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 AFkansas from its earliest period. there scarce Y be found 50 cowardly; public and bareiaeed an attempt at assassination as was perpetrsscd upon the person of L. 4. Whitsley of this town, on Tuesday morning last
 Two of the public prints Of this city have made |expositions of this aiFray. which are intended to divest the attack of its siIianons character. and while important facts are not even alluded to- but little of the truth is told Whether this proceeds from fear. favor or aTcSion," the public may determine But great injustice has been done, and to correct the pnblic mind in relation to the affair, write this article.
 L. 4. Whi.eley the junior editor Of the Banner, standing at the Anthony House bar room, was as- sauited, with clubs, by J. F. Daniey, sheriff of this county and C. c. Danley State Auditor, sus taiued by Wni. Danley, steamboat engineer, and his companion the Hgnorabie--such is his title the Honoyable Solon Borland, U. 5. Senator By the side of Whiieey, wasffle senior editor of the Banner, L. J. Reardon. who seeing the unequal contest at once drew his pistol. and was imnedi- ately felled 10 the earth by an unseen attack from the Honaa5le Solon Borland, who succeeded in wreaching his pistol from him, and would no doubt have consnmmated his disgusting and blood thirsty threats upon Reardoa, had he not been arrested by the hand of Mir. Gordon N.. Peay. As ReaFdon was raised to his feet, he was knocked down by bludgeon in the hands of Wm. Danley, who sucaking up in direction not to be observed by Reardon, made good his bloody intention wbie his Honorable companion still held pistol at his breast, Reardon was immediately taken'off life less and supposed to be dead.
 This however did not content the two worihss, they pantel for more blood, and with the cry Ot " kill him. " kill him," from ihe Honorable gen. teman. both joined the attack upon Whiieley- already deprived of the use of his right ann by q ball in his shoulder, from the pistol of B. F. Dan ley. Whiteley having fired pistol without effect, succeeded in deprving B, F. Danley of his club, and thus with hiS left hand sustained the uneGset attack of four against one with almost extraoIiI- nary success. At this period B. F. Daney hay ihg used his pistol, was making efforts to stab Whise- ley with knife, while the two brothers piled tlsir clubs and the Hoaorabtc (carefut to keep from the reach of Whiteley's cane) presented his pistol at the breasts of all those who heard with sympashy and wished to heed the frequent cry from Wisite ley, of " one at time gentlemen and lll whip you all."
 He was at length overpowered by blow from C. C. Danley after his two brothers were felled to the earth--one, while m the act of accom- plishing his bloody purpos- with his knife, usdeE the unceaSing yell of "kill him, kill him, kill the dam'd scoundrel kill him." continued 10 the last by the valorous Honorable Solon Borland.
 II is due to MT. Whtely, that duringthe fight, which occupied space of ground some seyenty- five or eighty feet, down the alley and in roat Of the Anthony House. he was observed by those present to pass and repass the lame C. c. Danley, with whom alone he had cause of quarrel-and with almost unprecedented magnanimity to sgare him. when entirely in his power to have crushed him to the earth.
 The writer of this article was not present duging the assault, but refers for its correctness to the tss timony of those upon whose statement the above facts are based
 C. c. Danley and the Honorable Soon Borand were required to give bond before Judge Hut Jus ce of the Peace for their appearance at the Circut Court of this county in December next. Wm Dan- ley and B. F. Danley have disappeared, one OE them learn left in canoe and took down the Arkansas river.
 will not reflect upon the peace propensities ot the Honorable Senator, when he has an antagonis, in such men as Hon. T. E. Flournoy. Hon. K. W. Johns9n and dozen others, who have offered him the grossest personal insults and disgraced him n the opinion of honorable men. But when there odds in his favor, and he can gratify his malice in crowd of four to one, he is especially valiant
 There is but ore opinion in this community, with regard to this bailed scheme of assassination and that IS the deepest indignation a the perpetration of such an outrage. The whole affair will be in- vestigated before Judicial Tribunal and the truth of this statement given to the public free from bias and partialiiy. will thea be conclusively shown.
 Little Rock, Sept 22d, 1851. JUSTICE.
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