Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-18
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as Just now all eyesaret tuned on Virginia

-as Just now all ieyesaret turned on Virginia lis conceded that the result of the elaci ton there will have asvass influence Iin other States, especially in the south Though Mr. c oggin is a man of ability, ,s fluent speaker and good tlebaeor9 he is no match for Eefcheelr.L And he 1fabors under the ils'al alisaaeantag of hayfng q vvssry bad Tes eods iaLsteher scores ahim to the redi and 1t i'.n is no WoHae 5Hil IT Goggin red of the an vass- z We subjoin portion of one oftha speeches of Mrs Letcher, to show how he pours it into C osgin: sa TIo&azztzxS1Ssod d
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 But my competitor tells you 1 hsye.rer ceived my salary of S6j000 for, r,my -telmini Congress-that when I went back I said, like the old preacher who objected to re ceiving money on Sunday, jAstsput it right here Now, l suppose if l did pocket S6,0O0 of the public money. he played the same game with that $S24 that he got for doing nothing And what is the difference between us in this respect? Why, the difference is this: was there in Con- gress executing work for the government, and representing my constituency, while he only represented himself. Laughter. Ii was entitled to it, l certainly was for services, and because it was allowed me by law; if he was entitled to it, it was for ser vices rendered to Wm. L. Goggin for con testing the seat of John w. Gilmer. So, my frlend as far as that matter is concern ed, as they say in whist, honors are easy. (Great laughter and applause
 He tells you, in justification of his ap- peal to all parties to come up to his sup port, that the democracy in the presidential contest of 1856, addressed an appeal to the old line whigs to come forward and sustain Mr. Buchanan in order to enable him to defeat Fremont. Yes, they did so They saw that sectional issue was upon us, and that there was danger to the south, and they appealed to all patriotic men to come to the rescue. But that appeal never reach ed his ears. When they called, in the name of the south and the Union, he did not come! Others did come, however, and elected the democratic ticket; and let me tell you and him, they are so pleased with their new accommodations in the democra- tic house that they are going to stay there
 Great applause.
 My competitor says, when,I die-politi- cally-let my epitaph be, "died of the botts." Let me tell him not to be uneasy on that score. So far as 1 am concerned. Bolts is very useful, not only to me, but to the democratic party If we lack an issue on which to base contest, he will furnish one. Take, for example, his Loui sa speech; take his views in 1850 on the slavery question, and take his latest speech es; peruse them attentively, and judge them honestly; and, if l am to be condemned and executed for my pretended opinions in lS47, what will you do with him? [Ap- plause. He says, in his Louisa speech, " the man who can release Virginia from slavery by means within the action of her own sons, and by her own sons, will be re- garded as one of the benefactors of the country" In his speech in New York, too, he openly invites black republican alliance to overthrow the democracy.
 Do you prefer union with the black re- publicans? Would you believe your rights and interests safer in the hands of the repub- licans of the north and such opposition men of the south as they can get to combine with them, than they would be in the hands of southern men, whether they are all democrats or not?
 No. nothing of the sort And let me tell my friend, that whenever they are call ed upon to unite, according to the plan to which he is pledged, whenever the smaller party of the south is to be absorbed by the larger party of the north that the people of the south will resist, and heed the appeal to be addressed to them in 1860 in support of the democratic party and the candidate of that day"