Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-07-08

Little Rock, or in other words by innto IT
 the gentleman had been nomi:sstsd by eonven-
 ton of the whig party large and respectable as re-
 gards numbers end talents, he would certainly
 have preferred to having been started on the track
 by few broken winded politicians. He IS oppo-
 sed to conventions now, and wishes the people to
 be so too. Let the democracy but think whether
 they going sosuppori their regularly nominated
 candidate. or . mongrel Union no party whig,
 without endorsement from hts party by a convention
 as is customary, and we are satisfied that the Cap
 taia's attempt to put down the democratic eoayen-
 t0a, will be heavy weight, and so illnSey that he cannot deceive the most guilab!e.
 l When Col. Johnson rose he was greeted by the
 crowd with three cheers he led of in gallant styie
 n vIndicaon of hIS eorase upon the exciting topics of the day, refuting the foul cs.G!nuy which Las been recently banded about by wings snd V hig
 journals Of hls being disuaioniSt. He defined his
 position so clearly that no one present could De
 mistaken, and ably defended aud eoniended for the
 rights of the South as guaranteed by the Uonsiltu-
 ton. aid So expressly defined by that ns!rumeut.--
 Tha the opposed 10 the dissolution ofthe Unlon
 bat equally opposed to quietly submitting 10 the [ l That he voted against the compromise measures
 with the exception of the fugitive slave law, that l placed under similar circumstances he would do so again. An act that had robbed the south of
 all show in the valuable acquisitions on the Pa- cihee, for which she had contributed largely her
 blood and treasure. Tha; she had been stripped
 by the territorial bills of Utah and New Mexico, of
 30 oeo square miles of slave Territory, and as
 bonus for this high handed rotber,a bill was passed
 f9Gthe purpose of granting the privilege of going Yaster a runaway negro which was already con
 stitutonal nghi. The north had gotten the lions
 share. and there were these amongst us who laud-
 ed those acts as uSt and styled themselves par ex ceilence friends of the Union, and those who
 would not :" kiss the rod that smote ,he1n." are
 to be branded "disanioniStS'' ''sectsonists."-
 That he was Tn favor of the maintenance of our just
 rights and opposed to ali such robbing and thiey- l ing schemes and if such constitute ddisunIon
 they might make much of it Submission he could
 never agree to, it incompatible with the
 spirit of institutions, his feelings, and proper
 appreciation of the rights of freemen. But our Union -submissionSts would have us tamely and gently submit until the chains aer completely l forged and we placed at the power of our enemies
 ' Great is Aliah,' and we are told in the days of the Roman Empire a Nero hddled while Rome burned." Ii is with these self styled Union'
 men, they rejoice al the disgrace and robbery of 1 the south.
 Col. Johnson ably addressed the people for two
 hours, and we are satisfied the result was fayora- ble to the Democracy, and the cause of southern rights We hear of converts to the rue faith and the return of the dsaffected, submission doc trnes wont take in tlis country and the writer
 who stated in the Whig several weeks since thatIf John Preston would pay us d visit he would be met by the people, has since seen and heard to h!s hearts content to the contrary The
 Capt. hmseif though his stay with us was short could give better refe of public sentiment here.
 he was satisfied that the gilded pill of Uniou was
 not acceptable, and when in debate he was driven to the wall by being mtergogated by Col. Johnson what he would do If the north repealed the fnei- tive slave law, he replied he would would be for what Has our Union" man turned out dis
 unionist soon Oh no : he was for revolutleal By the way tLeSe Union boys are great fellows = The Union platform as adopted by the party in Mississippi contains some SIX or seven reasons for dissolution such repeal of the fugitive slave law its non performance. and such like reasons. But they set still and see the South robbed cheated | and nsulted, and ..ot one word from them There IS a screw loose some where
 Afler Col. Johnson had concluded Capt. Pres ton replied in a speech of twenty minutes, going over portion of hs former harangue, and aeain trying to prove Johnson 8 disunonist
 Co., Johnson replied with great force and yigor, and after fifteen minutes Of sound argument and happy illustrations, took his seat. The crowd weEe wellpLeased with the Colonel and his manner of speaking he is emphatcally one of the people There was presentation of Banner to Capt
 Preston, but shall leave 10 s5me Ri,ig rier 10 give full and glowing description .fh the affair, 1 as 1t would not do for me demoGaSae tell how splendid the Banner was, how happy the speeches were delivered aud received in the presentation, and how, when called upon. give nine cheers for the Umon the welkin rung, This pleasing task shall leave to another, only re,narking the Dem mocracy were well pleased with the days work, and you may look for good account from Yell n August.
 Crops good here bGt wanting rain.
 SENEX. For He ArknlSas Bsisnef.
 BENTON, Saline county,