The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13
Llrrlx Rock. Anks.. ]

disgust This Is the memorial:
 - LITTLE RocK. Aaks., May, '47. l To Ills ExcEiLEScY, J.xEs K. Posk.
 Prssideaf of tke U'aitad Ssa.es. The undersigned, citizens of Arkans4s, and mem bers of the Democratic party. beg leave to make the following statement of facts in relation to the val of Col. Joha Mlier from the office of Register 1. of the Land Office at Bsie<viiIe, in this State. i la ihe outset take occasion respectfully state that the las, winter that Col ! Miller been superseded iu office, 10 recently conferre upon him, was received with as;ouish- raent. TO, only by the friends of tc Prs9se ,t ba; by the pubic generally.
 ! Col. MilIer's 6drIi,y 50 tue Democratic party his bOdness in the support of tpai party, his high character, a man of integrity and honor. well known 10 us; and repeat that were little ! prepared for the imputation upon his standing. which hr removal from office implies. The saspi- e:on of all was that secret, false and under handed mans had been employed to effect his fe- moysl. and that suspicion has been verified by ths ! circumstances of the case as we now understand l them.
 l As friends of the administration of the general ! honest and competent men, and We are aware that the President, in his anxiety faithfully to discharge this branch of his public duty, must frequently ! peri-nce much embarrassment He, of courss, can have personal knowledge of the qualifications of the applicants for office throu .hout the country. We know that. ia the absence of this knowledge, he must necessarily rely upon the in- formation of tsose I-s.->-s in who,u he can repO~e eouh lence; and il seems that the membsTs of Con- gre~s, from the State in which ii is proposed to make appointment, should be bis most suitable and .e gi,insa'e advisers Such suppose to have been the case ia the presen; instance ami that the PFesi dent lad peFsoaal kaowIeIge of the parties, but acted upon she information furni,ei by the letter of iion. Chester Ashley, and the accompanying pa per or protest
 l I, Is with extreme reluctance that we are con- strain d to sPsS of Col Ashley ia this matter. bu, it is due 10 justice, ana persecued. honorable man, that misrepresentation should be exposed, and the truth openly and in tIie face of day, be made known
 Co. AshIsya in his letter your Excellency. out wiih the stltement that the protest which he | herewith ssnsis is signed by all the DsmOcratic m.nb-rs of the Arkansas legislature from the eoun- ;ies composing the Lawrence Land District.
 Now. the plain truth s. that the protest ls signed ] by bu; five Democratic m.mbers of tie district, and the whole democratic representation fir III the dis | triet amounts to eighteen members. The truth of | s.,ls cannot 6e questioned.
 Co. Ashley may have been ignorant of the boun- diaries of The district and of the political complex ioa of it's representation; but having been, so cently hforc ihis engaged in the r,ost heated can for his seat Senator, aud the fact of his hay 1 ing been land si'ccula,or ia Arsansa> for many years make the supposiiiOn, that hc was unforrn- ed on either point, as highly improbable. 1 To it seems that il Is a casa of pride ani self satala,ion ,e Csl. Miller. tha, the Honorable Seu- aior with all the influence and ecat of his r-een, victory i1 tue Senatorial election, was eny ate to ,er~aa6e five out of the eighteen members of the lIsiEic, ,o lend their ad 10 his s-cr-, aud foai dt 1 tenp; al pEoSr riptioa. l Independently of the protest, Col. Ashley youn- the charge that C0'. Miller is a diSorganzer aud sidace, the proof that he retD<i 10 vote for the Democratic candIa'e al the l9<t election in h. county The letter of Judge Isz4c Baker, to your Excellepey, t.in% furnishes satisfactory rcfa- iaiion of this charge.
 
 of refusing to vOte-5Ehat the conduct of Henry Nei the successos of John Nilier at this same cleo ton Did he vote the Democratic ticketl Did he, like Miller, stand aloof and fuse To vote No; he sctaally voted for whig Col. Soland. one of the leaders of the party. and promising in lii, politics any man in Arksasas Bat the ssns'tivc democracy of Col. Ashley was not outraged, and Nei member of the legisla. ture, atoned for his recreaacy by hi, ve;e ia the election for Senator ia Congress.
 Bat Is fnrtbcr charged. in the letter to the Pre-. sident. above referred o, that for tine last two O. three years, Cot Miller has been tisorgsBizer and has done mcre to injure he party than oBy man ia the district.
 Aiter this aecusa,ioa, yoa Nl, perhaps, be sur prisd to lcara that Senator Ashley wrote ;e aonei Miller most friendly letter, psedging his support for thls office of Receiver and tenSering the warmest cooperation in the Cooae's wiihes on the sahseot To speak plainly to you, no nan here doabts thai Col Ashley was, s. tsat time, capable of making any pledgr, either to democrats or whigs, thai he supposed might promote his election. Tha' Gel Miller has been disoFganizer and an injury to the Democratic party. we pronounee paipabae mis- statement of fact. Why, sir, John Miller, so lar frsm Icing drawback upon [ parry, has bsea oae sf osF 'rsss and selas=s frseAs, ia the sec,sa of the State in which hs has resicd for many years-. He of the Electors cf President in 1856 and le<o, and, ia the whg county where he lives, has been bold and fearless supporter of car party, where many who new oopos. Aise ws-e t;,,; an ss