Des Arc citizen., 1866-04-07


 that is place and power and for the ac complishment of this end, they would sac rifce truth, consistency, probity, honesty and even their prospects of future bliss Since the day of Ann Hutchison, ant New England witchcraft notoriety, they have been bigotcd, selfish, inlolerant prosecuting people. Perfectly Pharasaica in all things-a little better than other peoplc--and like the Pharisee, are eter nally thanking God, that they are not as other men. They are like the Indians board tree, so straight that it leaned over a little. They could not harmonize with the old Whig and Democratic parties neither can they long harmonize with themselves They are not satisfied with the old constitution, nor even with the bi ble, for they have declared the bible 5 covenant with death, and league with hell. But the bible probably is rejected by this higher law party, from the fact that it's teachings and sayings do not sane tion their fanatical heresies. That book tells us of certain class (Radicals,) that are given over to hardness of heart and reprobacy of mind, to believe lie that they may be damned. But there is not much bravery in wasting ammunition on "dead ducks" as Andy says, for we really believe, in so far as the Radicals are con cerned, as apolitical party or rather faction, that the hand writing is upon tue aeaH so plain in letters of living light, that it does not require Daniel Me seer to interpret it. Like Forney, they arc dead ducks, and worse, for then they die like the poor Atheist, without hope or resurrection. But the strangest thing, if aught in the imper- lection of human reason can seem strange, IS the fact, that there are those in the South who call themselves Southern Radi- cals--men born in the lovely South, the land of chivalry, of patriotism, magnanim- ity and renoacn--yes, men to the manor born here among us reared and educated among high-toned, warm hearted, chival- rous men, from whose hearts the milk of human kindness and benevolence has all evaporated; cold and destitute of con science as a dry land terrapin Southern Radicals, strange paradox they must be native Radicals, the product of some strange freak in nature, or inexplcable phenomenon. The righteous verdictof an indignant public sentiment should write upon their foreheads, in burning letters Traitor. They should be driven out from the presence of those they would disgrace, like the wandering Jew, and should be re- garded as the Ishmeiites or Arabs, whose hands are against every man, and every mans hands against them forever. Let them be banished to the midst of the great desert .Sahara, where no eye might see, or ear hear them, and there on the arid sands let them pine and waste, till their traitorous souls take their exit to the place appointed for such and let theil bodies waste upon the desert blast, where no beast or fowl might ever find them, and if perchance the vulture in his @rial flights should descry their corcasses, methinks ht would pause in mid heaven to consult tho dignity of his bill, ere he would deign t( polute it, by an infectious touch upor such miserable careasses. But we are glat that we can state, that there are but few ifany, of the Southern Radicals in Arkan sas. Our soil is genial, fertile and produc tive, but does not produce such strange prodigies. If there are any in Arkansas we think they are exotics, transplants tha will not grow and flourish in Rachens ach