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Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-21
Extracts of Letter from White County.

EDITORS IRUE DEMOCRAT
 This new embryo dynasty charges thst the nomination of Johnson was not maie by & two-thirds vote Let us ask, was not the nomination made unanimous ? The papers so stated at the time. And all the dissenters dared to do then was to enter cautiously worded protest with n saving reservation Not then did they dare oppose 1t, because the dictators will was not then known. IL was not known certain then that he would be nominated at Dover. Hindman and his embryo dynasty are drunk with ambition. Their ambition ia without bounds. The programme is ar- ranged in Washington City. Rust was to be the first Senator, and Rector the first Governor under this new dynasty. The other offices are meted out and set apart each knows what he is to expect if this campaign Is successful From senator down to the saaried clerk, each knows what he may expect.
 And who are these Johnsons about whom so much has been said in abuse How many and what offices have they filled One would suppose from what is, and has been said of them that there was legion in the full enjoyment of place and power. But we find only two of the three brothers have held office. R. w. Johnson is U. $. Senator, and J. B. Johnson was once repre- sentative in the State Legislature for Pu- las'1i county. R. H. Johnson is the unan- i'm JUS nominee for Governor. The last named has done more for the success of the democratic party than any other public or private citizen of Arkansas. Then why Is he so prescribed and persecuted? It is be- cause they are in the way of the aspiring would be -dictators, and have the honesty and manliness to condemn what is wrong in high places.
 It is source of general regret here MT. Editor, that the candidates for Governor have omitted White county in their list of appointments. Johnson is daily gaining strength.
 Rector's "nomination" is daily becoming more and more unpalatable to the people. and with some, it is regarded with feelings of disgust I will write again as matters progress. Very truly yours,
 ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT.
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Number 42.

originate with himself but that he go, it from financial gentleman from Memphis. Now for the sake of consistency l think the Judge should by al means stick to his hrst policy. even ii 1t does have the effect. II carried out, to release the lands from un- der those stock mortgages, and transfer tho payment of the Real Estate Bank bonds from the shoulders of the gentlemen who upon own these lands, and throw the burthen the people. And there is another equally weighty reason that he should stick to this policy, and that is. 1t is confidently believed that this same policy fell from the lips of the Deity..(s devoutly worshipped by all Old Linerdom, during his gracious visi. tation to the great Old Line Sanhedrum that assembled at the city of Dover in May last. Now if this policy should turn out to be of divine origin, it would be blasphs- nous and utterly impious in the Judge as an Old Line apostle, to cast it from him. hope Judge Rector will not fall from grace so soon.
 The Judge during his remarks on tho Bank question said he was opposed to bring ing suits of foreclosure on those mortgages. and gave 1t as his opinion, that suit for foreclosure could not be sustained, at least. he said he had doubts about 1t.
 In Col. Johnson's reply to this opinion delivered by the Judge, he said that he was in favor of instituting these suits upon the maturity of the bonds, and that, too, by men who have no doubts.
 We learned from the Judges speech that, instead of paying off the State debt with the accruing revenue in the treasury. he is in favor of distributing out the same among the counties-a sweet piece of bum- combe this to catch votes.
 The candidates were listened to during their speeches by the people with civiIity and earnest attention, and 1t was manifest that all were perfectly delighted with John- sons speech, except Q few Old Liners and Know Nothings.
 Speaking over, the people repaired to the long table that was spread for their refresh ment, and took dinner, the citizens of Mt. Olive and vicinity having prepared bar | becue for the occasion.
 Col. Johnson achieved triumph here that will tell on the first Monday in August | next.
 You may put this county down for John- son by an overwhelming majority--a ma. iority that will make old line disorgani- gers, R. E. Banktcs and know nothings quake OLD HARD.
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SEARCY. Arks.. July 6. 1860.

EDITORS TRUE DEMOCRAT Gentlemen I notice that it is very seldom that com- munication ever halls from White county and from the repudiating resolution offered at our county convention, and the actions taken by our delegates to the Dover Con- vention in regard to the late State Conven- tion you might suppose that we are all set of disorganizers up here, but this is not so, the Democracy of this county are united. and next August we will give Col. R. H. Johnson majority of 800 votes over Rec tor; the Democracy will support Johnson. not only for his State policy and his ability in carryingit through, but because he is tho nominee of the Democratic State Conven- tion. l see some few calling themselves Hindman democrats who will support Rec tor; such men are disorganizers, and fast friends to those who received per diem pay during the recess of the last Legislature; they prefer the name of Hindman democrat to that of Old Line, because they themsel- yes agree with everybody, that the Old Line Democrat is a disorganizing sheet, and its editor, Mir. Peek, unworthy the name of democrat; and why? because Mir. Peek has oeiuIh uoWu tllc HaHlc Oi Il. II. JOUuSuu and hoisted the name of H. NJ. Rector for Governor think, it is very good reasoning: but is not Rector as guilty as Mir. Peek ? why not call him and all who support him disorganizers? The resolution offered at the Dover Convention recommending the Old Line Democrat and its editor, to the confidence of the Democracy of this State. was adopted; but not by the masses of the people, and l suppose that said delegates are now taking different views of matters and things in general, and if they could re- tract l have no doubt tn t said resolution and the repudiating resolution would both be withdrawn.
 Circuit Court is now in session at this place, the candidates for Pl osecuting Attor- nev addressed us here to-day. l see law yers here from all parts of this Northern District all hands agree that Johnson will be elected governor by a majority of ten thousand votes.
 WHITE COUNTY,
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did not raise the names of the electors, that ONE of them was suspected of favoring Douglas: Let them remember that this same man here in Arkansas advocated the re-opening of the African slave trade.
 Let them remember that this same editor in Arkansas. defended the doctrine of se- cession let them remember that this same editor, when pushed to the wall by Col. Johnson, while editor of the. True Demo- crat, denied that he advocated or defended squatter sovereignty in Illinois, because he said, it formed no part of theissue between Douglas and Lincoln: let them remember, that if it formed no part of the issue." so much the more culpable for him "acithom pay" to defend and advocate the heresy. The following, together with the other ex- tracts we have made from his paper in Hi nois, most conclusively proves that he aid advocate squatter sovereignty.
 Read the humiliating exposure from the Note Book, and pity while you condemn: Peek of Illinois on Slavery in Territories. Read in what manner the imported edi- tor regarded slavery in Territories, while he was in Illinois. See if he has not sold what few principles he may have had, and thrown in his birth right for full pay. In the leading editorial of the Statesman, publish ed on the lst December, 1858, Peek gave utterance to the following sentiments
 But say some, if the territorial legisla- ture fail to pass the necessary laws requisite to ensure full and perfect enjoyment of all the rights of property, then Congress should interpose, assume the rights, sup plant the powers and invade the dominions of the local government, and send out a code of laws to be enforced by the officers of the federal government
 1 ."Tms IS FOLLY IN THE EXTREME. It not only destroys the doctrine of Congressional intervention, but roots up the still deeper foundation of POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, and erects the Congress of the United States into one great national government, with the States and Territories as mere provin- ces and dependencies.
 "Again, if rights of property are viola ted by State or Territorial legislatures. it is the province of the judiciary and not oi Congress to redress such wrongs. WE CON TEND THAT CONGRESS HAS NO MORE RIGHT TO INTERFERE WITH THESE POLICE REGULA- TIoNs ON THE PART OF TERRIoRY THAN OF STATE. AND EVERY INTERFERENCE BY CONGRESS WITH THE LOCAL DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF A TERRITORY IS UNCoNsTIrUTIoNAL, UN' WARRANTED AND DEsPoTIC."
 Now we have two polite questions to ask the editor of the Old Line Democrat, and we propound them, ''more in sorrow thar in anger"
 1st. How do youreconcile the overwhelm ing proof that you was an open mouthed advocate of squatter sovereignty in Illinois with your unblushng statement that yol did not advocate it?
 2nd. Can you hide your guilty face be hind one of the editors of the True Demo crat?
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Unparelleled Impotence.

Judge Rectors policy instead of contemp' ating the possible release of those lands from the mort gages, proposes of the only t,oo possible ways and means by which those mort yages can be fore cose-that is to say plan to get possession of the old bank bon Is by which and ith which alone the Stlte can D poceed to forecloSe the ages.-Old Line Democrat.
 Now the above Is certainly cool, to say the least of it: after Judge Rector has again and again repudiated upon the stump, the Old Line emocrat's exposition of his ''poicy," and pronounced any such venti- luton as our neighbor gave it as utterly false, it was presumed that he would here after show a little modesty in referring to it; but no. he has the extraordinary pre- sumption of again attempting to ventilate it. What does he know of Judge Rector policy? what right has he to tell us, what it contemplates? How can he pretend to expound it? Ought he not to be ashamed of him elf for exhibiting such barfaced ego tism? We believe his ventilation of Judge Rector's policy, is extremely silly. and nonsensical; Judge Rector repudiates it and denounces it as talse. The Old Line Demo crat is out of its depth when it gets into this subject; it would do better to keep near the shore, and hang on to the weeds ol fraud and corruption.
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l" Judge Not etc.

Our neighbor has discovered in our paper what he supposes to be direct contradic- ton on the subject of fraud in the State convention; he quotes to show we have charged T. c. Peek with fraudulently cast ing the vote of Fulton county, and then again, that we have saia "the only fraud that tainted the State convention was the forgery of the Van Buren proxy" and adds with an air of jured innocence:
 [" Now let any honest man, cure not to what rartv he belongs, read the above two extracts of the True Democrat, and ask hmse if the elitors have not woued themselves calumnidfors!!"
 Let us give this futtering editor a taste of his own logic; from the first semi weekly, we take the following extracts:
 "The Indian, Boudnot, who had earned in famous notorety as e'itor of the Arkansian, re- commended himself to the owners of the True Democrat solely upcn the rounds of his unscru- VulCus and scuril us w..r'are upon the personal character of Tiinemln and every m m who thought prorer to sustain him. He is all Indian, and known to be personally hostile to Col. H;ndmin Jn ac- count of some supposed wrong comm tied by colla- teral kindred upon slme of B0udinotS relatives,
 
 race, he is brou- Int to Little RGck and paced in the editorial chair of the Irue Democrat, where he may have full score to indu ge the savage propen- sites of his semi barbarouS nature in abusing and inuring in every possible way the man whom he so cordially hates"
 We have nothing to say about the "counly bearing ani high brel dignity of the foregoing, but invite attention to another allusion:
 "That paper charges us not exactly with having changed our opin ons, but with having bartered them away 1T ply-this idea of bartering away principles for money " have well been conceived by tho Intian editor of the True Democrat, who, for saiary, is advocating the eleciont t, Congress of mln whom he declares u be "a bully and i'm poster in the ranks of honor.
 Again, in another number of the Old Democrat, we read this sentence:
 "We have likewise proven tat the True Demo. crit and it's suppo in order to weak pers n Il vengeance on Col Hindman, as well as to promote the interests of the John'onS. are attemptinS to disorgan .e and dsintegrate the dem cratic party by defeating the election Of Hindm n'
 And in the sam, issue h. says we are "adcocatiay the election" of tn, very man we hape denounced .n.
 Now how does the matter stand? If we are to be denounced as C catumniators" for an apparent inconsistency, what shall be said of the Old Line that is guilty of a direct contradiction. It is amusing to see how eagerly our defeated neighbor seizeS on every little triaing matter to bolster up his declining fortunes; spnrnel alike by friends and foes, he ought not to be denied the poor privilege of shaking his rattles and biting himself, as long as 1t does him so much good
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and the complaint of the Greene county

vote.
 Fourthly-The vote of Lawrence county was improperly cast for Col. Johnson.- What were the instructions of this county? That its delegates should vote for Maj T. B. Flournoy, and if he failed to get the nomination, that, of any good democrat would be satisfactory. Here is resolution adopted by the Lawrence county conven- tion:
 " "Resolped, If we cannot get our choice as indi- cated in the foregoing resolution in the respective cases, then we will support the nominees, be they whom they may, if they are sound and true demo- crats, in every sense of tle term. "
 The President of the Convention was authorized to cast the vote of Lawrence if the delegates were not present: he did so :: and did he obey instructions? he did: he cast the first vote for Mai Tourney be- fore the second ballot was taken, Maj. Flournoy withdrew bis name: was there any second choice expressed? none. Was Lawrence county to have no voice Tn the Convention after Maj. Floumoy's with drawal? that would have been unjust; then what did the President as proxy do? he did what any honest man would have done in like position he voted for good demo- crat, knowing that the democracy of Law renee county had declared that they would endorse the nomination of such candidate.
 As to the fifth objection we have nothing to say. further, than it would be hard in deed to hold Col Johnson responsible for the interruptions act of an ungenerous, per sonal and political enemy.
 We have devoted more space to the dis cussion of this subject, than it's importance des erves: but we have been induced to do so, to show the gross fallacy of the disor- ganizer's cry of uufairness, and to sweep from beneath them every particle Of excuse for their outrageous interpretations. IfCol. Johnson advocated the silly policy which the Old Line Democrat struggles to pent;late, he ought to be beaten, whether he is the nominee or not.
 | A release of the bank mortgages plan to overwhelm the people of the State with gigantic debt. and policy which cannot but operate in grin ling out the hard earn ings of the honest yeomanry, for the benefit of nabobs, land spectators and political demagogues, has heretofore been unpopular in Arkansas, and the first Monday in Au- gust, will demonstrate that the sentiment of tax payers has not changed in this par 1 ticular.
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Humiliating Exposure.

Thomas J. Key, the gallant editor of the Helena Note Book, whose fidelity to the South, has been proven upon many bloody field in Kansas, whose pen and sword has been wielded with great boldness and vigor in behalf of Southern institutions, has re- gently taken Mr. Peek in hand, and has ex coriated him so unmercifully that our sy mpa- thes are aroused for the unfortunate victim: he writhes under the lash, and tries to di- vert the attention of an indignant public, 10 "ferce and vindictive Indian." who he tries to make appear, is after him with rimsonad tomahawk, and scalping knife, reeking and smoking with the blood of innocents.
 But the public are not deceived: it is not a wild Indian that is "playing hobs with onr neiyhbor, and wringing from him deep groans O. despair, but 1t Is the gallant young saxon of Helena. who drew his sword upon the plains of Kansas, against the traitors to the South, and her natural enemies.
 Mir. Key has possession of MT. Peek's record in Illinois, and has for the last few weeks been dealing out choice morsels to those who were curious to know what posi- ton this Southern fre-eater, this advocate of the right of secession, this champion of the revival of tie slave trade, this bitter uncompromising opponent of Douglasism, really occupied, when under the chilling influences of free soil atmosphere. Let Arkansians remember that this same Peek. proscribes Dr. Mitchell because he does not take ''extreme Southern ground" to suit his sensitive nerves; let them remember that this same man, as editor of the Old Line Democrat, gave as . reason why he
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Prentice on Duellists.

These duellists must of course prescribe their own rules of action, but it certainly seems to us. that. if Mir. Hooper was so i'm portant that Mir. Hindman could afford to strike him and draw pistol upon hun in the Baltimore convention, he was impor- tant enough for Hindman to be able to af' ford to accept challenge from him. Lou isville Journal.
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Arrival of the Overland Mail-Oregon
 Election.


 FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. July S.-The over- land mail coach, with San Francisco dates to June 18th, arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning. SAN FRAScrsco, June 1S:-Information reached this city on the evening of the 10th, that the election in Oregon has resulted Tn the success of Mir. Logan, republican can didate for Congress, by 13O majority, and that the legislature elect stands as follows in reference to the contest for United States Senators: Democrats in favor of Lane and smith, l6; opposition democrats elected by republican and anti Lecompton fusion, 2l; republicans elected by same fusion, 13.
 This intelligence comes from demo- cratic source, the Jacksonville Sentinel, which paper remarks that the democracy has lost everything but honor. It is under stood in California that this result will in- suie the election of Col. E. D. Baker re- publican, and an anti Lecompton democrat to the United States Senate in August. when the legislature meets.
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LITTLE ROCK, ..... JULY IS, 1860.

EDITORIAL DUEL.-Our friend Captain Danley, is quite facetious over "rumor' that he has heard. It is too serious mat ter to be laughed at, but we assure our neighbor that the editors age getting as shrewd as the politicians. and we intend to follow the example set by Col. Hindman in the Hooper affair. Our friends need not put themselves to the trouble of "interpos ing" as we can assure them that it is a false alarm
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EY- We learn that Hon. A. Rust has published a reply to the Hon. J. B. John sons Address to the citizens of Pulaski sounty. We have not seenit. and of course cannot at present notice 1t further.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

: To persons desiring to advertise the True Demo- crat certainly presents stronger nducements than any other paper in the State. It haS by far the largest subscription list-is very generally read in every county. With a list of over six thousand regular subscribers, it is read by not less than ten or twelve thousand persons every week. The True Democrat, therefore presents to the public the best medium for interchangeable mJst remu neratve.
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 We have procured, at cost of over sixteen hun dred dollars, one of Isaac Adams mammoth print ng machines, which enables to do work, and es peciay pamphlet and book work in superior style and at very low prices.
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Mir. JAS. F. CLAYTON, is announced as candidate for Representative. in the place of J. P. Johnson, whose letter of resigna- tion we publish in this weeks isSre--ia- poleon Plantey.
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Gg If the person who picked mp small memorandum book. on the corner near Gov. Conway's residence, will return the same to this office, he will be satsfactorlal- VI rewarded.
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w.. re y n.uress" deliver cd recently in mds " Col. w. 4. Purtom, on
 h occasion off. n -ai Odd Fellows celebration that place.
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Douglas Ratification Meeting, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on Tuesday, the 24th July. 1c6O.

BIuH, ATKansaS, on Ilesuay, tNe z4tu
 July, 1e60. The Democrats of Jefferson county, and the neighboring counties, are requested to
 attend Ratification meeting at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the 24th instant Several distinguished speakers are ex-
 rected. Thompson B. Flournoy and the Hon. A. Rnst are invited. Come one, come all. NJ. E. HUDSON. A. HUDGENS. Il. T. ANDERSON. Pine Blr~ el o