Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-07
The Gag Law of the Per-Diemists.

The 0dS Law O1 LNe 1eI'OAeiHAS'0'
 The following is one of series of reso- lutions adopted by one of the Benton county conventions and of course the one which nominated the Ajax of the per diem party"
 Resolred, Thirdly, that we avail ourselses o tb. occas;on to express our entire confidence and unouaitied approbaton of the sound ueinoo policy of the old Line Democrat, Edteu U. Col THos C. PEEK-that we tender It oui :. cordial Endorsement as sound, pure anu ",. f ent exponent and organ of the true oe""e'u u
 Arkansas and recommend It to the la'oi VI "
 good democrats. ;,.n;,,ous Whilst we repudiate the slanderous, Pusliaiihou' course of the sELF-sTYLED True Democrd, III part by know nothing-and all the peuy st the same ilk. whose columns are ever hiled wi'n l5elous communications and editortas desisn " calculated to counteract the influence ana iiooe forts of onr TALENTED and FAITHFUL Represen,aMIre M in Congress the Hon. T. C. Hindman, ana thus affor aid and comfort to black repubilcanisni' . thermore that in Mir PEEK we recognize 'si1h.ei dionified and accomplished editor-a falthiui anu untiring sentinel on the democratic watch tower.
 It was presented by the Hon. R. E. Doak' He was taught this species of tactics by ms master Tommy here last winter, and ne mas been made to believe it an effective weapon m political warfare. He voted to denounce our paper by the legislature because we dared speak of per-diem. He has now Tn his pockets ninety-six dollars ot the peo- ple's money, and he hates us because we have helped to make it burn his pockets
 The know nothing council, under the dlc- tation and direction of Capt. Plke' once issued its decree placing !" the heel "f the order upon the True Democrat, ana com manding our subscription list to be cut down. The legislature, under the direction and dictation of Mir. Hindman, who was present in the hall of the House, agaln at tempted to muzzle the True Democrat, and force it to silence The per-diemlsts of Benton county have prevailed upon con- vention there of good citizens to resolution us again and if possible bring the True Democrat into public odium and thus compass its destruction.
 Yet with all these forged thunder bolts hurled at our head we still survive and still wield pen in behalf of the people. We were born in this State-here is our home and while we have the friendship and approval of the people among whom we we were reared, we feel able to cope with demagogues and laugh to scorn every at tempt to destroy us by trickery and schem- ing.
 Know nothing councils may place their heel upon the True Democrat, per-diemists and disorganizers may consplre against us and mass sedition resolutions in the legis lature to silence us, and the same men re- turning home may procure ratification ot the legislative resolution in Benton county, but we defy them all and scorn to beseech | inducements from even our friends Tn con l vention, but appeal to the people, the law full sovereigns of this land. The press in this country, thank God, is free and untram- meled There is no power to shackle and 1 oppress it while our constitution remains ! unchanged We have no fear of know | nothing decretals, legislative resolutions or their ratification by the per-diemists.
 That man who would advocate the mug zling of the press by legislative resolution, us if possible by their censure, which, if it could have been passed upon us, would have been followed by our impris- onment in jail for contempt, and fine sui fcient to reduce us to poverty and want, would, if he had the power, advocate stat lte law to suppress our publication. But he ial had for us no terors, and proudly would we be forced by their oppression '' to beg our bread" before we would quietly remain silent concerning a fraud upon the treasury.
 Legislative oppression and know nothing can not drive us from our post all such bonds as they strive to bind us with we would snapp as quick as Sampson snapped the wythes