Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-07-11
LET THE PEOPLE READ.

which the mos, secure politician. who csc" raiea /
his people with an influence perfectly desP0'i'1''
would not 10 his widest Vagares dare do. !
A few weeks ago We heard Of and 'aT Tue
pledge Gov. Yell made to David Walker. we
hold in on own power he proof Of this P'eose,
which shall Be- produced the moment any one VI
Gov. Yell's friends deny it in public man"e''
We have also in our possession letter ~'''e" "
one of Us, when Gov. Yell rhiie nlsmbsr sfse' q
Congress- rro dogs after election, declared lha' nc
declined a denomination to the House oil Repre-
sen,a,ives. and thereby that it was Posn'refs 'A'
fsrred," that he was candidate Tor Inc u D.
Senate In this letter he also pointed out to US
with prophetic hand, the course the Candidates
for State elections would pursue, who were ID
yorable to his aspirations for the Senate ana
thew would 50 come out even at the risk OF DIS
organizing the party. We have seen this pro9h'
ecy fulfilled in our own county BY the appearance
of three Yell candidates who ask suffrage al Inc
hands Of an Ashley county.
We supposed that these acts alone would DC
sufficien, 10 condemn him forever; when we sa"
these letters we thought that Gov. Yell had himself
Il, the torch q, which his political reputation as
democrat would ignite and be consumed; we knew
then ,ha. when the people had learned these acts,
their INDIGNANT, scorn would be showered down
upon Gov. Yell, who has not only displayed the
clo,en foo. Of Ambition, but TRAfTOR.LlkE
had the hardiioci to give probable victory into the
hands of our enemies! We though. that Gov. Yell
could no, COMM. any farther bold. dangerous, and
heinous political sin; but re hoere mistaken.
To these sins Gov. Yell has added another.
equally dark-that Of deserving his post when his
services were greatly needed by his constituents,
and BY which they have already suffered. The
e1iacncies Of the war did not demand Gov. leN's
ser-ices twerc an insul, TO the chivalry and pat.
rio,isn Of the State to suppose such a thing for
moment. Gov. Yell is brave, say his aPologists
Are there none in our State equ1lsy braves lie
is fitted TO lead armies, say they. sAre there
none of our thousand gallant brothers, citizens OF
chivalric Arkansas. as well Qualified Or must
it be said-eand dark the stain sueh a saying will
dve-,ba, Gov. Yell IS tho only brave leader in
all Arkansas. therefore Twas necessary he should
leave bis post 10 fill the vacancy! God forbid
auy OF in A rkansas should so think for one in
slant.
Gov. Tell had no excuse for his desertion, save
that furnished by his own mind TO itself-the des'
pera,e condition Of his political fortunes in Ar
kansas required that HE SHOULD Be IN
THE STATE TO CREATE CAPITAL AND
ELECTlONEER FOR TIE SENATE! Tat
was his motive, so far rs human ken can see into
motives, and we Judge of them by ACTS. But
will the good sense Of even Gov YeII's friends be
gu,Ied BY this fimsy, gossaner clad manoeuvre!
Will they suppose Gov. Yell did all for the glory
of his country! No-they will rather think that
he should have shown one single Bill on the Con.
| pressiona schedule. which he had attended to
its finishing. He has no, finished a single bill
which he commenced even. Will the people en-
terrain for one second, the vain imagination that
Gov. Yell was moved 20 desert his post BY patri-
OtIstl WHICH VIC wal uCouSu III tIC hVf'
but in the House Of Representatives, when the
State had her thousands Of warriors who could and
did crowd to her standard of ChvaIry. bu, only
one Representative to protect her interests and
stand by her honor in our Legislative Halls! NO!
MOST INFALLlBLY NO! Even his friends
will, if they speak candidly, declare it 10 be a
move of the most wrelched and shallow humbug.
gerry. and all Of them be convinced that Gov. YoIl
has struck bis ewn death blows.
Since and during the canvass of 1874, Gov.
Yell has lin private ieiters) declared that he was
candidate for the Senate, before he had taken
his oath as member elect Of Congress; has shown
himself TO be friend of all those dsorganizing
candidates who were working for him, and not
only friend bu. the insiigator Of their move.
men,s against Ashley and the friends of Ashley,
though the latter far out numbered his own, as is
demonstrated by the letter referred to when he
prophesed they would appear.
He has made voluntary pledge to wing
semiaeo for Congress, offering him his indirect
support, and binding himself not to throw any
obstacle in his way, but to make the race of the
wing nominee easy" so far as his influence ex.