Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-03-25
sr1AnsoAr LAFAYETTE. March i9. 1881.

on the lsst night of the session The bill IS very defective in several points of view. It IS the Sen ate bill precisely, sersatisn sf heratim. The de- fleets pointed out to the committee on the Judi- ciary, some time sinee in presence of Senator BOr- land. But told the committee at the time, that cared nothing personally foE the bin; had been already subjected to too much abuse and misfep- Fesentation in regard to it. that the Senator, then before them, fel more interest in the concern, and had had more to do with it than had ever had, or cared to have; that was acting in the matter in obedience to the voice of the Legislature of my State, which had just djourncd--leaving, m full force the provisions expressive of their will; that had pointed out to them the defects of the bll. and left the whole matter in their hands, with only request, which was to report favorabiy, and, enable me to pass a bill of some sort-to stop the unjust glamour with which ] had been pursued, if they had any regard for me personally; and. as my committee was then in session, l left them and the Senator together.
 They afterwards informed me, that they would report the bill favorably and srithout mnen4meat.
 But their committee was never called by tho House afterwards; and. consequently, the bill vas not reported, 90 that the House was not in posses sion of the bill al all. Under these difficult cIr- cumstances, procured the bill from the commit tee, and feeling satisfied that any motion 10 amend would cause the rejection of the bill, and that as heretofore my effort to improve the laws projected by others for our State, would be set down to disposition to defeat and destroy them; and if de- feat should follow, that the charge would be be- lieved by good many: obtained suspension of the rules by twothirds, after earnest appeal of five or ten minutes, and put the bill upon its pas sage and at last, without the aid of the committee on the Judiciary, who had already refused me seUerally to move in it's behalf; and who, with a profound silence, left me to fight the battle my self carried it through, as it came from it's friends par ezceiLnee of the Senate. The bill s law. am glad it IS so, but am not responsible for its defects.
 The county of Sebastian is not embraced in the new District it having been created after this bill had passed the Senate, and before it had passed the House. dld not attempt to amend in regard to this, as knew that any baulk in an accelera- ted and irregular movement, such as was then making, on the passage of bill which had hther- to been opposed uniformly. would almost certainly prove fatal. An act supplementary at the next ses- sion of Congress, will easily be obtained to remedy this.
 will nov be permitted to say, for the benefit of those wbo'have attempted so constantly through this bill toanjure in the estimation of the peo pie of Arkansas, that never did yet fail to avail myself, on the floor of the House, of every oppor- lv.~n HrrIa aI from it's advent to the House, to the hour of is passage; and will further say that knowing well who they were, who were most active in pointing the public centure to me, never have felt the slightest expectation of kindness in their hearts or justice at their hands. The same men were lea ders tand ms ed many others who were far better and purer than themselves) and planned and con summated the destruction of the oldest, ablest, most faithful and distinguished of the public ser wants of our State. mean SEVER. Had his fate been left to the people to decide, how different would have been the result. And, when he fell. how palpably was it felt at Washington, both m the Senate and by the administration, that Arkan- sas was shorn of her power and position. Who will judge me out of their mouths1 Honor them. if you please. for their deeds, but make them not my judges.
 . On the last night of the session, after it had been twice rejected, procured the passage of the bill for the relief of Cincinna,tus Trous- dale and John c. Connolly It will give plea sure to some to know thus, as 1t did to ID ySelf when so fortunate 10 succeed.
 IL was impossible to get up in regular order, my bill granting land, &c., for Railroad from St. Louis throuth the North and centre of Arkansas, to Fulton in the South west of Arkansas, with branches from the Mississippi river to For; Smith in the West and to get it up o4t of order required tsrO -thris of the House. At all times cou i'd ccm- made the effort nevertheless on the last night, and on this account il failed. t can 6s plssetl aert Congress.
 The River and Harbor bill we had passed in the House of Representatives with appropriations of (sS0, ,000) eighty thousand dollars for Red Ry CT, and an amount equal to (s60,0 900, or 7O,OOW sixty or seventy thousand for the Arkansas rver, to- gether with means sufficient to build the neces sary Snag boats This bill perished on the last night of the session in the Senate, and is deeply to be regretted
 IL received my warm and decided Suppor in the House, and will always receive it. except when shall deem it inexpedient from the poverty of the Treasury, or the extravaganza of the appropra- tions, or determination materially to extend it beyond the classes of objects embraced in the bill as at first reported by the committee on Commerce No party in this country can live long, who will refuse aid, faciities and safety to a commerce of (350, ,o00, 000) three hundred and fifty millions of dollars, the Mississippi and her numerous tribu- taries, at an expense of a million dollars only. whilst they will vote TWENTY xIlIIoSs annually to the Navy, and the Harbors and Light Houses and defences on the ocean, and to our Foreign Re- lstions. all of which maintained for the sake of our Foreign CommeTce. the entirety of which ix not equal to the internal commerce of that section of the Union watered by these rivers