The Arkansas banner., 1845-10-15
For He .llk0nsdS Bd88et. THEY'RE ALREADY AT TT ]!

MR. Unconstitutional think you would not have "set yourself back" nor done any harm to the cause of true Democracy" by publishing my last communication; yet, as it is your right and duty to judge of the merits of that for whose effects upon the party YOU are in some degree responsible, l submit, without grumbing, te your decision. Your publication of your own correspond- ence, last year, with Gov Yell, answered my purpose in part; yet in the absence of my remarks, upon that correspondence, is also absent the point and present connection and application desired to give the cir cumsiances of that correspondence.
 .Haig n'importst as lhe French say, l leave the past, and desire place for few words upon the pTegen ''signs of the tmes.2
 have headed my communication, Mir. Editor, with somewhat singular sentence; and lest you and your readers may be some what at a loss to understand it's meaning and particularly its application, ] will finish out lhis communication by explaining 1t.
 To men of any powers of observation, 1t has been sslcking ouf' very plain, that the WHlGs, without any regular candidates of their own, intend to take a hand, and play, what they and their allies consider, very deep gaae, in the next elections although the contest will nominaliy be between Dem ocrats. Y our correspondent "Piney," of Johnson county, spoke in allusion to 1t last week. He is entitled to the thanks of the Democracy for calling public attention to the subject My observation satisfies me .l. 4b z, 'ba Wings are moving "Theyre a7ready at a!'' And this is what l mean by the ex- pression Now, sir, do you doubt this as serlion? Does any body doubt it If SO, would ask the doubler just to look around, and find, if he can, single Whig who, if he takes any interest in politics, is not op- posed to the proposed Democratic conven- ton, and actively engaged in attempting to prerentit And why is this the case? Dem- ocrats should ask themselves this question Why are the Wings, who intend to run no candidates themselves, so anxious to pre- vent the meeting of Democratic Conven- tion3 And what IS the true answer? It can only be that the Wings desire the disorgan- i@att0n of the Democratic part; because if they can succeed in disorgaRiziag 1t, they are sagacious enough to see that their next and easy step will be to defeat it That is their grand object-the cherished hope of their hearts-the ardent prayer of their souls ; if, indeed, such men ever pray. But they know that if the Democracy meet in Con vention, the true state of affairs, the schemes of the enemy, and the best policy to defeat those schemes, will all be considered, ma- tured and executed; whereby, the glorious old Democratic war-cry of 'UNIoN, HAR- MoNY, and TRIUMPH !'' will be raised, with shout, which never yet was raised in vain in Arkansas; and that 1t will scatter to the winds the hosts of Whiggery-t together with any struggling squads ofmiserable allies they may have picked up by the way. They be- lieve that, fl they can keep the Democrats scattered, prevent their meeting in conven- ton and consulting together, they will be able to produe suspicion, dissension, and ir- reconcilable strife, within our ranks; and then, by attacking Us separately and ill de- tail, destroy us altogether.
 This, Mir. Editor, is their scheme. And I repeat, sir, "IHey're already at u!'
 Again, ask, do you doubt it. That this movement has begun, on a small scale it is true, have the means of convincing you, if you have not already seen it. l allude 10 the course of the ''Helena Shield" A very small affair, am aware sir. The very small lest, perhaps, of the whole editorial tribe, and the least worthy of respect. Yet even 'straws shew how the wind blows" Now, sir, this little Shield is a IVhig paper; yet We find 1t, thus early, out in opposition to the Democratic convention. The opposition of such tlingsas the Shield, as mere oppo- stlon, whether 1t come in front or rear, is not worthy of a second thought-is noth- ing. But, as indicating the spirit and pur- pose of the whig party, whose flag it bears. it is worthy of notice.
 Now, sir, what is the inscription upon this little ''Shield''? Read
 S'=We would suggest to the friends oi Col. Chester Ashley, that unless they keep a sharp lookout, Gor YcH will overreach them. Yell's friends seem to think that he is already in the U s. Senate, if we might judge from the confident tone with which they speak of Convention to selecta candi- date for Congress, as Gov. Yell's successor
 Gov. Yell certainly deserves to be elected to the Senate, because having been an office holder during the whole time of his resi- dence in this State, we are fearful that should his presen, term of office expire without his getting another, we might lose a valuable citizen Again, read
 ''45-We learn that one of the aspirants to Congress has been in this place and county for several days. We hope he has been suc- cessfal in his visit-and may the Democra- cy of Phillips have no trouble in naming their candidate for the high office which Coy. Yell disdaincd. Time was, when Democra- cy looked upon the Senate as the aristocrat- ie feature in our govGnment, yet Locofoco Gov Y ell, with his ''blushng honors thick upon him,n has so far forgotten his former state as to seek this aristocratic feature, and IS willing 10 receive 1t at the hands of a ''priuileged corporation" But we will do Archy the justice to say, that we never heard him accused of possessing SelEsacrifcine disposition.''
 Thus moves the ''strawn By whatswind is it blown? Here you sec denunciation ol Gov. YELL, and opposition to a convention, in the same breath.