Washington telegraph., 1865-08-23
wAsnIkcroS, ARK, Aug. p. 1865.

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Dear Telegraph The Congressional race in
this district is now progressing. IL b-hooves
the people to give to it the attention its i'm
por.ancc demands. Idare say nine tenths Of the
qualified voters know nothing Of such . race
being on the tapes, and fewer yet can tell vhs
the candidates anil what their relative
merits.
aud stupiied with their great grief and mani
fold sorrows that they have little heart for any
thing. This is not right. however Sach .
giving up, indiifereucs, and loss vi interest in
everything, is anbecom.ng brave and iatelli-
gent people. Rouse, rouse and put Oh this
rasful visage, Away with this znnanly apathy.
Down with this depression! b. ssea u
thought, Ren OF actioa--in 5 Weri, De yoRr-
| selves
There soc ns TO he no division Of s-niinsRt
among our 7cilis-ns ~ 3. their choice frr the
max: Representative in Congress. This 10 well
there should be none. DR.. Gibson, Of Little
Book, 10, by common consent, tho prVprr pr
son fer this position.
There may be scins. however Nj. Editor,
who have only in recen. years como snong VS..
or who may he only n-ophytes in politics who
may inquire who DR.. 0ibssn 10. For answer,
refer such a one to any old settler of the State.
II his answer do,s OF satisfy the inquirer. thea
let si'n vote for some ether nizl; there will be
, no objection made. ff rH .lE.- Il.
Dr.. Gibson is an old residence. and long
While and now citizrn Of Little Rock. He is
one Of the sousdest thinkers and ablsst political
speakers Of the State a man Of good scholar
ship, fellow ship, and sense
la the Augustan age ofyArkansas politics. hs
Was political leader. He = comp-er Of
Ssvier, Newton, Bob johnson, Tr.pnau, Mitch
ell, Fowler, &c. In ths. sofsris Of statesni<n,
orators and jurists, he was an admitted peer.
He tilted f-arlessy with the most redoubtable
g u h~-- IL H..
sut against the broad shield Of his antagonist
Hs who met him in high debate did not care 10
encounter his keen logic again. The I'll ing
was ever, however, right knightly. and he could
have had Bsyard's motto tor his own-ssss psur
Of sam r,Proche. f1 bn---r DDS hfG r..
For many ysars DR.. Gibson has quietly pur-
sued his profession in the city of mis- hsme, M
disturbed by the strong excitement of politics.
Beloved and esteemed by all, age has only mel
lowed the rich gifts Of bis earlier years into
greater usefulness. rH Mr..'at I.
DIR. Gibson. before the passage Of fks ordi.
nance Of secession, belonged, az did tyo-thirds
Of the citizens Of his State to tie conservative
party. Ills heart followed his State in her
separation and reunion with her "waywRrd
sisters" the other Southern States Too old
to take an active part i'm the field, yet through
out the eventual struggle he was true As the
truest to his State and her cause H sorrowsd
when she sorrowed, and rejoised at her rcjoic.
ing. When the evacuation vi Little Rock, the
city OF his home, took place, the requirements
of his fzmily, the calls OF his profession and
the demands of q pecuuiary kind (ior be is but
lily provided with this worlds gear,) confined
him as il did many other good men within its
LIMITS Throughout the occupaiion OF the city
BY the Federal forces, h. has been retiring, in-
active, 'unobtrasive and retieent, attending
solsly and excusivelyto his own privsts con.
Germs. This, too, when he might have had %.
sitons cf profit aud emolument. for which many
others, less true, gave mp State, friends, honor
and consistency. ttN" tN-
Upon the return Of peace, DIR. Gibson accept
ed il with the intention Of making il, ~. far ~
in him lay, perfect and permanent lie retuEasd
to his former allegiance in good faith. Honor
able, honest and consistent he will ever dis
charge his duties a faithful citizen To-day,
have little doubt, the good men Of the North
believe more firmly in his honest professions,
and deem that he will prove better citizen
than others who have embraced and discarded
by turns each side, have indesd '.boIs, she CEN.
pass" all around, and arc now opposing hin in
this race. r. ...l. r,-.a =
With refsrcnce 10 Dr. Gibson 3 oppo,,enst. l
will leave that for ftitnrs article II only in
tended one or two lines of hssty. off hand xss-
sip. and have run; Gu to this lrnSth. If ..ssncs
is silver" I am satisfied thai this poor, prosy,
prolix, prating cpisile viii be set down as
But, indeed. Mr.. Editor. my heart warns at
The idea of sending DR.. Gibson to our National
Congress One Of the old regims. Should he
be returned, il weulj look like a return to those
times when the Representatives of tho great
Southwest were the peers IN high debate Of The
learned and practiscd New Highlander, or tho
brilliant and irresistible Virginian and Caro-
linian. /: would seem, indeed, return to those
days when it might be said Of the great South
west lin those days there were giants" II
weuld seem areturR to the times when the Cap
itol Of the nation delighted to honor the sons Of
the South-west-when the Senate, the House
Of Representatives and the Supremei Court ac-
knowledged its advocates the most eloqsent Of
all. 1t would seem q return to the times when
Pike astsunded the highest judiciary in the
world with an eloqaence and learning brought
from the 'backwo0ds," !" and Prcntiss charmed
the highest legislative assembly of the world
with au eratory drawn from the broad rivers
and broader forests Of the West, and stood the
willis like Caesar with n Senate zt his heeis \
God speed snch return giTai+ ln alT7-T
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