The Arkansas banner., 1843-12-02

the States; and that no implied powers ought to be exercised by the Congress of the United States. They have taken the gropnd at all times, that the States have oricinal rights that never were conferred by the States upon the General Government: and have ever manifested disposition to pre- serve unlmpalred those original rights and have ever since their existence as a party, adopted as one of the first principles of their political creed, the entire ability of the peo- pie to govern, and to carry on our free and happy system of government in the manner that was at first designed by it's framers that there should exist no difference between the rich and the poor; that merit and quail fleatlon should alone make difference ; that the best passport to office was the will of the people; and that the public servant should ever obey the will of his constituents. These are some of the leading features that have governed their acts, and to which the Democratic party have ever adhered.
 The Federal party were defeated by one of the best Democrats that ever lived, Thomas Jefferson. He then said, almost in the Ian guage of prophecy, that the Federal party could never again rise into power under that name, but would have to divide the Demo- cratic or Republican party, assume a new name, and join the minority, before they could again come into power; which predic- ton has fully come to pass, under the as- sumed name of modern Wings. Under that new name they made divide, and by the most shameful practice of electioneering that ever was witnessed in a civilized community the log cabins, cider-barrels, coon-skins, and blackguard songs, are still fresh in the memories of all--by means of stump speech es and street harangues, goodly number of the good people were induced to believe that government thus prosperous and happy, free from debt, and at peace with the world her ships received and honored in foreign ports; her flag floating in the breeze in fo- reign seas, and honored because protected by powerful nation; our laws reasonable and good, and administered by the even hand of justice; our citizens every where enjoying the liberty that is consistent with the happi- ness of man-was in an awful situation, and never could be remedied until the Govern ment was administered by the honest and disinterested patriotism of modern Whiggery. Clay said the time for reasoning with the people was passed This, was license to every disappointed office-seeker, and every disaflected calico-cutter, and every self-im- portant prattler, to go forth and disseminate amongst the common people the disahection that belonged to themselves. They induced many of the honest and unsuspecting portion of the community to believe that in the event of their success, abundance of every thing that was necessary would be poured out up- on them, without labor; that. plenty would be placed at every mans door, without the sweat of his brow; that if Gen. Harrison was elected, every man would have what money he wanted, and that of superior kind-ta Benton mint-drops. To please the Bank party, they held out the idea that they were in favor of United States Bank; to please the anti-Bank party, they ran Capt Tyler for Viee-President, when, according to the state ment of Mr. Wise, great man in the Whig party, they knew that Mir. Tyler was solemn ly opposed to United States Bank; to the working class, they promised two dollars a day, and roast beef for dinner.
 Pledged to fulfill all these promises, they rose into power; anxiety stood on tip-toe, anxiously awaiting the promised relief; and to fulfil the promise, they gave us bankrupt act, where a man by one single oath could pay all his debts-a blighting and whitening missed economy in the administration of the affairs of the Government, and performed that promise by greatly increasing its expendi- lures. They promised to give tariff for re- venue, by taxing satins, silks, bleast-pins, finger-rings, &c., and performed it by giving us tariff upon sugar, salt, &c., and by break ing up the compromise act of 1883, accord ing to which, after June, 1S42, no article was subject to duty of more than 20 per cent, and under which the Government was moving on prosperous and happy, The late tariff we consider odious in every particular. It grinds down the interest of the planters of the South, for the interest of the manufac- turers of the North But the people have become indignant at the manner in which these promises have been performed; and in eighteen States, where elections have taken place, the sober second thought of the people has spoken in favor of Democracy, and has shown to the world that they may be misled, but they will not persist in error; and the honest-hearted and hard handed part of the community is every where being aroused :; and the sad experience which they have re- ceived, by suffering themselves to be misled by the excitement which so shamefully pre- vailed in lS40, will serve in all time to come, to preserve them from such gross and wanton imposition. But be it ever said to the lasting honor of our small but gallant State, Arkan- sas, that she withstood the storm, buffeted the waves, and rides safely at anchor; and when few splinters which have been riven by the lightning suutf1e of IWVihiggery, shall have been banded together by Democratic Convention, and the rigging tied by the strong cord of unity, she will present more i'm pregnable front to the enemy than ever.- Then one even pull by the first principle of Democracy, the will of the people, the State will be safely harbored.
 And whereas, 1t has been deemed expe- dient to hold Democratic Convention, ill the city of Little Rock, for the purpose of producing harmony. and promoting the great