Year: 1859



 been made over the old scoundrel than was necessary. We then alluded to the attempt of the abolitionists to cannonize the old wretch, and published letter from Mrs. Doyle. All of which made an article of nearly half column. For the utterance of which sentiments, the editor of the Old Line Democrat arraigns us in this style:

 "And in this summary manner the great leading Democratic organ of Arkansas disposes of the great national tragedy at Harper's Ferry!!. Only sir lines in denuncaton of the most startling develop ment that has been made in the last half century, ,chite column after column Of ha paper IS derOted to communications uhose sole object IS O prejudice the public mind against tue editor of this paper, who is day and night using all his powers and highest en- deavors defend the institutions of the South and to arouse the people to a of the dangers that threaten them. People of Arkansas-Democrats of Arkansas IS ttis rigt?'

 We are sorry to see so much misrepre sentation. In the first place, we denounced the invasion of Virginia in no measured terms for several weeks, and while others were calling it an instruction" or Gre bellion' we persisted in calling it what it really was, an invasion. In the next place, our correspondents think the editor of the Old Line Democrat, a more important parsonage than old Brown; greater man and better one. We fully coincide with their opinion.

 The truth is that we have ever allowed latitude to our correspondents, and if the editor is aggrieved at anything written by any of them, we are ready to furnish him with a responsible name, and there shall be no mistake about 1t.

 We repeat that we are tired of old Brown. He was bad man and met bad mans fate As for him, he is nothing in com parison with those who urged him to the course he pursued, who gave him counsel, money, aid and comfort It was well enough to give him fair trial and vindi- cate the majesty of the law in Virginia But as for John Browns letters, his hvpo- critical cant, his blaspheming humbuggery; John Browns will and John Browns funeral, we are sick and tired of it. The attempt to make hero of murderer, a martyr of maurader and a saint of thief, is ridiculous.

 Ii is far more important that we should attend to the living, and watch those who have all of Browns malgnity without his daring.

 We do not believe that majority of the people at the north indorse the act of Brown. We believe they will repudiate it and at the next presidential election show their repugnance to the policy of the abo- litionists by voting for democratic Presi- dent. And the proceedings in Congress and elsewhere, show that the black repub. licans are endeavoring to avoid the storm they have raised.

 As to defense of southern institutions and awakening people to a sense of their danger, 1t is ungenerous, if not unfair to intimate the True Democrat, has ever failed in its duty in that respect. Indeed, the charge has been repeatedly made that it was too ultra, ,-too intensely southern, and given to eating fire. So far as that is con cerned, the Old Line Democrat will find in us a second in its defense of State rights and the interests of the south But now. it is not words of laundering sound or fierce sentences that will serve to measure our patriotism. We should meet this crisis with frmness, dignity and modera- tion. The day of compromises is past No more concessions-no more yielding- no more temporising. Let old Brown go to Hades, and let us prepare to meet the Summers, Stewards, Halcs and others who preach the doctrine of '' irrepressible con- hict."

 The editor will pardon us for remarking that we have but little faith in those who blow and buster beforehand. When the time arrives for prompt and decided action we shall counsel our readears to what we conceive to be dignifed and manly course for them to pursue. One word more. If the editor is right in complaining that our correspondents are trying to prejudice the public mind against him, what excuse has he to offer for those who are trying to preju dice the minds of the people against the Governor, our Senators, the True Demo- crat, and those whom the people have se- lected to represent them? Is it another instance of your bull and my OK? To re- turn to the article, we were commenting upon, we repeat that we are heartily tired of this ado about thief and murderer like old Browu Condemn his acts, but hold those responsible who melted him to them, o,I lot ,1roporo for thu ctorr,, thot ic |