SENATOR AsHLEY'S LETTER.
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LiHle Rock Sept 9th, IS47.


SIR: have many letters from esteemed friends
in the Western counties. nquiring trhy an act of
Congress was not passed, establishing District
Court at Van Buren,, in accordance with the wish.
Of the citizens of the and the instructions of
tie last Legislature. My answer to each will
necessarily be the same, and | therefore ask of
you to do me the favor TO publish my response.


have, ever since the subject was first present.
ed 10 my consideration, believed that the convo-
nience and interest of the people of the West and
the clear interest of tho General Government, al.
so, imperativeiy demanded such q Court; and at
the first session that | was q member of the Ju-
dietary Committee, | succeeded in getting a re-
port Of the Committee in favor of such q Court,
after unwearied exertons, by my own casting
vote in Committee. | wrote to the la:e Capt VIM
Armstrong, and received letter in response,
strongly urging tho necessity Of establishing that
Court. Capt Armstrong furnished me, also, with
a letter from Gen. Arbuckle, to himself, fully
corrobaling his own views. Both these letters /
attached to the report, and had printed The re-.
man, George W. Paschal, Esq, for such sugpes-
lions as he might deem proper to make; most, if
not all of which were Incorporated into the re-
port. | was unable to get leavo of the Commit
tee to make that report, as early in the session
as could have been desired srove in vain to
get action upon it during the oession-tho Ore
gon question overriding all others.


Al the last session. ! referred the samo sub
ject again to the Committee on the Judiciary,
where il met with strong opposition, principally
arising, presume, from the fact that there were
various opplicaLions' for District Courts in other