The Arkansas banner., 1846-05-19

T Woodrufs circular, therefore, the Assembly of ls42, was composed of none others than the worst sort of echigs and teaderfooted democrats! They were an aboaliaaBle set in his estimation!
 Again, Mir. Woodruff petitioned the last Legis- laura for relief and he declares in his circular that but for the higs, and Me consultations scruples of c teo teae5ootcd democ1 ats' the act for his relief would have been passed Well, let us see how much truth there is in this charge:
 The Senate took no action on his petition: it was presented to the House, and referred to committee and bill reported for his relief
 When the bill came up on its second reading MT. RUST of Onion, moved that it be laid on the table iadefaiteIy, and demanded the ayes and nays: the democrats are in Halics.
 The members who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. .Glstoa, Bertrand, Bateman, Burke, Berry Balingsly, BifRey, Brown of Johnson, Cross, Crom- acell Cook Ciard of Carroll, Ciark of Green, DaD- dg, Davis, Fowler, Hubbard. Hodges Lambert, Mar- shall, 1fc Coy, HHier Olire, Owens, Parks, Physic Rust, Russell, Robertson, Scott, Simpson, Shipp Siubblefeib, and EVels-34 Of whom, TWEN- TY-FIvE are DEMOCRATS, and n1ne ,rhigs l Those who yoted in the negative are Messrs BankAead Btatcmore, Brown of Sevier, Cfof Collins, Catpet, Ct1rk of Independence, Dorriss, Floyd, oster, Greeagood, Ganer Gray, Hammond Hull, Hays, Hughes, St raiQ, Logan, Mayors, Mitcd- ell, Sanders, Simmoas, Smaa, Steele, Sumner Sut- lon, Trapnall Ward, Wilson of Johnson, Wilsoa of Washington, MT. Speaker-32. Of whom, 27 are democrats, and fre are whigs. So the bill was laid on the table indefinitely
 Nov, would ask, what confidence can the peo- pie of Arkansas haze in the statements of William E Woodruff in future? He has had the afrontery to publish that the above bill was defeated by the aotigs and fe1e fender fooled democrats, when the journal shows that the whigs were devidcd oa the question; and not fte tenderooted democrats, but TWENTY-FIVE good and true democrats voted against the bill-voted to lay it the table to sleep the sleep of death!
 would again ask how can any of the democrats who voted in the affirmative as above, support Col. Ashley, when his m0aih-pieee is denouncins them as teadeLt6gfea democrats? How can they try to bolster up the sinking cause of the master, whea his s'are q do not mean tue 5aef one in the post office, bnt the aate one) is trying to blast their po- litcal reputatons?
 Il may be asked, how does il happen that any of the members of the last Legislature voted for Woodruff relief. when three previous Legislatures had acted unanimously against him3
 Itmay be replied that he had in the meantime be. come lasoJoeat-tha is, he had put his effects with out the reach of the law-and il was made Itnewa to the last Legislature that the bnrthern of bis de- ialcation would fall upon his securities (Col Ash ley, Judge Roane, Judg. Crutcbdied and othersl if he was not released. His securities had friends in the legislature who were wiling 10 relieve them, and doubtless voted from that motive. They
 thought it hard 10 make his securities suffer for his
 sfoag. Had Woodruff not put himself a5oee the law; had he alone and not his securities been in- volved, 1t may safely be averred tbat the last egisa- ture, like the others, would have refused him relief unanimously
 l am now done with Mr. Woodruf's deialcation think have shown to the satisfaction of every reasonable mind that he IS gross detuuiter, and that his charge that his relief prevented by the mhigs and tsadetfooei democrats of the legislature is a gross misrepresentation. What have written has not been through any personal illleelng to. ward him, for entertain not the least; but it has been my purpose to show that Gov. Yell was jus
 tifable in his attempt to have him enoved from tho posl-ofcc at this place, and to defeat the attempt Woodruff to make capital of his dedication ano the action Of Gov. Yell upon the subject by para ding the matter before the public in long and stu | pid circular
 Before closing hover, cannot permit an unjust i attack winch Woodruff has made upon our tapntc5 and faithful public servant, cot. SEWER, m his circular, to pas unnotced.
 He says that the legislature of ls4t, in refusing e him relief, and al the same time relieving Col Sc.
 vier from the aspersons cast npon his character by
 the Assembly 1912, "straiaed at . gnat aa4 soat 5. lo,oed cqnel." Why this attack upon COL. SEE , WEIR? Why lug his name into his circular? 1ht l answer is plain. Ii was to enlist the whgs in hi, ;; cause, and in the cause of Col Ashley, for Wood ruff and Ashley both know, and have known iron the outset that there is hope of re-eecting Col Ashley without the aid of the entire whig party They have well known this, and have acted accor dingIy
 | Is Woodrulf's dedication "Gnat?" He wa appointed Tr-asurer of the State, flied his pocke
 with the public funds, and petitioned the legsla
 ture to release him from the consequences They
 refused, and he charges them with siraiaiag at (
 gaan It looks to me, and must appear to every
 reasonable man, more like great, ugly CROCO : DlLE, than Gaan No wonder the legisatur, e sfrained at it
 : The Legislature of 1912. assed resolutions de I flaming the fair reputation of Col. Serier-they dic gross injustice to one of the first men of the Stat T aye, of the far Vest The legislature of l84i : sensible of that injustice, and duly apprccatin! r the worth of Col. SEVER, magnanimously remove, e the attempted stain from his escutcheon! This t aciHiam .. cooi9!f calls slcallowing a CAMEL h Bad indeed must be the cause of Col Ashley when his subseryient Orgoa has 10 resort to attack
 upon the first democrats of he State, in order t o enlist 1chg$ in his support-for what please tn ;, whigs better than to see Woodruff abusing Col t seyier and Gov. Yell, and denouncing as tende d footed the leading democrats of the State? I, Respectfully,
 e LOWNDES. e from he Union .9plqi 23 n THE DEED Or TIE DAY. q rto .tf..l of