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The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
AR Apology due 10 Somebody.

Tine editor of the Batesville Eagle, tries to say very hard things of us, and In article last week, made up of scurrility generally, he proclaims smong other absurditcs that "there Is forged let- ter published in the Banner well calculated to de- eeive, and mislead some persons, but we suppose l, comes under the head of innocent jokes"
 Will the Eagle tell us to what particular letter 1t aIudes what proof he has, that 1t was forged, and above all, ave the "maniiaess to say .eho forsed '. We have published very many letters of Gen. Tayior's, twenty or thirty perhaps, but neusr any never one of which we could claim the honor of having been..she first publisher.
 The tone of the Eagles article, evidently poiuts 10 the celebrated war horse letter, which copied from the Arkansas Democrat, of April lS46, in which it frs. appeared. Does the editor mean to charge alat he forged it, or upon whom does he chargeFl The letter appears o be genuine, and was written long before Gen. Taylor had any aspirations for tho Presidency, and we do not know what could be the sndacement with any one at that time to forge letter calculated" "to deceive and mslead' in regard to his literary qualifications If il is not Gen. Taylor's letter, the editor of tho Democrat will perhaps make the amends. we have nothing to .lo with it; but fl il is, the Eagle will be like Davy Crockett at the monkey show. Crockett, when in Congrcps, had a personal dislike to Dr. R., scar sighted member from New York, and ot,e day when inc crowd was watching at the show, ihe antics of baboon, Crockett remarked "h that monkey only had specs on, what an extraordinary likeness it would be to Dr. R." There loud laugh, and Davy tarBiug round, found Dr K. at his elbow Wnh admirable goodness, he said looking at the monkey and Dr. R., ''I owe one of you au apology and don't care d-n which l make il to-"
 The editor of the Eagle owes an apology to Gen. Taylor or our neighbOr of the Democrat, and we don't care who he may prefer.
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Major General Gaines.

uPes hiarssaFn b New Yesk. aaa rssam,.. ,A. eomiiiana of ths Eastern Division of the army e. Gaines issued tho following order:
 HxAD QpkHrxas EAsrrax D,v,,,oy
 City of N. Ya Aug 2i, Ists
 Division Orders Ne. !.
 h Eesnnaing the command uf the E.st.r, rs.;. ion, lao Malor-Genefal takes much plenaure !. s.. dcvlng to the forcee hoth rurulng and !" sa- have participated ia the war au Feeeu.l ~as From Msxleo, hs cordial eongsatuiasaona a ,A".. broken s1eceasan Of tFiamphs, and bFsI,an, -. et their skill, conseaney and eeAfAvv IT.. I fny reaiized his long cherished ceavc.sn. s.ss .s wh!ie sctuatcd by fsrvent dceise ta co ...a each ether ln pEosiag 10 tho world ihat f.s. ".a gaa'ihea ake te govern and defend their covu,,,' tey cannot fail 10 prove themselves ,o <. A., ', the yotarlss Of self Eovernnsnt shonl3 h.. "~' s'
 'Indsxlsse in AisA--iavlaclhle sa va, ;.
 War, awfal aa it has provea i..saf .o be in ,.., O1 W aspects, has contributed much aa the enn.nss, the sovereign people of naaion IT. lssns sS, sasa mtngiing with their Fegalar forces. and ec,.s,ep! nnitng with them h dssAs of Aarlng and isS"-ss hle chivary, war heoUsnaa cf ensine In ,As " work ofrivlsEatiOa Msnee st is tIst wa, r,II \. self, become measaE4ly eItlIlsea, aad he vrs.. M stripped ot iss horrors aad ' all disappear, N ,,, vast discoveries aus inpfsvernsnfsi ia se arts <, S f'N~NHhSSHe@tFs " VI atlu 9tNtNfy Hare enrh tributed much tO tho civilization of man. Th. ~ detsgned has long been warrior not hecap.e k. ,s ed var, but hceanse he loves peacs and he hns A.. savchetder for a similar remsor. lie hns h... saavehclder bscause he deemed ', more hnm,n~s.s wise to feed and eIosie the few children ef As.s. placed under hts care, and to force them to isar s arts et civilized liie--tc goven them while ,hsy ,~.. obviously incapable of lf-gcvernmen,-tSan '. kill them. Ssvages must be kept ia hcndars 7. v they must he fefced to live Ia the wildefsasa a, S killed or imprisoned. War and slavery wsI, ho.A disappear tn the cnming enaiasy t shs ,e,r, <. America do their duty. Regular troops of aIw.., all dcspotie Governments have heen taught ,a h .l ways ready and willing to mako war sFaIn.t .sv portion of the people who pay and feed them. As outrage so monstrous can never eeeur in this nonn- try. Here the regular troops aud the peonle ,.,, ever Dc found, as in the lase war with Mexleo ss., vently cooperating with each other aaalns, te a,, mon foe. So ,aay t seoa be in every mart of ,h. world. We owe debt of gratitude io our hsro,e brethren in arms who have gleriously fallen ia ,h. honorable discharge of fieir duty-a debt of e,.,iS tudc which we can in part pay by doing horor 1. their memory, hy acts ofkBdness to ihev ,eds ,na by increased devotion to oar duties ss soldiers ,,S as men. EDMUND P GAINES
 Msjer.scneral U. $. Army, commapdinO
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

The Baresviie Eagle in alInding to our course to- ward Gen. Taylor says "we would like to know how Col seyier relislcs inc filthy abuse which is weekly lavished by the Banner upon Gen, TaylOr--We regret that VIC cannot enligaien the Editor upon this important point. have not heard the opn' ion of Cot Seysr and do nss feel the necessity of .~qairisx i.is endorsement that of any body else to whs, we say. Col sevier like every Democrat, is, we doubt not, willing to do justice 10 Gea Tay- Tor, to award him ihe gratitude his distinguished military services demasds, but We eannss suppose that he would adgocste tte principle that Genersi Taylor .'coald do no wrong ''-If he dii. as highly as ws regard his judgment. ii would make n" dasr- snee in enr determination to expose whaE saa'bag- gerry snd the iseon,isie.ets tihe Eagle may call them harder names t J ehossssJ of shs whig milf iary leader.
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A DEMOCRAT.
LITTLE Rock, Sept ls, lsls.

Col. L. ]. Reardoni
 DEAR SIR Having understood that the Repre- sentatives of this county were to be instructed to vote for olon Borsad for the United States Senate case, can no longer go with the Whig party. am opposed MT Borand, and cannot aid the whigs la sevating him to seat in the U $. Senate, there fore. sir please set me down for Class and Butler shall also avail myself, of this opportunity to state, that now resign nay office of Secretary to the Rough and Ready Ciab.
 Respectfully C. A. DOWNER.
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what ,. NJ. Rot,s sa,s.

sWiih wha. consistency or prepfiety can VI demn MT Polk for taking from the Senate S '@'' cavslias, as iieutsnant General to place over ts per.eReed n,Hrary men, and for looking '" ranks of private fife fer his Brigadiers CooSss Majors. &e. when we pressfne ,e look 10 me ssia for mere soldier who has nepey cecvpiea fas AH~g position is eipl ife, to take charge of me .h, of the entire nation, foreign and doH este, exclusion of ihe wisest, most experienced gnu wv trustworthy slGfessaaa ef tAs age" ...
 There sou, ded the voice ofa bold and eonsis'ea' politician ifIs feels ihe shame and tarPudso O. N course he condemns in mea in high places
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lNsrRIcTIVyS.

< We nuderstand that a few bst-is'i whigs ia ai- lance with the squad under the command of the Democrat, are ercaating petition to instruct inc representatives from this eeany and senatorial dis tsici. to vote fer Major Borlaad for Senator
 What object the whigs can accomplish, who have formed this combination, even # they saeceea We are vet 10 be informed of, for believe. the can didases with oas exception, made their preferences perfectly understood before the election, and then would have been the proper time ie have made the issaca aud called for pledges.
 We have every fsason, however. te believe, that the county isin favor of sevirr by large majority and the whole tremendous effort viii be . mere G.:lf.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

"Poor Col. Scvier 2" exciaims the Democrat.
 The boot black who pitied Garrick. the celebra- sion ssiow, spoke scarcely doubt with greater sympathy than that felt by ihe Editor for Col. Seyier when he uttered the exciamatioR above quo ted. Garrick passed on broadly to his engagement without noticing his sympathetic friend and played his part brilliantly amid tho plaudiis of thousand people, loved. bonofed and respected. The boet black never knew until some time sfterward what a fool he had made of himself.
 Col. Sevier, we imagine, cares as latie ter.snels rnnlnassion us Garrick did.
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one of the irish Leaders.

We clip the following paragraph from the last
 "Malioney. the guerrilla chief of Ballyneal, nsaI the slate quarres, drills a thousand meB every evening at o'clock; he is a of powerful stat Bre his arms is bluaderbuss; sung over his shoul der, pike ten feet and hafleng, conaining three pound weight of steel. with peir of pistols suug in belt of uDtanncd leather. It appears there is warrant cut for his arrest which will be rather . difficult tEsk, he can summon from the wids ol SlievennmoR formidable force 10 his rescue.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
GREAT INDUCEMENTS for NEW SUBSCRIBERS
aa so pcy annum in advance.

in order that the Banner may increase its already extensive circ niation wehave determined to reduce the subscription price for the new volume commen- cing with this number. ,
 A remittance of FIvE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE, by mail or otherwise, will entitlc one subscriber to the pnper for TWO years: or two subscribers, ONE year This applies to tbose paying in advance but
 none others. Three dollars will, in all cases' De emanded of those in arrears al thistime
 To AoENrs.--0ur agents throughout the State gre authorized to receive for ficO years SuhseTpon from one subscriber, FIVE DoLLAks, in adednef; or from two subscribers, fire doiiars, for one year.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
500. .ooo Loose screws.

Horace Greeley. sf tbe New York Tribune esti- instes that half million of whig voters have re- solved not to support Taylor kar President. Of these. lee puts down twenty thousand as slienaied in the State of New York. Some fifteen thousand nlay be chased under the same head in Massachu- setts:- About ten thousand in New Jersey, and thousands upon thousands in Vermont, Pennsylva- nla, and Oht0. s>
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..Ha,s aai. rreat.,

The Buffalo convention haa increased their res- pect enieriainsd fsr ear essafsd Psysistson- We will give an instance. We were standing la the crowd as Bsffalo. when Fred Doagiass, the gscat negro speaker, came among them with esiered la- dy on hls arm, It happened shaa all in freat of him had their hats on. Doagiass cried ont .hata etf in fraas P The order was immediately obeyed, and Douglass, placing his hand on his hcaris ex- claimed to his lady eompanion. ~it makes my heart swell with icy, to be among saeh mea. They rcs- peel the rghis and authority of the colorsd !" We left after that Deirea Ffse PTess.
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PARODY.

Not vQice was raised, all the past was forgot,
 As his name to oblivion they hurried Not member presented farwell vote
 Der the grave where their Harry was buried They buried him deep-out of mind cut of sight
 The Clay" by theis baliotings spnrning; In defiance of gratitude, justice and right,
 While their cheeks with shame were burning. No false "resolutioa'' tieplored his loss,
 His memory none sought to cherish; Bot they thrust him fotth, like poor old boss ''
 Turned out on the common to perish.
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Democratic Association.

A meeting of the association will be held at the Council Hall on Saturday evening next, when the committee will be prepared to make fsll report, and an address will be delivered.
 A general attendance eS the Democrats of Pulaski is requested.
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It would be perfectly ridiculous for any one 10 suppose that your opponents could cope in 'bargaia and iutriguc,' with man who sold the whec demo- cratic party to the wh;gs, and for cossspsRarIeN turned the organ of thai party good will and all to the enemy When ii comes to trading In politics. ths editor ef the Democrat cut jockey aay body in our crowd.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
The New York Express scOlds the Tribune rOG.d-

Y Tor moi advocating Taylor thus;
 The editor of the Tribune, while he is plotting the disruption and destruction of the whig party here, in thc North demands that Gen. Taylor shall write a letter, that will lose every Southern vote. Would Mr. Clay haze ever written such a letterf We answer smphaiicsily. ''No.' Gen. Taylor has gone as far on this subject us Mir. Clay has gone. To ask him to speak in the present excitement, aud when Van Baren and the aboitionsts are trying to undermine him n the North. IS 10 ask kim 10 eoHt- ma political shicids Beside tn tho Allison letter he s pledged to approve any Free Soil bill that Con gresS passes on. no action will be necessary from the President.
 General Taylor, if he speaks out honestly, eHs way or the other, exsinguishes himself; so mum's the wera. Lie low and keep dark ask De fasess and shrink from responsibility ehl
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

1.-the recent Taylor letters forgeries, ii is an easy matter for the fsdersl<ts to ascertain the fact from an authentic soarce- Their gness-wnrk only exhibits their deep modification ia this case. 1t will bs recelieetsd that tho toughest letter for whgery s that oas which originated in the Charles ten News,.a Tagier paperl hit forgery, indeedf Why dc Taylor editar forge iettsrs on their own candidate and why shoald letter containing only the oftrepeated sentiments of the writer Dc called forgery -H1tford 7imss.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

We learn from Col. Doolphaa. who passed up the river few days since on lis reiafn from the east that Mr. Corwia will sooa take the stamp fer Taylor in Ohio. This l. the quse.est thing we have get heard of TayloTism- Mr. Cor~ia. not assre thsn two years ago, was wishing that Gen. Taylor with "hleody hands and haspitahle graves;'' asd now he is for making Taylor President. May act the old General well exclaim "saye me from my riends."-Nissoari Metyepoiifsaa.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

Capt $ s. Tackor of fhe mounted rifles and for nerly sf t.is city las been hisvetied by the rres dsat to sha ru1k of Mnior far his gallant conduct in Mexico.
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TRAVELLING AGENT.

NIT. J. q. NJ. Hicks, is our travelling asen: m the following counties;
 PutIrtYs, CatTTEsDES, Sr. FEAECr,
 MoxnoE MEss,asfPP-, INpEFGNDENcg.
 RANDOLPH, GREEN, PofssErT,
 Fvrros, LAWRENCE, JACKSON. New subscribers will find good opportunity 10 subscribe to the Arkansas Banner through MT. iIrcKs, who will receive and receipt for adrahee taymenfs, from those wishing to make them
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

The Eldoraao Union. announces the death oi Taeu,as J Mulhellanson the 3rd inst. He was she Receiver of the Land office aiChamPagnolle Arkan- s4s
The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19

We are aware that car opponents make great calculations upon teir skill at bargain and intrigue,
 whea the Legislature shall meet, In November. "--
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The Democrat says to us--"yeu have sought with avidity and pubisled with appreciation every thing disparsging to Major Borland sad dOggedl excladed everything in his favor"
 The only disparagemen, of Maj. Boriand ef which we confess ourselves guilty, was when in noticing W eodruis sale of ,he Gazette to the Whigs, we had occasion to mention the Majors name ia he sa'Hs ssaieaes sciA us traiOr 10 kis Pariy. Our offence hath this extent no more; and are ready ospole- gise for placing im in the dlsgraceful connexioa. As for anything farther. the chnree is every word untrue slassieroas and black risA could make It.
 We repeat iila. Eve war upon noae." We have refused nothing furnished for our paper in favor of any one of the candidates, snexs It was associl. ted wit abase of others sI from It's character was no, fiji to appear in print, That larger portion ci onr columns was devoted to Col Seyier than to otii, ers arose from the fact that his friends chose 10 make the Banner the medium of presenting his claims Go' election to the Senate and for correcting the msrc- presentations of his position weekly through the pages of the Democrat, apart from the well known personal pre- ference we entertain for Col Sevief.
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roI.. SpyIpg'S pRoSpECTS.

The absurd vapOring of the Democrat last week in relation to the vote which Col. Seyer will receive in the coming election has induced us to make inqai. " in every dire ,iion as the sentiments of the presenta,ives. gentlemen whose opportunities for information of the political complexion of the counties and the feelings of the representatives are much better than eur own, and who has taken some trouble to inform himself gives his opinion THAT Cot. SEVER WILL sE EASILY ELECTED, notwithstand ing all the wire-wOrking of his opponents and the exceedingly shre,Dd guesses of the Democrat. The calculation which he exhibits is SIXTY TWO VOTES FOR SEWER and four doubtful This it will be seen
 is at to.al variance with the report of the Democrat much when we each anticipated the result of the last State Convention. We will not say as the Democrat does, "on that number our friends may count with CERTAINTY and WITHOUT HESITATION" there may be some few votes difference say three or four and we have no inclination to mislead tbenr.- The reckessness of such declaration by the Demo crat shows at once that it is merely for effect, and no, founded upon any good basis, ut the same time the editor does no, seem to reflect that he may lead its friends into trouble and pecunary difficulties by such groundless assertions if indeed there are any to be found so verdant as to rely upon the state- ments of his paper and disregard his former unscru pulousness. Itsa a common saying that whea the editor des red tc achieve object he rarely hesitated at the means however vile, and as hc deems it a strong spoke in she wheel of success, that sevier should be represented in the minority he docs not scruple at once make his gurcs suit his schemes and wishes. We guard the public against hs cum ming attempts to undermine Col Seynr. and 10 pfo- duce false impression as to his strength.
 We have but one word more to say-h the vote against seyier and for Bosand is ns you say s LET US SEE THE NAMES. If you believe what you say show your account" and prove your sincerity MT. EAto<
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Capt Marryatt the popular novelist died at Lang ham England on the Eth ut from the bursting of a blood vessel
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LiTESf FOREIGN NrWS.

I'o Capt. J. s. Aulsox.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-09

soldier can be placed i may say indeed that
| fought that battle with halter about nv
neck. | had been advised to fall back and oc-
cupy Monterey, which, as before stated, de-
clined and had been unsuccessful, this advice
would have been brought up in judgment a.
gainst me. declined that advice because ii
believed the result would have been as disas-
trous as defeat.
Had fallen back to Monterey, the whole
country about me, upon which was greatly
dependent for forage, would have flown to
arms. Once in Monterey, the volunteers, TO
say nothing of he effects of retreat upon them,
would have become sickly and dispirted, and
deprived of all means of obtaining supplies,
and particularly forage, should soon have not
had dragon orartillery horse in my command.
and would therefore have been compelled ulti-
mately TO surrender, unless the seige could have
been raised by the return of Gen. Scott from
Vera Cruz with the troops under his command.
The battle of Buena Vista was fought on our
side by about $50 regular troops and some thing
upwards of 1000 volunteers, while they was
opposed by at least 10000 of the enemy: and
had we lost the day, feel that the whole re-
sponsibility of the misfortune would have fall
len upon my shoulders. Yet do not wish
here TO censure those who placed US in that
critical situation; whether they deserve blame
or not, leave for others to determine. Those
who had control over my fate in this transac-
ton may have friends here present, in whose
good opinion would not harm them. For
my own part, am satisfied to hope and believe
that it was all the result Of accident rather
than OF design on their part.
In conclusion, beg to return to you, to my
fellow citizens of Harrison county, and partic-
ulary to my fair countrywomen here assembled,
my heartfelt thanks for the cordial reception
which they have this day extended 10 me.
When the General had concluded, the whole
company arose and greeted him with loud
cheers. A salute was then fired by the al tile
ry detachment sent over by Brig. Gen. Tracy.
Let every freeman in the land read this
speech, and pledge for themselves whether the
gallant and invincible warrior cannot speak as
we'll as fight.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-09

OT The Taylor Torchlight Procession, at
New Orleans, on the night of the Esd ult., is
represented as having been one of the grandest
and most beautiful displays of the kind ever
seen on the continent.
Loss OF THE PRoPELLoR GoLIATH.-This YES
sci was recently lost on Lake Huron. She
had two hundred kegs of powder on board, to-
gether with large miscellaneous cargo. from
Buffalo and detroit, and was bound for the mi
ming regions. There were about twenty per
sons on board, and it is now certain, from va
rious fragments Of the wreck which have been
picked up along the shore of the lake, that she
took fire and blew up. Not person on board
has been heard of, and it is supposed that every
one was lost,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-09

SHOOTING An EAGLE.-Col. Haskell, Of Ten
nessee, in one of his fine speeches, speaking
of the impotent assaults on the character Of
Gen. Taylor, said, they reminded him of an at
tempt he once made to kill an eagle. "The no.
bic bird was perched on the summit of lofty
mountain, secure from smoothbores and small
shot. / shot at him twice. The first sho,
was 0 clear miss. The second shot, hit him
precisely where missed him the first time."-
Just so with the assailants of Gen. Taylor il
they hit him at all, it is precisely in the spot
where they missed him before. Like the bird
Of Jove, be sits on an eminence beyond the
reach of that kind Of small shot that the Office
holders and demagogues of the day are inces-
sanity firing at him.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-09

Col. MADDEN has further said that in his on;n.
ion, much OF the misforlu ne attending the In
diana troops, was justly chargeable TO the zeal
ousies and hatred that existed between Gen.
Lane and his subordinate officers.
IfGen. Lane sfriends complain Of the above
exposition, they have themselves only TO blame
for it. Col. Hidden is al hand and will speak
out, and if called on will confirm the whole of
the statements. A.