Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-01
A Meeting of "Old Liners"
"Old King Cole,
 Was a merry old soul; A jolly old soul was hes He called for his pipe, He called for his bowl,

Was merry old soul;
 | A iolly old soul he;-
 | He called for his pipe,
 He called for his bowl,
 And he called for his fdders three.'
 King Cole held court lately at Helena A few old courtiers were around the tes- tive board. And his fiddlers played those old tunes of caucus,' '" state tax," and constructive mileage"
 The proceedings are reported in the State Rights Democrat of that city. We are told that Ca large portion of the old line democracy assembled" The new line de- mocrats do not appear to have been repre- sented. Nor the probationers. None but elders or deacons. The laity appear to have been excluded. A democrat simply, had no admittance in such set. Perhaps they did not want to have. However we do not know what constitutes membership in this new order, but from the name sup pose that considerable portion of the party are excluded. But to the meeting of the old liners. Col. Hindman made them speech. Of course. The Col. is good at making speeches. He never misses an op- portunity to make one In fact, he makes opportunities. After he concluded amid thunders of applause, etc, Mr. T. c. Flour noy offered a resolution to the effect that | ho i,,lo Val II. How meeting of old liners can speak for new liners, middle aged liners, young liners, and the various liners, we don't know Thereupon Mr. Macon, Col. Red mond and Mr. T. c. Anderson, who it ap- pears are not subjects of King Cole, spoke and defended their course. The old liners then passed the resolution.
 Thereupon James Blackbume, esq.,, offer ed half dozen resolutions Here is No. 1:
 "Resoloed, lst, That we condemn and repudiate the precedent set by the majority in the legislative 1 senatorial caucus of November 9th, 1858, i'll ad- hitting know nothngs and disorganizGs to take part in the nomination of a democratic candidate for United States Senator; and we regard no man as trust worthy democrat, who approves the same, or hesitates openly to condemn it."
 The majority in cactus will feel miserably bad when they read that One of them, we are told, has repented of it and Is now wearing sackcloth However, it is milder than others drawn from the same source | Heretofore 1t was ''a violation of princi- ple," trampling democracy under foot' and all that sort of thing. They are evi- dently cooling down on that point, as, un- fortunately y for them the minority did pre- cisely the same thing in that identical eau GUS. We do not think much of this piece of humbuggery, as it is now threadbare
 Here is No. ?:
 ' 'ReSolred, 2d That the bill passed by the last legislature to enable the people of Arkansas to elect their representatives to Congress in the same year in which they take their seats, instead of sixteen months in advance, at present, well timed, just and proper, and should not have been veoed."
 That is a matter of opinion merely Perhaps when the history of Glat bill is written, and we mean to write it, for 1t is rich affair, ninety-nine men out of hun dred will say it was eminently just and proper that 1t should have been vetoed- That will do as piece of humbuggery for the present, till it is exploded.
 | We pass to No. }:
 l " "Resolrcd, Sd, That the bill which passed the last legislature, cing the State tax from one sixth to one-tenth O. one per cent-thereby reIiev ing the people of enormous tax-burthen, without in the least degree impeding the operation of the State government, was wise and sens be measure, and that the overtaxcd people of Arkansas may justly complain against it's veto by Governor Con way"
 Overtaxed people" is good True, Arkansas pays less tax than any State in the Union, with one or two exceptions, but then the people are very sensitive on the subject, and unless a good reason is given for the action of the Governor, will be very apt to grumble. Looking at this as piece of humbuggery, we really do not think it is well gotten up. We suggest to Mir. Blackburne or to any other old liner, or caribow, whe may get up another, that there was fine chance for display. For in- stance, add |" in violation of that clause in the constitution etc. Then there was a fine opportunity for such words and phrases as "down- n-trodden, peoples money" |" life blood" :" ''sweat of the poor" etc., etc., etc. This should be attended to next time. But we very much fear that the Governor will be able to knock all the Buncombe out of the resolution by show ing the necessity for acting as he did
 No 4 is as follows:
 '' Resoloed, 4th, Thot the enormous amount of the peoples money that has been squandered for the public printing is an outrage upon the tax payers of Arkansas, and such expenditure ought to be reduc ed''
 This is excellent. Short, sweet, vague and indefinite It is a finished specimen of humbuggery It is so we'll fixed up that we almost dislike to knock it in the head by simply saying that the printing in Arkansas costs less than in any of the southern or western States, and that the
  No printing has been done unless ordered by the legislature or absolutely required, and in this respect the State has been eco- nomical to niggardliness.
 No. 3, is rather awkwardly built:
 Resolped 5th, That the attempt now being made to divert attention from the series of wrongs, and prohigate expenditures referred to in the fore going resolutions, by striving to create exrte- ment about the taking of per diem pay for the re- cess of the last legislature, is an insult to the intel ligence of the people and a low device of dema- gogues; since the very men who originated said per diem bumbug, did themselves receive full pay for each Sunday of the session, though not then actually serving the people, Since the same men, by their votes and nrigues, brought about the re- cess for which the per diem was taken, and are solely responsible for all its consequences since the same men or a majority of them received mileage for said recess instead of per diem thereby voting double mileage into their own pocket; and since the same men approve the course of Hon. Wm. K. Sebastian in taking three thousand and forty dollars as mileage for miles not travelled, which is great an offence against good morals, and greater injury to the people than the taking of nnety-sx dollars,