Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-28
( Letter from Judge Rector" !"

Letter from Judge Rector"
 We have before us copy of this vol luminous State paper in which Judge Rec tor holds up the Old Line Democrat as false expositor of his views. We pity that journal. At our request it "set forth specifically" Rector's views-it was even eloquent on the subject of funding the debf and other kindred freaks of the imaglna- tion. Taking the statements of the Old Line as premises. we exhibited so fully the absurdity of the policy recommended, that Rector on the stump repudiated his organ, and, to make the matter worse, publishes letter contradicting everything which that paper has said in his behalf The letter (it looks more like foot-note to the Poets and Poetry of Arkansas contains one grave typographical error. It says:
 "The True Democrat grossly misrepresents me on this subject. That paper announces that am in favor of releasing the mort9aqed lands, dnd' hroaeinq the debt upon the people! have never en- tertalneU, nor eXpfeSSeu SuCH SeIltlllltb ny mo sane man seeking popular .tauor would do so."
 We have no doubt Judge Rector wrote Old Line Democrat for True Democrat Tn the above connection, but printers are sad dogs, and by one of their tricks our neigh Dor is again made to misrepresent" Judge Rector, who, we are assured, entertains for our journal the highest regard. He knows we took his first address and the exposition of the Old Line for the basis of our argu- ments, and dealt with him fairly and square lv. He knows that we proyed that he ad- vocated policy which would " release the mortgaged lands'' and throw the debt on the people. Whether Judge Rector him. self understood it or not is different ques- tion-something we never thought impor- tant enough to discuss. We did, however, do Judge Rector the justice to state, that he intimated in his " address" that he did not understand the "policy" himself, but expected to study it out as he canvassed the country seeking popular favor.'
 We must confess that Rector is an apt pupil. Col. Johnson has succeeded, after long canvass, in rectifying { Rectorfying?) many of the fanciful vagaries which dazzled the vision of the ex-Ju udge. He has aban- doned the "Snbad" scheme of enrscaing Me State out ofthe debts ofhe Stote, he backs down clearly and unequivocally from the "Wood & Co.,, lottery' plan of tund'mg tie debt of Me State, he shrinks back in holy horror from the consequences of his own policy, and all because he is seeking popu- lar favor! Like the man who swore he could jump "hundred teet'-Jhe scas in Cuba, the Judge leaves us to infer that If he was not "seeking popular favor'' he might be able to defend his first position. But we congratulate the Judge for his frankness in abandoning policy as soon as he understood 1t, which, if carried out, would ruin the country and prostrate the naseent energies of this State, now fast progressing under the benefcent adminls- traton of the ''Conway policy" We congratulate him still further upon the manly effort which he makes to get upon Johnson's platform, and at the same time seem to differ with him. By the close of the campaign we predict that he will be. lauding "Conway's policy" holding to Johnson's skirt, and crying out " help me Cassus or I sink" This thing of "seek- ing popular favor' is not what Rector thought it was In making out the list of appointments, Col. J Johnson, who is a mat
 ter-of-fact man, omitted all the funny places" Judge Rector perhaps expected to canvass the Indian Nation to assist the Old Line Democrat in the study of the aboriginies. He did not anticipate meet ing sensible men in every county, who understood better than himself, the re- sources, the condition, and the practical wants of the people and the State. After some lessons in common sense from the masses consultation with Hindman at Helena, and a general review of the field of battle, Rector has "tacked about" and taken short cut to "popular favor.' We will publish his letter as soon as we can find room, as we wish to preserve it on file
 We are somewhat surprised that MT. Green field did not visit the sage, John s. Roane, and in the shades of Contentment" get his exposition of Rector's " South sea bub- ble." He con write much longer letter than Rector.