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they wete not prepared for the lmPuation aPon his standing which bis removal fem ofsee would seem to indicate. They aver that secret. false and under handed means were employed to effect hisremovsi, and. as evidence to prove that such deception was Praciised, upon your Exeellsncy. they saythat was represented to you that the protest against the permanent appointment of Colonel Miller was signed by all the Democratic members in the claw renee Land District" when. ia fact it was signed by bat fire such members, and the whole Demo cratic representation from that "Distret" amounts to sigAtesR members As to the charge of Colonel Miller being ssdisorganizer. they refer, for sa- tisfaeioty refataon. to the letter of Judge Isaac Baker. which is marked K and herewith submitted. Judge Baker says, in his letter dated December IF. ls47, that the reason why Colonel Miller did not vote for the Democratic candidates at the election, which brOugh, upon him this charge of 'disorgani- zsr.' was: that was a repEdiaiOy. that another advocated bank policy. which amounted to rePn- disticn and the thr had voted for the specie 6ih, bill which he says was cdious throughout the State, Re-

 The petitioners further represent. that although Colonel Miller did not vote for the Democratic ticket. for the above stated by Judge Isaac Baker, that he nevertheless stood aloof and did not vote at alI while Mir. NeiIi, who succeeded him in office, voted for Whig. That Colonel Miller has been disorganizer and an injury to the Democratic party, as was charged against him, they pronounce Ia paIpabIe misstatement of the fact. They say, that. far from such charge being true. that Col Miller has been of the truest and boldest friends in the section of the State in which he has resided for many years.-Tha, he was one of the Electors of President and Vice President in is36 and IS4U, and has been fearless supporter of his party. when many. who now oppose him, were timid and time serving, and unworthy of confidence in con- eluse, they remark, that in relying upon informa- tion which commanded your confidence at inc time, you have affixed stigma upon the political stand- ing of as true and honorable as the State af- lords. and most earnestly request, as act of jus tice to an injured man, te may be reinstated in the office from which he has been removed. They speak fayorably of MT. Neil and say that if Col. Miller should be reinStated, under the peculiar cir eumstances of the case that his restoration ought rot, and will not reflect any scredit upon his char acter. while it will remove from Col. Miller an un just imputaton. which has been cast upon him by his ill-advised removal.

 In addition to these statements. beg leave to re- fer your ExceIIeney particularly to the letter of R. ". Johnson, of May 2s lsl7, enclosing this peti- ton No. l.; the letter of Mir. Noland, marked the letter of Judge Baker, marked K; the letter oi Gov Drew, marked o, enclosing letter from Col. Wm. Armstrong; the letter of Col. Vim. Arm strong, also marked 0, anl a second letter from Gov. Drew, dated June Sd, Is47, with letter from c. B. Croft, Esq, of the Legislature of Arkansas, who was one of the members who signed the pro test against Colonel Miiler's re-appointment, and who states that he knew nothing of Colonel Milers removal. thought that his term of office had ex- pired. and did not know that he was an applicant for reappointment; also the letter of K. W. John- son, of June ,, lsl7, No 2 with two letters enclo sed, No ard ? the Ist. from the Hon. If. L.. Evans State Senator, certifying that he never saw the " protest" agains, Colonel Milers re-apPoint- men, ,--beeves that foul means used to pro his removal, and requesting that he may ss re- stored to office and the End, from J. M. Mitchell, Esq, also member of the Legislature, who signed the protest" and states that he was informed that it was a petition in favor of the appointment of Henry NeiII,-that he thought the office vacant, and that if he had understood the matter he would not have signed the paper another letter from Hon. K. w. Johnson, dated June 25th, ls47, marked K, enclosing letter from Hon. James Childress, also marked K. Mir ChiIdress says he did not sign pe tition for Colonel Miers removal, but would sign for his restoration that the whole Democratic par ! Y of the county were in favor of Colonel Miers re appointment; and the letter of the Hon. A. II. sevisr. marked S. and dated July |, isi7 in which he says that he was mistaken in supposng that all the Democratic members of the Legislature, flom the Batesville Land District, had signed for Colonel Miller's removal. he has since learned that not even a majority had sgned it, and that two of those who did sign, to wit: Messrs Croft and Mitchell, were ignorant of the object intended by the paper, and concludes by saying that the freads of Colonel Miller hope that he will be restored to the office. 1 Thus, it has been shown, by the concurrent state ments of many of the most respectable gentlemen in the State of Arkansas, that Colonel Miller is h,gh minded and honorable man. that he is the choice of the people in the Lawrence Land District for the office of Register. and he was removed from office upon grounds which not sustained by the facts as they are now exhibited.

 The statement of Mir Greeneaf, the clerk who has charge of the Arkansas Room, shows, sse tas: during the short period duIing which Colonel Mil Ter was in office, he discharged his duties faithfully as Register and satisfactorily to this Department. 1, therefore, respectfully 7~eommend as an act of justice to Colonel Miller that he be restored to the office from which it appears he has been unjus,ly removed.

 ris proper also, to remark. in concIusiaa. that ' l.. Neit has discharged his duties successor to Col Miller; and that his removal under the peculiar cir cumstances of the case. should not reflect discTedit even n the sightes, degree upon his character and standing in the community of which he is mem ber, either as public man or private citizen. have the honor to be,