Year: 1860

the Corypheus or oisorgahiAa'ion'

 signalized their vindictiveness if not their sense of justice by denouncing the True Democrat for espousing the cause of Dr. Mitchell, one of the candidates for Congress | in the southern district. In order to place | themselves in an attitude to make an on- slaught upon us for an open expression of our preferences, they must first reason with | themselves after this fashion: "We have right to Cypress our predi- lections, the Old Line Democrat does it, Mefetore we must have the same privilege; but as for the True Democrat, if that paper says one word it will be 'dictation, tyranny and every thing else that IS odious. We will turn up our noses and inevitably smell something rotten in Den mark"

 By this species of sophistry and self: ad- ulation, they arrive at the conclusion that they are at liberty to play Sir Oracles, and that we must look on in silence and hear our friends slandered or misrepresented without an appeal to those unfiinchlng democrats, who have not yet forgotten that long before many of the papers that now abuse us were in existence, or even in em- bryonic conception, this journal was battling for the party and the good of the country. When the democrats of Arkansas forget this and attempt to gag us, that every little "fy-up-the creek" may peck at us with impunity, then will we conceal the disgrace to our party and hide in our bosoms the wound of ingratitude. But the democrats of Arkansas will never countenance this attempt to muzzle the press by binding it down to an insane and imbecile neutrality, in order that the writers of agreeable fiction may pile Ossa on Pelion in their endeavors to pervert history, to delude the people with John Law financial schemes, and wreck the nascent energies which the wise and prudent administration of the last eight years has infused and created The mon. strous fabrication of a gigantic family or ganization, resting like an incubus upon the whole State. draining its hearts best blood, like mystical vampires, and coiling around the industrial resources of Arkansas with the crushing power of an anaconda, may all sound very well in the pompous .o1o T ;ob gogues and charlatans conceal their shal- lowness and self-conceit, but the plainest hoax is resolved into simple language and displayed in its true light. In the fanciful picture resembles the wonderful tales which relate the history of {" Sinbad the Sailor" and other oriental adventures, while in the sombre colors of our bilious neighbor, the Old Line Democrat, it reminds us of the dark shadowy creations of Eugene Sue in the " Wandering Jew" Governor Con- way, an unexceptionable executive officer, and R. H. Johnson, long the bold and fear less editor of this paper, are the Rodins of this extensive Jesuitical combination. It is thought that Governor Conway wished to be king, and the conspiracy against the liberties of the people was only exposed by an unfortunate altercation between Col. Hindman and various aspirants who should

 

 be prime minister This. we say, is all agreeaJle fiction. It would sound very well in a novel, and might even be introduced by some of the " Poets of Arkansas" into an epic poem. But unfortunately for the authors when viewed as political History, nearly every voter in the State knows that Gov. Conway is plain, blunt. practical common -sensed man. without preterce, and with no other ambition than to serve his country faithfully. Col. Johnson is also well known as the embodiment of democ- raey. the defender for years of practical and beneficial financial policy, and his Ad dress to the people of Arkansas, wherever it is read, will refute the islanders which malignant enemies have sent out to all parts of the State, and show that he is eminently practical, plain and direct in his manner of meeting and dealing with po- ltical question. Waving the fact that he is the nominee of his party, and placed be- fore the people with Judge Rector on their several platforms and he can get two-thirds of the votes of the democratic party.

 In the same vein of ingenious invention is the charge, that we are trying to force Dr. Mitchell on the good people of Scott county" and other places, and all this solely because he is "Johnson man." This disgusting cant, will, of course be laughed at by thinking and we'll informed men, but may catch the votes of the thoughtless and intoxicating. We gave as one reason for supporting pr. Mitchell that, ceter's poribus, Dr. Mitchell having declared his intention to support the nominees of the State con vention, and stand upon the State platform, and Col Can't having disclaimed such in- tention, that we deemed the former the best and most consistent democrat, and would support him accordingly. But there are other reasons why we do so. For twenty five years Dr. Mitchell has been identified with the democratic party of Arkansas as an active, working, speaking member.- Whenever it needed champion in south western Arkansas it found one in him. Bold. fearless, eloquent, and unfinchingin his zeal for the principles and d'usages of his party, he has long been thought worthy by large portion of the Congressional dis trict to become a representative. Now after the best years of his life have been spent in devotion to his party, he comes forward at the solicitation of his friends to receive at the hands of his fellow democrats the laurels of victory. Yet so rabid IS