The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-25

Then sir, if Dr. Laurie IS to be believed, which 20 one will deny, this last charge coy cred as 1t is under vile insinuation, like the first and every other one agalnst the honor and integrity of Col Seyier, must be thrown upon the malignity and ill-nature or the ignorance and recklessness of its au- thOrs.
 Having examined somewhat in detail the charges made either directly or by implica- ton and inuendo against Col. Sevler, and having proven to every unprejudiced mlnd at least in this house, that without single exception, they were unsupported by one tiota of evidence or truth, or one cIrcum- stance of justification, 1 will, even though itamay be improper here to do so, say word in relation to some of the authors oi these charges and of the motives which probably influenced them in making them.
 The master spirit in the whole transaction was Doctot Gibson. And who i'll this House or elsewhere, who knows that gentleman,- who is at all acquainted with his temper, his ungovernable prejudices, ,-his implacable animosities,-his vindictiyeness and bitter ness, would assert that he would expect jus tice to a personal and political adversary at his hands. And sir, though for such man as Dr. Gibson to crush an adversary, and thereby appease those evil passions, was sui ficient motive, believe, with my friend from Crawford, that this was not the only one which actuated him in this persecution and hunting down of a man whom he did not l like, and who was in the way of his politl- cal advancement. l think little political capital was desired to be manufactured, and l 1 think too, sir, that the circumstances at tending, and connected with the transaction, together with subsequent developments jus tify me in the belief The Doctor had his eye upon the Executive chair of this State. He wished to revolutionize the politics of the State-to supplant the Democrats and install the Wings i'll office was no doubt most holy purpose; enough so sir, to sanc- tity any means, however disgracelul to him. self or injurious to another, which were ne- cessary to accomplish 1t.
 Of ATr, Field and Mir. Walker 1t is only necessary 10 state that both of them on the morning of the election of U. s. Senator, stated in their respective places, |" that noth
 ing had been elicited by this investigation
 which reflected upon Col. Sevier's honor or integrity,-nothing which which would pre- ; vent ibem from voting for him, or which
 should prevent any member in this House
 from voting for him." They did vote for
 him, and said this, and voted for him in pos session Gas shown by the document have already read, signed by myself, Mesrs. Mayors Gaines of Scott, and Arrington,) of every fact in relation to the whole transaction that has
 come to light to this day.
 Of Mir. Field, it may not be amiss to men,
 ton that any one who knows him, to hear
 him delivering homily on < breach of trust,n
 '' bad faith " and such like, would directly
 conclude that he was at his old tricks of buff
 focnery and carcaure.
 Mir. Gaines of Scott, it is said, signed two
 reports in direct collision with each other.- This is comment enough upon that member
 Of the Committee.
 Last, if not least, comes Mir. Arlington
 He has been so beautifully consistent in re-
 ligion, morals, and politics, that to say ought
 to discredit him would be in vain He is perfectly invulnerable; and l would not, if could, sir, say anything which would i'm
 pair the confidence of his whig friends in his
 iiioidi oi POllliCdI lulCSiltY. -ilGs Nfti tiiG 5.+ two others of the committee, were Gas 1t was stated by delegate to the Nashville Whig Convention, that this work was in progress, ) employed to dig the grave in which Democ- racy was to be buried, in this State. Wheth- CT he has been as consistent in death as he | was in life, and buried himself in the grave he digged for another, am unable to say. Of the other members ef the Committee,
 nothing is necessary to be said
 Now sir, having dssected and analysed | this majority Report ;-having shown that so huge supersTucture rests upon not a single ct;-that in all this falseliood there is not even leaven eff truth a report made too, sir, by men shown, from various req sons to be utterly unworthy of credit ask this house if they aIe willing that the islanders, the reproach, and the infamy, cast by such a report, endorsed by such men, up- on an old, long tried, and faithful public ser
 want, against whose honor and fair fame, un- til this foul report was made calumny itsell ; had never dared to breath a suspicion, shall rest there.
 Do not his public services and his devo- ton to the interest of his State and consttll- ents demand justice at your hands' He asks no more.
 : The opinion of the Supreme Court of AL ! H,J,o |