The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-27
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" AA0 LEVIED w MRMmNNAsS The public psess presents the only medium through which ean at present approach yeu. and l sal mysslf of t. Ia August. ists, vas elected youi Representative in Congress, my term of service tc commence on the 9th of March, ISs7. With bu! Representative for the entire State, the cuiies of the station know will be ardaous, embracing public interests and private business of our citizens both in the Hall of the House. and in the various offices of the different departments of the govern ment, will endeavor faithfully to discharge. every duty that shall be mine and at the opening of the coming session will be al my post.
 Oar elections ere held sixteen mouths. in advance of the time that our member takes his seat; eonse quently, now that am about to enter for the fist time upon my duties, as the Representative of AT- kansas in Congress, the subject is ID agitation as 10 our elections, and as to our next member Of Con- gross.
 present myself before you as candidate for <, election, subject tn the decision of Democratic State Convention. should the convention nominate some other individual, my name shall withdraw, and my support give to the nominee. These facts l have made public for some time past.
 My position. in placing my name before the pub iic in connection with the nomination for Congress, has made me the object of attack and misFepresen- tation in at least one newspaper protesting demo.
 
 this should not now have addressed you. The secret vf the hostility of the 'Demoeras" is to be found iH no recent act of mine. hat paper was established expressly to the election of Col Ashley to the Senate. preferred Col. feilto Col Ashley and this is the true ground of the exis- ting hostility. 0siensibly, it is my agency in the restoration of Col Miller to the office he now holds, and for this cause prolessedly, Fam subjected regu. larly, each week. to the of the editor in col umn after coluinn. The object is to destroy me in the confidence of the Democratic party, and defeat me for the nomination of the Democratic conyen- tion.
 1 That I aided to restore Col. Miller 10 the Land Office at Batesyie, is true. Ii was rightly done 1 regard it as sin, and mak no apology for it. ! My efforts were public-and never were secret. l would do SO again in behalf of Col. Miller-cr any other respectable man, under saiai circumstances. Col Ashley has made his statement to the public; | 1 will make mine. The Democrat assal!s me upon tis maifer and generally; will reply for the once, and so far as 1 am concerned will trouble the pub 1 lie no farther.
 l During the recent celebrated Senatorial canvass the office of Register of Land Office at Batesville became vacant Col. John Miller and Henry Neil 1 Esqr. berame applicants for it. know them well by reputation and had with them a slight personal | acquaintance. No two gentlemen, as far as had heard stood freer from reproach than they. morally or politically Tie friends of Col Miller made l known fo me his wishes whilst neither Mf. Neil nor his friends informed me that he was an appl. cant. h connection with many others recom- mended Col. Miller for the office. Col Ashley and l many more presented the name of MT. Neil, and i solicited his appointment. ISe President appoint ! ei Miller.
 Where was the hardship in this 1, Every inpar- iial man would ssy there was none. The President was compelled to act he could appoint but one he apnonted Miller Ii was bRt the conflict of a mo- ment between democrats of unquesttoned character and standing; it was settled; and here It would seem ] reasonable to suppose it would have been ieit at rest.
 But not so Col Ashley was elected 10 the Sen ate and roceeding al once to Washington, assaed the appointment of Miller and succeeded in effect ing his removal and the appointment of MT. Neil.
 go into relation of the steps taken m this affair, nor into comment upon them, further than is ne- necessary to render clear, my own action in the matter.
 The removal of Miller was announced. To the friends of Miller as to himself the fact of remordi was source of deep mortifcatioR and profound as toaishlnenf. N ba. .ere the charges. What had he done! No shade rested upon his character in the public eye, either morally or politically. Where was the loose screw! It was bis Democracy. The Senator suspec,ed him. In fact he was certain Mill Ter must be removed, because he was diso ganizer. To appoint him 10 office was 10 eneoW age dtsorgGn isqtion' in 9rkdnsas He had voted for a whg some time or other, and was friendly terms with gen. tlemen in the whig party &c. His democracy was questionable. True. He had refused to vote for democrats for the Legislature at late election on grounds already published, and yet oa political grounds he had refused at the same time te vote for theis opponents. The Senator knows dsorgan- ger so readily that he discovered onc where must confess had no dream it. If every man who has voted for whig must be prescribed, however small the office, the democracy done for in this land. II is ali foo absurd The Senator's letter was writ ten urging this removal in the expectation that if would remain forever buried in official secrecy.-- l Aoet, has broyghi scaadal upon he ,coie Democratc party ! In seeking to restore Miller mingled no host- tY to MT Neil never mentioned hiIn but in terms l of respect, and never felt otherwise If he had been appointed in the first place would have re- fused any aid 10 remove him. aud have regarded any effort to do so, as wholly unjusti6abe. If be re- gards it that have injured him, can only regret 1 it. IL is one of those unpleasant occurrences inse- parable from political fife That Mir. Neil voted ' for whig never considered as a crime, and when noticed il in the petition which signed, regar- ded it as mere offset, showing the absurdity of the | similar charge made against Miller.
 | If Miller had been supporter of Senator Ashley i instead of Ye ask whether the Senator would ! have ever molested him on these grounds? Never. l regarded the removal as an outrage. It was the l lowest species of prescription H gas proserip- foa, beedBse of personal preference exercised by democrdt iR ehoosng betesea flco candidates Of hs pdyty, for the highest station m the gin cf the
 Siate Its foundation far as the Senator con cerned was in revenge, and prescription, it must take Hs class, amongst the lowest and most disgraceful, which can occur under policy adopt | ed by all parties, but repugnant at best
 It was long before the people of the Union, could be recopciled 10 ihe principle of appointing and
 moving the officers of government, for difference of political opinion. But it has been established by the usage of parties. It is hambuggery and false
 hood with any party. to deny it. Democratic and
 whig administrations, all have pIacsed t, and will continue it. Etwas defended upon the ground. that
 the government was responsible for the good or
 evil 1t entaiied, and had right to the services o
 those, who most ardent in aiding. rather than
 in obstrneting its policy. Hence it is. that should
 a political party remove a political opponent, it is
 ascribed at once to political bias, but when demo. crats remove democrat, or whig removes
 whg no such principle of action sppies; the act i.
 direct reflection against private character, or i,
 10 be etassed setdah or rtldictire prescription. For one made nay utmost exertions ta produce I this restoration and 10 y7gAi Mis grong. do moi