The Arkansas banner., 1851-01-07
The Union Party Movement.

We commend the following from The G-otgi CanstrunnnAlist To the csr,fui pefusai and s-rots consi leraiIon Of democratic Ieadets-Js' this
 time il is as appropriate to A,kan.as as Q G -or, a
 The f ,rt now on foot to get up grand Nstiot- I Union Party. wiiI prove either gfaad humha
 a ca shing wi iip trap tn caich gull. The dtv
 1"s M orlat"n "n eonsiiinIopal questions, ana ot
 ia' tonal poN"rs ahd national posIev, among VI g% and democrats. ar. too wide aud radical ior them o coalesce sbd fTm one hstIonsl party. The tl,r iS impossible It i> ehiIneta--an ahsuriiiy. Il
 h- tiea iS now sci HI>y .a. r'aiu~i by any saHsi be politician. which doubt, |, will very soon b. 1 exploded a. trtly imptaeteable and hopeless However, wings anl democrats Tn every State in ihe Uaion may agree aPon tpe propriey oi sgstA,h- ins The compromise, t"ete IS bai hiiie else upon winch they agree. There ia scarcely great que iion oi lgisiaton winch they wih not divIde Already we see indications ot this.
 The whg press trne Io ils old federal instincts is landing 10 Inc skles Mr. FIimore's Mssssgs and especially those pars which squint 90 unmi.t ,ka- by towards protective tafi" for protection sake." and in favor grasd schemes ot internal improve ments. They particularly delighted al thr proposiiion 10 increase tine Executive power and patronage by estabItshRg seau of agriculture. and model lssm. They shoN signs ol Hineh- ing al the suggestion o considerable increase O the army, and not al all shocked al the vas Iy increased estimates for the future sx Jendtutes O. the government.
 On the contrary. the democratic pTess has prompt ly bounced these several .tder4l features Of the message, and show hesllhiul regard Tor inc old principles ot strict construction and strict economy How. then, ean g,eat national party be lotmsd o't ot such di.eordAnt materials,
 The principles of Democracy will still live q flourish m pristine vigor, amidst the wreck of old paItles, whatever new names may be assuned.-- They will sii be ia pTncipl, democrats and adyo cate the Ot doctrines oi sTIc construction, low cu tses, s-paraton of The government from banks, and rigid economy in The publie expenditures
 Whlgeiy. like old federalism. wiiI likewise sar- ve the wreck aud will continue 10 " it's mIs- created front ahwart our path of republican gov efnment. Tn. old democratic leaders, with ;he exception of the iscile and accommodating demag 'ges. who,
 their aspirations for Federal honors, wil mpdiiy md adapt their views to sdii the varying char ees of ~innirg votes, will si,li adhere 10 dem cratic pT nctpes The old whig leaders, with like exeep.
 lions, will adhere ie their cherished Federal nations Of policy and love for sirung Cen'rsi Government The masses on both sides wiil still remain uus to their old party principles.
 The democrats. at least oi the N ,fh. and some of the Southern States vii cling 10 ths ld::,aine undei which they also have been accustomed 10 fight and conquer. The whigs, oa tine contrary, have never shownAny particular iontness for mere names They are ever ready to embiAgon any their dag that will catch votes. Thep periodically try experiments upon popular erednlity and caprice m tn thls way. ani LOT tois purpose. Ibey sAoWeu strong symptoms oi dropiHs the usm. ~hlg. and lskihs new name in ls45. IL is wonder they held on to it SO long. Taey nos ripe fos , change. especially iB those States where the name ot~hg, assumed 10 bumSng the people. has lost its charm. and were waig prihelPles arg odious to the mslniIiy.
 Thus in Georgia the wings will be delighted tc shuttle oil the old cognomsn, anf assune the more attractive and potent naine of uaIoa Party in the hope thereby to smngsle iaio the sscendeRcy whig principles and policy But he democratic ID asses wiii not be caught ia any such gui-trap. Fof 2 temporary purpose. thousands of them havs acted with the mass of the whig pArty. uadrr that nane. 10 put down, as they supposed, disunion; while .; l the same lime, they were far from sasished and pleased with the Clay compromise. Bui they did not consijeI the latter sufficiently aggressive to i justify secession fem the Union. Hereafter they
 will voie an act with that patty that comes nearest 10 the embSiilaeht oi their principles. That partg 1 IS emfhaiieaIiy the .. southern righs party" is the party of State rights and strict cons'fae
 ton-opposed to the consolidation isR ieneIrs oF the government, and to federal sggrandfzsm mt al the expense of the reserved rights of the States. IL is the party under whose banR-r the battle is c be fought between the putin and the abolition spirit
 when the latter gets complete eoatrol oi Congres. and the federal government