The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-04

 and true, to meet them-there were Cass, and Se- vier and Allen, who stood by the country and the President, and maintained their ground as become their cause and calling But where was Col. .as''- ley all this while? Echo answers-lchere! He who' as the champion of the Administrations was 10 throttle Daniel Webster, and make him bite the dust, was no where to be heard ''As a sheep is silent before her shearers, so he opened not ks mouth. " The country might be in danscr-the President might need friends to help him to avert that danger yet, to judge by the past, he would rest upon a "broken reed, " if he depended upon Chester .3shtey.
 But, sir, if Col Ashley was not aiding and sup porting the Administration in tlis trying time, as the people of Arkansas had right to suppose he was doing and which they will call him 10 a severe account for not doing he was not idle. You may be assured of that. He is not man to be idle. We have already seen that he was not doing his duty as our people sent him there to do. What, then, was he doing3 Why, sir, some of the facts have already spoken of, as having recently come to my knowledge, inform me thathe was basily at work not aiding and supporting the President in his pat rioic endeayoTs to serve the country-bat asofbiag against the PIesideat, in the comparatively small, yet important matter, of making appointments to office. Is that the duty he was sentt to Washington to perform Did the legislature of Arkansas elect Col. Ashley to the U, s. Senate, in order that he might oppose, annoy, embama:s, and occasionally defeat the President in his appointments to ofiee2- That he may have his Reference for particular men for office, ard should endeayor to procure their appointment, no one will question or complain But when the President has selected other men, 1t is his luty certainly, as true member of the Dem ocratic party, to yield his assent, or at any rate, withdraw his opposition. This is what every good Democrat in the State will say is right and proper. let, has Col. Ashley done so? By TIC means So far from it, he is believed not only to have haFfassed the President and the Departments for appointments TOT his ayorites bat has endaavored to defeat in the Senate, many, f not most of the nominations sent in durine the present session. Thus, the President nominated Ja9ge IHoodlcar1, of Pennsylvania, Ca Democrat without guile), to the Supreme Court Bench The nomination was rejected. How? By the vote of HAtgS-with few disqgectea Democrats anG Chesief .4shleY among them. Here he is found acting with the Hhgs, and aiding them to thwart aac defeat the wishes of the President. Why did he do this: Only one reason can be assigned, and tha is he vas playing at his ayorite game of 'los- roling'' He no doubt, barsaned that he, tand his brother ',do1gegs'') ! would vote with the Rhigs, 1 against Judge Woodward on condition that the Wings would join him in defeating some other romination Again: Because the President ap pointed EGas Reci0r, to be Marshal of Arkansas, against the wishes of Ashley, he undertook to de- fea. the nomination, in the Senate In order to do this, he male charges, of bad conduct, against Rec tor and had the appointment for fly days ali the while elactienecrng with Senator's to join hin in defeating the nomination. With all his charges and cxeftions, however, for GHy days, he utterly failed to sustain charge or carry point When the Senate, tired aud dsgusted with his low trcllery and quibbhg, soul3 act upon the noInina- ton, and he found he could not carry single vote against it, besides his own he was suddenly tatea sicl, and was missing from the Senate chamber How -pitifal-contcmpti he must, and no doubt does appear, in the eyes of the President and Senate!
 And again; The nominations made by the Presi dent, of Epdraim II. Dickson, as Register of the land-ofHce at Fayetteyie;-of Wm. .4dams, as Re- ceiyer at Clarksville;-and of Col. AeKtssie5, as Cherokee Indian Agent, are all suspended though long since sent to the Senate. By whom is this done? Why sir, by Col. .4shley. And he will de- feat all of them, if he can. But in this lie will fail -ay, sir, as signally as he did in Rcctor's case.
 Now, Mr, Editor, why is it that we find Col. Ash ley. not only failing to do his duty, as Democratic Senator, by yielding jealous and efficient support to the Administration, but actually opposing the Presidentn his appointments
 An answer to this question may be found-Eist: In the fact that Col Ashley never was, is not now, and never will be Democrat, at heart and the cid spirit of Fc5eralim will constantly be showing it. self Secondly: He has personal spite against the President, for appointing men to office, contrary to his w and he seeks to vent that spite on every oc- casion. Thirdly: He las personal ill-@in against several of the inligiln23 appointed to office; and the qualification ol his malice is dearer to him. than country, party, or the respect of men-twhich he never did haye)-or anything else, except nloaeg- Fonlal: He has registered VOW (ses as Vea Bu- rea IaieHigeacer) that he will ptoscriba and put down every man in Arllansas, whether in State or Federal oiiice who will not bow the knee, and wor ship Chester .4shieg
 In some if Roi all of these particulars he is prob ably doomed to disappointment, if not sore aeteat And, in reference to some, if not all Of them, you may, probably, lear again from friend of
 YOUNG HICKORY.