The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-04
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 coMMUNiCATiONS.
For the .4rkanSaS Boaae, HON. 4. H. SEWER.

HON. 4. Il. SE g1HR,
 NO, l.
 ' Editor-l propose examining, through [olamns of the Banner, by your permis-
 inc right of Col. SEVER to a re-inyes-
 saof the charges preferred against him
 committee of the last Legislature, relative
 8 sale of five hundred State Bonds, for
 eal Estate Bank, to the Secretary of the
 sary
 {, jue, both to the State and Col. Se-
 that the whole matter be thoroughly re-
 E6cated. If the charges contained in
 rpoort be true, he is unworthy to be her
 pr; if they be false, it is due alike to
 and to the State, that his reputation
 1 be cleared of the stigma castupon 1t
 tBe representative of the State should
 the subject of reproach.
 lis cannot be made, nor regarded as
 question, although many of the politi-
 aemics of Col. Seyier are attempting to
 es 1t with that character. It IS one af-
 g him personally, and, through him,
 eutatiosof the State.
 shall now proceed to shew, that it is 10 the cause of truth and justice, that Eiolesubiect be fully and completely in- |aied, and examined; and that every op- Hniy be afforded the parties implicated,
 for contradiction and explanation.
 the year 1858, Messrs. SEVER and HANSON were appointed commissioners
 e Real Estate Bank, to make sale of Sae Bonds, of SI,000 each. issued for saeft of the bank. In accordance with
 appointment, these gentlemen made d the bonds, paid over the proceeds to ank, or her lawful and proper agents, ated their accounts, containing a eom- exhibit of the whole transaction; and
 accounts were settled and adjusted by fank, without q word of disapprobation, Eompensaiion was made them for their rss. The fact of the conversion of the fEsds Of the Bonds into Southern and en paper, was reported 10 the Leglsla- d 1858, by the President of the bank, fota word of disapprobation was ex- Id by that body, or any single member t IS something remarkable, that the nan who, during the last session, set fhseshgailon on foot, was a member of House of Representatives, and of the Committee of 1898, when the facts reported by the President of the Bank, Dye stated. He was also a member ill At neither session did he utter a word the subject, or propose an cnquiry.-I |n lSl2, when Col. Sevier's term ofser- the United States Senate was about |pfe, and new election was about to pace, the first word of complaint was
 two Houses having already agreed to 10 the election for Senator, on Friday, I'm November, Dr. Gibson, the Rep fAive from Hot Spring county, and at l- acandidate for Governor, on the 9th, ays before the election was to take ,Foposed a resolution of enquiry, into
 of Bonds, made for the State Bank, ssrs. Sevier and Fulton. He made a
 upon offering the Resolution, and ayery harsh and serious charges against
 @mlssioners, and particularly against
 The House, by vote of 62, to l, ei hum, by adopting his resolutions eeclon for Senator was postponed un-
 s2d a committee was raised by bal
 ne mover of the resolution, himself,
 one of the committee; but their in salon, so far from sustaining the charges Y Dr Gibson had made, resulted in an |allled acquittal of Messrs. Sevier and 0' ol all blame and censure. The Re- was adopted by vote of 57 to 6; and sealleman did not pretend to make a Pler Report.
 Pn the llth, Dr. Gibson offered a resolu- Cy way of amendment to a series of |,pllons which had been offered by Mir |s TI n Hempstead, in relation to the Real ' Dank by which he proposed an en- \ mic the sale of the 800 Bonds already [.'a to, and required the committee to ['' uelore the election for Senator should fdce' It IS evident, that 1t was the de- \ 'aa' lnese investigations should operate
 fua affect the Standardization. Now K. @,s S result! That relating to the Bonds .s Sale Bank has been told. On the Eia.l. @ef having had the subject under msla'lon ,as for cleren days, with the books gs0ias " ot the bank open to inspection, ,.' %' . olilcers of the bank, as well as |Gi isSoevlerand ,Ss Williamson, present, ready (rns, %Eln' and afford them every possible l THOn 1 which might be required, the |se e1''a Wdiker, member of the com E Oa 'ae part ofthe Senate, and the Hon. Bsa as ssa' C chairman on the part of the |ec,;, @ representatives, rose up in their |io ne ,bs. places, and stated, as if by aulhor- bss msll respective Houses, that a,lothing '1 x" <. elec'ted n Me investigation which 1o, ,, SHOULD aGect the result of ihe Se- in X h.seea'on.' Dr. Gibson was in his wb s fiouse atthe time, the other mem- in p tb bs signed the subsequent Report, prd, TI T places and yet they said not be s... ner silence was an endorsement Fjeld lda'einenls m made by Messrs. Walker llpc,;a, l nese statements were made that ss imo on mlght be no longer deferred, and aIaeu,,a'ely brought on. Col. Seyier svas 'eo' receiving 7l out of the 83 srs w, M, and among others, the votes of agia 'alAer' Field, Baines, Jas. F. Gaines, 1srs s'a 5e and Arrington-six of the nine sse ,b he committee who subsequent le S o,a. ,lle second Report.
 Afss''on naturally presents itself, was