The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-25
GENERAL BYRD.


 GENERAL BYRD
 Tho Democracy of Arkansas were never better organized, and with rare exception, and doubtless an increase of numbers stand ready to cast an und vided vote for Dpnw and YELL Our information from the counties is thorough, and such as we can rely upon The pretensions of FULLY are so mise rably poor in all respects that one thinks of him
 He is considered universally as a RURLpsQuE on candidates for Congress.
 Byrd, we are informed has in some of the eoan ties very few personal friends who are disposed to overlook other great considerations and vote for him through personal friendship. Though they are exceedingly few, and cannot effect tic result ot the election at all, yet we wish 10 malseone more appeal to those persons before they go to tle ballot box Ifyouare under personal obligations 10 Gen Byrd discharge them in personal and not poliiical fayors To vote for him for Governor, will be 10 endorsc the conduct of one who has tried to divide distract and break down the Democratic party in this State, and who might have injured the party, and the country, seriously, but for his want of mind and influence to carry ont bis treacherons designs. You will sane lion he conduct of man whohas satferedth the Whgs to use him as the mean instrument in an attempt to divide our party, and elect their candidate fer Gov ernor.
 There are numberless reaso0sswhy no Democrat should vote for Byrd.
 The first and all sufficient reason ia that he is moi inc candidate of the party He ishot tho candidate of inc party because the representatives of the peo pie, in Convention, who knew him well, knew the wish of the people, knew the claims of others. and desired 10 promote the success of the party, and the prosperity Of the State, did not think him ii to be made the candidate of the party,
 They did not deem him worthy to ba selected as the candidate of the party
 lst. Because he has not intellect to mako even respectable Governor. Heisaman of very common abilities, such as would do great discrcdt to the Chief Magistracy of Arkansas.
 2d. He has no requirements He is destitute of knowledge of even the elementary branches of literature, and wholly nacquanted with any sci encc. Tho messages, and other public documents of such 3 Governor, would bring ridieulo and dis graceupo the State of Arkansas fomako a weak minded man the chief ruler of an enlightened peo- pie, would be bad enough, but 10 add to want of intellect destimtioa of requirements, would be iusuierable in an age and country like ours,
 Sd. He is q man of no political frnncss or coas sisteney, The Convention regarded him as kind of political coquete He courted the favor of both parties. and was good Whs or q fair Democrat whenever his interest made it necessary. He Sas for Banl, or no Bank. Tariff or Tariff, &c., just as it suited the opinions of the man whose favor he sought the character of the company he happened to be n
 1, We had enough men of talent, fine acquire ments, uabending Democracy, undertaking censis tency, and of long and faithful service in the party, without rasorting to such miserableehoce as Byfdi Such men were CHAPMAN and DREW.
 5. Byrd was not the choice of the people as be has yAINLY ROASTED! The people were fairly in the Convention and the nomination was made i1 reference to the claims of all the asp rants and the good of the farly.
 c. Dr. Chapman having declined. General DREw is the spontaneous, and we may say unanimous chocs of the Democracy of the State 1he people them. selves have met in the different counties and peak ing their own will, have declared for DREW When the masses themselves speak there can be no mi5- take! If Byrd had been the choice of the people, after Dr. Chapman declined, why did they not so declare in their home Conventions Because he was nottheir choice. They prefer any other man. Byrd has had tie vanity and vulgar egotsm, to declare that he was he arorte of the people. This only an evidence of his oonsummate vanity, and no one agrees with him but his man ifelicF
 Again, Byrd was not only not the choice of tae Convention was and is not the choice of the people but his conduct since the Convention has been such IS to render him unworthy of the vote of any Dem ocrat.
 lst Ordinarily, had he bsen good Democrat he would have submitted to the action of the Conven- ion, and supported the nominee. 4 modest, sensi- ola man, and Democrat, would have said, in the spirit of noble Spartan, an glad that Arkansas has son, in the Democratic ranks, more worthy than myself But the obligation upon him to have pursued this course, was mora than ordinary. H. aided in getting up the Convention, submitted his claims to t, and pledged himself in a letter ta Committee of the Convention, to sanction is action, andsuppoft its nominees, Look, fellow Democrats at his conduct since, and can one of you vote for him. h the face of his ,eriten pls5ge, he refused to support the nominee for Governor, and declared himself al independent candidate What think you of tue moral Honesty oF such aTnaa! need not ass you what you think of his Democracy. HE HAS NoNE9 To call such a man Democrat, woala be to stain and disgrace the sacred name.
 2d. Finding he was not the choice of the Demo- cratic Convention. eager fer office and destitute of principles he offered himself to the Wbig Convea- tion. lie publicly avowed all their doctrines, and sought to become their candidate But they would not fonorhim so highly. They had a base work for him to perform, and they gladly embraced the Of getting man just suited to perform, and willing 10 do theif unhoy work. They eneoar- aged him to run as an Independent candidate, flat tering him that he could not only carry the main portion of the Democratic party but that he would get MANY WHIG VOTES. They doubtless told him, and he vainly hoped, that if he could not be elected himself he might divide the Democrats as to enable DR, GIpsoN to be elected, and thus tho disappointed of promotion himself, he would have the satisfaction of seeing the nominee of the Con yention defeated and tho Demoerat;e rarf,- ,,rrs