Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-21
MOUNT OLIVE, lzard Co.

EDIToRs TRUE DEMocRAT-Sirs: Having | candidates for governor would speak at Mount Olive on the 30th ult., of course al most every one were on the tiptoe to go and see the would be Governors, and hear what they had to say We'll, early in the morn. ing the sovereigns began to pour in from the country, and still continued to come in, and by eleven o'clock there was the largest crowd that had ever assembled in Mt. Olive: which is conclusive evidence that the people of Old Izard feel deep interest in the Governors election.
 At eleven o'clock the people assembled in beautiful grove, where there were seats prepared; directly there came walking along through the crowd tall, thin vsaged, light haired, sour, morose looking gentleman with a thin patch of white hair under his neither lip; it was amusing to hear the specu- lations among the people as to who he was; some person said, that is Dick Johnson there was an old hard-isted, bear hunting democrat who said, "Well, if that Is Dick Johnson, he is not the kind of looking man l expected to sec, don't like him near as well as thought would, his looks don't please me-" some person who knew the Judge, told him that that was Judge Rec tor; well, said he 1 thought that was not Johnson" In few minutes Johnson made his appearance and walked up into the speakers stand, and it was plainly to be seen that the audience generally was favor ably impressed with his frank, open, manly and dignifed appearance.
 The Col. arose, and after paying hand some compliment to the ladies, lead off in a sensible, able and eloquent speech of some two hours length He gave the old know nothing howl about "the family" that has been so often reiterated by the imported Illinois editor of the Old Line Democrat, a passing notice and showed plainly to every impartial mind that it Is all silly piece of humbuggery, and that the charge comes from his competitor with a very bad grace | He defended the action of the State Con- venton in very able and truthful manner from the charges of fraud and corruption made by Judge Rector, and finally pro- ceeded to discuss the Bank question. He handled that subject in masterly manner, and in such way that could not fail to con vince the audience that he was perfectly fa- miliar with the subject, and that the policy he advocates, which was inaugurated by our presen: able executive, is the trne policy and which, if carried out, will bring our young and growing State out of debt.- Jndge Rector showed by his actions, that he was smarting under the telling force of l ~ ToLn opt fnr bn grumble,l and interrupted Johnson while he was speaking. Johnson dissected Rec: tors Bank policy. if policy it may be call. ed, showed it to be all a batch of stuff and very great humbug-in fact the Col. in his whole speech acquitted himself with credit, and far surpassed the expectations of his most sanguine friends He is a standard bearer of whom the democracy of this county feel proud. He breaches the right kind of doctrine and that too, from an honest heart
 Alter Col. Johnson sat down Judge Rector arose, and labored long and hard to convince the people that Col. Johnson was not the nominee of the democratic party, repeated long rigmarole about fraud abominati"n and corruption, without pro- ducing any evidence that was worth iaith- ing. to Sustain his charges-he succeeded l think, in convincing every impartial mind on the ground that he was hard pressed for an excuse to justify his disorganzing and undemocratir course. In his twa,ldle about ''the family" oligarchy, etc, he said that Gov. Conway was the man whom ..the amily" were going to elect to the U. S.. Senate; but little further on in his re- marks, he said that R. w. Johnson would be the family candidate for the U. s Senate as soon as Dick was elected Governor Bahl such consistency-poor Rector. He IS finding to his sorrow that '.Jordan am a hard road to travel" His actions show that he thinks his case is desperate. Col. Johnson has pressed him to the wall so hard on his much vaunted Bank policy that he started out on, that he is now trying to shift his ground. He says he merely hand- ei 1t out as suggestion--that it did not