The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13


 Dear sr-- As members of the whiy party. address voI. ! whig. to coEnrnunicat whst believe ia be correct. and hope accep-e table and usefil information ia regard to public sen hmeDt n k~ntscky, and m the suhpct of th- next Presidential epetion. Ne are residents and ciii. gems of the city of LeSiBgen. sad several of us were members of the General Whig committee of State of Kentucky, in inc canvass ci iStl But as that committee terminated i,s official existence D, the Presidential election ot that year, and no other State committee has sinee been appointed, do not. on thls occasion, assume an official capacity T.ere have been various public meetings at diff. feFent places in Kentucky. during the prrsent year. al which General Taylor was Homiaated for the Presidency. From the newspaper accounts oi them; in which they generally described large III ei- iRgs d both political parties conceptions may prevail to the ex,eut of their uambers and to lhcE being tu eNFr ssoh o the public opin. ion ot Kennedy. These meetings generally ha@e bees tainly intended, have been generally gotea up by ass!duoa> concert and arrangement asd in TO ;u. stance the great body ot either party in inc counties where they were respectively holden. ia actual attendance. Ihsy were composed af some well meaning wings, and te3 iocoloeus. Of the latter hrlaly believe that the greater pas4 will desert and arrange tlemselses ahdsr the standard ei heii own party, whenever lt k raised and that their naia object in participating in these .eiogs was to SOW dis>eHsion and discofd that their party might profit by theu
 Tue meeting held n this city on the i2th oflAst month, al which most Of were present K fair specimen oi these meetlags generally Tbe coau,y of Fayesf, a ~hich 1egingtoh Is situated hes about 2b;ta vOjers at ftt $. tat rHegtIRg less than 221 persons voted, pf whom were ton other eoun. tics. majority, ai,es inii discussion. deier,nn ed to postpone any notnina ton uaiil A pr! next id notwithstanding this fair dag,sion, tis rsfUof,ty consisting nf Alue -sseen prr~ons n r fs r4i5r. 'aeni og tae maony proceeded lo pass rss oiotions to adopt aa address no.aEaiiny Gen. Taylor and without noticing m t 3t ali the vote far postpone m-ut, chardcfs iLed itseI large meeting with out distinction cf party.
 Another exanpls-5@in serve 10 portray Inc true chatac-t oi esse faS'iC TT 'e'tags. ta ''.~ neigh boring coI4 at Bourbon, lai,efe a late one vas held) paper, we ieara, F+ss previously ani in- casiiioWsly cir-ulaeI 10 1baln 7Ignatires to attend meeting and pledged to Ho lna'e General yiar. call wds then asde npDa tle people 3i tae esga- y wieegt discrimination ;o asseB,hle at hs eogEt house for that purpo.e, but t being arpfegienied that If there a geueFsi assembly of the peerlr, the proposed n0aihatp3 'aiga, 1oi bc sanctioned subs queAt call confined he invitation o the friends oi Gea, Taylor exclusively Accordingly they as. semoIed, and the iloa. Gasrei Davis adasessed the meeting In opro5it.on to any present nomination, and novel a posipouemept. Bat the Chairman pronounced the moticp ont o order and the ques- ton was not put There Is Iessrn to believe it would have carried, If pat notwithstanding the pre- yio'is commitment cf many oi those attendance.
 We do not ihiend 10 deny the great popularity 10
 
 lief tn hs hoaof probiiy aad patriotism, aad pei saasioh that he hay not been iairIy dealt wh by The administration ci the general goysraaent have feH- defsd him fasoFite An1 sVe 20 lanhrf and state our beiisf that II Ar she4id 05iaIn i4 N4lts.sa! Convection, iis Wing nos.nat.on ior tne ptes,ieh. ey, he would obtain ae Vpte of this state l, iiset contingency "e shuul ourselves vote Tor hi.n--ue Ais frL<nds
 But in the EseBt of that namiHi itSn b@ng confer red on MT Clay @e Just sure that be would obtain the yo'e ef tns state Tie great soJy of ibe Shigs in Kentucky remsiB firm sod aasbs xen n their attaehmee, to btn ard so hrs principles end aud we believe ihst He incnnsideFabls nsinbef ol the other pary are desirous of casting ,heir votes [ foi han.
 | lbe position of ihis gehtlen.n IS se well know as 10 supere<de ihe Beeessisy of any psriealw ex- planatoR et lf Aftsr The na,ortanate issue of The last presidential eeriioa he reiinq sfsaed at rxpse t4tions of being sgsia candidate for hai ot hce--or Of re-esisTlng into pubic Life, He aecor di1giy devoted himself to his pnysts sais, aud to occupations incidental to has retiferaeat He has not, Va assured, the Eemotes, wlsh to h4s. his | name again used ln any dsasshl coatest Ii hs be, i issed isai pabile declaEstlon fson him that be ssold ssssset is the use of has Aale again as sndidae for President wosld promote tha inter ! ests ot the whig party, fine country. fwhieh he thinks lnaI>s1ia,sy anited) ne would asl heal tsts to psoHsassate saca deeiaEzstoa. Bsll. m the sesenee oi Asy eossiesien tO that elieel. hs has