Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-14
The Old Line Democrat vs. Pulaski Coun-
 tY Democracy.

The editor of the Old Line Democrat charges, that 'rhe Johnsonian democracy of Pulaski county'' have placed |" stoin" upon "he reputation of Me democracy 9 Arkansas''
 Now, Mir. Peek voted for the resolution binding all who participated to sustain the action of the convention, and under that re- solution he entered and participated in its proceedings. Yet in every issue of his pa per he assails and denounces those who composed it and its action. Is this abid- ing in'good faith the action of a convention? Is assailing convention and its acton sustaining it and abiding its decislons?- This is the first democratic convention which Mr. Peek ever attended in our State. Does his course give guarantee to the de- mocracy that he will in sunshine and Ill storm, through good and evil report, stand by the organization of the party? IS It necessary for the democratic party to do as Mr. Peek directs, asks or demands to con stitute it democratic convention? II so, we had better appoint him dictator ana save ourselves the trouble of holding con ventions.
 We hold it to be the duty of democratic journals to sustain democratic conventions, and not through personal pique or dlsap- pointment to assail them and seek to bring our party into odium and create schism and disaffection.
 How far has Mr. Peek redeemed his pledge to abide the decisions of that convention? The very first paper afterwards he broadly insinuated that they, the democracy of Pulaski were all, indiscriminately and with only the exception of the Brave Man. guilty of |" "cowardice, the meonest of all yices." This was abiding the action of the convention in good faith with vengeance. We had supposed that on calm and mature reflection he would relent and regret the inconsiderate use of such words. But he not only does not relent but he adds insult to injury. Like Tam O'Shanter's wife
 "Nursing her wrath to keep it warm,'' in the next issue he continues his assault upon the democracy of this county, and to the charge of "cowardice' he adds the epithet of Johnsonian."
 To call, in derson and abuse, party after an individual, is, in plain language to call its members tools and sioues To say that the democrats here are "JohnsOnidn democrots,' is to say they are the tools and serfs of the .Johnsons The first charge was sufficiently insulting to a large class of respectable citizens, without adding another, and many a year can Mir. Peek grow older before they will cease to remem Der it.
 Such being the opinion the editor of the Old Line Democrat entertained of the citi- zcns who composed that convention, 1t ap- pears strange he should be found in their midst making motions and oshing Me'r saa- dorsemem of Ms paper. Would he have the indorsement of a convention composed of men guilty of the "meanest of oices, Theiving, counterfeiting and lying are vices, yet he insnuates the demo- crats of that convention were guilty of vice meancr still, and this too when he stands in the attitude of theirequal and as ,ociate in convention, and asking their in- lorsement.
 Mr. Peek has placed himself voluntarily | in this position, and it is difficult for ms to conceive how he can explain it to the satis- faction of any right minded man.