Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29
D,RpANELLE. ARK, Feb'y. 9, 1860.

Enron TRUE DEMocRAT-In your issue of Feb. S. find an answer to a card of mine in reference to a conversation that occurred between NIT. E. F. Hempstead aud myself on the public street of Washington, in the month of November last as to inc prob1ble result of the next democratic conven- ton for Congress in the northern district. dislike notorietv,' notwithstanding the adverse oplnlon of NIr. Hempstead. But when the private or pub lie character of friend is asSaed under the cover of distance by false accusations or lnSlnuat0hS l Gas in the conversation above referred to) deem It my duty to brand the author or the wiling crcula- tor of such accusations and insinuations with the Lie-for he, who will stoop to circulate faisehoou' preudica to the public private character ot all individual is deeply steeped ln lntamy as tle quitY autiOr When the question came up Ill tne conversation as to who would be the most promlhen1 aspirants before the Dover convention, gave It as my opinion that Col Wilson would be the lndlvid- ual-that called forth the remark from Mir. Hemp stead that Co., Wilson hal belonged to the know nothing party, 1 chargel the assertion to be ie' Mir. II. then shifted the responsibility, by saying that he did not know it of his own knowledge to pc the fact, but that such was his information. the assertion having been thus denounced as false hood and MT. HemDsead writhng under the bangs of an over-weenng apXiety to Shlrk the reSponsoh- ity of an assertion papaby false, seemed to nave felt it his duty to the name of some man as ms informant, hence, the name of MT. Ie6Oetts was used Then would ask the refecting mind what
 
 that particular part of the conversadon Gsln$ the name of Mr. Tebbets, private citizen, and beheVe an aspirant for office, neighbor of Col Wtson, other than to give him Ieb6ettS) as his author, anu at the same time to add degree of piausiolnty to the false assertion. 1 submit to candid puolc, that taking into consideration the lime, manner anu place the above mentioned conversation sprung uP' as stated by Col. Eakin and others, no other req sOnabe conclusion could be arrived at Messrs' Eakin and Phillips say that MT. H. did state m tt conversation, that he, Hempstead, had heard that Col. Wilson belonged to the know nothing party the responsibility will rest with MT. Hampstead until another is given. Col. Wilson says the asser- tion ia fIse-Tebbetts slvs that he never intmated such thing to MT. Hempstead- ust here NIT. Il. makes it convenient to throw aside the gaudy hues of that fair fame and reputation " which he pre- slmes to claim, and assume the sable robes or a dirty poLticoI trckter to serve selfish end ana to cloak the guilty author of positive talsehood ut tered without the slightest foundation of truth, that is if he ever had authOr for so gross an as sertien which is questionable. Hr. Hempsteau claims that the publication of my former cara was a gross violation of the rules which govern gentle men in their private intercourse, etc It he deems denouncng a talsehood, openly asserted on the public street of Washington, in the presence ot a number of gentlemen and publishing the same, such a violation, must inform him, that he never had lelrucd those rules, or hls forgott Il them His idea of private intercourse Is almost as much ln as that ci0GkeI 0uHDT was Wnel ue t'lu nun that Col. Wilson was member of the know nothing organization. can assure Mr. Hempstead that the publication of my former card was not prompted by .' any feelings of malice /" toward him-for being a kindly disposed man. feel more inclined to pity than condemn-and as to fair fame and rep utation,'' I leave it for the public to say whether Mir. Hentpsead would be endangered in any event. I am satisfied from Dr. Griffin's note, that he was not present at the time of the alteration, as my mind first served me. pr. c. with myself and the party mentioned at different times through the day, was the cause of my mentioning his name.
 Being satisfied from the other correspondence l deem it unnecessary for me to notice any further comment from any quarter.
 Respectfully yours,
 JOHN A. JACOWAY.