Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-09-06
CONVENTION.

munIcatl IONS III the BahneI Ptopos"S :" -"
S,a,e Convention at Little Rock 10 nominate a
candidate for Congress. We fear that such a
course will produce much embarrassment bring
discord into our ranks. and tend TO destroy The
harmony so happily existing among the demoera'
cv of this State. We can scarce imagine by
what authority these persons profess to oci. N
nil other States convention is brought about by
the action of the people in their primary ASSEM-
Dlies and never is one called in any other Way'-t
Yet, the correspondent Of the Banner assuming
that the power of calling q convention Oe'ons1
wholly to anonymous writers in the papers ios i
sooth, warns the people against tie action oil !Hei
only power tina, has the authority 10 call such a
convention, viz the meetings of the peopIo-'Nis
is very rich We are opposed to any such cal
Of convention, unless demanded by the voice o.
the people. regularly called together in their pri'|
mary assemblies for that purpose. II is only an
extreme case that would justify the call OF c0N
yon,ion of The democratic party.
Again, what this convention would have to do
with the nomination of U S. Senator is more than
we cnndiyine. Yet, the question Of a conveh-
ton or no convention must be discussed with the
understanding that his friends (Gov. lclFs) In'
tend that he shall be put in nomination for the So
nate" says the Bannor.' We would cnQoiFeI
who it is that has the right to say must, with re-
ference 10 such course. If done by authority.
then suppose that the convention IS not to be
wha, it proposes, viz: TO nominate candidate for
Congress. We should like 10 know By what au-
lhori,y the writer says that the question OF con-
voBlion or no convention mus, be discussed with
the understanding, that his friends intend that he
Gov. Yel) shall bo placed in nomination for the
Senate I" We know Gov. Yen sufficiently well
10 say that he will never suffer his name to be
used except at The wish of the democratic party.
We know ton, that " Gov. Yell is al the disposal
Of his party, that if they say 10 him, you must
continue our delegate in Congress, or yon must
serve the State in tho Senate of the IT, States, OF
you must retire into private life, he will acqni'
CISCO and continue in either event tho samo faith
fuI advocate of dcmocrQcy.'
! We arc opposed to the whole matter; First
as being vol circulated 70 givo oar whig alvcr-
saros an opportunity to profit by the divisions
thus called up; Secondly, because We believe II
to be the wish of by far the greater part of the
democratic party that our present delegation re
main exactly as ii is. Segier and Ashley in tbt
Senate, and Yell in the House this not Il mere
r surmise, but we have actual and undouLtcd assu
RANGES from prominent men in more than half
tho counties in tho State that such is public opn
, ion.
We hope that no further oio!s will DC made Il
call convention unless by county meetings duI.
called together fresh from the people," for tha
purpose, and until Gov. Yell himself declines pub
Iicly being . candidate for reelection, whicl
lie will scarcely do against the wishes of nearI,
tho whole party; we are unwilling to do any thln!
towards supplanting him in tho office he holds by
the viii of the people, or to do any act tha! wou'
cause a suspicion that We doubt his popularity
with the people, or his fitness for the Office tha
he now h6Ids. Andto concuuu " { WIN cou ur,o,
Gov. Yell 10 say wheiher he declines being a cqa
diiate for reelection 10 The Office he noe holas Of
motif he says s. that lie is no candidate for any
Office, that ho is in the hands of his friends anc
viii take whatever station may be assigned him. .
Then VIC say that does not decline, and that the
people have already decided that he shall remain
where he is. If he does decline let him 81 so in
the pubic papers, then and not till then shall we
believe in the necessity Of a convention, and ad.
voGate the calling Of one.