The Arkansas banner., 1844-03-13

wishes ot hls more iiiiiiieuia'o iiieiius
 "r Ear reasons however not detracting
 aor;ts of their favorite, in accord
 s ..b iI those of the great body of their
 sl, h.atbren ill other States, l should
 .aver. u,s do justice to the occasion, nor
 s s,o feelings, were l to pass over in
 o% %a fact. that but for this surrender of
 .unsions ,ns to promote the general har-
 f,,s ,be proceedings for which l am of
 D ,,' drrateful acknowledgements, could
 n |ny have taken place. Nor will it, I
 gs @ thought amiss in any quarter, if l
 ..elf of the occasion to shew that this
 paJable desire to promote unanimity aommon .rr friends had previously, though < ;. ;mnortant extent, been acted upon
 olf It is we'll known that amid the
 ;On nreference of the democracy of
 ,iysnia bs i for her distinguished son, there
 norlion of them, of whose confidence sblic man might well be proud, who
 I preference, which they had early
 sd and zealously cherished for myself.
 however, so well known, that with
 'Jsmpting to interfere with their free [ke of opinion, I caused them to be n-
 that as far as my individual feelings |soucerned, itwould be entirely satislac- \ have them unite with the rest of our ,sl friends in the State, in giving it's 4 Econvention to him who was the choice
 majority. That this suggestion had sep adopted, was, feel assured, not be- E,bose to whom 1t was addressed were eeodly to the favorite of the State, or susibie of his claims upon the respect bn6dence of his countrymen, but alto
 owing to considerations growing out
 contest of l940, which they deemed
 i've cannot, 1 am confident, add |ipg to the masterly and eloquent de-
 bn which you have given of that nation-
 ggle. Neither am linmindful of the E6ich the relation in which I stood to-
 it, is calculated to exercise upon my
 fits character. Yet I cannot, think,
 fmyselfin believing that the justice of
 sure which you have prounced upon
 xtraordinary scenes, will now, at least, bgnized by vast majority of the Ame-
 eople.
 ever difficult it may then have been, to [with requisite certainty the political
 for which our opponents waged the ' of 1S40, there can now assuredly be <n for misapprehension upon that sub sThe extra session following immedi- dpon its heels, unmasked those objects 5arly to admit of their being again ob-
 or misrepresented. An opportunity,
 s earnestly to be hoped that both par
 concur in endeavoring to make 1t a 3, will therefore now be presented for bple of the United States to make a
 between two opposing systems for the 6stration of their government, the infu-
 one of which, will i'll all probabili- the interests of the country for good
 for series of years to come.
 is this the only, nor even the most knt aspect in which the renewal of the of which you have spoken with so emphasis, and in so patriotic spirit, Fell be regarded.
 lular as it may seem 10 those who are a situation 10 judge correctly of the stances, 1t is nevertheless true, that a |nnal'on by the people of the United olmany of the means to which our Fnts had recourse in, that canvass. is |s important to the permanent welfare country and its political institutions, De overthrow of the principles they la- |o establish. While the effects of the of the latter were in a measure lim- |d temporary, the employment of the struck at the very foundation upon our political edifce was based.
 Ps hitherto been our pride to live un- plltlcal institutions which are founded |eason and virtue, Tn the establishment ch neither force for fraud was employ- We have cherished the belief, that it by an inaexible observance of the ex- |nnclples which prevailed at the period that our government can be ! Without more particularly noticing details to which you allude n communication, can it be pretended lefe could be any expectation of suc- 'fsuch efforts, unless founded upon the plion that the popular voice was not lle guidance of reason and virtue,'' 'a the supposition, that the moral prin- ol the people to whom those degra- ppeals were made, might be corrupted esort to such practices2 The belief le use ofsuch means contributed to the ol lS40, must have lowered the char O our people in the estimation of man. ana ana Ii so, how much would their re- TOT us be diminished, should the com laVass be so conducted, as to establish pfessien that the American people are 10 be thus imposed upon. Liability to ' olal error is an infirmity from which usldual IS exempt. What right have 'll a, to expect that communities should aliole. But there is wide difference 'n an occasional alteration, and a con delect of character. Can we expect T oPle ol this country to maintain the 'u sanding in the eyes of the world, , .ney have hitherto enjoyed, if, after 1se oi years, and the fullest opportunity ll',!ioh, they suffer themselves to be a t tha tune operated upon by appliances, ,, ale use oi which every friend to free a,'ell' ., must turn with modification and sas u0 not therefore, gentlemen, in my oo ea'' o,.ver-estlmate the importance which s.eealngs ,s. of lS40 are destined to give <. 'se ol lo44. Considerations will be n;,i'o ,aai'o View by that connection of great