Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-21
0ictati0n,

MT. Peek has espoused the cause of Col. Can't over Dr. Mitchell, and don't seem to treat the matter as if the Hon. T. F. Sor- rells was in the race at all for Congress The following is the latest from the Old Liner:
 "Considering the awful odds of the family in fuence' against which he has had to contend, Coi. E. W. CAN'T is making splendid race with ms older and more experienced competitor, Dr. MUCH ell. Our sympathies always with the oppress ed, and hence we regard the contest between those gentlemen with much solicitude."
 The Old Liner represents Col. Can't as the oppressed" because the family in- fuence" is for Dr. Mitchell. As far as the True Democrat is concerned, this IS mls- representation. Previous 10 the acton of a convention, we have never used the col umns of our paper to promote one demo- crat over another. Col. Gantt's trends have had the same use of our columns that MitchePs, Sorrells' and others have had During our whole editorial career, we never used our paper, though it is our own, and we are indebted to no one for it, to advo- cate exclusively the claims of any man to office. We have supported nominees al- ways. but we never attached ourself to the fortunes of any man. We have labored exclusively for the welfare and success of the party, and have invariable ablded by It's conventional action. Our party devotion has been often tried and proved, by our earnest support of democratic nominees whom we knew to be our personal enemies. If Col. Can't is the democratic nominee for Congress, he will receive the cordial and earnest support of the True Democrat How the cold Liner" makes out case of oppression for him, we are at a loss to dis cover. We do not believe MT. Peek is sin cere in saying so. The reason he assigns for supporting Col. Can't is paltry. He ought to have better reason-a more sensible and patriotic one.
 Mir. Peek constantly accuses us of dicta-
 
 tion, while he is more amenable to the charge than ourself. In the struggles for office, previous to a nomination, we never took part for one democrat over another.- We have given every man fair and inn partial hearing through our paper, and left the democracy to act upon the facts. How has it been with Mir. Peek? He came here as the editor of Hindman paper, opposed to every democrat who might choose to con test the representation of the northern dis trict with Mir. Hindman. He is for Hind man against every democrat in the State, and he is for Hindman against the demo- cratic party itself. He is guilty of the most selfish man. worship. He came here stranger to our people, to our laws and to the men whom the democracy have placed in office, and for Mr. Hindman's sake he has assailed them all He is fire brand in our midst, espousing the cause of one man, and one man only. Such spectacle never was witnessed in the State of Arkan- sas before. In the south he is for Col. Can't against Mitchell, Sorrells and Mur- ray-in the north he is for Hindman against Carroll, Wilson, Patterson, Izard and Hanly. If the Old Line Democrat were the recognized organ of the democratic party, it would not be year before nine tenths of the democracy would be arrayed against it and the democratic party. Its dictation would be unendurable-its sacri- fees of principle for men absolutely con- temptible.