The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

ouI WISH tldt anOtner Sate COnYenuOn, ''fresh from the people,o would be held by the Democracy of Arkansas. Subsequent reflection has confirmed that wish; and we here repeat 1t.
 i We do not entertain this wish because we are dissatisfied with the nominees of the re- cent Convention. Far from 1t. Justice to all parties requires us to say that, so far as our individual choice is concerned, we are . intirely satisfied with those nominees; and
 would give them our most cordial support, so long as they were properly before the
 people as candidates. We came into the
 State, stranger, just on the eve of the meet
 ing of the Convention; and felt bound to receive its voice, as the voice of the party, because it was the fullest expression of that voice attainable by us. We so received it.; and spreading it before our readers, through out the State, asked, and hoped for 1t, the a. dopton and approval of our whole party. That every individual could be satisfied, was not to be expected; for personal aspirations, personal friendships, and minor differences I of sentiment, naturally exist in every party, however well organized and united, and will, to some extent, influence individual feelings and opinions. That there are many indyid- uals in the State whose principles, services, and qualifications, give them strong claims upon the party, for the highest offices at their disposal, we are happy to believe But the number of these deserving individuals too far exceeds the number of offices, for all to be served at once. Thus, choice becomes ne- cessary Upon whom shall this choice fall A practical answer to this question involves an examination of each prominent individu- character One has greater talents; another more experience in State affairs; another, for various reasons, has more of the confidence and affection of the people at large; and still another, from some local cause, is the favorite of the particular section of the State in which he resides. Which, ofall these, shall be cho- sen? Such considerations must be weighed, and such questions must be answered, by those whose duty 1t becomes to make the choice. Let each individual aspirant consider how many others, as we'll as himself, desire the office, and feel as well qualified for, and as much untitled to, it; let him calculate the effects of disappointment upon the minds of his brother aspirants, if they should be ex- cluded, and he be chosen and then, if he be patriot-if he desire the success of his party, for the good of his country, and not for his mere personal interest, let him, in all sincerity, ask himself-ssam the proper per son-am the man, upon whom every mem Der of the party will unite, and be satisfied am the individual, above all others, against whom no objections can be urged, and in favor of whom all others will yield their claims, without regret, and cordially give their support }" If he answer these ques- tions in the affirmative, then he is too vain and too selfish to serve the people. If he answer in the negative, as doubtless he will, then he should not complain that another has been preferred. Such is the inevitable dilem- ma which involves any individual who raises dissentions because he has not been chosen, or sets up his own pretensions in opposition to the will of his party.
 These remarks are, of course, predicatcd
 
 of the will of a majority of the party, either directly expressed, or duly intimated. And in view of them, if the objections made to the recent convention, applied only to the character of its proceedings, or to the perso- nal claims of the nominees, we should insist upon the validity of those proceedings, for all party purposes, and oppose the holding of another convention. As member of the democratic party, anxious for its harmony ' and union, and as the Editor of denocatic paper striving for its efficient organization, we could not entertain such objections. The only valid objection which could be made, is that it was a minority convention-that majority of the counties were not represent ed, and, therefore, that it did not reflect the will of majority of the party. This objec- ton has been made, and earnestly urged, I from various parts of the State; and the de- sire expressed that another convention should be held, to which no such objection could | be made,-a convention in which every coun- ty in the State, if practicable, or certainly a majority of them should be represented Such objections, we are bound to recognize and respect; and such proposition we cor dially approve.
 We have presented these general views, as the ground upon which we stand, in propos- ing another convention The measure, ill all its bearings and details, will be examined