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 Geo. W. Clarke, of the van Buren intellig sn. Ger, (which paper, since the old es abaishnent wns burned down. made is appearance on the stst uh.) whose many heinous wrongs and giassnr ,n- conslsiencics we have alluded to ia timeN gpne hy has, by late move. rendered himself so odio,s to every true democrat in the country, that ,ho only reward he oan expect from theif hands. k base and igaaSHinious expulsion ffuan the ranks We allade to Gen. Clarke withholding his sapnort from the election of Col. Johnson.
 To fsllY express the disgust in which such renegade and traitorons deed IS held would be useless; for we hold t to he true, ,hat when broken down politician like Clarke begins 10 eoan, hls wrongs. advice CT friendly counell is bat teasf- ing pearls before swine" Hence we say, let bifn alone. The voice of his country will assign hi,n the place where such as he has eona--ohssarlty and the contempt of every honest democrat.
 But, pefchance. that the eoaFSe of Gen Clarke may have an impression upon the minds of few, who were his friends in the contest for the nomn- ation before the Convention, and opposed Colonel Johnson, not that they loved him less, but Clarke more, it IS but right that hts (Clarkes position in the Convention be defined Let 1t be remember- cd thai the members of the Convention, who as- sembled at Little Rock on the 2S,h of last Aprii obligated themselves 10 support the nominee of that body whosoeveT he might be. Gen. Clarke, though not member of that body, yet his acquie- seence in the decision of the Convention was manifested and expressed by hts fnends, Clarke was q candidate before the Convention. So was Conway, Byrd and others. Each candidate signi- fed his intentions by his friends to abide the de- cision of the Convention and give theiF ssrport to the nominee. tience Gen. Clarke is by ali rules of conscience and good faith obligated to give hts support to the election of Col Johnson. But he says:
 'Those who know us, need not again be iu- formed that we are not entirely destitute of gene rosity-that we have for the sake of party and friends, offered our private interests, views, and feelings upon the altar of a common cause. We can do so yet, whenever principle is involved"
 This self fimmolation--this perfect abandon of every personal consideration for the welfare and success of principle reminds Of the Pennsyl- vania Shenff who had been shaken rather roughly by one of the bhoys, Remember, Jehn." says the Sheriff, remember don't care copper about if personally but whoever shakes me shakes the Commonwealth" Now Gen. Clarke cares not farthing about hs defeat before the Convention; this does not give him moments thought, but the Commonwealth of the good State of Arkansas, in whose behalf he has so long batted, IS eopar. dised. The famity, as he faeetously terms Col. Johnson, "has ruled the State almost to it's ruin" must be defeated, even though he, Gen. Clarke, IS guilty of moral perjury and the party defeated and whig elected.
 The following from the Intelligencer shows the attitude of Gen. Clarke. Read for yourself friend democrat, and let the valuable and instructive les son sink deep upon your heart, that broken down politician is the most unenviabe and odous of afl of Gods creatures. Gen. Clarke says:
 "We here declare our determination to with hold our support of Johnson, and shall in the course of the give the reasons for the faith that is in us. We would prove truant to our pVin- ciples, to ourself, our friends were we to give in our adhesion to his support under tue existing circumstances. Letters from those who supported us in the hour of trial; those who feel themselves aggreved by the criminations of JohnSons organ, the Banner; men who have grown gray Tn battling for democracy; who have supported Sevief and Johnson, time and again--who have fought for the democratic privilege of selecting their rulers; and who have exercised that right heretofore, without being denounced by those who are dependent upon them for their suffrages, to throw open columns to them. They are determined to oppose his mo- mination and appeal to us, whom they have often befriended, who has stood with them Tn many hard fought battle, to give up the columns of the Inielligencer as their organ.
 "We may be alons7in taking this step, other democratic papers may be eoaxed and pulled into nonsinaI support of the nominee. but we feel that our stlength does not consist in the number Of newspapers or interested politicians, who may sus tain us, but rather in the justness of our cause, the numbers of the democracy who are determined not to allow arrogant dictation to be crammed down their throats. We do not depend upon those slippery politicians, who tknow the right still the srrONR pursue," but upon those who, knowing the right, dare masntmn t."
 We now ask the democracy of the State, will they any ouger give approbation to the aspirations of man who can thus, without one excuse. prove traitor to his party, and refuse to lend his support to the nominee of the Convention. whose decision he morally obligated himself to abide l- Has he any claims upon their sympathyf We say no-a thousand times no. Gen. Clarke de- serves the unmitigated condemnation of every democrat. Let him be expelled from the ranks and go over to the adversary--we need no such white-li livered colleagues. A traitor traitor Turn him out