The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-28

-hir snd ls0lt ss ssl sSsFy wki ystd. sna N h. whig inauenxe t was passfBis A6 cosnmhnd. The
 ssslemess thal Ashlsy had 6liy4pns vales was ia-
 tended le saaes douhtfal q wavsrias nAenbsn, and
 to fix tiloss msnsb,rs on what they might suppose
 o bs the stsng sids. \ sAape1 rasher too rear iA.
 aAis to bs comfortable. and Woodruff very sOon as-
 esI,ainssi that t waa inAefabis ailge, as might
 have bean anticipated from the sbsllowness If the
 assfre. and iis positive want of sincerity. Hefel
 back npnn his arithmetic, and asler cyphsfiag i've
 os three week. squeezed out one sois mors making ifly two sel.s for Ashley. Nos tAe Iaftsr kaoes
 and Jsels. skai % far from being able to eomnand ffty-two. As Aas aOf aajeriiy ef the dsmoentic
 rosss ia Ms Legislaime. and Is nos ready to fly to
 the whigs iof suecour, aud erying out to them,
 .Elslp me, Cassius, or sink" He is in tight
 place, and sees it. and his aim is io get out. esen fl
 he brraIs down his party by t; Accordingly As ye- esstly caased peIitioas 10 ts ptaced n the
 hands of some cf his spAig friends in the cOunty io INSTRUCT Beyiraad Gad Flciehsr,
 WHIe REPRESENTATIVES, (tAe latter, one cf
 Me Grand Jury irhieh presented .3shiey .tor
 susonsAnoS or PERJURY, aud botA of isem
 kmoscn 10 De dgainst him in erery shape and
 form,) to rOse EeR HIN ron THE SENATE !!
 He acts through others, but, that he originated inc
 movement, is as notorious as that he is capable of sueh unbeconiug tricks. I, is more than probable
 that he has puc the same project in operation in other counties, for he will do any thing where his
 interest is at stake Ssefsi petitloas 10 iastrucf
 srhig members ctthe Legisiainre to role for
 him, and hc profcss,ng to be q democrat !' find his is tse man rho had no use for schig roles aud did not Wam them :, !, This IS tae
 Senatorial aspiraat srho has Gtiy-fro demo- cratic rotes eertaa.!! Is this the sort of conduct that indicates an upright and honest demccrati ,
 u hat has he to do with the whigs, or their votes, and how does it compoTt with the station he unfor. tanately fills to turn out beggar for them' Ithey choose to support him. il is their right to do 90; bat for one asking seat in the Senate, a democrat, 10 set on foot such ptilal scLeme, is not merely eon,emptible but dsgracefui, and ought to be snf- fcient to open the eyes of those who are not ae- quainted with his true character No one but Chester Ashley, and the corrupt faction 10 which he belongs. could stocp to so low and vile an af- flee Such conduct fully warrants the remark oi Gov. DREW in the "Military Letter." (which has given the master and man so much troube.) .'that Cor. ASHLEY, AND SOME DOZEN MORE AT THIS PLACE, WHO ARE HIS sERrs, WOULD sHAKE HEA- VEN TO ITS ctNTRE. AND DISTRACT, DfvfDs, AND FOREVER RUIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND CouNTRY, roo, FOR THE SAKE or RENDERING His ELECTION SURE"
 Can any man have the slightest faith in Ashlcy's democracy when they cannot but see that he is will ling to hazard every thing for his own advancement This is but one item of proof by the way. among al thousand showing the same thing. Can his politi- cal integrity be confded in when disposition is thus manifested to compromise the principles and ultimate safety of party by attempting to force and .rirs members of the whig party to his sup port Are all patty lines to be cbliterated for his promotion. If he would do this, he would, at any moment, throw himself into the arms of the oppo- sition if he could prof, by it. Who, but Woodruff and his strikers, dispute it, and they indeed would join him in it. If the whigs had the majority in the Legislature we would hear nothing of dsEac- cratic votes from that quarterbut, on the contrary. Woodruff would prove kand he could do it to the satisfaction of every true democrat in the commit nity) that Ashley could very easily throw of the cloak of democracy--iaii back into his old pinci- ples--natcnal Bank and all. and thereby becoRe. if not at first at least with httle training, fk R rate whig. We admit he would be poor acces- s,on to any party. unless he should do better than he has in ours for all the confusion. division, and disorder which has sprung up in our ranks are clear ly traccatle to him, and to that faithful fugeman of his, who pours out his weekly venom in the columns of the Democrat Assuredly the democratic party can find in their ranks some better representative some one whose reputation swithout stain--whose political principles are beyond question. and one who can elevate his mind above self, and study the welfare of our party and the interests of our com mon country. Col. Ashley is not such man. His warmest friend never accused him of patriotism And that the democracy of this State will place an important public trust in his hands. for six long years. with no better security than his character and past life affords is too improbable for us to be- lieve until we t and for the welfare of our par ty, we ferventy hope that such an event may never occur
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