Year: 1860

Camden, ArE., May Ii, IcoV.

 MR. 'Ep1ToR-Dear Sir: Having few leisure moments to spare this day from the turmoil and cares appertaining to my busl- ness-life, I desire with your permission to give you few random thoughts as regards the course being pursued by goodly num- Der of those persons who, can but term disaffected democrats. By so doing If l trespass upon the columns of your invalua- ble journal, desire to lend hand, feeble as the effort may be, to get those who have' doubtless, through misapprehension, gone from the true democratic faith, must be my apology.

 Never before in all my life have be- lieved that thorough unity upon the part of the democracy of our State so essential to the perpetuity of the principles of the great democratic party, as at the present period. There should now be no discord in her ranks, no dissentions among her members, but all should come up to the support ot her nominees, and, by so doing victory will ln- evitably crown their efforts.

 These reflections crowded themselves up- on my mind, after perusing few evenings since, lengthy protest from the county of Jefferson in our State, and signed by large number of the voters of that county, styl- ing themselves democrats, against the pro- ceedings of our late State convention at Little Rock What good to our party can result from this move of some of the mem- bers of the democratic party l cannot pos sibly conjecture. It cannot be regarded in any other light than thrust at the time honored usages of the democratic party of nominating by conventions. If persisted in, firmly believe it will bring upon the principles which we advocate, and which are dear to every true and loyal democrat, odium and ultimate defeat.

 Richard H. Johnson has been chosen by the, assembled wisdom of the democratic party of our State in convention as the pro- mulgator and defender of the principles con- tended for by the members of our party The counties through the State were repre- sented either by actual delegates or proxies, and they acknowledged him to be their chioce for the executive This being true, in the name of justice and right, it i'll be- comes those claiming to be good and true democrats, to resort to "protests" evident ly for the purpose of creating dissensions and discord in the democratic ranks

 These disaffected democrats may whine and rave at the same time-their "' protests may be couched in such slippery language that for time they will possibly deceive the wary and unsuspectng yeomanry of our State yet, when our standard-bcare shall meet them upon the stump and throw off the mask that conceals their treachery, these protests" will fall harmless at his feet. The hue democracy of our State will spurn such proceedings upon the part of these who surely cannot wish the prosperi- ty of that party they profess to compose a part.

 In my humble opinion their intentions are to give "aid and comfort" to the op- position party, by dividing that of the de- mocratic Already we see the opposition ists preparing for desperate struggle to gain the supremacy in our State Though that party is evidently now in the minority it may yet, by the aid of these disatfected democrats, reign supreme. Then l say away with such false colors, and let us unite to man with a hearty goodwill and give our support as true democrats, to the nomi- nee of our party, and trumphantly elevate him to the position of Governor of ouI State, which position he is so fitted to adorn His long and faithful services in the democratic ranks demands this of us, and we should not hesitate moment to render it. Let all dissentions and discords be buried, and let every man claiming to be democrat, come forward with his in huence and his vote at the August election and "all will be we'll"

 Yours respectfully, Il. C. 0.