Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-16
Has the Democracy of the State repudi.
 ated the State Convention?


 ated the State Convention?
 Let it be remembered that Judge Rector principal excuse for running for Governo against the regular nominee, and Peek S Hindman's, & Co.'S. reason for refusing tt support the nominee, is, that the democ racy of the State have repudiated the actiol of the State convention. Many doubtless honestly think this enormous falsehood Ii really true. Judge Rector himself, Vt have not the slightest doubt, believes from the bottom of his heart that the Old Line Democrats assertions in this particular arc correct; when in reality that sheet Is know. ingly, willfully, and with malice afore thought distorting the facts and misrepre. sentng the truth: against Judge Rector who has allowed his name to be used as candi date for governor, under what we are we'll as- sured is mistaken apprehension of the real facts in the case, we have no voice oi complaint, and no words of unkind censure but for public journalists and politicians who will prostitute their pens and tongues in misrepresenting democratic sentiment, merely for the qualification of personal and private spleen, we have no sort of respect, and shall hold them up to the world, strip ped of their cloaks of hypocrisy.
 THe democracy of Arkansas has emaphati- cally, posiayely, and directly indorsed, rati- fled and confrnaed tAe State comvention and its nomineen
 We will proceed to show that this asser- tion is the truth; and we will do so, not by inuendoes, empty declarations or unsup- ported assumptions, but by the facts and figures; and we defy Hindman and all his servile editors to refute us.
 The following extract is taken from the official proceedings of the Philadelphia convention.
 Gen. A. c. Mayors offered the following resolu- | tion:
 Resoloed, That we heartily indorse the action of | the State Democratic COnVenJlOn Wnlcn recently assembled at Little Rock
 | Col. Holmes offered this amendment: Resolped That the word repudate be substituted | for "indorse'-whch amendment was lost by a vote of the house.
 1.-The original resolution then came up and was passed by vote of S,O9O to 6,553"
 Arkansas county, the vote of which was cast against the resolution indorsing the | State convention, has, since the action Of the State convention, in county conven- | ton, fully indorsed the action of the former; thus showing how grossly that county was misrepresented at Arkadelphia for proof read the following.
 1 con motion of Hon. Thomas Fletcher, the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted" [" Resolred, That this convention approve of Col. | R. H. Johnson's nomination for Governor, and | that we will use all honorable means to secure his | election.'
 One half of Drew county onl y, was cast against the indorsement. Pike county was cast in favor of the resolution, but some twenty minutes afterwards the delegate from that county, who was in the State convention, requested permission to change his vote, upon the ground, that the Arka- delphia convention had no jurisdiction over State convention, but stating at the same time that Pike would support Johnson. Polk county was in the same situation Bradley likewise. Mir. Givens, who cast the vote of that county, while confessing himself an anti Johnson man, gallantly pledged himself to support him as the dcm- ocratic nominee Calhoun county stands in the same attitude.
 Thus we see that the State convention has been directly indorsed by the gallant democracy of the southern district by a majority of 1,537-besides this, several counties voted against the resolution be- cause they considered it ont of place, at the same time indorsing the State convention; making an aggregate majority of about 5000
 This view of the matter is conclusive against the baseless assumptions of the Old Line Democrat, that the majority was but 5O1. Let it be refuted if possible. While it is frankly admitted that the dem ocracy of the southern district has indorsed the State convention, it Is contended that the democracy of the northern district has re- pudiated it. The Old Line Democrat has no excuse for making this statement for it is utterly unsupported 5y te tacts.
 On the contrary, the northern district has positively ratified the Stateconvention as the following conclusively shows
 The following resolution was offered by Mir. Rosson of Izard county:
 Resolped, That wa hereby, in this convention, ratify and confirm the action of the late State con venton held at Little Rock on the 2d day of April, Is60.'
 The counties of Carroll, Greene, Izard, Johnson, Randolph, Searcy and Washing ington, casting 12 votes, voted for this resolution.
 In the convention of Independence county held on the 10th day of April, 1S6O- among other resolutions expressing the choice of that county for MT. Hindman and instructing the delegates to Dover to vote for him, this resolution was UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
 "Resolued, That we hereby ratify the action of the late democratic State conv venton, which re- suited in the nomination of the Hon. R. Ii John son as the democratic candidate for governor at the coming election"
 A similar resolution was passed in the Poinsett county convention, as follows;
 ResoIred That we have full confidence in the ability and sterling democracy of Richard Ii John son for governor, and fully indorse the acton oi the State convention at Little Rock"
 This resolution was carried UNANl' MOUSLY, and the democratic convention of Pope county, "withom dissenting poice" !" indorsed the nomination of Col. R. H. Johnson for governor. rrho Crouford democratic convention