Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-21
From Crawford County.
before me, this--day of 1Q6


 Messrs. Editors:: In reading late num- Der of the Old Line Democrat I was as- tonished at the reckless disregard of truth. and unblushing etfrontery of its numerous correspondents; indeed, nothing less than peculiar demonstration could have convinced . me that Mir. Peek. alias Roderiek Dhu. X would have suffered his pages to be pro~ti- tuted to such ignoble purposes--one of his scribblers says: "Rector will carry Sebas- tian and the surrounding counties, John- son did not take we'll" etc. 1 was at Fort Smith and Van Buren, two or three days after the candidates, and was informed by gentlemen of the highest standing at both places, that Col Johnson made very fla vorable impression indeed some of them expressed their opinions freely and warmly in regard to the vacilating and disorganiz- ing course, of that very delectable sheet, the Old Line Democrat. and its sapient ani chivalrous editor, honest Tom. Peek There is certain class that will move heaven and earth (if they can) to defeat Col. Johnson; l allude to the per diemists and pettifogers that swarm about the villages of the west--however, the influence of this class is small, but what they lack in votes they will make up in fahfaronade. How ever disagreeable noise and bluster may be to the ear, it has no effect on the result of an election, let any person that doubts this revert to the canvass of 1856.
 It may not be out of place for me to state, that 1 voted for the nomination of Hlnd- man, and if he indorses the course of the Old Liner, 1 am forRenst him--thousands will pursue this course; we will conclude that he has crossed the Rubicon, and will not follow him, men that do not believe in the infallibility of the Pope, will be excused for not believing in the infallibility of politician. The true democracy will not indorse his speech at Little Rock, OH his return from Dover; ii was wrong to open the wounds that had become cicatrized. | There are several things connected with the present canvass that will operate to the 1 advantage of Col. Johnson-first Peek's l inconsistent and ungenerous course towards him; every democrat in the State knows that Peek was member of the State con- vention; that he acquiesced Reluctantly of course) in the nomination, hoisted John sons name in his paper, took 1t down and substituted that of the ploW boy H. M. Rector--so much for Peek's democracy. | How did the True Democrat act in simi- lar predicament? True to the doctrine 1t has always advocated. so soon as Col. 1 Hindman got tbe nomination, his name was hoisted in the True Democrat. Rod rick Dhu may laugh as much as he pleases, and throw out as many slurs as he pleases 1 ho,p in +ho Democrat-I assure him this very circum stance will teh wonderful tale next Au gust, and all Mir. Peek's hair breadth dis functions and we'll turned periods cannot prevent 1t. Mir. Peek IS 8 very polished writer, and like the novelist, frequently sacrifices truth to diction--this is by no means an admirable quality in the editor | of a newspaper.
 | Much has been said about the unfaimess of the State convention, 1 have but few words to say on that subject. l have read the proceedings of both, and freely give it my as opinion, that to say the very least of | the State convention 1t was as fair as the | Dover convention, nevertheless, the actinn | of the Dover convention, in the case of MT. Boudinot. one of the delegates from Wash | ington county, will be eXecrated by every | good democrat from one end of the State to the other. Perhaps you are not aware that we have several candidates in this county who will not vote for Col. Johnson, while at the same time they expect the SUD- port of the democracy as thier nominees; these femagogues will be sadly disap pointed when the members of the party give them to understand that conventions are as binding on one member of our party as another, and that they were not instituted | for the benefit of the office hunter and the demagogue. Allow me to mention one 1 thing before 1 close-one of Roderick's scribblers speaks of very ingenious plan of Rectors for paying the State debt, but leaves us in the dark as to the nature of it,. consequently we are at liberty to guess. l presume Rector's very ingenious, not inge- nuous plan, is the one that he applied to | the liquidation of his own livery stable debt | at Little Rock If the State debt IS to be l paid in this way, 1 am in favor of John C. ! Hcenan for Governor, but gents l am in | favor of the State debt being paid in an hon. orable way, and without expressing the l people; I am likewise in favor of the State 1 aiding the railroads to the extent of her l ability-in word 1 am in favor of Dick Johnson, who carried our party triumph antly through the canvass of 1856, who I scomged the infamous legislature of '58 for plundering the treasury, and perpetua- ted the liberty of the press in Arkansas, in spite of the threats of that degenerate as 1 semblage.
 Very respectfully,
 FABRICUS. | C,,puoyrrrp ApE