Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
From Benton County.
BENTON COUNTY, June 9. 1860.

BENTON COUNTY, June g. 1860. EDIroRs TRUE DEMocRAr-
 Sirs: On yesterday the democracy and old liners of this county turned out to the speaking at Ben tonvile of the candidates for Governor, there were between 600 and 700 voters present. The people commenced arriving in town at an early hour, and by eleven o'clock all was excitement, and the line of distinction very visible to all the old settlers of this county.
 Col. Johnson reached town Wednesday even ing and mi xed with the crowd for an hour or two before the speaking commenced Thursday morning, and met many warm friends. Judge Rector, ac companied by Col B. T. Duval and Judge Joseph J. Green, went by Osage Mill, and remained there all night and reached Bentonvile about Il o'clock Thursday morning. After Judge Rector's arrival he remained at the hotel and did not mix with the crowd; Col. DIval and Judge Green circulated around very freely.
 Col. Pearce went down to the crowd and muster ed his old liners up and marched them to see Judge Rector and gave them an opportunity of looking on their second chief and shaking hands, which exercise don't seem to be satisfactory to the Judge
 At about l2 o'clock the speaking commenced- Col. Johnson began the debate and spoke about 214 hours to an intelligent and attentive audience he defended the State convention and proved to the satisfaction of all true democrats that his nom nation made by majority of the votes repre- sented-he spoke at length on State policy and was certainly plain and distinct, and showed how the State Bank bonds could be paid off in three or four years without an increase of taxes, and that the Real Estate Bank bonds could be paid from the mortgaged lands by foreclosure of the mortgages, and closed by defining his position on federal poll tics, that he would support the nominee of the Baltimore convention, unless two-thirds or three fourths of the southern States withdrew and Ar kansas among them; but he hoped the Baltimore convention would unite the party and make nomi- nation, and that the minority had always been and doubtless would ever be dissatisfied.
 Judge Rector replied and was cheered tamley by few of his admiring friends-he occupied 21a hours in speaking and evidently fell far short of the expectation of the old lners-he reviewed the action of the State convention and did not satisfy his protesting friends against the State convention, and as he progressed with his speech the people gradually left; he had but little to say State policy-had doubts about foreclosing the mortgages on the lands to secure the payment of State bonds, proposing to get some railroad company to give their stock in lieu of State bonds and the State issue new bends for the railroad stock-the State bonds were not to be funded only for the principal, and how he to pay the coupons now due, he did not tell or explain. Whoever heard of cap taists holding State bonds exchanging them for railroad stock and advancing the means to build the railroads. Railroads don't commence paying div dends until they completed and in running der, besides creating new debt to pay off an old debt don't relieve states, corporations or individu als from the debt. When Judge Rector closed three cheers proposed for Rector and the hur- rah small and feeble affair and wanted vim fully third and perhaps half the crowd had left before he closed.
 The candidates were treated politely and with courtesy, and the people paid good attention; after the speaking closed Judge Rector went to his hotel and did not mix with the people.
 Col. Johnson went into the crowd and shook the sovereigns by the hand and made many acquan- tances, and on the first Monday in August large majority of the votes of Benton county will be given for Richard H. Johnson for Governor
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