The Arkansas banner., 1847-08-30


 Ing diplomatic eorze~pondence with the Veleran negoriators of the most polished court of Europe; or in laying down rhe course tn which ihe ship csf s4ase should be Sseeret', there Is ID man in She Union, who can be more iDpiiealy relied on. wiaA eer- tasnty of having hoaor conferred upon hss country. and the highest enromiams pNssed nPon himself In lhe keids of ba1le. of sgrarnitnrr. or of polite iiseranres in the wIcs ranges of philosophy. of history. or of politics; is ihe camp a. the enurf, or bv the fre-side; in fhs log-hahiR oT he western pio.e-r. the wir1nHm of the InGiza. or ihe splendid hail of regAl wealth. Gen Cass IF equally s-si home- He hes studied man in every station and condition of lsfe. and knVws how io appreciate his Iaee And. { consequently, whether ii tse the plalrs. un- l pretending farmer or mechanic the learned and gifted sfndeni. or the subtle and eal- eBlstsng dIp3omasiss and politician all wiil flnd IF him worthy and extimasIe eonnpaa- iona man for hfk fellow man, whn Is frank and communicative as an assorfaae, and who is vel waichfsl aad gEArsled, when the oc- casicn calls for those iraIlS of character. ! Gen. Csss has always manifested. Tn ihe performance oF the high duties eoRaahitaed 10 1 hisn. the E9goi. scgiFiiy- and rheerfalness of youth; combined wfih ihe pradeace, tue sagseiiv. and inc isdoFn of sage experience ln none oi the important irnsls committed to him has he ever iaileS; bat. on the eoa- trnry. he has txeegtea every iFnSi- in a man. ner beyond the most sanguine expectations q al. has lsepds. He has manifested o0ar- age In9omifshle; industry uBceexiag labor untlring; and irmness ans5aksH,-wi9tl sDar- nahimity Of soul, aud modesty of preteHlion, highly cultivated literary 21aste- and refine neni of thought snd ot teelnag. unsurpassed by sny rnan- And. as ii respects Fnsny ef these qualities, hew could II he ctherwise: l: He Is emphsiicslly, though man for his country. q asexfgTn 8sGa. And had he pos sessed less ef natural ahilIiy thaa was mani tested n hts eariv lae. fhe rery fsct of hav- ing ecEn0leBcFd his career n lhe '. esi. H hlie Il was fn hts infancy. would have gole far, 10 make htn u1an--in all the esseuiiais oi greatness. truly great Her mlghiy. and even as vet bni partially dsTelopeJ resources, her mighty eforis- and her stiil more mighty achievements 1er mighty rirers; her free dom from those res4alnis bai too well cal calaieql 10 letter ahs human mlad im older cuEnmunigles; her necessities. requiring that all The gre2tes; fscaliles of man should be brought lHio reqaistlicn; her uaqnesaoaea aud ppques:luaahIe patriotism the manly independence cf thought gnd of sct,on. which pre-erBineTfly chaIacIeryze her pepg- iatIoa-aii these considerations are la them eE3ra= If hIs mind possesses bus inc germ cf thsa attribute
 Ia speaking of Gen Cass as a western man, however. would Rct ne understood as fnlIrpasIng fAAi there I% fhe least tiBcture of ertlzsirencsS. or sectional feeling. in als character No aci of his life would iasiify any Iaza ia coming gs such a conclusion The patSzlisssrs of hts hearl beat for nss eeun- try, hts whole coantry, and nothing bai his cooalry. And. though the glids ei Ohio, os indiAna. !liinO4s, and Michigan. have been tue academies in which ae has gained mzrh ol his wisdom, ye; the reeellectlans of his early slndaes sI Exeter, .in the old Granite SGate." are far fren beIag ihe ieasi pleasing 10 his mind. He there osratHed a csesidera- ble portion Of that eduratfon winch has enabled hiB 10 Fsse b height from whAh he IS Dns likely 10 be hiopshi down, aud he can enIey the retrospect with more pleasure. from the conviction that in all the stations which he has filed. the approval qg aa hoaesl eoRscieBee- and it4e applause ol nis eouD- tryusen. has been his steady and his bes re- ward.
 l, is one of the happlesi results of the
 
 merii IS sure. ultimately, of meeting an aana- dsni reward. Poverty may throw sround the young men of our laed her chilling in- fpenees; enFy and detrsction may pursue the geBeroas, the msgnznInz oDs. sud he brave; cslumny may poison the atmosphere U which rIrtae seeks, peacefully, 10 exist asd '-ihe green-eyed monster Hssy ax her har- rid gaze upon the pure n thought, and Ill aciiSa; baa. amid ali IriAis, the herofe spirit wiA rsse, and. combating all these -'gorgoss dire.a will finally triumph. iaaeed, the good and the great cannot hope io pass through lie. without havisg hurled sl them nlanv poisoned arrows They may strike; they may wound aud rsplie for tune ; bri iei the motto be .-Jnxsra and upward, and. by steady perseverance ia sn honorable course. the goal wall, haaifv, be feartfe si uhich. If the shafts of foes should, per chance. overtake us, they will isa 10 do tnalsrial harm.
 Gen. Cass. though one of the bess If naen ia tis prIvaie pBd sociai relations. hss hts enemies Bui isi us hope, al lsasi, tl.ai they are DO, enemies oE saeh character. ss te be inaisposed so extend to htFn lhag measure o'i jusbee, which fhey would wtsa te have awarded to themselves ia lbt Haricas palS- lte stahnns which he has filed. hr hss ef course been thl own Inin caotsel wIfh sEs4gy men. whose VIEWS oi sheir own interests, were not, perhaps quite so lfElilea, ks lho-e which they took of lhe interests oi thsaf county We are. almost ali nf us, perhaps, disposed to think, ai tEnes, that ahe Puhte good does Bo: reqairs That 5egree pi rigtd ecannmy and wssehiViaess, Hhsea ns0