Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
superannuated pOlitician. and the especia

pet candidate of the Conway-J Johnson clique. After scattering to the four winds o1 heaven the foul asperson that he was the particular candidate of any clique or fac tlon, proving, by the manner in which he did it, that he was anything else but a superannuated politician, he entered at once into an exposition of the hum buggery attempted to be palmed off on the good people of Arkansas by designing politi- clans, in endeavoring to charge Gov. Con- way and the Johnsons with filling all the offices ill the State with their " obsequious adherents;" as also with being responsible for all of the corrupt and pernicious legis- lation which preceded their advent into office.
 Never have we listened to more hon. orable, manly and triumphant vindication of much injured family, than that which was uttered by Dr. Mitchell on that occa sion. The earnest, though courteous and high-toned manner in which he defended the Johnsons from the malignant and un- manly attacks made upon them by corrupt and rotten politicians, met with hearty response at the breast of every honest man present, as was evidenced by the repeated bursts of applause which greeted him in the least effort to strip the mask off of those perfdious traitors to democracy, who have proven by their implacable hatred to the true democrats of the country, that it is the loaves and fishes that they are after, and that they " would rather reign in hell than serve in heaven"
 Dr. Mitchell having concluded, Col. Can't took the floor, while expectation stood on tiptoe, to hear how he would ex- tricate himself, his friends, and the Old Line Democrat, from the unpleasant dilem ma in which each had placed themselves by their unceasing warfare upon the demo- cratic cause, as also upon all of the true and tried democrats of the State.
 Col. Can't commenced tiresome har- rangue by apologizing for his unusual hoarseness, which, he informed his audi ence, was contracted in the town of War ren; but whether it was produced from |" daring Richmond to arms" or whether from the sudden transition from a great man to an ordinary one, which took place when competing with the superannuated politician" he, we believe, did not inform his hearers.
 The whole gist of his speech, as far as we heard him, was the Conway-Johnson clique, and the True Democrat It con- sisted of nothing more than a stale and unblushing reiteraton of the abusive slang with which the presses of the disorgani- gers usually abound, and which has dis gusted every man throughout the length and breadth of the State, who lays the least claim to possessing honor. decency or sense. Col. Can't was particularly se- were on the True Democrat. He charged that paper with refusing to assist him in his disorganizing efforts, and that it had placed a laudatory notice of himself by one of his friends in a very obscure corner of the paper, whilst Dr. Mitchel's name, in conspicuous letters, was run up to the very mast head AS far as we could judge, that was the |" head and front" of the True Democrats shining.
 Tired of listening 10 such nonsensical tirade of abuse, which had neither the graces of poetry, the beauty of rhetoric or the profundness of logic to set it off, we, together with many others, adjourned; but were forced in short time to return to the court house, from the laundering sounds which greeted our ears in that direction.
 Returning, we found Dr. Mitchell again on the floor, and in the midst of one of his inimitable rejonders. This time he lite, rally tore his competitors arguments and assumptions to pieces; rode rough shod over all of the false charges and issues presented by the disorganizers, and achiev- ed one of the most complete revolutions in public sentiment here that has ever taken place within our knowledge.
 Col Gantt's friends were completely dumb founded at the result, but, like sensi- ble and honest men, acknowledged the corn;;' and, it is to be hoped, will sin no more.
 We speak from the card when we say, that this county will, in August next, give decided majority in favor of Johnson, Mitchell, and true democracy.
 ARKANSAS.
 ,June 10th 1S60