Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-04-21
---------------------- Then and Now.

The editor of tho Old Line Democrat umes himself upon his finessc, his ability Id originality. We dislike to take the ind out of his sails, but candor compels to tell him his tricks are all old, his ,ility has been surpassed by others in the me line, and his originality is but walk 2 in path troddcn by others. That path them into the camp of the opposition. he same men at his elbow have stood at e elbows of others. Those who pat him the back so patted Woodruff and Bor- nd. As they prompt him so they onco ompted them. The game of disorgani- tion is the same, and the players, with le or two exceptions the same, old beaten .mesters. To show him and our readers ,w alike men pursuing the same object i'll write, we give some extracts from the azette in 1852, upon the nomination of E. . Conway, for Governor, and others from e Old Line Democrat in 1860:
 on the Gazette, May From the Old Line De-
 z, 1852. mocrat, April 3, lo60.
 Although the conven- THE CoNvENTIoN.- m after it assembled, This body, after tedious, not in our opinion stormy and protracted se5 as became fcir con sion, closed it's important to har- lab0rs on Thursday even- )dize the party-and ing. The grand total of hough we are satisfcdthe results of it's delibera- at ill many instances tions may be summed up le primary meetngsil the laconc announce ,ich appointed dele ment that Col. Richard tes from several of the II. Johnson was n0mina- unties represented in ted candidate for Cover e convention, were any nor This will carry no nr but frir: still it can cheering tdings to the f he denied that the great mass of our readers, invention was organiz- but, on the contrary, If 1t on 4 basis for which falls as heavily upon their so strenousiv contend ears as it fell upon ours, in the late contest viz: will sound a mOurnful e E1gaLay Basis-each echo through their hearts. unty represented cast We know that MT. John q the same number ofisons nomination VIII tes that they polled of brng great dlsappolnt- mocratic votes in the ment to thousands of our .t conoressional cleo party, and cause many to m. chafe under it, even to ITO be consistent welthe verge of resistance; 1st not oppose il nomi but we would counsel tion on a basis by us them to be patient. We vocated.) have not the soothing Ii is well known to our balm of consolation to ,tlers that Gen Conway pour upon their wounded not our choice. norIhOpes, but we have frag ait of n large and re- ment left of that stern ectable nortion i've be and unconquerable spirit we. q maioritv) of the'of stoic philosophy which party in the has taught us q lesson ate for the eubernato- that we would fain impart | chair. and we con to them, and that is to entiously believe that" grin and bear it.' Pa candidate mioht and tient perseverance in the rIt to be selected who cause of right, justice and ,uld have been truth, is bound to succeed cnntahle to both winps. Long and faithfully did il on whom the wholeIwe try to save the party rtv could have united from the commission of if as he has been se- this mpoitic act ;but hay fed arreeablv to ba- ing been defeated by SUI advocated by our periOr nun berS, we have Ives. and received the no other alternative but lorSement of the con-ito submit with as mnch ntiOn we have through grace as we can summon ,Dect to that bodvIfor the occasion. We ,reI his name at thethcrefore put Mr. John ad of our columns as sons name at the head of democratic candidate our columns, with the dis , Governor at the Au- tinct affirmation that we st election. We will believe his nomination t promise, nor will hewa5 brought about by i'm his friends exnect our proper means and in op- rdiaI support--for that position to the wishes of , can only give to a large majority ot the ndidate whom we be democracy of Arkansas. we best calculated to These things we shall dis rrscnize and unue ourcuss hereafter; not with rtv--but we trust no the view of defeating or ndil man will find us embarrassing the election rreant in our duty in of Mr. Johnson, but for pport of candidate the purpose of bringing Iectod by the demo. the masses of the party ,tc state convention, to proper understanding be the standard bearerof their rights, and de our party in the ensu- monstratng to them the contest for the guber- absolute necessity of cor torial chair of thertcting, by their own per ate. SlStcnt efforts inside the We shall make no par Organization of the party, e of the support we those evils and errors 1pose to give thenom- which the mere politl- eve shall singly do cars and wire workers r duiy-nothing more have brought upon it. be expected. tTbcre is great necessity for dcttOH among the peO-
 pie They have too long
 submitted to be control
 led and imposed upon by
 the spoilsnen and camp
 followers of the party
 Let us, therefore, be pa
 tient, and work faithfully
 in the legitimate way, and
 success will eventually