Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-12-28
LEw1sBURG, November, 1859.

l to this course py IeasoHS WHICH are, to GU % ;mportant. First; not having accom- p@ @,;a5 Col. Hindman through all his re-
 ' ming appointments after Springfield, in 1anray iar county, as proposed, l feel inclined ' Orr ,;re the reasons of my defence of the !" .5 '" and measures assailed by him-this lir- rab is dssto them and myself. Second;
 . ,r' nositions were misstated by newspaper H! Hl!,,dl.pondents-not Intentionally, hope, ot -of misrepresented-thereby making re. ,srJ for nle, by implication at least, not in ,..odance with my views. Third; this is '5s only way can, in fairness to Col. gndman, discuss these questions, for if 'a.te any misstatements as to fact, or any aJ.e deduction therefrom, he or his friends
 ,n correct me. Should 1 now make list
 if appointments to speak, to be filled dur n, his necessary absence from the State, ie certainly would have a right to com ,,in. more particularly, as 1 failed to go nrrard with him.
 promise to be as brief as the nature of '.hs duestions will allow, but their number .sld importance and the many facts con- .acted with them, render it impossible to ,n amxe them fairly, and do justice to each, ], short article.
 When l separated from Col. Hindman .s Van Burea, l stated my reasons for SD ing; but aid not withdraw from the can h ss as candidate for Congress. I left m, occupying the position with which I st out-that was, if the people thought \ )l. Hindman right in the positions he ,umed they would sustain him; if not, .l no more worthy democrat presented | nself, holding similar views to mine. and ! earty thought proper to support me, b gre was not a man in the district who ] uld more highly appreciate the honor. | decision of the district convention will l., with me, the law of the case and shall ts ,erfully support the nominee.
 regard the principles of the democratic rs ty as essentially necessary to the correct } ininistration of this government, both tl e and national, and, consequently, think l. success of the party as of more advan- t to the country than the rise or fall of D. individual, or set of individuals j. tsmuch as unity and harmony are the D at essentials to success, if an individual. ], feSsing to be a democrat, wantonly sows bs is of discord, no matter what may be E position or talents, he should receive ! ste1 rebulle of every good democrat. I ere is discord in the party in Arkansas B he who produced it should re eeive the | tuke his act deserves.
 Col. Hindman aflirms the war to have } n inaugurated against him because he : vas not sufficiently conservative to shut ] eyes, and close his ears, and fold his ' ms, and double lock his mouth. while e sacred principles of democracy were ing huekStered away by the caucus of ov. the 9th" Asserting that 1t com enced in this way, he argues that he is stltied to the extent to which he is carrying lpropose discussing first, the cause ofthe lr and showing, as l think I can, Col.
 ndman responsible therefor and then to tamne the several allegations in his bill { indictment against prominent democrats i the State. These will involve the legis
 tive caucus of Nov 9th-the re-assemb hS ot the legislature by Gov. Conway nj the per diem questionable refusal to sSent to the tax bill-the veto of the con. 1esslonal election bill-the bank question the war upon the True Democrat and it's courSe-C Col. Hindman's lobby member sRP n the last legislature-the thirty fifth paraSl question-the slave trade question and Col. Hindman's position thereon.
 As above stated, Col. Hindman dates the first i'll feeling cherished by him towards other prominent democrats of Arkansas to he action of the legislative caucus con- yened for the purpose of nominating a United States Senator But as actions are m more welghty than words, I take it, his M leelnS was prior to this, and as early as the Batesvllle convention of that year. rom the stump Col. Hindman aeknowl- tlSed the sixth resolution of the Batesville platform of 1858 was passed by his pro- That resolution is as follows:
 " The democracy of this district insist that their lomnee, II elected, will be entitled, during his en' to controlling voice in all appointments N'ah 'iie district, as well as in other federal ac- uh feathlg to the local interest of his constitu- that right ''''''' VI
 Iomy view, this is a war declared against ,1e m Arkansas Senators in Congress. Col. Hmdman agreed with me, and iustiies his .c' lfst, by saying the Senators are not the representatives of the people, but of the Htate soverelgnty-and therefore they ,anrot know as we'll who are, or if they ild' be as solieitious for, men favored by me pe9. Ie for federal office, as their imme nate sPresentative. Second, because the senator's influenced the President to ap- lolat Col. Jacoway, who has been a mem ger s oi the know nothing party, to the post ll marshal for the western district of Ar ,ahsas, over democrats who had not-and hat similar appointment was made for he post office at Helena.
 As to the first, it is in theory true; the 'enate was intended to represent the States oVeelgnty--yet notwithstanding. they are ot elected directly by the people, those 'ho elect them are; and should a Senator lSregard the known wishes of the people T the State it would work his political cath with as much certainty as it would he direct representative of the people, act AS similarly. As to whether a senator or 'ppSentative would best know the wishes the people on local question-it is aFdlg worth debating, because both are otlhed>by petition, recommendation, or 1me srh manner.
 but were 1t true as stated, that Senators re the representatives eff the States soSer- lSnty and pot of the people, it would fol- ," ol course the people have no right to rectly instruct Senators as to what they hould or should not do-or in any man er' save by the action of the legislature, Sert any influence over them. Yet we hl thetColonel's resolution negativing his Seuse for the resolution. Since the reso- lton hSadopted by the people in that ca acty, lnstructing Senators not to interfere ltl any influence which might be exerted Col. Hindman-placing, according to le Colonel's showing, the Batesville con Ipnon, Jy his procurement, in the singular
 al issuing orders to those whom
 3 right to control. This resolu-
 iss passed through the conven-
 attention being called to it,
 being viewed in its several.
 SC 1t would have had no exist
 his war would not have had its
 If the Batesville convention
 PIsnt to compel the Senators to re-