Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-25
To the People of Prairie County.

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 MT. Douglas, Wm. J. Rogers candidate for
 County and Probate Judge, also Rogers part
 ner in land speculation, has revived the old falsehood in relation to my agency in closing
 the Court House against preaching therein.
 FELLOW CITrzENs See how plain state
 ment of facts dispel a cloud of electioneering
 falsehoods. I am a member of the Christian | Church, Wm. Hendricks is member of the Baptist Church, Charles Hallums a member of the Methodist Church. We three constituted the County Court at the July term 1857, when
 it is said by Wm. J. Rogers and MT. Douglas,
 Rogers candidate for County and Probate
 Judge and also his partner in land speculation,
 that an order was made by the Court closing the Court House against preaching therein, | q say that no such order ever was made by the Court at any time.) Can it be supposed for one moment that Win Hendricks, Charles Hal lums and myself would oppose preaching in the Court House as distinct and separate pro- position Yet say my opposers, we should have | let in preaching, even if Adding, dancing, shows, &c., slipped in also. Do the citizens of Prairie County wish to see the Court House turned into ball room, or see strolling jug
 gler performing his slight of hand tricks in the | Court House.. What has been the result A Mir. Howell taught fiddling school in the Court House, Judge Rogers was one of his plI- | pills, and took very active part in making up MT. Howell Adding school just think of it fellow citizens, your County and Probate Judge, and also leading member in the Meth odist Church going to fddling in the Court House, this can be explained in a few words. Judge Rogers sold Mir. Howell quarter sec tion of land, and took it all out in fddles and fiddling. Now to make market for his fd- dies some young fidders must be raised up still more, there has been several fellows com monly styled Dogtype takers held forth and took pictures in the Court House, and one of them, am credibly informed kept open doors and took pictures on the Lords Day; still more, there has two or more magic lantern shows exhibited in the Court House. MT. Douglas, Judge Rogers candidate, says he ought to be elected County and Probate Judge, because I would not open the Court House in opposition to the expressed wishes of the citizens that were in Brownsville at the July term of the County Court of 1857, and also the expressed opinions of my two associates in holding the County Court at said July term of 1857. MT. Douglas says that he would open the Court House if every citizen in the county was op posed to it, this and his profound legal knowl- | edge, that so pre-e -eminently qualify him to dic- tate to the people of Prairie County is all that | he offers on the score of qualification to fill the office of County and Probate Judge. As to my qualifications leave for the people to de- eide, having discharged the duties of the office two years. MT. Douglas is young lawyer has been in the State but little over two years he has put up his shingle to practice law, that shingle may be stuck up in some other county or State within one month again, being lawyer will he not be disposed to help his brother lawyers by withholding orders, thereby compelling those that have business in the County and Probate Courts to employ law yers again, what interest has he among us how is he unidentified with the county. Now let US turn to another place of the Court House preaching, at the October term of the County Court 1858, as am credibly informed, R. T. Can't, Esq.,, and Dr. ". Harris, asked the County Court to make an order allowing the Protestant Methodist to hold there conference and preach in the Court House. Did they make the order, they did not, but Mr. King offered the house for them upon his own responsibility.
 Fellow Citizens, my apology for using Mir. Rogers name in this communic cation, is that MT. Rogers made so much capital out of the Court House preaching falsehood, and is now | trying to move heaven and earth with the same old tale, to elect his candidate and partner in land speculation, MT. Douglas, to the office of County and Probate Judge. I have been con- l fined to my home and most of the time to my bed by sickness, which prevented me from vis- iting you at the speaking. am recovering but am yet too feeble to go around the county See communication below of Dr. W. Harris. 1 J. L. HUNT. | BROWNSVILLE, July 12, 1860. | DR. W. HARRIS, SIR: The old falsehood in relation to my agency in having the Court House closed against preaching therein, is again raised by MT. Douglas, for the purpose | of inuring my election to the office of County and Probate Judge.
 As you was Commissioner of Public Build- 1 ings and had the oversight of the Court House while it was being built, you will please make a full statement through the Prairie Democrat and Des Arc Citizen of all the facts in rela- ton to the closing of said house against preach- ing, dancing and shows, &c., by so doing you
 will much oblige yours,
 | J. L. HUNT.
 BROWNSVILLE, ARK, July II, 1860.
 JAMES L. HUNT, Esq: Your letter of the 18th instant has been received. regret being called on for statement in the controversy my position as Commissioner to some extent