Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-06-01

his speech on that occasion, concur in stating that
he made Jealous, If not an able speech for whig-
gerry and the meeting, being mainly composed Of
Wings, cheered and applauded him to tho vyer
echo. That he openly and earnestly advocated
National Bank, and a Protective Tariff, is mat.
ter of public nooriety. This, he dare not deny.
for it can be proven on him, by scores of mon whe
heard him, both Wings and Democrats. In npodi
ton to these strongly marked features of Wing.
gerry, he threw in. by way Of coloring we suppose,
infamous ISLANDERS upon many prominent members
of the Democratic party. Gov. Yell came in for
a share of abuse. And the Editor of this pa per,
for refusing to recognise Gen. Byrd as Demo.
crat, was made the subject Of foul and false as.
pensions. In word. Gen. Byrd took his position
as Wing, as decidedly Us he could; identified
himself, for practical purposes, with the Wing par.
ty; arrayed himself against the well known lead.
ing measures Of Democracy; and played. wha,
was considered by himself and his friends, his
strongest card for a nomination by the Wing Con.
yention.
The Wing convention assembled On tho 18th of
January. What then was Gen. Byrd's deport.
ment? Who does not know he played the svco.
phant to the members Of that convention-how
he smiled upon them, and practiced all the coz.
ening and cnjoiing arts of the unprincipled de1a.
gogue, to induce them to nominate him! Wha,
furnishing Buzzard ever lowered more anxiously
avidity 10 satisfy the cravings of impure appe-
tite with tainted food. than did he over this en-.
bodiment of Whiggery He plead like d very
beggar for the spos of office. But he was not
alone 10 these operations. He had friends in tho
convention opened, avowed, and Jealous Wings,
who urged his nomination the most polite step
the convention could take. And when they found
that q ma jority of the convention would not pros
titute themselves to the open shame of giving the
mo-, ton A.
nomination at all should be made for the office of
Governor, and that Gen. Byrd would then run
aroDediy as Democrat, but really as a WIG,
and thus secure enough votes from both pa rites to
elect him over the Democratic candidate. That
Ien. BYRD was party to this propostion-that
he joined in begging that this might be done-that
decent men would thus basely connve at the con.
summation of his infamous schemes, aid him to
run with success his proposed pratica career.
will not be denied, because it can be proven upon
him. When his friends in the convention found
that they could neither get him nominated, nor
prevent the nomination Of DR.. Gibson, one of them.
at least, withdrew from the convention, denounced
the whole proceedings, and declared that he would
oppose the nominations.
Here, then. we have seen General B Byrd, in an
ticipntion of the meeting Of Wing convention,
denouncing Democratic meususes and men, max
ing Wing speeches, consorting and eleciioneer-
ing with Wings identifying himself, as far he
could. with tho Whig party, and, when tina. con :
vension met humbly and earnestly begging firsl
for a nomination, and, if that could not be grant.
ed, next for tacit permission to under false
Tors, with the implied sarc,ion Of the Wing Con.
Venion! In what light is snch man to be re.
ceived, by every honest man Of evory partyl Is
he Democrat We put the question to every
honest man in this State, or elsewhere,--is Rich.
ard c. Byrd nemocrat3 Is he no, rather " a
man Of no principles at al" either moral or po.
litlcal Is he not the very man, as we have here.
toiore said, to q box the compass" Of party, for
the sake of office and ready TO avow or disavow
any opinion-to support or desert any party or
any friend, for the sake of his own advancement /!
But we have not yet done with him. His fur.
ther delineation, an the course he pursued sub.
sequent 10 the Wing Convention shall be subse.
quent 10 our next chapter.
To be continued