The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
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Politics.
 It h unfoFtunats for the eOuntFy, ils people and it's institutions that politics are too mach consider cd as trade aad the euIsivation of political iafOr masisn toe often Isil b dsmagOgass and PIscshua- tsrs who ass their kaowisdge oaly for their self- advuneemsst Ia this way the Oats arc formed into one party aud tho las into another These parties batter away at each ether frequently wthoEt rhyme reasOa. not from any real difference ia political opinions. CT disssiminaiiOa q pseiplss. bat messly because they srs opposed to sueh other. A few leading msa on each eide ars choscn as the favorses of the party, nsf the advocates CT sxpoBests of its principles Thess leaders pstsd against each other a the for office and tho spols instead of the slaeidatIOn Of principles, is made the prize We need not ess examples of this mode of conduct for Ii hes been I1ads sadly manifest in almost all the great political struggles throughout ths Union for come years past. This is the great secret Of the eoFrupsion and iBesiciency that from time to time is made apparent in government IL arises from the gaorancs Of the people, not Esperal sabscfs, for Bsvsr. Psrhaps. thsrs nation yell inform cd. e is9ssous and perfectly posted sbOut almost 1 every thing ss ths universal Yankse naiica bat they are too Often wfuily ignorant about the prin epes involved in all the great political questions lmmersd in the iBtrieacies of business transactions engaged ia rearing familes esBducting their farms or carrying on sOms mechanical employment. they forget one great du,y to themselves and their cOan- try. and willing to be guided in sueh matters by tho opiaisns of hoss who make politics their trade They forget that their politics is next only n impor taDee to their religion, aad that their eoantry de- mands of esch one a solemn daty. that he should learn and understand and investigate for himself the great principles of its government.
 It IS to be supposed tha, every man, woman and child. who is able to thiak a, ail ihrOughoa, this wide spread Uaion,Nis republican, and that each desires not only that ;hs majority shall ruls bot that this majority and indeed all nearly pcssi bIe, shall b. benefited. Yet when . measure Of public policy is proposed, how few thers who examine for themselves into ths principles upon which it is founded to see whsthsr i; aceords with ths great and unchaugeabis republican doctrine or indeed look any farther into the subject than to cal euists in what way t will immediately affect their own individual Interests. Thus well neaaieg men and sincere weGl-wisheS to their country arc. thrOuga their own negligence, fr<4aeatiy found giving their hearty support to measures. which if properly understood, they would indignantly reject altogether inconsistent with the theory of equal rights and equal laws" Too a,s they discover their errors from the mischievoas. unjust and unequal operation of laws, to which at first they may have passively snd perhaps b,indly assented.
 There is but remedy tor this, that is to apply the resioraiives the very root of the evil, to move this sPa,hy and ignorance upon political sub ects and 10 teach each cizen of the confederation hIs importance 6 unit of the great mass whose province il is to govern themselves. The organic principles of the republic the spirit of the eoasItu ton and the intention of early legislators incu cate the duty ofeveFy citizen to take upon himself his share of the responsibility of the government snd to cultivate sufeiest knowledge of it's fuhda mental principles, and the bearing and effect, im mediate and remote, of every proposed law, to de- termine upon its prOpriety and its consistency with the republican theory. He who negects this, IS reereant to his duty to himself 10 his country and to Postsrity.
 
 performance of this duty on the part of each and every ciiizeB essential to the preservation of oar free institutions. 10 the present and future welfare Of people, to the continued existence sad giori ous progress of our repu 5ltcan Union. Let DO man be coateHt with the mere dses of the politicians, bat let each examine for himself, let hitp seek diligently to be enlightened wth regard to the force and effeet of every measure of public policy thas may be proposed. Let him act upOu his opinion thus formed. and without fear favor or affection give his vote to that side which may seem to him ,o confer the greatest good '" upon the greatest number" and the country viii be safe. our public offices will be filled with but true patriots and the government made real and substantial blessing to the whole people.
 The rsligioas performance of this duty Is ss ns- eessary and great evidence of patriotism 10 be fighting our country's battles 1T ali of our eiti- wilI undertake faithfully to discharge this Ob IgatiOn they viii no longer bs disgastsd wi,h the political mOa atebaaks and dernagogues who fawa upon the " dear people" and wander about making " baneombe' speeches. ia order to pocket the pro- fits, but each one viii jadgs for himself and De competent, as was contemplated in the formation of the government, to occupy and ably iiil any pO- sit0n tha. may be assigned to him.
 Methodist Church Property.
 The argument which has been for som. time going on before Judge Scorr, al Alexandria, in re- gard the respective rights of the trustees of tho