Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-04-25
Little Rock, March 1916.

SIR-Agrceably TO your request now submit
in writing. the proposition which verbally mado
to YOU, two or three weeks ago-and which now
consider i, indspensably necessary to make in
consequence of your refusal to publish my com.
munics.ion Of The 23l inst. 1t is this:
As you have the possession Of the only dem.
ocra,ic press in this place and have, as conceive.
taken decided stand tor Gov. YELL, and against
Col, ASHLEY in the contest for U. S. Senator, on
the expiration OF the term for which the latter
gentleman was elec,ed-and have thereby, as !
concen,ously bolleve, forfeited. for the "ARKAN.
KANSAS BANSER," all claim to be deemed and con.
sidcred the true and Simon Pure ORGAN OF THE
DEMOCRATIC Party IN ARKANSAS; and as ! con.
ceive tha, the friends of Col. Ashley cnnno, have
as fair chance las those of his opponCnt) to be
heard through the columns OF paper, where the
Editor is known to be opposed TO the man Of their
CHOICE and where he exercises the prerogntive Of
commenting, ediorially. in the samo paper, on
communications offered him for publication by
the friends Of ha, gentleman, or refusing !he: IN.
serIon unless thoir language be soiloncd or mod.
flied to suit his taste. while those Offered him by tho
friends of Gov. Yell appear 10 have little limit
prescribed them in tho choice Of language and in.
dulscnce in personalities; and as | conceive that
your acceptance Of my proposition will place
the friends Of both gentlemen more on an equal.
| ity than they are at present, and enable both
parties 10 express their opinions fairly and can.
didly, and thereby have tendency to make the
BANNER" more ruly the ORGAN OF THE DEN
ocRArlc PARTY, than think j, has been for some
time past-For the reasons and causes above set
forth, wish T. purchase. or obtain the use Of.
three columns of Tho BANNER" each week, to
be exclusively and Internationally under my
editorial CONTROL until the close Of the next session
of the General Assembly.
| If YOU acccde TO my proposition, shall re-
quIro the thrco columns to he specially setnpar,
for my exclusive use, to be designated by such
appropriate head as may select. and for my name
10 appear therein as the Editor and sponsor for
every thing that may be admitted into them, wheih.
er odl,OraIIy or from the pens of my rresPon.
dents. The main object have in view, in max
ing this proposition, Is TO give the friends of Col
Ashley an equal chance with his opponents, ic
give free and honest expression Of their opn
ions and views in relation TO tho two prominent
candidates for the U. S. Senate; and think the
experience have had as an Editor, for about
twenty years, is sufficient guaranty that will
permit no personalities To stain the columns that
may be under my control, nor admit any thing
into them that shall not be legitimate and proper
| objects for the columns of decent and well con.
Quoted political nowspaper-Ju Of his, Imusl b.
The jmgs.
For the privilege OF the use of tho said three
columns Of the Banner, on the above conditions.
propose. and hereby pledge and bind my self 10
takc 20 tho vnine of the substitution price of one
hundred copies Of the Banner for one yoar-cqual
10 s3OO-and 10 receive the copies of such mum.
bers OF II as may desire, and of which will give
you due notice, and pay you the cash for them as
| receive them.
You will be pleased to favor with reply to
the foregoing proposition at our earliest con gcn-
ienco-by Wednesday or Thursday next if pos.
sIble-ns. IN case Of your nOn.acceptanco Of II, 4!
wish to make other arrangements for the attain.
ment Of my object.
Respectfully. your ob't. serv't,
WIN. L. WOODRUFF.
A. II. RUTHERFORD, Esq.,}
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