The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-22
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 tixsd the land-msrks by which rnanGuvrIng polis- clans trim sher sails. The other, ePhemcraI, un- real, ehanreable as chameleon, has ever been a fatal guIs faiuus is lis deladsd fellowers- The one is bait upon principles as hxed as the rock of sgss-upoa those great traths that form the basis oI our csnstitutlon abd biIl of our Iights-thst were promulgated and hoarIshed in the days of Jefferson eouveniioa of iS40; srsaaA them the democracy rallied. and were gIoriously triumphant, in lsa; and for them, unchanged and anchAoging as truth itself. we will still battle on with anahaisd conf dsnce, trastiag to the much abused asober second thought of the people to dIscoyer and appreciate their merit and unrailiug integrity. With such principles for its chart the democratic pariy regard- less of eiiqaes, Parqizaa expeennts and privileged mOaopolies hasever adopted and proposed only such measures as were fitted to the behess of the people and beneficial to the whole country. For the iu- portant sce of helmsmaa of great ship of state they selected those only who had been already tried and found equal 10 the duties that would deyove upon them. The standard bearer of the democratic party was never chosen because he was available on aceosnt of mere popularity with the million. Fanny Elssler, Ole Bull. or the cslebra,ed ho, SC Mazeppa, have all, in their time. enjoyed among us eminent popularity in their professions. and for peculiar qualifications, Gen. Taylor and '' Old Whitey in theirs; but, surely. no one for mo- ment dreamed that either Of them was it to be made President of the United States.
 On the other hand, from the days of "blue light federalism" when the now abjared 'bIaek eockade' tho acknowledged insignia of these exclusives, till the present, when whgery end federalism, native Americanism, freesoilism, and all the isms which. like noxious vapors, have from time to time infected eulminsted in the magnificent conception of mo- party party the "great whig party Of tine country has made its appearance in the shapes of Proteus himseif-changing and shifting like the phantasmsgoria of a magic lantern. At one time tt comes in the guse of the Hero of TippecanOe," with formidable banners of eoou-skins, emhlazoned with a Tip and Ty," "iOg cabins and hard cider for principesl Then, as the sage " farmer of Ash land. the Hector of the Sena,e,'' & the mill boy of the slashes, with measures instead of principles hung upon the ianumerabIe ash poles so high that nothing could be read except" Protection for the few against the Hsany,' and Ia monster bank to plunder the people and fiji the pockets of the office holders" Again it reappears, mounted upon the almost canonized Old Whitey," crowned with the laureis won by the mpetuous invincibiiy ct Ameri- caa yafor. garlanded with gttering pledges soon be disregarded and begir with empty professions of unbInshing ignorance aad immaculate honesty Thus decked out in borrowed plumes and juggling promises, i, is borne upon the tide of military en- thusiasm, intoxicated with glorious victory and successful peace, and once more placed in the chair of State.
 From where we now stand, amid the ruins of broken faith and outraged confidence, within sight of the dripping of the busy headsuran. whose frequent blows fast wearing away the frail plat form which he stands, and listening to the cries of the disappointed and the curses of the deceived we may well look back and compare the acts, and which divide the Union.
 The democracy, with admirable consistency, have in all things acted upoa and carried oat the principles that form the basis of republican gov erBmeut, Rot disdainjRg to modify its measures to suit the increased intelligence and progressive spirit of the age Prosperity ensued; wealth relied in upon happy and eoutented population; success attended cur at home aad oar arms abroad; and thriving agriculture fostered and multiplied manufactures What, thea, have the whigs donei What have they done except. like the Goths and VaRdals, occasionally made temporary ncursion into this smiling land of promise. bringing only blight aRd ruin in their course; With few sach measures the alien law the tariff for protection and the United States Bank they seek prefemeut at the hands of the people whom they fare bat to betray They dare not proclaim single principle as their rule of action, for they cannot adopt republican principles without becoming one and the same with democracy. There is nothing left them but to gull the eredslous with sPeeioas promises aad pledges, never meant to be fulfilled. Thus, in 70. and thus in IS, they have promised themselves into power; and most faithfully indeed have they redeemed these pledges by casting aside a reserve, and. with the zeai of the nest bitter Psrizans. revivng pre- eisely the same and practices that have often been condemned by the people. Let re- member these tokens, and, for the future, |" take heed and mark the waruiBg.''
 MUKoER AND SUICIDE McHSAx.-The Detroit Commercial Bulletin Of the 27th ut contains an account of horrible murder and snhsealent suicide