JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS


June 10Th, 1874.

Mr.. G.. w. Clarke,
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DEAR SIR On yesterday Doct. Gibson, the
whig candidate for Governor of '' all the A rkan-
saws" made speech of some two hours in length
at Clarksvllc; to about sixty persons, about two
thirds were democrats. He abored hard to con-
vince all present that the constu,ionality of u
States Bank had long since been settled and that
it was wrong and disorgansing to attempt to dis.
turb old settled precedents and that those who call
ed 1t federal measure, called Washington and
Madison federalists, they having signed bills char
tering United States Bank, and of course mus,
be in favor Of such bank. He next ondea vored
to prove that u Tariff was ind spensable to pro.
tect the manufacturers, but in this he made COM
plete failure.


He then followed his leader against the annex.
alton OF Texas; this time the gentleman got in
Inc wrong box, for every democrat and number
OF wings OF my acquaintance, are determined to
vote for no man that is not in favor of annexation
after the Doctor concluded Doctor Chapman no,
being present, Col. Floyd replied to him, and from
the cheering of the democrats and the looks of the
wings present. would say that Floyd's remarks
told well, the Doctor must have felt them. for he
rose with an awful couptenance) and repIyed 10
Floyd, and attempted to define the word locofoco.
and closed by telling an anecdote about a negro
a mule and cart, which was considered very sma rt
by the wings for they cheered long and loud
fol the frs; time through the day but whether
'hey were cheerinS the Doctor, the mule, or the
original of the anecdo:e | cannot say.


About the time that the Doctor was making his
speech (rumor snys) that the democratic young la.
dies Of Clarksvle held meeting and Resolved
that they would not receive the addresses of any
young man that was a whig and opposed to an
neXation. ! wish you could have seen tho length
Of the face of one Of the whig candidates for the
legislature, when he heard of the passage of the
resolution, it would have made you shed tears. |
sincerely hope that they have made an exception
as far he is concerned, for he has for sometime
been endeavoring TO shine in that part of the de.
mocratlc ranks. If the resolution is enforced on
him, he is gone coon, he will go the way of the
Irish hero. NEAL MALONE.