The Arkansas advocate., 1830-09-08

Woitiiy lfit support or cOnHdenCe Of any true .taelsenian, and ! readily believed
 him when he said, that the strongest tic ttii :
 that bound him to the present Admins
 tration, was his personal regard for Gen. Jackson. He has been charged with being the partizan of Henry Clay. Does he deny it2 l think not. But says, as he has said to me concerning the author |ship of the inflammatory publications over the signature of sJustice,v he will
 neither affirm nor deny. On the arrival of the Secretaryin in our Territory, to en- ter upon the discharge of the duties of his office, l believed him to be decided and devoted adherent to the cause of Gen. Jackson, but am now apprehen- siye, that the trite saying, that "eyil communications corrupt goood man. ners,' is, at this time. quite appropos. ] Col. "Jaw-Bone" charges, that pro- fessed that Gov. Pope, by his dinner speech, last October, entirely removed the scales from my eyes. You are right, Colonel, when you say the scales were removed from my eyes, for before the Governor delivered that egotistical and nonsensieal speech, l was willing to be- lleve that he was man of at least re spectable abilities; but after he gave birth to that mighty btathen, the scales were indeed removed, and l no longer thought it strange that Gen. Jackson should send sueh a man so far in the bock-zo0ods, for l was convinced he could have no use for him at Washington i" Jaw -Bone," alias Col. Ashley, and his pimp Woodruff, both pronounced high eulogies upon this extraordinary and curious speech. Col. Ashley, will pro- bably reeoiiect, that the day after this speech was delivered, in conversation with a gentleman who resided in Arkan- sas county, that he endeayored to make this gentleman believe it was ono Of the < haPpiest efforts that ever feii from rnor- tai lips. This he will not-he cannot deny. 1, at the time the speech was delivered, or a few days afterwards, ex- pressed publicly my disapprobation oft. Gov. Pope, l have no doubt, was then tho impression, that there was no more intelligence among the people of Arkansas, than might be found among any Indian tribe West of the GIississip- pi, and conceived himself a Whale among small fish; but believe he is now more than convinced, that the < Arkan- sas boys are up to few things, and can't be cheated with old feathers"
 Col. "Jaw-Bone,' in retailing a con- yersation sad to have taken place, at Cincinnati, between myselfa and Esmem- Der of one of the Churches, in this place. says he is not in the habit of hazarding an assertion without some authority for it. Very good. But when he makes an assertion. he should know something of the character and standing Iof the man, upon whose authority that assertion is made. In the present case, Woodruf-yes! the contemptible WoodraH-was the dtthorltgupon which that assertion was made. Had he been Ignorant of this mans character for ve- racity, he might have been somewhat excusable. But on the contrary, he well knew that this mans assertions were not entitled to tsstle of credit Has he not known him long enough to know, that he never was guilty of telling the truth in his life, fla lie would answer his purpose as well? Ifhe has not, others have. This man Woodruff, at the in stance of the Colonel, l presume, was Isent to this "member of one of the Churches" to catechise and glean what he could respecting me, and my pripate business, and having entirely failed, bis fruitful imagination, aided by his black and malicious heart, conjured up some thing in the shape of the conversation portrayed in such glowing colors in the last "Jaw-Bone.''
 In conversations had with the gentle man alluded to, as q member of one oi the Churches, on several different oc- casions, during the past week, lie has de |nied in toto his having held any conver- sation with me, while iH Cincinnati, oI with Woodruff, or any body else, since his return, that would warrant or justify the statements made in Claw Bone.
 This is not merely denial on my part
 but l have proof, ira zpriting, that the gentleman alluded to, has denied 1t in manner and form as stated above. Il is said that the gentleman from whom i this information is derived, is man ol "unblemished character and undoubt- ed veracity.o Here, for the first time