The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-03
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HILL CoUNTnFs Sepf. l4fA. le46. Ma. EpTrca Who is Amhsess H. Ssvier and what political sin has he committed that he should bs warred and thrust sside by the people of Ar. ksnsas, to make room comparatively for a man of yesterday. This is question propose to let the history of the country answer Gel s. was ssyeral years oss Delegate In Congress previous to eur aA- mission into the Union, during which time Ne eS- sained mors fer AnEs than was granted to any Ter risry dariag that peFSod, and 1t was sfica said, know at Washington, that 1t would be as well to grant Arkansas what she asked for at once, as her delegate would not cease till he obtained t Did this fact moi prove that as long ago then Mfr Sevier was scsive able and fathfaI Representative. The Legislature in 1ssS. elected him to the senate and So faithfully served the State h the Senate of the United States that he was reelected in lsl2 with out opposition. What has he done since, to forfeit his standing as Seaatori Is it because he has been kept constantly as Chafiman of ons of the most inn dortant Committees in the Senate, and thereby giv- ing ,o Arkansas an influence ia tho Senate even greater than many of the large and influential States. In the discharge of his duties of Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations, since the war with Mexico commenced. hts responsibility 10 his country became greatly increased, and next tc the President of the Uniied Satss perhaps the most responsible station; for t to this Committee that all questions pending between this. aud foreign go- vernmeuis, that came before the Senate of the Un- ted States were sent for investigation and the Chair reporting must thereby furnish the base of ac- tion for the Senate on those deicateand absorbing topics, which during the Mexican wsr. All the measures for its prosecution and is peaceful ernf nation came before that Committee, were investiga ted and reported to the Senate by Senator SEVER hence you find in speech of his, during the late sion of Congress, general. though concise and patriotic defence of his country and the administra- ion, which for soundness and cearness of thought has nc eal during that protraeted debate. In that speech he had to combat the theories opposi,ions aud denune iations of Corwin, Hale, Calhoun and others aud wan successful that when the Ttsifca y came, and laid before the Senate and referred to the Committee of Foreign Relations and reported back by him with several amendments, many of his treaty and it's notifications
 The next evidence of the estimation in which our Senator held by the assembled Council of the Nation, was his nomination by the President and unanimous ratification of the Senate, sole Minis ter of Peace to Mexico, for Mir. Clifford was not ap pointed until it was feared Mir Seviers i'll health would not permit him to reach Mexico in time. need not tell you on such mOmentous occasion. he reluctantly left the iomediate Representation of Arkansas to serve his whole country in the accom- pshment of an hcaorabIe peace, he entered on the duties of that Mission worn down with fatigue and disease, yet in about four five weeks from the time of his leaving Washington all greeted with the glad tidegs of PEACE! AN HONORABLE PEACE. have answered the question of who is AMBROSE II. SEWER, by speaking of the prominent acts of his political life, ipresume that if he has committed any political sins those who so industriousy oppose him would have exposed shem.
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