The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-04
The purchase of "GoOd Will, the Democrats
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we tuttfIOSttcu OuF uttkHDDI Ot tue DdEeics fortnight since in relation to his purchase Of that Press, to which he declined replying because of its having been a matter of private business. The whole ssbargaia and sale' seem to us, of public mo- torietv and the terms generally known. Indeed the Editor of the Gazette. on one occasion. in severe terms commented upon the political treaetery of the act through his columns and alluded to the transfer in manner by no means complimentary to his pre- deeessor. Why has he become so considerate and forbearing of late! Is there any alliance forming with the Editor of the Democrat for ihe purpose of aiding his disorganizing schemes' The one may deem it his interest," the other his duty to destroy the democratic party, and act with as much concert m so creditable work as they did in lst3. It was stroke of policy with the whgs to purchase the gaa of the Democracy al the capital, it was mat ter of spite and specie with the proprietor to sell It was an unfair advantage taken by inc enemy and blow in the dark from one protesting himseffriend ly to our principles. The Gazette sold, with its list Of Democratic subscribers its editors patron age aRd "good will" Why does aeighbor of the Gazette rest supineiy under violation of the covenant of 'good will" when the establishment of another press deprves his paper of half it's profits DcCAHSo us pItucCeSsOf tS prominent men of the Democratic party, the fol- lowing paragraph from the last Democrat will show and the understanding seems to be that one will cripple that the other may kill, and bag the game:
 "fie (the Editor of the Banuer) wishes 10 know whether will support the nominations of the State Convention to be holden in January next' We re- ply that we willprorided that ii be not minority convention. and the nomination he not brought about by the juggling. frickery and irire cOring of the Clique at this place. We go in for full and fsir expression of the preference of the democratic party of our State; and if Drew and Johnson be the nominees. shall swallow them, though it would be bitter pill"
 The editor of the Gazette will scarcely require anything more to his taste than the aboye and the foreshadowing of the intentions of the Democrat in regard 10 the convention, stands out plainly. We hope that all true of party will notice this attempt at paving the way to repuiate convention and support disorganizing candidate, or whig.
 But should the Gazette be very exacting and re- quire something even still more confrmatory of the course the editor of the Democrat intends 10 pursue we cali the attention to the following, from the asF number.
 sWe have fico other small objections to Gov. Drew and Mir. Johnson. We believe that neither of them qualified by their falsats business hibts. for me stauon' tltT nov occupy. Gov. Drew has bean iA elf se ga-- two years and a half and on making review of his administration, it will, be seen that he is most eminently disqualified"
 Rich, certainly, coming from paper pretending to sustain the Democratic party, and emiRently worthy. the man who preferred John Quincy Adams to Gen. Jackson, and who now ready to return to his first love- and embrace his n,ighbor of the Ga xeste Under the influence of this feeling, it was, we presume. that the editor in the last congressional election, expressed his personal preference for Col. Newton, the whig candidate to either Col Rust or Judge Paschai. democratic candidates Let every candid nan of the party read these things, and judge how shallow the arthce. how unscrupu. loas the mode which that paper is taking of carry. out their well known motto of "rale or ruin"