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Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-14
From Uesha C)lnty.
.Nopoleon, Ark., June 23, 1860

EprroRs TRUE DEMOCRAT
 Deor .Srs: On last Thursday. the 21St, Col. Can't and Dr. Mitchel addressed the .itzens of this county in the court house. Col. Can't lead off have heard him rep resented as being one of the ablest of his ,ye in Arkansas, but he fell far short of It here. His effort was sad disappointment to his frien Is. He commenced upon na- tional politics, charging that the principles of his competitor were closely allied |" those of stephen \. Douglas, while he was in favor of congressional protection. His next bumb was burstel upon R. H. John son, but being loaded alone with powder anl gas it did no harm; however, at its ex- plosion there were some dozen or fifteen lisorganizer, that must have blstered their feet with applause. They will all vote toi Col. Can't anl Judge Rector, but the true lemocra y of Desha county still cling to the time honorea principles of the demo- cratic party. He next charged Dr. Mitchcl as being. the iavorite pet of the Johnson f,mily ly-heaped m .ss of low and vulg epithets upon the True Democrat" and yratiiel his demon wrath by throwing from his foul stomach it's foul an l corrupt con tents upon the head of Gov Conway.
 He next told the people that they had been misinformed as to his true position by their delegate to the Philadelphia con vention. an entirely failed to show that h Ina been. He enled DOT self-made miserable man, by stealing one of Dr. Mitchcl's anecdotes anl half telling it, as Dr. Mitchell so told in his replv.) and the cry of persecution persecution!! The cry IS ol anl failed to arouse the sympathy oi the people; when they hear it from poli- titian. they recognize it as the cry and groan of the justly fallen "Sam."
 Col Can't, DO ,r fellow, tried hard, and 1 'lo at timas svmpathizs with him, but justice. patriotism anl State pri le. demand of the l.mpcra y of this ii tfict not to fo, get tn, evi len q an the law
 D. Mitc'iel comm .n .el by saying t,a; h, ha l no sympathy for Stephen A. Dong las, an that h, li not deny tn. right Yf Congress to p:o;e:t slave property in fh' territories. but that h. dil ieem 1t the night of folly to g, to Congress- when th,. lower branch of it is de.ldelly black re- publican. au,l tn, Senate fast be Q ming so; and a k of su h Congress to protect OFT property in th, terrtorie /. Tha; he throwed lis claims upon the constitution anl the
 uprem. court. anl when they faileI to pr ,tec-, that our gove, was failure. an that there was but on, recourse let the s a,h. He quoted fr m the speeches of
 oan c. Calhoun, the master mind oI southern statesman~hip ani constitutional law. to show that this was his DO ition. He deniel the right of territory to abolish slavery. bu: that the introduction of the us.-ion into Congress was now shaking
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/OPENING OF THE WESTERN TELEGRpH 1INE TO FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.-'rhr western telegraph company opened their line to
 Fayetteville A k.. on the 4th inst, and are now prepared to receive messages to tha, point. Fayetteville is 40S miles from St. Louis. The operator stated that the line would be open to Fort Smith on the l4th inst. This is progressing with commenda
 ble rapi,lity. On the California side the
 linz is completed to Los Angeos, 480 miles
 from San Francisco. When it reaches Ft smith on this side, it will be completed d distance of 473 miles from St. Lewis. The people of Sherman, Texas, have subscribed $2, 300 to build the line to that point, which will make it 678 miles towards
 the Pacif... Messrs. Maccreish, Street and Raymond, diectors of the company,
 were in Los Angelos, soliciting subscrip- tons 10 extend the line to the Colorado r yer and wee meeting with much success. The hope is to have it completed to tha point by the middle of August ensuing S. Louis Dem. Julv 6.
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JUDGE RECT ,R's CIINCHNG ARGrMENrs

JUDGE RECT T,R's CIINCHING ARGrMENTs. From letters in the Old Line Democrat anl persons who have heard the can'lidares for Governor >peak-we learn of q laugha- lilc argument the learned Judge uses to show that Johnson Is not the nominee of the democratic party As 1t has been re- ported, we see in imagination the tall ana snewy form of the Julye"-with that high immaculate and glossy shirt collar rising from his seat, and with naughty front, propounlinS the following interroga- tories to his terror-stric cken competitor:
 Would you have been nominated strik ing out the vote of Van Buren and Benton counties?"
 "Woull you have been nominated stri..::- out the vote ot Lawrence county?"
 Would you have been nominated strik- ing ont the vote of Greene county?"
 This is certainly strong argument, and worthy of an ex-supreme Judge, but it would be still stronger if he would go a step further and ask his opponent, if he would have been the nominee striking out every vote cast for him?
 Mr. Johnson ac,uld have been the nomi- nee striking out the vote of Van Buren and Benton counties, for there were five coun- ties which would have gone for him as se- coni choice.
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A STRONG CALLIco-rHUMpIAN" "- Judge Rector in explaining his motley state policy is very sublime on the Peno- tentia'y question. Hear his climax!- "Ladies when we get to making these cloths, with the addition of little log wood and few polk-5eries we will make you beautiful prints!'
 Ladies of Arkansas. denuded angels, cease this melancholy strain of Nothing to wear," for by the next polk-berry seoson you can all belong to the "callico. thumpians." The Judge is, expected to send gratis forty thousand bales of polk berry prints to Benton county alone.
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Number A.

ing stock in railroads yet to be built-whilc the State has no funds or credit, either for stock or railroads.
 In the discussion of State policy, e.. Johnson acquitted himself manfnlly-sub- hitting his views in clear, practical and pointed terms-(which may now be found in his circular he recommended the fore closure of the mortgages in favor of the Real Estate Bank, and plausible plan for paying the debts of the Stsse--all of which may be carefully examined in his circular.
 His address, though not remarkable for flights of oratory or raptures of eloquence. was nevertheless an embodiment of prac- tical. appropriate and we'll digested States policy-evincing a thorough knowledge of that financial discipline and statistical economy, so loudly demanded in the ad- uinistration of our State affairs.
 The general opinion here was. that Judge Rector by the powers of his elo- quence arl sophisticated arguments, would override all discussion and triumphantly bear away the lsnrels of victory. You may be assured, however, that such con- lectures were far from being realized, and am confident that the Judge himself, as well as all his discerning friends, felt the trembling and covering of their flag. The cause of Johnson was much advanced by the discussion here.
 AN IMPARTIAL OBSERVER.
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Save him from his Friends 1!

We take the following extracts from the Srntinel's account of the speeches of Jo hn- son and Rector. delivered at Batesville on the 2d inst:
 "Col Johnson next showed that in the case oc Fulton county Mir. Peek was appointed proxy and authorized to cast the vote for .Iai. FluurLoy.- These instruct ons were ent rc'y disobeyes
 Judge Rector stated that he was not resp p,nsible for the action of Mir. Peek an that the statement of Col. Johnson proved his statement that the te conv ention was corrunt. w, nder ,w Col T. C. Peek will ike this. Wonder ii it W mt tick e him am zingy to have this pet di .orsan1 ng ,anIidate for Governor denounc n5 hm as cnrru.t.
 Poor Peek thi, is too bad; after all the anathemas you have poured out upon the subject of corruption to be cited as an instance, by so great, so glorious. so gool l., so eloquent a Roman. It's really mean in the Judge to talk so of his nephew, so it is. But read further:
 Col Johnson next real from the Old Lne De- mocrat the following eA'r.ct:
 " Now wh 1t Jud .e Rector proposes is simply to fund her i,bites on account oi the deb of those two bank s-that is, to collect them atog. ther and place them in suci condition as to secdre the ultimtt extncti"n Of principal, with IT wis on for the pay meit of annually accruing intere-ts.- He proposes to do thi- by .imu c. lin. in he ud bonds rhich riu be shor iy due, and issuing bon'is pseting the who or pr nc pt tn interest due, payabe, say, 9 90 years fer dafe.
 Judge Rector ueIie.l that such WAS h.s bnk po lic.; he pronounced any sta em.n. to that eiicct as false, and Ee utterly re. ud sted it.
 CRsar's fate was not q circumstance,  compared with Peek's-nor is the ingrati. tude of Brutus to be compared to Rector's This is a family quarrel-an perhaps it is indelicate in us to interfere; but really our sympathies are with Thomas. and We think
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Cor. E. w. GANrr A Wlr.-Thos,

Col. E. w. CAN'T Wlr.-Those who heard Col. Gantt's recent speech at this place, will remember that he altembt. ed to be very witty over the fact, that one of the editors of this paper had been will Ing to take Douglas in certain rontin- gency and the other had not. If there wa any point to the witticsm we are too obtnse to detect it. They voted t.gether in the State convention for Brechnri,lge amt the State platform. Their recorded votes Is sufficient evidel c, of the similarity of their views. We will further remark that Col. Can't does not stand on the State platform. If he has any political creed at all, it certainly differs from the platform on which DreckinriIge anl Lane stand. He certainly began the canvass on the " slave-cole" doctrine of Hon. A. G. Brown. What he thinks now or may think tomorrow, or wouid Mink if in U- Enois, we do not know It is matter of no great importance what he thinks. If he can catch the popular breeze he will do it beyond donbt. When accusel .h,rt time ago of abusing the "John>ons," he wrote pitiful letter denying the charge. When he wanted John Havis' vote he pledged himself to support Johnson as the democratic nominee. Tten according to him, it was diSorganization not to sup port him. The flourish of trumpets that announced Rector candidate was msta- ken as the hum of popular favor, and Col. Can't tackled about." We yht take lis opinion in " horse swap" bat cer tainly not in politics. In conclusion we ask who has been the most consistent? or Me most Honest and maniy in aoowtng their sentiments?
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Statute of Frauds.


 We are expecting every day that the pi ous dsorganizers will propose some amend ment to the above mention ad eIlactment- if their idea of fraul is correct it certainly needs rem odeling, or speciit law to con trol the subject generally iS sa fly needed. We may be, as the Oil Line Democrat intimates very obt, SC, but it does seem to to us, that the cry of .ttoud iS bplstered by specions assumptions, in open contempt o! the plainest principles of common sense and justice. Let us look at it moment
 It is routendel that the fraudulent vote of Van Blren county renders the late State convention void; very well, what i, the ar gument? simply that the vote wa, given. when it ought not to have been given And therefore, even if tdocs not affect the result IT the ma ority vote it nevertheless vitiates the nomination. Ii this Is the cor rect prin:ipl,,: fraudulent vote given by any other person, for any other county or candidate would, also vitate the nonina- tion, would it not? Ant if .trqud of itself, without reference to its effect on the UCte ren ers the nomn nation void, 1t of course makes no difference whether there be ten thousand frauds, or merely one; the princi pie still remains the same; one troud leavens tn, whole lump as cffettnally as ten thou sand would. Now what Is fraud? it is a deception, an imposition, and cheat-an artifce by which the right or interest of another Is injured.
 Who did Fulton county instruct for, for Governor? Maj. Thos. B. Flournoy Any one else? No one. Who cast the vote of Fulton county in the convention? T. C. Peek as proxy. Who did he vote for?-- Judge Thomas Fletcher Did he not vote for Flournoy one time? Not one. Did he entirely ignore and repudiate the instruc- tions of the independent democracy of Full ton? He did Was 1t not an imposition and cheat upon the convention and Fnl- ton county? It was. Then was 1t not a fraud? Most assuredly 1t was. And should this fraud render the nomination invalid? So say the disorganzerS. twill be read- ly seen to what ridiculous position these croakers of fraud and corruption lead them selves; they say il there had been but one in- stance of fraud in the convention, that alone would have been enough to quash it. Peek K case was one offraud. Judge Rector quotes 1t as an evidence 1.-the corruption of the con- vention. Let us suppose his to have been the only one; we should then have seen the fate of R. II. Johnson anl the choice of H large majority of the people in the hands of his bitterest enemy, man who has provel himself capable of imposing upon the conf dence of Fulton county, and committing fraud, by voting contrary to instructions; and if Col. Johnson had been the first choice of .tfiythree out of lhe .ffty jour counties, still Mir. Peek could have defeat cd every thing by casting his fraudulent vote. Such doctrine would be placing the fortunes of an honorable man at the dis posal Of any unreliable dishonest political triekster. This hypocritical croak of fraud comes withbad grace from the editor of the Oil Line Democrat.
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R@ Co1 Poc< <or,c roo 0n fOr {

Eg Col. Rector's reason for supporting Conway in 1852: Because loved conn try less and party more" ."-Gazette < De- mocrat of 1856. The above is quoted in the True Democrat and floats in that paper as it's best trump card.
 Rector was no diSorganizer then-he stoo by his party OM Line Democrat, Juiy5.
 rF Col. Rector. in 1856, threw away his vote rather than to cast it for Conway Why did he d,so? Can't you tell us True Democrat? Rector did not "lone country ieSs ood pony more" at that time.-- OM Line Demo.rat, July ,
 It will be interesting for the student of logic to complete the syllogism.
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WoNT WIN-Mr. L. A. Cook. one oI the delegates from Hot Spring county, publishes d strangely inconsistent letter in the last old Line Demo rat. He says he and his co-'lel gates never thought of in dorsing the State convention, vet almits that he ossiyneda a paper in !orsing the nom nation of Dick Johnson. Here is th. pa- per he '' assigned:"
 We, the undersigned, delegates oI Hot Spring conn'y, do indorse the nomi- nation of R. H. Johnson. and ask that ii be placel on the proceedings of this con vention.
 This May 18th, 1860.
 L. X. COOK.
 EDWIN C. JONES.
 WILLIAM FULLER"
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A "PERFEcT DIARRHoEA OF Won

A "PERFEcT DIARRHoEA OF WoRDs." This expression may seem in'lelicate" to those who never C. talk of hell to ears poite," but every one who heard the Gallant Can't" will confess they were expressive and appropriate. What better term to express that flood of low billings gate and ignoble ideas which composed his buncombe speech? But we suppose as our n n'ighbor Is addicted to the high bred dignity" malady that he is excusablc for being iastidious in this instance.
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G Before we dreamed of 8 fraud in the


 Van Buren county proxy, the Old Liners had their suspicious aroused and called for the authority upon which the proxy acted. Is it not reasonable to suppose that they were the perpetrators of the forgery or were cognizant of it? Is it not natural infer ence that they had themselves set the trap. and were hurryng its exposure in order to exult over the apparent advantage it would afford them in disorganizing the democratic party? About no other county was sus- picion intimated: but the State convention had scarcely closed its deliberations before they seemed to know all about the Van Buren forgery.
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CRI.WEEK
"THE CREATE PAPER OF THE CAMPAIGN?

CHE GREAT PAPER OF THE CAMPAGN?" |" Why has the Okd Line Democrot quit lauding Rust's CT .ular! Is it ashamed of it, or dI Col. Hin lnan become fearful that he would be eclip,el-that he would be out Hin lmanele Was he afraid Rust would "s1ueal more like pig than the pig him sef," anl thus bear of the " blu>hing honors?" Hin lman, Rector, Ben. T.. Duval, E. w. G.ntt, \. B. Bnrrow. A.. II. NJ .Kssick- Col. Rust must retile to private life or take very sub -altern posi-
 tion ind.ed. "How are the mighty falen!"
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THE ELECTORS have heard dire. ..tly from three of the electors Messrs. Floyd. Taylor and Leske, who expressly announce that they will support the nominees of the national democratic convention-Breckin. r lge and Lane. We also learn through a private source that Julge Sorrells, the re- maining elector, will do likewise.
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EE The Old Line Demo crat says "that perhaps the conventions of those five or six counties which ratified the State con. vention were composed of but six men," etc. We will only add that Col. Hind man was declared the first choice of those very same conventions, and if his nomina- tion by those counties is entitled to any consideration, so is he ratifying of the State convention, for they were performed at one and the same time.
 What do you say to that Mr. Old Liner?
 "IIGH- BRED DIGNITY "-HistOry, whi.h has been called philosophy teaching by examples" not unfIequently suggests use ful and amusing parallels. We make an extract for the benefit of orr cotemporary, as we do not suppose that he has time for historical investigation: Philip the Third was gravely seated by the fire side: the fremaker had kindled so great quantity Ol WOou. l!lal tuc HOiidiCH Nd> nearly sufforated with heat, and his grand eur would not suffer him to rise from the chair; the domestics could not presume to enter the apartment, berau>e it was against the etiquette. At length the Marquis de Polat appeared, the king ordered him to damp the fire; but he excused himself, al leging that he was forbidden by the eti- qnette to perform such function. for which Duke D' Esseda ought to be called upon, as it was his business. The duke was gone out: the fire burnt fiercer; and the king endured it rather than derogate from his dignity. Bnt his blood was heat ed to such degree. that an erysipelas of the head appearel the next day, which, succeeded by violent fever, carried him of in 1921, in the twenty fourth year of his Ieign."
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his un.le is treating him badly. Judge

his lie is treating him badly. Judge Rector's rejoinder to the above extract from the Old Liner is somewhat personal, but Thomas is in "no mood" now to resent it he will treasure up the insult however, and in the great day of his wrath, all such scores will be wiped out.
 In the mean time solemn duty" requires that he should wrap the mantle of peace about him, anlquietly submit to the charge of corruption and falsehood from his friend and champion. Flu Brutes
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 Prairie County.

Notwithstanding the Brownsville papers are quite "fussy" in regard to Prairie, an intelligent correspondent writes that John son will certainly carry the democratic vote of that countv-that the demo ,rats stand as firm as the oll guard of Napoleon, by the nominee. We are glad of this. tis d just rebuke of that pharasaiy'al spirit which is manifested by certain parties. who pre- tend to repudiate the democratic nominee on the ground of the fraud which prevailed at the State convention. You may skulk under this disorgani1inS preiext but you deceive no one, o ye hypo:rilical Phari- sees
 To expose your inSinceritv, we will state d fact for the consideration of the honest voters of Prairie county-;he voters who stand untlnchIngly by such true an tried d,no;.ats as JIl,. r,tten an l Col. D,vie -the voters who, at the polls in August next. will rebuke those who have >landered il gallant county, by pledging it to il rum "us State policy, an tn: replliatiol of the honorable obligations resting on all go"d democrats. The very men who now offer fraud" as the pretext for 'disorganizing," proposed in a raucus here, Jetore ony one uoy eren pm ID nomination, to bolt" if Col. R. IT, Johnson was the nominee; thus showing conclusivcly that prejudice and personal animosi'y, not principle, con trol their action. We know of no species of dishonesty more objectionable. than for men tn go into a convention where their fellow delegates consider themselves hon. oraby pledged to sustain the action of the convention, with mental resolution. only whispered in a secret caucus, that
 if they do not get their personal pre- ference they will "bot" the nomination. If this Is honesty, give us fraud" inSteal of if. Save Us fro n such Punic faith.
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W We are glad to notice that the diff. ficulty that seemed to be brewing between Msssrs Key and Robertson of Helena. has been hoaosably and amicably adjusted.
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Two THOUSAND DOLLARS Why don't the Old Line send round some of those cool gentlemen who wanted to bet so large ly little while ago? Do come quickly
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 CANE HuL CoLLEGE.-We have receiv. ell the second annual catalogue of the off rers an students in tha above institution for the academic year 1S5)-'6O.
 This college is situated at Boonsboro- more generally known as Cane Hill, in Washington county; situation is unsur passed in point of picturesque scenery. and healthy climate; the purest of water gushe~ out from the hill sides, while the neighborhood is made up ofa sober, content ed, industrious and happy people. The following is the list of the faculty:
 Rev. Fontain R. Earle, president.
 s. Doak Lowery, A. B., professor of an- cient languages.
 P. w. Buchanan, A. B., professor of mathematics end natural philosophy.
 J. II. Buchanan, A. B., tutor in prepara- tory department.
 Whole number of students. 1O3; candi- dates for the ministry, :. James c. Ha- good and Frank M Latta were graduates. Washington county will ever wear the palm in educational advantages. Cane Hill and Arkansas colleges, with the three or four first class female seminaries justly give this great county of the northwest su- perior prominence in this respect.
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To Correspondents.-Be patient. vour letters will be published as soon as we can finl room for them. We are glad to hear from you.