Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-16
What was done at Dover.

The public can form but very imper. feet idea of what really transpired, either within the convention of the northern dis. trict, or round about upon the edges. We promised last week to show that the demo. cracv of the first district fully ratified the | State convention and indorsed the nomi- nation made by it; this we will do in se- parate article But we also pledged our self to prove that the majority in the Dover convention were contemptibly mean, outrageously despotic and superlatively silly"
 A caucus was held by Mir. Hindman and his obedient troop, (hear oh Heavens, and you wicked world, lend us your ears) on SUNDAY, the 18th day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1860, just one day be- fore the day appointed for the meeting of the convention; and there and then, the solemn sound of the tocsin of religious worship, the chants of pious praise, the ex- hortations of the man of God, and his as- cending prayers, were mingled with curses of the State convention and R. H. John- son, suggestions and counter suggestions as to the most effectual way of repudiating them both, and what should be done with an unnaturalized Indian refugee" who had ventured so near their camp. Resolu- tions were elaborated, 'cussed 'and discussed; and the entire programme of the next day s proceedings permanently decided upon; all this was on Sunday, and not far from the meeting house. The Sebastian caucus was no where We assert these items as facts, having the very best authority, which we can produce if required. A committee on credentials, that is the majority of such committee, with dastard subserviency, bending the pregnant hinges of their knees, to the dictation of one man, with a mean ness unparalleled, and sneaking cowar- dice characteristic of their leader, without apprisng the "haf breed," the Dred Scott |" toreigner" and unnaturaltzed alien, " that his rights were at all questioned, held a star chamber court, summoned the wit nesses-perjured and blackened with infa- my as they were-and essayed, with unex- ampled ignorance to dissect the Dred Scott decision and apply it to him, their peer; framed an elaborate report, and with dis gusting, scrubby, miserable, pitiable, des- picable, farcical, ridiculous, shabby mean- ness, became the suppliant tools of a ma- licous spirit; and introduced a resolution, insulting to one of the delegates, and in sulting to the county that sent him.
 The majority of the Dover convention were outrageously despotic, by trampling rude ly upon every principle of decency and democracy, in admitting the disorganizing delegates from Madison county; thus out raging the democratic sentiment of that county; it was known that Col Hndman could not otherwise have been nominated
 To those at all acquainted with the char acter of the two meetings in Madison county, and whose judgments are not warped by unmanly prejudice, argument will be un- necessary; the facts are patent and speak for themselves. But we will refer those who have not had an opportunity of know ing for themselves the monstrous injustice done to Madison county, to the published proceedings of the two meetings and the letter of the secretary, J. R. Berry; where they will find disorderly crowd, with none of the distinctive and customary features of conyention, sending delegates to Dover, who were received in exclusion of opposi. tion delegates appointed by an orderly con- vention with none of its competitors de- fects and then to prate and boast of sig nal triumph! Bah!
 The majority in the Dover convention were superlatively silly, in inyiting a mem- Der to take a seat with them, otter they had asserted that he had withdrawn, and consequently was not entitled in their judg- ment to a seat.