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Election on Monday. 6th August. I860
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Democratic State Ticket.
For Giivetnor,
HENRY M. R KOTOR.
or PULA8KI.
For Congress, Fir.«t District,
THOS. C. HINDMAN,
01 PHILLIPS.
For Concress, Second District,
EDWARD W. GANTT,
OF HEMPSTEAD
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
COL J.() I IV C. D AVI R._
Canvass for Governor.
The Candidates for Governor. Henry Hi.
Rector and Richard H. Johnson, will ad
dress the people of the State upon Nationa
and State affairs, at the following times and
places.
TOWN. COUNTY. DATS.
Sp irufield, Conway, Monday. June 4
Ds danello, Veil, Wedns., “ 6
Dovei, Pope, Thursday, “ 7
Clarksville, Johnson, Satin day, “ 9
Omitk. Franklin, Monday, “ 11
Booneville, Scott. Wedns., “ 13
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Friday, “ 15
Van Buret), Crawford, Saturday “ 1H
Fayettville, Washington, Tuesday, “ 19
B *ntonville, Benton, Tlintsday,“ 21
Huntsville, Madison, SaltViMty, “ 23
Oil r roll to U, Cirroll, Monday, “ 25
Jasper, Newton, Tuesday, “ 20
Burrovvville, Searcy, Thursday, “ 2H
Mount Olive, Izard, Saturday, “ «B0
Batesville. Indenend’ce. Moiitlav. Tnlv 2
Jacksonport, Jackson, Tuesday, “ 3
Smithville, Lawrence, Thursday, “ 5
Pocahontas, Rando'ph, Friday. 6
Gainesville, Gicene, Momluy, “ U
Bolivar, Poinsett, Wednes’y, “ 11
Madison, St. F'ancis, Friday, “ 13
Helena, Phillips, Monday, “ 16
Clarendon. Monroe, Wednes’y, “ 18
Brownsville, Prairie, Fi iday, “ 20
Little Rock, Pulaski, Saturday, “ 21
Benton, Saline, Wednes’y, “ 25
Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Thmsday. “ 26
Akadelphia, Claik, Saturday, “ 28
Princeton, Dallas, Monday, “ 30
Warren, Bradley, Wednes., Aug. 1
Hampton, Ca'houn, Thursday, “ 2
Camden, Ouachita, Saturday, “ 4
Eldorado, Union, Monday, “ 6
The people are respectfully invited to at
tend these appointments, and all papers in the
State are requested to publish and direct pub
lic attention to them.
RICHARD M. JOHNSON,
HENRY M. RECTOR.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
John C. Davie. J. H. Quisenberkv and
P. A. Thompson, candidates for the Legisla
ture. for Prairie county, will address the peo
ple at the following times and places :
Clear Lake, Clear Lake township, Monday,
June 25.
Pettus Place, Richwoods township, Tuesday.
June 26.
Hamilton Church. Hamilton township, Wed
Belcher’s, La Grew township, Thursday.
June 28.
Devall’s Bluff, Wattensaw township, Fri
day. June 29.
McEwen’s, Centro township, Saturday.
June 30.
Des Arc, White River township, Thursday,
Hickory Plain, Pigeon Roost township. Fri
day July (i
^ Atlanta, Caroline township, Saturday, July
7 th.
Nathan Trotter’s, Caroline township, Mon
day. July 9.
Brownsville, Prairie township, Wednesday,
July II.
(QT We are authorised to announce Wm
P. Prestos, as a eandida’e for re-election
-to ’h* office of Common School Commission
for P afrie county. \
Editor Des Arc Citizen You will
plea-e announce mv name as a Candidate for
re-election to the office of Judge of the 5T.
■circuit of this State, composed of the count!**
of Conway. Pope. Yell.•Perry, Saline PuL-kl
and Prairip, at the election to be hold on the
first Monday of August next
JNO. J. CLENDENIN.
We are nutbQri**<i. to announce J. L.
Hor.r.nwKi.F, canditlnte for re-election tw
the office of \ttornev General, and Prosecu
ting Attorney of the Fifth Judicial f>istri«*rs,
composed of the counties of Veil. Perry. Sa
line. Pulaski. PrjF-ie. Conway and P »pe, at
the ensuing August elf»c*’nn *
^ • Dough**- is a c tmiida'e for
County and Proliate Judge of Prairie coi nty,
at the ensuing August election
r,<HT We a re Hiithoi i.ert to announce
Ctf \ Rt.Es I). Taylor, as u candidate for
Circuit Clerk of Prairie county, at the
ensuing election. •
We are authorised to announce J. M.
Ktvg. as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Sheriff of Prairie County, at the
ensuing August election. •
We a'e authorised to announce W. F,
Raulston as a candidate for Sheriff at the
ensuing election. •
e^tare authorised to announce Wm.
Good rum as a candidate for Circuit Clerk of
Prairie county, at the ensuing election. *
<# <3T are authorised to announce Levi
-Bvham as a candidate for County Treasurer.
at the ensuing August election. ’ •
We are authorised to announce John
E. Hudson as a candidate for the office of
Clerk of Prairie county, at the ensuing An- |
gust election.
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.JW We are authorised to announce John |
H. Quisenrer«v. E-cp. as a rnndidate to ;
»present PratHe county, in our next Legisla-|
tare, at the ensuing August election. [febS.
Brownsville. Feb. 10. ’60.
Mr. Editor.—You will please announce
mv name as a candidate for Probate Judge
for the coun'y of Prairie.
Respectfully, J. I>. HUNT
To tlie Votersof Prairie <o.,.*rk.
I am a candidate for Sheriff of said county,
at (he election to be held on the fir.t Monday
in August, next WM. A. PLUNKETT.
January 4. i860.*
Devall’s Bluff. Ark.,
January 3<Uh. ’60.
Editor Citizen—Please announce my name !
a« a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court i
for Prairie County, at the en-ning August !
election Very respectfully. &e..
feb 15 * J- W. BLANTON.
(LW" We are authorized to announce Wil
i i am 1). Anthony as a candidate for County
Surveyor at the election to be held the first
Monday in August i ext •
_The following conclusion to a life of
Robespierre appeared in a newspaper : *• This
iftrao'dinary nuhleinaii left no children be
hind him. except hi* brother, who wa.* killed ■
it n,, . —zi.„ >•
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J. 0. MORRILL, EDITOR.
~ d es arcTa r k a ns a s7”
SATURDAY. .JUKE 2 1860
The Candidates for Governor.
In accordance with our oft-repeated j
declaration that just so sonn as the name i
of a better man as a Democratic candi- ,
date for Governor of Arkan-ns should he t
presented, we would haul down dial of .
R.ciiakd H. Johnson and run up th it of <
•mill er, we displace Mr. Johnson’s name ,
anil make room lor that ol HENRY M. '
RECTOR. |
In doi g so. we have no apologies to '
make. Mr. Rector’s address “To the peo- '
pie of Arkansas,” which we publish to I
day, is sufficient in itself to commend him t
to the beany support of every man who. i
has the future welfare of the Stale at '
heart. Tim action of the Convention that
nominated Mr Johnson has proved to be (
an murage that the dem tcracy of tne
State will not submit to; and the recent
action of the D iver and Arkadelpaia con
ventions ought to convince the most skep
tical that Mr. Johnson is not the choice of !
the democracy of the Stale to fill the
Gubernatorial chhiT.
Prairie county will give an overwhelm
ing majority for Rector and Gantt.
Col. Hindman’s Speech at Little
Rock —We learn Hint Col Hindman ad
dressed the citizens of Little Rock, at the
theatre, on the evening of the 19ili ult ,
mi National and Slate nolmcs. All oar
ties attended, and the house was filled tq
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its utmost capacity. The Old Line Demo
crat, (a copy of which we obtained from a
friend and not through the mails), of the
24th, says :
“The Colonel made a bold, eloquent
and telling speech. After alluding to the
fuel, dial the Johnsons had charged him
with being afraid to come to Little Rock
and repeat, here, the substance of the
speeches which he had made during Ins
canvtss through his district last fall,.he
reminded those gentlemen that he had
come for the purpose of proving the ab
surdity of that charge; and to u'ler here,
under the very shadow of their throne, the
essence of every thing winch he had ever
before said against them. He then pro
claimed it boldly, fearlessly and unequi
vocally, that of all the unholy alliances
and coirupt political influences that ever
crushed toe energies, oppressed the rights,
and defeated the interests of a Ifee people,
that of Johnsotiianism in Arkansas was '
the most blithiug, withering and corrupt
ing
“ After a short while devoted to State
politics, the Colonel proceeded to give Ins
audience a lucid and vigorous exposition
ol our national affairs, lie pointed uui
the dangerous aggressions and rapid
growth ol Abolitionism,and counseled the
South to stand firm in the maintenance
and advocacy of their just and constitu
tional ’ rights, and to be satisfied with 1
nothing less.
“ His speech was greeted with raptor- j
ous applause, and made a in isl profound
impression upon the minds of Ins hearers
I k 1 ( I I lift c
i/r j uiju uwuui, \«/a/ I"" 11 v i i ■ u. iu«
ms age. one of ilie first men of tin* nation,
and Arkansas should be, its she is, justly
proud ol him ” ■
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' Why is It? — Papers and letters from '
Little Rock are generally two weeks in |
reaching Des Arc. The sune complaint '
is made at various post-offices in Prairie t
county. Passengers come through in 1
mail tune, hut the mail matter comes up f
missing. Toe editors of all Ike papers
at Little Rock are requested to act as t
a committee to wait on their Postmaster, |
and, if possible, ascertain if he cin't de- i
vise some means to send forward the mail |
mailer in proper nine. t
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CfiF“ A lelegr phic di-paich from Wash- 1
ingion under date of the 24th ult., says s
that letters are received from Mr. Everett. I
soliciting the opinions of friends as to Ins 6
acceptance of the nomination for the Vice t
Presidency by the Baltimore Convention. (
They advise him to accept.
Death or Wm. C. Pueston.—This 'j
emim-nt statesman and lawyer, d.ed on t
Tuesday the 224 ult.. at Columbia, Souih f
Caroliua aged 66 years. t
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£'.^£1“ Tlie nomination of John B4I t
doesn’t seem to give perfect salts faction in r
all quarters. An ‘'exchange says: “Ex- c
Gov. Hunt, of New York, who presided 1
over the Baltimore Union Convention, “
caused it to be understood that he would «
not consider himseli hound to support the p
nominations of that* body. He would
wait lor more light helore deciding._^
Tbe~New l oik Express, nr see. which i
led of! for and advocated the claims ol t!
Sam. Houston, publishes an address to the ”
people of ti.ai State, in favor of the hero fi
ol San Jacinto and inclines to the idea ol n
taking him in preference to tlie nominee tl
ol any Conventioq. All tins looks lik-- j
bolting the Constitutional nomination.
— [Louisville Courier. . f
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Gen. Lane’s Advice to the Okegon
Delegation. — Immediately after the dis
ruption of the democratic convention, Gen ^
Lane ielegraplied tlie Oregon delegation 0
as follows: tl
Hon. Lansing Stout. — Your dispatch u
received Snind by the equality of the *’
States, and Stand by those Slates that ri
stand by tlie Coil-llUitional rights of all e
By all means go out with them—go out
and stand by them. Joe Lane. r,
Oregon and California would have „‘
both gone out of the co iveUiion, had not m
the Chair decided that two-thirds of the e
whole Electoral College was necessary to dl
make a nomination. oi
TJ f 12 PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS
1 llo.v Citizens:
in reap iise to numerous solicitations, re
eived from varionsparts of tile State, request
ng me to l>ecotn» a candidate for the office of
Jnvei or. at the next tngust election, I take
his method of signifying my assent to become
nrh candidate. subject to tt.e action of a fair
democratic Convention, should one be held
,nd of exp essingto those of my countrymen
vho have voluntarily paid me so distinguished
i compliment, my most sincere and grateful
icknowledgmeiits.
Holding it to be eminently proper that one
vho asks the suffrages of ’h» people for office
if high import should hold free conveise with
hem and undisgni-edly pnrtrav his poliiic.il
••nets, his antecedents past, and p oclivitie
or the future ; and feeling assured that it will
•e impossible for me to be heanl from the
tump, in every county in the State between
iow and the election. I propose in this add res
0 advert b iefly to those portions of our State
nd Federal policy win h. by surrounding
irciimstances. are in ole of p train unit and
ital impo tarice. Preliminary, however, to
vliat I shal say as to in ■ a-ures. it may be
leedfut to allude to mvself. tb“ man who at
he u solicited call of his fellow-citizens offers
ninself as a candidate for th ■ executive chai r.
h’ mxt exalted station that can be conferred
ly a free pe p e.
Twenty-five years since, in early manhood
leiug well nigh a native of the soil I cast inv
01 wi h the destinies of A k ,nsa« anti with
he m itations of ttin • and accident, h ive sha e.l
n her joys, sympathized with h-r sonows a
ine does who treads uponhi-fatherland look
ng nowhere else for a home in the fn u e
3y tile partiality and confidence of inv fellow -
utizens I h ive been frequently entrusted with
lutiea connected with the administration oi
he Government, in all of which I believe ii
vill be at least conceded that, witli wh itsoevei
ibitlty I possessed, I have disch irged my duty
lonestly. faithfully, “and whout the hope
>f reward or fear of punishment.” And such
i heritage, though it be poo* indeed. I hop
o preserve untarnished and transmit to my
shildren.
The past are by-gones to be sure. but. they
ire reliable indices from which to judge of the
iuture.
I i the sessions of IS tS and 1850 I had the
lono of represent! ig the counties of Silinr
mil Perry in the State Senate ; anil in IS51 I
was returned be the good people of Pulaski to
:he lower branch of the General Assembly ;
ipo i each of which occasions I assniiouslv
Idvocated works of internal improvement, and
iys tint of education; and in the latter yea>
inssed by my own exertions, a bill tosupp.ess
he circulation of small notes in the State.
As to iny noli ics. it is scarcely necessary
o say that I am and ever hive been a State
lights D unocrat, of the Soothe n schoo'
it.imp or genus. A id i i this connection ii i
lerhaps as well to define my position touching
he vi al questions so deeply agitating t,h
:ouirry. in reference to negro slavery; fo
il.iVP: if in I hi> Plinth ij Anl t iliaH ruruich ihlu
'rom that in th" North by being confined here
0 the Af ican or negro rare—there, to th".
Caucasian or white. Negro slavery then,the
iort peculiar to the S > ith is the absorbing
national topic, likely to prove an apple oi
li-cord, ami finally to sever the bonds of the'
Union. ’ /
It is an undisguised fact now, that th"
Democratic party, the only rein lining na' iorm:
irganization of men for political, religions, oi
'ocial purposes is on the eve of dissolution ;
'ollowing which event, should it occur, ihe
sonsei vative elements a' the North will be
:oine. par.alisted, t The South left alone, and
sven though united, must prove powerless for
rood in th ■ ad mini strati ve departments of the
National Government. The diversity of sen
un mii North a id South, th eatening so seri
>ns|y the dismemberment of the Dirnocratic
)arty, arises i i ilete mining the constitution il
ight of the slaveholder to settle ami reinsin
vi'h his negro property in ih" newly acquired
e.ritories belonging to and bought by the
loinmon blood ami tres-u e of the whoie m>
ion In fo iiiiug the Federal compact, til •
'tamers of thi Constitution contemplating no
icqoisition of foreign ten i to y, or if mindfn
>f such coining events,omitted to ingraft such
irovisions in that instrument ns would settle
lefinitely the rela'ive rights of ihe several
States, free and slave, and ihe rights of the
:ili/.ens of each, some possessing negro p o
>erty o'hers none it is but candor to say til it
1 satisfactory solution of this question, based
tpon legal or constitutional grounds, free f. om
loubt and suppo ted bv competent and ui|
liased precedent, is difficult lo obtain) and
his is abundantly evidenced b^. the diverse
entimeut etninatiug daily amongst th" mini
mlightened and patriotic of our Southern
litizeus.
But fortunately for the country, for th
Southern States and th"i citizens, wliose live
md p operty are to be imperiled in the eettle
nent of the Western territories, th ■ conserva
ive and potent arm of th • government hi
ieen extended for their | rotection anil the
1 nf<> ceaient of their constitutional rights.
Hie S ipreme Court ul. Washington, wliose
xpo-itions of the law all ought to re-pert
iml obey, have, iii the ID e,| Scott case, a <
> oximated very near y io a settlement of hi
exed q testion at is-ue in the D"inoeratic
iarty ) whereby those who announce the doc
rine of Cong es-ional )>rotection to .-lavery
n the territories are susta n>d ; ihe 'eveise.
' sq latter sove eignty doctrine, finding little
upoor or countenance f.oin that tribuiiu’.
l'he Comt remarks, in -peak "g of ihe uu
ons i tut i on a I i'.y of he vlissoui i Comp umise,
h it th" Terri ory *■ was acquired by he G ui
.al Government as th" representative amt
riiitee of the people of ihe United States,and
t must therefore be h"ld i i Uvn ell iracter for
li"ii common and eqa il beqefi ; for it was
le people of the several S- ates. aciiug lit ough
leir agent and representative, the Fedeia.
roveminent. who in fact acquired the Te.ri
>ry in question, and the Government holds it
• r their common use mi ii it shall be a--oci
te<l with til ■ o:her States as a tnembei of the
fnion.
*• But until that tiin" arrives, it is undoubt
dlv necessary that some government should!
estauii-neo in o ne. to organize society aim
> p otect the t habitants in .heir persons an I
operty ; and as the people of the United
rates could act in this matter onlv through
le government which represented them, anti
1 ough which they spoke and acted when ihe
‘errito. y was obtained it Was not only within
je scope of i's powers, bill it t> as its duty to
iss such laws and establish such a gtneni
lent as would .emble those by whose au
iority they acted to reap the advantages
uticipated from its acquisition ”
The court, in its decision takes the grouhd
lit the right to hold negroes in thetenito
es is a con-ti utional right belonging to the
itizens, which neither a Territorial Uegq-Ja,.
ire nor Cong, ess itself can destroy; but that
n the other hand it is the duty of Con
ess to pass such laws as m iy be found iiec
isary to protect tne citizen in person and
roperty.
I think the opinion of the court Tfeeisive of
le question and to the point, that i> is' the
ity of Congress to—prrTVeot sd a Very i n the
erritories against unfriendly legislation, and
lat for the protection of Southern rights
Congressional protection” is an indispen-a
le requisite ill framing a Democratic plat
irm. and that the Southern Democracy should
at be -ati-fied with nor accept anything less,
lan such a declaration of principle, even
tough a nomination for President should
lereby be defeated. For compromise and
incession, followed bv repeateU aggression
om the No th. has become odiou-, ami
eaus nothing more than truculent servility
statu policy. ‘
As near as can be asceitained. Ihe atate-of
kansas is liable for bonds issued on account
1 the State and Keal K-tate Banks, deducting
le assets of each, thiee millions of dollars,
le larger portion of which falls due princi
il ami interest the ensuing yeai. 1861.
The ignoble policy of repudiation must be
so led to, or some practical plan or means
’ liquidation adopted.
To the first proposition I could ne^er yield
y assent, and to originate a system for car
ng out the latter, without direct taxation
ion the people, would seem to challenge the
nst astute financial -kill known to political;
hies. B it there is a mode by which the 1
hole Sta'e debt can be speedily paid off and
sclnrged, without levying a farthing of tax
taking a dollar front the people’s pockets I
i I am j>e auad^d ; and feel confident that 1 can
mature a system or plan for that purpose the
details of which I will make known in iny
| addresses to my fellow-citizens from the stump
and through the new-papeis during the can
vass. And whilst achieving this result—pay
ing the Stale debt without taxation—the sys
tem or plar will afford raateiial aid and
assistance to works of internal improvement,
and the cause of popular education.
The Mute d«i* paid, the tnte credit is es
tablished and we would then be in a condition
to contribute State aid to such additional
wo ks as may be found necessary.
Ag- icuRure, al-o needs some assistance and
propitiation at the hands of the Government,
and if elected I -houid mo-t heai tily co-operate
in the enactment of such laws as wou d compi
mate that result. The most beneficial lesults
in othej State.- flow from ho ding Agiicul ural
Fai s. Why cannot this be done in Arkansas?
The gratifying and unprecedented influx of
population and wealth in our State, dui ing the
'everal past years, has. under the pie-ent rate
of tax itio i, produced a redundant trea-uiy
\Pfer defraying the ordinary expense- of the
government. th»»re will be several hundred
thousand dollar.- in the tieasuiy, first of Janu
ary'next. I cannot perceive a solitary go*»d
reason for keepuig it there. It Caine f oin the
people and ought to go back to th'-m as soon
a- possible, iu some manner promotive of their
general good.
It is a duty that a government owe* its peo
ple to educate the rising generations that they
in *y be useful to themselves and an ornament
to their country
In new countries like this, the youth unad
dic'ed to luxu ies and accustomed to bodily
pveicise. attain th1 greatest mental and physi
cal perfec ion. And from this source we
must look in the future, as we have done in
\' {) Ht. P.> • o ir st atesm mi, heroes, and gr eat
m°n gene ally; hut they must be educated, for
ihe diamond m the rock most see the sun be
fore it lends it< brilliancy. But how can this
h« don*1 wj’hout imposing burdens on the peo
ple? Let the surplus revenue be distributed
to ’he counties, upon the free white basis, as
a perpetual fund, using only the accumulating
interest
The State Prison or Penitentiary needs the
naming hook decidedly* Its present manage
ment is wrong in principle and practice, and
neither suppresses crime nor punt.-hes it after
it is committed And instead of being an
expense to he Statp of several thousand dol
lars annuaHy. it ought, if properly conducted,
to vield a handsome revenue.
I have «aid that I was a Democrat, and so I
am ; and will add that I have been and still am
nn advocate of the convention system, unless
5Por«oo!h the gross enormities recently orac
i’ic°d iu the State Convention, which nomi
pMed mv competitor, Mr. Johnson, are en
dowed by thp Democratic party, and become
hv such endorsement a part and parcel of
Democratic linage. T allude fi st to the fact
that the vote of Van Riiren cYiulity wa* cast
noon papers and by authority admitted to be
fo gefl and fraudulent. [See True Democrat.]
Second, to the fact that the county of Benton
was wilful’y and knowingly ini*iepresented,
in casting its vote for Mr Johnson. Hence.
T =ay. if these enormities of f.aud and for
gery are not rebuked, but endorsed by the
D°mocratic party, and thereby become part
and parcel of the necessary machinery to mil,
operate and carry on conventions. I shall feel
exceedingly inclined in future to denounce
conventions as an abomniable piece of politi
cal jugglery, meriting the condemnation of
eyery hohest man in the community, Demo
crat. Whig Know-nothing, Black Republican,
if von please.
That Mr. Johnson was cognizant, when he
received the nominat'on. of forged papers
being used in the convention, I do not helipve
or intimate* but that that fact is now appa
rent to him. and that the vote of Benton
county was cast fo him against thp wishes
a id protestations of an overwhelming major ty
of the Democratic party, must now also be
manifest to him.
Deducting these counties from his vote in
the convention he did not receive even a
rn ijority of the populai vote cast in said con
vention. Besides which, th*1 e were eleven
I'O'iii'iRs m 111 p ocai.e • inr were «*.ot rPprpsentPd
it all. by p'-oxy or otherwise. I submit th»n
bat M ■. Johjemn is no more the nominee of
the Dem rcru'fc party, nor of the State Con
vention, iha'' Fletcher. W itliins„Roane, Gould
or other* who were voted for by that body.
YVill the country.the people, the Democratic
party, sustain It nomination made under cir
cuin*tnnqes like th-ise ? Can Mr. Joh ison d<j
so himself? I cannot, will not believe it.
on'll the- people th-mselves shall hive be»n
hearcf through Hae ballot box. to wh.ch I con
fidently submit the issue between us.
HENRY M. RECTOR.
f For the Des Arc Citizen.
Mr. Editor—We understand there is a
considerable common school fund in the hands
of our present Commissioner of Prairie
county, and we know there is a fund from
he sale of the sixteenth section, and yet we
cannot get one cent from him nor a settlement,
lecording to itie school law; therefo.e we
need and desire a change in that o/fice, and if
Iohn H Bulls. K-q will announce himself
a candidate for hat office, he can he elected
and would confer a grsat favor on the people
of the county, for we need a rad cal cbuge in
the management of many of onr offices.
May Iti.lstSO. Many Citizens.
Editor Citizen —My attention was
called to-day for ilie first tune to theaboie
article, which appeireJ ill your paper
some lime since, signed “Many Cuizens.”
Tiie o ij ct of the com iiumualion is ap
parent to every one, from ihe fi 'st "we"
to the list ‘*we." A particular friend
must have office—even at the sacrifice ol
the cl) trader an I reputation ol those who
hive labored faithfully to do their duiy—
and it is not surprising that the writer of
itie above article adopted itie plausible and
popular signature of "M my Citizens,”
io screen himself from odium and cover
up Ins bise designs. He says : "YVe un
derstand there is a considerable common
school -fund," Sic YVell. Mr. “Man}
school luil—ml pray.-hpw long have
you been in ArkansasJhh it you have not
learned that the clerk of the Court, has a
record of my annual settlement with the
various townships under iny control, and
from wmch you could have informed the
public the exact amount of the common
school fund. Per,aaps you are ignorant of
ihe fact that I have published annually a \
statement of ibis in the Des Arc Citizen, j
Next you say, “we know there is a fund
from the sale of the 16ih section, yet we
tannot gel one cent from him nor a settle
ment according to the school law.” A
grave charge, Mr. “Many Qiuzens," and
I answer in plain English over my own
signature You lie m-your teeth, sir. i;
nave never refused to pay over money or
make settlements according to law. Yourj
accusations are busily false and without
he shadow of truth. In conclusion with
you. sir. 1 shall notice naming more from
you uuless you appear over your own1
signature.
For the information of my fellow-citi
rens, I will hrn-liy siale that under the
present school law it is nnpiacticable to
make a distribution of the common school
'und. In support of this assertion I reier i
you to lilt; former School Commissioners
«nd Judgo and ex-Judges of our Couniy
Courts, who are nil intimately acquainted
with the difficulties that lie in the way of
the commissioner in this respect.
We need a “radical change” in the
law, and I used my utmost exertions
through our Representative to have the
change effected during the last sitting o.
our Legislature. He exerted himstlf in
this matter, a committee was appointed to
draft a new school law, bui the Legisla
tore adjourned before anything could he
done in Hie matter. I am again a candi
date for the office, and when I meet my
fellow-citizens in the canvass, I will satisfy
every unprejudiced mind that I have dis
charged my duty as a public officer faith
fully and without partiality.
Your obedient servant.
WM P. PRESTON.
DAVIE’S HANDBILLS
noticed, &< .
Ff.li.ow Citizkns: In the last issue of the
Des Aic Citizen you find a lo .g article w il
ten by mv opponent, John C. Davie, ir which
be thinks proper to insinuate hard things
against me. which he no doubt Matters him
self is cutting to the led and considers the
whole document as a masterly production, as
he has hail a very large amount of handbills
containing it p iuted and distributed over the
country, as well as inseited in the Des Arc
Citizen; and I am told it is to be published
in i he Prairie Democrat, and that office to
st ike mo.e bills. He says he has neier at-\
tempted, uncalled and unsolicited, to obtrude
himself upon tile people—that he might truly
say that office had sought him.
It is well known to the people of Prairie
county that I did not desire to be endorsed by
a caucus; have been bitterly opposed to them
on account of their unfairness and dictatorial
spirit, seriously affecting, by their quarrel
some dispo-itiouover the spoils,the Mattering
hopes of genuine Democracy, and disgusting
the people wuh their proceedings. 1 came
out, as all free American citizens have a right
to do. and offered my services to represent
Prairie county in the next General Assembly
believing the toiers of Prairie countv would
exeieise their own judgement in selecting a
man to represent them. I still believe they
are capable of self-government, and will spurn
the Idea of being dictated to by anv clique or
set of men desiring to rule the country. My
claims are still before the people, not befo.e
any followe.s of Ihecaucus system, not befo.e
those that would spurn the idea (as my oppo
nent does) of a man coining out, before the
people, independent of a caucus ncyninat on.
He says he has never obtruded himself upon
the people. Well sir, the people can easily
d'-cide whether I am obtruding myself upon
them or not. F.oin resent indications it wil
be decided thedih of August next that if any
one has eudeavoied to obtrude him.-elf upon
the people it is not me. it 1 nuu Deen con
sidered obtruding myself upon the people, the
caucus nominee, two years ago. would have
beat me more til in forty-nine votes in Prairie
county, with two other independent candidates
in ihe fit Id—men of mil ieuce and highly i e
spect.ib e—to divide the vote that won d nearly
all have come to me. It was thou all youi
caucus candidate could do to beat me. Does
that look like i Was obtruding myself upon
he peopie ?
T>» read my opponent’s.handbills one would
suppose that he Was the man wanted by the
caucus. Kefer to his publication, wheie he
says the caucus unanimously designated him
as a suitaDle person to rep; e.-eut Frame
county; and in another place uses the word
spontaneously ; speaks of unsolicited mani
fgstdtious Atc. Why, dear reader, my oppo
nent was not even put in nomination in said
caucus until Messis. Gant, Pitman and Peaison
had been b.illoiedfoi a long while. Mr. Peai
son then Withdrew, and ihe contest was 'hen
left to be1! decided between Pi man and Gantt.
Arte, hard scratching for some time a nomi
u »tion seemed impossible, and ail in confu
sion then it was, and not until then, that
Davie’s name was put before the caucus ; and
it was known to he done as a compromise.
So you see it was not so spoiltaueou- a- one
might suppose, but a mere accident that Davie
received the nom.nation t ail ; and he ought
to be the last man to in-innate those Jia.d
thing- that may be found in his handbills,
ihe peop e know how disgustingly said cau
cus was conducted as well as other caucuses
throughout our country, and a recommenda
tion ft oin such sou.ces will avail but iitile
among enlightened American people.
My opponent says he his no seili h ends to
attain, and if elected wi 11 have nothing to look
to but the interest of the constituency who
sent him. Sir. you h ive no advan age oi me
on that account. If i have any seih h ends to
attain more than those m common wi h citi
zens of oui count y. 1 do not know it. He
says he has Without di-gumeinent or conceal
ment. declared to you his puucip e.- : hn ther.
that he is no professional ollice seeker, and
that hi- attachine .t to the Democratic pa. ty
insults from a different reason than that as
signed by his competitors; and further says,
that a re-pectab e portion of his feilow-citi
zens discovered ill it he had capacity for a
representative -oo.ier than he did h m-elf.
Do say ! Thank the Lo.d you are not as
other men. in another part of his ciiculai he
suits oil' in a great sttam about being an in
ternal imp! oveinent man. then throws cold
water upon ihe whole thing by adding that he
must say, howeve., that he does not deem it
good poncy for ihe State to enter upon a sys
tem ot internal improvements until ihe deb s
now h.ngingovei her can be liquidated. He
says if a .> portion of his fellow-citizens de
su e a cum ter to. .he construction or any
wo k of internal improvement, wiilioul refer
ence to location, tie will vote to giant it. My
opponent inignt do as other s ha i e done, shouni
he be eiecu-u—vote for the charter, but not
wo. k for It in a way necessary to obtain it—
let it come up at a time when bis vote would
avail nothing. He is a gieat internal im
provement man in his way no doubt; but
when it comes to carrying it out, win console
the peop e by saying it is time enough yet.
'1 atn of opinion tlieie would be bill very little
interna, improvement in.de in A.kan-as, du -
ing the next quarter of a ceutuiv, if it de
pended on his being an internal nop.oveiuenl
man and carrying it out
He tells the people a good deal about how
to ai i ange a road tax law, taking gre.it care at
the same time to take piecisely (t a dot) the
position i did two yeais ago, which 1 pub
lished a short time since, and am now advo
cating. He having . ead my ai tic-re relative to
S.ate and County policy, I p.esume had little
trouble lo draw up his policy, mentioned in
tlis handbills, as most oi his posy ions lead
very much like that they had been, in the
main taken from mine. Foi instance, tais
lug magistrale’s jurisdictions, separating the
shei id ’s office from ihut of assessor and col
lector, reducing Ihe istate taxes. 4tc. this is
done, no doubt, to inane as little issue between
us as possible, keep down tbe excitement, and
as boatmen have it, -wo.k her slow,” and
ride in on Ihe caucus nomination.
He staits out at the Head ot his articl • in a
happy style thus: 1' ose who know me beat
will gue m- c.edit for sincerity, when I assure
you that 1 din nut deal, e tills position, ami thai
It w.ia bestow ed upon uie wi hout uiy seeking.”
Why not say bestowed by accident, uon’t
say bestowed without your seeking, for that
is an old song, sung by every man ihat evei
received a uoinuiaiiou since ihe invention ot
cauciise-; why, even ihe most hung.y wiz
zard looking caucus olliee seeker, in a I of
Arkansas, will say it was bestowed on him
w uhont his solu nation oi seeking. Mi oppo
nent takes to Uim»eif a good deal in my art.cie,
which l wrote and published in ihe Cluzeu
belo.e he was nominated, or that I ever
thought of his receiving the nominal ion. I
suppose, something is better ih.di nothing lo
chaw on ; it does lo make out a le.,gihy and
empty document, and till out a hatidoni. he
bungs everything to bear that he can possibly
imagine 10 mimhui me > w —
people are too imicb disgusted with them, to
ever be convinced of any utility in them. I
tell you friends never, ii' you can pievent it.
suffer yourself to be placed in the power of a
few men—there is no telling what they will
do. Should one have a very frivolous matter
against you while he has you in his power,
he may inflict a ver y sevious wound upon you.
Stand out at a distance from all cliques
and combinations of men, whose ambition
prompts them to an untiring desire to reign
over their fellow men; ye.«, so vicious are
some men they will resort to anything, no
ditfe ence how’low. how degrading to accom
pli-h their ends—even if it sinks to the last
stages of obscurity, far greater and nobler
spi its than ibey ever possessed. If yon want
an office, come out before the people—pay no
attention to those little hatched up caucuses,
and when before the people, suffer none to
rule you off but the voice of :he people of
your countr y at the ballot box. 1 for one. am
iiot guided by every circumstance. A man who
is always waiting for circumstances, before
he can do anything, effects but little during
life Let him have a head of his own and
take his course in life like a man. consider
no living being his superior, and with energy
and indust y go ahead. My opponent, Mr.
D.ivie. savs: (or I think, copies it from the
T ue Democrat) “tbit the next legislative
will be one of the most important that ever
assembled in this’ Sta'e, upon it will devolve
the detei initiation of questions wh ch will
effect your interest for yea's to come.” The
same liiihg. I have been hearing for the past
sixteen yeais in Aikansas. I- it not a pity
the caucus party will not be able to control
it—everything wit go to waste.boohoo, boo
hno. What a pity! What a pity! Who
will com ' to the rescue? Echo says who!
fellow citizens, you will lecollect that Mr.
Uioma>on is ai>o, a canamam iui me
latme. He stood ontsid" of the bar, in the
court hou-e dming Ihe holding of the caucus
on Moml y th i 12th of March last, to send
delegates tn the State convention, and asked
the caucus holders inside of the bar. tf tho-e
outside had a right to vote in that conventio ;
he was told that all good democrats had a
right to vote in it. and he walked in and voted,
i have this from a number of persons who
were present—lie told me himself, that he
had voted for democrats in Arkansas—conse
quently. I take him to be a caucus democrat.
I have three different times a-ked him the
question, whether or not. he was a democrat,
he said the people might place him where
thev pleased.
On Mond-i” last, being court day. I was in
duced bv til" number of handbill* scattered
allover B owqsvilie,signed by lolni C Davie
my opponent, to make a speech. Mr. Djvie
was in Des Arc on that day. as well as the
next day—he could have been present if he
had desired to be—as l gave him notice
th ougli the Des Aic Citizen, ten days befoie.
that 1 would speak there on that day. I sup
pose hi- handbills were sent in his place, and
it is now predicted by a great many, that be
will make some excuse when our legnlar ap
pointments reiive and some striker will at
tempt to appear on Ihe stump ill his place.
I give notice now, that I am not going to
he dogged about again by outsiders. I am
not running against all creation, thereto.e,
you that are in .king your calculation.- to fol
low round howling, ca . d y up all such calcu
lations as soon as you have a mind to—make
you. own appointments and speak every day
for what 1 care.
After 1 was done speaking, Mr\ Gantt was
called for loudly by one man to speak in be
half of Davie, but no response was heaid.
everything remained still for some tune.
Say- one. Thoma-on, Thomason, Thomason,
hut ala-no Thomi-'on appea.ed. and down
com-1 the shanty of those very -mart knowing
caucus would be rulers, who had been
Cackling in their sleeves, about the fun they
ihought they were going to see when Q.-is
enbei ry and Thomason got o pits hang.at.ea.ch
oiber. Oh yes, they would vvo.k the wires so
hat Quisenberry and Thoma-on would gei
up a wa.faie. and Davie would then have an
easy time of it. Yon are very smart, ain’t
you? What State did you coine from? I
would like to have the p. ivilegc of publishing
your history for the use and benefit of the
rising generation.
1 will inform the people, there will be bn
little, if any controversy between myself am
Thomason ; although, he is evidently a cleve.
man and a gentleman. I have no idea ol
-pending time on Inin let his course be wha
i may simply, bechu-e I know that Davie i
th ■ tn in that I h ive to bent, if elected. U|n
o i him and th" caucus system. State policy
4i.c.. I wiII devote my time du.ing thecunvan
0 ca-ionally I can hear of a man saving i
he knew win the strongest man was agains
the nominee, he would vote foi him ; t(
tho-e peison- 1 would say enquire who wa:
the man that (not, pu-hed the bull off ih.
bridge) but came within forty nine vo'es oi
beating the nominee two years ago. and nearei
ben any olbe. man ever did before of beat
ing a nominee foi the legislature in Prai.ii
county; and you will find on tnquh v iheri
were 'wo other independent candidates in lb
field of far inoie -t.engih, each oim of lli-m,
hin TJlomn-on has or can possibly obtaii
v\ i h hi- pre ent policy. It is no t o ible to
a-oerlain who the strongest mail is againstlh
nominee, if that is really your desire. The.c
a e a few that h v» been in the habit, eve.
duce 1 have b en offering my set vices lo the
panp’e. of say g that I did not wan' the of
fice ; that my object i- to electioneer fur busi
ne - pu pose-.th - i* un1 rue and unfair Aiauy
little turns are taken to defeat my election.
Some offer to bet against me, at the same time
have not a red.
1 shall be found on proper occasions, like
cold -once, always ready a. d will stand ui
ference of no out*.
JOHN II QUISENBERRY.
Des Arc June 2. I860.
--
Passengers Must Not Stand on the Plat
form.
The substance ol our heading is to he
found on llie cars ol nearly every railroad
in the country Sad experience teaches
that in a railroad accident the most dan
gerous position is on the plalioiin. Those
who escn pe while standing mere at the time
ol a run off or collision are very rare ex
Cepiions lo the general rule. These facts
are will known to our railway managers,
hence the constant warning, “ Passengers
must not sibud on the Platform." We
are not aware that any of the members
of the late Baltimore Convention were
ever engaged in the railroad business, hut
all of them undoubtedly have been accus
tomed, more or less, to railroad travel.
Many ol them, perhaps, have recently, in
li e editorial excursion, been under the
guidance ol that prince of railroad super
intendents, Prescott Smith. Then agitn.
Baltimore is emphatically a railroad city.
All of winch necessarily contributed to
make the Convention somewhat radroad
wise. Hence the veiy name of platform
inspired them with fears of ruinous disas
ter. and they sagely determined to run
their cars with a Bell in front, but with
out any platform, and we are inclined to
think with hut very little gleam. They
seemingly forgoi that without a platform
tiie Inconveniences of elitering their tram
would be so great as to deier pa-sengers
from patron zmg their line. Tlu-y were
totally ignorant or thoughtless ol the luct,
which they will learn before November,
that lo secure a respectable proportion of
public patronage they must n>k me dan
gers ol Hie plallnriii. Mr. Bell has
always been regarded as a slowcoach. II
It Were lo take nun as long to find out
that he was a candidate for the Piesidenoy
as it did for him to determine that he
would support (*en. Scon, in 18o:i. the
calends ol November would he near upon
us before he obtained the joylul tuforinu
tion.—[Nashvdle Union and American.
»riow we gije the decision W
Local Inspectors in the case of ip fl
ers Admiral mid Mary Patterson "I
be remembered tliat a collision 0L I
between these boats, on White rn" I
the 23d of Decern l>er last.
OrriCL Local Inspectob fi
St. Louis Mo., May l(j, -yy ’! I
Davie/ H Donovan, Esq , Collet '
Customs for the Port oj at. Eouit'<9
Sib: We submit you the proceed ]
had b> fore us ir the Case ol ihe
of steamers Admiral and Mtny p ' 9
son, which occurred on White nw" i
the morning of the 23d ol Deci ini^,'. * I
From the evidence beloie us m* i i'" I
mg facts are set lorili ; that on the i/' I
mg before relerri d to, the steamer I
ral was descending the river, ami a,
tune, being piloted by William J ft
a licensed pilot and the Mary p,(||i ' |
by Mary Ttvotny. a licensed piiotlUil,, a
however, not licensed Io. the Wmie, *' ■
ii further appears mat the den*J,' ||
ste,uner—Admiral — was appruaciiii,,, ‘'ll
head ol Big Island, ami near or abuu, j f'l
o'clock in the morning and w ,s iU|Jl ‘'aj
close around the ngnl hand puim SH
Unit linin'diaiely, and beloie the aieBa, , B
were in sight ol each oilier, ihe W| Ji1 1
was blown once, calling lor n e f'M
hand bend, winch was pioiupily re'pu"i !'!
ed io by the ascending sieauier. i,"' a
few moments the steamers were mtlg ‘ w
each oilier, and some distance »
When the whistle ol the Admiral [i
again sounded once, and again res|mlg|,JH
io iroin the Mary Patterson; ai tqllt, H
lime the engines weie slopped and wl , ■
backing, ti.e sieaineis nearing each oib,'/B
unlit they came in coniact, nearly i,n 1
on, the Admiral receiving damage m,,,. B
shir board, or shore side of me stein-ll
When the sleamers came m comaci. u,(I
Admiral was close m llie riglil hand bei,o
not far distant from the h* ad ul hie I,' 1
land and within some foriy leet of Hi, I
shore.
On the part of the Mary Patterson, i: 1
appears that the signals as given from ib I
Admiral, and responded Io on their jiari, J
are substantially sustained, and I
given in accordance with the mles ab |
customs ol navigiiiou; and if theyjUI
been practically and lully carried
would have given the descending sleamsrB
ihe bend and ihe ascending one thepomtl
side, thus being ConSequenlly so remoteK
Iron) each other that no disaster I rum col- H
I l.’H/ll CUU'U l‘U ' V A* I O i U I l||* K
el presented, that tne steamer Alary P.n. ft
terson was, at and before the coIIis.ul,idB
a disaLded condition, having beeu'depriwdft
of the use ol une ol die ruddeis; linsweB
believe 10 be the substance of the evideuceH
before us.
From a full consideration of this subi|
ject. it is clear to us that the fault uf tlmlj
collision is eiiurely on ihe pari ot the pi.El
lot ol die Alary Paiiersuu, ior set'enLjl
reasons.
First, in. not complying wid;. end rtiii.fi
niug Ins steam r in accordance with ihe H
s.giml as giveu and answered by luia; B
lor had this been die case, the cuursrulB
the man at Hie wheel ol the Mary Pm- ft
lersoti would have been to i.ave lukri, ine B
ngnt band point, and no! to hate I a Urn ft
over the bend, the place that the descend* R
lug steamer as a m.iier ol i ight aasru* B
tilled 10; and where it is in piuol on bulb B
sides die collision look place. |
Second, he was wrong again in not fi
using greater precaution than il appeals B
he did ; and mine parliculaily su. when 1>
nearing perliaps one ol li.e cmsesl places II
on the liver, and tlmi.loo, widl a sieametB
dial was partially disabled ; lor n uuuulB
seem that prudence alone, would line B
piompled him lu have ohiuined Hit* puliitH
side, in view ol die contingency ol im-H
mg a steamei in llnil place; and loi tiireH
reasons, we wouid he jUsliti* d m leioliiufH
die license ol Mr. 1 ivuiny, were liriH
licensed pilot where.he collision ociUru'i).J|
lie is, however, amenable,, as well a"lleB
owners oi me sietiiuer, 10 ilie
clear and palpable violation ol toe 10uiH|
clause ol section Dili. It Iheieby lecuiunH
iinpeiative upon us to report iliv suiJttiH
to the proper uuihoi ities. I
Jo conclusion, as we have remained. *( H|
assume (he laull ol this collision was ••• I
llie part ol Mr. TwoiIiV. the parij’ «|J*
was acting pilot at me wheel ol slenliit''
M.ry Patterson at the unis ol the (toil''H
ter, and inasmuch as tve can ini el pose no 1||
other official auihorny m mis cu e, ll,a,i flj
lo leporl the mailer. II may he pn |n il)'« H
question lor us lo consider ihe propnel) d|
renewing ihe license ol the pa/iy (slniM I
he make application.) who has ki.ui'Hig'
ly and wihully snown huiiscl! to lie11
willing ilisliuiiienl to violate a law inalli*
has obligated himself to obey wilnoUt wu
Cealmem or reservalioii.
Li conclusion, we have lo say ifiat ^
great Iciigtn ol lime that lots ela|w<*
since this occurrence, and our concluMW
thereon, wus caused m consi quence
some very considerable deleihiou. |,cc8,
stoned in collecting the vanous depu-’1'
lions togetJier wnn ihe fid ul one ol w
having lost or mislaid some papers wti'
necleii tvilli the mailer, which had u> ^
obtained eie llie rendilion ol our dvCir*'
Very respeciluHy,
JAMES il McCORD,
H. SINGLETON.
-_ _
Runaway Negro Cave — A cavf'’s
discoveied in llie upper pari of tJ<13
Irict, a lew days since, which was fl1^
posed Irom appearances io be occujned ')
runaway negroes. Cooking utensil*. “,e
and provisions were IolmiiI. and llie ca'(
bad every appearance of being recen'i
occupied. A sharp lookout was consc
quenily kept on the den and its viem'1)
On Thursday last .. party of g*‘tide"|dj I
c.ime upon two negroes who had bpi' H
runaway lor several months—one I elw- I
log in Col. T C. Perrin and ihe i>d'er '
Dr Yarborough. In attempting 10 arfew
them they met with such resisiimc'' a> (
render it indispensable to tin ir own )'■
to shoot ihe negroes down. Dr. 11
i borough’s Jioy died ihe following day hu8
ellect of his wounds; llie ultier. h
n ought, may reguver. The negro'■» ^
fessed to have occupied llie c*v*“. ,
denied that any oilier negroes wet#
them.— [Abbenlle (S. C ) Banned
-*--:—r m a p,
-‘Hans what is the matter?’
sor.el vagon has run avay mil de green “ ^
andb.okeile axle-tree of de big house ,.
stands by de corner lamp-post across de
graph.”