The Arkansas advocate., 1835-08-28
NO. IL.
NO. II. THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.

Sir-Perhaps in my first number 1 said .enoesh to warn the people against including inc Baltimore Convention in their political creed. ButI see that in the profession of faith put forth by the Gazette and the bril-. liant statesmen who figure in it's columns, q principal article is, to believe in the Van
 Buren-J Johnson-Ruc Convention--and 10 consider every other creed arrant and downright hefesy. They tell us that as the
 Convention was the assembly of the great
 Republican party of tie whole United
 States at Baltimore, that therefore we are all bound, and irrevocably obliged, to go the whole animal with the Convention, or De utterly excommunicated. With such startling denunciations, such extraordinary claims ringing in my ears, tell this people, that our liberties are in jeopardy. s'Castfa su,st u1 Hdlid contra reiapa6iteam.' Camps aye pitched against the Republic. The old Federal forces Of New England are rally ing against inc West-and we are called upon 10 prepare again for the contest. that we fought when we first elected Jackson. ] cannot yet believe that the free and intel ligent people of this land are ready to sur render up their dearest and best rights to a self appointed and hireling cabal, chosen and appointed for a fixed and determined purpose-the purpose Of forcing the people to elect an intriguing and deceittul politi- clan.
 No man among us all, sir, was surprised, or even for moment disappointed, whenit was known that Van Buren was nominated. We had kEown fer months, ' was to be a Van Buren Gonvention-s 1t ,ss;;ss got up expressly for his benetit-and that no other man could or would be nominated for the Presidency by that body. In what re- spect, then, has the Baltimore Convention altered the face of things? 0n=what higher ground has 1t placed Van Bur5n? What better and stronger claims has t given him to.ouf votes? The men who went there were seleeted-every soul of them-pledg- ed and bound down 10 nominate Van Buren -the legitimate successor, The panto- mime has been acted-the show IS over and Punch and Harlequin have each retired to their homes. The mountain labored, and brought foah-a rat-6ne who has long fed at the public crib.
 Sir, treat this subject as may, detesta- ton and abhofrehce are nppernlost in my mind. If had the eIoquence of Cicero, l should feel myself warranted in indalsia6 in Us fierce torrent of invective and patriotic anger as inspired him against Cafaline, Clo- diuss and Antony. do regard t as the most atbomi0ahEe meellery ever praetised oil free peepte--as fhe most deliberate and foul insult eyer offered 10 the American nation. Ire We to permit ourselves to be dragged in herds aud immolaied at tie shrine of power--to be Yoled and chained together like beasts at the shambles? I trust not Most ferventiy dol hope that there is virtue and honor and pride enough left in this people, to induce them to spurn the unworthy faction who have attempted to ride aud control them-to show the world that they are not base enough to Sell their birth right, like Esau, for a mess of potage.
 The Gazette IS warmly in favor of Van Buren. IL was to be expected. The Ed ltor of that paper has long been in the habit of controlling and attempting to buy and sell public opinion. When was lie ever found on any side but the side of powerl When vas he ever willingly on any side but the side of Federalism? Born in its atmos- ohefe, he inhaled it's principles with his breath. He brought them 10 Arkansas with him---aud held them until he found them to be unpopular. Then he became Jackson man--and since that he has dared 10 accuse others of changing sides. Hu- man lmpudence never before reached its climax. WSll the proud and chiyalrons Teanessean follow him, and fight under tie Tan Buren fagl trust not.
 1 have watched tie principal men of his party for some time. They are well aware that at present the people of Arkansas are in favor of Hngh L. White, by an over @helming majority. Still they think, judg- ing from then former success at manage ment and humbugs that if they lay their plans de8aly, and commence seasonably as well as warily, they may produce an i'm pressron in Arkansas favorable 10 Van Bu- ren. I can assure the gentlemen that they are entirely mistaken The Convention which they defend is well understood, and its character clearly known.
 But 1t strikes me that these gentlemen are entirely and diametrically opposed to their former principles. fwelf remember that before the first election Of Jackson, tie Republicans, or Democrats, we're all oppo- sed 10 Caucus and Conventions. while the Federalists were urging in favor Of them the. very arguments which these patriots now advance. Then General Jackson was elected by US, in direct opposition to and