Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-02
The Dover Convention.
DOVER, ARK, May IA. 1860.

nate candidate to represent this district in the next Congress met here on vester- day, and l know your numerous readers would be glad to hear something of its dolngs from an unpreiudiced source This propose giving, and in doing so, I shall
 nothing extenuate nor aught set down in malice" The only candidate present is Hlndman, Col. Wilson being absent dis charging hls official duties as U. s. Dis trict Attorney, at the Van Burea court, and Col. Patterson being District Attorney for the Jacksonport circuit is also attend ing to his official duties on his circuit
 7 The delegates and outsiders assembled Tn considerable numbers by Saturday even ing, and Hndman having previously ar. rived, caucus was held by his followers under his supervision, on Sunday evening, in the bushes outside of town where he laid down to them what they were to do, which was faithfully performed by them
 Upon the assembling of the convention Hindman men were selected as temporary officers, and committee on credentials was appointed by the temporary chairman, each member of which, with one or two excep- tions, was we'll known to be ready to serve their leader in every thing he mi ght com mand, and had in advance expressed them selves in favor of the admission of the Hindman delegates from the contested counties of Benton and Madison This was absolutely essential to his success, for unless those counties voted for his nomina- tion, it was impossible for him to procure a two thirds vote. The committee on cre- delegates from those counties, and they were admitted, and the democratic dele gates refused their seats. The democrats of the convention however protested against this action, but were voted down by the Hindman dynasty. That committee not satisfied with such an evidence of their at tachment to their leader, but desiring still further to admit his power over 1t, and to show to what lengths he could force them against propriety, decency and justice, pro- ceeded to sit in judgment against E. c. Bou dinot, one of the delegates from Washing ton county. Without summoning him before 1t, the committee, as every body here believes, at the instigation of Hindman, in-
  stituted a star chamber proceeding against him, and presented report to the conven- tion that was in the highest degree insult ing to the people he represented. That re- port alleged, that as Indian blood coursed through the veins of Boudinot, he was foreigner, and 1t enunciated doctrines that every know nothing in the State will hear tily indorse, and every true democrat will reject with scorn. Boudinot defended him. self from the charges of the report with so much ability, and proved so clearly its cloven foot of know nottingham under the guise of democracy, that the Hindmanites became frightened, and when they discov- cred that nine-tenths of the outsiders, who were present as spectators, were against them and with Boudmot, as the applause that greeted him every moment during his speech clearly showed, they moved it's re- committal to the committee which after wards presented report greatly modified l heard various reasons afoat among the crowd as to the origin of this attack upon Boudinot, one of which was, that as he is to take charge of the editorial department of the True Democrat, 1t was necessary to disgrace him in advance, and thus destroy the force of his arguments against the Hindman disorganizing dynasty. That such was one of the reasons 1 do not doubt, but that the democracy of Arkansas are willing to prescribe man on account of his birth place 1 cannot believe, and the democracy must join issue with the disor- ganizers upon this know nothing doctrine. The disorganizers have committed them selves to the doctrines of the report of the committee on credentials, and no backing down will save them.
 Boudinot's defence was masterlv effort and he had with him the sympathies of nine-tenths of the spectators-in fact about all who W re residents of Pope county and the rage of the Hindmanites at their defeat was unbounded. He added greatly to his reputation, was regarded as one of the most promising young men in the State, and 1t was acknowledged by all that he was more than a match for every Hindmanite in the convention.
 A sef-of resolutions were adopted by the convention, one of which was objected to by a democrat upon the ground that as it stood it might be construed as repudiating the action of the State convention, and be- fore he voted for it he wished 1t modified; whereupon a Hindmanitc from Jackson county, by the name of Pickett, very ex- citedv remarked that such was the inten- tion of the resolution. There were dele gates present (friends of Hindman, from counties which have at the county conven- tions that appointed them, also sent dele for Johnson, and the declaration of Pickett was calculated to place them, if they voted for the resolution with Pickett's construc- ton, in bad predicament. At this june ture DeRosy Carroll, of Franklin county, came to the rescue, and said 1t was not in tended as a strike at the State convention, and there the immaculate Pickett backed water and asserted he had not said it was. This course on his part excited no surprise among those who were familiar with his course in the Patterson and Hindman con ventions in Jackson county. With these denials the resolution passed; however I believe it was introduced with view of re- pudiating in a covert way the State con- vention. but the Hindmanites did not have the boldness to show their hands, and when the trick was exposed, skulked away like whipped CUTS.
 Other resolutions, upon variety of sub iects, were passed, most of them having reference to Hindman, intended for his benefit, and as was well understood he was either the author or instigator of them .- Among these were resolutions repudiating the True Democrat and indorsing the Old Line Democrat, which will have no other effect than to cause the dictator Hindman and his pliant tools to be laughed at, and written down as a complete set of asses, who but little understand the real feelings and sentiments of the people of Arkansas, if by such a course they believe the circula- tion and efficiency of the True Democrat can be impaired.
 The know nothings here are all delighted at the action of the convention, and are without exception for Hindrnan. This is significant It was also remarked that from Rindman down to the least conspicuous of his followers in attendance upon the con- ventien, either as delegates or lobbvites, a very large portion were persons who had