Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-07-06
The Spirit of the Arkansas Press.

1 The first we take up IS the State hlShts Democrat of the 18th ult From it we learn that James NJ. Jackson, esq, of Phil lips county, has become associate editor of the paper. Thereupon, following the GUS tom, we were about to greet the entrance of Mir. Jackson into the body of editors when upon further reading, we find that 1t must be done in a particular way. The editor of the Shield, in noticing MT. Jackson's ad- vent, does it up brown by saying:
 Mr. Jackson is a young gentleman of fine per sona appearance brilliant attainments and ready writer. With great pleasure we welcome him into the editorial corps"
 Whereupon the State Rights Democrat, suffused with bushes, bows and comes back in this style:
 "We insert thi. notice. not to boast of any com pliment paid US, but to show that gentlemen nerer fail to recognise gentlemen"
 On the other hand, the editor of the In dependent Southron, it appears, in noticing the introduction of MT. Jackson, noticed the frequent changes in the editorship of the State Rights Democrat, and instituted comparison of that paper with the incon- stant moon and naively hints at inc monkey seated behind the cat, whose paws are to take the chesnuts out of the fire There upon. the editors of the last mentioned pa per wax indignant, throw themselves back on their dignity and tell the editor of the | Southron that his notice was discourteous, unprofessional and ungentlemanly. So it seems they determine who are gentlemen as well who are democrats at Helena. With the successful example of Mir. Underwood and the unsuccessful one of MT. Key before us, we cannot possibly err. Though that pa per has read ninety nine democrats out of a 1 hundred out of the democratic party, 1t shows us that there is yet hope we may get upon its list of gentlemen. You don't catch us writing anything about the moon, or tides, or woman's will, or law decisions, or anything changeable Nor will we liken the State Rights Democrat to Maelzel's chess automaton, where the playing osten- sibly done by figure in costume, was con- trolled by a little fellow hid among the machinery. We carefully avoid express ing the opinion that the foolish, unfair, and personally bitter leader in that paper against Gov Conway, was penned by the dictator Its routine of stuff about blood, poisoned chaices, central junto. retainers and clans men, is rehash of that with which the people have been nauseated for the past nine months from the same contemptible source Leaving that to be answered by a more competent pen, we proceed to wei come Mr. Jackson The Shield thus com mences:
 l STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT James M. Jackson, | Esn. of this county. has become associated with Mir. Rogers in the editorial management of this rterling Democratic journal, and in the last number | makes his debut in the way of short, neat and | graceful salutatory.
 Now the Shield, being known nothing paper, has singular views concerning de- mocracy and democratic journals, and what it indorses as '' sterling, D might be consd- cred to mean " "disorganizing'' by the body of democracy But we are determined to get on that list and will follow Mr. Under woods plan as nearly as we can without palpable violation of truth
 Here goes James NJ. Jackson. esq.,, of Phillips county, has become associated with Mr. Rodgers in the management of the - ahem -, etc.
 MT Jackson is handsome fellow, smart fellow, brilliant fellow-in fact all sorts of fellow. We welcome him to the editorial corps with both arms extended, and hope-he may have a good time of it.
 The Des Are Citizen has another long and determined croak from our little frog who persists in calling himself Noun taineer. He appears to have been greatly frightened some five years ago by carica- ture concerning internal Improvements in Arkansas, which he terms a foul islander upon the democratic party, and falsely charges the authorship on the junior editor of this paper The truth is, that all the political aIlusions in that chart or caricature, were never seen by him until Autographed and published. The drawing from which the Autograph was made, was executed by gentleman who is now, and has been a democrat for years. Perhaps Mountaineer, in striking at us, has hit one of his friends. As to the other wild statements in the article, they are too ridiculous for notice, and we have given the miserable publca- tions of Mountaineer more attention than his humbugging twaddle deserved.
 The Arkansas Traveller apologises for having copied the letter of Mr. Gray, on the subject of per dime,' and intimates that it was our duty to have corrected 1t. Perhaps the editor of the Traveller did not know that we wrote to Mr. Gray that we would publish it as sent to us, and he re- piled that was exactly what he wanted us to do. While we reserve to ourselves the right to correct manifest errors in commu- nications, we recognize no power to com pei us to give shape and form to any pro- duction sent to us. We are at liberty to do this, unless requested to publish the article exactly as sent, when we have either to publish it verbatim or refuse to print it.
 John Carnall, esq, of Fort Smith has become associated with Mr. c. H. Wheeler, in the proprictorship and editorship of the Fort Smith Herald, which paper nas been considerably enlarged and improved. Mir Carnall is shrewd, energetic and forcible man. He will be an acquisition to any paper or cause he espouses. We welcome him into the ranks and hope that our inter- course may be pleasant and friendly
 We have received the first number of the Weekly Southern Clarion. published and