The Arkansas banner., 1844-04-17
NEW ORLEANS ELECTIONS
"sTILL TREY COME !"
Another Democratic yictorv!!

ihe IoioWinS welcome Ietter Will be cheering to the heart of every good Democrat. It was received on the night of our last publication day and was presented to city readers in the form of an ertra slip We now lay it before all our readers and cordi- ally congratulate them upon the glorious intelligence it communicates Such news needs no comment. In the language of our correspondent ''it speaks in thunder tones, the determination of the Democrats to do or die" And in tones equally loud the seal ed doom of whiggery. Let it be borne in mind that this is the second victory, within few weeks, in the same city, where whigs have been superce ded by Democr ats-and that too, under the very eyes and nose of Henry Clay, who was there for the purpose, and exerting all his influence to sus. tain hi, sinking party If such be the result of his electoneerng pilgrimage in its very commencement, what will become of whiggery by the time he goes the rounds! Verify, he will be able to put his whole party-coons and all-in his brooches pocket, and retire with them forever to the shades of Ashland
 live had any fears for the safety and success of Democracy in Arkansas, we should insist that MT. Clay be invited to pay State visit forthwith and then we should fear no longer. But, until we propose such an invitation our friends and our op- ponents too, may rest satisfied that Democracy is proudly in the ascendant, and sure of success be- yond contingency. in our young and gallant State. Ofsome men it has been said "to kno1o them is to Lope them" But this to be reversed in refer ence to Clay; and "To KNOW him |, to BEAT him." For instance-In ls42 Mir Clay made pil- grmage to Ohio, and met the largest crowd at Day ton, that was ever assembled in the West but the elections which came on immediately after, beat him almost out of countenance. Last year he went to New Orleans the of the Congressional cleo tions, and the whole Democratic ticket was elected And now-agan-he is there-and two elections have reversed the whig majorites, and trumphantly sustained Democracy against him, and in defiance of l all his "winning ways," his Bears and Poindexters, and Pump Borers, and Prentisses NINE TIMES NINE CHEERS TOR NEW ORLEANs!,!
 LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
 NEW ORLEANS, April 2d, ls44
 DR. S. BoRLAND,-Dear Sir hasten to give you the cheering news of the s'Great Democratic Victory" obtained in this city yesterday. send you, herewith, the returns, which show an increasing Democratic nfu- ence in this city, heretofore the strong hold of whiggery; and this too, directly after the sojourn amongst us, of the great whig lead- CT, Henry Clay, and in the face of all the ,rhig speechesand bonner parades, with which the city was overhowing but short time since.
 The result is truly gratifying, and speaks in tones of thunder, the determination of the Democratic party ''to do or die.n
 The whig candidate for Mayor. was the present incumbent, MT. Freret the candi- date of the Democratic party, was Mir. Mon- tegut.
 MoNTEGUT is elected, over FRERET. by a majority of TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR (2o4) votes.
 BEFORE AND AFTER.
 Among the various ridiculous attitudes and ore. dcaments in which the Whig press are 80 success full in placing themselves, none are more common, nor more broadly farccal, than those in relation to the result of elections. In this respect they are most apty characterized by slight paraphra.e of Pope, who surely had them in his eye: "Whigs never are, but always to be blest" This is suggest ed to us, at present. by the recent New Orleans cleo tions, upon comparison of the loud and confident tone in which they predicted success with the actual result; and more especially upon contrasting the importance which they attached to this result, and their violently urged appeals and -whoops, with the aro,ced indifference, but real notification with which they bear defeat. The course of the New Orleans "7ropic" is a most admirably in point Hear this jealous advocate of Whiggery, on the | morning of the election day:
 "1he election to day-In the course of our editorial career, we have had many oc- casions to address ourselves to our political friends upon the eve of important elections, but never before this day have we been SO | powerfully impressed with the great, the overwhelming importance of the issues at stake. The contest to-day is fraught with eventful consequences-its result is preg- nant with good or evil for many years 10 come"
 Again-in denouncing the Democracy, and calling the "o the rescue" of the cider barrels hear him:-
 "We trust in God, that long before the sun goes down tonight, they will learn to their cost, that they have counted without their host. If we are not the slaves and cravens they would make us, this deep disgrace may be avoided. The power is in our own hands, md If we are men, if we are Americans, we shall this day teach them lesson they will lot readily forget We shall teach them that his, although land of liberty, is a LAND OF to its mandates the high and the low, the humble and exalted, MUST AND SHALL BOW IN QUIET SUBMISSION.
 Let every man who values his rights, who l cherishes proper regard for the honor of his native land, who appreciates the blessings of freedom guaranteed by law, go to the polls this morning to do his duty,-prepared for any emergency"
 Again-as he calls his spirits from the vasty leep"-hear him.
 "To the Polls i!-Whigs of New Orleans, arouse for the contest now before you!- Throw off your lethargy; this hitherto im- pregnable citadel of correct principles is in danger. If you would bear aloft in triumph the old Whig banner, as you have borne it in other days. We adinre you fo corna nn .o tho 1