The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-11
From he Arkansas Gaxette. TO THE PUBLIC.

SoUc tteC s4f hufoIeo SU&tLSs
 TO THE PUBLIC.
 ! sincerely regret the necessity of re- spending to statement made in the pub
 lie prints, calculated to make false and unfavorable impression in regard to my
 conduct at Washington, last winter.
 When l returned to this Territory
 Hast June, did not knew that 1 had I an enemy in it. was not concious
 of fhaving given cause of offence to an,
 individual, and certainly had no unkind < feelings towards any person in the Ter 7 rltory-or any party. All had treated ! me with respect and courtesy, which,
 on my part, had been most sincerely
 reciprocated. While at Washington,
 lhad never interfered with any renov-
 al or appointment in this Territory, ex-
 cepta statement about Judge Gross,
 when called on by the President and y Col. Seyier. never said word to the
 President or any member of the cab- net, to poison their minds, or prejudice # them against Judge Roane, or any citi- zen of this Territory, nor did attempt to have Roane removed, nor did any E person interfere to check or prevent me from having him removed; and any in- situation, suggestion, or statement, to 2 the contrary is incorrect. When ! left ! ! the Territory last winter, was under the impression that the Attorney for the E United States had not evinced that skill, vigilance and nergy,inopposition to the Spanish Claims, which the interest of , the Government required, and that the Government ought to be represented by the best counsel to be had. That I was well disposed to have Col. Ashley < appointed, if the difficulty presented by his connection with the Spanish business could be surmounted, l will not deny. l became satisfied however. that this Spanish business would be an inSuperable barrier, and therefore de- clined any concern with it.
 Another circumstance had an inhu- ence with me, and made a more fayora-
 ble impression on me about Judge
 Roane's exertions in the Spanish cases.
 dlned with a member of the commit
 tee of the House of Representatives, to
 which the subject of the Spanish Claims 8 had been referred. In conversation l with him, observed, thatI feared the Attorney of the Government had been over-mstched, and perhaps l added, and out managed, by the Counsel for the claimants; to which this gentleman
 answered, that he had examined the re- cords and proceedings, and it appeared tohlm that the Judges were much more 70 blame than the Attorney. That the Attorney had, according to the record,
 discharged his duty. These sugges- 4 t1ons disinclined me more than ever to I a change of the Attorney, and never af- ter said or did any thing in the matter. Whatever other sins may have com
 nlitted in life, I have never used the pri- vate conversations Of any gentleman
 with me to iniure him; but if have ever, s Tn casual conversation with any gentle man, said any thing on this subject, re lease him, and every gentleman, from al obligation to withhold it from the public. N Unpleasant as it is to be drawn before the public, on account of private con versations with friends, vet l am now willing that Judge Roane and the pub E ZIG should know every thing have said s or done about this business. never had 8 any unlxind feelings towards Judge
 hoane, and public considerations alone
 could have induced me to advise a 2 change.
 ] While absent from the Territory, il
 was reported here, as understand, that
 ihad, in Kentucky, or at Washington
 expressed great hostility to the Judges
 and determination to have them re. i moved. this story give direct
 Genial. Inever contemplated fora mo-
 naent an attempt to remove the Judges
 CT whispered such thing to any nor