The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-28
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 ms NsN 1ssk wiag sf e escs will, M tlsala. urge ia she ssxt esAsaalien ihs sIsins tf her iavoriie son. Mf. WaioH4 hsyipg tsken fts. Folk sa his sheniasfB is ths eanvasa of iels -l thereby securing hEs Alselien. which depended .. tons spts ths s9sns.
 Psnnsyivsnias favored son haslong bssn kept h she baek etusnaa alIksugh that stale has always been end ao aeabt is still essentially dsrocfasic, fearful deasngFsfipns were exhibited in the seeent slecaess ssssiag eut q shs desiructIsa ,P-' Dh ihe recommendation cf tts administration of tha protective syassm su,ne sstenaiops in the Aisiriba i'm sf high taspgs. ppsmptea ky policy, as wsllps just fessra q Ms. BsrBsANak's claims and 6tness io ll ss highest eee in lhs gift sf hts party, may piece hiI4 h tls front rank h tie eonventien-
 siissleaF. toO. although affoutief Sta,s, hss eag borne aAa hekt pnd hafshen eF ihs day Atnotins. has te politics sT ihis dsmousstic sisis been auss. iiohed. Un1eg ihe Ieai of saeh asialesmail a TRcmAs Hs BxRTos, who l,as eajoyed his ssra- torisl hoaeu form mOrs thah gaarter of . eehtnFy -and wilh slishl exceptions in the distinss'ished part hss piays hs has been as true to bis party ss the Aeadie b tho pole. Bot the exceptions ie whieh slnsioA ls made, are of too recent date to be iosgstfta just now. ~ I
 Mf. UAInsux. wlss in fines past. seemed to speak faF sni io bs haskenss ss. sasy by s. Csro- ina. Appears tt tihvs sisxwa around him marksdas- tsnfcn, ffeas mat sf ts slave statsa. rsupasatofy to making ap sssclioasl issue which we fer many ofhis fssends ssiiss..st pssmaimsiy to lissteh, for his sspeeist asersndisemeas. But his recent strange eoarss to say the Iesss of it. In withhold ing his support to var, evidently growing ont of his tasosiss measure of anncxsiion, must bs eoa- sidersd by sil thinking men. aa ambitious weak ness peculiar to himseE aadhis sabseqaept defsAce of his course, the yeriess special pieading Althe ge believe he deserseL severe rebake. we do not think the casiigation of Ar. Benton at al just, coming from the night aaaher Ses ia the cesrse of the policy q the spysFnment involving annexatiop ard the war that followed. not ss natural eoase. quenes. but as the happening of q eontihgesey, growing out of that nessuse by the aid of eouhi- nation cf ferumstsnees, ihe least Of which was not that Mesico had been nistaken in British policy regarding her rights to Oregon and its mainten- asee; Sir. Beniou was equally ineensissent, and displayed amhition of character eqaslly reckless Of party union and correct national policy, as did Ms, Calhoun. When Beoton opposed. Calhoun urged annexation; wilea Benies came into the measares of his party, and proposed vigorous pro- seeation of the sar, Cslheua baeksd est. thereby displaying the part of each. if not Of over ambi ton. at leAst disregard of aAioa in priueple and psaeiiee. This wilh inc evident onisoas moves oa e pari of she great Carvliniaa favorable to the riews en,ertained by shs enemies offhs democratic party msy. ss in the ease of r. Benton, place bis claims to prcmosioa---so . remote Pesicd. That be has high claims aoae ~ili Aoabts bat that they aow stand in abeysnce. is equally certain.
 Daring the three days struggle for . nomination It tha Baltimore Convention. no one whose claims have not already beea waived, fgured more con. spieuous thaa the Aea. LEWIS CAss, of Michigan. The mediate ease cr Hir. Polks success, and the innediate caase. perhaps. Of Me. Van BuFea's fai. lure. IS tsaceable 10 the Populafity of Mir cass i; who. as man holding thigh place the affections of the north.westera people; citizen soldier. a pioneer. . starssman, and . diplomaust-ha,i iay served his country wsih distinction in the iied in cabinet. and in foreign eourts--a democrat from principle and from early associatisns-and true to his party, unlike most statesmen he was not ostra- eised by his distant service at the eoart of France His abiliiieswe n the exercise of has distant functions. no, only displayed to the full satisfaction of his OWL coantVmen. but extcrted the admiration of civilized governments. Among the towering lnea of csr natioa Lewis Cass is less factionist peAAPs. than any stier-slways trae to his party; aAd sthext taking into consideration his geosrsph. ica position, it Is believed that he is cmphaiieay the choice of the people. And, so far sswe feel disposed to indicate choice, in favor of one man over anotker. in advance of the decision of Dem ocratie convention, we shall, under all the c;rcu- stances. award 1t to Nr. cAss.
 The extract below from Mexican paper must be encouraging to those opposing the war, and should be a fresh incentive fer she wide distributioa of the speeches of rso., Corwin. aad simAar anti-war documents. S"By an arrival from New Orleans, we hare been placed in possession of late pa- rers Irou the Uni,ed States, and a msiority -of thnm magaaainousiy dcaosace and eos- "dems she ear agaiastti.is country, as .iafa- mo&s, aaaoly and nasigAie0ysn 9- .Danial Webster, the most liberai and enlightened statesman of the country, sass that the expenses of ilie var are over shaif . million of dollars day. and he has intro duced resolutions into the Sena,e to impeacA ike cosrarIty James K Polk, and fxya him oxt ef e&ee. Thoss snorthera harhsrians' cannot cary on uais war very long. at ihis rate; and Mr, Webster dessrces Ae 'ikanks sf ths scheis -Msricas aaiioa fer the aable stand he has taken on tho side of light sAd isasice l! Arise, Mexicans, and drive the inxaders from our soil!
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