Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-08-04
Mutual Admiration Society Dissolved.

There are always two sides to picture dark and bright side. This commonplace aphorism suggests to us that there is like wise serious and comical phase to every thing. Even in politics this is evident. It is indeed amusing to see how those who have plotted together, fought together, and enthusiastically congratulated each other upon their brilliant propects of future ova- tions. will, before the canvass closes, fall of like dismantled ship. dropping piece by piece into the ocean, and in homely but expressive phrase, endeavor to shift for themselves" It is also amusing to reflect by what Shaftesburyean instinct politicians divine hopeless cause, and abandon it even before the rank and fie'' manifest any doubts of success. Six weeks ago and many came out for, or openly sympathised with Judge Rector. County candidates were willing to tie to him in or Ter to get into office--even Congressional ospirants declared themselves Rector men, and Hind man in the northern and Can't in the southern district, became self-constituted sub-electors under the disorganizing banner of Henry M. Rector. Their first war-cries were like the young screams of mountain eagles coming down from the crags in search of anticipated prey. Judge Rector con- graduated himself on the accession of a right and left bower. Hindman was called in- vincble and Can't was the Gallant."- Rector was the Cincinnatus" Never was formed more enthusiastic "mutual admiration society" than was gotten up by these three disintereste,l patriots. They came very near tickling each other to death. The fertile brain of the " Silk Buckingham" editor of the Old Line Democrat was en. gagged to keep up the titilating process They even went so far as to invoke, sud rosa, the genius and beauty of lovely woman in the artistic labor of painting, in the bright. est tints of a Titan and Guido. the imagina- " virtues and excellences of the brilliant trlumvirate. The most attractive hues of poetry were employed for the purposes of establishment, and even the Heavens were invoked to attend the hustings and listen to the " Cincinnatus of Saline" The elec- tioneering process adopted reminded us of one of Alexander Smiths spasmodic poems "done" into prose. The masses in the simplicity of their hearts got the names of Rector and Hector confused. They could not distinguish between MT. Can't and Mr. Ron1 They mistook Tom Hindman for Tom Thumb. Thus by their own spas moiic and over wrought mutual adulation the ins'gn;fcance of the reality was lost in misty sublimity of poetical obscurity.
 Rector's speeches are excellent vapor baths. Gantt's are young cataracts of dictionaries. Hindman has some power, but the greater portion of his speeches are mere pyrotechnic displays. This tri- umvirate did very we'll so long as it had the charm of novelty. They imagin- ed that they really were great men. The people became disgusted. They began to sheer at Rector's policy. They asked for facts and the hues of poetry vanished like the morning mist before the first touch of investigation. The people everywhere be- gan to ridicule the " mutual admiration society"
 At this stage Col. Hindman withdrew from the firm He pronounced it insolvent. and suddenly discovered that Breckinridge was the great man, not Rector. Can't re- strained the eatsracts of his eloquence.-i !