The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-15


 sss, for the fOreibIe and arguments it contains In relation to Gen. TsyIor's claims, and the war with Mexico We have rsrely had an opportunity of presenting our readers with anything to the i point
 1 For hs Bazaer. ! In every contest since the revolution --in every controversy which threatened the peace, distur- bed the harmony of cur foreign relations the mighty minds of the whig party have been ever found bat ting for eur country's foes. know the Prople too well-I confde too much in their justice,-I trust too whoy in their patriotism to believe the of the party capable of a5et.ing such movements. But 1 the professed lesders-the avowed expoments Of whig principles have hitherto considered it but necessary that Union should be engaged in a war, or difficult negotiation, to make them the crawling packers of her opponent
 1 Man, 10 be infaIiible, must first overcome the weaknes of his mortal nature. The best the wisest, and the greatest are liable to err. During the long series of years in which democracy has been in the ascendant our country, gsided by the precePts and influenced by her counsels, may. at some period, have pursued an unwise, and even un- just policy Butts il not remarkable that se should always be wrong' and being so is ii not still more remarkable that, during so many years of demo- cratic rule, she should have attained such pitch of grcatness2 For whatever course she has pursued, whether peaceful warlke, she has never failed to fall under tue ban of whig condemnation--to be cursed by the forebodings of whig prophets
 During our late war with Mexico, they encour- aged the enemy by denouncing il as "unrighteou. infamous, and GOd-abhorred" By declaring that the administration could gc; neither men ner mo- ncy iocatry it on much longer" they induced them 1 nadly 10 reject our proffcrs of peace. They pro- nounced it the 'Presideafs Usr,'' commenced and carried on 10 make political capital They cheated the deladed Mcxicans into the belief that here 1t was regarded "a war of invasion and conquest against the rshes desres and interests of the great body of the people" Such were the Ameriraa sen timents with which the Mexican generals nspirited their deJected and defeated soldiers Such were the assurances upon which weak and unpr;ncipled government based their hopes of fiial success. l W hig presscss and wlig orators further declared that we were unlawfuly tratnpIing upon the peace Iul hearhs of sister republic, that we were shed ding innocent blood They denounced the war as
 
 those who carried it on as robbers and assassins And yet, regarding the as they do, with an iu- consistency that only 10 be ridiculous in it's reckless daring, they have nominated the man who has grown great in fighting it's battles If they be consistent in their opinions they must regard Gen. Taylor as the ruthless volator of peaceful homes, as the bloody chief of sn unjust and cruel war ss having violated the laws of God and man in shedding innocent blood, the miserable tool of an unscru- pulous executive, the most arran of the robbers and uthroats who carried on this 'iafamous'' war e thinking of this the yin their hearts mus, do, they push him forward the "peoplc's'' caud- date, for the highest office in th6 gift of virtuous republic.
 We oppose Gen Taylor for the Presideucy,-we consider him unqualified for high st-but we thiak not of Linn the wings do. Me regard Lin as q sofdier aye, as brave one, too. In the | pecPe's name he waged the war,--with the peo- plc's strength he fought his battles for the peo- pe's glory he gained his victories. and the people gratitude should not be bounded tv the narrow limits ot party We have ever yielded him that homage which it is human nature to give to bravery and success. We shall ever esteem him great cap tain whilst living, and consecrate niche to his memory when desd But to show our gratitude ] we are unwilling, in mistaken kiudness 10 remove { him from position, in which he has shown him. self so eminently qualified to shine, to place him in one which his short career he si0;esman has al- ready proven his incapaeity to fiji. In exchanging the sword for the pen, his herots sinks into weak ness, hfs irmness becomes inconsistency aud the nan, whom admired the soldier, the politi- cian pity and condemn His frends jo,4 that he is learned politician He himself candid y coniesses his ignorance of the great principles of State policy, He admits that he has formed no opinion upon the great leading measures, which have, since inc formation of our government, di- vi,ied the support of the mighty minds of the na- | lion, and in accepting the sominatfon after deciar ing, again and again, he would be the candidate of no "clique or party,' he has shown himself desti. ute of firmneSs-the only qaality Of the mere sol dier, which belongs in commoh 10 the good Presi- 1 dent.
 The notorious leader of war which they de- 1 nounce "infamouS,''--a politician without con sistency statesman without principles. the whgs ! would ia.n make him their Preshient,-not that he would carry ont those darling measures which they profess greatly to love, br1 because he is avail able aud may possibly have il in his power to scat ter thc spotis with lavish hand But in their zeal 10 overthrow Democracy, and get into the high places cf power, they shall not rob Ihe old man of his deorly bought laures. by comdemning as "un. just and infamous the war u which he won them. | Forhearance in chief magistrate may ccase to be virtue Natte las declared 'that the rights of the nation are property of which he is only the trustee The constitution has provided "that the unilet States shall guarantee to every State re- publican form of government and shalt protect each of them against invasion and il is the fi-st duty oi the Press eat to "prcserse, protect and defend' that sacred instFcInenL Al the commencement of