Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-28
The Speaking on Saturday.

The Speaking on Saturday.
 The gubernatorial aspirants spoke here on Saturday last. Col. Johnson opened the discussion with clear, lucid, practical statement of his policy and political prin ciples, as we'll as complete defence of the State convention. Col. Johnson is not an orator-makes no pretensions that way but he is calm, correct and profound thinker, good writer, clear reasoner, and a practical man. Wherever he goes the staunch yeomanry of the country will ap- preciate him, and rally to his standard.- He is just the man for a Governor-has all the necessary attributes and qualities. His policy is too we'll known to require elabo' rate discussion at this late day.
 Judge Rector replied. He is random speaker, tolerable orator, with very happy opinion of himself, and strong faith in the creduity of the masses. This ena- bles him to make long speech, somewhat plausible in manner, unsupported by facts, contradictory and inconsistent in its differ ent parts, and taken altogether the shallow est fummery ever palmed off on public audience. The points he attempted to make we give below, simply because the Judge changes his position every other day, and it is absolutely necessary to "take him on the wing" in order to get shot at him at all. The first point was that John son was no more the nominee than Rector. Here followed arigmarole about fraud, cor ruption, office holders, etc. Admitting his statements in regard to the misrepresen- tation of one or two counties, and John son still had larger vote by three to one than any other aspirant, while Rector was not the first, second, third--not even the twentieM choice of single county. That certainly disposes of his comparative clalms. It is admitted that few office-holders had seats in the convention, but Rector Is un- fortunately precluded by his past record from putting in that plea. While Survey or General he was an active participant Tn conventions If he speaks from experience when he calls office holders corrupt-too corrupt to sit in conventions-Col. Johnson was willing to admit the argument so far as Rector was concerned. Judge Rector was also an office holder, when as member of the legislature he went into legislative caucus, and nominated Roane for Governor.
 Rector next alluded to the Van Buren forgery. He began by stating that he had fully exculpated Col. Johnson in his pub lished address and on the stump from any complicity or collision in that affair, yet with contradictory and barefaced impu- dence he thought Col. Johnson should er- plain what he had fully exculpated him from any participation in. How could Johnson know any thing of the matter with out being guilty of collision or compli- city? Shame on such paltry shutfilng in an aspirant for such an honorable office.
 Judge Rector then alluded to his propo- sal to call new convention-said he had offered to submit their respective clalms (what were his claims?) to new conven ton. In another part of his harrangue he affirmed that it was impossible to call new convention. In other words he had generously and magnanimously prolfered to do what could not be done
 Rector has explained away his bank po- licv ti.l there is nothing of it left. He re- comments the passage of a law o1ow'ng bond-h Holders to settle without suit but If they do not settle, to sue them without de. lay. In what does this differ from John sons policy? Johnson has always pro- posed to assess the lands, establish their pro rata indebtedness, and then proceed against them. Of course so soon as the pro rata is established, or during the pen dency of the suit, the mortgagors can make a settlement. But Rector still clings to his old idol, the issue of new bonds. lie is getting to be extremely modest on the subject however.
 In regard to the Penitentiary Rector simply steals Conway's thunder without giving him credit The same thing has been recommended over and over again by both Conway and Johnson. No Legislature> however, has ever been willing to hazard the experiment.
 Judge Rector closed his speech by ad hitting that he was a "disorganizer" far enough to secure the support of the oppo- sition-he plead guilty far enough to re- ceive their support, but in everything else he was an unmitigated democrat. Like all sham democrats, Judge Rector tried to be severe on the True Democrat, but his small thunder was perfectly yharmless-a mere pop gun demonstration. In conclusion we can vouch for the sympathz of the audience be- ing largely in favor of Johnson. They know how falsely he has been pictured from one end of the State to another. They saw Judge Rector's inconsistency and shuf fling attitude, and we suppose most of them felt as we did, pity for self-conceited Gin cinnatus who was making himself ridicu- lous from one end of the State to the other.
 Serenade to Col. Johnson.-On Satur- day night large company with the Ger man band, gave Col. Johnson grand musical ovation. The serenaders numbered about 40 persons, who disceursed sweet sounds on great variety of instruments. The honor was handsomely acknowledged and fully appreciated by the Col It must be gratifying in the midst of so much de- traction and bitterness which Col. Johnson encounters from Free State hirelings, to know that his old friends and acquaintances. have unabated confidence in him, and spurn
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