The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-10
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 If1hs soaiing sdItor sf ths Dsmsuss., silf psrmI. himself to bs made aso of and assume the rssponsl biIIty which the magnty and blsek hearisdness Of others tbfas, upon hin f he rH lend hls columns. aasss sH sdl:orsss Ksiss, :s every sdyeasarsr vho feels disposition to east his slime upon us, under the name Of the edi,or he must take the consequen cea- But, as we have before had occasion to gay, shere is nothing in our opinion more coniemPtib'e and dAs.ardly than an assaiIant with such shield for bis protection as the grey beaded aud defsnes-
 ess old fogey, Woodruff Vulnerable at every point, whe her private personal political. the editor sui. fers others, deeply stecpsd in niquity as himself, to use him for thepurPose ofeirculating caumnies, or to perperate In what he eoncciyes to be polish ed language, low, senseless and notorious islanders
 An editorial, ;he "Why and Wherefore" in the last Democrat alludes to us in the most offensive terms, seryey giving support to Col. Sevier That We have given him this support was not at Col. Sevi r's suggestion, but as we have told the editor, and every else, it free aud untraui- mellcd, Osr o,ca choice His ismfiuence, Senator, his former services the love of the people cemented by years of mutual favors, gave him prominence which we did not wish overthrown, and will sus- tain fl we eau.
 How was 1t with tho editor Of the Democrat, and why does he support his opponent, Major Boriandl We will in very few words, let our readers behind the curtain. Before Major Borand left the Banner, It's editor, he had prepared proofs believed to be incoptestible that Vim F. Woodruff the editor of the Democrat, in shaving and buying ceftuin State Treasury Warrants, HAD BEEN GUILTY OF -sBB6Rf AFft,S~ esFi PIE RJgRY Y---Tls.,- -rapets- presenting these facts conclusvely, and pre- pared for publication. by Dr. Borand, from friden ccs sohch he obtained from hs records, and from per sons, were iu our possession when Vt became edior of thc Banner.
 Upon Dr. BoSIand's return from Herico, not supposing that We should have any further use for them, they with others again put in his possession. He now hoias ttsse proofs, and the cringing editor ofthe Democrat knowsit. Hence the unaceouDtable energy which ho exercises for the election of Major Borand. It is not flavor or affection" which induces him to support his ancient enemy. Ills eulog,es can To, lave sprung from any love for one who has denounced him as deeply died in fnfamy as ever debased the vilest convict from the Penien,iary He cannot entertain at heart kind feelings for ihe man who has recorded in the columns of the Banner. assaults upon the late Col Ashley, the friend and bencactor of the editor For if he has any feeling he must trembe and turn pale when he thinks of tie alliance he has formed with Ashley's bitter assailaut, and weep over his own treachery to the memory of his friend.
 No, 1t is no new born love for the man who has pursued him, as editor of the Banner, with the deepest virulence, but n is feeling which oyer comes even his excessive hate and love of revenge 1t is terror. Over the head of the unfortunate edi- tor hangs the sword which will cut away rcputa- ton, standing aud all the confidence which he en- joys among his fellow men, and Maj. Borsud holds in his hand the hair by which it is suspended Let the editor but depart from the dicta,ion which has been burned into his bran the hair is severed, and the exposed felony falls upon him with all its trying consequences. We repeat these things, we'll known to many of our citizens, ''mcre in sorrow than in anger" and because we have been forced by the falsehoOd and misrepresentation in the article to which we have before had reference to tell the ed- tor unpalatable truths in reply. These remarks will serve only to place the editor of the Democrat in the same degraded position which he insinuated that occupied; but his charges differed from in the fact that we had seen what purported to be proofs and his declarations unsupported by any evidence that even tho most malicious adversary could invent.
 To conclude this retort, we have one word more for the editor of the Democrat. He has sanctioned an attack upon us unfeeIfng, false, and personal. We have replied. We have no disposition to dig further into his aifairs-we have taste for recing buried disgraccs but f, by such attacks he will drive us to the work. the result, with it's con seq uences, must rest with him.