The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-23


 Late in the morning, when a number of delegates had arrived from the back counties, sufficient to make decent show, the lead- CTS of the party took them by the nose and led them up to the Capitol, where they or ganized heconvention for them, by the choice oi President, Vice Presidents, &c., Sc.
 will not trouble you with the dry detail of the business matters of their session. It would interest none but the CANDIDATES, and the smaller .fry whose names are in print as delegates, go-betweens,- and stri- kers.
 The closing scene on Tuesday eve was. however, rather rich than otherwise; and a blrd's eye view of 1t may not be uninterest- ing to your readers.
 Just as ] entered the room, the audience called for speech from MT. Spring who, with little modesty, and less brains, attempt- cd to respond. What he said could not distinctly hear. It was not of any great im- portance, however, for he ran himself dry in few minutes. It was 'sno go'' Mir. Spring IS mlsnomer-he IS nothing but puddle ! Ills stream was very muddy whilst 1t did run. At its conclusion he sat down amidst tremendous shouts of applause from the 'sman Tn the coon-sbin cap !-and some one stamp ed in the north corner of the Hall-it is said!
 IrapnaH now opened his trap, baited with tt bits and dainties, in very attractive man. her, especially to the ladies. Frederick. mounted on his stool, seemed more like a professor of Anatomy, featuring to class of boobies, than apolitician addressing the sove- reign people! He laid out upon the table a carcass, which he said was once owned by a ssLoco-Foco; ;" and put his scalpel into il in very summary manner! To the officers of the convention he handed the head-( -(they needed the brains, that's fact !)-the limbs and body were distributed, in small pieces, to the class, for inspection; the ssmaw," (which he said was very large, he held up, for the special edlficatlon of the spectators and the ladies! The whole audience, excepting
 s'1he .Nan in the Coon-skin Cap'' testified their appreciation of this delicate point, with shouts of applause and, en masse arose-when-
 FRED and the FUNNEL caane do,cn,
 It cannot be expected. of my matter-of- fact pen to record the words which fell from the lips of the immortal Sabnus He bowed graciously to the audience, as he arose, and then went into politics and poetry with per feet looseness!
 Cutting right and left, he spurred on his Pegasus, dashing over the whole expanse of political science and across the Elysan fields of poesy, with the speed of Spanish mule on the plains of Mexico Then, like a weird sister, mounting astride the broom-stick ol Fancy, with the levity of balloon, he rose to an immense height. Presto! the scene changes, and he is down again, upon the au- dience, ''like thousand of brick ''
 The s'immorial'' has sure way of getting his speeches well applauded. A short scrap or two of Latin or Greek, thrown in here and there, is bound to bring down thunders of applause. They applaud who do know what he says, because it shows that they un- derstand it; and the tail are sure to join in. to the great damage of cow-hide, because they don't wish to be considered less learn ed than their fellowsl
 F ''IHe .uan M the CooH-skin Cap'' next called mp .foacler, who fired off his piece, few times, but bagged no game !- His powder had evidently grown damp from the late rains and getting discouraged and be- wildered, after making a few intellectual dis charges, he stumbled over cider barrel, and fell into very deep pit, and there bit him. self to death. Then the Rerereud Dr. Jas. H. Walker, of Hampstead, walked up to preach over his remains,
 sAnd when the tumult dwindled to a calm,''
 sI left him singing the hundredth psalm.''
 PAUL PRY.