The Arkansas advocate., 1830-07-28
TO TIlE PUBLIC.
LITTLE Book--Chapter lst.


 LITTLE Book Chapter lst.
 In tho Gazette of the Fist inst. WM. E. NNoosa urr, the nominal Editor Of that pres tituted print, has again thrown himselfbe- fore the public, for the purpose of defend ing lis character, and awakening the sym pathies of a generous public, by sitting up piteous howl of persecution. This Is but another of the bulletins, for which he has long been so notorious--bulletins, which are filled with calumnies and falsehoods of the tiia must D1alevoient character. It might he deemed super1uous to recur to the mul- siplieity of publications ofthe samenature. The occurrences of 1927, to which he so particularly alludes, are too recent, too fresh in the memory of the citizens of Ar kansas to be forgotten, and I cannot but yhink that his reference 10 them, were not only ill-timcd, but peculiarly unhappy. They cannot have forgotten the vile and infamous emanations from his press, tend- jig to traalce the character of gentle man, who is taunting!y called" ,job-like," ]" They cannot have forgotten that the whole Territory was inundated by these slander- ous publications, in which the persecuted and unpretending Wm. E. Woodruff pledg- cd himself to prove every word therein contained, strictly true. A siander suit was instituted against him, and what was the result MT. Wm. E. Woodruff, in or der to save his purse, which he held dear CT than honor, character, reputation, yea even than life itself, consented upon con- dition that the suit be withdrawn, to pub- fish in his own paper, his unheard Of base- ness and infamy, and branded himselfwith the [ deep damnation of public scorn and contempt. Now this pions, meek man of predicting memory, tells you that have violated the sanctuary of private fife; that have made deep stab at his character character which he would fain have you believe was before euntarnishea-bu which he well knew was so threadbare, it twould scarcely sustain the slightest touch. Does ha think the citizens of Arkansas blind? Does he consider them of such waxen na- tures--or is he base enough to consider them so much after his own sort, wrought so completely after his own mould--as par taking so much of his own infamy of char acter, that they are willing to set down as sfacts, any thing that can issue from his afIil- lated presss can safely assert that he has mistaken their Character, know them better; they may forgive, but cannot for get: although possessed of kind and foreiv- ang natures, irritate them, and they are like the mighty lion aroused from his lair; and we would caution MT. Woodruff, not to presume too far upon their goodness.
 As 1t is my intention in this chapter, to be a little brief, must pass over greater part of his prolix address. As to certain DEPOSITION, observed it had been nursed in the dark; and NIT. Woodruff asks, by whom 1t was nsrsea in the dark? He says ! once copied the depositions, but he can- not nov find the one alluded to, and insin- uates that l have nursed it in the dark. ," towering eagle was by mousing owl
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 acknowledge having copied some of the dispositions, but he Is well aware, that the deposition alluded to, never was copied by me; he knows that it neyerwas among the number; lie knows that policy forbade its being copied; and he knows that he would sooner sink into nothingness, than have it published. He thinks cannot get copy of it, or he would not dare me to publish 1t; but here again he is mistaken. The De- position slsall be pabiished, and we hope in our next chapter, to show MT. Wm. E. WOODRUFF to the world in his true colors. do not wish to give him too much at once, It might make him sick.
 shall continue the publication of ex- tracts from my Little Book, at my leisure, and as occasion may call for them.
 c. P. BERTRAND.
 LITTLE BILLY, in his pathetic address, V ith all his contrition of spirif alludes fo