The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-08
for lie .RrLcnnSns Rdnner

"HOu VIII attempt 10 offset the eXertlOns of Col Ashley in behalf of his fellow candidates, by say ing that he was candidate for Presidential Elec-
 ter, and at the same time paving the way for a seat in the U. S. Senate, just then made vacant by the death of Gov. Fulton. Without admitting that to have been his object say that it matters not if it was so. The effect was the same to the party, and the result ,eas Me election of Cor. Drcw as aceH as all our oiFer Democratic candidates, the complete disorganization of the Wings &c.''
 Now profess not to understand my own vernac- ular if his meaning is not-that the Democratic party owe their success to the speeches made by Col. Ashley in forty counties
 It is true he fought manlully on Gen. Byrd's trail, by following some days behind Byrd, through the most Democratic counties in the north -west-where, when fighting for Democracy, he stood on the broad platform of Gov. Tells popularity, and made his route through that portion of the country, where disatiecton regned to the smallest extent. Wher- he found disafection there disafection in the Governors election continued, (nstance Carroll and Marion) except where Drew was able to at tend and rally the unsonnd portion, and proclaim to them the true doctrines of the party
 Gov. Yell was assailed politically and personally by an able and indeatigable opponent, who re- quired his undivided time, until but short period previous to the election he succeeded in chasing oil his competitor from his last string of appointments, which, after his visiting almost every section of the State, had been made i'll those portions, where he was best known, and his services most appreciated and where, as t Was alleged, he had been losing ground Here, in the last days of the conflict through Johnson, Franklin, Madison and Wash ington he not only put forth all his own energies, but inspired every prominent Democrat to do the same, in behalf not only of himself, as alleged by Mr. Woodruff, but for the whole ticket, and sus- tained the cause of Gen. Drew with an ability and a zeal that knew no superior in the State He as- sufed his friends that he had fallen ill with Gen. Drew, and had spoken with him on the stump up on three occasioas-that he not only sustained the reputation he had so lately acquired in his new vo- cation of public speaking, but Chat he far succeeded the early expectations of his friends or the late rep resentations through the Banner.-fhat he had sue ceeded in settling the Democracy wherever he went and that by thorough knowledge ol the principles Of his party, and his ability 10 reason and argue any and every question pertaining to the issue then
 before the people the disaIacted, convinced Of their error, were sw4rlaiH5 t9 him in every county thro which he had passed and spoken.
 And 1t is worthy of remark, tEat in this last tour Gov. Yeii too!l, he passed up the Arkansas river from Le"isbug to Fayetteville but d short time af ter Col. Ashley had taken the same route-and on no part of that line was there any liinching among the Democracy on the day of the election. But mark you, Col. Ashley's course from Fayetteville through Carroll and Marion. What Col. As eXertions may have been in these, know not, but the result we do know, and it was that Byrd beat Drew ineach of these Democratic counties These were the last counties in the West on his route go- ing to the N. East where Drew vas unknown.
 When Col Ashley reached lizard, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence and Randolph, no man was bet ter known than was Drew; and it was here that his popularity gave to Col, A, who came as his cham pion standing for himself, and which was con frmed by the unanimous vote of members from the whole northeast in support of Col 4. as U. $. Senator
 Ask any man in his senses whether Col. Ashley gave character to Gen. Drew in this section of the State, or whether Ashley did not acquire half his newborn strength in his after days, by exhibiting his zeal in support of one already decidedly popu- lar in this strong Democratic section. The answer must be- that he only strengthened and favored him self
 tis true Ashley was able to assure the party of success, as he had travelled with great rapidity in advance of the mails from the West; and was able to inspire Drew's friends with renewed conf denee.
 I,forohe, am notdisposed to accord so much cred it to Col Ashley. l am surprised to witness Mr. Woodrults modesty, in conceding to Col. Ashley the entire credit of doing that in which he himself participated, to great, if not greater extent than the renowned Col. did in traYeFsing forty counties in about as many days,
 MT. WoodruT's correspondents were believed to be more numerous than those of any other man in the State. H. ayaed himself in behalf of the De- mocracy of this advantage, by writing and exertng himself in favor of the candidate for Cover nor, who had been brought into the field within the last five or six weeks of the canvass to fill the broken line in the Democratic ranks This of it. self was sufficiently disinterested on the part of Mr. Woodruff; but it exceeds all bounds of disinteres- tedness and amounts to injustice to others to give to Col. Ashley al Hte credH for what he had done, what five hundred prominent members of the party had done-what the able and talented Editor of the Banner had done, and what the people them selyes-eyen if let alone, were disposed to have done, making no allowance for the efficient cxer- tons of the candidate himself who was all the time in his saddle, securing some dozen or more Of the most dsaflccted counties-most of which lay in the interior, where his circular (tha had its full force wherever it went) had rarely found its way among the people.
 Now, it may be wrong to attribute selfish motives to those who perform praiseworthy act,-stiIl, nothing IS more common than to do so, when we see parsons boast directly indirectly of what they have done in the way of charity or patrotsm; and when this, toe, is done said in reference to some great object which they wish the assistance of the community 10 obtain l leave it then to the good sense of an enlightened community to say, why Mir Woodruff claims for himself or others, but gives all the credit of electng the Governor to Col Ashley If the Governor and his friends could be