The Arkansas banner., 1843-10-14
For Me .Arkansas Baaner.-No 2. "But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him \ nd makes me nnnr indeed ''

And makes me poor indeed.'
 As 9id Andrew Jackson, in the days that :. tried mems souls,'' so will A. II. Sevier pass the ordeal of public opinion, unscathed, un- tarnished by the malign attacks of federalism, in the coming contest In his speech at Batesvile, on the first September, inst, of 3 hours long, t.c made most clear and able defence against tie charges brought against him by the stocked committee of the last Le- gislature. He met them in detail, demolishing as he went-he did more ;-he carried {. the war into Africa D showing that the Banks owed their original existence to whigs- That Rnggold was the chairman of the com mittee, in 1886, that drafted, reported, and nursed, as the hen does her chickens, the charter of the State Bank; and that A. II. Davies was the father and suppo tef of the Real Estate Bank, (those dens of corruption and iniquity,) through which, the chains of oppression have been fixed upon the people of the state, for years to come
 The charge of peculation, in the exchange of the funds received for the bonds, for Wes- tern and Southern bank paper, he proved to the satisfaction of all present, to be not only groundless, but that that exchange resulted | Bank. The examination of the testimony of Peter Hanger, Corcoran and others, showed, most clearly, that the exchange operations were made in good faith and, instead of be- ing " irretrieyable disasters :" to the institu- tion9promoted its interest to considerable amount He showed, too, that Gen. William son and himself were allowed So5,000 for the expense and trouble of selling one mil lion and half of bonds; 5000 of which, were allowed him fSevier,) four hundred dol lars less, in proportion to the amount of stock sold, than was allowed to Bertrand and Ash | ley, by the State Bank, for similar services | Retaining the amount to which he was entitled upon his stock, without the consent of the Directory of the bank, certainly, is not made as serious charge against him, but must be intended to humbug the unsus- rooting, to. prostrate the dominant party in 1 the state; or to serve the unholy cause of federalism
 The whole matter is simply this :-sevier and Williamson were appointed by the Cen tral Board of the bank, to sell one million and half of bonds, issued by the State of Arkansas, the proceeds of which were to form the capital stock of the Real Estate Bank. They did so, to the satisfaction of the authority to which they were accountable, for they aGnit it. (See Davies Report to the Legislature, in 183S.)
 Sevier was stockholder of the bank. that is, he had an interest in the concern, of S30,000: This, in my view, is his worst sin, the being connected with such sink of per- diton. But the 17th section of the charter of the Real Estate Bank declares, < that each and every stockholder shall be entitled to a credit, equal to one half of the total amount of his shares :"
 this question, the only error that appears in the whole transaction, is the retention of the l Sl4,000 on his stock, without the previous consent of the board.
 Let me here ask, do the records of the bank prove, or show, in any way, that Sevier did not offer to hand over the last cent that had been obtained for the bonds. and that the Directors said, no sir, you are entitled 10 ff- teen thousand dollars upon your stock, and this amount you can retain, by paying the interest and exchange upon the amount.
 But honest lago employs, or appoints, if you please, Cassie, to float 2,O0O bushels of corn to New Orleans, and to sell the same, under verbal or written instructions. He does so-gets the amount stipulated by his instructions :-on his return, says to honest Iago, have sold the cargo as directed, but, my dear sir, my necessities required that should use the amount to which 1 was enti- tied, of the proceeds of the corn, on my arri- val in New Orleans, and which you, as trus- tee, agreed to-pay me on my return, if sue ceeded in making sale of the whole amount of the cargo; the balance due, exchanged in New Orleans, for Southern and Western bank paper, at a premium of three per cent, which you can again exchange, here, for your own liabilities, for premium of per cent. Thus making 6 per cent. by the double operation, upon the sale of the corn in New Orleans. l'r
 Honest Iago replies, Cassie, you have done well, you have not only discharged your du- ty faithfully, and according to your instruc- tions, but the whole negotiation and agency has been ably and efficiently conducted, giv- ing ne a nett profit of four or five hundred dollars, by your industry and financial skill.
 It is in defiance of these plain and unvar- nished facts, as supported by the records of the institution, and as proven by A. H. Da- vies' Report to the Legislature, in 1888, that the charges of corruption and peculation have been made against the most industrious, faithful, active and jealous public servant, the State has ever had. Is it strange is it not natural, then, that an honest man, conscious of having acted correctly, should ask, at the hands of an honest and enlightened commit nity, for new hearing But, say his feder- al accusers, these charges have been made by the Representatives of the people, and to give him new hearing, would be treating them with disrespect, and would deter them again from such scruiinizng investigations of the abuses of public agents, and would be mderrating the sovereignty of the country. If these positions be correct, the exercise of the veto power, the only safeguard to the