Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-09

stehcn or the sty arose to offend his nostrls!
 It could not be said with truth, that he had l ueserted the party, with which he had been durhg hls life, up to the present time, denti- ned. It no longer had existence If he went to Massachusetts, he found the friend of Web ster' the brilliant and gifted Choate, had pre- ceded him; should he come south to Maryland, there were Reverdy Johnson, Pearce and Pratt, occupying already the position he had as stunned; in North Carolina, his friend and col league In Congress, Barringer, was with the democracy; Tn Georgia, Toombs, Stephens. and Jenkins; Tn Louisiana Benjamin. the confden. tial adviser of Gen. Taylo in Tennessee. Gov. Jones; In Kentucky, Dixon, the friend and successor of Clay; everywhere, all over the hloh' the most influential names, the glory and pride of his old party, were now enrolled amongst the democracy Webster had once sald, when the people of his State were yield ing to the passions which had betrayed them into their present madness. Massachusetts must learn to conquer herself" He would say t' ms friends here, you must learn to con quef lves-to overcome your preiudices." He felt that were he to stand by the grave at Marshheld, and listen to the roar of waves that murmur requiem over the great statesman. or were to lnger around the grassy hilock of Ashlahd, where repose the remains of the
 treat Embodiment' of the whg party, he would hear the warning voices and catch the Inspiration, which had led the sons of the two great wings upon the path that he was pursuing.
 With the American party he had acted for a tune; he had served in good faith, formed as
 It had been, principally, of his old political friends, he had hoped, at one time, that in it might be the barrier to the aggressive and agraran doctrines which were beginning to prevail at the north. But it had proven itself utteilV iheilectual, the very influences which he had hoped it would overcome. it had snc cumbed to; it had become black repubhcanized to so great an extent at the north as no longer to be called party; it had died of the very epidemic, 1t was hoped it would have control led. Nothing national could be expected from It; It was powerless even to effect what was now Its sole, distinctive idea-a reform of the | naturalization laws-and he could not magnify that into question 50 momentous as to over shadow the great issue of slavery A facti0n might survive for a while, but pQ7ty could not live upon a basis 50 harrow.
 here were men who could not be brought to understand how change of circumstances could alter the relations of men, and produce change of position; who sought a solution for such fact in themselves and found it only in sordld and~unworthv motives? He was not surprised that such should charge him with ambition. If 1t were true, his ambition had never sought its qualification by unworthy means; It had never skuked in the by-paths of intrigue, nor used detraction as a means to it's end. It had been an honorable ambition. seeking openly and winning fairly all that it had ever obtaine4 for him. It would be well for some of those who charge hun with turn ! llu of H.
 ble for every man to turn one in his lile-he assured them he would never turn it buck loa,(s. A seat in Congress, which it Is said he desired, would add no new honors to him: he had enjoyed one as long as he wished 1t, aAd declined 1t when he might nave re- taned 1t. It was folly to charge him with asking the democracy for it; their candidate was already in the field; he had their conf dence and would receive their support lis letter was addressed mainly to hs old friends; mluy of them had written to hm desiring him to become il candidates; he had been assured by one of them-oue of the influential among them-thai he might have obtained una,n- Dt>us nomination. He felt it due to them t. himself, to write his letter, and cuurrcouslv decline such coutest-he had frauklv toll them that be sh"uld support Mr. Buchauaus administration, and could not be an opposition candidate. Should he have waited until after they hal nominated him, and then have ayow- ed hls intention? They might then have well charged him with practicing a deceit upon them. Had they nominated another, and his letter tea been written it might with some 1 pauaibility have beeb attributed to chasrin. and design to impair the party's pros pect for success.
 But written when the democratic candidate was mfeaiy known, when the Americans had nam ed no one, and he was requested to run, it had seemed to hlm time when he would be least
 ahe 10 mlscoHstruction, and his course towards hla trends who desired him to run for Congress, would be more readily recognized as fair and courteous. He thought it not improbable that they would come to his position and determine t. give to MT. Buchauaus administration a sup port, and ruE oppositioa can3ii5te. The tune selected by him for the publication of his views he conceived to be the most pro Jltous for calm cohsi Iteration. The excitement O. last year had died away: there was not wave upon the pO- htcal sea But his letter had produced un- wonted excitement. Why was ij? Ills oppo- nentS alleged they did not assall hm for perauu- al or local considerations; then they must eIe- Vate what he mad written to tine dignity of principles. Wy had bis letter produced d sen sation, not confined to th, locality or district. . = of the Alps m mid wter when all nature is held in chains of ice. aud only the glaciers glow Ill the sunlight above you, the cxi los.ou of park of artillery will not shake one of them from it's place. nor stir a fl ike of the snow; but % a5an when the spring has spread her sailauds at Its blse-wAen the genial warmth oi the season haS penetrated its lee and thawed the motonesS torrents that winter had suspended overhead, and the shouts 0! sing gle voice will hllLg the crashing avaauches laundering down. So, when the prcudices which chilled tue hearts of the people had been disslpated, and reason returned to thaW theirmiu and dissolve the party chains that bound them the voice. even of one like himself, can produce such manifestation of popular feeling as ovcrwheIms those who oppose 1t, and leaves them crushed beneath it's force. IL wa, because hls letter had produced the effect it was designed to have that he was so bitterly assaled. Whatever might be the result to himself, in the depths and solitude of his own conscience he felt, that he had performed his duty to the country.
 He desired to see an undivided south, not for sectional purposes but to destroy that secion- alism, which threatened the south. It was the weaker section, dependent upon the Constitu- ton ior Its protection m the Union. Its COR struction of the Constitution had been pro- honhced correct oy the hlSheSt Judlclal trIDu- nal of the country. The administration now in power avowed the same construction in ad vance of its judicial determination. Two branches of the federal government were thus secured. It lacked but seven members of Con- gress to have an entire harmony in the govern ment in sustaining us. Snoud we upon local, temporary, and com paratively unimportant is- sues, gage in dssensions, destroy our moral strength by internal controversies, assaii those who were supporting us, weaken them in the perpetual contest they were waging, eXct just suspicious of our fidelity to our friends and give confidence to our en.nies? Should we permit pride of opinion, recollection of old antagonlsmS, an obstinate adherence to mere PaJty designations, to prevent our avalng our selves oi the opportunity, which was presented of consolidating a party which having for its