Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 26th. 1Sa9


 10 Me Editor of True Democrat-
 DEAR SIR: In the issue of the :" "Old lpe Democrat" of the 22d inst, appeatea a communication over the signature of MrJ. H. Crease, in which I am alluded njn such a manner as requires that sliold notice few points in it.
 l do not desire or intend to get intta newspaper war with him, but wish to move the mystifcation' under whidhbe seems to be laboring.
 He commences, by saying. that in te True Democrat there is an article underte head of public printing, purporting tos editorial, but l presume the Auditor ad his assistant clerk and editor, Mir. Woo- ward. are solely entitled to its parterniN' Now l can assure MT. Crease, that he is error; l did not write that article t know 1t was written until 1t made its ar pearance in the columns of the True Denr crat, nor do 1 believe Mir. Woodward hS anything, whatever, to do with it.
 There was not single fact to justify hir in attributing its authorship to me- hAv nothing to do with the controversy betwe ee him and the True Democrat; the editor d that paper is quite able to defend himsei and IS equal to the task of editing his pal without assistance from me-
 lie further says, "it Is somewhat divert ing they should dare me to publish warran that are entirely under their own control and which, without the consent of the Au ditor, are a sealed book to others outs of his office" It is "somewhat divertins that Mir. Crease should make such state ment as the above, for no one knows bette than he, that the warrants are not unde my control; they are in the Treasurer's of lice, where he left them, and are as mud under his control as mine Should he de sire to publish the warrants to which h refers, 1 will guarantee the treasurer vii furnish him with copies l cannot publis the charges upon which these warrants ar founded, as 1 do not intend to become party to this controversy, unless forced in to it. If he wants them published, I vii take pleasure in furnishing him with cop of the voucher for that purpose, and i exhibiting the original him, if 1t will be an qualification.
 None of the public records under my con trol are sealed books. He can at all time get any information of public characte from my office, without charge, upon ap plication to me, but I must beg leave t decline his officious offer, C to certify to an statement we shall both find to be correct. l feel perfectly competent to certify to fact in my office, and fatter myself that the will be believed by the public without tn addition of his signature. Whenever I al convinced that statements certified by m will not be credited without authenticatio by him, or any other person, l will resign
 l will allow the ex-Treasurer, tn privilege of examining the records of m office, and ascertaining what additions documents were paid for subsequent to tn date of the warrants for SISSY 52" 1 az prehend it will be a fruitless search, as tn above sum paid in full, for printing tn Governors message and oH the "accom panying documents"
 He seems to manifest great anxiet that the Auditor should place himself rigI as to warrant No. GAO, in favor of Johnso & lerles. l have not seen the manuscrir report made be me as Auditor since passed into the hands of the clerk ( the House, but presume the printed cop is correct, if so, that warrant was "ovel looked'' in making out the report. Tn report was called for late in the sessior when the Auditor was pressed with bus ness, and had not time to carefully compar 1t with the vouchers, and that warrant nc being posted on the book of appropria tions, was omitted in copying the report r.Crease can have a copy ofthe voucher ur on which that warrant was issued, if he dt sires it. am not infallble and like all othe men, am liable to make mistakes. But can say, as Mir. Crease has said, and 1 thin with equal truth, that my department, a exhibited in this State, for the past thrt years, has not been such, as to authoriz any person to charge me with falsehood 0 duplicity. l hope he will not allow hi solicitude for the Auditor to disturb hi rest, as he (the Auditory feels able to talk care of himself without the assistance of tn eX-Treasurer.
 To the insinuations contained in his lei ter, l will not attempt to reply; the publ properly understand, and know how to al preciate that mode of attack Why | should desire to bring my name into tn controversy, l am unable to understand l have never given him any just cause ( offence, that l am aware of, either in m personal or official intercourse with him. 1 it Is his great desire to serve the publi interests, that induces him to do so, and l have been guilty of official misconduct let him make his charges distinctly an unequivocally, and give the evidence upo which they are founded, that l may kno' how to defend myself This is the secon time he has lugged me into his controvel sies with others, and 1 hope it will be tn last If he has cause of complaint agains me let him assai me directly and not in tn round about manner he has heretofore have been before the public, more or less for the last ten years in an official capacity and if he wishes to investigate my officis conduct, it is open to his scrutiny, and h IS at liberty to go back to the beginning and trace my history up to the presen time. Yours respectfully,
 WM R. MILLER.