The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-11

eessanily watching with eagerusss an opportunity to profit bv them. There is bat way to avoid snch disasters that |, to ike purity and s.eadfast ness to principle the les, of every democratic can- ddaie, and 10 su port Aone but these whose devo' ton 10 democracy is like the repu alton of CDsars wife. "wi.hout reproach" Thus tho patty will be preserved without blemisb. ii may suffer iempora- " defeats by the drfecton of traitoroas men wor' shippers but in the end lt must iriumpi.. foE its principles ars as eternal as truth itself aud ike truth they will prevail
 The Funeral of Bentonism. Under this head. the M,f,spaIt gives fall sud we presulne correct, history Of the attempts made to brin. about union of the LncoGoco party. dur ing three days in which the House Of Representa- tiycs engaged la unsuct essui efforts 10 elect Speaker T meeting Of all three Of the parties wrre frequent. morning and evening. and on seve- raj cccasous there were consultations betwera the Bs, ton aud anti Benton parties Al one of tn SC meetings. a committee was appointed by the Ben tonites 10 con CT with the raii Benton men. aud propositions were submitted which. with ihe re- sponss. We havs already puhlishet. They failed 10 fad any rounOu groun nd upon which io uniie; and the eeclion proc 'edrd without success. in Ihe House hs Metropolitan says:
 ''ii may not he Inappropriate io remark. in this connection, that ihe iIrst uay of the session au ion r:f cicd iE Inc Sru1t-, by which ilI~ otfi cers of that bods wers about rcusiiy d,v led be- tween its Btn.oait s and Whigs-he B-nion men absolut+ly procured Tho tctshdraeai Of the own canaidit.s Tor Assistant Secretary. and voting al. moeI in body for inc worthy Whg geRlIeinsn who wus e,scied, and thro gh whe,n "for ,bey found oat that they could defeat a true and well qualified Drtnocrat
 T,e b4llutiag had continued for three days says tle Mrtropo,sn-when. on the night of the third day nlay members of ihe Reutnn party tered th- Supreme tcurt room. wlierr the cemocra- cy had again assembled for consultation; sud pro- posed that the opposing wigs Of the party should come together for Jus,neut or compromiss AT. ter some oiscuSsIon, ihs was agreed to and joint meeting loiiuwrd Or what inok place in that meeting oi the two parties it is unnecessary 10 Say more than Nr. Richardson, of Scoiltnd. gallant aud talented champion of The principles of that party off rcd for aoptioa the basis for union. the following r~solatiins:
 "NUrgEAs, Much difficulty is experienced in orgaui1ig the House of Representatives of the General Assembly. owing in part 10 The distractions ! sXisting in the democratic party
 1 "Heso,rc3, That we, ths democratic members elect ia general conference assembled. oo here by declare our earnest desire to cooperate in all honorable and just measuteS necessary 10 the ad- JustmeEt of existing controversies. that we may be ensbird to p oceed. without further delay, te the | execution of our public duties
 'Heso.efd, That We firmly adhere 10 the princi- l ci2les embohed in the resolutions adopted by the l NationaI Democratic Convention assembled st the city Of Baltimore. in 1874 and i6tS. Tor the Par-
 pose of nominating eandda;e for the Presidency | and Vice Preslescy Of lie United States. "Resolrfd, That we are. and eya- have been. un- l yelaing in our attachment to the Union Of Ihs Stairs-an Union founded the patriotism and | f anri by the wisdom O, our vensraied sncesiry- and that hi ghiy approve of the measures adopt ed during inc last session of Congress, for the ad- lusimen of nliisnAl difficulties and perPeIu- ! ate that Usioa
 ''Resoissd That we recognize the right of the State Legislatures to instruct their Senators m the Congress of th- United States. and stid Senators
 are in duty bound 10 obey or resi1u their seats l IL would seem to aa honest, well meaning deuo- l crai. that here was platform upon which union ! of parties mighl b. eonsu,nmated-ia times past
 they have hesiIited to endorse just sach doc trines but luckily for tine Whg., the BentOnitss. l strong in thrir resolve 10 agree 10 nothing which
 did not contain an uaquilif-d aud Ges radiag sur
 render to B-ntou. ant ms dcti,ion refused to sgree
 to these resolutions. and the meeting was abruptly
 tSrtuuated without any fpr;he: attempts al recon' ! ei iation. The M~lrcPolitsn continues: ''Aii attempts at a reunion or the two parties [ s1 principle, having 'hus failed. the democracy l sgIa 4epalFe 10 cir council room. They scorn- enter into any bsrg ,ia for Inc division of the
 officers of the Hoase, aud thougs conference was l had, by committee which Inc w Wbg party, looking to spec iy orcsuiza'ion of Inc House. they deciia
 ej shy negotiation with that party. in reference to the elections in that body and unanimously r~soIv- ! si 10 aJhere to their nominations In tho l morniag. however, another meeting was called tn 1 the cuutt-roon in which a r~soution which had : been nhered tts evening pFssi0us, discussed and
 withlfawn. was renewed by Mir. Robinson. of 1 Boone, aud unanimously adopted. It was as fol- | o~ss
 "lFhsrbas appearances Aennte the imp robabili' y
 al th- House of Representatives can b. organized uai-r existing circumstances, and iu d ferracr 10 ! th- n-eeS iIy which exists for proceeding ithout
 further lay To the duties of -gis!aton. it is ere i by
 ], Rssolrsa. That the democratic members here ss-
 semb eI whilst shso!v Hg thems-i'e e and each other
 from th- party rslstions in which they saad in re- | rrr'Ae 10 thst ob-et (sioRel r-nvw 10 each other their unshakea tur os -nd pledge. that under Hn circumstances. will they vote for the re election of
 The rrcrranl Se ator. whose conduct has produced
 their present unfortunate dssentinn. or any other | person tan oa~ thst Is kDowa and recognized.
 throughout ihs State. as a souad and unwaverIng i Demec Hi."
 twii h. perceived thai the resell sion thus 6nally
 sdopi-d fr |, sake 0ioae of permit ting the House
 Co org niZe -ni proceed with the public has n-ss. i left every temecrst uniramnei-d ss 10 his subse-
 qd-bt votes. and h- record viii show that they SO
 voted and act .d throug gaout"
 steam Communication with China. The inialo'y 'tep in 'h- movement ior regaia' steam eo,nununies,i n between San Franei.eo and
 Caaion is about being taken by an ea'erprisiag
 merchant ef the former city. who has ru chased the well known steam prop--' "MeK m, and intend. running her regularly between San Francisco and 1 the Sandwich Islands
 The British Postofice. l Rsn.ei ef Ckerp Postss-The gross rsvsaae oi
 the Df'i''h P s,ofice ior the year ending Jan. $.
 1850. was E2.el3.iIe: the cost of management < ,SOs .iS, the net ieveaas, Es40,7S7 The mum.