Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
EDIToRs TRUE DEMOCRAT


 GENrLEMEN-It has pleased MT. Peek, editor of the Old Line Democrat, to assail me through the columns of his paper, on different occasions, in a manner, as I consider, unfair and ungenerous. Having consented with myself to notice him and his assaults shall do so fully and freely. H. has repeatedly charged that 1, federal officer, have interposed in the political contests of the day. His insinuatons and charges against have been more specific than against others. His song that office holders have no right to interfere in cleo tions, is an old one. While admit and aver that an office holder has right to prostitute his office for political purposes, insist that it is unfair and proscrp ptve to deny him the right, as citizen, to defend his political faith, we'll as his personal and political friends, That have ever exercised more than this democratic right is false, Mir. T. c. Peek to the contrary notwithstanding. This right think myself fully capable of appreciating, and shall ever maintain it at all hazards and under all circumstances, and would not relinouish it for all the honOrs and emouments that any power could confer-nor would I, for the reasons, sell my self to man, relinquish my freedom of thought and independent speech, and change my principles NiIH dIi tiiC idCiHtN oi WCdeutI-COCh OH Il WlnuV day, as Mr. T. c. Peek has been known to do for the attainment of his present position, acih qold headed Mronn in. And strange to say this man presumes to criticise the conduct of free men and independent democrats of Arkansas. He, a new conner in the State, and l might add in the ranks of the party to which he claims to belong with the soil of abolition Illinois still clinging to fa Jv-;t ,pL pen from writing editorials advocating Stephen A. Douglas, with his squatter sovereignty doctrine, and strong freesoil proclivities, pretends to be rampant, fire eating, dyed-in- he-wool southern rights slemocrat. o, shame! where is thy blush To mention the man democrat, without pre- fixing the little word anti, is but msnomer Hav- ing violated and trampled under foot every prinei pie that binds the democratic party together, and having signed, sealed and delivered D bill of sale of himself to the dsorganzers, he has under taken to condemn and misrepresent and islander independent democrats and old citizens of the State He performs his service well with all the prompt ness and docility of circus-horse, he moves and holds up at crack of the whip in the hands of his ring master. He assais democrats who have all tnelr uNeS WoTheu faithfully III tue support or democratic principles and the rights of the south. Sixteen years ago, came to Arkansas penness boy, without friends acquantances, and instead of selling myself to one man, was content to rely upon the generosity of free and intelligent people, to whom have ever looked for encour- | agement and support. How is it with my assail- ant? The country knows. But to his charges and insnuatons against me. have not the previous copies of his paper containing some of them, but the last weeks number is before me, which con- tains distorted statement of proposition which in fact made to purchase of certain property upon the contingency of Col. Richard H. Johnson's election All have to say is, that if MT. Peek's informant gave him all the facts of the case he is guilty of the unmanly act of suppressing part of them, and publishing only those that would answer his purpose. His informant knew, if he did not tell MT. Peek of it, that could not sell the pro- perty on such conditions, however willing might have been, and would still be, to do so Hence their boasting. But I am unwilling to see men so badly disappointed; and therefore say to MT. Peek that if he or any of his friends are sincerely anx- ious to back their judgment, they are respectfully