The Arkansas banner., 1846-09-23
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yesut NAff1S " NAhU eA4A- " ftA& @@% eN1k3 ~ which find myself sAe 4ah:ees of reuaar by yourself and swe q gesag eassezn.,n.e.. of ihis county, am nat sue shazI kno who both yosF correspondents ars, one them however, know 70 he the most Fab iektg os this county, although, ike yourse he once eiaimed to. bc dsmaetat, TT other may be q democrat in his pwp cssssn' ton, but ssaomld not be surprised II bot of them voted fcsr snkig in the lasl canvas in preference tn mysSiss .S sBd osse, II not bot oG them refused so vote for CH1. AsHIEr a Hector iu the lass presidential canvass, an' voted for h;s opponents, although he va thea endorsed hy Demoenssc Ceuveatloa but now, whea he has resolved to rsie al sntR his party, he is good enough for ,hesa7- Y cal lle ,is even the greatest of men n .hgi estimation, know yoar corFespnudcais by tseir haEpings of Sal Sat Nait 1T about which they have tried, aud to someIex' tsIft succeeded ia gulling the people oikhi' county, as you have portion 01 the yase While Gov. ell was as his post i1 Congress you and they denied that he had aay Jniaa. ence--ah sir, thes lie was mere ciEker n ihe councils of the nation Bu. whej, atta. Congrtss had completed neaaly all he i'm. portant business of the session. he lfs bis sea, in the House, and hasseaed to the field of conflict, 10 iiglIi the battles pf hys coun- ry, then suddenly your tune Vas Shanged --Gov. Yell was able to work mSacles n Congress. and the country was about to be ruined on account ol his abseaee.
 This sah business; ahout whih you and Col. Ashley B strikers here hare ss q SO much you know te be miserable Aaabag--a sIl- iy traE to gull the uniniormed ou knew. Il they did not, thai what yoa ktated IF se- ference to G was utterly ialsef You knew it was understood al Washington city that if the duty on salt was entirely stricken of, il would probably cause aAm4 democrats ol the Senate, where the eont4was close be- tween the friends of the r of 1S42, and the friends of the bill for its hodiicatioR, to vote against the bill. Tod knew further more, or might have knowA thaa II was con sidered necessary by many the friends of the administration, to rria4 2D per cent duty upon salt, (insiead of l0 Der cent as lmpo- sed by the acl of 1872. order 10 aid in supplying the treasury ,l means to meet the expenses Of the pres war &c.
 But would ask, if Ashley had con eeived il better thai lhti people of Arkansas should pay 100 per ee bn salt, and brar all the other buf:heus of act of lSi2, as you and your sall-bayina Fiends of Scor seem to thInk, why tEit4 he t move, while tne bilI was undergoing anAdnienss in the Senate, to strike oa. the 20 ff cent duty upon sak He might easily hasearTied such ns9aon. for while some Of 9he frienGs ,f the bill would probably hs sustained the amend. ment, all it's en4nis tihe whigsS would have done SO, in ordfr defeat the Whole bill
 If Gov. YeII sso blame because the bll, imposing duy f20 per gent or salt, passed the House ia ki4sbseuce, how muclf more .ssasss-sle ls isG Ashley for letting the bill pass inc Seaf without an effort 10 amend. by removing& Be burthen flom salt, when he was present th all the gigantic mind and baasted inf lee which your fancy has be- stowed upo him. He surely did no; know that il wasN so much consequence to you and your d skbuying friends ol Srest, or he would has tlads an effort ro free salt from the imposson for yoir beRef, There sat the .great' SlfAtor, sir, with his sslaieat'' and ..dtgaity' xsting upon, and orfrsdadoring lhe Senai Ike an inca5ns, without raisiug his voicsgainst the duty on saIi Strange that il noi occur to him that you, Wood ruff. oaaao consume much salf, and that for the Ike uf your preserra asioa he should make efori to preveaf duty upon it.
 The tiff bill which has just passed Con gress. ssredueed. very much. the duties on all thelecessaties of life, and exchanged the exclasely protective features of the act of lSl2. .or strictly revenue duties. Blu. this, as niiar of course, does not meet the views of G Ashlev's srhig salt-bayers of Scott, who Eained every nerve against me, as well as aanss the democratic candidates of lS4i, coaSdbg with all their ingenuity that high inii Hlade cheap goods. These men stiii sticEa sli4ir ogi faith and really blame Gov. YelherAnse the bill which passed thehouse in h absence imposed but 90 per ceat duty upo saI,. instead of I00a under the act of lS4 They are more consistent than you seei so be.
 Sur correspondents have both misrepre- send lhe resuI, of the election in this coun- iy. Fhave not examined the official returns, bu:rom the best calculation have been abl naake the Following is the result: the rclas show a majority for Ashley in th,s cody of between % and 30 votes the ich q, amonnsing to some Sc or 70, all voted fonifii except one or two, which when de- dusd From his aggregate majority leaves hiIia leau minority with the democrats.
 lasf information from Franklin county, uFi yhich rely, that two thirds es tie deoeFats of that county are againsr Col
 Asf8 and thata considerable majority of thsNole county are likewise opposed to h. Of this, however, intend to be fully asss before casting my vote for United Sps8 Senator, and when satisfied what deo 3a, majority of the democrats of he |tps anties prefer for Seaaior, will eheer- f1 hst my vote for him. This course k sI busly opposed by your whig salt.buy- ..A