The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-22

character by Gov. Yell
 But if Gov. Yell was in favor of general princi- ciple, just and proper to prohibit any person from holding Federal office, who was ineligible to hold any office under the laws of Arka1sas, and Mir. Woodruff happened to be so much ofS delaulter as to come under that rue whose falt is it Is title fault of Gov. Yell, who is so firm and independent as to be ready to adopt general principle for the i good of the country, though it might bear equally upon friend and loe Or is it the fault of him, who is regardless of the demands of justice as to bring himself within the purview of the rule Or is the fault still greater with him, who, like Col Ashley would adopt such rule for his enemies, but would screen his friends, though ever so guilty
 leave it for Fair Play to
 l And now let me address myself to Mir. "Candor.'
 Col. Ashley is charged with having opposed and embarrassed Mir. Folks administration, and specif- cations are made. In the Banner of the 18th you come forward to the defence of Col. Ashley; but do you deny the charges Mo- not one of them. But in the broadest possible terms you admit them all to be substantially true. Candor could not do other. wise. Then how do you deiend' By an attempt to 1ushfy; by adopting the most bitter, and antide mocratc course of reasoning The most deeply dyed Federal whg in Arkansas could not have adopt ed one more perfectly characteristic of his party principles.
 You tell us that you have no respect for the rule Democratic organ may adopt, by which a man of his own party may be heard through its columns in preference 10 a whig. You tell us there is more merit-more that is worthy our ''esteem and conf- dence,' in the 'snerre and frmneSs,' with which ''bad' act is committed, than would attach to the performance of good one. More merit in the s'Herce and ffmncSS'' with which Col Ashley op- posed the present Administration, than there would be in that cordial support that is expected from him as a good Democrat. More merit, we might suppose from this reasoning, in the sncrre and firm
 ness' with which the whgs opposed Instrumentation of Texas. than there was the support of that sure by the Democrats. (Then you should have d.opped Col. Ashley when he suffered himself to become concerted so late, in order to be made Sena tor.)
 You next tell Us, that Col Ashely alnows powell the political complexion of Arkansas, to do any thing that would not secure him a majority in the next Legislature. Yes sir, he s'llaoWs too well" the division lie has caused i'll party. He 'sknows too weil'' that the wings readyito unite upon any man 10 break down Gov. Yell. He ''Knows too we' that opposition to President Polk, will elicit cry of "Far Play from the most prominent whig. He ssllnows too well' that he never was fayorite with the democracy, and that more than twenty years Of his life was spent in Arkansas without max ing speech, or writing line in favor of our par ty-that notwithstanding his claims for talent his 'snaiden political speech was made in '44 and hence he knew s'too well'' the necessity of making a voluntary, though solemn pledge, not to stand in the way of any one who should be justly entitled to the office of Senatorin '46, 'sand especially Gov. Yell.' But being determined to break his pledge, and having resorted to so many degrading measures to prejudice the people against Gov. YelI, and man ufaeture public sentiment in favor of himself. hc s.knows too well'' that keen eyed and pure princ- pied Democracy cannot fail to detect and refuse to tolerate, such of conduct and hence the ne- cessity of forming an alliance with the Whigs, il order to gratify selfish ambition, regardless of the good of the party the interests of the country.
 And hence also the truth and force of your assertion
 that che is too fond of his present stuaton-oo de
 srous to retain it., not to be willing 'to appear all
 things to all men,, that he may thereby gain sui- cent number to accomplish his objcct-to establish , party of his own, upon the division and downfall
  the part of mere tool for the wings; and that
 should he succeed in his project, he would be
 hurled from his high station as an unprncipled De : magogue and Fair Play and his rarenous coaljutors would divide the spoils amongst themselves, sCandor' admits Col. Ashley ''is too fond o ' his present situaon,' 10 consent for any man 10 be $ appointed 10 office who will not bow at his shrine -"too dcsirous to retain it. to possess the leas '' liberal feeling towards any who is not in layo . of his reelection Now, Mir. Candor you nevc Il made a statement in your life, in reference to thc 't motives that prompted the actions of man, 10 true than when you attribute to Col. Ashley, ssond a ness for his present situation and desire to reail 't it, the great principle upon which is based h Il every acton-as the motive for his every effort r. Yes sir. it i. the grand nucleus around which ha e gathered poisonous political atmosphere, the in l. auence of which has ught him into collision y with President Folks admins traton-disurbed tn e peace of the demorcatc party in Arkansas, an oi threatens its final overthrow.
 '- The next in order Mr Candor, (evidentlv write
 ;n some ''dsordered state of vision for will nc
 suppose you weak or base, to wilfully peryel
 plain sentence of my article upon which yo ,- were then critcisng), you ask, "are you demo  n crat and if so, from what source do you get you d principle, that it is in prrate capacity, and not al Senators, that the advice and consent of that hon ' orable body is 10 sanction the nominations of tn o President" As to my democracy, I hold mysel IT above suspicion, and defy any to extract iron t. any thing have said, either verbal or written IS which, when fairly construed, would call it in ques l. tion, And as to the sentiment you attribute to me to and upon which you base thsquestion, it is one le never uered it is nowhere to be found in my art 'h cle but doctrine precisely the reverse, is her a. set forth
 = You define the powers of the Senate to be ''pul rs posely designed to be a check upon favortism - the Adminisration''-''to prevent caprcious ill-judged exercise of the appointing rower''-''t c check and control the exercise of arbitrary powt = In the Executive" &c. You admit Col. Ashe
 opposed the nominations of the President, in tn n exercise of this power of the Senate, and decaI
 if "tbe most sautary and conscryatiyef' he cOul