The Arkansas banner., 1843-11-11
LET LIS aRGANIZE


 We endorse, most heartily, the following sound remarks which we take from the Bel fast Journal. They are full of practical in structlon, and should be we'll pondered by every democrat in Arkansas, at the present juncture:
 "A party may be ever so powerful in num- bers, or pure Tn principles, still 1t can effect no good purpose without an organization, and strict observance of its usages. There are very few in the democratic party who do not act with it from principle, and it is in- consistent with that high regard for our prill- ciples (which is honorable to every man) to endanger them from personal feuds or friend ships, or from any motive inferior to an ac- tllal change of principles. If there should be wrong committed, (and parties, like every thing pertaining to humanity, are fallable,) we do not correct that evil by opposing or deserting the party. Those who are the purest in their characters, and the most ready to rebuke wrong, can dc more to correct party wrongs, and influence its course, when acting with 1t than against 1t. Many of the purest minded men our country possesses are members of the democratic party, and they are found amongst its most unyielding and consistent supporters for, keeping in view the great principles involved in it's prosperi- ty, they see that factions, so far from produ- cing the slightest good, do corrupt the party, and endanger it's principles ,
 If there ever was a crisis in the history of political parties in Arkansas that imperiously demanded organization in the democratic hot Ivy hope, we hope for the sake of principle, that every democrat will take upon him. self the importance of observing, and the consequences of not observing, the above quoted sound principles. That we must organize, is a matter fixed beyond all cavil or dispute Our party is powerful in num- bers and pure in principle, but without organization 1t IS like an army without Ge- neral-a column without base-a system without a centre. It is true, we have thus far in this State battled our opponents with out any system of organization-and have done 1t successfully but this is owing chief ly to the preponderanee of our numbers, and the want of organization on the part of our opponents. But this will no longer be the case Clay clubs, caucus juntos and partizan knots ln every part of our State, show that our adversaries are on the alert, and are form ing in formidable array and are making, and will make every conceivable attack for the purpose of diverting and preventing the con- centration of our whole force. We need not fold our hands and suppose an easy victory Is before Us in the approaching contest. ''Lay not that fattering unetion to your souls,o democrats, as you value the price of princi- pie; be not deceived, as you dePreeate the triumph of coon and Clay principles, with all the abominations of Whig misrule over the republican simplicity of your own. Fol low not the blue lights they hang out, for 1t is their old game; but let lls east off the in- glorious lethargy, and assume the panoply and the position which our principles and the exigency demands. Let us organize and we deem 1t supefhuous here, to argue the necessity and propriety of party organ- Zaton. It would seem to US that this per- mltted no argument; it's propriety and neces- sity addresses itself to the good reason and common sense of every body. Order and organization is the law of nature. No body, system, machine, plan IS complete without 1t; 1t is the highest immutable law that runs through the natural, as well as the physical world. The Arabs of the desert, and the red men of the forest organized their clans for war, offensive and defensive, long before ci- vilization beamed upon them. Party organi zatlon IS in conformity with general usage in all the States, and we deem it particularly ne cessary and expedient at this time to the de- mocratlc party of Arkansas, for sundry sound and good reasons, which we have heretofore expressed ill our columns. We advise it, because our old implacable enemy is organ izing We advise 1t, for the purpose of re-. polling successfully their attacks. We advise it, to defeat them in their attempts and wish es to distract and divide us. We advise It, that 1t may form and afford precedent, and usage for time hereafter
 We, most of all other reasons, advise 1t for the sake and success of our principles, that we may bear our flag in triumph, in firm phalanx, on to victory.
 Let us organize to charge upon our fede- ral foes the dangers of their scheme of a mag nificent government, with all its centralzng tendency; whose policy is national bank, a national debt, enormous revenues, high taxes, and corresponding extravaganza, in opposition to the republican simplicity of our party, whose motto is, d strict construc-' ton of the constitution, freedom from debt, free trade, low duties, and rigid economy in the administration of government.
 Organize, to charge upon the whigs the tathlessness with which they have perform ed their promises of 1S40
 Organize, to charge upon the whigs that they, with majority of fifty in the last con- gress, violated the compromise act, avowed protection as their principle, made the man. ufacturers the favortes of government, and cast upon the agrculturists of the south and west, the burthen of a high tariff, which IS partial, unjust and unconstitutional.
 Organize, to charge upon the whigs that the only measure of relief after seventeen months Congress, was the passage of the sWlndllng bankrupt act by which thousands were swlndled out of millions of just debts.