The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-29
For f5c .7zEaly6@ Ba1mef. IS COL. ASHLEY \ DEMOCRAT.

Hr Edaof-A le@ weeks since, aldfessad yoa a communication, denying that Col .4Shfey was Democrat. Sati=iied of thC truth of what l, then, stated, and being 2 thorough convert so the doctrine that f8i Is mighty aad will prevail. haze patiently awaited its etlects Among those effects, have read several communications. boIa in the Gazette and in tae Banner Lis mg gtlr- pose, now, 10 notice sonic of the Iea;uies oi those communications.
 In my first number, among other eyiden- cas that Cot .4&hify is pot Eef ocraI, charged hm with oPP7eHe} to the aoaiaa- lions made ay the President to the Senate l and tbe attempt to defeat them. i2iis charge is then staled, was based uPon 'iacts which had reccntIy come to my kuowledge.''
 Nov, Mir. Editor, when l first made this charge, those whom you have very appreBri- ateIy denomnafed " ".4Sdify'a C0mmiHee " were thrown into trouble, confusion and con 1 sternatian. Several meetings were held by the 'Commineo''- especially between thC Chairman and Attorney. late at night, in tho c6ieia btiet, fortress; and, at one of thast midnight coGclaycs, ii was determined that as the charge was TRUE. il ~eHtd be bad PoEcyto deny it. sPlead eHil'p. and aaemp i to Ja&ij3.3 was the course of policy agreed uqoa. So, ia the next number al tAcir spaid fo.8 organ, the Gazette, writef, overslbt signature of Flair Play, employees by .fsi- 1 IeY's Commitee.a came out and. ac'ly at!- hitting the truth of my charge, undertook to justify the conduct of Co., .4sbieU say this writer admits the truth of mg charge; lol he seeks 10 jasi5g tte rerg acfs l condss1n Now, if he had not known them 10 Ae true he would have denied them. Instead of lhal he labors most earnestly and zealauelY tode- tend and justify. Where was L4e necessity Of thIs, if there were no gaJh in my charge
 Mr Editor, if t were allowable, in anonymous correspondence, to % .behiad the seenes,2 1 could satisfy you by personal proof, that the writer signing himself "Fai .,Play," who profeases to be a Democrat, and who is employed by 'Ashley's Committee, :,
 IS jVhig. But as propfiety requires me {, find my proof in the 'marEs of the beast, as he has made them manifest in his communi- cations, l am willing 10 rest-nly ease upon these .maFIss,' and still contend that 6e ls d Bbig of the deepest die He a3aijis that ] Col ASHag has arraycd himself in oPResi- to AR. PuLN's administration, and thcn ap. proves and aPplauLs him fer doing 70. And in doing this. he, necessarily and unavoid ably, charges lIr. PoLK with UsWp4ii6A, ant ] cacroacameat-with tfampling the rights o the Senate under foot, and the appoinm2n ol bad, incompetent men t0 office. And fur ther, that such is the usurping, tyrannica disposition, and corrupt practices of the Pre- sdent, that 1t is necessary and proper tha ] Col. ,4&hisy should. act, and is acting as ..l I CHECK" upon him. In this attack upon thj Presdeut-this attempt 10 cast'odium npol his administration and bring it into disrepate 1 find abundant evidence that ssFar Play'' i a WMg; far hold that no Democrat cithc. would, or eaHtd make such an assault uPor our Democratic President. And yetthis is th, writer, and these are the means, which Ash lcy's Committee" employ, through the.co lumns ofa Whig paper, to sustain the sink ing fortunes of their master!
 But not only is Flair Playn a Hhig, and i by writing thus, expresses his own seun ments and gralilies his own feelings; but, a ,the bidding of his employers, he sccts toserr 0n important purpose. That purpose is a1 aliidnce 5etrcen 4shl5y and hc Whigs. Tha IS, he seeks to win tte FHgS to the suppor of ,4shley, by showing that Ashley is actin! with them, ln opposition to theadministratioi I oi 1lR. POLK; it being well known that IL man can have a higher recommendation tc
 Whig favor than lis opposition fo Demo cratic administration, For this reason, vol find "Far Play" seeking to jashfg Col, Ash ley's iactious opposition to the President' appointments, upon the ground that MR POLK is guilty of psurpation and encroach ment, and engaged in appointing bad men t' office,
 Such were the doctrines, sentiments an, ] IL