Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-05-13

nitadinis," to some comet, while Liout. Maury,
whose notices Of the late Comet have been pub
lished in almos: every paper throughout the Un-
ion, modestly makes use of the English words
"terrible magnitude" in place of "G's" high
sounding Latin. -.
Yet Lieut.. Maury wrote in the city of WASH
ngton, where we suppose there are as many learn-
cd men as in Van Burcn. So much for G .ldedl
ball, and one of solid gold; the gilded one gtters
and shines bright ~ the pure, nt first, but let
the weather beat against il Tor a time, and the
shine wears of, vhils the "simon pure" bears
every brunt, and il ever valuable. Such is the
difference between the two writers-"G'' is the.
gildod-Leut. Maury the pure and valuable. aa' =
Are there not words enough in the English
language to express every thing our community
can understand! The Latin, Greek, French,
Saxon, Hebrew and several tongues have been
ransacked to form ours, yet some writers are not
content, and have not enough withal; their inn
mortal thoughts, and dazzling expressions must
be clothed in mysterious garb. BANKS.
We transfer to our columns, from the Gazette this
week, the letter of Col. Hampstead, in reply to
correspondent "Uno. which will be found below. We
received several weeks since note from 'Uno'
recting the into which he had fallen in his state
ment in regard to the Colonel, and which would have
been cheerfuy published at the time, but unfor
.unately mislad. We make this statement act of
ustice to both parties.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Sir My attention has been called to com.
munication in the Van Buren lntelligencer of the
22d of April, ever The signature of "Uno,'' to so
much OF which as concerns myself beg leave to
make short reply deeming that it is duo to the
State Bank, as we'll to myself.
If '.Uno' had been as anxious to discover truth
as he secms to be to propagate fasehood, he could
have ascertained upon inquiry at the Bank, that
although did present an account of five hundred
dollars. over and above my standing salary, and
which was allowed for services rendered in the
Supreme Court, not in one or two, but ten cases.
yet that the allowance was made account of q
special contract with the proper authority, by
which a reasonable compensation was to be paid
to the Attorney of the Bank, for services in Bank
cases in the Supreme Court over and above in the
regular salary.
1t was a matter of con.ract-the services wore
rendered, and it was upon this ground that the al
lowance was made. | am utterly at loss TO
know with what shadow Of justice pa yment could
have been withheld, perhaps on the principle Of
rePudiation--certainly on no other known to hon.
orable men.
That was credited with fifteen hundred dol.
lars. as alleged BY that writer, is without even the
semblance of truth; whether he fabricated it HIM
self, or derived his infol nation from others. re-
csiyed credit for only five hundred dollars in Ar
kansas money. as the books Of the Bank will show
those "worthless rags" Of which the patriotic
gentleman speaks so Indignantly. That this com.
pensation was extravagant, no one will pretend,
who is at all acquainted with the services render
ed, as consideration.
That Uno may not have occasion for a second
application of his multiplication table, as far as
am concerned, l take leave to observe, also, tina,
the salary Of the Attorney of the Bank has al
ways been paid in Arkansas Bank bills at par
those very bills, which he is SO anxious to intro
duce to the rare virtues Of the cancelling hammer.
Be it so. have no objection.
If this is fair specimen of Unos "inanca
facts worthy of memory" have no doubt he
can greatly replenish his stock of that kind by
second and longer conversation with the really re.
markabe gentleman, who it seems, spent a feic
aceeks about the circles Of L:te Rock, and learn
ed more than really had existence.
In conclusion, take leave to say that if SUMO"
can now devise any mothod of paying the public
creditors in any other money than :. rorthless
rags" his fame financier, will by no means
be ephemeralin Arkansas. Ii may not be out Of
place, however. to admonish him, that he can
scarcely produce such revolution, without strict
~ adhering to facts.
hope the Van Buren In tclligcncer will do me
justice to publish this letter.
am your ob't serv't,
S. H. he MPSTEAD. Z
For the Arkansas Intelligenccr
LITTLE Rock, Arkansas, I'd May, 1913.
Messrs. Editors ~ find myself not worse as.