The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-23
American Arl.locracr.

Ameficaa ArkstoCracys
 Some sr be Ietter-writsrs at Washington City hare brOsdly asserted tb@I the prime cause of the Teceai sqaab5s between Secretary CLArTex and the French legation, a sight put upon ths re- sPeeGiye ladies of she Freaea Minister and ais Sec rs,ary. by excluding them from the gr4ni cspio- nsstic dinner Ut he White House. We have oIlsn heard II ssiS that the Nere st the bottom ef every diEessry among the 'ussls hsEnsas gs every cline aud age; bat Iitsls suspected tas tSs si- i-rcasiSa beSweea ths esisials Of two saeh great rsFusics woaId ever b. traced 10 se pettiooat
 Hs ike Rss 10 giEs .fan fallh and ered.s" to the story apon shs simple assertion sF the letter although they are p-yiag set, masxel'oasly cum ning ia watching the movements of the ps5l.s ser wants, from old waitey's sahls Q Inc secret eoaa cls Of the cabinet and past expesssace hss proved that they seldom gst.H2oa 8 false sceat IL saeras however. from tse ramors Afoat obouE the capitol that the ladies alladsd to have the msfo-tGas ta have been, st isae, one ssssraess. lks o,hsF erisets Now t wosl3 appear 70 the sensible DOT lion of car people, however wealthy ami we4l-brrg, that thers Is nothing peculiarly strange or offensive n this fact. The qTset,ss h Frascs are that class 0f sAma.ss who are engaged ia soass af tbe iadas- trial occupations fitted their sex. saca as dress mskiag, bonnet baiI3jng, Sc The :ern implies disgraes, ba; rather honest, aud respectable, and evsa irrepgoaeaabls character can be claimed fo. the wives and daughters of the veal thies. sad ban ghtss; ie hs land In araay instances they have attained hs highest distinctions of secel life, aad ecsi2sed, by their requirements aad ac- eOpla~Siea the iasipii eteaiioas of proud sris,ocrscy.
 To have been corsrnsss. even among the titled uobles of tas ola country, bat particularly among our republican institutions. 80 far from being preach, k regirs.l as a sure certificate of su2e-
 Iofi5y all tbe ateiixsn aud useful requirements that render woman tae ornament and example of society.
 Thas man, occupying distinguished and Fs- sponsi5,s statou had married the daughter of aa a-,zan so'soo- teaeheF, or la6y who had suPpor- ted aud e!acs'e4 herself by aIat Of her own aaus- try, iu ,Is ceaatry. above al others, should be ao safeisatcaase for the exclusion of his wife from sBy soeisy into which he is admitted On ihe contrary, should only ee proof Of the good sense of the husband and The superior worsakness of the wife. None bat .sths ignorant, the parse-proud, the loF-sred ana those who feel aucerain Of their own Pes5iaa.'' waaId ever dream of making sssh .inviaiaas distinctions. Aay attempt ,a introduce sseh gFiau2.es ap3a the platform of American society wsald be me; with the well meriJed eea- tempt asd rsPalslaa of every good elllzsn-
 I Yeti, would seem iaas tae Plsoeian olor of the Isass of tle Miaists. and Secretary of the French embassy vss 50 offensive to the aristocratle seuses of soms of the cabinet. ,ha, they must be exelaae frcun an entertainment to which it was customary 10 invite the families of the members of the GiPlo- ma,ic cops.
 This, i true. is altogether the most ridiculous ol all Se laacroas ac,s of the T.ELoz administration That men Fho have hitherto passed for mea oi sense who ss. h4s been couisaded1 have them selves rsea from the lsbofag classes b the distia- guisasa positions they TOW occupy, solely by their oxn industry aad merits. should now commence 0 pg, on airs" ana attempt she establishment oi hitherto unn.ard-cf distinctions in the soeiety oi the capitol. is almost past belief. To have been the "mjil boy of the saSsss. the farmer of North Bend was but ii,tie whi.e sgo. considered the sarest PassPos, 10 ta- highest hoaocs thin ,aa gilt of the people Vita al their haakeriag afte. consolidation Of power, ;ae}r love of princes aaa Iuouare5c4. iss,i.g ,sas and sheir apathy towards new born republics, we can ot think such men as CLAYTON. of Delaware. and EwIyr, of Ohio. guilty of the ehsr.es made szains, them. For the sake of the American cabinet and the charact@r of iLe government VIC hepe tia; ths Preach d.icul,y ridiculous origin.