The Arkansas banner., 1844-06-19

Byrd. An answer was written by him, and deliv- cred to the committee, in which he answered this interrosatory in the efffmatire; pledgng himself, unconditonally, 10 support He nominations aiich the Copreatior might male. Here, then, we have his voluntary, unconditional, acriten pledge to do what his verbal promises, and cooperation in the pro ceedngs of the Convention, had already sufficiently bound him to do Could man absolve himself from such an obligation? Every honorable man must answer-No But did Gen. Byrd abide his pledge, and comply with its solemn and repeated promise The- result will shew. Soon after the receipt ot Gen. Byrds letter, by the committee, and before 1t had been presented to the Conventions another vote, in caucus, was taken; and it was found that Doctor Chapman was the choice of majority of the Con vention. Upon this, Gen. Byrd wentsquietly to the Chairman of the interregating committee, NIT. c. EvaaS who still had his letter in possession, and re- ouesed the use of it, for short time in order that he might have he spelling corrected, before it should be presented to the Convention pledging himself 10 return it in c teaU minutes. With so reasonable a request, Mr. Evans complied; under the impression that he was dealing with man of t1th But Byrd did net return the letter; he kept it in his pos session, destroyed it. hoping, thus by falsehood and deceit to hide the evidence of his promise, and evade his obligation to comply with it. Relying upon this shallow and contemptibe trick, he soon after rose to address the Convention, and in long, windy, and pontless discourse, remarkable, alike, for the ignorance, stupidity misrepresentation, and bad feeling it displayed he complained of the treat ment he had received, and denounced the Conven- ton as body unfairly constituted and wholly with out authority to bind its members. And yet what had the Convention done, to justify such charges ]? It had only declared its preference for Dr. Chapman, over Gen. Byrd for the cffice of Governor! Did this make its constitution unfar-did this destroy
 its authority? Only one shorthour before, Gen. Byrd had declared by his acts, and in his acrtten letter, that it was a fair Convention, and that he would abide and support its nominations! This was when he had some hope of nomination; but so soon as he lost that hope he violated his pledge, and disre garded all his promises. From this, it is obvious that selshness was fIs motive, and self advancement his only object throughout his whole course of con duct, from the moment he advocated the call of a new Convention, to the time he denounced it; and that all his professions of Democracy, his exhorta- tons to union and harmony of the party, were only many hypocrtcal pretences to gain the confidence of the people, in order that he might be able to be- tray that confidence to his own advantage. Is sueh man to be trusted? The answer is with an nelli- gent and virtuous people.
 Let not Gen. Byrd deny that he wrote such a let ter as we have described, nor that he obtained it from Mir. Evans, under false pretences for it can all be proven on him, by abundant and rrefutable tes- tmony. The letter was read by number of gen. temen, perhaps as many as dozen; and its con- tents are well remembered
 What has been the course of Gen. Byrd, since the Convention' We appeal to the people of this State. wherever he has been, if it has not been hostile to Democracy, and obviously intended to defeat the Democratic candidates In this city, its well known he is leagued with the Wings in sustaining news paper, whose constant and only aim is to SOW dis cord and division in the ranks, and thus bring dis grace and defeat upon the Democratic party Again, we ask is such man worthy of confidence-is he to be trusted? And again, eleaye the answer with an intelligent and v'rtuous people,
 We have extended this article much beyond the limits we originally assigned it. But the subject is an unpleasant one to us, and we desired to make, an end of it. For the substantial accuracy of all our statements, we confidently appeal to the citizens of Little Rock generally; and particularly to the Pu- laski county delegation and to the members of the Convention