The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-25

election of members, they can all be 1asr"e'ea DS their several county constituencies to choose a'i'i the prominent aspirants, which instructions h0 Democrat will disobey-and that the emergencies of the times. embracing prominently tde sgjety @"0 future tutegriy of lie party, may require tie actment of the scenes of the last DemocFa'i' i'1- tional conyention-that is, the selection oi "eF Amnn Stare not, Mir Editor the rlght-thihfNth5 > undinchine rank and file of the party, Gas atl lll- formed ! are now fast taking this direcuon' II has occurred to me, further, that in thls narrowing down of the Senatorial contest to Messrs AShiey and Yell there is direct imputaon upon the many other worthy, intelligent, competent, and taiei'eo members of our party in ali sections of the S'a'e' who have claims upon the favorable notice of our party, Tn selections for office, equal to those ol ei ther of the two magnates above named, Il we LOOK to purity of principles and efficiency in acuoh- although they are not men who have heretofore hed prominent offices, and fattened upon the puhHc spells. Arkaasas-and especially it's democracy are in ptiabie plight, indeed Il among her thou- sands of Democrats, two only can be found worthy to be voted for by her next assembly, as U. ,, 1 Senator! To carry back my thoughts in this con
 
 counties, Yell men or Ashley men for the Leglsia- ture will be seen.-Suppose you select men Ill seF eral counties committed to Col. Ashley, and they are elected to the assembly suppose that boF' Yell's friends succeed in tie same way, in other counties. Suppose further, that the Wings succeed in elccting their usual gaaEd Now, Ii the Legs Ia,ure be, say one half whig-or; if with decided majority, the Democratic members be nearly equal Iv divided among themselves, OH this question, the effect will be to give the Wings in the assembly the bower of deciding acho shall De Senator: and, let me ask, is any Democrat prepared to see such spectacle? I imagine not. In this supposed con dition of the Legislature, the evil would not stop here. To which ever side the Whigs leaned, they would expect from 1t, in return, some concession in the distribution of State offices within the gift oi the Legislature; and thps through the folly oi the Democrats there would be fixed the entering 'eedge of whggery, which might, ultimately, rive the or gaaizafion of our party You will perceive, Mir Editor, that I look beyond mere present eBeets-l seek to compass the uHimate results Of such causes No honest Democrat will ever sacrifice, ol even en danscr tha asccndancy of his party, for temPor@3 Q3r4qt.oez: and, above all hc should scorn to achieve success by compromising lis political principles, ol pafty associations
 Some may object that am frightened by mert iglaouts of the imagina' oa, and that argue uPel bare possibilities. 1 cannot agree with such There Is imminent danger, to my mind, in this con test The passions of individuals are becoming toC much aroused the fires Of faction are i1anihe l themselves in flame thlt may consume us; anf tie monster, Diseord, alecadyb oldly crecs his hid eous. front in our camp. The true friends of de- noefaey should calmly take q survey of the dan e1Is by which we are surrounded and their wis dola and virtue should apply the corrective. "EF erytbins Tor the cause, nothing for men," shoHle now be the motto of our party Were these thing done, would have no fears; and hope would talk the place Of deep solicitade and concern.
 A great party ought never to be divided nroI questions merely personal. Ther bond of anioi should be of d higher, nobler character than man worship. It should be Principles And whel among the many worthy, standard bearer is elee 1 ted, spirit of compromise, of concession, of for bearance, should always prevail If the good o the et3ie pariy requires that talented member o our party should lore5o, for the time being, Iii claims he ought chaerlalIy to comply. If the in temperate zeal of iudiscreet friends preclude th selection of particular eent!enaa, his duty is t bow to the substitution of some other If the safe ty of the patty require the quiet "shclving" of al those vho through hattery or merit had daeme themselves the special objects of notice for partic uiar offices, they, as Democrats are bound to abid the judgment of the people. No one will attelnp to con.rovet these positions, apprehend; and, they be correct, think the impolicy of selecting as members of the Legislature, the agoWed friend of any gentleman, will be manifest In my iads mant, the tr5 coarsc is, to select in every count aad district, the strongest, raostintegent, and pop ular men of oar party, as candidates for the genera assembly, Eiecttaem as democrats. who will obe Instructions After the eectioa is over, let the peo pe ot the several counties express their preference and, have no doubt, those preferences will b reflected by the representatives. If conlerenc among tha democratic members should demonstrat that neither Col. Ashley nor Gov. Yell could b elected, then let the wisdom and the patriotism the legislature make a choice from the many woI tly gentlemen Of the State. The ..sober secon thoHzaf' of the democracy of Arkansas, will az prove the conduct of the legislature.
 deem it unworthy and improper to notice tn eriminatons and recrminations of the friends Mes3rs. Ashley and Yell Nor do think it jud cious to sctu up claim for any portion of the stat 10 The next United States Senator Neither can consent to touch upon the ways and means by whc the cenre and the south have, as a general ru
 managed 10 monopolize the representation in tI
 House of representatives of the United States, her, tofore, as well as to secure tAe two Senators of tl United States. Suffice il to say, h.at when our tin does come, Of which, by tine way many of ol friends, in these parts, hare greet doadts), we, tife North will indulge thchope, that our long io baaIance, and universal support of candidates fro other paris of the State shall cnttle us to partc
 patton in these-tono7s, equal to our just claims al commensurate with the time of enjoyment of the franchises by our political friends of the other se
 lions Of the State.
 Starting ont with the declarations which I ha, : made, in the commencement of my communicable deem it unnecessary to reiterate my freedom fro f all untriendy intentions towards any gentleman our party who has been spoken of, as a candida
 for the federal Senate. Iou very well know M