Washington telegraph., 1848-07-12
TO TIE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS.


ing to every citizen, ! announce myself
to you as candidate for Congress at the
election to take place on the first Monday
of August next. Being myself one OF
the people, having the same interests, tho
same hopes, the same fears, in regard TO
the ailairs Of our Government ns you all
ought 10 feel, | deem 1t proper to give
you my yitws, very briefly. upon some
topics which should clalm your attention,
aud which concern the welfare, If not
the permanent existence of our present
happy Iorm of government. and, IN doing
80, | SHALL slsak with plainness, with the
utmost caudur aud trust without the
hias NJ party ties Of party obligations for
SeHly bHhcve II there ever was time,
in the history ol our country, when all
good men should lay aside, as far as pos.
sible, all party aspgnlies, aud look with
q single eye to the interests OF the whole
people, that iime Is the present.
As one who lof short time was placed
on your waichioWef at The Metropolis Of
the uuion, | hazard nothing in saying
that the whole course OF your public in.
siituIaus is tending downward. instead
OF upward and onward There is great
waul OF stern integrity aud moral eleva.
ton with oil the mere politicians IN our
country, which must be changed entirely
by the lulcfposllinn OF the people them.
selves. or the most disastrous consequences
will be the result. Too Frequently upon
the iI1of OF Congress, among the imme.
diate representatives Of the people. the
splf.l oi parry Is carried 10 such lengths
that the dearest rights OF their conslitl.
onls arc put IN lgopaldy If not rashy
immpled under loot 1t Is no fiction when
tel you that. instead Of being the mas.
lcfs ana the rulers, you are rapidly be.
coming the mere se'Sanls-the honest
hafdsHsled yeomaary OF the country. who
are II strength and only bulwalh IN the
hour oi ,augaf, will ,oou be mere .hew.
/. els ol wood aud drawers of water to the
schemiug political hacks Of the day
All lha offices Of the country winch be.
long OF night 10 the people. and are in.
tended ior ,heiT benefit, have become noih.
iug mofr than 5pgiiS, 10 be seized upon
by tue successful party IN Presidential
contest Every man l. pfoscnbei unless
he gives IN his adhesion to the one SIDE
or the other and II he unfortunately be,
longs 10 the minority he might as well
lee his country al once, a To expect either
favor or station from the dominant party
There is Il wide and obvious difference
between th' pcgpic aud the politicians
The li,-. uuly intent upon the good OF their
country at large, exert their influence,
and cast their votes IN such manner IA,
, they may honestly think will be best cul
) cuIa,ai io secure that enl, while the mere
. politician, with longing appetite. ciutehe,
at amy and everything, To secure the cle
, ,auon Vi q aPlfty through which h. hope,
10 gsIu the sp0iis oi oihce, 10 be dlstrlbu
p ted oul as foreign potonttte would gn
] cluusiy dispense aims to his needy and
ahlcct followers. SO far as offices are con
rTMgd ~ all the various sluiccs through
. winch the papis drawn from the public
. trrasug-,uch rs tat contracts for sup
. plying troops, the removal Of Indians, ol
,, the ten thousand other ways IN which pub
he money Is distributed to iayontes the
question Is never asked "is he honest, i.
I ue competent, Is be faithful To the CON
b stituton' but has he been faithful and
subscrylcut to our pariB IN this or that
contest Here alone Is found the test oi
ms qualJicaiIons-and an affirmative an.
. swer to the party question, is,lt once q
sure passport 10 the favorable notice aud
, consideration OF the powers that be.
Follow.Cilizes, 1t never was designed
ia the formation OF a free republican gov.
ernmeHt that the night OF suffrage by the
people should ever be crampcd or hinder.
ed hy any cOuiriyances whatever--it ney.
cf was intended that because YOU aud
might diller IN regard to some measure OF
eNprdirncy affecting the national welfare
tor a TINE, that therefore. we should ncy.
cr afterwards act together, upon any 9th.
cr occasion, without being called and
treated as traitors 10 hiS or Mat Plrig
Ii this be democracy II this be whlgery-
most confident am that II does not breathe
thai pure and elevated spirit OF liberty
AID genuine rcpublcanIsm, for which oar
fathers pcnlInd ;hcir lives and their for
tunes--a principal which we all profess
to honor ami love, but 1t is a low aud
groveIling feeling OF subserviency gene
rated in the heat Of party conflicts and
fastened upon the public mind, by design
ing politicians Tor selfish purposes,
Away then with all such nlmsy dis
guises 10 ictlcr the minds OF reemrn,
who are not to be bound hand and foot,
and delivered over IN leading strings to
this or that set OF politicians, TO follow in
theirwakc whithefsocycrthay may please
to lead, with no other answer TO the CON
science, when assalled by doubts and
fears, us to the propricty OF the course
pursued, than lhis-"wc owe 1t to ouI
party"
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