Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-09-20
A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

were conscieniiousiy discharg'ng duty 10 tue
| Democratic party. Tho measure had only then
been proposed, by an anonymous correspondent
of the Arkansas Banner. We fel, certain iIen'
as we do now, that this correspondent u id o""s
gsaHs. coald be traced to some ono OF the "sPIr-
ants. who having no other claim upon the Democ'
rncy of Arkansas, think they could oui.sencrai
the more worthy and retiring. BY packing Con
ven,ion. Take away this Elusive hope, hope
fed alone BY their continual eiirontery, in speak
ing Of themselves, aud our word for it, COnven-
lion or no Convention, with them would be very
Indifferent subject. Such should be warned by
the example of one or two defeated osPran's'
| who drum,ned for a ConvenIioH-''an instructed
| Convention" in 1881. At the time we took
ground, we say. the subject had only been ag'taI'
ed by anonymous correspondents. nor have we
We, seen any decided indications from any other
source. For although tho Editor OF the Banner
seemed at frs: to YIELD ye; in his last paper he
acknowledges that. the correspondence has assum'
ed very impanmble shape to him. And we now
feel certain that the unscrupuIous sefshness dis
played by the correspondents, will compel him.
the Editor Of the Banner, TO administer 10 them
more decided rcbuke. Now let US see to what
the arrogance Of these "hoIfdozen nspir nts,
who dictate first, tha, Convention must be held;
secondly. ichca it musi be held and thirdly, de-
nounce all as nnti.dcmocratc who oppose it, will
lend They openly and undisguisedIy base the ma.
esy of the call upon the assumption that CO...
Ashley, democratic Senator, must be thrust
aside, to make room for Gov. Yell, IA democratic
Representative to the Senate. Bot says the
FayetlyiIle correspondent, who assumes to know
tho W hole ground, Gov. Yell being comfortably
provided for in odvnnce, there are half dozen
uspirants TO the Representative branch. No
doubt of it. And in order to provide for them
all, many of whom are scarcely ciii:eue-ed, We
should also thrust aside Sewer, and the whole
Supreme bench, and indeed all other honorable
officers in the State. 1t to prevent this kind
of scrambIing, and some of Evans aud Tuiicy''
kind of knlghl-errantry that we were desirous
that things shouId remain Just as they are. lla'
they so remained. who believes that one word o.
this whole squabbe had boen gotten up!
But this Fayetteville cspondcnt Of the Ban
ncr, assumes that it is publicly known that Gov
> Yell will not be a candidate for rc-cIcclon. Com
out Mr.. NoIoly, with your name in ords: lha
: we may hear from somebody who has heard tht
Gov. say so. We have not forgotten the contcs
= Of 1910, when a great deal of such proof was at
tempted against tho then incumbent. but withuu
effect. Gov. Yell having himself failed to sus
tain these correspondents, We take it as proof pos
live that he clearly understands these hypocriies
who have often denounced him, aud afterwards
stuck themselves TO his co1t-tail rs his exclusive
friends. But say lhcso cnn.ng anonymous cor
respondents, even should Gov. Yell be our canii-
date he ought to receive denomination by the
democratic pnrty.
| Now let us ask, is thore sincere iIicnd of
/ Gov. Yell in the State. who would advocate such
an absurdity! where is a precedent for such a
conrsel We have previously shewn that it is no,
to be found in the history of the democratic party
in this State. Nor is it to be found in tho nom-
nation of Presiden', since the adoption of Dem
! ocrntc Conventions. After the defeat of Gen.
Jackson in 1924, the democrats adopted him as
their candidate No Convention thought of put
ting him in nomination in 1882. In 1886, Con.
vcnson nominated Mr.. Van Burcn; but in lS40
when his prospects were waveing anda Com en-.
ton assembled at Baltimore to nominate candj-
date 10 the Vice Presidency, no one thought OF in-
suliiug him by comforting on him nominoolr
for reelection. The unanimous discrimination to
support him was implied. Some have urged that
! it is the practice in other Slalcs Let them bring
| forward examples when the incumbents had not
declined reelection. Do ihoy olIuIe to the case
OF Mcconnell, in AIabama? II So they should
remember the result TO the clique in that Demo
cratic State.
We utterly deny that the people 10 this section
Of the State have manifested any desire for such
Convention. under present circus.ancos. We
have only heard of two instances: oaG al aiiii5.
Cused candidate, and The other a retired poiti.
clan who undertook 10 dictate 10 the people in Lo-
gan's noighborhood, IN Pope CO., on his way home
r-o,, ;,,l, pnck IVn didn-, a,rp tbo, br ,v,s