Year: 1860

line of policy that has brought the State up from debt and stagnation to full trea- sury and unexampled activity are about to be attained or forever lost, neither John son or Conway will set still and see the State ruined to please demagogue who sold himself to the banks The policy adopted, if carried out, will enable the Real Estate Bank to pay off its bonds and then the debt of the State on account of the State Bank will be comparatively small affair which can be provided for easily.-- Think of it, sir. We will then have State with half million of population, with a hundred and fifty millions of dollars worth of taxable property, with unimpaired cred it, with growing resources and able to en- courage internal improvements, schools and all things desirable in commonwealth. Will oujoin men, or rather, will you con- tinue to act with men to thwart the policy that will bring this state of things about? Years ago, like you, l was led to believe that there was raw head and bloody bones of family that governed the State and all the error of legislation and drawbacks of the State were attributable to them. Upon becoming acquainted with the family, I found them to be men with the best inter- ests of the State at heart, and working steadily against all opposition to the peo- pie and their rights had done them in- justice. So have you. In this connection let me tell you story. Some years ago, these lived in one of the upper counties of the State and lives there yet hope, very clever fellow, with handsome wife, fair share of property, but no children. He was an ardent whig and attributed every ill with which the State was afflicted, to " the faMily." A relation from Virginia paid him visit. Seated around the fire after supper the conversation turned upon Ar kansas. Cousin John, the visitor, remark. ed on the want of good roads Of course, our whig friend laid all this to !" the fami- ly," and proceeded to utter that string oi complaints that you may find every oppo- sition press in the State giving vent to about once month the year round. Sebas- tian was not but Hampstead was counted in the family in those days.

 Who are the family?'

 Well, Johnson, Conway and Hemp stead.'

 Have you ever seen them?"

 None of them but Hampstead.

 "What sort of a looking man is he?''

 Madam replied that he was very good looking and agreeable man, having taken dinner there one day.

 Well," continued Cousin John, "I expected to see house full of youngsters, but you tell me you have none. Is that the fault of the family tool"

 Our friend shook his head while the lady sighed and said, "Ahi Cousin John, I am afraid husband does not give the family a fair chance!''

 am afraid, General, you do not give them proper showing.

 I write hurriedly, frankly and, I hope, courteously. Ishall not trouble you again l earnestly hope that you will learn to dc justice to those men whom you went out of your way to abuse-that you will not again suffer yourself to be made tool of by designing men-that you will find, il you have not already, that there is no truth or honor in Hindman, and that you, and all men protesting to be democrats, will cultivate spirit of concession and harmo- ny, and stand shoulder to shoulder in that great struggle now near at hand.

 Respectfully, J. w. w.