The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-02-11

We copy the following from the
pen Of the Immortal Trapnall, whose
lie mory ~ revere with almost 81 !,
crcd 6Se6fion. II will perhaps be9
interesting IA 4 few 81 orr Old Line
Wing friends who knew and loved
him:
Extract of letter frotn gentleman
III Little Rock, Arkansas, to bis
friend in Washington City, dated
July 18th, 1910.
The young men Of this
state held convention at this place
on the 18th instant, and no language
can convey an adequate idea OF the
exhllarating spectacle which was
presented on that day. 1t is true We
cannot boast. like some of our old
and densely populated sister states,
|of having had q convention Of TWEEN.
", or fifteen, or ten, or even fyr
thousand; yet, as the infant Of ths
union, with a small and scattered
population, not much given to pa.
geantry, we think we may Justly
boast OF great and glorious gather.
ing Of freemea Of the one thousand
aLog Cabin Boys" who have Assem-.
bled, at the busy season of the year,
to pronounce condemnation against
the men and measures which have
deranged our currency, prostrated
the industry Of our country, tram.
pied upon our rights, and which now
threaten the total subversion OF the
precious institutions under whicls
we live. The spectacle was one
which must be seen to be fully ap
preciated. No mere combination Of
words can describe the electric feel.
ing-the mute eloquence of the heart
beaming from the eye--the glowing
countenance, or the hearty and heart
stirring response OF the assembled
multitude to the thrilling appeals Of
patriotic eloquence. Added to this
music, and painting, and poesy, and
beauty, blended their attactions to
heighten the fascination Of the scene;
for, be it understood, the Tippaca-
noe club OF Pulaski county had s
banner, the painting Of which would
vie with any in the union; and the
delegates from the counties of Inde-
pendence and Pulaski carried ban.
ners presented them by the ladies.
which exhibited specimens of the
handiwork OF the fair portion Of our
log cabin citizens that can not be
surpassed.
The heavy rains of last week,
which rendered many OF the creeks
impossible, and a false report indus
triously circulated in the distant
counties by the Van Buren, party
that the people of this city were dS
ing with the yellow fever and small
pox to the number of twenty five or
thirty daily, prevented many from
attending; but it did not prevent
respectable representation from every
section of the state. Some came on
horse back, some on foot, some in
steamboats,, and others in canoes.
The Independence delegation, near
100 strong, all dressed in hunting
shirts, came on horse back, with bag
gage wagons and tents. They en-
dured storms by day and storms BY
night; they swan creeks, and they
waded quagmires; and at last arrv4
here on Monday morning without
murmur, and we're joyfully received
by the Pulaski and other delegations,
already arrived, amidst the roar Of
cannon, and the sound Of martial
music.
At 8 o'clock a. m. the different
delegations formed in procession to
the number of about one thousand,
and marched to the Arsenal ground,
being cheered on their way by smiles
and waving of handkerchiefs from
the Wing ladies at the windows and
doors Of their dwellings. As tH
President took his seat, he found
himself partially encircled with
large and splendid wreath Of beauti.
full flowers, suspended just above bis
head, which had been prepared and
placed there by the hands of some
young ladies as lovely as they are
sensible in thus honoring the cause
of him WHO protected their parents
from the scalping knife Of the saw
age, and whose history is the history
of the West. TRAPNALL.