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our apponants will use every effort in tneT power, and avail themselves of every dlWsion among us. to weaken oufs forces, and add strength to theirs Most certainly they will, There being no dispute about these general principles, will proceed to their application.

 As I remafked, in the conclusion oi my last number, il is well known that the friends of Gov. ' ell, AND THEY ARE NOT A FEW, are determined to place his name be- for; the next Legislature, as candidate for the Senate of the U. &, and the question pro perly and plainly is, shall we hold a CoN- vENTIoN, not to re-nomnate him, but to mo- minate person for election to succeed him in Congress?

 It IS well known that there are, at least, half dozen democrats, who aspire to seat in Congress; and if there is no Coventlon 10 settle their claims, they, and probably greater number, will be candidates. Very good, say fe'c, let them all run, and let us choose between them at the ballot box. To this l object, for number of reasons.

 First, there is no one man among the as pirants, who towers so far above the otnefs' ill point of qualifications, and popularity, as to oyersweep the claims of the balance, and unite the party upon him. The gentlemen aspiring are clever, talented democrats, Each of them has his friends, and i'll a race be- tween them, the party would be cut up into as many divisions as there might be candl- dates In the course of a warmly contested canvass, the candidates would become par tially uniriendly toward each other, ther friends would participate of the same feeling, aud the democracy of Arkansas, HOW well united, would be broken into number ot factions, each with it's leader, and 1t might be impossible again to harmonize them, and bring about a concert of action, even in the event 1t should become absolutely necessary, so to do, in order to defeat our opponants. Such would be deplorable state of things

 SEcoNpLY,- we must remember that we have a vigient, and we'll organized party to contend with, who watch ourmovements with Argus eyes, and are ever prepared 10 turn to their own advantage, any division i'll our tanks Ia the event of our having half a dozen, or more, candidates in the field, they will hold the balance of power between them and if there should he among them hat- uued, slippery, professor of democracy, they will unite upon him, elect him, and then taunt US fer placing in Congress such leader! THey will place him in power, and then make capital out of his unfitness for the station i- Such is the known manner of warfare pursu- ed by our opponents, and against such we have to guard

 THIRDLY, suppose no such weak preten- der should pear upon the track, among the list of candidates. Suppose all the demo- cratic aspirauts worthy men, and that any one of them would make good Representative in Congress In that event the whigs will vote for none ol them. They will wait un- til the canvass is far advanced-unGl each of the candidates has rallied around him his party; and then a club of the leaders will agree upon standard bearer; his name will be heralded along the well organized ranks, from the commander general 10 the most obscure private that snufs the mountain breeze, an in a very few days, and upon the very eve of the election too, every whig will understand, and be prepared to do his duty. Now the democrats are thrown into ccniu- sion Each candidate contends that he is the strongest, and says the. others must with draw l. is too late to hold Convention - In one part of the State one candidate is run as the strongest democrat in another part, another IS pushed forward with similar un- derstanding. and the result is that Arkansas sends a 7chig to Congress; and from Maine to Texas there Is general shout of victory ! along the line of whiggery! Such Is not an improbable, nor a ianeilul result Such has been the case under the immediate obserya- ton of the writer, and such may occur again

 The mjsarab1e argument, that it will cost ihe delegates few dollars each, 10 attend a Convention, is but as chqf to the NOUN TAIN, vaen compared to the arguments in favor of d Convention It Is weighing peif in the scale with PATRIOTISM!

 But we are warned against holding Con- vention, because the Convention of Decem- Der lSI3, was unsatisfactory. That Con- vention was holden at time which did not meet the appreciation of portion of the de- mocracy, and they, onthat account, disscned But there IS now no dispute as to time-the 8th of January meets with general approba- ton.

 Again, it is urged that the nominees of the April Convention, 1911, did not unite the party upon them. True, there were two men, protesting to be democrats, who took the field against the nominees-such men have always more selfishness than patriotism; they are never genuine democrats. and the fate of those who tried il in lS44, will doubt- less be sufficient warning to men similarly disposed, should such be in the State The democratic party should never be turned aside from its regular, and necessary plans of or ganization, because there may be, occasional ly, man ranking himself with it, VI has more vanity, and ambition, than political in- tegrity, or fitness for station.

 This, and other subjects connected with it, will be pursued in future numbers

 MACON.

 MENICO