Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-21
LITTLE ROCK, =. JULY IS, 1860.
A Double ShuMe.

lessons He took unucT DouSiaS III liIHois were not thrown away. He should cer- tainly be more grateful to the "Little Giant" for teaching him the art of stand ing on three or four contradictory platforms at once, which he puts to such efficient use in Arkansas We must say, however, that nature must have given him much natural cunning, for he surpasses even his great prototype in the arts of .iugglery. Doug las is statesman, and his demagoguism is only one of his tortes, but his apt dis ciple, dispensing with more solid acquire ments, relies alone on his lop cunning for success. He laughs in his sleeve at the gullibility of mankind, while, like Ma homet, or Jo. Smith, he seeks to inspire superstitious devotion by speaking of a solemn "mission'' on which he has been sent from the free-soil atmosphere of Hi nois.
 In an article on "What makes the Diff ference" in which our neighbor undertakes to divert us from the real issue, that he in- dorsed squatter-sovereignty in the broadest and most unequivocal terms in Illinois, and denied far worse than Douglasism) when he came to Arkansas, he undertakes to prove that Douglas is the regular demo cratic nominee of regular democratic convention, and that all good democrats are bound to support him. He furthermore proves, to his own satisfaction, that Breck- inridge is the nominee of "seceders '" alone, and, by an amusing method of reasoning, that Rector is the nominee of "seceders :" Awe did not know he claimed to be nomi- nee also, and consequently none but Rec tor men should support the Breckinridge ticket. We fear Col. Hindman will do like Rector, repudiate the Old Line Demo- crat too. Does he indorse the following?
 Now tell us, Mr. True, if you please, the diff ference between the position occupied by yourself in reference to the presidential nomination., and that occupied by in respect to the State nomina- tion'
 There is difference, but we have all the bene fit of the difference. The convention that noml- mated Mir. Douglas was fair and legitimate one; while that that nominated MT. Johnson was not a fair and legitimate one. Mr. Douglas received the nomination by two-third vote of the entire party while Mr. Johnson received his by less han q saojority of the whole party vote. There were To frauds nor forgeres in the Baltimore convention, while there were some in the Little Rock conven- tion.''
 Col Hindman and Col Burrow will both repudiate you, dear Old Line, if you don't write them private note and tell them this is all buncombe Y" to tie Judge Rector to the coat-tail of the gallant Breck- inridge, and turn your patriotism to ac- count-makc it pay, as you generally do by electing uncle Henry Governor and uncle Ben. U $. Senator.
 But now for the logic. After affirming that the State convention was even worse than the Douglas Baltimore convention, he makes this confession:
 "Now. we are frank to say, that so far as the
 
 all intents and purposes diSorgoniser."
 The next instant comes this self-stultifi- cation:
 But in regard to State politics, we are no dis organizer.''
 Sometime since, he admitted that he did favor partial State Reorganization 7. Next to our contempt for the pretended honesty of our neighbor, is our contempt for his logic. There is not a school boy in Little Rock who will not sheer at it, not an honest friend of Breckinridge, who will not blush at the false admissions, and no high-minded advocate of Douglas who will not despise such palpable inconsistency, as to admit that Douglas is beyond doubt the first choice of the democratic party, the true representative of democracy, yet pledg ing the Old Line to a candidate hopelessly in the minority, not the choice of the true democracy, and who, according to the ad- missions of our neighbor, Is running solely to disorganize the national democratic party. What a humiliating position! We would scorn it, as we scorn the contempti- ble demagogusm which leads to this ad- mission. If Breckinridge has not the best claims to be considered the genuine repre- sentative of democratic principles, and is not the nominee of the democratic party, and Douglas has superior claims, then de. mocrats everywhere should support the lat ter If that IS the reason the Old Line supports Breckinridge-to bolster up Rec tor-we hope genuine Breckinridge men will spurn its counsels and advice we want no such selfish, no such miserable Forneys of the press in Arkansas.
 Having disposed of the arch-traitor, first to Doug las and secondly Breckinridge, we now turn to its humble understropper of he Southern Star. Hear his immaculate brother, what wonderful similarity be. ,ween the channels in which their minds ,un!
 " Breckinridge and Lane are the candidates of he seceders,' from the national convention, and Rector is the candidate of the seceders from the Arkansas State convention.
 Keep it before the people, that if they are sin ere in their cry of Reorganization against Rector, he Johnson organs ought at once to hoist the ename If Douglas, he being the nominee of the national .onvention."
 After you are done smiling, read the fol- owing compliment to the author of this syllogism by an impartial wit less The Bossier (La.) Banner makes he following revelation:
 "The South Arkansas Democrat brings Turner's Southern Star to account for calling the Baltimore convention q black republican assenbiage, and re- plies to the charge in good faith, if it came from reliable source. Why, Mir. Gaines, you need not expect any better from a man who was run out ,f Texas for publishing an abolition paper.''
 Who ought the Star and the Old Line to support, to be consistent, Douglas, or Lincoln, or rather, are they not, according to their own admis- sions, virtually supporting the Chicago If they think Douglas the choice of the democracy, should they not support him and preserve the Union? Selfish,