Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-06-15
: ArrivaIs at one s.IIA NcER HousE.,,
VAN BUREN,. ARK'5. SAIUasSsann' UsS an Greek % N."" NE la

Nv srosi-intinate and capbu an lal irieso va De
nator from South Carolina, Senator IRON Z si'
banla, and a Senator from Pennsylvania, uniiof a.
". IN all our unreserycd communlons, strenoH y
adyocated his nomination, as believe all did.
The harsh and ungenerous publications OF the
Ohio delegation, reiterated ard aggravated by Tie
iInpolitic anmadversons OF the Glole, not to men
tlo~ numerous other newspaper assertions oi a
similar character are all unlounded and UNJUST
| never asendeG any caucus, meeting. or other
assembly OF Any kind, where 1t was proposed by
me, or any one, - Sc. aside Mr.. Van Buren. /
nevor heard 0! any such. | do not bolIeve any
such took place; unless .loss TO bo so stigma.
tized as may have occurred since the untoward
manifesIs Of tho Ohio delegation, which no doubt
his provoked Indispensable vindcatien.
am here TO take public sentiment as TO the
Presidency, to mako it E; bat not 10 submit to
capiIoiro dctaton about 1t. Your letter, geat!o-
men, is only one Of many like It which | have ro-
ceived lattery. 1t is the only ono | have answer
ed by any expression Of opinion, and now | 10 il
in setf-Gelcnce only.
Having done 80, thrust satisfactorily 70 all who
will not refuse me the merit of truth, should con-
slider il disensenuous and unmany not to add, that
believe very large majority OF the members oil
Congress have been brought 10 apprehend Mr.
Ciay's election by numerous and Ubiquitous evl
denccs OF popular sentiment, not IN hls favor, bu
from another cause.
| His race with Mr.. Van Buren, which shall g
ia rthest in reputation OF tAa industrial protection
| heretofore the creed oil nearly every American
! slutosmuu, has, 10 doubt, Increased lhe want o
favor which both have always experienced II
| penHSy wanna.
| And their dcplorable coincidence on the mos
| absorbing question II foreign and domestic reIa
| lions, deeply woupds what iltter myself Is tas
maturing lobe The "clI-nIsh UNANIMOUS pubic VA
on thai continental subject.
| Yes, gentlemen, this country may depend on II
i CRISIS Is at hand when ii VIA be childish and C II
| lninal to be quarretIns about Presidential lncunl
| Dency, actua! o. prospective. Inc Two creates
| maritime powers of the Old world IN unnatural al
lance keeplug what their respective ministers cal
| the right OF search suspended over our commerce
and invade those coasts, by tho most tOrmdabi
}, and trying assreasloh ever lnI!cteu on AHneIic'
| independence.
! UccutuIs sentiment in war was the only ech
of Washing IONS even in peace-that ws mus
sustain our CoIntry, right or wrong, when lof
cisucrs assam u.s.
in tMe crisis now actually upon us, yo'
+ gentlemen, and The rest OF the American pcop
wIll make a President; and !, wllh olhois oi OF
public servants, must submit 10 your choice. NJ
ouy prayer is, tina! he may Uc a man equal to Il
crlsls, nominated al Baltimore on the I'm oi MA
= N u spirit o! patriotic harmony.
c Otherwise, not only war, pesillence, aha ]
I miue. but worse, may be our late. a pa >,
c nov Naliouul bank, rCpudla!inp BanEr
IAc loss OF all our public lands ING n%S,nbiiug debit
. puOnc lands the assum"'!S29Ry in a word all III
r Inc muItlalon OF "a! IHot OF the GOOD prjnrple.
o worst c''+"' Dlnlaled IN the supremacy G
n o. t' odIlsprlny--a vndicIIve coalllicn.
, l6n these calainIlIes, may God al nd lhe peopl
. deliver US, IS, gentleman, this ANXIOUS prayer c
YOUR humble servant.
4 c. J. lNGERSOLL.
10 MeSsrs. Joseph Holland, Henry Lcievre, Joh
i Ash, Andrew RcnIoie, iliIam Grone, an
Christopher Lynch NIiilamsport, MARYLAND.