Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-11-04
The Presidential EIog,iea.


The Presidential Elaetea.
On next Tuesday the defaocracy of the land
will be called upon to perform an mportlnt poll,
,cai duty. An! though the voIe Of Arkansas is
certain II bahooves every good democrat to turn
out and endorse his sentiments, by giving his vote
Tor the democratic candidates for President aud
Vice President. Oars is decide lily The most de-
mocratic Stale in the Union, and if turn out.
in support Of our principles, with proper enthu-
sasm the minority for Cass and Butler will roll
mp to 1000, which Will be larger majority, in
proportion to the vote cast. than that OF any other
State.
We can 50 10 the ballot box in the most SAN
guine spirits and with full expectation that our
principles will be sustained by large majority Of
the Greemen oil this happy Union. The result Of
the late State elections show what n party can nc
complish when it is united on principles in oppo-
sIion to all no-party parties. Since the canvass
has commenced. the following States have spoken
in their State elections: Arkansas Missouri In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, South
Carolina Ohio, Maryland Maine, Vermont, Ken
lucky and North Caroina-sixteen States and
rollna, by reduced vo.es have given majorties to
the party of General Tay Tor, while the nine first
named ones have gone for the democrats by large
maJorilies. Maine has given handsome demo-
cratic pleurality and is safe for Cass and Butler.
Vermont, though she gave whig plurality show
cd every evidence of going for the Barnburners.
Pennsylvania has gone for the wings by very
small majority. Maryland is yet doubtful.
Then democrats of rkansas, turn out. show
your gamo and lead off in the great struggle
Ours is tie Banner State, then why should we not
contend for III" prize!
TEADEoF VAN BUREN --Busness is lively here.
particularly, among the morchants-more 50 than
could be reasonably exPected-Iho low stage of
The river, and lis long continuation preventing
the merchants from receiving the goods they ought
10 have had months ago. makes their stock
paralivey small. par,icu'arIy OF groceries; but,
Notwithstanding, oar back country friends con-
tiuue to come wiki their proiuce, and we believe
get the good, they want, in return, for the same.
CETThe last banner. usual, IN attempting 10
clear Col. Sewer of the charges preferred in our
paper oG last week. Of swind!ing Brands duugh-
tcrs tells another base faIsehood by asserting that
Harrington was the Admjnjsraf0r Of the estate,
and of his carrying his letters of Administration
to Washington with hm, when he (Sever) made
the settlement alluded TO. Now, Harrington
only Agcnt employed by the Administrator to
transact this business with Sewer, in lSi4--he
did transact t,--and how by receiving four
drgtis. we think. of five hundred dollars each on
-, payable SIX months after date. The time
arrived and the drafts were presented to the men
whom they drawn upou, and protested =
Not one year ago Harrington had them his
hands unpaid.
Brands son-n-}aw. Rogers, was the Admins
tor and it was from him that Harrington receiv-
cd power to make some sort Of settlement With
This trustworthy ex-senator.
If Sewer has Farringlon's receipt, il is only for
the drotls-not for the payment of the amount
due these children. And if Col Sewer is the Ban
NJ, 5 informant abou; this matter, he has undoabt
edly lied. There is lie out; who told it, Sewer
OF his organ!
NAH Routes CHANGED t1ANDs.-Pefer Hunger,
Esq, our enserprsiog fsIlow-cizsn, has purchas
ed, of Cot. SnaPp. the contracts for carrying the
mails on the routes between Fort Smith and Little
Rock. and between the latter place and Rock Roe.
We feel assured from our knowledge of Mr.. II. :
enterprise and gooI management that those lines
will be kept up ii spirited manner. Mail fail
ures. on those routes will be as unusual as :" an
gels vsits' and travellers will be sure of Il speedy,
uninterrupted and certain passage through.
I. :. Curt at Van BnTGn.
Neither Major Borand or his friends are dSpo-
sed to deny to Judge Sebastian, his share of credit
for his services in the Senate, i'll procuring the
passage of the Court Bill through that body. The
Lieijgenccr of June and July 18th, both con-
tain favorable notices of Judge Sebastian in re-
"a rd 10 his position this subject Ii will be seen
in the latter number. that acknowledge the in
debledness of the West {" TO Senator's BORLAND
and SEBASTIAN for their eXerlons i'll procuring
the passage of this biIl.'
The Banner is attempting to direct public at
tentiOn from the fact that Col. Sewer kuYed the