Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-20
Elephantine Playfulness.

The Gazette is generally serious paper Its editor boldly grapples the most abstruse and intricate questions. True he does not shed much light on them, but the gravity with which he approaches such questions as the tariff and airs his learning thereon, is wonderful to behold The elephant sel- dom plays, but when he does. his awkward ness is really comical. The Gazette seldom attempts wit, but when it does, its gambols are really amusing. Here is a specimen of its pen:
 DEMOCRATIC CRIMTNALs-Some time since we alluded to the fact that some es- capped jail-birds at. Washington had left resolutions conforming the know nothings and indorsing the present democratic ad ministraton. In response the True Demo- crat found consolation in the fact that de- mocracy had something which could be in- dorsed even by criminal offenders against the law We think if the editors of that paper had taken the trouble to make faith ful investigation of the subject, they would have found that their party contained too much to command the appreciation of the judgment of criminals; but that is ques- tion for them to arrange among themselves, we only wish to cite ap instance or two"
 Let us settle the question now Our ex- perience tends to the contrary. But, as the editor of the Gazette was democrat for many years, and the party then com manded the appreciation of his judgment he ought to know. The formation of such an opinion depends good deal upon asso- ciations.
 Here we have joke No. 2:
 "On searching the effects of Cosgrove, who is now in jail at this place on the charge of murder and robbery, we have been informed, 1t was ascertained that he was a correspondent of the True Democrat; or, at any rate, that d communication, to the True Democrat, was found among his effects, in which he assailed, or criticised the course of this paper.'
 It is almost needless to say that Cosgrove was not correspondent of this paper, or to deny that anything he ever wrote, was published therein. It appears that com munication, in which the course of the Ga zette was assailed or criticised, was found among his effects. That only goes to prove the universal condemnation of that paper by both saint and sinner. A writer says that the presence of counterfeits on d bank is evidence that the bank is sound. Rogues never forge insolvent's names. None issue counterfeits on broken bank Who ever heard of one of these fellows unless utterly reckless or hardened, claiming to be one of the opposition. Cosgrove was arrested in church, or was at church on the day after the murder was committed Religion is no worse for the respect he paid, or pretended to pay to it. The editor of the Gazette classes Cosgrove as democrat, but so was he for long series of years. One is in iail, and the other is editor of the opposi- ton organ. We do not know that democ- racy is injured by the present position of either.
 Witticism No. 3, is speech by libe- rated jail-bird. But as this squib is very ancient one, and by changing the name of the party, and the place where the speech is said to have been made, has been used by every party for the last twenty years, it fails to excite even smile. We are glad to see the Gazette in such good spirits. Spring, with its flowers, birds and balmy breezes. is upon us, and even the gravest and most dignifed feel its vivifying inAu- ences.s