The Arkansas banner., 1844-07-24
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TOT tle s3f7iansas Banner CRAWFORD COUNTY.
Fort Smih, June 25th.

ChA ORD COUNTY.
 Fort Smih, June 25th, 1874.
 DocToR BoRLAND-Dear Sir:-Iast Sat qrday was the day appointed by tbe candi. nd; dates to address the citizens of this county. at Van Buren. Much to the regret of tIe Democrats, Dr. Chapman was at Ozark -toe uh"ell 10 illl his appointment Dr.. Gibson was lhere' and addressed the people, at the Court=house, i'll the afternoon. In the beoin. nlng of hls speech, he discussed national po- lillcs; and, Ill the true federal whio spirit advocated National Bank, Protective Ta- flif, Distribution, and OPPOSED tle i,Bmedjote a'neea5'o@ ot Ie1as. On the former of these topics It IS unnecessary for me to tell you What he sad, as you have heard him. Rut cannot refrain from giving you sketch of his views on the Texas question lie set out with saying that no one was more anxious than himself, to see Tcras aaacncd 5ut. il must be done at coHUeatent SCISSOR. and on Constitutional grounds He did not. how ever, tell when that s!conyenient season.: would come nor did he shew that the Con- $ttf'Stton had any thing to do with the aues- ton He was not willing, he said, to risk our own dear Union, for Texas And would like to know, who is? His objections to immediate annexation were the widest and most ehimerieal you can imagine. He said that the belief that Engiand hadsny idea ol treating with Texas, was the greatest humbuo of the agei To give force 10 his cause. he then turned ato1mist. He said that when En- gland acknowledged the independence of Texas, she supposed that Texas was capable oi maintaining her independence; but that. by proposing to sell herself to the U. States. she had forfeited all her tile to independence Now came his patriotic fears for our deor Union Suppose. said he, that at this very tIme, while we are negotiating with Texas. England should buy Texas from Mexico In such an event, unless we abandon our clam, we involve ourself in a war with Fng- land, With Mexico, and probably with old oPan England, always jealous of our ri- sing greatness, migM incite the wild Indians, on our Western border, to deeds of violence -ne'gh stir lip the handful of sayages yet remaining in Florida and, then, was 1t not Pro6a6le that ERgland mighi conquer and sa5due the United States ' ou may well conceive the sentiments of contempt and disgust with which an assemblage of Ameri- can ireemen received the avoWal of such mis- erable and craven fears, as some considered them, or such a shallow and pitiful attempt to gull the people, as they were regarded by others. t was difficult to say which was most to be admired-Dr. Gibson's familiarity with English policy, (which some thought had come to him through d prirate letter from Queen Victoria, his knowledge of interna- uonal law, and relations, or his patriotic con- fdence in the strength and courage of the American people He is certainly a prodigy i'll these matters. forbear farther comment: 1: and only mention these things as all, i'll order that the honest of all parties may sec how weak the cause must be, which requires such miserable and dastardly subterfuges to sustain ii.
 The Doctor then turned 10 State politics. After few remarks about common schools, he launched into his favorite subiect-abuse and denunciation of Col. SEVER. ' You, also, have heard him on this subject; so will moi trouble you with his disgusting vituperaton and islander He attempted to make the peo- pie believe that he felt no personal ll-will towards SEvIR; but 1t was obvious to all that hls sole motive consisted of the bile and bit terness with which his heart was filled. He took to himself great credit for his course in. the last Legislature. It should be the wish of every pariot that the time may shortly come when all who insult the people by seek ing office by such means, may be secuted from society. How gross an insult for man to say-elect me to the highest office at your disposal, because l have gratified my feelings of personal hatred and revenge, by attempting to blast the reputation of an honest and worthy public servant, who has served the State long and faithfully Yet thisis. in effect, the plea, and the only plea, upon which Dr. Gibson asks the people to make him Gov emor of Arkansas.-He then went onto abuse .NayerS by calling him Serier'S travelling bully; and charged him with lalsehood and detraetion. Truly the Doctor, as great as he imagnes himself, and Jig as he is, has ra- ther ''over-cropped himsell,n ill attempting to break down every democratic candidate in every county. His hands have been full, long since, with his own affairs His tbrcc ho@rS' speech has had the effect to make the friends of Col, Sevier still warmer in his sup port
 The democrats of this county were never more united and jealous, nor in better spirits. Like veteran soldiers, they will march in solid phalanx to the Polls-and their success is certain. The whigs, marked as they are with the pluck stripe of federalism, will find no favor with the honest, patriotic, and en- frightened citizens of old Crawford 1 will write you again soon, and am
 Respectfully your friend, ***.
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 GREEN COUNTY, July 17th, I644.