Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-08
Pulaski County Convention.


 Last week we published call for dem ocratic convention in this county, and it was largely and respectfully signed. When we published it, we did not think but 1t would be read and responded to gladly by every democrat. In this however we have been mistaken. Our very fastidious nsigh- Dor of the Old Line Democrat takes ex- ception to it, and denomces it. Though mere call, simply suggesting a time and place for holding the county convention, he deems it worthy of his serious animal version.
 The "Old Liner" says, the call was signed by "whigs, know nothings and ouo,ced opponents of the democratic party''- "Nen mho houe neper co-operated wiM Me party in Meir lipes, and who in aH Human probability meper wiN"
 This is a grave charge. If any whig, know nothing or other opponent of the democratic party, who does not intend t) cooperate with the democracy, has signed his name to the call. he has committed gross fraud. We repeat, it is grave charge, and if there is an individual amen able to it, ace do not know it. For infor- nation, and in justice to the guiltless, we ask the "Old Liner" to name the guilty.
 There may be some who have signed the call who have heretofore acted in opposi- tion to the democracy, but none that we know of who intend to continue that op- position in the future For the signatures of these the "Old Liner" attempts to hold us responsible It was not for us to reject any gentleman who professes to unite him. self to the democratic party. That privi- lege belongs to the convention when as sembled, and not to us, nor to Mir. Peek We arrogate to ourself no such authority When the convention meets on the 18th inst, if the obnoxious gentlemen attend for the purpose of participating inits proceed ings and placing themselves upon the demo- cratic platform, it is for the convention to decide whether they will reject them, and, we venture the assertion, a wiU not.
 There is no sense or reason in the "Old Liners" objections to the call. The democ- racy of this county are, and for twenty-five ,yao ,c ,,oct box xyo boo, ,p n ,o ,,,o o perpetuate this state of things by foolishly rejecting all accessions to our strength?- Why do we write, speak, argue and pur- suade, if we wish no help to the cause The "Old Liner" in rejecting all accessions, stultifes itself If it is really sincere in its advocacy of democratic principles, we would suppose it would gladly welcome every addition to democratic strength
 But the democratic cause is not the ob- iect of Mr. Peek's mission to the State.- If it was, we would not find him constant ly throwing obstacles in the way of the or ganization of the party. Outside of his doors, we do not belive there is democrat in Pulaski county who did not read with pleasure the call in the True Democrat for a democratic convention. He is the solita- " croaker. The call was received with universal approval, and the many respecta- ble names attached to it were regarded as an evidence of the growing strength of the democracy.
 Several more names are added to the call this week. Will Mir. Peek fix their polti- cal status-or will he permit these gentle men to define their own political position?