Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-12-07
LWLe Rock. Nov. lS5a

new to our people, but brought here char acter of which any man might be justly proud. You was "spotted" by the dis affected and successful effort was made to entrap you. Upon coming to the Rock, your . arrival was duly heralded by the allies.- Your weak point, General, is love of ap- probation. It did not take them long to lind that out-it is very evident to any one who has ever seen you. They begun by assumed delerence by being very polite and attentive to you You was not aware that they had played this game for long time. The hotel register was and yet is watched and if they find the name of man who is supposed to be influential, he is introduced to one and then to another If it is thought worth while, he is invited to dinner or to supper with some of the shanghaies.- From the moment they hook him till they let him go full-gorged, he is told of the misdoings of the terrible family. A few years ago they abused the State also, ana every islander concerning her was glibly repealed by these men in the hope to throw odium on the leaders of the democratic party. Partly shamed out of this and partly because the evidences of the growth and prosperity of Arkansas were too pal pablo to be ignored any longer, they have changed this part of their tune Certain fishy democrats and the know nothings here were in close alliance and hunted to- gether They abused Conway, Johnson, and, as their prejudices lay, joined on Hemp. stead, or Sebastian, and others I call these fshy democrats because 1t is re- markable fact, that when their counties were dem ocratic they could not be elected, but when the know nothings got the ascen- dancy, these fellows could lead the race.- Without principle, or subordinating it to their passions, they hated those who were successful with bitterness that can only be excited by envy. These men on the stump and elsewhere went about smirch- ing private character, seeking to stain the political eScutcheon of every true demo- crat abusing decent men and striving to lnoculate all new corners with the virus of their hatred. And their mode of warfare was Tn some degree successful. A stranger, coming to our city, was taken possession of by these fellows, was kindly treated lion- ized and attended to- He naturally felt grateful and disposed to believe these were clever fellows, was led to think that their opponents must be the characters repre- sented and this terrible familv,a bad set who would not give these clever fellows a share of offices. So well was this system carried out, that heads of corporations, such as presidents and directors of rail roads, were told that the State authorities were opposed to their road or enterprise, resisted all attempts at system of inter- nal improvements, and that they were the peculiar friends of the enterprise, though working against tremendous odds. One would make a speech, another write an edi- torlal or communication and point to these as evidence of their sincerity, as if mere words ever built road or erected a college. Almost every man who visited this city went away with the idea that the only clever fellows and patriotic spirits here were these machinators who were at this dirty work. Now, between you and l, the secret of all this was spite. Calumny is said to be the revenge of towards, and this was their revenge. If an honest word was boldly uttered 1t was seized upon, distorted, misrepresented and made the ground of false accusation. All blame was shoulder ed upon their enemies and if, by chance, they found anything to commend they swore they originated it, or carried it to completion. Against such tactics as these, there was but one method of defence It was not to notice them. If gudgeons were to be caught, let them go. The long day, which does justice to all would set these things right.
 At the commencement of the session, there was no organized plan of operations among the allies, ,exceptto catch the soft ones and get them committed against those in of flee. The senatorial election, it was supposed would create some feeling. Long before that 1t was threatened that if the True Democrat did not obey orders and oppose Judge Sebas- tan, 1t would be made to feel the weight of apolticlan's vengeance The caucus, YOU know and know, to be a mere pretext for the future disorganizing course You were closely followed up. You remember there was little change made about boarding houses. In every one the allies had their men planted whose duty 1t was to abuse the Governor, the True Democrat, Sebas
 tian and all who refused to adopt their views. Besides yourself, there was another there whom they wished to win over They began by soft soaping you, and G od knows they laid it on thick. Sometimes, they had to leave the room to give vent to their laughter. They carried this stufing game so far that they were remonstrated with and cautioned, when one is said to have re- piled the profanity is his, not mine)- We'll, for smart man, Hemingway is the ." fool ever did see' They told you that you was a learned man, nice man, an orator, great man, and the sly dogs would roll up their eyes in wonder at your remarkable addresses while, all the time they were laughing in their sleeves at you Let me remar.. here, parentheti
 cally, that 1t is a mistaken notion some men have, that because man is not deeplv read in books or gifted with gab, therefore he is inferior to one who has read mucb or talks well. You, General, may know all about Greece and Rome-( I have read your ,raaobh n, av Enou,