The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-25
To THE EDlrOR or THE BANNER:


 have just read. with feelings of surprise and astomishnent, very abusive and unwarranta able attack upon me, ia the last ''Hsiena Joarnai, 2 which requires passing notice at my hands. have no wish to compete or excel in the species of warfare which IL has commenced, ard in which 1t enjoys the unenvisble reputation of being without co,aDetilon CT rivalry. Without any attempt 10 reply to it's denunciaiion and abuse which gre sbso lately unanswerable, shall, for the present. set myself right before the public, by few pIain faci is which the wsitcr of the article, vas either wiifui enough to forget. or dull enough 10 msconstTue, In either case, can neither commend him for his memory nor lis understanding.
 During the canvass between myself and my com. peiitor, we had publicly taken opposite ground up on the subject of the Senatorial election each one cf us pledsing ourselves to vote the wish ol inc county To prevent any nisconception, as to the comparative popularity of Ashley and Nell, De. tween whom fl was generally supposed the contest would be, 1t Wss suggested that polE betwss.l these gentlsmens should be opened and the prefer ence Of the people, between them, to be taken at the polls. This was done, and resulted in an ex precision, far as-ft went, if layer Of C9!. Ashley over Gov. Yell. Between these gentlemen it N as my duty to have east my vots for Col. Ashley, which it was well known here, Ii was my deterri- nation 10 do. lt was, also, known. at Helena, pre. yioas 10 my leaving Tor this place, to geallensa closely connected with that paper that did not re- gard the simple expression of preference between the prominent aspirants, as excluding tte eoaside ration oi third naEne,--a view, which. if appears 10 ue is snslaiaed by the common sense of sl can, did and unbiased L. inds. When, therefore, my oygi name was brpugh, forward by so respectable DOT ton of political tiieads distinction which A ], we'll known. sought to avoid, but did not feel al liberty to declines did not regard the instructions of my constituents applicable. particularly to case about which they had expressed no opinion I b. lfrved. perhaps too eoHfdiagly, that generous con s,iturncy woult feel, as did. coraplmented, by any distinction which might be conferred upon on. of her citizens | did not suppose that an attempt 10 elect me to tbe U. Senate, was first 10 be de nouncet in Phillips county. Whatever hsnors, O, public trusts have heretofore been conferred npor me. they were regarded, by my constituents wiii feeliags of just pride and warm partiality cont. not therefore, suppose that asep, naturally epo0gi tending to their dyantage, was 6st to be tepudia ted by theIa. and that, in eensnting my course O conduct, they would elatm the honor oi first ..pgt ting that bal. iH motion
 i In regarding my pledges. and my Instructions. a, confined atone, like The vote at the polls to the con ] test between Messfs. Ashley and Tell am ssp ported by the fact, tlat the late census show tha there are 900 votes in Phillips county, of whom \, well as I can recoieei. about 3ae. = little ose one third voted fer Col. Ashley, aud about l69 s, Gov. Yel msking the entire vote oi both only 50s ---a lean majority oi the county. will not fnor, than aiIdc io the fact that at Riehland Townshir casting 201 votes. no poll between them, was open { ed or vole taken m
 UadeF these eireums.aaees, the instructions of ; mipogity could scarcely be regarded as the scish pAiihps coanfy. that shonid vnte for Col AshIe, over every rerson,-cne of her own el.ixens ineia ' AsA.----s4
 Twill tn conclusion, merely remind the Journal that the delegation from this State, n Congress. q, well as others h the Baltimore Convection atboasl instructed hstxesn several men. took the sam. view st their insirneiions, sHA voted tes .slir, man aad tet the Journal supported that nsD, aas the delegates who voted for hiin IL Is strange tlsa
 he should have overlooked sach high prec dent, i. confer upon me the hoaoF of his netice .sAmis sueh rsigaty pluudss why exhaHst shy qaiyeE Q, mark % lasan."
 regret tbAt ths Joarasi should have thought i proper 10 awaken he elements ef fosElex opposition andes tte guise of ..indignafion inee:inss oi th. whaie people. white was skssnt, aisa ssssae t make delencs before them. trust to the jsistie, and generosity of my constituents to make 1t fo fne, unftl ran make t myselE & Noe. 3s, Issg. W. K. SEBASTIAN.