Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-11-30
From the arkansas Banner.
HON. A. H. SEWER.

We give, below, the petition of Col. SEWER to
the Legislature, asking an investigation of his
conduct. as agent of the Banks in the disposal of
sundry State bonds. The petition was presented,
in the House of Representatives. on the 18th inst.
by Mr.. Rust, Of Union, on whose motion it was re-.
ferred TO a joint select committee. This commit
tee consists, on the part of the House, of Messrs.
Rust, Geenwood, Owens, Sutton, Marshall. Lam
bert, Collins, aud Floyd, appointed by the Speak.
or; and, on the part of the Senate, of Messrs.
Smith. Yell, and McCamy, elected by the Senate.
The committee. we understand, is actively engag-
ed in the performance of its duties, and may be
expeo ted to report, at an early day.
HON. A. H. SEWERS PETITION.
To,hc Senate and House Of Represe ntatires Of the
Legislature Of ihe Stateef arkansas:
Your petitioner, AMBROSE H. SEWER, recently
citizen Of Chicot, and now Of jefferson county !,
in The State Of Arkansas, respectfully represents
to your honorable bodies, that in the House Of
Representatives, at the last session of the Legsla.
ture of Arkansas,-To wit, on Friday. the 9th of
November, 1912, an enquiry instituted on the
motion of Mr.. Gibson, the then member from the
county of Hot Spring, into the conduct of your
petitioner one of the agents of the Real Estate
Bank Of the State Of Arkansas, in the disposition
of sundry bonds belonging 10 said Bank, and of the
funds arising from such sale, &c. &c.
Your petitioner further represents to your hon.
orabIe bodies that the committee having charge Of
this subject were directed to report and did repo,
upon the aforesaid subject, prior to the day desg.
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Senator to the Congress Of the United States from
the State of Arkansas; and completely exonera.
ted your petitioner from all blame in the afore-
sad negotiation, and disposition, of the funds ar-
sing from such negotiation. Your petitioner
would further represent, that after the aforesaid
reports we're made, he was elected Senator to the
Congress of the United States, from the State of
Arkansas, and, Immediately after, left Little Rock
for the city of Washington; and was there, for
weeks, gnorant of the proceedings of the Legisla.
ture aforesaid, and did not know, until the whole
subject had been disposed of, that n further nves
tgation had heen had into his conduct rs agent of
the Bank, and that report upon such further in.
vestgaton had been made to the House of Repre-
senta,ives, and adopted by that honorable body by
majority of six votes, rejecting upon his ntegri.
ty as man, his fidelity agent, and attribu,-
ing 10 that cause, in part, the downfall of the Real
Estate Bank. Your petitioner would further rep.
resent, that the report aforesaid, in many other
respects. in consequence Of its statements being
garbled and incomplete, does him. in his concep.
ton, very great injustice, and is but too we'll CAL
cuated to create, in the public mind, q false i'm.
preston greatly to the injury Of your petitioner.
Having the constitutional right, as citizen Of
the State (and having had no previous opportuni.
ty to do SOY to petition respectfully your honora.
bic bodies, for redress Of any grievance your Pc
titioner may have received at the hands either oi
yourselves or of your honorable predecessors
your petitioner would respectfully ask Of your
honorable bodies to refer the report aforesaid
which is to be found in the journals Of the House
of Representatives of the last session of tho Legis
lature. on page rs of tho appendix. together with
all the testimony and documents thereunto append
cd, to committee with power to send for person.
and papers, in order that the truth, the phoe truth
and nothing bit tie fraik in regard to this agency
may be ascertained, and that fall and complete jus.
tice may be done between him and the author,
and endorsers of that report.
And should the facts in this re-inyestiaafion b
found to be % ycur petitioner ffnily felsvss ~