The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-25
VIM. ". FLOYD, J. B. WILSON, H. c. BERRY. A. B. GREENWOOD, JAS. B. LOGAN.
HousE OF REPS, Dec. l8h, 1914.
Respectfully

IoUsE OF REPS, Oec. l6th, lS44.
 yTlEMEN
 Your note, asking me to fur
 for publication, the speech l delivered inc adoption of the Report and Resolu- on the Petition of the Hon. A. H. Se-
 has been received
 herewith transmit nasty sketch of my arks on that occasion; and plead, as an use for any informality that may appear, fact that l am unaaccustomed to making sches or writing them out afterwards being the first time l ever wrote anything publication, after speaking on any subject,
 disposition you may feel disposed to e of 1t, will meet my appreciation.
 Your ob't and humble sery't,
 A. C. WAIVERS.
 lIessrs. Floyd, Wilson, Berry, Green ood, and Logan.
 SPEAKER -, sir, will commence where gentleman from Clark left of, and say the information of this House, and the pordinary course persued by the enemies the Hon. A. II. Sevier, that they have no caase for complaint, at the proceedings he committee to whom was referred the
 Senator's petition. Sir, how stands matter now, and what was the position hose preferring the charges against our Ptor' Il is this: At the last session of Legislature, the committee who made the brity report against Mir. Sevier, did not h good faith in discharging the duty inn fdupon them. Sir, when the committee feeded to the Bank, in the discharge of 1 duty, made motion that the same se should be pursued as was pursued in Etgating the State Bank charges against Senator, Hon. \. II. Sevier but sir, when committee met, MT. A. H. Davies was in Bank, and requested that the same course ld be pursued in the investigation, that had in the State Bank, which was over by majority of the committee. l
 that Mir. Davies be sworn, and answer positions under oath. He Davies re- to be sworn, and Doct. Gibson said it not necessary, as no doubt 1t would ap- that Col. Sevier was not guilty of any wrong Mr. Davies made full state of all the facts connected with Col. Ff's Bank transactions, and fully exon- Id him and stated further, that the com EOners had discharged their duty faith
 and with despatch, under their instruc- and were entitled to the thanks of the aclal Board of the Bank, who voted ayote of thanks. l asked, Mr. Speak hat the testimony of Mir. Davies should Enbodled in the report, yet strange to say, pot one particle of that testimony was rted. Why is it left out' Sir, it was use 1t went for the exoneration of our plor; and of course 1t would not suit the 's ot majority of the committee, com ga Of such material as 1t was-being a prty of whigs and personal enemies of Hon. Senator. Sir, ask you and the Noers of this House, if the committee made that report, had not something m view besides casting the insinuatlons alsehoods contained in that famous re- against the character of Mir. Sevier? I es, mat they had something else in view, Plaln as day, to any mprejudiced mind. UA pack but very short time, and what oeen the course of a large portion of the lln''ee, and what have they been at since 'ne great actors in the outrage upon the iaG'er 1a1 oi private citizen, have all been u'ua'es before the people for some office ohef, and predicated their claims upon l'erl's oi that infamous report. Yes, ln- Fous, Mir. Speaker, is too wild term to N to II, and language cannot portray the 'act , of the actors in this matter, in it's nsai' But, MT. Speaker, a voice has Asi' that, like the peals of thunder in the lsns' strikes terror into the hearts of the Aeu' and has condemned those arrogant "i''ee-men, and set the seal of condem- upon them, that has sunk them so deep u'elr own slime, that it is to be hoped ;,n nay stay in the slough and remain there .ney are forgotten forever! MT. Speaker, s matter, sir, that I have considerable sN iil' Tn consequence of the many mis- equations .c that have been made about ~ and the course took while on that aa,''ee. But so far as 1 am concerned, "udlly, care nothing about 1t. All l ~ 'ia' justice be done to all injured man. }"u may look at this malteras you please, VIII resolve itself into a political con R so'hPosed of the most desperate poIiti- [m m the m State, and the game they were Sa a's oil was ottoo muchimportance to pass E; |,1'' using all the most unholy clements nn n 'lle'f reach, to accomplish their object E, sPoh thls floor and out of doors, and in R..I G Fatl oi the State, was this matter spoken Iraa I,t uisenssed, and every means resorted to \, ~. V, to bolster up the rotten cause; but, was the result' Why, sn, the se- IT p'pses itself, and those reyilers and slan- - nave been repudiated by an intelligent