Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-05-09
A DIsORGANIsING MOVEMENT.

Our readers are aware that the friends Of Gov. Yell
wsre invited to meet us in convention aud then and
there lay our differences upon the altar of democracy
Notice was gwen Of the meeting of the convention
due and ample and all good democrats were exhorcd
unite and nominate one set Of candidates FOR tn
Legislature The friends Of Col Ashley proposed to
meet them a. brother democ rats and offered to abide
the decision OF majority in that convention be it OF
what complexion it might and pledged themselves
like good democrats 10 support the nom n;es whether
they were for Yell or Ashley.
After these solicitations, they had right to expect
the friends Of Gov Yell il they still true to their
party to meet them this safe platform. but contra
~ to their expectations and most sangunc hopes, the
Yell men dsdged-they boited from the party and re-
fused to act with ii any longer, and have arrayed
themselves under the banner Of disorganisation along
side Of Byrd, Tully and Evans, and they cannot ex
ect US to recognise them hereafter members Of the
democratic party. It is painful task. but it is our
bounden duty to denounco such dsogansins conduct;
to repudiate their attachment to our Pary-heir pre-
ference for man is greater than their love Of prnci'
pie.
The democracy of this county mbed at the time
and placeadvertised and after temperate and unan.
imous consideration presented 10 tho people OF this
county, for their support ticket fo the ne xt Legis
.turs Of good and true democrats-men who are dis.
tingushed for their party zeal and attachment to demo
cratic principles
Tho partissns Of Yell although few in number) arc
determined 10 forec split in the ranks and arc bent
on bringing democrats at Issue with dessessss, sad
may probably expect, by esorng to trckery to force
upon the people of Crawford, members 10 the Legsla
ture hostile to the election Of their avorite for the
s. scnate-and so determ,ned they in The pursuit
Of their darling object that they are regardless Of the
ruin Of the party-whch might follow in the fan Of
their disorganising designs.
They have been industrously engaged eaucusing,
plotting and intriguing since the meeting Of the con-
vention to settle upon plan to defeat the will Of the
majority Of the party expressed ,hroa Oh their con-
vention Their plan. learn, 10 to select three men
who are favorable to Ycs election, and to pledge to
them the united support Of this corporals guard and
then for those candidates. though it were not by
concert, to announce themselves sim gy candidates
without declaring their sentiments in regard to the Sc
pator We further learn that these men arc selected
snd will shortly announce them selves as candidates
Such HaRrant exhibition Of fahessness to party has
no validating excusc The friends of Yell were not Jug
red or intrigued ont of their Just rights in the conven.
,ion-it was not packed-conscious Of neir weakness
although they wish q majority TO succomb to their
dicaton they did attend the convention, and have
acted alone and separate from the party since the sub
icct of the convention mooted-and because they
cannot rule the party they determined to ruin it.
and they are pursuing the straight course to affect that
end.
Wa have TOO much confidence in the good sense and
sde,itv of the democracy Of Crawford to fear that
,b,,o a,sorranse,s effect much injury to our par
90 Their /. lunches and wrigges" are too we'll un
de,.ood and properly appreciated to bamboolc many
Of the hard sted gentry and they will find after the
.eloctcd nook On board Of the ship Disor
!, to rive them safe passage up Salt River in
s',r,,,nv with their friends Byrd, Tally 4 c.,