Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-10
PAUL PIPER'S CIRCULAR.

+ Elbow CITIZENS " Ou are aware that Col.
A. II. Sewer has resiged his seat in the Senate
Of the United States, for the express purpose Of
making a diplomatic tour of the Mexican Republic
The profits of the trip will consist of glory for
the State and cash in hand for himself; all pa
down. On your next Legislature will devolve
the duty of selecting n successor of that dstin-
guished gentleman. After the profoundest med
tation | have determined TO present my name for
mat responsible and dignfed office. In repub
lie, an asplrant for distinction should set forth his
claims frankly, as becomes freeman. scorninq
concen lraoE.i -i;~c,'iOv' nave moi consented
to engage in this contest without having counted
the cost. | know with whom have to deal. |
know the friends Of my honorable competitor (the
Encarnacion Prsoner) will sneerin9Iy ask who
is Paul Piper!" To enable my numerous friends
and stipendares to silence enquiry, | now take
occasion to lay my full and unabreviated appel
latlon before their intelligent and unPrediced eyes,
At the baptisnal font and in the arms of our
pious pastor, received the name of Paul, Sewer
Johnson Conway Rector Hampstead Piper. And
in this democratic State, the people in their blind
wiIfuiness. persist in calling me "the Family"
| suppose for short. Politicians, in their idle
Ievily call me 's Bourbon" presuming, suppose.
on the near affinity of our family 10 that royal
stock. ''Piper' is a strong part of my name, be-
cause in every branch of my family, there is
plDST. from Il iIIulSI udl SOuICG-lIO iiIOSl iS-
liable nformation-I learn that the name
increased in longitude so as to include all the
considerable personages that have intermarried
with our family since my birth, but that became
impossible, you know, on account of the extensive
alliances with our noble family. One must be
expert in figures 10 calculate the extent Of our
family. | was called Paul " on the principle Of
the ''eterna fitness" of things--foreseeing that
should be political apostle.
Fellow Citizens: am the 'o!der parsonage"
that particular FRIEND" spoken of in private let
ters from the seat of government who was in
due time to claim the office held by my ilIustri-
Gus kinsman. Act as you have heretofore.
There are several weighty reasons which should
impet you !; amongst WHICH l may mention that
we believe in the rotation in office--that our
claims stand on the broad platform of mmemorlaI
usage, that there is in our family a mysterious
oneness well calculated to preserve the democracy
from those schisms so often fatal to political part
les, by throwing Offices so indlScrmnately before
the common masses,--for in almost all commu-
mites there are " aspiring individuals who dwell
TOO much upon their fancied constitutional rights.
Act then worthy of your former achievements
and let my too aspiring" competitor learn that
we are still invincible that also you are attached
to us by "hooks of STEEL. " and that you ale SOL
EMMY impressed with the fact that 81 want a re-
election GU Will De uLSCluPuiou"iy 'OiN '"N'
you stand in the attitude of patent refiecters to
,sd that we have held all the offices Of trust
and p' profit for twenty five years This my friends
and pdherents is an appeal to your base; PASSIONS.
Fschew it. You might reply (thouSh make Inc
SUGGESTION with infinite modesy) ''thsi II is not
often that state nation can BOOST PeoP'e
hound together by the indissoube ties OF Dioou
and ofinitv-wth attainments so 'asl, various
and versatiIe,--that it is true they have been
bnnored with some offices such as Delegate IN
%onnress Senator in the same, Governor Of the
State, Representative in Congress Judge of the
District Court, Attorney ditto, Clerk ditto, Mar,
shaI ditto, Judge of Supreme Coar'' 'udse OF
Circuit Court. Paymaster il the Army, Indian
AGENT. Surveyor General, Surveyors, Auditor of
accounts, &c, &C., &c, and would have held
more mo by the grace of God, and the suflfages of
the people, had there rsmained single male
among them over the age of twenty one." Do
not however, suppose that the race is likely tq