The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-10-10
ANOTHER GUN FROM ARKANSAS!
A DEMOCRAT SPEAKS our


We give below lie letter Of Gen. James Yell,
Of Arkansas. in which ihe General declares lhr
American platform The bes, yel. given 10 The
country:
Pine Bluif, August II, 1855.
To Msssrs. z. T. Warren. Q. H. Thorn, j. N. Scogia,
and OILERS, eoHlm;tes.
GESrIEaEs Your lelier of .he 18th of la.l
month, inviting ne iO attend Democrsiic meet
ing an the 26th oi that mnnth. al Camden, and
stating that was one Of the orators selec,ed f,f
that nrtasion, is now before me-
! was sb eni from home, attending the Su.
preme CmnrI y, L,nle Rock, when your letter
reached here, and consequently was moi advised
tllat you had hunnfed me with an lnviNion, un-
u my return. and ! now avail myself Of The e4I.
hest moment lo reply.
Accept ne thanks Of hesr. warm and keen.
" alive with graliiude. for the complimentary
rrms IN wticb you allude TO the services have
lrnder d lie Democratic parry, in years Iva,
have gone by. sm happy 10 know that Tie
greai plnriDles lqr wlheh | ihrn reaIenl..
have all been settled by tue ooanify, as 81
much desired.
You state. IN yoli letter, that Won believe
am " "nne ever ready TO battle in he cause nl
Democracy, under any ana oil circumstances.
The late Platform of the so called erral Amen-
can party 10 lie contrary notwithstanding. II
yon mean by this, that am always ready ohatile
undcr tie bare name ol DrasOctary. without r.
gard TO principles, when there negreai pnn.
riples involved. under the name. ynu are wrong.
II. however, you mean thai am always willing
IL ,lD battle for surh principles were once Ga-
roedfedander the Democratic banner. when rOn-
tending sgaInsi lhe Wing party. You are right.
Bnl oil those old issues are nna settled. And.
ii those parties only existed upon principle e.
both parties commended they dld) The question,
beng settled. they no longer tSI,l as parties.
There is but one question now IN existence
that has heretofore heen disruss.d hy The Two
named pirIes and upon lhis they never aete
al issue. ] mean the slavery question. The
only dispute On Ibis subject between them, was
a. H. whirh most favored The Southern interest.
This question i now fully se,llrd. o. super.td-
ed. by The American party. lar better platform
than her, or ihan was ever presented 10 Tie
people nl The United States helnre. The slavery
question being tie great QUESTION ot lie times,
and tie American platform beng the besl upon
lha, suhjeci. shall always be found advocating
tie principles ;hefein set iorIh.
The Democratic platform, on this subject.
was The hes, we ever had previous 10 The adnp-
tim ol The American platform. Therefore alood
nnon ilial until | saw the latter. lie il now
the he.i Demprta Who stands upon The besl plat.
form Cor ihe union of the Saies. That. IN my
opinion, |. tie gieal Amcrir-n platform.
When nrs parties are formed. The party 10
power BY HAT ascendrney, holds The popular
name bni ,hc bare naDie viii MOI answer their
purposes long, when Tie people fhd they have
no pfinri les to sustain the name.
For some time pa-l ilete have been two kinds
nl Demnrrary Ia hi. State lie lfue Deinoct1rS
and lie pare Dem crazy. Tue true Demneta.
~ are lfne 10 Conway. true To Julinso". au'l
tue 10 oliiee. Tie pure Demucfary are fnr
princiales Wiiam regard 10 men or office.
These aiier viii III hr found, souu Or late, UP
on the Amsiirsn platform.
an sprry have nYt tlmn 10 wflie ynn LEI.
Ter mate Al lrnglh. Bui. ss ! have been ifan
hp,op. snJ letters aud business hate srtGmula.
ted. time ptcsse. me. aud musi close. lnu
are !, liberty 10 use lhs letter ynu niay ihius
nsoptt n noting unexpected h.ppens. sliall
IL 10 war ciIy Oh Salt tlsy. ,he sili day u SEP.
lembcr. wllen wll give sou M views msre
falls.
Accent fn yuntsel,es, and thn.e whom you
have The honor To represent, my best wl,ie,.
Yours. most respectfully,
JAMES YELL.