The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-11

GEORGE W. S% DAVIDSON.
 Little Rock, Sept 10, Isi4.
 Carefully read and signed in my presence
 JAMES 5. DOUGLASS.
 "PAUsE AND THINKr'
 This is the appeal made to the Democrats of Ar kansas, by "A Democrat 2 in our columns to-day. Wedesre to call attention toit, and join in the appeal Let every Democrat who desires, from any consid- eraton, to vote for Gen. Byrd, ask himself what good he expects to do himself Gen. Byrd, or any one else, by giving such vote It can do Gen. Byrd no good, except to gratfy his vanity for I is impossible 10 elect him. So far then as he is con cerned, it will be Mrouing rotes Gcay. It can do the Democratic party no good, but must do il harm; for although it will not dctea General DREW, it will lessenl his majority just by the number of Democrats who vote for ByTd and 10 this eXteHG;i will weaken the Democratic party and strengthen He Whigs.- The Whigs know this and, for this very reason, we find all the Whg papers, and Whig leaders, praisng Byrd and encouraging him 10 run. Does any one suppose thath Wings would do this ifthey expected Gen. Byrd would be elected3 IL would be absurd to think so. Nc they think no such thing; atho
 
 it-or unpnncipled enough to affect to believe it.. What is the object of the Whigs in thus practicing upon Byrds weakness or want of principle Would they do it-would they expend hundreds of dollars to sustain the "Times and Advocate"-would they pay Byrd's expenses through the canvass--if they expected him to be elected? Certainly not. No man can, does, believe any thing so iooIishy ab- suld, The only object the Wings, in thus making use of Byrd is to dipde, and disorganise, weaken, and as they ondly bl. vainly hoped, to defeat the Democratic party Any man, who will calmly and eandidly consider what we have said, and all the circumstances of the case, which so fully bear Hs out must come to this conclusion We repeat then, that Byrd cannot be eieced and that to vote for him Is to throw votes away from tbe Democrats. and give strength to the Wings. Is there a Democrat who wishes to do this2 Wc to not believe 1t. Ne venture the prediction, and the Eth day of October will verify it, that Byrd will not get many votes as Lem. Eeans got in 1912; and that, like poor Evans, his name will become by-word of seorn and contempt in the mouths of all who truly love the Democratic party, and desire its union and pros- perity. In 1872, Evans get some 1900 votes. Yer, who would vote for him now, for any office: Be fore Christmas the same question may be asked about Byrd.
 Let every Democrat take these things into con sderation; for they true and will be proven in less than month. If any desire to weaken the Democratic party, and strengthen the Whigs, let them vote for Byrd. They will, thusrhaye the poor satisfaction of aiding the enemy, by sustaining dis organizer; and the pitifal distinction of being in the eanest and most eeatemptible minority that ever disgraced any State. We repeat that We do not be- Iieye any true Democrats intend or desire 10 put themselves in such miserable position, as we have mentioned. But we, also, repeat that if any do in- tend or desire to put themselves in that position, they can do so, at once, by voting for Riebafd c. Bgra
 Do YouR DUrYl-As this is, perhaps the last paper which some of our more distant subscribers, in this State, will receive, before the election, NC deem it our duty to say that the interests of the democratic party require every democrat to be this post, and to do his duty. True, we have a large majority in the State-aHerg large majority; bullet this be no inducement to any democrat to be idle or indifferent. Let every one come to the polls, and rote. Arkansas has never wavered inher democracy
 
 of just pride to her people. Itshould be distinction to be valued, and cherished, and maintained She is young, il is true, and yet small in populations but she has been ever bold, gallant and true to the pure principles of republican liberty. She has been,. the BANNER STATE OF DEMOCRACY. She is still so-shc still has the greatest number of democrats of any State in the unon in proportion to her population. Let her prove it on the 7th day of October Let it be constantly borne in mind that We have a cunning, unprincipled, and above all, c 'reH organised and 1vealtty enemy 10 contend with that both management and money are in the field against uS-and all in the hands of men who forego eXertions, however ardaous, and reject no means however vile and interruptions, to' compass their ends of selfish and corrupt ambition. Such is tie enemy we have to contend with-as is proven by daily observation Then let every democrat rouse up 10 lively sense of the duties and responsibilities of his character, as a democrat-Lct him feel that he is responsible to his country for the discharge of those duties--I4et him remember that a single vote is valuable-Le him feel and act as if the safety of his country and his party rested upon his single eX- ertion. And then lethm ao his dpty The elections of this year are more important than any which have taken place since the great struggle of 1900. Me again have the numbers, let us shew them-We again have the power, let us exert il. Let us do this, as our patriot fathers did in 1890, in the election of THOMAS JEFFERSON, and Federalism will be dead dead-dead, to trouble us no nore This is the last effort shall have to make Let il be ga long pull, a strong pull, and pull all together" He is noi true 10 his country nor his party who refuses to do this We repeat then-DEMooRArs! 10 your posts -to ase polis-io goat' datgt Your mcountry demands and expects it ofyou.
 THAr RET IS TAKEN.-The bet of Sl, ,O00 that CLAY will beat POLK 75 electoral votes, Which the Gazette has paraded in its columns, has been taken hy gentlemen of Jefferson county.-[ Banner.
 So is but there is ano6er bet of the same kind stili paraded" in the Gazette which "has aof been taken. '- Gaseiie.
 Sc its paraaed in the Gazette And the pa. naae is all for Sp5o0, taken last week, exhausted every cent oft Agentleman of this city called on the editor of the Gazette. on Monday, fully autho.