The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-26
RLlIEER MaRnx.

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 sThs Banner. ihs prsisnded organ of tss ~Asie psYty has maintaiasd Hiaateflg inaeasiiy in Fsa- tion to every EnavesneAt he GMaios Berland) kas made. white is columns have been fBe5 by the meat fussoms hsttefy of thoss whose cause it kas osea dirscsf ts ss esss" W6Odrf E paPer.
 How utterly faiss dis charge in relation 10 onr igsaiment Of Msisr Bosland ls. the Pubiic slready know, end have stamped t. to use Col. Bsnton's en- presslen wtsh "that emphatic monOsyIIsblc formed of three ls.tsrsn We have said ever aud oyer, sRd so ws have told Major BorIand. that our PersOpai preference was for Col. ssvies. aud t wss esr ear- ncst desire that he should sgain hs elected Senator, bat that 90 fsE as the Banner uas concerned, it slcnId not be used or abased ia the dcirsctioa Oi other deHiecFats. aay all of whom had the right, and mighs choose 10 oppose his reelection. This rule " have steadily adhered to, and we defy any of the 'tssg eaeed'' squad te,onging to the Demo- ctai oSre tc prove tiis contrary. Even had our in rhnaron prompted Us to pursue another policy, she fate of the Democrat was before IS, and we were warned sgainst it by The humiliatinE sad nserAfy- ing position in which hr has 50 often Pissed him self and the condemnation which followed lsts at- tempta to dictate to the party. ane ride Sewn every democrat wliS w6nld not bow to his s-ill. On the contrary i, has ever been oar greatest desire to award merit where il was due. and te sassuia prem
 nent democrats p iheir efforts before the peepIe.
 In this, we hevc advantage of lhis meagr3 con cerB, of which our freads throughout the State proudly and honestly ipsa-t. hi!e he is engaged In the grsti6ca,ion of venting his little, vim dictivc spite towards aoa, we are baiiKng 10 the best of onr ability for those whom we believe can do our cause usoa services. White professiug 10 rua's columns nc advocacy of the great principles which govern tse sepubieas party. no main- tenanes of the claims of C.ss and Be1lER Every thing like suppcrt of democracy Is lost in the at tempt ts carry oat hts well knowa brag that he couli pat down any msn in the State who opposel him and his pee u6ar interests It seems that Col Sevier has dafed, in political matters 10 differ from the ancient and aR pOsreraI editor, and in con sequence of it he has sworn to sacrifice hin, (we suppose Hs he did Drew and Joanson To achieve this, he has lost sight of the great political questions of the day, of his former relations towards nen aud intent upon one great object, that of breaking dow Col Sevicr. he panders to the ambitious views of those who have denouncedhn tbrsagh the press si,s  upon the streets corrupt, unpAneipled, and per lared. This is a small matter to him while Colonel Seyicr refuses to aid his schemes like the poison oak ip tbe woOds, he is ready o cling to the tree that offers the best support for the present, however frai and inconstsnt It may prove in the future As for our having been directed to espoasc the cause of Gel. Sevier, any oiher san. or having been dictated to in re;atisn se the part have taken the editor hnars it 10 be false and kHs at the time he made the insinuation that it was as vile caIumny os ever was given u,,erance to. It is very well un derstcod that by the use of such unscrupulous tac tics it is intended that the influence of ihc Banner should be in some degree weakened sbroad uui in this the ''asutral' edi,er has ent irely failed We have abundant evidence from many portions of the State that the democracy regard him with suspicion, and look to the Banner the organ of ihc party.