Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-10-23

prOScrIptIve.' What are tle iaCtS ms o'hoi |
parts of the State are furnished with fair rep
resentaton in Congress, having the two Senators
and Representative, to watch over their imme- |
diate wants and interests, and which sections have
had always so great share in the representation
during existence as Territory and State,
we have set up an appeal to their lberallty, to
divide or at least to share with the north and west
distribution of those offices. We only ask them
to give US the neat Representative, as we gave
them the last that was conferred. AT pre-.
sent they have all the Congressional delegation,
and we only ask them to give This is our
" sectional sin. Have we no right to rejoin and
say our brethren in the South and East are iib-
eral, because they refuse to share with US por-
ton of the Offices? We would, were we not
convinced that majority--the enlightened and
generous portion of that section of the country
are willing to award to their brethren of the
North and West, who have at all times stood up,
' for better or for orse,'' Cor the interests
of the Democratic party, and who, by their
gallant and unflinching support, have secured
to the Democracy of Arkansas the ascendan-
cy, and perpetuated its doctrines-their just and
rightful claims. We ask for one of the Congress
sional delegation, and they who denounce
proscriptive," deny ii TO us. Those who de.
nounce US as illiberal," have aspiran,s for both
Offices, the Governor and Representative; we
have aspirants to only one. They have foar can
didates before the Convention; we have only t,Uo:
and yet they denounce the sections that have the
largest voting population, as liberal for wanting
Office out of three.
In 1912, when the candidate. cf our party
lived in the South, disorganizng'' candidate
sprung up in the West, trusting to SECTIONAL
feelings TO carry him through. The West stood
true to her party, and her votes showed how
much they were governed by " sectional " feel
ings, by triumphanlly selecting the Southern cam
ddate. No sectional feelings can wean US from
our party. When has il been in the history Of
our elections, that the North anu West have net
proven true to the Democratic party! With their
large voting population, they have always sus-
tanned the party, whether the candidates were
from the North, South, East or West and vet
complaints are made because we ask for share
in the offices. Such complaints only emana te
from the selfish, presumng and ungrateful.
"Proscriptive How? By asking for one
out OF three of our delegaton-by prescribing to
the weakest end Of our party, t,co out of three of
those offices! By~efusng to give them all!
To be " sectional, - would be to claim the ruIe
and government Of the State, as some of our
neighbors are disposed to. 1t would be 10 vote
for no one. out Of our section. 1t would be to
present candidates for Senator, Representative and
Governor from our section. 1t would be TO re-
fuse TO vote for the nominees, unless thew live
IN our section. We are none of this,'' and
therefore are not sectional. We have not claim
ed 10 rule the State. We have always supported
the candidates of our party, without regard to
section. We present no candidates for Governor
or Senator. We ask for only the Representative
ana II our brethren would cast their eyes over the
vast extent of country in the North and West.
with interests as important, and with population
greater, and whose varied wants are as PRESSING
as any other part of the State, they would not
denounce us as " illiberal," in seeking TO hive
those wants and interests represented, by one who
can see, feel and appreciate them. If an efficient
member can represent all parts of the State, as
has been urged about Little Rock, then one from
the North or West can do the same. We nresen,
- - ,N'~"'S "hu CiiSioHCy-tnlS cannot be dis
Puted. We are not disposed TO draw inviduous
comparisons, yet we will not admit that or part
OF the Stale cannot furnish men Of ability. Then
why not honor them with offices, to which thew
are as much entitled by talents services and per.
sonal worth, as any other?
We do not go for man " right or wrong" as
correspondent in the Banner has chosen to saw. he
VIII, Tor Col. johnson but if, after presenting
our man before the Convention, and other Sec
lions, through sectional, iIliberal and pro.
scrIPtve' spirit, refuse us the Representative.
we will have the li6eraliy to GO for the nominees
WHITE MEN IN SLAVERY INMExIco.-Fror tho
Fort Smith Herald, we learn that a Mexican of
mongrel breed. Negro, Indian and Spaniard. nam.
ed Franco, livin G near Tuspan, has several white
men upon his hacienda. whom he has reduced to
slavery, and in part, citizens of the United States
whom one vicisstude Or another has thrown into
his hands; some of these latter are the crew of
an American schooner that was taken by the wa r |
steamer ViAen,' as she was running the block |
ade, laden with ammunition, powder, &c., for the |
Mexican Government, and taken on boa I'd to he