The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-28
Th, Btmetral'A Qnnrrfl with us.

f will be remembered that in our last we exposes the deception attempted to be prac'ised by the Edi tor of tn. Democrat h relation to the superior claims of his paper 10 the support Ofthe public We esIed attention to the fac; that paper contained more reading matter, because of Is size-gfSing to the subscibef annually 300 octave pages more than the Democrat or sHy offer paper in the s'ats, and this was done in reply 10 statement of the Demo- erat which substantially eou;radfc'ed t.
 For this the Editor charges us with an attempt 10 quarrel with him. and goes very much ousoi his way 10 assert that We would drive hun from the Demo- cratic ranks We had no the slightest intention of attempting either. and the Edi Of knows it. II any such motives had actuated us we should have taken the very period when the convention net when scorn and repr9aches weTe cast thickly upon him for his previous disofganizSng conduct, and when a hunlred tongues would have joined Us in denounein5 him. But with a fsrbea aEance which the Editor would have extended to US, we en- deavcred ts calm .he tempest of indignation, and would never have reverted 10 the unfortunate diem in wbieh he stood, bl for his mulish deternina-
 ton 10 force Inc task upon that he might cry ou, persecution. In his effort to provoke US into an abusive controversy with tin. he is not satisfied ~ith
 the reckless decIarstion ihat he has ''coaibuted much to he suceess of THE TTcKEr' as the BIunsr, but must uavtl fon inc subject in order to extract
 retofb snsering at private relations to society We thank hin for the scoH which in his favorite (but sometimes unfortunate. ofitalics, he directs at what he is pleased to term recently regsAsi e fed eoaseieacs." icomes with fitting grace from cne <h.,.. L, cep by the jingins of the almighty dollar' CT by the ghost of some depsfed treasury warrant and he
 is welcome to sll the capital his jeers upoa such subject can produce. We have no doubt tha he entr. tains the utmost contempt for the feelings We have manifested, and the institutions with which we have associated oursef. Mt with us. For, al,hou .h we did not approach tic altar with the blood stain upon our hand of fellow being, secretly sacrificed, although perjury had never blackened our lip, nor had we 10 account for gains dishonestly hched om the poor and unsuspectng; Yet we had many lesser mi,doings of which to repent, and are proud that we have done It openly and publicly, and Gan biI defiance to such scoiTrrs the Eiitor of the Demo- crat.
 From this eredasble attack the Editor returns 10 the issue with regard to the circulation of slr re-. spective papers, insisting his rights, and tlrea- tening to make the Postmaster the umpire between us. He talks learnedly to the law, and quotes the post office regulations for the benefit of the Postmaster. Lt says the laws of the United States make it the duty of Postm1stcrs to cause thc ad- ver,isement of uncailed letters to be made in the paper having ihe larg-st circulation" No one ever denied this, and consequently we suppose it was given to us. But whlt will toe reader think of this conscientious Editor, when we assert. beyond fear of contradiction, that W. E. Woodruff. Postmaster. published the letter isi in his own paper beforc the beatling, which he calls the Democrat, ras t.ro "'eHtAs o!d, and continued to do long he was in ofiies. We heard no enquiry then as 10 whose circulation wasarsest. Thsse was no "eriIeaec re- qnired from oihe. papers, for the purpose of sats- lying the Postmaster, nnless we can imagine the sublime spectacle of Mr Woodruff, Elitor, rsaking affidavit before NIT. WooIrsf, Postmaster, that the saH Editors circulation the argrst in the city," and earnestly soliciting the advertiseuient The Postmaster, of coarse, gravcy aad disaiereSsedly, considered the evidence before him, and decided that tae Democrat, at Us eiqksh aumber, was en,i- He'd, y iaw Q ,his ''uffeiai f4yor With all this staring him In the face. the Editor now insinuates that the Postmaster has forgotten his duty. wha, picture of impudenrs and inconsistency.