The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08


 proprietor of the Ft. Smith Indepen- dent, died on the 3d inst, aged 3s years. He was sor of John F. Wheeler who passed away few months ago.
 As rats desert sinking ship, 80 do republicans renonnce allegiance to the party Of hate and come square ly up to the support of the winning ticket. 4 club of sixty republicans in St. Louis has come over bodily to the support of Hancock.
 Judge U. N. Rose, oi Little Rock, acknowledged as one of the purest men of our state, and the peer of any lawyer in tho land, has open ly declared that tho proposed amendment, if adopted, would be wholly unavailing, and would cast odium upon the State.
 Let it be remembered that our representation in our State conven- tions will be enlarged by an increase of the vote for the head of the ticket. This should induce every democratic Voter in Pope county to turn out and cast his ballot for Gen. Churchill and the rest of the State ticket. Since it has been ascertain .d that Garfield assisted in the prose cution which resulted in the hang ing of Mrs. Surratt, the republicans have ceased their attacks upon Gen. eral Hancock fer merely executing the judgement and sentence of the court martial, under orders of the commander in. chief of the army. It is reported that the Dramatic News. paper published in the "heart of civilization" up north, offers to pay the expenses of any one who will hunt up and shoot Currie, the acquitted murderer of Porter, the act or. Some enterprising northern gen- tloman will doubtless feel it his duty to accept the profersd engagement.
 Hancock is not only a grand soldier, but true statesman as his administration while in command in Louisiana and Texas shows. No moro patriotic or statesmanlike views were ever laid before the American public than those contained in Han cocks orders and letters issued | while he was in command in those States.
 The chairmanship of the na- tional republican executive com mittee after having been declined by Logan, Chandler, Cameron, Platt and others, has finally found taker in the person of ex-Governor Jewell, of Connecticut. It IS sad common tary upon party when the chief office of it's organization goes beg ging as in this instance.
 Attorney general Henderson, of Little Rock, has written letter to the editor of the DardaHelle Western Immigrant, in which he presents to the public logical legal view of the principles involved in the proposed Fishback Amendment, and re- iterates his former statement that the Amendment, if adopted, will not be final and consequently settle nothing.
 -Is it right to submit an impor- tant case to jury composed of men for the most part not only interested in the case to be decided, but also having the evidence of only their own witnesses before thsm-the oth- CT parties to the disputed matter be- ing denied either counsel or witness es. Such is the rule assumed by the people if they adopt the Fish back amendment.
 A plaintiff would be counted dishonorable and dsvoid of all sense of justice who would not only pack a jury with jurymen interested in behalf of the said plaintiff, but who would also in addition to this, man age so as to have all evidence excep, the evidence of his own witnesses excluded. Such, however, is the at titude in which the people of Ark. will stand if thsyratify the Fishback amendment.
 Mir. Fishback and his co-labor- CTS in behalf of the Amendment say in substance that the people cannot be trusted to hereafter choose hon est legislators. It is an aspersion which the people would do we'll to rsbnke by rejecting the delusion | known sa Amendmant No and