TO THE PUBLIC.
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OF Arkansas, to pay off the expenses of a
Regiment Of mounted volunteers. The vio-
lence of these assaults on man in private
life, seeking no Office or station, and desi-
ring none, the time and quarter from
whence they came, leave but little room to
doubt that they were intended for the double
purpose of injuring the democratic party, to
which feel proud to belong, and also of
sinking me in the estimation of my fellow
citizens, with whom have lived and acted
Tor more than twenty years and whose un-
interrupted confidence and respect believe
i have enjoyed.


So reckless. indeed Were my assailants
that they did not content themselves with
asserting that had converted the money TO
my own use, but went further in their sys-
tenn of slander. and declared that | had re-
moved from The STATE with my property to
avoid its payment.


p This falsehood was propagated with the
Ilill knowledge that my properly was sllffi-
cient To pay six times that amount and that
no consideration couid in Irce me to aban-
d n a Stare tvifh which alt M, in orcsts are
identified and to which feel attached by al
those sacredties that can bind a man to his
country. | take this occasion to assure
those who have any apprehensions on the
subject, thai whether rich or poor. Arkan-
sas will be my home as long as kind Prov
idenee spares my life.


While the plb.ic mini was occupied on
great po iticai questions, felt that it would
be out OF time and mproper to comp ain Of
individual I'M lstice; and preferred 10 wait
IN i. the exc te nent of the clnvass was over,
when my motives could II ! be liable to mis-
construction nor the ma olence of party
spirit fores;ail my defence. | did not fear
tina. sander, com ng f,om the qlartcr it did
AMI tinge1 with deep m lice as II was Goa d
produce the flrfeitu 9 of the good op on of
nv .ellow-ci1.z sus, Or receive the impressive
charAc er Of truth, l-y waiting fbr a proper
opportunityto to repel ii. The time has near
arrived. and owe it TO my frienls and to
myself, to briefly state The facts with regard
To the u lg.nent against me in favor OF the
In: ed States, and then leave the plb.ic to
de.e.m ne whether they warrant the bitter
accusations, wnieh i, has been my lot to en-
conner. In 1895 a Regiment Of Arkan
s1s volunteers was calleI mo the service
o! The United Stats 10 co-ope.ate wIh 1
p5riiJn Jf The reg lar army ihea ON he 81
h.ne w.ta a view 10 project our territory
f.on an-lci3a-eI he lean agsfe OF. In
the SANE year ] was e.c-aei Goye.nor o.
the S.a.e AM entered "A the discharge Of
Inc dries Di ll.. stL, on.


The Z la~-er ias.er who ha1 been ap-
p,.n.eI f,r ,h.s Reg; ;nent hlS,ng resignsi
his u;gi.e AMI there os.n5 40 s.,ci4 other al
ar near lite Rock to per.Jr.a jhe sefs ices
o, q .tsc I45se.--. ae 5In ,. , > OjJ was
received ~ M, As Governor, t. De d!soLfset
in nl1.ng The Z 1pen5es oi that Reg.helt.


As 1t vas the -Irst ye tr of the Scase tiov-
ernnsn:. anl every hing was 20 be organ
zei, ths / i5ies of me EAecLt. c were neces-
sari.y m IRE onefoa5 than they have been At
any Subsequent period; as a-so The ddties
devo.ving on her departments.


in addition 10 this, was IN such low
s.a.e IF health as to iorbid ihe idea Of person
aliy attending TO the exam llt-on and al
i,Istnent OF ia service Ihe Government
col!d not compel me to perform, but which
| should have discharged wiih pleasure, II
circumstances an1 heath had permitted.


Capt. 4. d. e. Collins, dis soafs.ng agent
of the United States, proaered to iahe the
trouble and responsibility upon himse.i, to
which | readily ami thankfully acceded, as
knew the Government placed the utmost
confidence in his capacity, business habits,





thai condolences, that hLn1feds of thousands
of dollars OF the pubic money rem1ined IN
his hands for long periods OF time WITHOUT
beinr accounted IOT. therefore turned the
find over to hun, and the who.e business
being as | beiieycd, i'll competent hanis,
crave myself NJ further concern with regard
10 it. and certainly had no reason t. slspeci
that il would not be transacted in CO rect
and formal manner, and 10 Ihe satisfaction
of every person Some time aiier the vol
unteers were discharged, the treasury De-
nnrlment required me to renler accounts
nfthe disbursement ot the finI thds paced
in the hanls OF Capt. Coilins. 1 lmneli-
a.ely appiedto TO him 20 renler Formal accounts
OF disbursements with proper voacners;-
which he promised 10 do speedily, bat did
not comply. Afera lapse u severa mol'hs-
ma 1e an imperative reqIisi-iJn upon Eim
for the vouchers covering his paj mentS, ah1
he turned over a CONFUSED inlss ot INFORMAL
papt 5 INTENDED for vouchers, at the same
tim leciaring there wefe many more, winch
h, ,ud hunt up and denver ia Il shors tIlue
lis however was never done. lmiAe


mutation: his errors resulted from the
generosity OF his nature. and no one can be-
lIeve he ever thought OF wronglng a human
being: the confusion in his Business towards
the close of his life cou.d be attributed To
nothing b1t inat,ention and neg ect. The
EXPENSES fJhe volunteers were heavy, there
being eleven companies, aad ali mounted:
and am persuaded no reasonable man can
doubt that the fund.- (excepting one thou
sand dollars), was faithfully dtsbIrsed by
Capt Collins. The difficulty however is.
: that Il. he ever took vouchers for The ba ance