The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-07
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 The sathers of that eommunieasisa psops.. se TUB nc fer ahe efics of Gevernar, as aan faaspen. dent eAadaaaia.S ia opposition ta ths nomines Of tss late Dtmecsatic ssais csnvention. And far NEHroS-aa the "indepsndsnt candidate" fer Cen EresA
 To ne one could sueh . propssisiou have hees mere unexFecied; ss ean truly sny. 0 ns one eeald tt be more unacceptable sn2 assiastrfal.
 Knowing mysslf to be among the lass. if not. in ranks who weuld lend his eounssnanee 10 move meat Ike ihe sae suegested," had hoped and eetssvsd ihat was Q eslimatsd bg tAs psaple ef all paeiea.
 Involved in ,he pSiiIcal mOvsnents of thls S,s.-, ss hsse besn, sincs IS<3 K eaa kasdly he pSmhie .0r any one, especially ca: who has ohsa1vsd the NewapnPer Prezs. to mistake or misandersiand ny Pasitisa and opinions, . question ike this. fl have been remarkable for any one thiaR sikee my rsnidsnee in Arkananz, t is my a1eueaeT cf Con- veBtions. and mafntsaanee of their authority. Ny course in this respect. especially h le44-whsn ] ezpesed the eharsetsr and designs of 'indsPendent eandidstez." ana seeasged thsms as sDme thought with 'a Iash of sesrPSona thrsaght she Staas ean- noa have been f0FgUt1sn- The saeesas of that strDgx9s. ln which nm ret prond te have borne premins=. part wss believed ss have ia the deep boscn ef the eeean busiedp he pesaiiens crew of At&p1 WNaGn tl1o0 b1&GDt8u 08f p0tttE3A W0DefB, even to the sanhlsti0a of the iasi plank and spar sf the zreck to which Such anhallswed spirits eoal6 cling. Il is with degnsa q nartfGea- ton, thea, ihas find. not only that such spirit yet sxists tia impotence ssuss,, hus shat i-evea can es asemsd capable ef gsvsag ceantenAnee to The ground I haze Inrariahiy taken. and zeas- oasiy maintained, in reistion to Cenveutisns, is well known thr6nKhOat fhs Stats Is tint wsarn tey have been held, ey genetsi consent and sfser due noticr. 'heir dseisions are binding upon the party by which they were convened Before they have spoken, the Sead s open ts all nsptnutss and inc right of ndi, idua preference Is saersd, and it's prrsGon legitimate. But when the decision has been made, its obligafion k inviolahe upon all true
 members of the party. The reasons for this have. eften and SO urgently, been set forth by me, in tune. not long pas :d that shey cannot De hsces- sary here. I may, however, have something to say that subjeet in Forthcoming publication if has become my dusy ts make. by sPpoantment cf the lais Democraiic Conyention of this Stzae. duty the very recogniiion e which, ii is obvieaa, Is the strongest arknewiedgmens of the satbOrity tha, inposrd it mean Inc appointment 'to wife the S'afe Address.
 Of Mr. NEWTON. have 4his to say: that while personal and social relations uninterrupted by any eifference Q 5isngreem-ns whstevcr-in- deed characterised by very kind feeiisgs, my part, and as believe his, slso, here the agree meut ends As toii ietsns-as par tzsns, my very 
 Rtsm--our bitter opPesit on, II you will l came, Democrus "dyed in the wool" 10 co battle for my party. l iednd him a Whtg-eqaally devoted to his party, recognized O. its foremost enders sBd sOcn after eancsdae for offce. Thus the line ~as drawn hetween ns- That have neveF sought tp cross tha. line is well known. That shall seek to do so now. is a sapposiioa too absurd to be tertained for . moment. What may b. his pur. poses or sshss-te what ''soft impeachment be may own, ia the desire for office, | neiiher know, { L---- .t-- 4 k E--.
 ever thai al what called the Tatlor meetiag, n the Market Hease. yester1ay, (which proved fail- ! uTe. ard acJoarnsdl Mir. Newton made a speech, n which he said he tired of -.parfy." and was a Taylor man, in the hope or breaking down ali par
 ties. If this be intended a rensneisiion of his
 deciied, alous was very near sa, ing rsafaahsr oUsl higgery, earnestly professed and so per-
 severinEiy preached, few months since, il may Go
 very wei, as the first steP towards coming to
 purer political fAitbt for renuRciatson of error Is
 the necessary pre- of any kiad Of conversion But il be attempt to occupy a nsslfYat groand, te,wt the two great parties of te Usion, then | must regard the movement as unfortanate one for in who makes ttrnly retrogrzee ib his are
 oi progress In the spirit oi my ancient namesake, 1 I am for banishing tfrom the field of poiicsl all 1 who are wan ing ia q suf6eiency of frmness and
 pnfIiotisn 10 take sales every public question So, 1 in any aspect of he case tuBle<s he come bodily into the Democratic ranks1 it Is impossible for my
 name 10 b- placed on the same ticket with ihat of | Mr. Newton. And even should he become Demo.
 erst could not join him, in opposition 10 the ! of the Convention.
 reference to my late editorial col nmns w.l! show
 that almost the oniy act ever condemned in John i Tyler, was tDemocrai a. he ever had beenJ alisw 1 ing his name to be pni upon Wh'g ticket IL is
 mol be expected that Ia roiticsn of soIne exper isnc-l even as . matter oi policy, should allow my
 self to ee scdpceo into foOts'eps' unfortu nate tough illus rious. Mr. Newton may, If he choose
 .co farther and sre worsc." It is not my province
 10 advise him. His grey bsiss fo' b!d such Presnnp
 ton to my youth
 In conciasisn, deem it not improper 10 remark
 that fear the appearance of my name among II hose
 who VI rs before the Convention for the Cong eson-
 al and Gubernaioria nominations, may have Snised
 some persons, who are unacqnainted with ne CT the circumstancrs to my tru- petition \ few ords
 will sxplain: Afes protrscted ahse from home,
 returned about . moBth before tic netting of the
 Convention, with uo Poliiicsl aspiration, or parpose of mineiing in pubic business, what My p'i- vate asfai g. 90 oag neglected, required immediate and close aiten' ion ! hose who ksow my peea-
 nary condition ~ih appreciate the force of his auirement and the sincerity with which make its avowaI. The introduction of my nsm~, into the canvas, in any manner. was, therefore, wiihout nv knowl-dge es approbatien. knew, and l wss ptos,d 10 know, that had friends thi oughout the ] S,sse-devc cssa frseads-f,ienAs "g'appled to my soul V iih hooks of s'eel." But l neither desired
 uor expec;ed them manifest their regard that occasion, CT in th,t manner. My nomination for
 Congress in White countv, surprised me, am sure,
 as much as any eise, perhaps more After that, : knew should receive that vote, in the Conven- ton Whereas. the presentation of my name in Convection, for the effice sf Governor. cf [ the most unexpected occurrences have ever ex- l perienced I had not. iheB even the perssnai &C., auaintance ef the Deleeais who put me in nomina- tjon--was not in the House al the ime-snd doubs-
 ss thxs k hsd been done, when first informed of the
 fact.
 am nei,her -rnsre nor les than man "-Bu4n- 1 Aneaeed by she moiives- and itahle to the weak | u~~zes of the common naiure- And veniurefnof to sav vhas would have done, had the extraordinary, unexpected and undssired oeearrenee, ofs nomina-
 ion, befAlen me; but my present imprsssicn s that
 as ought noa, so would not heve secsptsd either that fer congress or Governns. One thing k eer-
 tsin-I have aever hsen Candidate before the Peo- l ple for civil ofice and 6o ns, know that ever
 shall be- but should ths Promptngs af ambition ever
 a.rens ny uzst md rrusent pEslerxnee for priyAls