The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-26
To sAs Csrps EAissrIaI sI tho state q
Arkansas.
HousK or REPREsgSrATTvEs,
 February lsi, 1880.

GesfensRs-I he bog delay i1the ogahfxstfen Of ,he House-snd the proceedings during tsas Psriod ia inc Senate. together wh the debates and diseosa, and rxeiiemeht In both bodies. which hes eoaiinaei siaee. ought and will slOw 10 the people
 exclusive of the stern action { the Legislatures and psopie, Of various Scath<rn States how meal euIabls are the stakes ., is.as. The Olsss,. cool ss;, and wsess hesishsse eoksdsish serious apprs- hehsion uron wha, ali scknossesye to be severe crisis and in which if the SsIIh yield, her dss tiny is forever sealed
 Ii ths new Territory. which vqaessionsbIy be- longs as much so the south as the North. is not divided equally. but the North takes al. snd sx- elades the Soath in ten years ih S,uth will be but hand fall in eompsrisoa to ,hsNoI;h--her repata- ton will be bat fIas,iea iA Ae House, and but little tbitd in the S>aae.
 h twenty five yesss it will amount to a mere squad ia the House and less thsn one third ln the Senate.
 The Constitution will then ls changed. If the South shNl then rssis,, it will bein vaia. Her prop eriy will be liable hO coa.taat d,stlacoa--heT s;itatOas to constant reprcash-hss people to con- slant insait anu sbasne.
 
 to the people of the South. rn,hoD, if you will, 10 ruin: twenty-five years is aott time. IL will then be beyond your DO yer, to avert the horrible fate. which vii anaihiIsse powerful and generous people. sad desola'e prOspsous and happy land.
 Do you dou5tf step into the street, oF high road, and ask any Northern maa, who lives among as with all hts symPalhes aud affections for us as hs neighbors and friends, ask him ant he will tell yo= AE $ agiasi siapery t< s5siract ial s .rrong. but t is to be ioieratsd tscaase unavoidable. What does this sAoSl IL show that the heast and iudg- raent of The North is asinst us. IL IS hopslessiy against as. II this be so,we shoald refect-re can not reftci loo seriously Their judgment is made up. can we expect they sl halt in th-H assaults, unless Sy imperative Eessteaee, We teach them 10 know that will noi spmIt.
 What IS no'S proposed5y the whole North. will brace New Mexico, Caii&sis. and all North Amesi- ca, but wiH be coasummted. with every dsserip- lion of aggression. until tie S1ath is crushed. Let no, our people b. deceived. Tae abolition of our proper.y. siare., ,aaS rissa to faaaiieism Al the world is against , .' n .is a5strseE" why deceive oagseisesl And mo saail say where fana- i tieisn will-eaj, when iis based upon a principle in which the world a, atgs symPa'h,es. and against which m national voee raised, no voice except our own, who are 10 be cnshedl FanafieisFn IS n many respects insanity. IL pursaes is objects, without reference to meae, wthoat regar3 to con sequences. aod grasps then when within is reach. wiih q ferociiy tha; reis,'s not in the mids, of human suffering. or naiislaI deso.aioa. History will teach us ,his.
 Hos earnestly anxious io impress upon .our people, their true coniia. do nst know hnx da it. Tssy uti not. fear. ths5 url not r.isct They ~iii prefer to hope. nd hope on. five pass this crisis without preserSng our eqality in tht. Union, we are aaioae lorvsr. Our end will be apparent ;o every rejecting future history could be written al once. IL wIiI all be embraced in the woris fova io'cp, 1ra. and al the admission ot each State, st saCh dscsnni4i census, it vii be deeper sni deeper, town. ai,rsSs this 10 the editors of the Arfansas press-I address t 10 them individually aai collectively. have noi tune to write copy for eacn. and ask The Arkan- Banner, 70 publish t. ah such others 10 da the sams nay be disposed to extend iha, courtesy 10 servant of i,s peopl-, and tC those who ought 10 knox has opinions. those whon he represents write this to remind ih- pRss thA, ths rights of the South. the territorial qaesaO ns The Wmot pro- vso, have never been matter of de5ats n Arkansas in The public press, or oa the stump. Oar duty as sentiaes, has not been done towards people on this question. No tiuls is 10 bs lost. Our State. true iu every honorable faithful instinct, IS behind every other State in ,lp Union n regard to the discussion of this subJect ssk that i; be dis cussed weekly. wil. ,hl, may sid ia il, send speeches on both sides io oar press. 1 wilt send tn. speeches of the ab7lio6st and fres softer, as well ss of the Southern memiers. All ask is that thess matters can be weekly discussed. 1T there sr7 those who differ with me. I isuite them 10 sag so as harsily hey please lu proper time they w,li see how wfous they are. But il is better we should no longer have eowsrds in the camp. Right or wrong, speak ont what you may believe. The people may Jaige for themselves.
 have addressed to the Psps of Arkansas my views, and eondsnsed s,atens ni of facts and reasons have sa5miueJ hem for criticism, to southern friends here beiOrs publication. What is m that address, is tho result of calm conviction, supported by thousand reasons and additional ar V Hafe fiACoN ts Woat1 nave made volume. rather than letter 10 my cons.,t. uents. Every day and every speech ia the day. for six months to come, will develops something new In regard 10 situation our dangers and our interests. Sach field ~as never opened before for startling truth to devoted and conhding pso- pie. We have sisP,.hi,hsrtO, the sleep of him that would not awake H'e must aacaks
 declare to you, gentleman, that the territorial question. must be ssttied, 90 as to preserve our equality. declare to yoa Solemnly, that the South must preserve her equality, or form a separate republic.
 l do not believe ths North will force us to separation. Bat sss certain that she will uss her power, and take al Inc territory, if they shai believe that we will submit
 am your representative to follow my honest convictions for our common good. Nosone has deeper stake than have in the sue. l shall do