Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-05-19
D. ". GAMTT ESQ.

B. w. GANTT, ESQ.
 But for many personal allusons to our humble self, made by this gentleman in his haranGue at the court house on last Monday, should have let his remarks, however disorganizing and undemOcratic, go by unnoticed. As many of his hardest blows, however, were aimed at us, 1t Is only natural that we should parry thair force if possible but that we should in return give him |" kick for ga bite.' Mr. Can't appears to be offended at us because Columbia county saw fit to prefer pr. Mitchell her next representative in Congress. We ehave not the vanity to suppose for moment that we could have influenced Columbia county in her expression of this preference. This honor Mir. Can't seems disposed to force us in spite of our blushes. He moreover charges that were the first to discover that Dr. Mitchell a great man. Weopine that Mr. Can't will have to add " cubt to his stature,
 before any one will discover any greatness in him. Hampstead county, where he lives, has furnished no exploring genius bold enough to discover his greatness That county is unapprecatiye of the modest young mans merit as is Columbia county. Hempstead county declared Dr. Mitchell as her first choice for Congress- in fact majority of the coun-
 ties in this congressional district have given decid cd expression to the same preference. Mir. Gantt's greatness, if he has any, is limited to his impu- dence, his immense elf-approbativeness, and his truly great standardization. Were his dimensions at all in keeping with his conceptions of himself, the magnitude of his proportions would be gigantic Vanity is the great fault of little minds. It is very harmless defect in character For Can't to suppose that he IS great man, is ridiculously ab surd. He might have indulged in this fantasy for all to his hearts content, had he not as- sailed us, as one who was disposed to detract from his just merit. We certainly were not at fault when we gave it opinion that Mitchell is superior to him in all the qualities that go to stltute fitness for representative in Conress. A majority of the people in this congressional district entertain the opinion. Even had we made the discovery of Michel's superior qualifications, we would be entitled to no merit, for that superi- orty is obvious, is palpably apparent to all who know the men. We were not the only one assaied by this little great manin his speech. The 'South Arkansas Democrat" and the "True Democrat" were tbe special bects of his attacks. These are venal presses according to the testimony Of thls tactious little disorganizer, and every democrat Ill this district, who does not toss his cap and slnS hosannas to this captious pretender, was denouhceu a coLtar democrat. He aimed in the course oi ms speech, several of his missiles at k. H. Johnsoh the democratic candidate for governor, and lt the Lt- tie Rock convention which nominated hm' me press of the State the Democratic State Conven- tien, R. H. Johnson, in fact every body, ana every thing is wrong, and E. w Gaptt alone IS the great embodiment of all perfection, the sote representa- tive of simon pure democracy. He says that he came to this State about the time that Sevier and Ashley died off, and that he is the connecting link between old and new Arkansas. We admire mod est assurance but the unbushing efrontery of this indecent avowa excited a feeling of derison in every man who heard him, as well as with us. Ii
 he has ever done anything for the democratic party we confess that we are ignorant of it, Ever sihce this Tennessee bird migrated from ' the shades oi the Hermitage" he has been pensioner on the democratic party of this State He has grown Ia. on the crumbs that have been dispensed by 'ia' party, and like hog under an oak, he mas ue- youred the acorns, without ever raising i19h of gratitude to the tree that produced mem is now striving to SOW dissension in the democta'l0 ranks. and is exerting to the utmost his feeDtS en
 deavor to disorganize the democratic party abis uo nart of his intention to abide the Arkadelphla convention He has pledged himself to do so' @ ua' his disorganizing attempts indicate tna' Ii
 naring to bolt pr. Mitchel's course Is dialie.ti
 ealv variant from this little "successor oi sewer and Ashley.' lie has devoted many long years @ oi eminent and useful service to the cause oI aenoc- ,acy in this State. He never became feSuSe oe-