The Arkansas banner., 1851-01-07
Ths Ualon Meeting lp crawford counsy.


 severe stsic nres apon aa edioiai in ,he ias' Bsa- se,. irrsf-s-nes sD the Unoa Meeting to c,a~fofd | eaasiy II s too tong for publication. and !, is pet hsps fortunate Tor the credit Of Inc auhor twho claim. io he d~noeratj tha, the i-ng'h of the ipenmen will psevsot u. from eivieE Il io the pub. iir at pr-seni. The g's' ot the whole cDmsn mica ion is simply thst th- ressla,iea w'1iIswssing'' Mr Fillmore. wss mol "iaii sn .ntis voted down." hai absolutely r4ssed by acca,ati n; thai Me Jesse TarGef is tbe victim Of misrepresentation. ior he was only gully Of m king rsr''ng wiig sPeseh when sllpd upon io x ain i'ir osjsei Of the meet ias; iha, ise aforesaid npetaS was not only meet- iing nf the ct;z.ss of Crawfora county. bat ,lia. | wss hff Lace's fne-tins c,igina'eA hy him, assem- blpd and organiz.d by his industrious efforts; that Mir Luee rr~pared and presented the resoniions which wege adopted; and that. after the meeting at- ioarned. Mr Lar~ took upon himself the rssponsi. hiiiiy of ssppressiag such resolutions as he thought shn,ld ho havr been adopted, and sent ihe rest io Little R ,ck Ia b. publ'shed; and. finally, that, i" his opinion ihe people of Crawford e"nniy aye for
 pgssrrrtag sat Uaioa, under any eream'anes' at aH l kas1rds, aud at any saevlfcs."
 1 Ir ". were wrang in statement t was moi onr fault, and we cordially nake the correction thAt the resoii,ion lsndng Mr Fillmore for his eonsis- t.ncy aud truly inst and ratrio'ic conduct towards ,h- South was not . indignantly voted down." but was suppressed by M, Lne". and 'haf Mr Jesse Tnnst the h-ai .nd front of the whig party in the w..,. .Hd noi take active part in ihs meeting. trit,alY ,nada lrhio speech. when explaining the ohjscts Tor which # wss convened. As to the meet ing itself it seems from all ihe information thai hss reached u. in al iiiinn 10 the nanira'i'n allu ded ic. that it is question of greai doubt, even with those whcg gSsre present and ar,nok in the ao eeeding.. whether any resolutions whatever were adopted r wouid seem. bo'h from the account of M, Lure, and of the l. ii'or of the rot Sn iIer- 2 d. whose appended ,o the resolutions as one of in. S-crriaiss. that. throughout ihe whole meeting. and particularly when the resolution. were about in he voted upon. very great ennfusinb pre- vaiird---so great ihai some might very appTo priatey have of red rrsoiatioa ',that this m-s ing is d--d mat" This nigh; have srtt"d all the ''dif. fetrnce oI opinion about the passage of all he intions." hieh appears io exist sytn in Va Blren.
 Mr Luce may he correct in his estimate of the opinions Of the ciiiz,ns of old [ ewfoFd but we are indeed uns filing To believe that conr,y which has hitherto haas,ei many stsnach and nnwaveiiug d-inacrats, should suddenly have become bereft oi the love of constitutional hheriy. entirely de- vaJ of any spatkngs If the .ssp;ri, of 76.' as to be willing 10 submit n further iniracions upoa the constitution aud further expressions upon tbriI rights 'und,r ony clreHnsances. at al hasGds, md at ony sacrifices !"
 h justice 10 ,he author Of the conmunc a;ion we shonii state that we have known him only ss 2 n- t.einsn of active snerprz" and in,elg-nc but we much fear tba his early prejndices, contracted be- aeAth grayer kies and in colder climate together aiih his great for the talents ef the whig apostle. Mir Turner, have quite blinded him 10 the uses and purposes io which not lew leading whgs ih fhi. State and elsewhere are sndeavoring 10 per- v~r U ion Meeting, and the cry of Save the union."
 | IT we were severe upon the proceedings of the me"iinR at Van Durea, it was because were led to believe that it was one feature of an organized whig movement to attempt the Iesuseitsiioa Of the almost hopelestl prospects oi tha, party. That we were correctly informed in this respect, i. amply ! proved by the whg speech of Mir Tarner. and the adoption of the Fillmore resolutions. We are not opposed 10 Union Meetings: on the contrary, wheh fairly conducted. they wouId have our sincere ap- prsbation; nor woali we eensnre whis Union Meet ings. when not intended for party purposes Tor w. are glad 10 bear testimony that there are amor us many pure. high-tniaded ~higs who are a warm and consistent advocates of SsniheTn rights onr selves; but. ia The peroFmanc Of duty, have had occasion to sxinine into the history of several Union Mer'ings convened under whig auspices. and have learned that an sitempi has been made by the whigs m many parts Of the South 10 create false is ue of "Union." and by msans Of "Union Meet ing', as once before by party" meetings, 10 sedue- democrats from their eay 10 the principles of their party, the principles upon which the con- si'n'ion and liberties depend for their very sx ist~nee anal to inseigI. them inio support of the present weak Janns-fsced administration, under the belief that they are thereby preserving the Union We have ever believed, and are still of the opinion thai ths denocrate pa'ty is essentially the Iaton payiy that from the tim. ol the aiortian of the sr- ticlrs of confederation, the demncra,ic party has ever been ihe constitutional party. and thst il is ony hy a strict adherence 10 the avowea ari un- changing aBd unchanged principles of demoerary, i, that the constitution and lhe Unon can he Itessr l vcd
 We -resre; ina; we have not room this week for .tst~tn~nt of historical facts and argument. .pnn this subject. which we had prepared 10 lay before ! our T.sd~rs.
 The Memphis Tragedy.
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