The Arkansas banner., 1844-02-13

kszglEcig and myself on thus occasion. Is plain and distinct. t IS precisely this. He x affqget5er 1egiRst fte Brg-eBtptioH rigltt- He IS for carrying into operation the law as t stands and for giving t effect over the lands or which these settlers live, In the same way as over other public lands. He IS for putting all those up to oDei1 auction, and sel- ling them to the highest biddcr. letting Ehe settler fake tHc causegReaces. Now ! say. at once. plainly and distinctly, that this IS not mg object have other views. f wish iH the first place. 10 prsserye the pedce of tue fr7Htier and l wish, also to prsserue aud 8r9teet tbe rensoHabie -ights of Ate settlers because I think HieH Hare rigdts in which tHeg deserrs 10 be protected These arc my objects arpsdme this coming from the > tT0d-tlke fgrrleFEa himself, will be admissi- bic evidence even with .-the universal whig partv'' to prove that .Hr CIay has not been the unwaverIug whig friend of the settlers upon the public lands. but that he has 0pos- ed their best interests, with all his powers. He has not 9niv denounced them. as q LAW LESS RaBBEE-' as .sPLUNDERERsn and '.RoB- BERs''-but he has declared. in effect. that l the energy and enterprise that led them to penetrate the wilderness, and achieve the set dement, Of the country, ought not to secure. them iavers from any quaFter-shat theg should De pun ID tt the mercy of tte specnlator2 and after all their toiI and anxiety for the comfort and happiness of their families they should again be turned out upon the wilderness. and upou the cold charities of the world 10 seek another home. Against such unkindness- against such a disregard. Of the rights and interests of others. stand the names of y4n- f-e7r Jqckson, R. yN Johnson, James K P0Lk, ynartiu Eazl Bursn. and others.
 During the same debate. Webster said much has been sad of the character of those settlers. have no extensive information, Sir. on that poiHt, and had not intended to say any thing upon it. But it has so happen cd thai 1 have recently been III the north west. and have met. for q short time, with many of these settlers aud- since they have been spoken of here, with SO much harsh- ness. feel bound to say that, so far as my knowledge of them goes, they dc not deserve It. They have the general character of fraatiersmen They are Har- dY, adventurous, and enterprising. They have come from far. to establish them selves and families III new ahodes in the west. They appeared 10 me to be industrious, and Iaborious and saw nothing n their char acter CT conduct that should HstIv draw up 5n them expressions of cOntumely and re- proach."-
 He there aIludes to the extraordinary lan- gauge employed by Nr. Clay, III denouneing the settlers. as q band, of @RoBBERs.1 un- worthy Of the confidence or sympathies, of any portion of the community Though Mr. Webster IS an ultra-F ederalist. whose opinions are III many respects different from those we believe to be most consistent with the great charter of our righEs-Y ct. upon the subject Of the presumption right, he stands forth n opposition to Mr Clay, defending the honor, and the interest of the settlers upon the public lands
 The history Of the country proves, that for many years Mr. Clay has bsen opposed to the best interests of the south and west. and that he has avowed principles, that q large majority of the people of this country believe to be dangerous. I few sessions ago, he endorsed all the anti-repubIican doctrines Of J. e. Adams's administration by declaring thath --loozed back with conscious delight upen the whole course of that admnistra- tion."-Thus endorsing the principle set forth by Hr Adams. that t.the representative, ought Tis5t t0 5e pdizfee 3T ss iii 5f Ilsi e,,,45,4t ents.n Which sentiment has been repudia- ted, rejected and coudemed by the south and west from that day, to this-and hope they will continue 10 condem it-for, if the prin- cipIe contained in that sentiment should ob- iain throughout the union, our republican and representative form of government will be subverted and we would indeed have a central government without limitation of powers. Yet, this is the Sa11e He1ug Clag who IS pressed upon the people of Arkansas as a proper person to guard and protect their interests. But If I am not much deceived he will never enter npon that duty, with their consent. PIONEER.