The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-20
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 The name q Ais9sEshizer is spplied Q Col. Mil let by tIe sags coadheior Of the Democrat. first be- cause he stood aioofahd did moi vote, al te last cleo tion for Representatives from lniependehee couaty and again, because he wasa "Crittenden man, da- ring out existence under atertoriaIforn of govern men' AIelter frOsa Col Miller, published in anoth CT column of to-days paper gives fair exposition of the causes which i5duced him to aet in relation so this matter, as he did But how stands the self elected representative ef ell the true Democracy. the Editor of the Democrat. when tned by the same tcst' The fact k notorious that he as one time was
 supporter ofJoha Q. Adaras. and bitterly opposed to Gen Jaekscn and at the last election for State Sena tot from Pslaski county, when the Hon. Wm. H. Feild was the Demoei aic candidate, opposing Cot Newtcsa Whig. os that office, the EdioS of the Dem oc,at. 'keld aloef' and yefssed 10 sOis t6r Judge FsiId: Is il asked why We answer Sesssse Judge F. preferred Yell 10 Ashley for U $. Senator, and Cot Newtoa, whig, publicly expressed hin'- self in favor of Ashley before any Democrat in the State
 Judge Feild was beaten in the contest by com bined nj of this sort, but the legislature fully endorsed him, and elected him to the Judgeship cf this cireuit station he fills with so muehered- tt t0 himself, and honor to the State.
 The Democrats who composed the General As semby which elected Judge F.. are of course dsor- gauixers and of the same stripe is the President oi l the United States. who would appoint such man to office as Joha Miller. Let them, all come to the Ashley faction for iessous in Democracy. h connection with this subject we may mention that the Democrat makes an attack upon the Sec re,ary of State, Major D. B. Greer, for his not has- ing voted lot representatives to the Legislature from Pulaski at the last election lnthe absence of this gentleman, we deem 1t proper. to state bEisHy. the reasons which we have understood. influenced him in the course he pursued. He was one of the Federal grand pry. who reported Col. Ashley, under oath, to the court many years ago, as guilty of high crime, since which time he has not held the slightest intercourse with Col. A. The candidates at the last election were all pledged to vote for the Senator and he was unwilling 10 aid in eievating man to so distinguished a place, with what he conceived to be stain of such a character, still resting upon him. He called upon one of the can- didaies, Richard C. Hawkins, Esq, who was also one of the grand jury which reported in the case, | and enquired of him what reasons induced him 10 pledge himself to vote for Col A., for the Senate, after under oath having made the charges which he did If there was any new light clearing Col. Ashley, he wished to be informed of it, that he might act accordingly. Mir. Hawkins gave him none that were satisfactory, and hence his refusal to support man, whom. upon the records of the court, he had declared, Tn his opinion, to be guilty I of crime.
 These were the causes we believe, which oppe- rated upon Major Greer in the course he pursued, and certainly all will agree. were sufficient to jus tify him in not voting.
 Whatever others may think, we have alluded to this notorious affair with regret and but forthe ton and ill-jndged attack fthe Democrat, upon Maj Greer making it necessary, that his position should be fairly stated we could not have desired to bring again before the people, charge which, so far we were concerned, might have been permitted to sleep fundislurbed
 Col Ashley may well say "save me from my friends"