The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-17

ME. Bscaaon, and tke Memphis CeaventseH.
 TAr Missouri senaser. irrilassd and n'aidcnea by she fsusratiOn of his ausbsioas hopes and ihe ogo- sitioa to his darling schemes Ofs seif aEgTndtseneD'
 has hesun 10 frrt and rave most wildly tneeslase win rage al fsding that s could not h recognized as the a great captain of the Soaih, he has pas siOaalriy fang himself into the embrace of Tree soiism. IE his l4,e speech al BcOayilie ie sneeS- sOTs. with all the insGiOss art he IS master O to femeai feeling of jealousy between tAs North aud SOuih- He pitches into Mir. Calhoun :" like thoa' saAd of breks,- and poufs est the fell msasare ot his wrath upon the Memphis convention He charges the genlienaa from South Carolina wiih doing what he Is himself engaged intlasis, making the Pacific raIrOai measure stepping stone to the presidency. He deaounees Inc Msm9his eonvea' ton as a CalhOan plot" intrigue of the nui' li6er proposed especially 10 thwart hIs. and to de- feat his intended establishment of the road to the Pacific iooPPose the location of is eastern terminus al Si Louis He warns the North, and particularly Missouri, sg7inst this momeRiens revelation, which Ahould instantly arouse her from her faneied security" this scheme so undermine the North and promote the interests of the south The whole speech Is filled with insinUatsns of eotruP- ton on the part of the advocates Of the Memphis convention, with violeRt denuneiaiions against all those who oppose the scheme of Iae road with which he is identified. and the most arrogant and disgusting ego,ism-elaiming fsr himself all the merit, all the honesty, all the purity; while he en- deavors conceal the bitterness of his ehsgTia aud disappointment. and his own iDordinats sslGshaess and utter eAreessness of the great interests of the couptry, under the specious garb of eloquent indg nation and surpassing patriotism.
 In venting his fury upon the Memphis cOnven- vention, the honorable Senator has reckOaed with out his host Mr. Calhoun not the father of that measure, and will never be the controlling power behind the throne that will govern and dic- tate ils action. IL originated among ourselves The proposition received an enthusiastic welcome from our neighbors in Tennessee and the adjoining States. It's universal utility, is importance to the interests and welfare not only of the sOath but Of the whole eonfederaey gave tO it the appreciation of every unprejudiced lover of his country. In it's conception the vastness of ths project, the immense benefits it would to the Union, the necessity for is establishment to promote the safety of our frontier and Pacific possessions, were alone consid- cred The selfish desire to secure to ourselves the
 immediate profit of the location of the eastern ter minus of the road in any particular spot, to the exclusion and al the expense of all the rest of the Union, were not for moment permitted 10 in huencs tine deliberations of those who were most active in giving an impetus to the proposition The object of the convention is to ascertain from fair comparison, which will most likely be the best route-the mos, exPedient for al concerned Wei believe tIat the experience of the last few months has clearly indicated the superiority oi the route through Arkansas, and that the combiaed interests of all the great valley of the Mississippi point out some place below the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi the most eligible location for the eastern terminus of the road.
 IL never was intended that the proposed assem- blaze of delegates for tais purpose should be prost tuted into slavery convention, thai the W iimot provso or the question of the extension of slavery should enter into its deliberations The sugges ton of Nr. Calhoun to introduce these topics has met with cold reception, and has been rebuked with silence by all the earnest advocates of lhs Memphis convention. They have firmly and re- pes,etly discountenanced every attempt al tLe in- troduetion of such exciting questions, which are entirely foreign to the subject propesed for the con sideraliOn of al the .outhern and western States They have the good of the country, and of the whole country, in view. The effect il may have upoH sectional policy and upon political relations, may at times be the subject of comment and refec- ton, but tais has never formed an integral part of ,be calculation. IL Is our duty wary 10 observe and guard against al such insidious attempts Us this Of Mir. Benton 10 the seeds Of discori and disuniOn among While he himself Is waving the frebrand with which he seeks to tight the flame, be is eunningiy coniriVing how he may attach the blame of the eoaaagraiion to those whose destruc- tion he cORtemplateS.