The Arkansas banner., 1843-11-11
F.yrrr,v1t,.r. 2sd October. ls43.

umph that l should answer them--as Il Il were task of some difficulty, or if answer ed, guilt or dishonor to myself would be the consequence. h this you are mistaken. am quite willing the facts should go 10 the public.
 Il Is true reached Little Rock few days after the Legislature convened, Ill very bad health, and remained from that time til abonl the middle of January, lime beyond the usual adjournment of the Legislature, and most of the important bills had been acted on in the Senate Hearing of the extreme illness of my family, procured leave of ab- sence from the Senate, and returned home.
 found my family still unwell, and my own
 health was such as not to justify an mhe- diate return, until it became too late, as supposed, to get there before the adjourn ment.
 Was there d member who, under like cir cumstaaces, would not have acted as ] did? think not. Such course IS usual, and l will venture to assert that there has not been a session in this, or any other State ill the Union, where members have not procured leave of absence to visit q sick family. | appsehehd that you, or rather your western friend {for l happen to know 10 whom am indebted for this special notlce,) have the honor of being the first who deemed an oc- currenee of the kind worthy of a passing notice. Nor do believe all instance can be found in Congress or State Legislature, where members pay has been withheld OH leave of absence. If had not been entitled to the sum drawn, the President of the Se nate, who we'll understood his duty, would not have certified that l was entitled to It. l did not present tue account, il was prepar- ed and presented by an esteemed friend, and the usual legal amount drawn, without any agency on my part, and sent to me at Fay etteville. Upon it's receipt, l discovered 1t was for the whole time, and although entl- tied to the money according to law and usage, 1 felt it my duty to return so much of the amount as was drawn for services, after l found 1t impracticable to return to Little Rock and accordingly wrote to the Exccu- tive by the return mail, informing him of the fact, and asking him for information as to lhe proper manner of proceeding. The follow ing Is an extract from his answer now before me: < l see no obligation on you to take such a course, as there Is certainly no legal obligation on you to do so." He advises as to the course that may be pursued, and sug- gests an impropriety in my taking steps ill regard to tho matter at that time It IS only a small sum, but whether much or little, did not wish to retain 1t, and instantly advis- cd he Governor of the fact; 1t then was, and now Is ready, and am prepared and willing 10 deliver Il 10 the proper authority at any time.
 As to your remarks that l, < like many others who have sought to distinguish them selves by abusing senator Sevier,o have this to say, thatyou certainly have wholly miscon- strued the facts It is the Senator who has distinguished himself by the most gross and violent assaults upon the private character and public conduct of myself and others, for months together. One would suppose from your remarks that you had forgotten the vast number of letters written by the Senator to Robert W. Johnson, Esq. and published in the Gazette,o or that you were ignorant of the Senator's late tour through the west on his expunging crusade. ln what has my abuse consisted never wrote line against him in my life, bore all his abusive letters ill silence, although he wantonly and falsely to assail what he assumed to be my private character, and even my prcjudices, and not until he came to my place of resi- dence, and in the presence of relatives and friends, did make any reply.
 If anything Was said, on that occasion, of a personal character, it was in repelling prior personal attacks from the Senator, and that i'll his presence and hearing. These the facts, and if for this l am distinguished as one who abuses senator Seyier, be it so, have no apology to make.
 DAVID WALKER