The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-09
5 SExATR CHAMbna,
 Listls Rock, Dec. 2, AS46.

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 1o As Editor Of thc Baaner:
 SlR: must rsqaesi you 10 pnblish in the columns ofthe Banner, the resolutions adop- ted hy the Grand Jury of Scott county. Ar kansas, on the Slh of October last, with the names of the subscribers thereto. And also De pleased to publish the accompanying communication, and much oblige,
 Very respectfully,
 Your friend and o5't serv',,
 JAMES F. GAINES.
 SESArE CaAMBER., c.
 Dec. 2. lS46.
 Col. L. J. Reaydon--DEAR SIR: The pa per called the .4rkansas Stale Democrat, has been teening, for tile last three or four months, with wholesale and unmiiigated abuse of almost every prominent democrat in The State, wiIo would not yield every eth CT consideration of S,aie and national policy, to the pretensions of Col. Ashley for the U s. Senate, and, like the Editor of that print, make his master sini quaaon in everything, Though not an aspiranl for any office what ever, have come in for my share of those interruptions aspersions so entirely worthy of the source from whence they came. Soon after the late general election two anonymous writers, from my own county. attacked me through the columns of this so called De-. mocrdi, and falsely stated that there was d majority of 60 votes in that county for Ashley, which they declared to be so boiled. They further, in many respects, misrepresen,ed me, which communications were freely commen- ted on to my prejudice, by the Editor of that print. felt bound, in justice to myself, 10 notice them, which did in a letter publish cd in the Banner, which letter brought forth a tirade of abuse of me, from the joint effort of both master aud man, which, for its low and groveling character, and recklesness of assertion, has not parallel in the history of political warfare. It was some time, after it's before l could obtain paper it, in order to reply, which did with such limited ability as possessed, and forwarded it 10 the Editor of the Arkansas Banner for publication. It reached here too late to be published before the meeting of the General Assembly, and the press of matter, thrown into that paper, crowded it out until aIter the Senatorial election was over, and as tt was particularly directed 10 that subject, declined having it published. Having ever subscribed 10 the doctrine that the majority should rule, so soon as Col. Ashley was elected, ! submitted, and was prepared to look upon his future, as have his former, acts, with an eye single 10 he good of our common country. This, conceive. to be the duty of all good democrats. But, sir, how have been treated by that mouth h-piece for Col. Ashley, with reckless disposition io cut down every democrat who cannot see, like its Editor, through golden spectdelesthe ignoble idol of iis own creation: It has been crowded with reckless, anonymous pieces, falsehood and abuses of me, which I have not, nor do not intend to notice, and should not now trouble yon but toi tle ap- pearance of an article, in that paper, over the signature 0: one E. II. Feathers,on, who, it seems, wishes to be known as the Represent tative of Scott county, aud particularly as ihe immediate protector oi her rights and inter ests. To this, have no objection, as ac- knowledge that he was sent here for that purpose; and happy indeed was the choice of the people of Scott. in sending here that in- divdual, if indeed il be true, as he inlmates, that 1, as their Representative in another branch, have failed to carry uttheir wishes, ar attend to their interests; and If indeed these iuiatua;ions of that genlleman's brain were all that this very decent and chasie article con- tained, might spare myself the pains to re- ply, and not Iespass upon you to publish this and the accompanying papers. But it has been roundly asserted, by Mr Feather ston, that the publication of the vote of the Grand Jury of Scott county, forwarded to your predecessor. was a fabrication of mine 1 could not, under other circumstances, too much manifest my contempt for a man who would knowingly try to palm off such false impression against his associate, in represen- ting ito use his own words) high minded and honorable people. But, whatever may be my opinions of the man, !. nevertheless, have respect fer the people whom he so in- dustriously misrepresents.
 He speaks of great conuguily, in neighbor- ship, and very much everyday interc onrse with n;e, &c. In reply to this, will state facts, that presume cannot be denied:
 In the latter part of the summer of 1898, saw, and was introduced 10 him. He then lived some 90 miles from me He, soon af- ter, moved to Texas, and returned, think, in lS4l, and lived with his brother, in about l2 miles of me- He was, in lS42, elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Scott county, and lived at the county scat, l2 or B miles from me. He ran for the sent which he now holds, in l844, and was beaten. He soon after went of, and lived some 90 or 40 miles from me, and 1 did not see or speak to him for more than twelve months. He came back to his brothers, F miles from me, some l2 months ago, aud now lives still farther from me. have frequently seen him within the last i2 months, bat cannot think, if all our meetings, n that time, were put together, they would amount to as much as once in two weeks, much less daily. n aetT
 As to his heinz every day in attendance on the Circuit Court, will say l was closely engaged on the Grand Jury all the time was