Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-02-19
A new Volume of the Intelligencer.

should have been Ieriormed last week.
1t is now six years since our journal took its ex
stence. The commercial enterprise and the en-
ergetic spirit that prevailed in the business circles
of this thriving town, justified the beginning and
prospered its continuance. Since the Iuelligencer
launched into the turmoils and busy strife of poll.
tics its circulation has been On steady increase,
md lis influence has become widely extended
For the patronage thus bestowed on our sheet,
owe most hearty and sincere gratitude, and
most cheerfully do pledge ourseif to use our
utmost endeavor to maintain that confidence by n
watchfulncss of the interests Of our patrons, and
by boldly sustaining their rights and we pray
Heaven that we ever may possess the nerve, inde-
pendence, and ability requisite to perform this du.
ty--of an honest editor.
That tho IntelIigenceT is democratic Journal
it is unnecessary to reterate--of that fact pa
irons and tho citizens of both parties in this re-
gon will testify. 1t received tho credit of zeal
ously supporting the cause Of democracy in the
hard fought contest Of IA. That we arc an un-
wavering democrat, dyedin the wool," all know
who know at all. Welfare neUer been anything
else, and insiuuutions from men who have but re-
Gently changed their politics when they changed
their residence cannot affect US. We mako this
| remark because we have learned through good
sources, that efforts have been made, since the
holding of the StateConventon by persons 1cih our
party, who patronise and take into tn cir immediate
confidence g recent converts - who were, in III
battling for the wings while we were engaged
against them, to destroy influence and to rob
us of the support Of the democracy which we have
italcays supported.
Again, we repeat that we are most grateful to
our patrons for their confidence, and reiterate our
pledges 10 advocate their interests, with manlness,
! boldness and independence, without fear or favor
! We belong to clique or faction, and are deter
mined not to wear the collar of any maa or set of
men, and whenever we witness crying owls it
shall be our duty to expose them.
i We shall ever be democratic, We ha We been i'm
bued with belief that the progressive spirit of de-
.ocracy must prevail from this age and ever after,
and spread It's equalising principles, gradually.
throughout the world, as mankind becomes prepar-
ed to receive such advantages and before which
! thrones, dynases and arstoracies will crumble
into chaos. We believe it is the same at all times
and at all places. Its opposition 10 nlonopolies by
which the rich are made richer and the poor poor
this principles announcement of the democratic
creed2 democracy is opposed to chicanery, in
trigue and dictaton,'' and no honrable man who
seeks power through such means deserves its con-
fdencc, and he is evidently conscious of want
of personal merit, political claim when he re-
'Orto to o1eh n'oono to rido into power. Another
democratic maxim is - freedom of SPEECH" and
the '' liberty of the PRESS" and he who attempts
to abridge either is no democrat and docs not de-
serve the confidence of the democracy he is a
mt instrument of tyranny, whether of monar-
chy or faction. He that would muzzle the pres.
IN regard to his own acts or those of his friends
knows that these will not bear tho test of in
vesngation, and he exhibits degree of corruptin
dangerous TO the rights of the people, if such a
man possess influence, or if the press will obev
such dictation, and become the facile instrument
and servlle tool Of this despotic censor. We arc
determined to ODE the dictation of no man or set
of men, and resolve, is far as it lies in our power
to present ovory thing in its true light, before our
readers. We have equal right to avow our sem
timcnts-to pronounce what we think is anti-de-
mocratic, with others.
Democracy recognises the right of majority
TO rule, and shall ever insist upon its exercise ::
1t is one of our dearest and mos; sacred RIGHTS.
and one of which should be most watchful.
Tor 'Power ls ever stealing from tho many TO the
lew" All men created e4,sal-the power
and advantages of government should not bo con.
ilned to one set Of men, ,sbut should be equally dis.
trbutcd, and the poor as well as the rich should
be tho recipients
We are determined to adhere to Democracy
with all our energy, and shall ever bear in
mind The above mentioned cardinal PRINCIPLES.
from which we will not deviate upon any pretext :;
and those who dispute the creed are not democrats
When we first took hold of the InteHigencer in
lS43, it then had only about 300 subscribers, now
we number on our subscription list over 700, with
an " exchange list that will compare with any IN
the West. The business of Van Buren, has been
gradually, and materially, increasing since the
commencement of the town, and the prospects bid
fair Tor considerable commercial CITY on tho
banks of the Arkansas, where our feow.citizens
IN the counties north of us in this State and in Mis-
souri, Will find a market for the rich products of
'hor lands, If tho spirit of internal improvements
Wnlcn mas made its aDneo ro 90 -, ,o.,: