Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-12-30
The eranrans,an.

We feel that te eaanCt be Soo solici.ous sbOut the assembling of shenezt Democratic State Goa venton. Rt
 The policy of the party has ever been to meet in convention. and .o nominate such candidates as will be acceptable to the majority This policy. the success of our principles ct the approaching election, demand that VIC should again pursue No single instance is Eeeosded of us that we have ever been beaten with nominee as our leader and standard bearer, wbiIe without one, with many candidates in the field. defeat is probable if not inevitable.
 In the next convention many subjects of inter es, and importance to iAe party will be brought up fO1 is action. Besides we have Governor 10 elect, nomination for which, the present cond.- ton Of the party impeEatively reqnues- We have many aSp'rants in the field. and unless some such step IS taken to point out the man for the support of the party, the widest visionary cannot for 8 moment entertain . doubt of the result. If the party assemblies in convention we regard ourselves as particularly fortunate iA having before us so large number cf the most popular and talented gentlemen IR the State, from whom ,o make se- lection; but should a convention fail to meet, ihis very fact. which could be used so adyaHta- seousiy fos the democracy, wOald bePe,veEted to its defeat E
 We have electors 10 cast the Presidential vote, also to select. and are the democrats willing to have the vote of thp State in the approaching PreSi. dential election esst for whigi Are they willing 10 have ths State misrepresented in the electoral college. snd the voice of our people raised in be- half Of . whis candidate Tor ihe Presidency, most aSsureily every true democrat would exclaim agsnsi such q result. Lei us then ia time take sael measures as will insure the vote Of the State of Arkansas being cast in fayos Of the good old d.mocraic cause.
 convention will be necessary to select dele gates to the National Convention. II IS of the utmost importance to Arkansas and to the Soa,h. tha, such candidate as IS opposed to the sgita. ton Of the slavery question, opposed 10 the aTres- sons of ,he north and friend to the rights and institutions of the s.aveholding States, should be selected by the National Convention. And there fore to procure such desirable object, the State should be fully and ably represented
 The approaching elections are Of the uimos, i'm poriance to the democracy of the Union, and We
 
 should not sy sGP;ne6ess and apathy in tie out set ssaes our cause to be endangered by defeat. The democracy in the las, elections have been triumphant eTery where, and the last vesliges of Whiggery, by one more effort. can and will be driven from the land.
 We have received several letters from differen, portions of The State, in which the fourth Monday ia Aprh next was suggested as an appropriate day 1 Tor ths meeting of the convention. We are indif | ferenifas 10 the csy appointed, ba, when remind. I cd that the last convention was the fullest and fareci that ever assembled, we cannot but consider as to the fitness of the time. We hope the den.o. ! cratic p:ess ofthe State will take this matter earl, in hand, and if the fourth Monday in April IS ob- [ they will best consult the interests of the party by naming one move appropriate.
 To us the time of holding q convention is matter oi indifference; we wish that day selected which will ensure the largest representation.