Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-06-06
ROSPECTUS
OF THE
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED IN
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
BY WN F. WOODRUFF

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED IN
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
BY WIN. E. WOODRUFF.
THE causes which have induced me to engage in
the pubca tion Of News paper, are SO well known,
that deem it unnecessary for me to repeat them to
democratic brethren throughout the State 1t is Sui
cient for to say that have been compelled to do
so, to defend my character from the wanton and
provoked attacks which have been made me, by
Gov. YELL, and those minons Of po1er who have been
endca vorng for months past TO fost him into seat
in the U. S. Senate, the expiration Of the term for
which our worthy and talented Senator Col AsHLLY,
was elected. Why it became necessary for them, to
sacrifice me, to attain their inqnitous de signs lam
unable to for few men in the State who had ever
TAX Ken an ep Io PofrrredT sIrle thah
had. at least during the last three or four years
true, was opposed to Gov. YELLs supplanting Col'
AsLEY in the u Senate for the oest o'ia reasons so
YELL, TO discharge the high and important duties of
that digned station, with honor and credit to the
State And as to Col AsHLEYs politics. no man knows
them better than do, and have no doubt oi ths SIN
certv of his denocrdtc principies He not only pro-
,,sr, TO be DEMOCRAT. but he has proved his s"esr
tv bv his praetice-having never voted ior wmg, LOT
any political ofce, since party lines were hrst oa"
in Arkansas, in 1886. This 10 more Than can DC sa'o
hv GOV YrLl or by ts friends for him for have re-
tcd,v charged and offered to prove, that he has
been billing and cooling, and coquetng with tho wings
ever since he came to Arkansas-that ne mas
y (while Governor) appointed wings 10 once ~nen
democrats, equally as worthy ana wen au.noa, ~
candidates-that he has voted for al ieasi one Hns
for the legislature whom there we're regularly homl
mated democratic candidates runnng-and nave Poh'.
ed out several other tender points in his
and now charge, and Will prove, 700 n PoPei '
NJ that he actually proposed the name oil ono
of the most rabd and intolerant wings IN AI.nss
to be run as the Democratic candidate for Congress
and, what is more, PLEDGED HihsfLf " oS'' "'' wv
support, if he had been selected!!:
-L.a.
.on. which Influenced in preferrlng Col. AsHkf W
Gov Yell, and which will be urged more AZ I-ge' III
III. columns of the Democrat, in advocating ms re-
election 10 the seat he now occupies III 'h' u ~ o
The po,ical principles of the DznocsAr are ndlcat.
cd NV IL tile and hav wing beer instrumentai N no
small degree, in propagating ana estaol'shs
coeyal with our political existence as one oi !ne
;,ct with me to contr ibute, by every honoIaoe mes"
In INV power to sustain and perpetuate 'he'h !" ''
Rnt il |, not my intention to make the pEMocs.1
wholly political paper. my pr,ncpts s u 'S nhich I
hron;ce all the prominent events oil the day, pow
domestic and foreign, and thus make II = c"mP,e
History of the Times in which we i've "e ,siMie M
tural and Mechanical interests ',,sn,;ou md nor
NJ, rk,ts. shall claim my especial atten'ion su r.
,;on of INV columns shall occasionally DC oc'S,os
Ii,.ra,nre. Arts end Sciences Edaeat'oh, ho'a,, =,
Amnsement &C.; and no effort snail DC ~an's, ~ a 4
my part to make it interesting 10 every s''
ers. D,,,...- - viii he pub
li,bed on double medium sheet; At foua po.LA, n
annam, P' hv M uayment Of THREE DoLLAhs, IN 90
~ FIVE DoILAss will be received in full paymsn
rance, OF s.rs subscrption Of sdbscriber or on
Ua Of subscrbo Notes pssSs = mai
will be received in payment an0 nnnridsd those wh
poss. Sem preserve the evidence Of fns
.,sr, and money deposited in
The torn. o. APvrirs,sa pn.t IN the :. De4s
NneM Nne s democratic friends throughout the oape si
ne,i, requested to their influence IN prosu, us
d snbscribers to the Arkansas DEhoGhA'' "N
pss,smt t!ps me their names BY the first ma'"' o.
Little Rock, May 2l, le4o. e woODRUfF