Des Arc citizen., 1859-08-31
COL. T. c. HINDMAN AND HIS CAN.
 VASS.

alsons, Tn Sam, Francis county, on Mon day last.
 We had been reading what the True Democrat, Madison Journal, Batesville Sentinel, ef id omne genus. had to say on the subject, and went over to satisfy our. self, by personal observation, as 10 the state of public sentiment.
 The fist thing .ha, struck our attention was fae size of Me cro,cd. The enemies of Col. H. have been very energetic in trying to keep the people from attending his appointments, just as the Know Moth. ings did in 1855 and l656-and ,hey mee, with just about the same success the crowd we saw at Col. Haralson's being evidence. To ascertain certainly how many were there, we, in company with gentleman present, made " counl,'' while the speaking was going on. We counted three hundred and sixty ladies and gentlemen seated around the stand. It was the largest crowd, as an old settler told us, that ever assembled ia that pat of the county.
 Col. HiSpMAs's speech was fully equal to what his reputation led us 10 expect. IL was clear, concise. abounding in proof, that could not be questioned, and free from everything like low abuse and slang. A tone of dignity and look of conscious rectitude pervaded it, accompanied by words of such eloquence and power, and arguments so clear and convincing, that we very believe there was not a single Democrat in the audience who did not feel what the great majority of them un. hestatingly declared, that "HISDMAs IS RIGHT"
 In relation to the "Amalgamation eau GUS" the Congressional election bill, the State tax, the public printing, tue Bank question and the per diem controversy the speaker gave the fullest possible in- formation, of which we design availing ourself hereafter. Suffice il now to say, that he proved these allegations to be in- contestbly true, viz: That the caucus vo. ted down the Cincinnati platform and ad. mitted Know Nothings to vote in the nomination of Democratic candidate for Senator, and that James B. Johnson, brother to the Senator and to the editor of the True Democrat, was concerned in the plot that led to those iniquilies.
 That the present Congressional cleo tion law of Arkansas is violative of the Constitution cfthe United States, and that the bill to change the time, vetoed by Gov. Conway las, wia.er, was wise and necessary measure.
 That the Gov. ought not to have "smoth. cred' the bill reducing the State tax. and that he and his supporters are responsible for taking S3OO.OO0 unnecessarily from the tax payers.
 That the peoples money has been sbamefully squandcred in the public print ing, for the special benefit of the True Democrat.
 B That the "family" are entitled to very lit,le credit, if any, for winding up the Banks. as eight members only ofhe John. son family, borrowed and enjoyed S297.. 900 from the Real Estate Bank, and they ought 10 be very well content to ''wind it up' without charge.
 On the per diem question, Col. HIND- MAN showed that Senators JOHNSON and SEBASTIAN had been in the regular habit of taking the very same sort of per diem from the Federal treasury that their friends have raised such a ciamor about the taking of from the State treasury. This was proved by official documents. It puts the True Democrat and its co-workers in ra,h- CT an unenviable attitude. The people will nes sustain demagogueism lift was wrong, as we have always insisted, 10 take per diem for the recess of the State Legislature, it was equally wrong to take per diem for recess of Congress. What has the True Democrat to say on this sub- jeci!
 As to the morality or propriety of taking the per diem. Col. H. observed that that was matter 10 be decided by the people themselves. He considered the members legally entitled to it, but left it with the people to say whether that legal right ough. 10 have been claimed. He insisted, i, however, that if our legislative per diem asfs should be beheaded for taking four doll0rs day for services not rendered, our Congressional per diemists (Senators JoassoS and SEBASTIAN ought to be erucJfsd for taking eight dollars day for services Dot rendered. Universally his hearers coincided with him.
 Col. H's. effort here. yesterday, was yeplete with facts, and although his audi once was hu, about two hundred-manv