Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-07-15
Violation of Party Integrity.

air of life-a common notice. But when see
professed democrats, who all the time pretend to
hold sacred Gin party point of view) conventions.
and the convention system-men holding office
under democratic administration whose claims
to office. and only merits their professed de-
mocracy and alleged party services, taking an
open and undisguised stand against democratic no.
minees it becomes the duty of every good demo-
crat to execrate and denounce such conduct as it
deserves.
We have in county men, protesting to be
democrats, holding office under democratic ad
minstraton, ostensibly upholdng the system Of
con inventions - travelling about the proceeds
of their fat ofice-contribptions of the democra-
cy, earned by the sweat of their PROVISIONING
dissatisfaction, disorganization and jealousy in the
ranks of the party, over the shoulders of which
they have climbed into Office.
These men, destitute of party integrity-indif-
ferent or ignorant of their duty TO their party,
take open ground against the democratic nominees
of this county; not because the convention which
nominated them was not full one, for it was
conn osed of over three fourths of the townships
in the ccu1ty-not because it was not fair one,
for its fairness has never been disputed it took lis
rise by primary meetings in the townships-not
because tho nomicees were not good and true de-
mocrats for they never have been wings nor voted
mixed tickets. N inde>7 I'd, not for such /;
but. in their view, for a better reason these no.
minees were pledged to support SoLoN boRLAND.
Yes, these democratic office holders say they VIII
support man who is no; for Serie.~! heir
democracy is summed up in word-'' Sewer
their principles (God save the idea) consis, al
together in Chieftainship. With them, democracy
is reversed. Sewer is not democratic, but demo-
cracy is Seviorism.
They aware, too that these nominees were
instructed by the unanimous vote of full demo-
cratic convention to support the election of Bor-
land. They know it is almost the unanimous
wish Of the democratic party in this county to
elect Borland bu, what of that? The election
of Sewer is paramount TO the wishes of-tho demo-
cratic party, therefore they go for his election :;
and they will dsorganise their party to accomplish
this end. They would cologue with the wings TO
procure defeat of the wishes of the democratic
party. Does the Hon. A ii. Sewer desire TO be
elected by such dishonordbe proceedings ? Does
he want 10 be elected against the wishes of his
own party?
These democratic office-holders declare they
will not support vote for men who are not for
Sewer, and have invited tho ,chigs to organize and
candidates against the democratic nominees
and assure them that they will support the whig
ticket.
One of them declares that he will vote fer any
50 decent whig'' before he will for a democratic
nominee, and has been in communication with the
wings in this place 10 induce them to run candi
dates against the nominees assuring them that a
sufficient number of democrats would be trans
ferred to their support 10 ensure their election.
These and many other violations of party in
tegrlty have they been guilty of, and what makes
their conduct glaringly outrageous, is the ia ct
that it is known that these men cousins of Col.
Sewers, and hold office by his influence in whose
interest they are engaged in apparent determina-
ton to trample under their heels the democracy
that raised them their present positions, exhibit
ing, without shadow OF shame, their selfish mo-
tves. And, at the same tlme these men are in
consistent enough to Glamour for the party sup
port of Col. Johnson, because he is :. democratic
nominee We ask those gentlemen if all de.
mocratic nominees are not alike entitled 10 the
party support! These cannot make fish of
one and foul of another. They present pretty
spectacle 10 the democracy of the State. The
democratic nominees for the Legislature must be
opposed, because thoy are not for The family"
and the Congressional democratic nominee mus,
be supported, because he IS one of the " family"
We caution them to pause in their disorga nising
career, the nominees Of the party are all alike en-.
titled to the support of the democracy. Every
blow aimed at the nominees for tho Legislature,
will be turned upon the nominee for Congress-
Those men are relatives and warm supporters of
COL Johnson, and upon them rests the response
bilty, if all sorts of nominees receive diminish
ed vote in this county. We do not give this warn.
Eg through any alarm for the nominees, their
election is almost beyond doubt, but from prin-
ciple and determination to maintain our own
rights, and because these disorgansers are doing
the whole democratic party injury by their
course. Their intrigue with tho wings and its
failure is well known. That party, although
disposed to accept the fruits of their treason, had
not faith sufficient in tho Contemplate band of
traitors, who offered their services, TO relv upon