Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-17


 Is so los, se pasiOtis duty, and so AigA and holy considerations of the Uaioa. as to De willing ioi occupy for moment he dark aaa fearfnl ground ! Of DsssoLrrsoN" Tkose for whom and then prin- eiples whether as dem ,crats or SoniherneEs so sistle respect is eatcEssned ought D be very thaakfal fos ,he whig advice and counsel contain cd n the sane article. sS wit tsas the democratic party should sepadiate the Convent'oa winch secured him the honor. snd hold Il as aa rvsspon sible janto. orxaniEea in had faith at the sacrifice of 1s@ssrssie priasplr. and in violation of what have ever been considered the tine honoted fs;h. usage and discipline of the detsoeFa.ie party y"-- Agsln tass whlg wnteF rensons.Faies aad eShseits the measure of his respect for the democracy oi fo5ty SIX counties whose delegates f0Er'ea 'he Convention, by which was nominated, aud says. 1" will the people of Arkansas, a large majority ot whom are democratic, bsaI with this outrage n silence. and not rise sn usrssr, and rebake with becoming severity the irresponsible and sapetcsl. i1us junto that has placed them in shts iaise and tTsasonable att:uae We believe they will. = How maey conventions have been ever eeid in Arkansas ty either party. with which the ether was satls6ed' How many should VIC hold, where we should naiIe s ali, before we should saiisfy the ~hjs party with democratic candidate How would we Go If we held convention and had half dozen caada4>teS of eQ aai merit and claims ln the 6eld' ThIS wog.3 be spaT; for the wings and that party woald no doaSi be kticr sat<sei, and could then unlse and concentrate oa man of their psincj?les and elect hlm against The will of deer desi ba; divided majority of the people. Now believe that the entire democratic party of tae SSAie eoncaued n the propTieiy of hoiAiag the convention, and so deep an interest was leis that every county bat seyea was actually represented IT the eORven,ien-al pronounced t the largest and fsissSs ever held in the State. was no eaa- dida:e for the naminaIion--eould aot expect k took ID part sn getting up the eonveat'on--used none of the efforts ava,led of by maay others and was the only one mentioned rss toEs sa, present al the convention. Twas not in the State of Ar kansas at the iiae.
 do not aScribe my nomination so much 10 my own strength IS to the difficulties of the demo- cratic party and the conflict between the claims of others with whom never claimed more thaaan equal merit If the democracy and true SosthsERers to not sup DOT: me ia this contest. II wilt not be because I hy before the orators of Nofshen measures, fail to discharge my duty 10 the extent of abilities which have, but have never attempted ia magnify. Ii they do ao elect me by iAe IaIge najoTitleS have hitherto received. it ~rin not be because have abandoned iheir principles neglected or betrayed any precedent srust or have thrust myself on them Tn thIs election, fov The qualification of my own .. personal ambition and aggrandizement," And if shcald be def=ated in thls election. which am far from anticipating. shall meet II with pro ygking e4aaaimiIy; hu; shall set | down 60 the success. ability and want of democratic gginciple on the pars of such would violate the tune hoa- cred faith of the party pledged ln eoHveahoa.-to such as shall desert she democratic ranks and I ' to ;he sid and sapPor, ofthe whig cause, by a1ing battle against eandsiata regularly nominated by ;he democratic party whether fos the innate but heretofore disguised love of whygey or fos reasons of personal hostility. disappointment. other friv- ologs reasons, with which neither the party nor rnys-lf has thing to do
 I; will not be possible for me to canvass every par; of the State, and See aad address the people in every county before the electioa, this conma- njcatioa trust will De sufficient 10 correct ms representations, which hare already been made agaiust me, and will apprlze the democratic party from what source the ehaEges e,aanAtei to which l ROW reply. And as the candidate of tAas party have full confidence that the true democracy wifi defend me, and sustain me against interruptions opponents whether Of The ancient drilled ranks of federal whigery, under the new name of the Unioa
  party, e of such deSetsers from the democratic raaks as shall volunteer to swell tAe army of oppo- sitiga to 9emocra;ic principles, anI inc candidate of the party.
 trass that all democratic papers n this State vlll publish thlS couma nlcatsoR ard that all those papers which have represented me, will also publish It- Respectfully,
 R.. W. JOHNSON.