Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-25
OURSELVES.


 the Van Buren Intelligencer, gave us first rate notice, and words of hearty encourage ment. The notice following, is from the Fayetteville Arkansian How much 1t IS deserved we will leave others to decide; but we will say this: We have endeavor- ed to make ours journal of the whole State; to call attention to her long neglect ed natural advantages; and, in every way, to advance her interests.
 Believing that in the success ot demo- cratic principles lays the hope of the Unlon, we have endeavored to advance and defend them against the assaults alike of foes with out and traitors within. From the avowed opponent, to the demagogue who endeavors to split the party because mere caucus did not act to suit him; from the renegade who hates democracy because 1t conferred iavors upon him, to those who are taking the initiatory steps to follow him, we have received abuse without stint. One of the editors for lifetime, without wavering or the shadow of turning, has maintained and defended democratic principles, and the other for now nearly five years, with the heart of q giant but too often, he fears, with the arm of child, has unselishly labored to the same end Knowing that we were right; with an abiding faith in the people; confident that our motives were pure and that time would do us justice, we have met the storms of obloquy, the blasts of malice and the floods of misrepresentation. Nor was our faith misplaced. The article be- low from the Arkansian, for which we are truly grateful, is but one among hundred others that come to us every day, from every quarter of the State. Letters from good men and true, from the hard listed farmers, who, while resting from his blow, snatches time to send us words of encour- agement; from the old veterans of democra- cy who are securing their armor and sharp ening their swords in preparation for the great conflict at hand; from the patriot, who no mere politician, sees in the coming struggle the decision of all our hopes of equal rights in the Union; from all classes and conditions, noble words of encourage ment are daily coming. And other aid, in the form of subscriptions, long lists of sub scribers, come with them With these to aid, sustain and encourage us, with our arms thus upheld, we cannot fail, and so, giving the banner of democracy to the breeze, we march firmly on. calling upon every patriot to rally under it, for under that flag and under no other can the peo- pie of the south expect to conquer.
 If the egotism in the above needs an apology, it may be found in the fact that for the last three months the True Demo- crat has been assailed with a bitterness al- most unequalled it's editors abused with a vehemence that astonished by the depths of its blackguardism, and the lowest, means resorted to, to iniure the circulation of the paper But we have not only survived, but gained strength under this treatment and this day, with a list of five or six thousand paying subscribers, we bid def- ance to these demagogues and making com mon cause with the people, with them, dare them to their worst
 Thus says the Arkansian
 "THE TRUE DEMocRAT-Th old Ar kansas paper is true friend to the State- It fights for her glory; it advocates policies best adapted to promote her interests; it never neglects an opportunity to spread abroad her good fame, to set forth to the world the advantages she possesses for i'm migrant homes. It is true, warm and t4ithfgll hfglGif fifp1 and t5n Gro in oi TO- spects. In politics, the paper belongs to the old, the true, the loved, the time honor ed democracy of Arkansas, that democracy which Greeley, as an abuse, has so lauded as being the staunchest and most faithful in the United States
 We say, all praise and honor to the True Democrat We invite every citi- zen of Washington and other counties, who desire good old tashioned 1rhonsos paper, to subscribe to the Democrat And we shall take great pleasure in forwarding subscriptions, unhesitatingly saying that the money will never be regretted by any hue son of Arkansas"
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