The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-24


 enough 10 tell us the nnmbcr of persons to whom Col Sevicr and his friends have offered seats upon the supreme benchf Orifh he Is not ia the Coonel's confidence in this matter, will he tell us 10 how many he the editor, has proposed these seats to, and offered them the . of his columns to press their claims Or will he say to how many the othce of U S District Attorney has been promised, in the event of Gen. Hempstcads election to the Senate. contemplated resgnaiionf Let him be careful in his Notes will be compared before long
 snd then comes a settlement with those who talk with forked tongue. e."-- Democret
 We have rarely, fl cver read in so short com pass such m exhibition of insoleace and insuit- suci suner ercious. unmeasuFabie coxcombry, and sgotistical vanity, on the one hand, and such bare faced, open self knowled .meni of depravity, and rotten corruption, on the other, as h displayed in the above article. A really pure and viriuous mind never thinks of corruption.
 Is Maj. BorIand silly enough to suppose, that, in his att ibates, he approaches the Deity, that one, unless he shall have been influenced by bribes, can vote against him Does the simpleton of the Dsaoesat really think that majority of our Leg gsature who intend to vote against his favorite and for Seyler, have beon bought up, by an offer of seats upon our Benches of Justice. or by promise
 
 friends Heb has intima,ed as much in the article quoted, and therefore believes it, else has given currency 10 faisehood, knowing it to be one. The imputation, whether believed by him not, is an abusive ealumny against all tho parties to whom it refrs and is by every authoritative testof evideBce n sclf-acknowledgmcnt that fl such attempts have been made, they have emanated from the opposite orev (,o Sav;a, r hfs fyfcnds have of,,rad no ags member, or others, seats upon the Supreme court Bench, or any office or reward, present. prospec- tive positive or conditional now or hereafter ofany description or character. Can the Major and his friends say as much
 We are authorized to say that Col. Sevier has written 10 but two members of our Legislature !-- One of thcse was an old friend, la an adjoining county. requesting him, when he came to town, 10 cali and him and the other in reply to le; ter from friendia the eastern portion Of the State Neither of tkese gentlemen, who have been on int mate terms of friendship with Col Seysr, for twen ty years, have ever sought office, expect it from his hands.
 Col Sevier has seen, since his return to ArkaHsas, the following named members of tlte Legislature. hessfS 0outus iNeckoI, cucnBs tfapuatts Defuuhu, Wilson Byrd. and Hudgins. Does the Edi,or,- for the Major mean to insinnate that Col Sever has offered brite to either of these for their support If SO, please to state which of ;hetn, 6one, sir are tatking of grave maters--out with your speci- fosiions. Let us have no dodgins or skuIkns from ii
 word more and we are done with this hnmilia- ting artlcte. As we would have our officers, not only pure but above suspicion; we hope after what we have already had, and from what we nay expect after the elections shall have terminated, from the Denocyat and its friends that our Legislature will protect themselves against tine Abnse aad islander already concocted by the Democrat by depriying t of its power 10 do so. which easily be done by eIectng all the officers they wi;h propre,y elect before the elections of te Senators disposed of
 Win the MaJ. and his friends agree to this ar- n,semcn, The Democrat :s still so far behind the ines as yet to claim majority of lhe Legisla- tqre for the Mijor. II he has confidence in his count, he tnereeHares of the Legislature. 10 whom he sIales, we should think, woalI apply fo, re- wards, o the stronger side, where alone btises, by otIice could be made eieeiua; and not to Ire misc rat.e minority in which he places Col. Sevier's friends, and who, for his showing, have not the power to give any thing.