The Arkansas advocate., 1830-07-28
tremely odious in the court party, thus writes to Wilkes, May l77l:

of any persons concerning my conduct. shall not alterit; their uniformed O. pinions affect me little; l know my own situations ] must ever remain d poor and private man, and can never be a candidate for the favor or confidence of the public. The voice of the people is not the voice of God to me, though Gn the fair meaning of the word peopie) l hayeneverth thought it wrong butit is the voice within me that shall ever be the guide .ofmy actions And in July, in a letter to tiiiiis {. Ii a tA tAsc inf inf nite variety of business in which l have been concerned, where it is not so easy to be faultless, which of my actions can he arraign? To what danger has any man been exposed which have not fac eda information, action, imprisonment, or death? What labor have l refused? What expense have l declined2 What pleasure have l not renounced?o
 in another letter 10 Junius he says, {" "singular as my present situation is, if IS neither painful, nor was 1t unforseen. He is not fit for public business who does not, even at his entrance, prepare his mind for such an event. Health, for tune, tranquility, and private connex- ions, have sacrificed upon the altar of the public, and the only return l re- ceiye, because will not concur to dupe and mislead q senseless multitude. is barely that they have not yet torn me in pieces.''
 Contrast the above with what Juni- us says in a letter to Horne:
 < for myself, it is no longer a question whether shall mix with the throng and take single share in the danger. Whenever Junius appears he must encounter host of enemies. But is there no honorable way to serve the pubiie without engaging in person. al quarrels with insignificant individu- als, or submitting to the drudgery of canyassing votes for an election? Is there no merit in dedicating my htfe to the information of my fellow subjects? What public question have declined? !? What villain have I spared? Is there no labor in the composition of these let ters?a
 Here Junius accurately describes himself as John Horne; who having be- come unpopular with the two parties into which the nation was divided. could notappear to take a part in public affairs without eacoeystsrifag 8 host of es. ensieS; and he compares.his present occu- patton with what 1t had been when eonyassing votes for Wilkes, contend ing with Onslow, SSc. In private let ter to Wilkes, Junius says, < A man who honestly engages in public cause must prepare himself for events which will at once demand his utmost pa- tience, and rouse his warmest indigna- ton. feel myself, at this moment, in the very situation describe, yet from the common enemy expect nothing but hostiiities against the people. Itis the conduct of our friends that surprises and afllicts me-
 But if any doubts could remain re- specting the identity of Junius and Horne, they must be dispelled by the exordium of Junius's torty-iourth Nt- ter, dated April 9, TIT, addres9d to the Printer of the Public Advertiser. This introduction has not the least con- nexion or relation to the subject treated of in the letter, and appears to be lugg- ed in merely with q view of explaining his situation and feelings at the time, which was very soon after the Qetter to MT. Horne) unfortunate termination of the city election. It is as follows:
 "Sir-To write for profit without taxing the press, to write for fame and to be unknown, to support the intrigues offaction and to be disowned as don- geroas auuil'iayy by cvesy fassy ff'aass'sty in the kingdom, are contradictions which the minister must reconcile before l forfeit my credit with the public. l may quit the service, but it would be absurd to suspect me of assertion. The reputa- tion of these papers is an honorable pledge for my attachment to the peo- pie. To sacrifce q respected charac- ter, and to yeaouasee the esteem of soci- Iety, requires more than NIT. Wedder- burne's resolution.-But, in truth sir, l have left no room for an accommoda- ton with the piety of S. jomes's. hiy offences are not to be redeemed by re- cantation or repentance. On one side oar zOa,msest patriots would disclaim me as a burthen to their honest ambition, on the other. the yilest prostitution, fl