The Arkansas banner., 1844-11-13

Let the striped flag still wave, and glory cnsue. l And freedom find ever guardian in you"
 May that Providence which sustained this Banner during the darkest periods of the rev olutionary war, long cause t to wave, over free and enlightened people; and ii ever we should submit to the thraldom, either foreign or domestic, let those glorious stars and stripes be numbered among ,he things that were.
 For this bleed bought banner should never wave, Except OCT the home of the free and brave
 Mark well the most important part of our device ' The Constitution as il is." And we bcseech you to rise in the majesty of those equal rights, which this sacred document gua- rAntees unto you, as the sovereigns of our country. and enter yuurfeasless pgotestaganst the slightest innovation of our chartered lib critics and proclaim aloud, that you believe not that this instrument framed by the coH- centra,ed wisdom and virtue of the sagcs of '76 eaa Je am4 Y the Parli2ans of this day
 "Let n5 os with impoua haula
 Invade ,nH-, where sacred lies.
 Or toll sad b,cod the " 2 earned prize
 The ancient boast was 'iam a Roman citi- zen,a ours is Our home is the land of the Sar spanglad Banner aud you are called on by every lofty and generous sentiment, and every eadearing tie, 10 bequath this Banner. with all its honared rights and privileges, 10 your descendants, and give them to sit in peace beneath it's sacred folds.
 " Fer to whom should the blessings Of freedom de-
 seeal,
 Buttae sons of those sires who dare freedom daf1nd
 The address was delivered ina very happy manner, and was received with tremendous applause, and, atihe conclusion, three deai- enidg cheers were given for the Democratic ladies of Phillips county
 The editor of this paper was appointed to receive the flag, and responded to the address of Mrs. II iit.fka as follows.
 LarY:-Fome has been assigned the pleas ing duty of receiving this fag on the part ol the Democracy of Phillips county, and to assure you that iu all the struggles for the aseen3ancY of our principles, the true Dem ocrat never foggct5 to admire and revere the purity, yirlue, and patriotism of the ladies, And Ii we neeGed my spur or indictment 10 take them Ky the hand and proudly place them alongside with us, as equals or supe- riors, il would be found in the becoming zeal which they eyinee for the success of Democ- racY. am proud to witness the zeal and noble enthusiasm which aHimate the bosom of inc Democratic ladies of Phillips and adia- cent counties, and might a3d throughout the Union. Yes, this zeal and this enthusi- asm afford an unering presage ofthe glorious triumph oi enr principles; for whatever the ladies undertake, they always accomplish. ! es, the patriotism, enthusiasm of he moth CTS, sisters, and daughters of the revolution, contributed ii no little degree b the achieve meut of thai liberty, won by the heroes of '76. Look 10 BuHter's hill; there their pre- sence gave animation to The patriots heart, and nerred his arm to wield the battle axe of victory They felt a deep aud abiding nte- rest in the event Of that contest. and deep and lasting is the insterest which smiling woman ever feels ia any struggle involving the su- pgenaey of Democracy. And why should they not? Equality is the centre of our po- llucai and social system; i is the sun around which werevclve, and whose truth and beauty as far exceeds that to which wearo opposed. as the shining of midsunmer's sun surpasses the twiakling of the midnight star. Equality is tie corner stone of our republic, ii was thc pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night. which guided and directed the patriots oi '76 through the dark and stormy period of the revelation and the principles that we their descendants now advocate, are as pure as the sweet springs from whence flows that mighty monarch oi rivers, and are as expan- siye as the ocean into which t emptes ilselE
 Yes, our principles based upon equality, NC toGdly hope are destined to that immor- tallty which must attend the fame of our heroes and sages. Why, then, should not the ladies feel a deeP interest in the triumph of Democracy? The party opposed 10 us, and who have assumed to themselves the cognomcn of Wings have modestlv claimed that all the ladies are Wings, they seem to have forgotten that none are ladies but those who inhabtt large eitcs, and who from their three story windows wave their perrumed and embroidered haudkerchiefs. Doweneed any evidence 10 contradict the assertion ? if 90, it fs to hs found in the hundreds of smiling faces now before me, and in the thousands of American ladies, who are now engaged ui the po$fonnance of domestic duties. These ladies are the mothers, the wives, and sisters of the true Democracy of the land, and they prefer an association alone with moral worth, and desire that the votes of their husbands, fathers, and sons should be cast for James K. Polk, q man whose career, unlike that of his competitor has not been marked by any open violation of law. either human ordiyine.
 You have not, lady, over estimated the importance of the acquisition of Texas. and have truly said that our hearts are open to receive as sister and an equal, the lone star of Texas Yes, We are wiling that the star Of Texas sAaH shine ia continent lusue with tho 9 that are HOW emblazoued upon our national escu.cheon
 Yes, Old Hickory is willing, young lick ory is willing, and every true democrat is willing to extend the area of freedom over the fertile plains of Texas, and 10 gather her noble sons under the banner of our stars and stripes. Yes, we desire that the American Eagle, shall proudly spread its protective onions over lhe Republican soil of our South Western ne, ghbors. and that the British lion s13ll 4p driven borl; to his eo.fTirt Ie1 ' 0fI