Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1846-10-17
From the Arkansas Democrat.
5. ". KEARNEY. Brig. Grr
tztEK, FrankiiH co.. Sept. 81, 1916


To Col. JAMES +. GAINS, Of Scott county.
Sr--l have seen, in the Banner of the 25tir
inst. long letter of yours, in which YOU ma he
great mary personal and ungentIemnnIy char.
res against Nm. T.. WUopRUFF aud the Hon. CHES-
TER AsHLEY, with no other emotion than tia. OF
CONTEMPT.
In the first Place, you charge Col. Ashley wiki
not doing his duty IN the Senate of the I. 5. when
the tariff bill came before the Senate, from tho
other House You say he ought 10 have moved
an amendment, TO strike out the duty on salt when.
in the same breath YOU say if he had done so. he
would have defeated the " hole bill (Oh Consist.
cncyy ana have no doubt you would have been
glad, 1t Ashley had done 50, if II would have been
il means Of helping Col Yell TO seat in the Sen.
ale of the L. 5. as you prefer Ye's interest to
that of your coIntry's.
You charge Ashley with violation OF a pIudgc
made to Yell and o.lers ila! be would not Oppose.
Yell for the Senate of the &. ). In 1915. pro.
vIdcd I'll wou not Oppose Inn (Ashey) in Isl /,
and that Ashley vas hardly warm n h< seat.
TIL he was flooding the state with letters. inform.
ing his constituents that he was canIiIuto 70,
reelection in | lSG.
But can inform you, that Yell was ahead Of
Col. Ashley, for he hoodeI tho stale with letters
before he left for ashiugton, las early as OelV.
her, and have oueo them now hrfore me md The
only reason that he offers for opposing Ashley,
in 1876. is that ho had as good right 10 seat
in the Senate as AshIoy, If he was the peoples
choice; "md not one word does he say about Ash.
Iey's pledge. Now. sir. does any man ia his sell.
scs. Who is a! all acquainted with Yel's tact IN
eIcctlonecrng believe he would have passed Ash.
ley pledge over in silence if he (foII) believed
Ashley had given such a pedge' No.he expect
ed Ashley to be his opponent. His own letters
give you the lie.
Now sir if there is any designating in the
whole business, Yell and his friends ire the dis.
organizers, for we fluid Yell in the field rs early
as October, lSi5, and have no doub, blu, he
wrote to you about that time, and requested you
to feel about and SEQ what his chance would be
against Ashley.
You also charge Col. Ashley nth abusing his
ranking privilege. You are the frs, man that |
have h1ard complaining on the score, know
nv nelghbors were always pleased when they
received nny thing from him and am sure |
have received from Yell two documents for one
| have from Ashley.
II would seem from your iettor, that, because
you were elected as democrat you are not bourd
! 10 pay any regard to the wishes of tho wings
FRAY, sir, what will you do with the wings who
voted Tor yod know some staunch wbips in
tns equity, VINO voted tor you, and they are good
Ashley mel. Will you tell them when YOU yIsi,
our county, "S;rs. you shnnt instruct me. will
not be instructed b., any but tho pure holy Yell.
democrots.-stand bacE, Won unholv disorgnniz.
ing Ashley democrats-yoH shant instruct me-"
Now. sir if | am not mistaken, il is your duty
10 obey the instructions of the mt; orty, and no.
10 enquire whether they are whins or donrnr-a;.