The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-18

| of Arkansas that he acted right' We say l will not It cannot satisfy them in matter of so much magnitude and importance tt them, Does il not show, in fact, that MT w. had become dsafiected towards the DEMOCRATIC portion of the Legislature of lS42, and 3; and that the act on his parl was done. more to gratify his personal leei- ings towards the democrats in the legislature than to relieve him of pecuniary matter which he alleges was then pressing seriously on him, and which finally forced hlm to sell This is rather too startling a circumstance to be credited by those who know the pecunia- " situation of MT. w; we venture to say that he has been able at any time within the last eight or ten years, to raise one' two or three thousand dollars. ....
 We respectfully invite the attention oi the democracy of Arkansas to Mir. W's. defense, and whilst we do it, we shall also ask them to decide upon this fact presented in the case' that is, can they justify the act of any person. directly tending all its bearings, as the act oi MT. w. did, in selling theGazette to the Wings to injure the democratic party, upon the un- tenable and inadmissble grounds that the press was his private property and iorsoo'h he had a right to sell it. They cannot they never will justify him.
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 Mir ". has intmated in his defense, that the Banner is not the ORGAN of the Demo- cratic party, but, is careful not to advance any reason to sustain him in the assertion He speaks of the Fell clique. but does not at tempt to give the slightest indication who he means as composing that party. We deny that there is any thing like Yell clique here now, or at any previous time. Will he give us the names of those composing the ASHLEY CLIQUE? It is said that there is such a faction here, and that Mir. w. IS well acquainted with those who form it.
 No opportunity is passed by in his la bored and prolix defense, to disparage and lessen the high claims of Gov. YELL on the democracy of Arkansas for the United States Senate. But, he does not neglect to lug Col. Ashley's name in on all occasions, where he thinks it would result, in he least, to the benefit of that gentleman.
 But, there is another strange thing in MT. W's. defense, which is, that throughout the whole transaction of the sale of the Gazette es- tabishment to the Wings, he carefully and cautiously avoids to mention Col. Ashley's name. Why did he thus avoid the name of Col. A? The answer is simple and plain one. Col. Ashley had as much to do with the sale oi the Gazette to the Wings, as AIr. w. himself. Will Mr. W deny that Col Ashley urged him to sell out, and that 10 the Wings too UiH he also denythe declarations ot Co., fl, on he street, Mat .Mr. IF had done right in selling thc GazeHe 10 the Whigs, and hc com mended him for H that he mould hare done the sanse, and 10 use his o,rn language, BAND LET THE DEMOCRATS GO TO ltt4 DEN lL.!!
 We call the attention of democrats to these matters. They are deeply interested in the principles involved it is their duly and their pripilege to examine the testimony-as it is their daty and their right to decide on the case submitted to them in accordance with the evidence adduced. Let the democracy decide for themselves.
 Mr. Woodruff complains of us, because we prefer Gov. YELL, instead of Col. Ash ley for the United States Senate. We have choice as we'll as MT. W. between these gentlemen for that high and exalted station Therefore, we prefer Gov. Yell. But this answer will not satisfy Mr. w. Why dc we prefer Gov. Yell to Col. Ashley? because we believe Gov. Yell, to be more devoted and attached to democratic principies-and possesses, and cherishes, greater love foi the institutions, perpetuity, welfare ant happiness of our common country.
 These arc the reasons why we prefer Gov | ell. tO SO+. ASillcN Ioi ttit OIlltCu btdtC Senate. Will Mir. w. deny us this right He is the friend and supporter of Col A Is he unwilling to concede the freedom o thought and opinion to us'
 choice between democrats for office is right we concede belongs to every demo crat and freeman throughout the length an' breadth of this Republic; and whilst we con cede 1t to others-we claim the right to ex ercise it ourselves.
 The Banner IS the Organ of the demo cratic party-to prove this we have only t refer those who are sceptical in the matter to it's columns to sustain us in the declara ton. Through it's columns the whole demo cratic party have been heard--a mers prefer ence of democrats among themselves, between individuals of the democratic party for office shall never cause us to exclude the com munication of any respectable democrat flon the columns of the Banner, when the write is known to be such.
 But we must notice Mir, w. in his remarl