The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-18
Crutchfeld vs. Yell.

The H. use of Representatives. few mornings since, IuRsRatea by inc ia:roduetoaof the iol- lowing brilliant and generous efort from the sage represen taiIye from Pulaski:
 "Whereas, it IS a notorious fact that the Hon ARCHIBALD YELL, who was elected oar represen- ta,ive in the Congress Of the United States, did, about the 4th Jaae as, st which time the most i'm portant messurcS Of the said Congress, interesting to this State, and the nation a, large. remained adjusted voluntarily abandoned his seat n the said Congress, which he never afterwards resumed du- ring it's late session, and thereby bas failed and neg
 lected 10 attend to the interests of the people of this S;aie and, consequently. has forfeited all claim to that confidence witch was heretofore reposed in him as their representative; and whereas. we are now officially informed by the Governor, that the said Yell, shortly after abandoning his seat in Con
 gtess, obtained commission as colonel of regi. ment, and has embarked in ihe military service ol the country in the wagiag against Mexi- co, and, although the time will shortly for meeting of Cong ress, yet the said Yell has not signed, but eliRgs ;c his commission fepresen- tative, without any probability of taking his seat
 which conduct, iThe said Yell, deseryes 10 palli- aii on or excuse, but merits, and hereby receives
 the censuTe and condemnation of the representa- ,ives fresh frcm the people, ef the State, who be-
 leve that mer; of volunteering in the militia
 vice, on hi part, totally smothereG, in the re-
 feetion th at the emergency of the case did not re-
 quire han to neglect his daty to his constituents by abandoning his seat in Congress. for that pur-
 pose; especially, State il entitled to but one
 representative in Congress; compared, also, with 1 the fact that there were hundreds of men within our State. as competent as the said Yell, to com .
 mand regiment, whose merits and claims were
 superseded by, and had to give place to those of
 said Yrll," &c.
 ] We beg pardon of the people of this cour,y, for the public alton of the above enunca;ion from the ksa4 @ and pea of one whom they have honored
 with seat in the Legislature. Bat, sense oi jus- tice. to the members of the House, generally in daces us to give it place in paper l. is need
 less to say. that the above document. when intro duced into the House, by its progsaitor. excited general feeling of ridcule against its mover. We, however, wiil not now mortify him by attempting to add to the castgatiOn whieh he received al the hands of several members, when Inc fate of his ugly offspring was punishment enough A ino- ton was made to lay i, the table. the ayes and nays demanded, and there were but two voices. in the whole House, asains, eonsigning il to sleep up on the table. One of them. Of course was the fla ther of the btstiiRg-the other. was tha, of Dr. kearby. generous whig. of Clark, who sat near him, and who, from the meaning smile on his coua tenanee. al the time he voied clearly indicated that he voted as he did. merely to save Mir. Crutchheld the modification sf standing aiOns on the journal.
 1t was a strange sort of malice that prompted our member te n.isFepreseni. aud seek to cover with disgrace. the character and public conduct of Gov Yeii in his absence. Gov. fe is in the service of his eoun'y he is undergoing the hardships and dangers of campaign against her enemy ;-he IS not here io explain his motives, nor 10 delrRd charges against hiE, and the House of Repsesen- taiives has taught Mir. cGatchkeld that the Legis- ture is not the proper tribunal to impeach repre- sentative in Congress; shd If il were that no man Is to be tried or condemned witheSt being heard in his defence.
 The gentleman, from Palssks. should have been satisfied with his ia the Senaioral electioa and the triumph he then gained over Gov. Yell; but his vas net enough; he considered Gov. Yell bea- len and down; that he lad his foot upon his neck, i md, ss if this not enough, he deliberately came b the conclusion tssi Ae icoaiA seaip Aias
 For the sake of dee~a-y and maniiness, for his 1 ersees to his eoantry, for the affection he posses in the hearts of the people. let the name of Yell ,e suffered 10 rest aatl he can appear in his own leFrscs. is msy bs thas he is Aifsssy enrolled |