The Arkansas banner., 1844-08-21

z hot unfrequently, prevaricated or denled, atE sthe suggestion of interest unguided by prin- Z 5ciple. Whereas, that which is written mustR a stand. for whatever it may be worth; and itsR aauthor can always be judged ot by It, and44 aheld responsible Nevertheless, m addiuohN
 dto the written declarations, which here pfe-E 2sent you, and by which shall ever be will K Bling to be judged, propose, also, toaddresss
 avou. in public speeches, as often as opportu- { gnitv shall allow, and that, too, in the presences sof my competitor, whenever and wherever iE E8shalI be able to meet him. A From a residence in Arkansas of some-E Nthino more than twenty-six years, durlngF awhich time have served the State in variousSS apublic capacities, my name is somewhat ia=g
 SmiliaTly known to the mass of the peoPie.-s a And if have not sought to make myselis
 s aconspicuous and distinguished, l have, ats
 Mleast acquired the humble reputation of posi-
 Hsessinr correct business habits Coming l1-a
 El to this Territory, then wilderness, WlthoQtH ,Smoney and without friends, the laculties,s
 Awith which my Creator had endowed mex .T were called into the most lahorious exerclse;a Band from my fifteenth year, have been, sos
 Afar as human agency is concerned, the arti-F ,Ssfcer of my own character and fortunes. lE
 Ham. therefore, one of the people-a Demo-E crat in feeling, in principle, and by practlce.s sThus, I may justly, and do with pride, elafms ,a to be one of the pioneers and working menE
 Nof Arkansas-one of those who aided in re- -a ,saclaimng tAe beloved soil of our gallant StateS lafrom the wildernesS-one whose home iss Nwiihin her bosom, and whose interests, hopess .Mand happiness are all centred and involved ins
 Aher prosperity. Is pass from this outline sketch of my perl -asonal relations towards the people of Arkan-I 7s3 sas, to brief exposition of my views of Ma.
 Mtional politics; the latter having come to bel
 aequally important with the former, Tn estlma-
 1tine the qualifications of all aspirants to of. l3fice, whether under the Federal or State go-; fayernment Having already declared myself eato be a member, l, of course, profess thel ,NCreed, of the Democratic party. What isl sNthat creed? In answer to this question, | ssbeg leave to quote Resolution which wasI Unanimously adopted by the DemocraticI saState Convention, which assembled at Littlej -mRoek, in December last l had the honor, oEof being a member of that Convention, andI cAof introducing that Resolution. It Is in theI t7lolowing words:
 -g t.RgSolced, That this Convention hold the tSsfollowing to be the creed of the Democratic yaparty of the United States, in regard to the' -amatters mentioned, and desire the committed disappointed to prepare the public address to Hthe people of Arkansas, to embody and set 1t eAforth in that address "A strict construction -Iof the Constitution of the United States; and, ' Sconsequently, uncompromisng opposition to oaa National Bank; to a protective Tariff; to
 ,ainternal improvements by the General Go5 sIvernment, within the several States, except
 Hfor purposes clearly national and necessary;
 tito the distribution of the proceeds of the eSsaes of the public lands, to the assumption lA Aor payment of the debts of the several States, eaby the General Government. And farther.
 Ethat the representative Is bound to obey the -ainstfuctions of his constituents; and still far aHther, that an Independent Treasury, such as
 ,at the extra session of Congress, Ill 1911, re-
 tspealed, should be adopted and established by a.our General Government D
 aa This hold to be the creed of the Demo- lEcratc party, in relation to all the matters em- ysbraeed in the Resolution. fully and cor
 EdialIy subscribe to it. A mere declaration nSto this effect, may, by some, be deemed amply lasufiicient for this occasIon; and in regard to eMmost of the subjects enumerated in the reso- tSlution, it may for the present, suffice. But esupon the subjects of National Bank, and
 rsa Protective Tariff, propose to give .'rea- sson for the faith that Is in me;o particularly 7,aas he, whom l am now to regard as my ItHcompetitor for office, has been long and ac-
 estively engaged in the discussion of these two oHsubects, before the people; thus, promulga-
 eating doctrines, involving tue powers of the iraFederal government, the rights of the States
 eMand the public policy, which 1 consider not nMonly unsound and erroneous, but of danger
 Aous tendency, if allowed to go unexposed 9 ,@and uncontroverted.
 sA And first, of
 ,il NATIONAL BANK.
 VI am opposed to the establishment of e yHNational Bank. First Because the Consti. ysuton of the United States does not confer i-Fupon Congress the power to charter such ar '-Amshtution. This, apart from all considera- s-Afons of policy and expediency, should settle t-athe question with all enlightened and pat.
 t,srotic minds; for if the Constitution is of any lsRworth and validity at all, 1t must be so, by s, sbelng duly maintained in its full force and hamtegrty. And this maintenance forbds the 1tseXerclse ot powers which 1t does not grant, $, s,sas imperatively as it exacts obedience to its s,Npositive commands. There is strongly isSmarked, and vitally important characteristic. o-awhich pervades the whole Constitution. l-Swhich those, who undertake to interpret that ,ssacred instrument, should constantly.bear in .ssmind:-It is a series of poSitiUe and express
 -agrants of power, for specific purposes, to the .-S Federal government, constituting the federal
 -Scompact; and not system of restrictions, or -aprohibtory rules, sell-imposed upon that go- fAvenment, as upon sovereign, voluntarily hAyieding up portion of its rights, and which, l @ln the absence of such restrictions, might le- yagltlmately exercise all power. Reference to esthe Constitution itself will clearly establish -athls proposition, There 1t will be found that -5of all the provisions, necessarily very nume-