Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-02
Consistency.

/ inc ArkanSaW JfaNeler, Ol tue -7tn uit'' devotes over a column to what it is pleased to call the consistency of the True Demo- crat. Fancying there was a conflict between two statements of ours, the editor asks us to reconcile them. After saying that the Arkadel phia convention had refused to nominate either Mitchell or Can't and that every democrat was left free to choose between them, neither being the nominee, we further said that consistency as demo- crat required us to support Dr. Mitchel and that c ol Can't has voluntarily cut himself loose from the democratic party and had no right to appeal to it for its support. We are unable to discover any conflict in these statements. The convention did not noml' nate either of the gentlemen named. We are not bound by any party action to sup port either. Upon enquiring further we find Col. Can't in opposition to the organl- zation of the party and repudiating its ac- ton. This, of itself, is sufficient, 1t seems to us. to determine the vote of all good de- mocrats against him.
 Another point sought to be made is that we have placed Col. Hindman's name at the head of our paper as the democratic candidate for Congress in the norther dis trict. and that he too repudiates the action of tbe State convention. But we did not mt his name there until we knew that he was the nominee of the Dover convention. How fairly that was planned and executed and what wrongs were perpetrated we did not stop to enquire. It was the democratic convention for that district and as such we felt bound by its action. We holsted the name of Mr. Hindman simply because he was the democratic nominee. There IS nothing inconsistent in that. We prefer to support Dr. Mitchell to Col. Can't, be- cause neither being the nominee, we are left free to choose between them and regard Dr. Mitchell as the full equal in point of ability and patriotism of the other and better democrat, because willing to abide by the decisions and expressed wish ot the part.
 Much has been said about the action of the State convention, but, if we were iH- clined to do so, we think far more might be truthfully said against the action of the Dover convention. However, the record was before us, and we did not choose to go behind 1t. We need harmony and unity of action There is time when a truce should be made and all work together.- We sank our personal feelings in the good of the party, and by our action showed that we did not let our individual likes and dis likes control us.
 For more than year we have been as- sailed with savage fury, with malice and vindictiyeness. We have retOrted when we thought it necessary, but have borne and forborne great deal. Neither coaxlng on the one hand or threats on the other have driven us from the path of duty. Con- scious of the rectitude of our intentions we shall go on in the same course, no matter what lions may be in the path or what storms burst upon us. So far from being in- consistent, as the Traveller would intimate, we have been consistent at the sacrifice of our feelings and inclinations. Had we done as others, we would have disregarded the &C., tion of our party and insisted upon our choice being elected, though the democra- cy, in convention. preferred another. When they have done this, we have deferred to their expressed will, but when they have not done so, we prefer to advocate the claims of the most consistent democrat of the two prominently before us. If this is inconsistent. we confess we do not know the meaning of the term.
 One word more Four or five years ago the True Democrat and two or three other papers in the State bore the brunt of the battle and then, as now, it was the fashion of small politicians to sheer at us and to abuse all who remained true. So 1t will