Year: 1860

that we do.

 E- Some two or three editorials and what purports to be communication In the Old Democrat of this week, refer to an article of ours wherein we took occasion to notice the style of our neighbor As that article was madethe subject of great deal of comment and some feeling, the friends of different candidates saying that it was meant or intended as a slur upon them it may be proper to say few words more. Dobbs was purely an imaginary character, and introduced to show our neishbor how easy it was to write such stuff of any man. No particular candidate was in the writer's mind at the time Inc sensitiveness exhibited was uncallet tor because it only picked up random shaft and gave it aim and direction to one for whom it was not intended. But, If anger was to be excited it should have been at the ridiculous and fulsome stuff in the Old Liner, that would have been flattery ii ap- piled to the greatest man ot the natloh. Col. Hindman is an excellent stump speaker man of great energy and is always pitch ing into somebody. Nobody suspects hlm of statesmanship, and his best friends ad- init he lacks judgment. Then to talk of his name being written high on the scroll of fame, of his being bright particular star and such adulatory stuff, IS mere gam mon.

 Col. Can't may be a very good prosecu- ting attorney, gool speaker and an able man, but the terms applied to him of gal lant, chivalric, eloquent and all that sort of thing is visible whitewash. We took occasion to say last week that Judge Rector was clever gentleman, and we are willing to concede that he has talents and character, but to apostophizc Heaven to take notice that he had become disorganizing candl- date for Governor was simp y ridiculous From the way things are mixed up lately, we have concluded that Heaven has very little to do with Arkansas politics. If Judge Rector was made ridiculous in that connection. it was in the Old Line Demo. crat when the editor went into heroics and endeavored to cover any number of eggs at once.

 We submit that the editors style was legitimate subject for ridicnle. We had right to parody it and praise our man. While on this subject we may reply to the remark that an article was prompted by maligntv of nature or love of money. On the contrary, it was intended as good humored hit, and to couhteract the bitter ness always engendered inpolitics by creat- ing laugh. We deny the charge of malignity. As to the filthy lucre" mo- tive, we deny that too, but wish it had been. The fact is, our exchequer is very low and sadly needs replenishing.

 In noticing the stateme that Judge Rector was farmer of Saline, we remarked that he was lawyer and innocent of blow inc. The Old Line Democrat comes back and construes this into our saying that blowing is a crime. Then the democracy of the county are told to think of that. But, unfortunately, after having made this point by forced construction against us he loses it again, further on, by calling blowing ca disgrace e.''

 The article in question, speaking of the Judge, says:

 "He was raised to the blow, and furthermore, acquired the art of driving bull-team and upon necessity. have not the least doubt that he could do it again as artstically as any teamster Ill the land''

 Raised to the blow and acquired the art of driving bull team! Whether these are reouisites for Governor we shall not pre- tend to say, but we really think high ot .Judoe Rector for having once done this. To stop misrepresentation we say at once thatwe regard the occupation of tilllng the soil as the noblest of all pursuits, and the practi- cal farmer as the head of society. We devoutly believe in the apothegm of Dean Swift. that che who causes two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before, ;s of more value to mankind than the whole race of politicians put together So far, so good. But in all good humor, we venture to suggest, whether the fact of ,Judge Rector's having been farmer and for the last half dozen years lawyer would not work against as we'll as for him. Sup nose, in electioneering, something like the following should be said:

 "So Judge, you have been farmer, and drove bull team?''

 e Yes sir.'

 "yVhat do you think of the occupation of farmer? v

 ..Tbe aoblest in the land, sir. The man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow and who by honest toll, etc., etc., etc. :"

 "Well Judge, if you think so highly of farming and was once farmer, why the deuce did you not stick at it?''