Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-08-04
Congressional Speaking--Great Triumph for Mithchel !---Gantt Gone Under!!!

for Mithchel !!---Gantt Gone Under!!!
 Thursday last was glorious day for Ouachta. The Rector and Can't disor- ganzing party are preparing for trip up Salt river, and the gallant Can't" Is sorelv discouraged Mir. Can't commenced with a misrepre sentation of the aim and object of the Eagle, and had we not been present, it might have been taken. and re- tailed by his ready emi>saries as truth. But we corrected in its incipiency this unfounded as ,erton, the counterpart of many which | have been circulated for the same end Mis- representation is weapon that party wields with undoubted skill, and nothing but the direct interposition of sound truth can stay it's course Thanks to fortune, whenever time and circumstances have been allowed, these fabrications are subverted and recoil upon the authors. But we do not in this instance so much blame Mr. Can't, as we do his interruptions informers; for we cannot believe that he would attempt with unblush- ing effrontery, to make a statement in so public manner, had he not been informed by some one that such as he said was so. This direct contradiction of his opening argument was dead weight upon his whole speech. Conviction came upon him, in his " hour of might" and that confusion" | which he has declared would follow the op- position, by him, to the State democratic nominee, rested upon him throughout his talk The enthusiasm which all expected from his known popularity as speaker. grew "small by degrees and beautifully less D for his whole two hours, and there was ''nary wave" until the "old war horse" mounted the stand. We will do Mir. Can't justice to say that he did not come up to himself. He was laboring under an atlec- tion of the throat from former speaking, and did not make the effort we expected, or that we have before heard from him. And besides there was an air of discourage ment, and consciousness of defeat, which hung about him with leaden weight. His arguments were empty as string of egg shells, and his witticisms like the mechani- cal movements of an automaton. His views of Congressional protection remind us, and was of the same kind of logic as the | boy used, who wished to throw the fiat in the fre," and being remonstrated with np- on the ground that 1t would increase the flame and burn itself up, declared that it was free country, and he had a right to throw the fat in the fire, and he would do | 1t if it burned the world up. Dr. Mitchell arose amid cheers. which in- crease until he closed. Hundreds were present who had never witnessed in one day such revolution of feeling and sem timent, and hundred Mitchell men left the gronnd that day who were uot Mitchell men when they came. He was pronounced by all far the superior of Mir. Gartt. and the best political speaker in the State. His argument fell like an avalanche upon the fimsy pretexts of his opponent. and his sarcasm and stern truths withered every subterfuge Mir. Can't resorted to. Dr. Mitchell crowned himself with glory here which will rest on his name for time to come. There was never a more complete triumph than was achieved by him over Mr. Can't on Thursday. 1.-The has made the same impression at other places as here, Mir. Can't will not have the ghost of . chance for election, and the contest is be- tween Jones and Mitchel.-State Rights | Eogle.