The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-23
THE MINORITY CONVENTION.

THE MINORITY CONVENTION.
 The whigs of Little Rock affected to be greatly amused and elated, because the De mocratic Convention consisted of delegates
 from minority of the counties in the State-a '.minority convention; D although they knew very well that a majority of the counties Cat least t,eenty-sin) had held meetings, and ap- pointed delegates and that those delegates
 were kept from attending, only, by the bad weather and impossible roads and water courses The whigs knew all this and yet they sneered and chuckled at s'the minority convention.0
 But, in connexion with their sneers at our convention, came their boasting of what their's pould De. They told us, in terms and in tones of exulting anticipation, what great things they mouzd do-what crowds they acould assemble. But, alas theirs has been, indeed, the fate of the boaster. They held their ssClay Clubn meetings subscribed their money-even attempted to charter large and vacant tavern house, in order to provide for. support, and accommodate the mighty horde of whigs which, numerous and hungry as 'Ethe locusts of Egypt" pould gather into this devoted city, to devour the Democracy. '.The freedom of the cityo was rendered to their expected vassal clans, by the ssClay In, eoI boarding and lodging, 'sthe run of the kitch- en-" and liquor to boot, free of cost, if they would but come. Letters were written, run ners were sent out, bells were rung, horns were blown,-the lords of the feast called loud and long but, 0hl sad to tell, their vassals were like 'Splrits of the vasty deep," and though called never so loudly, s.eame no.o All their efforts-their forty days la bor, and painful travail, may be truly charac- terzed as ssmuch ado about nothing''-as the labor of mountain, and the birth of mouse. The time ordered by the Little Rock Clay Club, at length arrived-s'the morning lower ed, and heavily, in clouds, brought on the day.o But the morning lowered not more than the brows of the disappointed ''Club,'' nor was the day more heavy than their hearts They mustered their forces, however, and affected cheerfulness; but Gin vain they tried to smile" Marshaled by ssthe man in coon skin cap''-with hair and tail on, who bore a cider barrel suspended from his neck, and a gourd in his hand, they assembled in the State House; and after two days hard count ing, they numbered up serenty.for men from trenty-t1co counties-all told; and, when all the facts are ascertaned, rather more than azl told, we apprehend. Of these seuenty- four t,centy-fue were from Pulaski coun- ty-most of whom are residents of this city or its immediate vicinity and ten from Craw- ford county-almost every one of whom, we believe, are residents of the town of Van Buren! Next week we will present our readers with classified list of all these dele gates, in order that due estimate may be formed of their pretensions to be considered the representatives of this State, and of their to speak for the people.
 And this is what the ''Clay Club'' calls majority Convention! Just think of this, and consider how admirably becoming to their modest visages is a sheer at minority Conventions