The Arkansas banner., 1844-07-24
For He .2fkaRSdS Banner. ST. FRANCIS COUNTY.

SA - tA1N1lo GOUNIY Y.
 ST. FRANCIS, 18th ,Julv. ls41.
 DR. BoRLAND-Dear Doctor: The lltb was the day appointed, by Gov. YELL, to address the people of this county, at Mt Vernon, Besides Yell, Walker and Byrd were, also, there. The Governor proceeded to address the people, for nearly two hours. i'll powerful and lucid speech, upon the va irons questions of National politics. He handled the Bank, the Tariff, and the TExAs question, very ably, and in manner intirelv satisfactory to his hearers; for the people here are now, as they have ever been, true and thorough-going Democrats, and Y ell breaches the true democratic doctrine. Indeed. inc people of this county, and wherever am acquainted with them, hold Yell in the highest estimation, and have the most implicit confidence his integritytsand ability to serve them well and faithfully. have heard seve- raj say, that his speech, on the llth. had added much to their understanding of the true principles of democracy; and that, al- though they had always been democrats. they are now stronger and firmer in the faith than they had ever been.
 l am no politician, but an humble citizen. and only went to Mt. Vernon to see and hear what was going on. l had heard great things oi DaUy jYalker, from few scattering whigs Tn thls county, and wished to hear him. Now was to be gratifed After Gov. Yell finished his speech, uprose Daeg He told the people he was a candidate for Congress that he was Whig; and then he undertook to tell them what the whig principles were; and, in doing so, reminded me of a voung lawyer, on the bad side of. a case, before a Jury, without law, evidence, or argument, but trying to divert the minds of his hearers from the true issues. Occasionally, he told few anecdotes, and quoted Shakespeare to prove them. Then he charged JAS. K. PoLK with having voted for the Tariff of 1928, and dreae t6e docnaaealts to prove this remarkable pas sage of political historyl But, alas, for poor Dapy, his documents, when read, proved di- rectly the recerse of his charge! You may imagine how sheepish he looked. He con cluded with pretty little school boy address to the ladies; and then he took his seat, with out having done the Whig cause much good, or any harm to democracy; and, trust, with out much damage to the ladies' l forgot to mention, above, that lis only argument in favor of high protective Tariff, was that it made goods eheap-Gods, what an ideal His Bank~argument was that Washington had chartered one, and Madison had intilnated that he did not think Washington had done wrong. In regard to Texas, he said he was in favor of annexation s'some of these times,n but not now. And why? Because it might get ourcountry into fight How timid the whlgs have grown, since Mr. Clay's letter. And what all argument, is this, for American lreemen!
 Now, Giaeraz Byrd got tup-and--"spread himself" He told the people that the. State Conventions had treated him crdelly; that they had swindled and lied him out of the nomination for Governor, that he and Heller were the only 'strue grit'' democrats in the whole eommunity--the great lights of the party-the real salt of the earth; and that aH he wanted was to be Governor of Arkansasl Very few listened to hltn; and they were dis gusted with his miserable ignorance, vani1x. presumption and islanders. He Is evidenf19 loboring for the whig party, having no hope for his own election; but he is not doing them or himself any good
 Our whole ticket will succeed by an over Whelming majority in this county.
 Yours truly.