The Arkansas advocate., 1830-09-08

caiiss, have no p0Slt1ue prooi ol It, Dul suI- fer me to reason by analogy, or admit the strongest circumstantial evidence, and ] believe a majority would concur With nie h that belief. Be this as it may; my pre- sent object is, to make few observations lsupon the positions which this author takes il his last number, more than to discover Inc is the writer, CT even hllazzard 6 spec ulation. inc may deyelope the facts, saiisii hope fE,1. the honor of the Territory, the Governor is not so deeply interested in Henry" as he isin ' Justice.e'
 ,Tis true, we are advocating State Go- yernment; and in this we are advocating the strongest wishes of the PEOPLE. pro- fess to be the friend and advocate of the unalienable rights of 40,000 Freemen! 1 have weighed well the consequences, and cannot see the causes of alarm, pourtray- ed in such glowing colors by ssHenry-o cannot for the life of me, see any cause to apprehend danger, at the prospect Of becoming free an independent sovereign ty. lt IS too true, we are now under the guardianship and protection of the Feder- q Government. People of Arkansas! can you tameiy submit to such language as this! can you. reconcile 1t to your feelings, to continue Ill astate of pupilage and de- pendencee to remain in a state of minority even in the bloom of your strength and manhood! to have the shaekles of slavery bound upon you with still firmer riyet! to be manacled with a guardianship! This might answer for the slaves of an Eastern Sultan--the sublime Porte might hold such language as this to his fettered subJects;-- but the free and untrammelled descendants of those who resisted British tyranny and oppression-who sought home in the wil- derness of the Western world, that they might enjoy freedom ofopinion, and liber- ty of.conscience, and who afterw ards, with a fearful odds against them, hazarded eve ry thing for an elective privilege, cannot acqHiesce in such arguments as have been advancedj the free and independent cSti- zens of ArkaHsas--the sturdy yeomanry of the country, those minds are as free and unclaimed as the air they breathe, cannot submit to dictation like this. Henry' goes to work to make calculations as to the cost; suppose for a moment his calcu- lation to be correct. Tie people are abfe to meet the exigenoy. Does he think they are like himself, narrow-minded, eold-cal- culating misers, who would weigh money against iadependencei Nc! there Is rot one of them, but would be willing to contri- hute his share to be placed on equal terms with the rest of the members of the Union ito be no longer considered as begears, but as acknowledged members of tbe same eonfedeaacy, enjoying the like privileges. and having right to demand a portion of the blessings bestowed upon the STATES generally. by the General Government 1 What are we non2 poor dependant Per- ritory, humbfy asking the General Govern ment to exercise over Us the Prerogative of masters; and for this species of begging, 1 the General Government IS pleased in the plenltude Of her kindness, to send us good 1 Governors, which we had much rather l choose for ourselves; and to suffer us to convene an assembly for 30 days, once in two years, CT oftener, or longer. if we please, provided We pay for 1t ourselves. But these calculations appear to have been made by one accustomed to high salaries. The warmest friends of State Govern ment have never dreamed of an expense like this-neariy 150 per cent of this cost may be taken off, and our highest expeeta- tions will be realised. Is an example, ! will merely mention enc item. ss Henry" rates the salary Of ffa4erReFat Sg9a@. The i friends of the measure would not compute t at more than S750, this is taking of i Sl250 from one item, and by reducing his other extrayagancies in the same ratio
 it would make vast difference in the a. mount of expenses calculated. The citi. zens of the Territory hope, viii [" ieoh before they leap.' They will consider well the difference between State and Territorial Govcrnment--a state of abiect servitude and community of freemen
 Now fellow citizens, compare the differ
 ence, and decide whether the advocate. for State Government, are endeavorine to bring " aoould-be great men" into office
 to oppress the PEOPLE. or whether ths drones now in office, oppose the measure through a well founded apprehension O loosing .fdt salaries. Our 0yerseer now 1 receives S2000 per annum, and he is fear
 ful of loesing it, by your securing you rights-rights which belong to you as rec
 men, and rights which have no hesitation in saying, you are determined tolnaintain 4 Designing politicians may rail against the measure-may endeavor to force upon yot the conviction of lis being a damning poll
 cy; they may cloak their designs with ths seeming view of advancing the interests o
 the people; but the interests of the people is not their end, they are guided alone b, selfish motives, and the hope of enioyinC stiiil longer, the large gyls of General Go vernsnent, which they rightly coniectur, l we gre teoPeor tesceat;nae. Long aeeas toned to large salaries, they cannot brool the idea Of receiving smaller ones, ane for this reason, they would persaade you you cannot incur the expences nf a Stat. l Government. We wish in our Territory simple republican manners; we want ii show of ostentation or pride, except tn, pride and C glorious privilege of being Tn dependent" This is our chief end an, aim-this IS what we are abIe to accom-
 plish, and what those who dare to think T are determined to do.
 Again, five take into consideration tn T political advancement of the Territory