The Arkansas banner., 1848-06-20
CAnPArHIA. ARK's, } Iuna I-th fla (


 June l7th, IS.
 DsAa REaRDoN-The whig party have made it's nominssions. and ,s usual are already dividiag the expected spells. They have cas, overheard their faithful and long tsed advocate. ''the great ebodi- msnt," him, who, b~t little while ago. was first. last and all the te'' the choice of their party and the acknowledged and essential exponeu, of their doctrines. With the much lamented "farmer of Ashland" they have also consigned to Jbe deep shades of eternal oliivion the little principle that yet fingered with tAe party. Their selection has been made solely wi eye to the loose votes, (t;Oa knows how many of ,hese there were in the phadei- phis eonvenlioh,) that may bs foana hereand there sitting the fenee;'' awaiting the largest promi se. But 'sts all too plain, this aliuring bait and The people once forewwned are fortsrmed. Parsen Baker may have hshedfor sinners very successfully. with naked hook, but the mass of our citizens not become utterly devoid of all sense Of right as to be caught by this ''nO prineiPal'' bait.
 They say of this nominee of the whig party, that Gen Taylor Is no doubt an honest man, and good soldier brave. blunt and skilled ia batteries and military tactics. but he evidently knows nothing sbsut tactics, he scal sof do for PresideNt
 But "Rerenonsa nos monions," We have been speaking hitherto of our own siate-I have noticed that ibere are indications "about in sross'' of a disposition to get up instruction meetings, with gard to The Senatorial candidates AceoFdiag to the doctriaes of democracy it is an axiom that inc people have the gh, of iastructing their ageats or representatives. in regard 10 thelr eoase, upon particular measures that have openly been sablee- ted to public consideration the members of our State legislature. being nothing more nor less than the agents of the people of the different elec- ton districts these electors have undoubtedly the right ta instruct them-but representative cannot consider himself under any obligation to obey in- strucions, unless be is cohvineed that they have been dictated by majority Of those whom he is to represent and is it not injudicieus and premature to bind representative to the support of any par ticuiar man, for certain office ! There may be four or five ayowed candidates in the field and still the legislature may desire to select man, sMhom modesty or indifference, has prevented from joining in the elamerrus throng oi applicants for public favor, who may at the time by far superior to any of the declared candidates and far sccep- tabisso The peopIe-woud it moi, therefore, he bot
 
 sentatves in such mat;ers1
 l perceive that the whigs have determined to strike more blow in this State, they have filled out their electoral ticket and will in all probability bring out your fellow iownsman Thos W. Newton for congress. We'll if he is ambitious of defeat, let him run-fie will stand no more chance in the race against our favorte Bob, than ''mae ec-s with an abbreviated eandal extremity in fly time" The democrats of Arkansas must bs wide awake in the coming contest and be 10 sastsiu their reputa- ton by rolling out for Cass and Butler majority equal to any they have poiIed-tbe whigs are building castles in the air upon their prospect ol securing New York. This they are by no means certain of doing. The disaffection of one portion of the democracy of that Stale is evaneseent and the party is toO well grounded in inc principles of r'pablcansm to desert iheir standard because they inmateriaI point. At the next Not emher election New York will again give to the nominees of the Baltimore convention lsrge portion of her thiny thousand democratic majority
 The glorious west and i'll treated north of our State have been raising terrible ootcry about their merits and share of the public officers From some letters that have seen. expect daily to hear inc south too ''lumbeIiug" out with a schedule of her claims they all seem 10 look upon the [ S Sena- tor as bonnd 10 support the interests of some par ticsr portion of the stae in preference to anosh- CT. How utterly mistaken we do no, want men to nurse the welfare of the noriL and west, to clear the raft from Red river or to levy the Mississippi alone but one who will have soul large enough a mind of sufficient greatness and an influence SO ex- tended that he attend to the interests not ouly of each of these rsEicuisr localities but those of the Slate at large. the people 10 give instruc- tons let them take this into consideration and dieet their representatives 10 choose those men who have bs long trial proved Themselves eqnaI to he duties oithe station as we'll as deserving of the trust. PKOTEUS,