Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-23
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members alone to be taken! How was the
 vidence of their opponents to be procured? Even if the principle had been right to lisfranchise democratic counties with de- aocratic representatives because those rep
 ,sentatives had run against other demo-
 rats there was no way of determining the
 uestions that grew out of 1t.
 The fifth resolution was simply for the
 doption of two-thirds rule, which, how
 yer we'll in national conventionis absurd n ordinary caucuses of the party. Itdoes
 O good, and often foists upon the party an ntringuer, for if the friends of the most pop
 lar candidate remain true to him, there no way of compromising but by uniting
 n a third man, who is never the choice of he people.
 This then was the brilliant scheme that 7as to crush Mir. Sebastian, and though not 0 represented, yet would have effectually estroyed the prospects of Mr. Hampstead. hey were not passed. The majority seem
 l determined to vote down all that enema d from the minority. This blocked the anne. The brilliant maneuver remained nexecuted. It was not very cunning 'lot. The resolutions were not well con- eived. It seems to us that, if they had cen offered separately they would have tood better chance. The result would ave been to exclude all know nothings, by mich, as the final vote showed, the minori- gained nothing.
 The next step was to name certain friends # Sebastian and Hempstead as disorgani- CTS, so as to give no possible chance of any andidate receiving two-thirds. Then, dopting the two-thirds rule, after ballot ng awhile, to throw both Sebastian and Iempstead over and select third man.
 All this was too palpable-too gross nd the majority promptly refused to ac- ede to it. For ourselves, we viewed it as
 contest of skill; as a minority seeking to overcome majority by inesse. This they lad right to do if they could, and we dmired the spirit with which they strug- ;led.
 It will be seen by the published proceed ngs of the caucus that the minority re- nained to the last. When the meeting 'efused to adopt their resolutions they did lot retire, and, when the final vote was asst, received and counted the votes of on y Messrs. Carrigan, Lyles, and John son of Saint Francis, know nothings, for Mr. Sebastian and of the other know nothings for another candidate. Still more; not content with thus recognizing the action of the caucus by remaining in it until it's close, they went into the repre- sentative hall on the succeeding day, and solemnly endorsed its action by voting, to a man, for it's nominee! They acknowl- edged it to be binding on them by record ing their votes to complete it's object However much ourselves or others might have been disposed to find fault with any of the proceedings of the caucus, this final action of theirs was conclusive and should have so been considered. But the outsiders were disappointed. Those who had sworg> to defeat the successful candidate, who>flad promised to lead the minority to victory, to find all their pretty schemes blown, ohl 1t was too much! And then they swore that the party should suffer for it-that all who had hand in it should suffer political maryrdom, and that democracy should be aught to obey or be tramped upon.- What? Vote down their resolutions?- Those admirable connections that cost them ] nights of toll and were written under such intense thought that wet towels wefe con- 'tantly kept round their head? The auda .ious legislature! the tyrannical majority. This is the great secret of the warfare commenced upon the great majority of the democratic party. This is the req son so many are to be slaughtered. For ourselves we should have been content to have seen either Mr. Sebastion or any other true democrat elected. We waived our right of choice, believing then, as now, that between democrats, either of whom would have adorned the station, it was not neces- sary for us to express preference. As the caucus proceedings were indorsed by the whole General Assembly by their act of voting for the nominee unanimously, as Mr. Sebastian Is Senator for a term and as we believe the people are satisfied, again we ask our modest and amiable contempory of the State Rights Democrat, how he is going to help himself?
 Az Not content with the facts and igures we presented last week, the Gazette 'eturns to the charge concerning public