September ?, 1944.

For the .4tkaasas Banner.
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Dr. SeLoN BoRLAND -

 Dear Sir:-Y esterday we had the Hon A. Il. sevier among the good people of Clark County; he gave us a speech of some two and half hours long, but to me it did no seem more than twenty minutes and 1t was truly eloquent. do not see how he could have been otherwise; for he has certainly been worse treated or persecuted by the committee who made the report of his trans actions and conduct with the Real Estate Bank, than any man have seen; and any candid man who will take the report and examine the matter impartiallY, cannot come 10 any other conclusion. He spoke the truth, and truth is always eloquent. Both Wings and Democrats paid particular atten- ton to Col Sevler2s speech; for 1t was so convincing they could not do otherwise Some of the old settlers of this county and stand by's of Col. s. from reading the com mlttee's erparte report on his conduct with the said Bank, and the sale of the 800 bonds. and from hearing Dr. Gibson, DaVy Walker and some other small fry, denouncing him Tn their stump speeches, had.been yery,much enraged at his conduct. l must confess that had fallen into error about 1t. But I. as well as all, with one or two exceptions, who heard the Col's speech, were fully convinced of our error and also that there was noth- ing wrong or criminal in his conduct, with the aforesaid Bank. And we were more fuI- ly convinced after hearing Mr. Flanagin's re- ply Nr. I, was one. ol the famous Bank committee; and, in his reply to Col. SeYier, he stated that he did not believe, nor never had believed, that Col Sevier had profted one dollar by his Bank agency; which Is a very fair and honest statement for Whig to make. Mr. Flanagin pledged himself that fl he was elected, to vote for Col. Sevier's ha- Ring hearing at the meeting of the General Assembly.

 Any Whig, or Democrat either, who might become a candidate for the Legislature in this county, and take the ground that he was op- posed to Col. Sevier's having an impartial hearing, could not get twenty votes. Indeed. l do not know of but one man in the county who is opposed to his having hearing.

 Col. Sevier acquitted himself with much honor; and if the good people of Arkansas understood the matter fairly, and the object that most oI that committee had in view, it would completely use up both Doctor Gib- son and little Dayy Walker. At any rate it will use them as rough as the PoH-berries will the coons, in the November election.

 Yours, &c.,

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