The Arkansas banner., 1848-01-24
Fnom tAs N. O. C5s9sss. THE pREMDRNCY.

less that we see notning lh tns adafe1&, of WeEnty importance to our readers- We shall, however, ex- press cur opinion on its object and the views which 1. embodies in relation to the attainment of that ob ject.
 TayIor's pretensiOns to the Presidency. We use tle term preteusions advisc scdly; for, how ollen ltsrated soever the protest of the General against inc usc of hIs name u snbscrve patty purpose, It is now quite evident to the public, and R mnst be evident to the General hiusslf. that bis naInc has been taken up as cloak tO cover uteriof designs, and Is thus offered to the public, connection tn the Pres dency, uner tle patronage of particular clique.
 That the General Is not seriously regarded by the whiyg party throughout the country, as cir cam didate, Is plainly manifested by the anguaga of several of the most influential whg journals at the North. Some few days since, we extracted, from the Richmond Whig, variois p9ssages of long article which show eonclusvely that the leaders of inc whig party in that section of the country, are not willing enter into the Prssi Ieniia lists with tue General as their saudard-bearer. They know him to bs a @'wHiG of the araiieif ssd;n still in their opinion, the Whig National Convention will "pYobabig nominate soHe ether staRdardbeare. As 10 tiis DO ibility of the Generals eleciion by tho people, independently of bo hp p,rtics tic Richmond Whig deems If ? efoster3us; and |" explanation Of tic motives with which certain journals and poili clans have dubbed the General the ''peoplc's can didatc," it -the Richmond Whig, be it noted!-does not hesi ate to pronounce the appelation an ad- cag'aadam expedieut--l "TRANSPA ARENF AR TIFiCE, by tchieh men caa 20 more te dFceued han caa mice by fse hiek of covfyiRg ose ofMeiy orn number scta meai!''
 Thus, with one fell blow, are the two main hopes of Gen. Taylors clevat on 10 the F esiaency lcvel- led to the dust Tue whis candidate he caBnot be; the "Peoples caniidae" tho santi-caucas candi- date is aa appc alion false and absurd ss applied to him. And even to suppose that hs shou d ap- ixaf, tfaH f,f ..f the two highest candidates voted for by | people; even tken, says inc Richmond Whig, "his ctaeee of success tcoDH bc hapctess.''
 A c 1ld shoulder has evidently been tarncd on tho General by tho;e who were most Clainorous in his bchali. His name has not exc ted over the people, in their heal and general eIcction that magical in- fluence which uaprincipled lraders expected to derive from Ii. The artifes has beea too raaspar- cni, as the Richmond Whig iDimates, to cntrap Locpfocos; and unless some of these be lured into the Taylor presidential camp, there is n, possible hope of lis election.
 How, does the "Addrcss 10 tho people of Lousi- ana enlighten us to Gen. 1aylors fitness for the Presidency? More than half of 1t is devoted to a narration, neat and just, we doubt not, of the Generals cx2ioiis ca Me ksttie-feid. For the life of us, We cannot sec wherein a citizens mi itary cmincnce prove him 10 be a fit candidate for tn. PIcs lency. The Address very properly says, that his brilliant achievements, though fatteriug 10 the pride of every patrt do not oL the Bseices eatitfe Gen. Tag,or to our sg6rages Jsr te Preside Rcy" ". But 1t goes to say-"they {the achievemcntsl have served only to exhibit in full relief the lnex- haustibe resources of mnd-the striking traits of charactrr-ihe heroic frinuess of parpose-and that exalted prob ty, which eminently qualify him for the high station 10 which We would elevate him"
 The statssman's theatre of action is not like the battle field It enands, indeed, iaexhlus;ibIe rs- sources ol mind striking traits of character, firm ness of purpose, and exalted probity-but some All. sl.-. mind, by which, doubtless, The writers of the ad- dress mean, natarai energies of mind, there mu be added an intimate acq aain ancc with the philosophy of government, Gc ucsd from the history of na- tions; ity in the political history of the commonwealth, as lcasned by fu! observation and study Of the vai1ns developments oi the estab- lished institutions; ard, above all, clear conception ot the means and cou'so.of policy by which those instinio may b. perpctua'cd or lhcir beaefcieut effects be amplfcd To tho striking trais of chsr- actcr displayed the battlefisld such intellectual culture would add merits invaluable in the cabinet The firmness of purpose that indicates a noble an indomitable obstinacy in confronting the foreign enemy, such culture would doubtless enchance, in degree cminently necessary for the domestic wei fare of inc republic. And tho exalted probty which a ci iken bas displayed in the of his life, would. we think, beyond Dll question appear in brighter c,lors were 1t less open to the charge of weaving a transparent ar ics" to lure the people into total abandonment and disregarl of the saac- tily of those principles upon whch alone the glory and fair lame of he Republic can endure.
 We fnaintan that the form of government under which we live is great fdct an5 that t therefore demands a clear enunciaton of the principles on which it is to be adinia stored. We maintain too that il is the creation of the people in lbc exercise of their sovereignty, and that therefore, no nan has the right 10 appea for his elevation to the presde- cy, 10 the sPonfanoas will cf the people at large, without saying world in reference the inpor- tant questions on which the minds of the people arc divided. +H'
 The President of these United States should be neither an au omaton. nsgatire ageat. He is the elect of the people, and should therefore assume the highest office in their gft with clear under standing, both on his and thsir part, of the policy on which, as basis, he Is going to administer the government and of the amount of fespensib ty attaching to him as the chief executive officer of the Republic. We are not willing then--and the en- tire people would virtually abdicate ihei sovereign
 y, were they wiiiingto raise any man to tho prcs- dency simply on the strength of "sehat ,re erpect and beliecs he ,eM NOT DO if elevated to that high station.''
 But such Is the grand finale of the "Address to shc People of Louisiana" We cite it's own words
 'Onr decided preference for General Taylor 10 all others for chief magistrate of the United States does not rest wholly o1 what he has done or what We expect him t9 do, bat rqthsr schat tpe srgeei dad beftere hs cW Hof do, if elevatea to that Eigh
 
 The six numera,ions of what he "will never, do, which follow this general declaration amount to nothing but so many unworthy slurs on the past administration of the government So that, while quietly telling the people that the General is their candidate--one of the people so-caYcd Query, gre there any people in the country independent of the people so-caed D. the address also tells them in so many words, that they have gone astray from tho path of recttude and need Zach1ry Taylor to ofing back the government. which they have per veted, to it's original purity and sisnpiiciy-to re- impress 1t with the simiiuds of kis olva rot neir) character Verify would the platform on witch he would thus stand, have in the language of inc address-'sao other ieRaat :"
 New is General Taylor willing thus to be elcya- ted over the heads O; the people or, will he not rather come out,-repudiats the no-party principle clique, and tell the people what princiIl.s he is disposed to administer the Government
 Our Ability to Pay.