The Arkansas banner., 1844-06-19
THE TALE uNEOLDED.

PoShtoR of Gen. Byrd, which we had begun and con tinued, in Chapters l and g under this caption And now, we resume il with reluctance; for, indeed the indignation we once felt s the disorganizng and dlshonorable course pursued by Byrd, is almost os in the pity we now feel for the naked and defence less condition in which he stands before the peD ple-repadiated, in disgust, by the Democrats, and despised by the Wings. That he will get l00C votes Tn the State, we cannot find man to be- lieye; and that t,ro-tirds of those whose votes he will get, are Whigs, there is not doubt. He has knocked successivcly at the doors of three Con ventions--two Democratic, and one Whig; and ha. been spurned, and repudiated by all. To use hi: own classic language, he is ''running on his owr hook, for the iabbefnatH cbeer.' All know that poor as that hook is, he will not only upon it but he will, also, hung upon it, in the contempt seom and dersion of the honest of all parties Why then do we continue our exposition ofhim? Because
 have promised it-because he is still kept on tho
 track by the Whgs-and because, insignificant a:
 he is the part he is made 10 play, in the present po
 ltcal contest should be chfenicled, as warning fol
 future times, of the despicable means used by al
 interruptions minority, to weaken and defeat the majority. Although, therefore, we would willingly drop his name, and never mention it again, fidelity to our promise, and the prospective interest of oul party, make it our duty to proceed with
 CHAPTER 3.
 In our last we brought Gen. Byrd through the Whig Convention, of January 15th and exhibited him as rejected beggar for nomination of that Convention; or, in default of nomination., for tacit permission to run as an independent candidate, under the implied sanction of the Wings, for the purpose of dividing and defeating the Democratic party That he occupied this position there is no one to dispute, and even he dare not deny for it is known to too many of both parties, to make his denial available.
 Disappointed in his high expectations from the Wings, he next joined with those Democrats who were dissatisfied with the nominees of the Deeem- Der Convention; and was loudly clalnorng for a new Democratic Convention. The Democratic party, desrous to consult the interests, and gratify the feelings of all its members, readily yielded to the call fer a new Convention; and soon fixed on the 15th of April, as the day of its assemblage. What now was the position and conduct of Gen. Byrd 1? Was he now Whg-did he now advocate Bank or Tarif-did he now consort with Whigs, and de- nounce the Democratsa Far-very far from all this, so far as professions went. He now declared him. self Democrat of the strictest sec-nssted that he had never been, and could never be- any thing but Democrat-and that he desired the union, harmony and success of the party, above all earthly con- alterations, far, indeed, above his own in dividual interests and that he would do any thing, and make any sacrifice, to secure the union and triumph of Democracy in Arkansas. He denounced the Whg pary and all their acts, particularly their nominations, called GIBSON a vile most danger ous man, and said that the election of such man would bring ruin and digrace upon the State.- Among his earliest acts, in this connection was to seek an interview with the Editor of this paper and during that interview, ia hepreseaee ofa third per son, he voluntarily retraced euefy dtsrespecd aad unltind remark he had made against us declaring himself then convinced that he had been under wrong impressions in regard to us-that he had done us injustice-and that he believed our whole editorial course, towards him and others, had been fair and honorable. To this, of course we had nothing to object; were conscious of the rec titude of course and that his previous hostility to us had resulted from his lacous disconten at our not supporting his pretensions. On the subject of politics, he acknowledged Hat he had alcays been ie tacor ofa National Bunk; but as he now believed the Democratic party were opposed to such nsti- tuition, he was willing to yield his own opinion to that of the party, and give up his Bank notions.- Which precious confession, and declaration we very naturally interpreted to mean that he was BQaf- man if the Democratic party would nominate him, but an anti Brakeman if they would not nominate him On ali ofbpr ,,oIitcal duacfianc ba JacIarad himself to be thoroughly and warmly with the Dem- ocratic party. In regard to the new Convention, which was called for, he expressed himself in terms of warm approval--said he would advocate it with all his heart-and when assembled, that he would submit his claims freely to it-tha if nominated he would canvass the State with all his might, and if not nominated he would submit cheerfully fall into the ranks, private soldier and zealously support the nominees, no matter who they might be. He added that he was the last man in the State to aid in dividing the Democratic party-that he considered his own interest and feelings as notling in eompar- son with the success of the Democratic party-that he entertained for Whiggey and the Whg leaders the most cordial and implacable hared-that his strong est wish, on earth, to see them once more badly that he would not, then, receive office at their hands, nor would he at any time have ac- cepted a nomination from their Convention. Now, he asked us if the Banner would support him, pro- vided the new Democratic Convention should nomi nate him? This question we answered in the afr native the Banner, being the organ of the party could not do otherwise than support the candidates of the party. In conclusion, he informed us that he had commenced writing address to the Democratic party, which he wished to publish in the Banner saying that t was for the purpose of exhorting the party to hold Convention, and of proposing to withdraw from the position he then occupied, of an independent candidate, and submit his name and pretensions, freely and internationally, to the decisionof the Convention, when assembled. At his request, promised to publish his address, when handed to us, which he assured us would be in few days
 Such, in substance, and almost verbatim, was the first protraced conversation we ever held with Gen. Byrd. It was of his own seeking, was very unex-