The Arkansas banner., 1850-01-01
Gen. ta~S.

This aistspgsisbsa statrsaaan and pa.riet teB- dered pa5ise dfsner apoa recent xIsd ie Nes Xoik. The following is his reply 10 the istier of it4t's'lons IL eieQaeRce, ss we'd ss the sprit ol cornnFoTasse which t brea:hes. will secure ior il gsSrgsAi from tbe rs1seting men uf Bll parties.
 SEw YoKK. NDE 29, ls49
 GEyrtEMEx: Thank you ioS The boHof sog have eonsierr-a uron rn~ by fhe offer Q. pab3c dinner, srs; shils aeene the invffateh, winch trust y9a Hip cNcase me tor eoihg. cannot ~iihhgla the yx- pression ot my feelings s12r suee tes'iHBcgizi Of rs gard from fhe demecFscF g! tsls-greaf city shs cberssh q slh z s.siat recoiecoH ritE fife
 thank yoa, also. sgf tie favorable terms ia which vsG kaFs o-- pleased 10 s!laa- to nT position and services T'hese, l an very sensible, bsys iew claims s consideration buf Sgrh zs are 5srred from youE ksnd PartIaiIty. Ah e1igrsut to the Wes in early youth, the better por'io. 0f my tie has bcen passed fs thai great contest Mi,h nstaie iH Nhich tae forest has glFea way and an empire hes arisen already sineag the most uaasiFfleeHt creations ot hgDaa Industry aAa sntefpfist. Placed ia a geo ErsThGczl rosiff9n "a exert pow ertai laa8sHce anon The dsrzfipu cf ti,s ooafea=racy ef repablics srfsch-4 10 is- UEiau and to the whole sioa, and attached equally f0 ths principles Of iIse4em and o The cohssnatioy by which these ere gasrae8 and secured. should the fisGe ever corne-as irus; i, ~id Bo;--assS come xs,encs ard why fl may. when aissoatioa s4sii a adtccsi-s; and he band of vio- iSBrs ssRil ht'rmpf to fbe bond that hai8s together, th@ West wiA rise gr as cBe man 10 stay a 6e~d sa fatal ia ths cause of hsertv here and throughout the wo-ia-sy, and if Win ee stEye6.- Saceess Can never haioH The eijert. five are nq, struck hv iodiclai agiadness saaIl hold on 10 The constitution with ienscity defyiag time and scel- dent, issnkiag ihe God of aaf faissrs and OUT oNs God for polite al institutions ~tsca haFs secured us greater HeAsuIe of national prosperity thar T has ever been the iot ol 2Gy people before US @ enlgy.
 We have but css danger 10 fssr As se military power and ths general corruption of naan~Fs ssse soorslscsases to which history zttribates The fall sf EsAGT rspublics n anei4nz sud iH naeefn days believe, If thsy are not the last, tbsy srs among the last evils He have 10 spFrshsoe- Our futats would be all fhe patriet eOaie desire, H thai f1;Grs eanlElned no other seeds af danger thsn these The prophetic saEsc-y ef Washington isTesaw and fore todd fas true danger ztich Threatens ns he eanErf of seeHssi interests hsA pass4ons BrraFlag eHs p7s 5en of The UalSa sgalAs sB1;be'. spfrlf ef en-s- pEoiss wss necessary e ersst- ms ccnfcdersfie, snd II s egaAlsT necessary ia preserve II in us TafsgrIzy aud ssscienev. wh@n qaestfeas come GeepAg sE~ctfrg fhe cvgEtTy. and, dividing | ty geogrsFate2l iaes, tteh comes ise iime of trssl, uhScs to true AmrFfean r&a contemplate witSes; sBxtesv. T. sei3au that saeh fssRes csc b@ YTe- ssnied Hbea matszi irsreATsace ss sss aiet4sd sse by sHfy and hy wissam. If eBe-hEf nf great eouafry. sAa04Sning al ofisf differences o opason. is nnsni1oas h it's sentI3eats upon Eny measure oi internal policy. locally affecting Ise. Its citEeHs should meet from theg c0nniryusn d the oteF see- taoa kindness and not denancsstions argument and aes rscgBaauaisor sss desrs 10 reeonesis coEnics- sng osghiaus, hatDcnsously is eoEpsIisls win ibe mature of tfse coHtrsxersv Nc such Plfws res pec,saE fheif rgtts their position b. so bea sF hB rxtenssv- coamshi-y wEtheat tr eKlsisacs at isrcIoae considerations, winch cali for sarefa h. qgary she faf wis- xs8 as a kind aeeIsiou. jn th1s spirit shsgla sctiotAal questions be a4scesse nad il they are sa, ttey WlA bslng wsth taesa h0 ks-sss F~ and wig eaattibat< po@eriuily ts eaf strength and prosperity.
 an sshaenseh, wita great regard. yoGE oeed,sn; ssfx Aaf, LEwEs IAss.