The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-22
LITTLE Rocx, Aax's Aug. 20, Is4s.

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 Dear Sir: In the "Washingtsn l Telegraph 'pf August 18th. there is a commander ton signed ' J. " Cooke. from which the follow i ing is all exfact:
 "I have ben informed that Gen. James Yell, at Little Rock and perhaps at other places, has been industrously circulating the report that came to the court.huse at this place to answer him, and l that after llsruade his speech, backed oat. That the wings oiSevier sent for me to meet him in de- bate, and tha would not attend lis meeting. and, i that failed meet him in Clark. never my life puiFed mysel, and should hate myself if should do so at the ,xpense, aud by the Encouragement of anOther.'
 have netr spoken of Col~Cscke except in the ] highest term of respect.
 l And wheeler | have even spoken in language with view puff my self at the expense of another I submit to te candid of all parties with whom 1t has been my fortune to associate. 1 While at Little Rock aud al other places haya been asked wiy Col Cooke did rot reply to me at Washington. my answer to all well as can re- collect that Col Cooke attended my appoint h,eDt and heard me throug and that expected him to reply but he did net.
 This is as near the language I used as can now recOlect, and believe the identical words. do not think that al any time said that he had back ed out.'' am certain meant no such thing, And if he will inquire again of his nformer he will do me the justice Is say he has given my language a higher coloring than my language would warrant. was told bySeysral gentlemen that it was expect ed that Col. locke wonld reply to me, and when he did not vas disappointed
 As to my saying tha: the whigs of Seyier had sent for him., certaiu his infoEmer is mistaken fo- l never h'ard of such arrangement. But, in Pike, was i,fsrmed that Coi. Cooke was expected to be there fr that purpose, and was requested to postpone myspeech until later hour in order that he might be present. But remarked that he did not reply to ne at Washington, therefore prcsu- med he wodd not attend. At Clark was told that he was xpected, and there made the same Ob- jection to a ielay.
 His communication certainly demands no further reply. Batl must confess that the language and spirit of it : not such as the community would have had dght to expect from a man occupying his former iigh position.
 itseenis D me that, even if all he had heard were true, 1t woGd only have been necessary for him to have met p, at soEie one af my aPpointments--ie- mofshed nt-gained complete victory, and thus shown to tie world that all he supposes had said twas but deposition to puff myself.
 know hat victories are hard to win; but have certainly svcn the whigs ample opportunities to gain themioves nse. by attending public appoint ments in hreefourths of the counties in the State and If they have gained any, they are welcome to them, and more than welcome to boast of theu
 It is nc excuse that they did not reply to me be- cause niue were democratic appointments. love investigation, and l shall shortly have other ap- POintmeats when and where ;he whigs will always be wecour competitors, and may boast of all the advantages they can obtain.
 have said this much not because the communi- cation would have demanded 1t, but because Col. Cooke occupies the respectable position of being a candidate ior elector with his party
 JAS. YELL.