The Arkansas banner., 1848-01-10
For Me Banasr.

| MR. EDITOR: I was an ob seryer at the la,r n,~. cratic Convention, and would deem i, almos, u.. ees'ary to add that was much pleased with tn. d, and harmonious manner of conducting the proos. l ings of that Convention. It was one of the u.. 1 able and respectable conventions ever asscmhIsa the State of Arkansas; and tho most of the procs4 ings of that body will long be regarded as pno. dents for the Democratic party in thls state. was pleased and much delighted al several of as very interesting speeches made in that Conventa The advice of that aged and much respected vc,s.a in the cause of Democracy. Col. BENJAMIN TArt,, will, by me and many others, long be rcmembe,4 and his witty, appropriate and eloquent address va long be cherished by the true Democracy of Ar kansas.
 An know JARED C. MARTIN to be an old ,s we'll tried soldier in the cause of Democracy. \, was there. His firm, manly and high toned spsccA, in the Convention, and his devotion to the cau~ Democracy caused every word he said to siak va deep and ponderous weight upon ali who heard hau. had long been acquain.cd with Col THoxrsoss FLouRSoY, of Desta county. had only known h. though as farmer. and man of easy and enesqg manners in the private circle. But, until tho ss~a, bling of that Convention, had never as an Orsv and statesman. knew that he had never tska part in the petty broils that distract the Demoer party in Arkansas, and that be was devoted so {. great principles of Democracy, and also that he vs forcible and an efficient man,. and had, thercssn predicted for him. in the Convention, course bpa manly and disinterested. But was not cxpecds from him such forci ible and eloquent speech k delivered to tho Convention on Monday night Hs engaging manner rivited the attention of sll press and the repeated bursts of applause that rose pn, large and intelligent audience of ladies and gsnak men gave ample proof of his forcible and persasss eloquence.
 He had. from the beginning, opposed every iAst like dissensons and sectional divisions, and eygF thing elso that had tendency to distract the dt mocraiIc party in the Convention. On Tussal there was a resolution introduced to District t State, and elect an Elector for each district 1As resolution, whatever could have been the intenhs of the mover, could have had no other iendsxI than to sacrifice some able Democrats by Ocai ! l visions
 l MT. Flournoy, with thai ins,inctivs percepiA which eharscteriEes him, foresaw the evil ean# quences of the resolution, and, with that disss ested manliness that had pcryadcd his whole coGT arose and opposed the resolution in speech manly, so foreible and eloquent, that the asseHSa crowd gazcd with delight at him. and thO COnFss ton hung in suspense with admiration upon hn sls quenee. He closed amidst loud applsuses tfon A whole assembly. l need scarcely add that 'hs r''" luton was 50 dead that even inc mover dd DO t tempt to resurrect 1t from the tombs, HEnOai then seemed to pervade the whole cohyentioa
 Ms. WARD delivered a beautiful address. urs% the Democrats to union. And Col. HExrsrklp< livered a lengthy and argnnentaiye speech ID A'S of the war, showing, by the proof in his Pos'es'' beyond all doubt. that this war was caused g | aggressions of Mexico, and convincing all P'sseh of the importance of prosecuting the war ai'S ~ giiance to an honorable peace
 Mir Editor will not weary you further Hi'a l present communication.
 Youss. AN OBSERVER