The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-02
From He Washington Eql0n.
Position of PuYiieS.

| EyeD thing indicates that the coming poIite,l battle is 10 be fought upon the old party issues, (though the whigs may dftempt to evade them vii, two new collateral quest ions s,spe radded R which the advantage Is whety aHa vastly on As side of the democracy The whigs will 20 into iha canvass with the opprobrium and diseredt heavy upon them, oi having opposed the and be esnss of their country aud the consequent extensish Of her territory and her free institutions. They have also been true to their party instiacs-inslinc's al war with all the tendencies ot H.s, peope-in their manifestations of codnsss. al least oi ukawann ness, to~dris inc glorious effort for freedom BOW in prOgress in oulionized amt republican Faner
 The name of Gen Tay Tor seemed for tune |, hold out 10 the wings chance o csc ap.nc lran the doom of defeat involved in their party creed But this hope has substsn ially pstssed away Escly man who watches inc signs oi the times has seen before this, that with the ~iiss, pafty Genet. al Taylor has no strergth--and his for the h-st reason in the world; for, with them, as partg be has continually avowed that be would have noIhmg to ito. He will run if they nominate hln; but he will give no pledgrs~ Withoht party pledges t r impossible for the whigs to bring up their suesgh to support him. Especially Is this out ot the qaes. ton, when MT. Clay has come out SO manfully and so boldly on strong party grounds in his Lexagoa platform Still more is it out of the question when in Gen. Scott, the whigs have at Unce distingust ed general and strong party man. 4 nd most afnH Is the cordial support of Gen. Taylor by the wings out of the question, when it is not ttained that he agrees sth them on the tariff question the con. siiutonal tre5sury question, the veto question, hs ihternsl improvement question, or the Pfovso ques- uoh-thIs ast, at least far the northern whig, are concerned. The whig convention cannot no. minaie General Taylor without eficctnalfy drssoirg their party. If they nominatv him they will lo~ the whole north 1t is far more likely, if lhcy mus take military man, that they wi take Scott YG in him their shyewdest leaders want confidence They doubt his discretion. II they lake him, they will be defeated. Their best clanee is Nith Clay and ,,that is not good one. Then is an odof ci defeat about the very name. Yet there never was motnent when MT Clay was more popular sda the whigs as Htigs than HOW; bccalse Geyer tDorr fully and completely than now did hsFembody aad represent all their party principles. The con.e- qdence s inevitable. A vast masS ot them prefer even defeat with him. 10 victory unGer another lra- der and will give no other leader anything like d cordial support
 The whigs fond of dwelling upon the dss,n- sions oi the democracy. This is not unnatural. be- cause in ,hcse dssensions lies thcif only hope Yet Tn all this, tbey reckon without their host 1Aere is no dIsssnsien in the denocfscy Worth speaking of, except in the State oi Ne~ iork-and there, $ we believe and hope, the light of a nes and more cordial harmony IS breaking in. Unless we s'o much msinioTmcd, both Hun in Albany, and ha- vemeyer in New York, are to be saeceHsiH ia sie coming municipal elections ln those Cites Ii s"' this will be d beginning of better things. and He shall not be surprised 10 the New Folk ltme- eracy rally In mass upon lhe nominee Of the h@i- titDoCe convention. The leaders of section s 'a-i democracy may be violent in their language bso9 inc canvass opens; but when the Tecss seisi aaa'- ted and indispuiahie candidate ol tho national 1'- mocracy comes before thetr seciioa fof lho'i VOWS of the rank and file, the leaders who may se al'Y'' ed 10 bOh and 10 pesHade other- io bot wi iah A' -ly
 It was ihiDg for the Whiga To prevail in ''ie eiectioA. lt will be anolhfr and very haeie"' thing to persuade denoc rais To let thein bd's ,"e victory, when tho question shall De between ,"@ bominee at Baltimore ant tho nominee al '""1 delphia ss President lor the next foul yeafr
 And yet upon lbts chance hangs the "Do't '' iorn hope of the vhlss, IL the Ne" fo'A ''H.g craey turn out In iiasr, hs ahig battle s a'i "V.s fighting, with any car didatg shes e7n ofH2 'h'
 fied be he half whis or % hole wh,q II 'ht 'H-i'F disseBson in New York shall continue, sLh' MT the weight ot the newly admitted sta'ea @ 'o dered, lhs deiaoeralte chahee is The oe''eF ~ N two. Never more ihaa a' the present moHen' 'S' the democracy cause to be proud Of its PSfH "
 tioa. It's tariff has worked with essa an almost '
 expected success. and bas vindbcat@a io' Hs'"' Ni
 unlooked-for rspidIiy. and aBpTecoit aiea iNP'a
 favor. The whig bank scheme IS not only @lA''F1 to be ''obsoIeie''-it is odtous. The o"a-isi. .'- treasury has saved us from tbe coEnnicff iSi h'. of Is36 aDd the nlux of British g9id sn pc
 It has saved Us Tom "A ide- spread cominefeia' t'-
 amid ibe receDt fr'ghiiti pressure of iie H'"
 market in England, asd the prer..ni iaane''' -
 raneement of fIance. The policy ot ihe dtH''S's cy hAs. moreover and ioos of ail, rfobshit bf''- Co gloIiess conclusion lusi and Dcs 2lgfio"'
 and, ia so eoiHg, has opened new fssm oa V Pacific 10 republic an riyilikstion. Snch rafH " Hey, working to such results dle people "'" | sacrifice nor overthrow.
 We see it stated that many of he pe~ hola' i' Grace Church, New York city, wIo lrs De", hs nd ia their payment, were griryousiy adi'''s recently. in consequence of inc Rector s''''a the following line:-
 oh io Grace hos groat ! Jebior