The Arkansas banner., 1848-06-27
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 MR. EDgToR---A writer ia the la. n.
 under the head of Major Borani's Po.nea easss Col Sesiefs friends of attempting ia a.. s a Majors from the track of his choice psa .sa sr Ashleys vacancy. This charge Is sa.,s,,..s .ss. VI by the assertions ef bandic of spubsc soat
 letters, pugportsag 10 ha from different pN,,;a tte Stase If sueh is tho truth, and os SaA h,.s a ev'aeaecs sa IL. the attempt caa only rcsah in ,' esao'e tnlute MAlSs BOriand has chOaen hi. e.. ground. and Gel. SNyiers position w,S ss eSn ted to him beioEe hs mads hs uhIasl en'sa,.,' aad unwsFrantable attack upon Sewer ,hss s'oa ms daty In foreign and hostile country S.,,,E SE is say nothing against Major Boslaad. Tn. n"-.,e have read and considered bis address and ,, 'gg's yond doubt. meet 10 him his just desor,. M borlands friends assert, he IS popular - % than any o'her In the State, and in Sevier should withdraw lest he aisirar, anS s,v,ss ms paty, New. his popularity is 50 grea,, bo, IS Y Possiose tor SevieI to Oal-ran himi Wbs,s ', tais power of Sesier's. if IL is not derived f~ A pcoPleI Can he beat Boylaad. when accoya,n, ss pubic sentiment, the whole country 1. c,,s ,s' Malor. Lhen shy this great anxiety ihsi he shonlI withdraw The trath h, Sevlefss snsm;s. -. afraid of lis popslasstg and know too ven ,s', the Peope will steadily refuse todlscard we'll IT. .S hithfal, public servant. They have defended ana pIosec1ed hlm toe often, against his valIiers and tFsduSers, so sseseit him at the moment he kas = quired reputation that enables hiu Id serv~ ths, with purpose and elfect.
 The people know ScvieT; theY have known h,., iong-wc need ne caIogies or hastery 10 ias,l A,-. m the hearts of his eonnlfymen Ills fidelity hs. beea tested, his ability has been proved. and h,, sirm adherence to democratic doctrines. is v.a known throughout the country. The people can. not, they will not forget CT forsake him
 On more occasions than one, we have heard ,. sertions thundered In our ears that ssyicr {. s.- popular and has no friends. But how were ,h... predictions verified at the elec,iansf They wr,s proved to be as false and unfoaaded a ,hey wc,. extraysgant and absurd,
 Ne, m the face of ul Ihis, there are these wA. think he should decline should yield to eae svn,, way his intertor-sho voice ot the people atone cas advice Seyier from the contest, for to them h. he. submitted bis claims. should they declare svs,a, ein for the senatorial seat, doubt not he w,l I,
 tire to the peace of private life without enc shad. of modification, resting on his pride, eonse,ous n he must be, of having performed hts duty, and h,s ing been true to the trust reposed in him AA.,s. from The United States, sent of hy the appo ntHsn of the President and the HaanSwovs voice of lb. Seoate. 10 serve his country m foreign laad A. not able to vis ia constituents and rsnSpt ,o th, an account ot his stewaraship.
 IL ls said that he poHafariiy resigned h,s s., s, the acc ptance of higher one. This is anfae h vas forced upca him by the pre@idsat ssa hs hisnds- Buchanan, Cass, Beniea, Calhoun, nss negan, and many other distinguished men it4s.iea that he alone could accomplish this treaty of pssre and begged that he would undertake this missna They appealed to hts patriotism, to bis high ssn. ot dhy and to every feeling or passion tist euas: animate the bosom of man To these eafrea,lts fo ese anxious persuasinns he at last yielded n, lucfant consent, declaring to hs fellow ciizeas ln hts farewell address, that he pr ered the hono, O representing thein n the Senate 10 auy athcs bs country could hesiow.
 He ouly left them 10 accomplish duiy be ewed to Arkansas and the cenntry at arge-and so aax. oas were all for his appointment thai II was recen ed by the Hation with joy and acelamailou il art with universal sppeobation.
 It IS true he was going to an unhealthy eosary al an unfarorabie season, that ho was risklng h, lie, reduced as hs was by sickness and ds ,ase-- that he was Ioosing seat in ihe Senate which he piized dearly-yet duty deuaaaded it. He made the sacrifice for hs e0untrt s sake. Dd he go lhsse e win glory and reaOwni IL could not De, lol evey one that has beea sent 10 that unfortunate esaas. has returned in disgrace amidst the reprDsehs, oi his cogntynen. This hc feared wc,ii,i Do his lac. for too much was expected of hisn. Hut with hs,s dangers and difficulties, slaging him in the lace he undertook the Inission---and what is the tesg7 Hs reiurns home with the ratification in his hsad- Seyier has more than fuIfillcd the mos ssgWae expectation of the country, and will receive ef hs successful aceompshmehtof Of this mission, hehsAB thanks oi an adsniFing pseple: And Arksnsas, As own native land. will again sally 10 bis sn9part and add one more glory to the wreath that a'rea'y sh- circles his brow.