The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-10
Cel. SeyIIsIf, sfryI,es.

WeodTaft tive colnmns upon this subject, are
 siasue ef emissions. evasons and injustice e Col. sesisr He ought to know, and if he does not, Maj. Boriand can inform him, that, for the despatch os public hassinss lia the Senate, ss tn the Hoass of Representatives, committees gre formed to take ccgnisance of the great interests of the Union, and ey the rules of the respective bodies all subjects afs referred io their appropriate committee. For ex- ample. the subject relating to PabIie lands are refer red tc the committee on pablic lands, &c. The sures, therefore. which Woodruff hss taken 90 much care to enumerate, doubtless were reported by the chairman of the committee whlch had csgnizance of them. as Is usually the casa. It often happens, ] however, that member from State locally inte- rested, who happens to be on the committee to which the subject may be referred, reports the sure. We can refer to instances. Gov Fulton re- Ported the bill for the land office of Johnson c. H., and Cot Ashley. who was on the same committee, reported the bill for the land office at ChampagnOe. And yet, without robbing either ofthose gentlemen of an iota of credit to which they were entitled. Col. Sevier was much in favor of both those mea- sures, and supported them as warmly. And, on the other hand, bills which Col. s. reported and for the passage of which they were zealous, their cordial support was given. In short. during the whole of the period he had colleagues we authorized to say he does not remember of differing with either upon an Arkansas bill
 l When Col. Sevier went into the Senate, he was placed the first session. upon the committee on In- dian affairs, (of which he continued until he quit the Senatc,) upon which devolved the labor of making operative the humane policy of the gov ernmeut, of transferring the Indian tribes from d- ferent States and territories to the country south west of the Mo. river. Numerous treaties of the deepest importance were made with those tribes and referred to that committee for its approval Of tho debates, and difficulties attending them noih- ing has trauspired these were discussed in execu- tive session. The treaties alone are the land marks of his success
 l He was afterwards placed on the committee of commerce and that of foreign relations, were his duties in the former case public and not of local nature, asd in that of the latter case his duties relating solely 10 foreign governments, were worthy of an executive character, of which the public of course knew bst lite, beyond expositions from the Senate and government He never was on a com mttee which had charge of the local interests of Arkansas, but never fail, to refer any claim en- trusted to hi' charge to the proper committee, and giving it hb warm support
 i Woodruff was called upon, in our last number, to point olt single case of dercction, or a single interest q the State he has neglected, and that call ! is here repeated, and we trust he will not do as he has dom: contiaue his railing and remain silent as to his cause of complaint. Col. Sever could never so far degrade himself as 10 rob colleague or any one ele, living or dead, of ota of credit due to him, aad no one knows this better than Woodruff himself He never, by word or deed, has been known to disparage colleague.
 The eiitor omiis 10 mention the appropriations for the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Red rivers, all o which were continued 10 be regularly made, up to ls43, which comes within his 10 years With regard 10 the appropriation for the Military roads, embracing every road opened by Congress in this State, he speaks of the bill passing in Iss6, and omts to mention the fact of its passing every sess,on until 80. IL is true that these were not within the period of his 10 years, but mentioned for the purpose ef showing thathe interests ofhe neglected 1 West and North West, where many of these roads are. with able representative in the House. as that section of conn'y can again expect to have did not become inc law of the land, after Col Segier had performed his duty towards them as his speeches will show. We referred to the appropriations for survey of the St. Francis, White and Black rivers Eve were mistaken in regard to Black river, ] it was not included in the appropriation! And how does ! Woodruff meet this statement He says "lt is be- lieved by many, that this measure which was adop- ted long while ago-so long ago, that very few have very distinct recollection of it--had another very distinguished individual as it's author It is believed that the late Dr. Lynn originated it." It was long while ago, as early as March 1883, a period so remote, that the principal assaiants of Col. Sevier were not only not citizens of but had not even heard of the territory of Arkansas. For the satisfaction of those gentlemen as we'll as Mr. Woodruff, whose memory appears to have failed him, we will refer them 10 the act which they will
 find dated 2d of March 1893, Statutes at large, page 6i5
 But he says that il is believed. by many, that Dr Linn was the author of this bill Dr. L. was not n member of the Senate or the House at the time That distinguished gentleman took his seat in Dec 1885, nearly two years after the passage of this act Of the proof of which, see Sen. Jour of that year p. g.
 Gov. Fulton, we all know. did not take his seat in Congress until ls36.
 What will the public think of an editor formerly the friend of Col Sevier, and from whom he never received an act of unkndness, who, in his madness and desperation, pays little regard to truth. and particularly when he was cotemporary with those events, and in whose paper they were published, as the files in his keeping will show.
 RECIPROCAL.
 WoodrufT's paper takes especial naina to nnfr iIe