Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-07-13
For Clerk.
EDWARD A SCOTT Esn


For Clerk.
EDWARD A. SCOTT, ESQ.
Resoired, That this Convention have ofrered for
the support of tho citizens of Crawford county
gentlemen OF worth and merit, and deserving of
Inc warm and enthusiastic support Of the dsmoc.
racy Of this county.
heseired, That we pledge our warm and undi
oou support to those who have received the nomi.
nations, and that we call upon the whole parly to
use al iair and honorable means to procure their
election. ''0''
ne whole report was adopted by the conven.
uon' oy arciamaIion, and the qualification of the
mass That hled the Court House, was manifested
oy several rounds Of applause.
Mr.. Smith first accepted tho nomination in n
modest and dgnfed manner, after which he wen
mo an ablo discussion of the questions which now
divide our party from our adversaries--he op,os.
Gu me United States Bank upon the grounds of its
uhconssitu'lonallty and of its nexpediency. He
most ably sustained himself by going to the foun.
'aih source-to first principles" and he showed
himself familiar with the history of Our govern.
ment, and of the position of the dferen, political
par'iest That have governed and have endeavored to
govern the country, since the frs. formation of
our republic.
Unlike his competitor, Mr.. Turner. who does
not appreciate authority more sacred or more au
'hentc than extracts from newspapers, pam phlets
and text books of modern whiggsry-a new fan
gled party, who arrogate to themselves more 81.
gacly than our forefathers who built up this ha D.
Py republic. Mr.. S. dealt not in abuse upon our
adversaries; he took the ground that our oppo.
ia hnn lev
ces Of opinion would exist among the most honest
and Intelligent. His competitor, howver, takes
the ground, that whiggery embodes all the Z" hon.
esty, intelligence and decency" of :he country
and that democracy is combination of knavery,
ignorance and vulgarty. During all of our ac.
quantance with him, we never heard him accord
the least credit to democrat or 10 democracy.-
He is regarded by the democrats ia this town.
generally, as an illiboraI, high-backed politician,
who will never feel himself from among the peo.
plo; therefore, he will never represent them.
Mr. Smith did speak a word about the all-ab.
sorbing question of annexation, and promised at
another time to speak more particularly upon the
subject.
Mr.. Roane accepted his nomination in few
words and responded to tho confidence shown him
by the convention, in warm and enthusiast.
manner. His friend Mr.. S. had gone over the
ground he would have had to travel, and as it was
late. he had but Few words osay. But the few
he uttered gave the Editors Of the Whig''-an
opportunltyHto grossly pervert and falsely report
the same. He stated that he uould not rofs for
National Bank If he ras instructed so 10 do, but
he did not stop here, he said he would give bac *
the stewardship which had boen confiIed to him,
TO the hands that placed it upon him !; he is oppos-
ed to the principle of holding seat in the Legis.
lature, and disobeying the instruction of his con-
stituency at the same time-it is not a democratic
doctrine He spoke warmly in favor of annexa.
lion. the statements Of tho " Wing" to tho contra.
ry. notwithstanding; and he will be found its strong
advocate at all times. a.
Mr.. Ducal addressed the meeting in warm re.
sponse to his nomination. and showed dstermi.
nation to Perform his-duty~-2 knowledge of his
adverseries, and contempt for their means Of
warfare. He showed up the party in its truo CO.
Iors, and made the few stragglers in the house
winco. not one among whom, according to the
(" Whig," was a sensible or sensitive man, for
mono of them could be disguised or made to
blush" when Ms. d. held up the mirror to their
faces and they sav thoirunblushipg sfrontery dis
played to the assembled crowd. who evinced their