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"Tha, Col. Ashley said. over and over again,
befor he left here for Washington. that neither
the HeIenn Journal " nor the {" Van Buren, 10.
,pIIicencer were, or even proiessed to be-,
organs of the whole democratic party, hut were
his special and peculiar organs and that wha''N'
er was agreeable to him, and promotive To hls
interest, filled their columns. and nothin" else. -
well known in this ,v."-Arkansas BannPr.


W. stick the above ex,rac, in .o-day's paper 10
exhibit to our friends tho desperate shifts onr
contemporv resorts TO. and to denounce the base
and malicious inuendo as it deserves. The In
teIligcncer is owned and conducted by citizens Of
Crawford county-who look 10 their fellow clu.


zens of the adjoining counties. and not to Col.


Ashley, or any other prominent leader. for lis
support. 1t is the "pecuIiar organ y Of the de-
mocracy in those counties. and if it supports Col.
Ashey's claims for the Senate. We are happy to
know that we reflect the s"nlImen of those We
profess to represent. Th" Editor of the Banne'
wears the collar off clique of intriguing poll.
ticans a, Little Rock, who represent only their
own unhalIowed ambition and VINO aspire t" rule
the democ racy of the State. and W. shall award
to him the merit of being faithful to his masters.
and of being their " peculiar organ "and whatev.
er is promotve of their interests, is the standard
of his whole democracy" He may envy and
despair Of reaching our independence. but he can.
not repudia,e our democracy; our friends know
we'll our true position and We rest easy under this
conviction, his weekly insinuations to the contrary
Notwithstanding We challenge this reteran dem.
ocrat and his masters TO prove (even by circun-
antia evidence) that we have lost our ndepenl.
ence either by purchase Or Intimidation. We
are not the hired tools of any man or SET Of me"-
can the editor Of the Banner say as much?