Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-10-04
THE CONVENTION AGAIN.

IN the expediency or inexpedency Of assembagc on
the eth OF January next which shall select ior t'e'
sentvc to Congress candidate. In the course Of '"'S
editorial the "Banner" hasa few words to say oil US
We IL answer them anon. meanwhile giving our views
Of the Convention and the reason why we oppose H.
A Convention should be resOred /" only IN case OF ex-
treme necessity. when the very life of the party hangs
upon some decisive harmonious and united action, and
when from the multiplicity Of asPirants who are un.
willing TO yield what they consider "claims" upou the
voters the party stands in great danger OF defeat
Such state does not exist, and the principles o!
democracy are opposed to calling Conventions, when
tas the history of the last election concIusrcly
prove at best they but faint and uncertain eSPos
tors Of the will of the people.
| We maintain that Conventon is wholly ir.
expedient and useless--for shall the democratic party
assemble body of men select candidates upon every
and any real or probable vacancy in office? We have
had fair opportunity of learning the wish of the Pco-
plc and far that knowledge extends find that
they do not desire Convention, for the that it
is too expensive necessary and that occasion at
all now demands it, The people satisfied with Col
Ashley hskas done his duty well and ably in the SEN
ate and hs promise is exceedingly bright; he will do
much more if retained and they desire to try him
We guide ourselves by these wishes of the people,
geher with other named reasons when oppose
Convention, because look to the peoples wishes and
not that clique ciques who style themselves the
'organized democracy" and charge with "prefcr.
ing the narrow interests of selfish persons, rather than
the enlarged welfare of the people" 1t is through
very dislike TO disorganiEaton in the party, through
wish to meet the wishes of the people, that we OPP
pose this practice of convenng bodies of solicitors up
IL !
we are disorganisers Is it sol We satisfied with
present delegation in Congress, the people arc, and we
have no wish whatever to humor the aspirations Of
every politician by calling Conventions to select from
among them person whose desire to oust SEN
atOr Representative from his scat for their own
filling But not they who call for such Conven-
ton when there necessity the disorganizersl Are
they not dsregardng the party for the promotion of
"selfsh individuals"
Col Ashley has represented US well, with honor,
and we and the people donot think it democratic
principle to turn men out of office by eecng others
their heads when their services the State have
been great and bid fair to be much greater. AS an
'old Settler" has said in his letter the Banner"
Col Ashley is 'alentcd man, and to &C. Cs" query
OF "eui b0n0?" answer that it to the end that
the people might fully know how brilliantly, sltsfac
torly and successfully Col. Ashley had maintained the
honor and interest of his State, and how galIanty he
had defended the principles Of his party upon every
occasion. We want men in the Senate who are "ta-
cntcd"-that is the place for such men, such men arc
Coils, Sewer and Ashley.
As TO selecting candidate for Representative in
Congress- and the people sec necessity of holding a
Convenio, we would suggest that they select from
their own number Is there not one farmer, prlcti.
CAL intelligent farmer among all voters who car
represent in Congress! Arc the high Offices in th,
State TO be portioned out TO political wrapgers
whose sole aim IS 10 benefit s6f and not :hc pCopiof-
Must we have lawyers in all our offices, from a repre-
sentative TO our State Legislature, to tie Congress
the U. States? Are the farmers be eternally led b,
the lawyers, do they not possess one man among
them who is able and worthy to represent them in Con
gress! How many Of you have been living in Arkan
twenty, fifteen, ten years and had no Office bu
have been represented entirely by lawyers many o
whom have only been among you year or two?
What say you, farmers to this? Shall the lawyers
continually strive and wrange for the honor of repre-.
senting you, while men of your own number equally o.
more intelligent, thought Of If there must
be u Convention, then, 10 nominate a candidate fol
Congress, let it be agrculturss gathering; let The
idrUeTs meet ana sCicct man from their own number
to represent them, who will attend fully faithful
ly and ably TO the interests of the farmer TO agricul
tural measures, one who will always remember and ad
vocato the farmer. To such Il representative we will
most Leaitliy give our vote, believing it to be well be-
slowed the "orglnz.d dsm)cacy to the coltrlry not
withsanding. 'Ts under the standard of the farmer
that we have enlisted and his is no Iittc banner -
We wish tosce him in the halls of Representation 4
though the disappointment Of the political, selfish and
ambitious asprant be kccny bitter in consequences VIC
wish to sec the farmer and his interest promoted first
for he lis the ''strcngth and buwark" Of the State
When speaking Of lawyers we only aIuic to the pol.
itcian9 who make that trade; not by any means de.
string to di<Paragc the honorable profession: for worhcr
men arc found among no class of people than among
thcm but it is time thai some intelligent farmer should
represent who would regard with hawks eye the
agricultural interests Of this STATE Do you not say
SO, farmers?
The 'Banncr" speaks of change Of cGtors IT'S
true thai the former editor Of this paper has retired
from it and left it in hands, hut we know that were
he at the helm of this paper course would have
been precisely what it has been with this difference
only, that it would have been more ably conduc ted
The "Banner" in noting this change makes quite 4
pretty paragraph abouour delivering the party brok
in spirit bound in fcters, utterly powerless into