Des Arc citizen., 1860-09-05
The Latest Epistle from J. H. Quisen-
 berry, Esq
DEs ARC. Sent. 1. 1860.

l EDITOR OF THE DEs ARC CITIZEN Sir, in your issue just before the election for Re- presentative of Prairie County, you informed | your readers that, were to be elected Repre- sentative, would be in favor of John c. Breckinridge for President, and if beat, l would be in favor of John Bell. As you have proved to be lame prophet, with your permis- sion, will tell your readers who am for and the reasons, in as much as you have sprung the question, and created some considerable anxiety on the subject, presume you will give this space in your paper, that 1 may set myself right. When I took the stump at Clear Lake the nominations for President by the Democratic party were not known here 1 took the position that I would be in favor of any man (of good Southern principles) in the | field that could beat Lincoln, the Black Re- publican Since that time I have been pro- curing reliable Information from every quar- ter in my power, and after weighing every | thing, find that Stephen A. Douglas is most likely to be able to effect that object all the 1 information 1 am in possession of, go to show that he is the nominee of the National Demo- cratic party assembled at Baltimore according to previous notice and by over two-third vote declared the standard bearer of the Ma 1 tional Democratic party. Please tell your readers that Stephen A. Douglas stands now where he did in 184S, and on every occasion since, relative to. non-interyention or popular sovereignty, or squatter sovereignty, and that the Democratic party, North, South, East and | West, was with him up to 1856, if not up to the date of the Charleston Convention.- Yes sir, with him on those great and important questions threatening the dissolution of the Democratic party and the union, even Jno. c. | Breckinridge, Jos. Lane and President Buch- anafl, and great Democratic leaders was with him. Tell the people that Stephen A. Dou- glas has always been true to the Constitution al rights of the South, and was leading spir- | it in the passage of the fugitive slave law. that he is the author of the Kansas Nebraska act, and repeal of the Missouri compromise restrictions, whereby the principle of non intervention was fully established, as the set | tied policy of our country, to which all Dem ocrats North and South indorsed. Tell the people that Senator Brown made proposition | in the Senate last winter for the protection of slavery in Kansas by Congress, and only three voted for it. and because the same principle was not admitted in the Democratic platform at the Charleston Convention, many of those who refused to vote for it in the Senate, with drew from the Convention and created diy- sion in the ranks of the Democratic party. am opposed to wire- working, ofice-controlling, dictating- county -caucuses as practiced; con trolling the will of the people, but not oppos- ed to a great, fair National Convention. 1 am in favor of Stephen A. Douglas because he is National Democratic candidate chosen as the standard bearer of the National Demo- cratic party through their delegates led in Democratic Convention at Baltimore, be- cause he is consistent, conservative union man, for equal rights, for standing firm by the Constitution and preserving the union, bring ing about peace, quietude and happiness in our country. It is to be hoped that all good union Democrats will vote for Douglas, as well as those conscientious as to voting for nominees of the Democratic party; friends of Stephen
 A. Douglas need not mind to be drowned at whilst they have the consolation to know they are right, standing firm by the Constitution, the union of the States, and principles of self Government, as we'll as the true Democratic party. J. H. QUlSENBERRY.
 The above Is the last known emanation from the brain of Q. He accuses us of being " lame prophet" We never pro- phesied as regards him, except in refer ence to the five times he has been can didate in Prairie county, (three times for Sheriff and twice for Representative and in every instance we prophesied he would be defeated, which proved literally true, During the recent canvass we expressed the opinion that should Mr. Quisenberry be elected (of which there was no proba- bility) he would vote for Breckinridge and Lane, if defeated he would go for Bell & Everett. How far we missed our guess our readers can judge by the above article. Q. boasied throughout the recent canvass that he voted for Mir. Buchanan, and was a consistent Democrat. How many votes would he have received in the coun- ty, had the people known his Douglas pro- clivities The Douglas and Bell men are heek-by-jowl in Arkansas, and as there is said to be but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. so there is but one step between the Bell and Douglas men in our State. Q. has condescended to the ridic- ulous in politics. Declared himself for Buchanan when he was for Douglas. o consistency! But anything to delude the Democracy and catch their votes. Op- poses conventions, and then favors them. Get thee gone political satan. The people have consigned you to the shades of poli- tical oblivion, there may you remain a warning to all men "who won't tote fair" in politics.
 o. has read us quite homily in the above article in reference to Stephen A. Douglas. We give him the following, hoping that it will not interfere with the regularity of his meals:
 Stephen A. Douglas lodged the vote on the compromise measures of 1850.
 Stephen A. Douglas voted for the Wa- mot Proviso.
 Stephen A. Douglas was competitor for the Cincinnati nomination in 1856, and being defeated by Buchanan, bolted after the election, and made war on his party friends in the Senate of the United States, and on his successful competitor, the Dem- ocratic President.
 Stephen A. Douglas, when Kansas ask