusion my fellow-citizens, will say that l have lived among you over six years, en- gagged, until very recently, in the practice of medicine-I have received at your hands lib- eral practice, perhaps the most extensive of any physician in your county. 1 have so deported myself as to win your confidence, not only in the profession of medicine, but morally, socially and politically, for all of which return to you my most sincere thanks. l am peculiarly un- der obligations to my medical brethren of our county, professionally have been universally respected by them, always called into consulta- tion with them in important case of diseases or surgical operations; finally all of the regular' physicians in the county voted for me in the recent election. l look to these associations on the part of every class of citizens in our county with pride and gratitude, high and low, rich and poor are all my irieuds, am emphatically sus- tained by the people. You have made me, you have sustained me-and shall never, no never, betray that confidence. Then say to Marshall:
 Lay on MaDutf and dam'ed be he who first
 cries hold enoughn
 Respectfully, etc,
 z. P. McALEXANDER.
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