The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-21
For ihe Bdanry.

NEW ORLEAE8, March lsl, IS43.
 DeS Sr-Permit me through the columns of ysur very valuable paper to answer the late com. munications from several friends, enquirng for, ahd insisting on the publication of the remarks made by myself before the late Arkansas State convention. To them, and 10 the committee of publication. will say, sincerely appreciate the compliment they do me, in their desire ts publish those remarks. ard yet cannot but feel tts. thsif great personal partialty, has eaused them greatly 10 over estimate the remarks subsaied on that oc. ca''on. There are two very prominent reasons, why shall decline to comply with the wishes of my friends. The first am sure, will entirely win. dica'e my declaration, and thai is. my inability ,s furnish c"py For in my desire to oiaigr, nads an attempt the other day to write out wha, then said and eaa assure my friends, all could recol. lect of 1t was, The story of the hitie Common. ,ce1hh's Hfiornsy, ,cho esme dc,rn from Me noun. foias, and hat JrLiCs CEsaR pas killed as dead as LGsarus, b.fore Me gales ofPIuLLRPi. My second reason is, that am a great personal and political friend of Major Fionrnoy, and have too high re. gard for him, to join in this war cf the Crusades which has been so unrelentingly wagcd agains, him, since the adjournment of the convention, in which he seems likely to be borne down and crushed by the weight of numbers have all my life, found myself by my nature, impelled to the side of the weak, and the oppressed. cannot HOW forget ttis kindly interest of my nature, and joi tn "ptH D'ell' with "Tray Blanche and Sw eeiheart the little dogs and all" to bark at this my good old friend. as feel should be doing, were 10 furnish copy of his speech: for am inclined to think il would fusnish conf1maiion strong as proofs of ho witt of the justness of all that has been charged against his speech. And am the lest man, to wish ts furnish such coacluaue evidence 10 our friends the Wings. My friends then must not expect ne ts do that which, to the Major would be "the mosI unkindea cut cf all" But while I am free to admit the jus'ness of all that has been said against his speech, am equally free to yinicate the speeches ot the other gentlemen of the eonyeniou, from The injustice that has been done them but that it has been mos; trunlphantly done, by the public alton of the speeches themselves. They are their own ful. lest vindcatson. the abiest defenders of ,er auth ors. When was there exhibited more lofty patri- o''sm-a more sfli-sacriiierg s.pi,, than was man. iested by every member of that convention. Scora. ing the sculiIiiy Of man worship. freely saeriicins every personal preference; selfish seeing and iocx rsejudiee to the public good, with every thing ''for measures. nothing for men," as the rule oi their action, they discharged the anpleasant duty o deciding sn the claims of political friesds. Ii in so doing they have hes,cd the dssentions of our party, as most sincerely believe--then they have been the benefactors of cur country. and entitled to the undivided admiration of every true lover oI the rePuble-of every friend of equal rights and equal privileges.
 The democracy of the nation have looked and spoken their appreciation of the A'kansas conven- ton,-And whSlst on this subject, cannot withheld the expression of my approba'son of the course pursued by the editor of the Democrat, subsequen, to the convention He has acted properly in yield. ing at onee, his own preferences, for that of the convention. Like one who was thoroughly impressed with the importance to our country, oi THE sucoEss 0r OUR PRINCIPLES. Would 10 God, our party were all made up of more rifeing spirit, of men who forget self and selfish ends, and st tho altar of our common country, act only for the subisc soOds and general eeifare.
 YoGy ob't servt.
 T. B. FLOURNOY