Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-10-05
THE ELECTIoN.

Next Monday is the day which Is to determine
the political contest, nov pending in this state
we scarcely deem it necessary, to call upon tho
democracy to rally to the polls to sustain their
long cherished principles. those principles promuI
gated by jefferson, practiced upon By a Jackaon
and which, time, after time. have received tho
sanction of the American people. Shall these
principles still prevails
A great contest is now agitating and exciting
the public mind throughout :he Union; on one side
is arrayed, wealth, power, and the advocates Of a
strong central, or consolidated government. whose
leaders look upon the people as being too ignorant
to be entrusted with the management Of their own
national concerns; on the other side are the ad.
vocates Of popular rights, free institutions, based
upon the popular will; on one side, are the ad-
Socatcs of a National Bank, to govern and control
the prices of produce and labor, and which is cal.
cuated to control the affairs of the nation, and to
enable sharpers to swindle honest men, the ad.
vocates of a high protective tariff, scheme or
system. by which the honest farmer and agricul.
turalst is plundered of his hard earnings, to PAM
per and enrich, the aristocratc monopozing man
nfactures, and capitalists; on the other are the
friends ofa tariff, for revenues, and the opponents
of monopoles and exclusive r.vileges-on one side
are the advocates of all the chimerical schemes Of
the federal party; on the other are the friends
of strict construction Of the Constitution, the
friends OF q free government, simply, and econo.
mically administered. The people of Arkansas.
ha nlWa "a ev sod =
der on which side they will be found in the coming
contest. w.
We have candidates in the field worthy Of our
warmes: support. For Governor, we have Gen.
Ihos. 5. Drew, well tried and faithful democrat
whose long acquaintance with the people of the
thy of confidence.
1t is hardly necessary to say more than that
Archibald Yell, is our candidate for Congress-
He has been weighed in the balance a nd not found
wanting. When he was our representative in
Congress, he was always at his post, the advocate
of the interests of his State, and consttuents-the
service which he then rendered, has not been for.
gotten-as our Governor, who condemns his
course! Let the people whose rights and interests.
he upheld and sustained in opposition to the soul.
less banking corporations of this State answer;
and answer they will, in language not to be mis-.
understood, "weil done thou good and faithful SER
vnnt.'
1t is with pride we speak of our county ticket.
Gen. Hans Smith is plain man, but he is en-
dowed with all the qualities necessary to cons,i
tute an efficient Senator. He is farmer. init
matey acquainted with the interest of that class to
which no belongs, whose extensive information,
varied requirements, and long political expert.
ence, leave not doubt in tho minds of any, of his
superior claims to represent the people.
Tho people we'll know Roane, Du Val, nd
Mayors, hey are honest and Meyare capable the
public interest cannot be confJed to safer hands.
Let us then appeal to the people, to rally to tn e
polls, and by "a long pull, strong pull and pull
altogether" prove to our opponents that the polt.
cal position of Old Crawford is mover again to be
doubted.