The Arkansas banner., 1843-10-07


 are respectfully informed that it is not in our power to furnish No. 3. as the recent large accession 10 our list has exhausted that No. We have still on hand few copies of Nos. and ?, which can be furnished 10 those who may order them.
 DEMOCRATIC sfARE CONVENTION.
 We have heard it occasionally suggested. that no time ought to have been designated for holding convention, by the public press but that that matter should have been left to the people. in their primary assemblies for choosing delegates.
 Those who advance this idea, are either enemies in disguise, or persons who have not reflected upon the subject Some period must be designated; because 1t is obvious that, if left to the counties themselves, and they should fix upon different periods, for holding the convention, there would be no umpire to judge between them: and in this diversity of sentiment, nothing like unity could be expected, even if there was moi an entire failure By fixing upon time, iii the first instance, all this is avoided and we do not hazard our strength, on a mere point of lime. This, surely, is the legitimate pro vince of the press; and those who say 1t is dictation, are unconsciously, through weak ness, Or consciously, through design, ad- yancing the policy of our federal enemies :; which is to :. divide and conquer;" since it must be conceded, on all hands, that if we are united, we cannot be overthrown. 1 Is it uliusial for the press to designate the time So lar-from t. t is custom that has ] grown up with conventions of this kind and l is just as essential to their existence, as the free circulation of the blood is to the human life Was not this the case, with regard to every democratic convention, that has been held for the nomination of President and Vice-President of the United States, from the first Baltimore convention to the present time? Is 1t not true, with regard to the na- tional conyenton, to be held in May, 1874 : This was effected by the public press, and yet nobody ever thought of ehafaeterizing it as dictation. For doing the same thing, with regard 10 our S.ate convention, the whigs have raised the cry against IS; and induced few, protesting our faith, to join 1t, to swell tue chorus. And why is this Lis because we are zealously and honestly endeayorng to produce concert of action: 1t Is because we are determined, as far as q newspaper ean effect it, to rid out party of those who say they are the best of democrats, and yet, at the same time, support one-half of the whig measures 1t is because the whigs see, at glance, that the policy we are advocating in this matter, is productive of sileilglh ilarmo- t ny, and union. These are their reasons for attempting to stamp upon our conduct, some thing of a dictatorial character; but surely the artiGce is too shallow and threadbare, to be at all advantageous. We doubt not there are some, who profess to be with US, who, to subserye their own selfish purposes, are either hostile to convention, or in favor of one on such plan as to make it an utter abortion. Our course will probably dis please such men; but at this we shall not grieve, and sfaii also be extremely happy, when they follow their imclmations; that is, go over to the enemy, and become open as sailants, instead of secret foes.
 With the true democracy of the State, for whom we are laboring, there will De no such futile charges. They will see, at once, that to suggest the FIRST MONDAY OF DECEMBER NEXT, as the time for holding the conven- ton, was no dication on our part, but thing customary and usual, the Helena Journal to the contrary notwithstanding. To this time we shall adhere, until we are satisfied that majority of the democratic party in the State are in favor of different period and ;aiss iii the northern, and western, and southern counties, the first Monday of December is preferred, we say with certainty, that we shall adhere to this day; inasmuch as there is no probability of the people changing their views, as to the time. JYe repeat, hat in thesc counties, thc first .Monday of December IS preferred; beeaus it is leisure time with farmers, the pillars of democracy; be- cause it is time when most of the courts are over; and because, by. proper activity, ii
  is long enough-not a day too iong-to have a full convention. @
 Our information on this subject, is at least as extensive as that of the Helena Journal our correspondents as numerous and nnuen- tial; and yet, with the exception of the Jour nal, it is generally conceded, that to hold the convention in November, would be hazard ous, without producing any practical benefit.
 In one of our numbers, we threw out the idea, that the first Monday of December was time fixed by law for sherifls to make set tlemenf with the State. and that ii was rr.,