The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-27
LETTER FROM JUDGE BAKER.

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 1Ir. Ediior--The Democrat of Angus. 27th. just received, was so worn in the mail bag, that can no: make out some interesting portions of it. Yoa ,sss,,lh greatly obge me. by sending me another of that date. if convenient.
 In your article on the subject of Col Miller's re- appointment. see it stated. as matter Of sinforma- ton, that "endeavoFed to get ap petition to re- nstste Col Miller, but could get only wings to sign it."
 In this there is mistake. Democrats as we'll as whigs signed the petition, as am informed by the gentleman who good enough 10 presert it to the people for signature, and have just been informed, likewise, by democrat long and favoraby knowg Tn the county, that. had fhe proper course been ta- ken with it. the names of three -fourlhs of the demo cIats in the county, could have been procured to it h was iett al store where discrimination could be used m procuring names, and was lost or inisIaid ! could not attend 10 1t myself, and do not remember 10 hsyeseen afterit was signed That Col. Miller however, has enemies in the county. there is little doubt.Repudiators and specie bill men, are sometimes in the neighborhood, and it is natural that they should endeavor 10 poison the minds of the good democrats of the county against him. since he has uniformly opposed them
 You state that you are informed further. ;ha. was wholly mistaken in the reasons why Col. Mil Ter refused to vote at the election in 'l6" am mol mistaken m his having assigned these as objections to the democratic candidates He may have had other reasons some oi more others of less itfitl- ence upon his mind But he is of age and can say for himself and probably will. lfthese were stated by him as objections to the democratic candidates then yon will probably find. upon inquiry that they operated (so far as they had any eFec) against the wIiigs as well as the democrats
 never heard of any formal reconciliation between Col. Miller and Col. Noand, which yon refer me to- as aifording better reason for Col Mier's course -l had supposed that, both being men of quick and irritable temperamens, and wi,hal, of cnltiya. tee minds and generous hearts, in calmer moments found, as frequently happens in such cases, that there were no good groundsn emniiy between them, and gradually began 10 meet and treat each other as neighbors. They generally regarded as high. minded honorable men. by others, and it is not re- markable that they should think of each other. when not under the influence of their passions
 Nor do see, in the letter [. which you refer, fthe letter of Col. Ashley. copied from the Banner) any thing said of reconciliation between Col RingcoId and Col. Miller. Those two gentlemen believe. are in the habit of quarreling whenever they meet and always have been, as I have been told But of party strife has ever shaken their firm faith in each others honor aud integrity, and do not believe they parted, after one ofheir quar- res. less friendly than when they met. Ifthey have have never heard of it, and have heard them speak of each other frequently. They expect of each other nothing but opposition in political mat ters, and nothing but kind offices in every other respect l feel confident. therefore, that you are entirely mistaken in referring me 10 any reconcilia-
 lion between them, for the reason of Col Miller's refusal to vote.
 think you are mistaken, also, in another particu- lar, viz; That. "in lSiG, the democracy of Inde- pendence county held a convention and nominated reguiar= candidates for tine Legislature ii there was such convention, no public notice of it. ap- prehend, was ever given. or do remember evor to have heard of it.. did hear that there was a movement among some oi the democrats to coaiesee with inc whies and run joint ticket namely; Neil. NOidnd aud Cfark.-Noihing in public was ever done on the subject, that know of; but have al ways been under the impression that the coalition was formed, and that Neil. under the express or i'm piled terms of the condition. was bound not only to rote Tor Noland, but to support him. The true state Of facts can b. readily ascertaned think by calling out pr. Chapman, Col. Noand or Judge Mlnniken, on the subject. county conxcation was spoken of at the time; but greatly msta- ken, II the project of convention was not dropped in consequence of the impression that seemed to prevail; that one of the candidates, MT Walker would run a' all events. The object with many ol those Nho were active in starting candidates seemed to be, to rule him oil. If the convention was held, my impression is, that the coalition was not there. by dissolvcd but that the understanding between the members of it was, that they would wield their influence for each o:her IR this condition wonld more likely find another and additional reason for Col MilleTs not voting. than in the circumstance to which you refer me. know it was discoun,e. nanced by some democrats when it was first pro- posed, but whether by Col. Miller, do not now remember. Certain 1t is, however, that he was anxious to get out Judge Marlin, and some other democrats, in place oftlose proposed, and promised to support thcm. without asking whether they were Yell or Ashley men, believing that they we're true ! men in every other respect, and would in Ltat dc what they believed to be for the best
 | This much have felt called upon to say. touch. ing he iter1s with which my name is connected in 1 your editorial article referred 10.
 | am sorry you cannot give us more news of ouI national quarrel with Mexico, and less of our do. mestic quarrels wi;h each other. But SO t is as l said, the best regulated families have tieir t,it 1 troubles
 Respectfully. &e, l. BAKER.
 This error was corrected in the Democrat of the 10th inst.Ed
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