Des Arc citizen., 1859-04-22


 his grim, stiff-necked, bull-headed hatred for | gentlemen
 | Certain we are, there is much Cromwellian stuff in him-much of that royal metal which Hounds great houses and big fortunes-much of that kingly art of controlling, which lifts its possessor up and places him on the backs of men, to ride them legitimately, by hook or by crook, whether they will or no | Let the truth be told Andy Johnson is a great man in many respects--a man of indef- mite latent force--a very Lion of the Tennes- see Democracy But he is not the best man l in the world, or in the State. He is neither as good-natured, ,-nor as genial, nor as strictly honest, nor as gentlemanly as he ought to be. And this we are ready to verify, to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 -.Appropos of the Presidetial ques- ton the same paper has the following: Young American friend suggested the other day, in our presence, the following Dem- ocratic ticket for 1860:
 sS For President, JOHN c. BREcRENRIpGE, of Ky. For Vice President
 ROGER A. PRYoR, of Virginia.'
 "But," we suggested, 'Mr Pryor is not quite old enough, being yet under thirty, if we mistake not; and besides, both gentlemen are of the South" So, he concluded that ticket wouldn't do, and proceeded to nominate MT. DICKINSON, of New York, for Vice President, in the place of MT. Pryor. We agreed that would do pretty well. 'sBut what do you think of this ticket?n , we asked:
 C For President,
 STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS, of Illinois.
 For Vice President,
 A. H. STEPHENS, of Georgia. D
 ''O," said he, ''I like Douglass we'll enough, and so do the masses of the South; but the truth is, most of our politicians, somehow or other, are against him, and, if he is nominated, I'm afraid they wouldn't or couldn't fight for him with that VIM which would be necessary to elect him. As for Aleck Stephens, he's a trump, on any ticket, either at the head or tail of it, and few would object to him."
 The Nashville Union S. American Lits off the Ogle stories of the opposition in regard to Democratic extravaganza and corruption, by showing that the opposition is extravagant from principle. "That par ty," says the Union s. American, "de- mands more protection for certain special and sectional interests"
 To produce necessity for this protection, it fosters system of excessive expenditures. It favors a wasteful system of Internal Im- pIovements. It builds forts and harbors at every inlet. It favors pension laws, which re- quire millions. It advocates an enlarged army and navy. It recommends the abandonment of the national domain; and all this for what? That the expenses of the government may re- quire a heavier duty on foreign manufactures.
 We challenge examination, and it will be found that the Opposition in Congress have vo- ted for every measure of expenditure which has been calculated to produce an increase of the tariff. The Opposition, then, is extrava- gant on principle. It deems the waste of pub lie money as legitimate means of promoting the public interests, as the farmer does the agents of agricultural improvement which he scatters upon his fields to enhance their pro- duction.
 - As a faithful chronicler of the '' signs of the times" we notice that the Cuba sentiment is gaining strength every day. And what is especially cheering to Southern Democrats IS that men of our party everywhere, from Tamany to Tor ,ugas, are arraying themselves in behalf of this great measure of Southern expan- sion. On the other hand the Republicans and what Col. Pryor terms " the new line whigs" in apparently a spirit of mere wanton opposition, are coming out craven Iy against it.
 The .Aese York Tribune in the course of some remarks upon the law recently passed by the Legislature of this State expelhng free negroes from our mids, says:
 C The State of Arkansas was cradled, nursed and reared in what. in the swindliug cant of our political eon6dence-men, is termed De- mocraey. It has never had any other than a Democratic Governor, Legislature or Senator in Congress, and but once, by chance, for few days, Whig member of the House. No Har- rison tornado, no enthusiasm for Old Zaek, was ever able to shake the Democratic con stancy of Arkansas. She has ever been the most uniformly, reliable Democratic State in the Union'
 The Tribune is correct Arkansas has ever been reliably Democratic, and as such has zealousy guarded against the kindred evils of abolitionism and free The inference conveyed by its language may suit the purposes of its abo- 1 liiion followers at the North, but it will hardly benefit the allies al the South.
 
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