The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-25
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 70 J sl. TEBBEfTS A. Rusr. Esq.
 House of Representatives
 ] sPssi expetsenre has eviaeed she Jndxe's xnreess in undertakings of no or5taayy eisSr- arier." l. is seSSsless tIaas aoue of those un- dessaksrgs called into reqaisisspn isoaiay for coaniiag aosrs Of computing numbers, l believe have enureiy exruiFsiea n.y. seaf from the impafasien wl.iEss gsdre F.. without esissg ssiy nsnes has by szsimaafien, attempted io cast upon me Humble as uav { political career has been tn this SAle. my naBe has beenso bdsnsIfed, wiih some of asse questions which have engaged much of ta.e public attention, within the last four years, as hoi. hope, 10 leave me entirely siFsnges te $ great many oG yoa. II thought \ neres- safy. ssew. 10 axow iisaf l am Dernccsaa lg wuuld eerqainly be mat presampsnOsls ia ssse 10 piasenI uY name to you for your sntFra- ges Tor so responsible aad distinguished an office. az a seat in Congress. liFpsI that my participate :, ia she IsegIslasioa d our Smss. Tor four years past. has afforded sasieie4as evI- deace oF ihe paiitiesl Taish tinai hold, This has leea always tise same. linherisej ii from my ancestors through several generations ] past, and haze never had occasioa to fepudi- ate or modify ii; on :he contrary, my own judgment and experience have tended to coD- firm nae in she political doctrines tissi were iueulcated in my youth. have 10 iaronsis- tenries ;n apologies foE--no political sosneE- sets la exp4sin away. Hence, when have said that am Democyaf. moi as distinguished geaiieman said of himself, day ar two aga, of s- s76. 9 only. but cf 'l6 and ,36. and ,24. my political creed is as fully eomprehended by brothers of the irpe faith, as if had wrii- ten voisme npon the subject To 20 iaIo a discnssiea q ,he greai questions which have, for long time, been the political land marks whsrh have divided the two great par ties of ,he country To erhume the buried ..obs0leie ideas'' of the Bank. the Tariff, Ihe annexation Ol Texas. and iniefal isnnnexs- menf by the General GogeTE.uaeni- n it's ia- iiltidinoBs sense, to adauce all the argument. against ihesr rnsasnras. which have been ste reotyped, uniIi they are ss familiar to every 1 reader of tlie public joeruals. as household words, would be as tedious xs a .sthrice told isIe.'' While save myself the iiss and irou- ble. sgsre you snch aa inaiction.
 i There IS one question. noi ol party char ae,er, upon which, should have the good fortune to be elected. | nszy be called upon l 10 aci ] ailude io our relations with Mexi- co. Hamaniiv. as well ss she interest oi our nation. imperaiisely demand, that the war, now waged by our Government against her. should be prosecuted with the utmost rigour. Peraaious, irearherous, and incapable of con ceiying lilai any government rovld be arin- l nsed hy a magnaa'mnlis motive. she has mis- taken ihe cleusency ol tsse Unssed Ssaaes for eowsrdice. and. instead of avsiiing herself of that anirabie and pisiianihropic disposi- oa which eur Government. in ihe conscious ness of ils power, veainrei to indulge she has consieufd these manifestations lnio weak ness or deubf as fo the Gnai result The policy of the Cniied States is certainly to concentrate sufficient force io strike ae- cislse blow at some vital pari of our foe. whfch wBil Secide ihe contest al once. " nsaid, mostly eheehuiiy. vote whatever ap- psoPFI4iian might be necessary 10 carry iato effect such B policy
 | wORid insist upon the establishment oi such foris upna The frontiers. and sudA garri- sons. as wos.d protect onr ciiizsns, in ihai seciion of the Staie. from ibe Indian depre- 6aiions aRd disturbances, to Nhich they have brea for many years % grieVnnsly suhlecI, and secure 10 lhem ilse isenQul prosec Uiiou of Gheir vocAlion-.
 \ subject of the deepest interest, 10 3 large number os ocr ciiizeas IS tie Improvement oi the rs~ira;ion of ,snr Rivers and Bayons. and the eoasifuciioa of ssch ievies upoI' some of them. as will reclaim, by securing from overflow, millions oi arres of lsnd. EhIri, are al present utterly worthless. but a onId thereby bs rendered inc most valuable fn lhe world.
 1 While would advocate a strict ccn..roc lion of our FedeIaiaC Constitution. and would he Jar from excs cising. ia Ieg;sls;ise cspa- eRy, power Il did not delegaiet to me- con- eeIve the Fighf of our Government io beslow moaey aud make appropriations for such ohleris,--ai least, Shile she has as interest Iu the psbiie domain. SO clearly demonstrated by NIT. Calhoun. the most enlightened states saan Of lhe coaasry and of the age. as so pa tie question beyond cavii os 1ehais. Fnoai ike exhausted state of our Treasury, and ihe cont nsed demands upon n, from Ihe state of our foreign relations. the asly rational I means by which these ohjects could be a.- ,a.ned. would be a eession fs' ihe State of all as rart of the public lands, in the vscini.s of such improvements \ measuFe. fo ihis effect. would be sustained by N hzierer abiiiiy could hriag b my ald, and an esrnesuses. Ina, would, al iessi, PFere. ihe sincere iuie- rest ] iesi in Il.
 ! The graduation oi the psice of Inc pnhlsr lands. and their fiDal eess,on 10 the S.ate 90 sernmenis, within which they Iie, is a uca. sure of noshing more than naked jnsiaee ic those governments, which has airrady bees too icng delayed Ia conclesion. Gellow-ciiiEeHs. these mee- sures. Io which rhaye had tune but brieiy to allusle. and sh c.hers that vouid promote tise best tnieress of eus common eountry, ans eentsure, ID any degree. 10 the welfare ant