The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-15
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 =. cly; a. the sex,. of Cen Taylor. Now, we ~s,,n.d that both iassnd to rus-'he civilian
 \. ,o,.A. and the general In the south; and thea
 ,... ,hs notable scheme whEeh was psactised la
 v. ,.n,rking the preferred candidate on the back
 s". ,O,ers ticket. and permitting the nsjosity of
 i. ,he sesssal States to decide the east snd
 ,A. rl.t,er. The whix leaders and pOiiticiaas
 es.g esg,s;.Iy very basy; and sll that we can gaibes
 z S., X. amagnetic inAaeDee" is didusipg itself. !, ,s., M,. Clay is rsnaing ahead.
 {. n. meantime. tt is vefy amusing to collect the
 -. = opinons and speenlatione which are form
 s- ,ss friends os the candidates. We shall lay sc before our rssders, tom the sd'eoss et the N. 4Sx - I0winr. fcr example. is an extract of let - s... tbe editor of the Tribuns tthen in Hash- astss:l
 .a rrI.rrnee 10 the approaching presidential con. '. - .sd ss sGoeding some indication of the means = -e-h Tsvlor capital is fabrieated ahd Taylor :.~th ,xhbtisd, propose to review its incidents. sGSs sunday vague THmcFs were flying about of -..sn.r,ed demonstrations for "Oh Zaek" in the s... md on Monday morning these assumed the s.sns, lcrm of reports, on telegraphie and newspa '. TQthosy, that the Shlg legislature oa Keatueky
 .l Doaina;ed Genera! Taylor fer President. and ..., he whig State convention of Indiaaa bad done iSsr;,e. 0a the other side. Marviand and Penn ..,,aia were said to be all en fire for Taylor. His s.,Ocaies here talked As if the question hsd been v,,Isd. and nobody but few supefanuated poiiti- ..., Ieft 10 contend tor the sway of civilians and s dekni,s eaancistion of principles. But time has .:.,. hsen afforded for the, receipt 0f authentic ...,Irrsee. and t proves that ihe Kentucky iegis. l,ure has sot nominated Gen. Taylos, while the ln- d,sa convention has not only done 70 such thing, tss majority of is members were decidedly averse ,s niitary rule. On the other side, Pennsylvania, sheh has made more Taylor noise than all the rest o Ae free States, s not foe him even to the extent Of e ,ason ios epsuiettes but decidedly prefers Gen. ;ev;t Uut of Philadelphia, the Seoit-men far out nnber the Rough and Readys; and the long -adver- ,set Taylor demonstration on Monday evening at aarsbssg revealed the poverty sna emptiness of ss sntire concern. Two yoaBg lawyers of that ,ace were the speakers-one of them being presi. sn,, and making war speech to mederste and 4 sedate aadieaee; the only hearty round of cheer z being elicited by an alIusion 10 Henry Clay. So men Of mark, 10 members oi the legislature, par eipsted and the correspondent of Taylorish aper, writes, that. howeses popatsr Teyior nay be the elties he does not seem to take in the eoun- '. So 1 should think.
 
 E. given no indication of TayioFism, through her is xb,g mass convention of yesterday, but the re- .r.e and that she will be that way all through. sns:sr CcSwin Is nobly sustained there"
 The sane wri'er strikes the same strain in the fol- lvng articles
 WAsnScroN, WedDesday--1 P. N. @Letthefriends. Of Henry Clay everywhere under aud that bis friends here arc unchanged and un- ls.nsg; that they believe him not only the Attest sa for President. Sat the prorer man to be sup 'rted in the ensuing canvass; and that he will be eetsd, l any frank, manly, out-spoken whig, can |. If the people dou-t want President of this f. let them take locefoeo. as becomes theP; if sy choose . shufling. trimming, unworthy man. faie over them, trust he sill not be a whig. W, let as have fair play, and DO dciging. Let whig people be fairly represented ia a whig na- aal convention. aud its decision we can all refer but don't believe it can be ia favor of any other aa the acknowledged leader and head of the party. sless Mr. Clay shsii peremptoriiy insist on with awng from the canvass, who can doobt that he we that the advocates of Mr. Clay's nomination vt mean it, look on and see. It will not take as to convince them.''
 Now let us bear the other side. The following Is on the last Saturdays correspondent of the New Ork Courier. champion of Gen. Taylor:
 "we are approaching another deeply interesting .npaign, and those are to be found al Washington ad elsewhere, who impesiousiy insist that MT. lay shall again enter the lists as the wbig csad- lie. So far ss that iilastrioas man is personally 'eeefnsd, would inquire. is it decent. is h leeO- ,es is it even respectful towards bis gray ha,rs, ,st he should again be dragged into the furious nfe of an embittered partizAn campaign. in which k.li kn ~k~~a fenuS ., his most secret ieelings laceFateG A contest which every eur of party will bark al his heels. d ,very blood hound of malignity will spring at s throat" IA curious appeal this; Mr. Clay will ss thank him for his sy@pathy.l "A conflict Ihose result, in all human probability. must be to ave Lim stiii ID sas;res.ess =sth that wound upon is lame which the A;persicn of his indulgence n 6 undue ambition viii most assusediy inaiet. And nj not canvass under Me. Clay be partisan can asg
 These are searching. practical inquirer; and he unworthy ef consideration who wiii not meet and nswer them frankly. He is equally false 10 Henry lay, and to the g,eAt party with which he is con- sced, xho will not candidly meet tbese eonsidera- them without passion or enthusiasm. ad m sach examination shall result In the convic. os that Henry Clay cannot be elected, let the sd- ihonal fact be remembered that there is nothing in se eoncusloa which detrsets anght from the high osion of the great Kentuckian-that position IAica is above all ofce. Bat there is another point isIew in which to regard this subject. Will ii be asested by any patriotic whig that the whig party aal De NIT. Clay; in other words. that is for him. ad not tof the most ELEvArGD PsIscs FLIES or Hu- lAStoScrRS. that we have organizeds-that defeat .'ih hlm is preferable to success without hims- Aat Do other man among all the illustricus states ssn who act with us is worthy of our confidence. \ tAo makes an asowA 90 base and false as this 'sae make this deeply degrading confession in vM il not made ia ubstance, by such as arc pro- ss'sdy aSve 10 the present great national crisis: fe, 'asit npon Mr. Ciay's nomination. while e. 10 themselves the sImost certainty of s defeat,
 -fhse are st this hour. here in Washington, sese God only knows their motives, though man Ay Jedge thea) who, venly believe. arc Hlis- ssiing Nr. Clay to his own deiriment, and turing 'la ea 10 make heavy saefikees. which cannot but ssH la mischief to the country. Those gentlemen, .in P't'see degree of mperioaness-I speak on- ' aow of the more ultra porion--eSen see proper SeAsna A surrender of the opinions of others to n.H own, saaer the tkreat sf forfeiture of the po- l'ea caste Of the ofendevss For the sake of bar eo1y in the whis party, to insure the success of late cause, as one among those against whom thls .osafd menanee Is directed. return 10 word of de- laa'e ar reernioaiion. But as sincere patriot, l 'ore invoke the intemperate friends, and all pro inends Of Mr. Clay to pause! A moments sa0iased, hoaest rehectioa will convince them oi