The Arkansas banner., 1844-06-26

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 kind may he hereafter given to the public.- 1t IS one which is rendered peculiarly inte- resting, from the nature oi the friendly rela- tions that have existed, and that circum- stances will probably long preserve. He re- marked with great truth, in the eaddress refer red to, that .ssueh, for more than half a cen tury, has been the strangeness and perversiiv of other international pretensions, that this Republic and that Despoism, though widely separated, recognised the wisdom ol closely ccmenting their mutual amity The freedom of the seas, herights of neutrality, thesearch- less shelter of the flag, were early links oi sympathy and confidence which the forecast of MT. Jefferson strove to riyet To these ties are since added others, springing mainly from a common consciousness that, while there can seldom if ever be points of enmity, their geographical relation on opposite tanks of rival and ambitious powers, gives to their declared friendship vast efficiency in dis couagmg assaults or encroachments upon their own security, pursuits, and indepen- tdence It Is buta reasonable curiosity which seeks to understand nation, more likely than any other to he the permanent and pa- cifc ally Of the United Sotesn
 Since Mr DaIas' return from Russia, he has devoted himself exclusively to the pfae- tice of his profession; and though it IS gene- rally understood, that not long after that event, a seat in his cabinet was tendered to him by Mr. Van Buren, he has, SO far, atl- hered to his determination to remain in pri- vate life. That he will be long permitted to .do SO, we cannot think, unless he shall stren- uouslv resist the wishes and the judgment Of his fellow~citzens. To that confidence re- posed in him, founded in his adherence, from earliest youth, to the accepted doctrines of the Republican party on every greatnational question, he adds brilliancy of genius, d spotless personal life, and qualities SO calcn- lated to win the affection and regard of all with whom he is called into association, that his native State, placing him as she does in the highest class of her iarorile sons, will scarcely consent that the riper years of his life shall be withdrawn altogether from her service, and that of the people of the United States. Adorning and filling, IS he would with eminent distinction, the most exalted offices that his fellow-citzens can bestow, their hope is certainly as general IS | is req sonable and just, that nono of the accidents which hang upon all human footsteps may withhold him from the honorable discharge of those public trusts which are conferred, by the willing snltiages of q free people, up- on those among them who have been found to be the most deserving.
 In personal appearance and department, few men blend more simplicity and dignity; and as public speaker, his manner is singu- larly prepossessing. Though not hastY or unusually rapid, his lively imagination and success in happy. illustration give to his speeches, even when least premeditatcd. an attractive Yariety, aptness, and ease, and make him one of the most fortunate of orators in occasional addresses to popular bodies, as he has been one of the most successful in scenes requiring the highest talents for debate To letters he is known to have always been as much devoted, as the occupations of an other- wise active life would permit. His nnme- rous political papers give evidence of an ex- cellent style; and it is not many years since his occasional contributions in ihe various branches of elegant literature were to be found in the publications of the dav. If the wish may be fairly induged, that ono whose public life has hitherto been so useful, may not be hereafter withdrawn from d partiepa- ton in public affairs, the hope may be ex- pressed with equal justice, that literature may yet receive from his pen many of those#con- in which genius and taste are brought to illustrate the dictates of judg- ment always enlightened, and the honest sen- tments of a generous heart.