The true Democrat., 1856-07-01
Lawyers Fees for Prosecuting the
 Real Estate Bank Suit

way had paid forty :fre housond dollars out of the treasury to Gen. Hempstead--the other that he had paid Hampstead tcenty;fve hou- sand dollars, for prosecuting the Real Estate Bank suit Both of these rumors were false- hoods, and to prove them so, we published the
 letter of the Auditor of Public Accounts, Dr. Huey Know Nothing, showing that the Co., vernon had paid to Mir. Curran, for preparing and filing the bill, only $500 and to Mir. Hampstead, for prosecuting the suit since Cur rams death, only $500. Thus we showed aoide difference between Know Nothing charges and the truth-a aoide difference between Know Nothing figures and the official record.
 But the Gazette says the fifteen hundred dol- lars paid to Gen. Hampstead is exorbitant and an outrage upon the Treasury It puts down Gen. Hempstead's services as of no importance his labors as of trivial nature This shows the editor of the Gazette to be wilfully blind to the facts or shamefully ignorant of them. In order to show the amount of Hempstead's services, the success and the importance of them, we have collected few facts from the records for the edifcation of the editor What we present here will be found on the records of the Circuit, Chancery and Supreme courts.
 Quo WarrantO against the Chancellor. 1 The State of Arkansas vs K F FairchiM. The question was, whether the law of 18th January, 1855, creating the court of chancery, was constitutional. $. H. IIempstead argued the case in behalf of Fairchild and in support of the consttutionality of the law. The court de- cided the law to be constitutional and the court of chancery to be legal and constitutional court, and the chancellor properly appointed and the writ was dismissed. (!See records of Supreme Court; also, 15 Arh's Reports, page 619) Thus the secoad step towards bringing the Real Estate Bank to settlement was accomplished. The first was the preparation of the bill {; the sec0nd, the creation of court to try the cause. The President ana Directors of the Bank
 of Washington vs. The State of Arkansas.
 This is an action of covenant on 23 State Bank Bonds. Judgment has been obtained against the State for S52, ,513 O6 and an appeal taken to the Supreme Court, which is now pending. There are several important ques- tions in this case, one of which is, whether the interest on the bonds bears interest Hemp stead defended this case in the Circuit Court. It was decided before the passage of the law under which the others of Capt. Pikes suits were dismissed. It is now pending in the Su- preme Court. Hampstead has prepared and submitted the argument in behalf of the State upon which he confidently relies for a reversal of the judgment in the lower court. The labor he has performed in this case has been great. The President and Directors of the Bank
 of Washington ys. The State of Arkansas.
 This is another one of Capt. Pike, suits. It Is bill ln chancery to enforce the payment of B State Bank Bonds, out of the assets of the State Bank. Hampstead appeared for the State, and on his motion the bill was dismissed under act of 7th December 1854 for failure and refusal to file the 23 bonds An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, where the de- cision was affirmed at the January term, 1856. Bank of W ashinston and Vim. \. Pla;enius.
 as ad:n'r. of Jas. H Oiford. decd. ys. State of Arkansas ana Trustees of Real Estate Bank.
 This is another of Capt. Pike's suits It is bill to obtain payment of 30 bonds of the State, issued to the Real Estate Bank held by the Bank of Washington also PA bonds of the State held by J as. Holford The bill was dis missed for failure to file the bonds An ap- peal was taken and the decision affirmed at January term of Supreme Court, 1856. This was more of Hempstead's services to the State Wm. \. Piatenius as adm'r. of Jas, Hol. ford, decd. vs. The State of Arkansas. This was an action of covenant on 300 bonds of the State issued to R. E. Bank, held by Ho- ford. These were the hypothecated bonds. The suit was dismissed 9th July, 1855, for failure to file the bonds, and the decision of the circuit court affirmed in Supreme Court at Jan- uary term, 1856. Hampstead was attorney for the State
 Vim. X. PlatemiuS adm'r. of Jas. Hoi-
 ford, dec'd., vs. The State of Arkansas.
 This, like the foregoing, was an action of covenant in the Pulaski circuit court, on PA bonds of the State issued to Real Estate Bank,
 
 for failure to file the bonds and the decision affirmed at January term, 1856, of the Supreme Court. Hampstead was attorney for the State Wm. X. PlatcniuS as adm'r. Of Jas. Uol- ford, dec'd.. vs. The State of Arkansas.
 This is ar appeal to the Supreme Court to reverse the order of the Chancellor, directing the bonds to be received in payment of Real Estate Bank debts. Motion to dismiss the ap- peal was heard at the January term of 1856, but has not yet been decided. Hampstead was attorney for the State. This is not one of the least important of all these suits of Capt Pike against the State. If Capt. Pike succeeds in his appeal, 1t will be the means of running many honest debtors to the Real Estate Bank and of njuring the State materially.
 All these suits were against the State, and involved about a million and half of dollars It was of the greatest importance that they should be disposed of The State is strug- glng now to settle the affairs of the banks and to appropriate the assets to the redemption of the bonds. Hampstead attended to these suits, in the inferior courts, and in the Supreme Court. as the records will show At the usual charges made by the profession, his compensa- ton would amount to five times as much as he has received. It would amount to five times as much as he has received for prosecuting the suits alluded to above, to say nothing of the suit of the State against the Real Estate Bank, now pending, which he has so ably and faith fully managed.
 It is mere slang-known to be untrue, when it is said Hampstead has done nothing. Except preparing the bill, which Curran did, Hemp stead has done every thing that has been done.
 Tn the suit of the State against the Trustees