The Arkansas banner., 1848-06-13
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 FnEnD REARDoa-Ths ticket presented by the Baltimore Convention, has met with the universal appreciation of the party in the West and the names of Csas snd Butier the standard bearers cf demo- eracy, are hailed with exclamation. With them as oar champions, notwithstanding the family jars of the Barnburners and old Hunkers of New York; from which the hopeful whigs vaial5 augur ,heir success, we will again prove ttatE. eternal truth iriumphaal over the Jsck'0'lan,ssn principles of gasping whiggery. In the meaEtim the aspirsnts for ihe senatorial mantle in this State, spread ing" themseses before :heiI constituents, and oos ing sight entirely of the great principles of Demo eraey, nadiy urging their claims, each ealing upon the people b decide how much better the vestment of dignity and suthoriiy gTaces and be. comes his shoulders than those of his competitors Such eObduct is altogether reprehensible-and gives the whigs deciied advantage over us, they charge us with d'ssention among ourselves, and speaking of he recent healing or the wounds Ofthe democrat ic party in this Siaic, tey say that we have only "scotchedr the snake, not killed it,--sBd ilAt We are again contending no, about measures, but simply about men.
 How much better it would Dc if these 'ntlemen, instead ef trUmpeiiag tleir own prsises and basing their claims upon the amount of pap'' that is due to certain localities would show their fitness for the station, to which they would aspire by discussing and exrlaihing 10 the "bone an siuew," whose suffragcs they solicit, the bearing of the great pra cipIes, which they propose to advocate, upon the interests and wants of our State and to shos how democratic policy is best adapted for the fo tering and development of her resources. We have within ourselves sources of wealth and prosperity. pro babIy uneqaa'led,by those of any other state. The whole country well watered, ihe land rich and easily cultivated mineral wealth iuexhaugtibe, with a population increasing with wonderful rapidty, Arkansas is fast emeTgng into the noilce of her conIedetates and may justly claim from Congress portion Of the benefits, that have moi unworthy been extended 10 her sister states. One grrat im- pedmeat to her immediate progress, is the iasec1re and difficult navigation of the three greh rivers that traverse the state.
 see that through the efforts of our Representatives Mir. Johnson, small appropriation has been made by inc present congress fer their impioyement--but make another and loud call for assistance
 ii is true that according lo the Democratic faith tHE NStFtuHtsha hSS Ho NoHHhSNNVhai to grant appropriations which would iaure to the benefit of only single State but claim,an just ly ioo that the Arkansas. White, and Red rivers not to be nciuded in this class-but have the same clain to congressional appropriations as the Ohio anl Mi sissipri,-Whi'e river is a necessary outlet fer the produce of Western and Southern Missouri as well as of the North of Arksnsas- Red liver besides being inc of access 10 some of most important frontier military stations, is the only opening 10 market for large portion of the richest lands of Atkansas, Lous ana and Texas; and the Arkansas is the only accessible means of trans- por.ation 10 some of our principle military depots on the western irontier.-Aside from the fact that these rivers are the commercial avenues of four la ge andgrowing States 10 whose Increasing pros periiy their present condition is great impeachment, the general government has great interest in their improvement as any one of the Staies-a vast amount of valuable public land would ther.by be ght into the market and the revenue measurablv increased. Another and great consideration is the necessities of the government 10 two at least of these rivers for the transportation of troops and public stores. Could computation be made of the losses already sustained by the government, occa- stoned by the Instructions in the naygaiioB of these streams, the amount would more than three times pay for all the improvements required or expected.
 There are many measures and questions of State policy that should be brought before the consdera ton of the people, measures of vital importance to the welfare of the State with which 1t is time that her citizens were become familiar, which we would much rather hear made the topics of discourse among the "sovereiyns" than whether the south, the centre, the west is entitled to another pub lie officer.-Arkansas IS just beginning to know her power and to appreciate the progressive dispos ton o the times. When her citizens will take an | active part in examining and promoting thu, policy which will produce extensive and permanent bene- | fits, she will rise from her obseurity like the Phe- nix from his ashes. PROTEUS.