The Arkansas advocate., 1830-07-28
Far the .ArE.ansns .adrocate.


 Donaldsonville.
 For the arkansas .4dpocate.
 1lR. EDITOR In the last number of the Gazette, the Editor of that paper has dis played as much sagacity as we could req sonably expect from him, although we did not for moment believe that his twistiHg faculties, had become in the least impair l ed. He has discovered that certain ex- tracts of 2 letter, given by me to the pub- l lie are C s'gar6led;o and he has made anoth- CT important discovery, which must have been rather sore to him, though he felt 1 himself bound to diYulge 1t, viz; that he was the author Of the aforementioned let l ter. Mr. Woodruff acknowledges that this letter was not intended for the public eve, and he no doubt, expects to screen hin- self from the odium that would attach to him, particularly, as the author, by coming out and frankly aekaowledging 1t; and iii- tends to put the best face on the matter, by accusingme ofhaving sgarbled, , and not published the letter entire. lie threatens us with publishing 1t himselfi indeed wish he would, he might save me some trouble.
 As to the matter of garbfing;' the let ter Is the letter, and carries it's bearing upon it's face, and it was written by Mr. 1 Woodruff, who, said was one of the lead- ing members of the party; and in saying so, 1 must confess 1 did not intend It as a con- piiment. For myself, 1 could not take it l as complimentary, to be charged with be- ing leading member of party, that should be condemned by all honest men- a party remarkable for intrigue and cor ruption--that have left no stone unturned to answer their anholy purpose, and no means unresorted to, to accomplish their ends: with '' Falleyrando at their head. acting as their prompter and leader, and Woodruff performing the functions of exe- cutor of their dark designs, or more proba- ble, their political Jackall. So far from thinking myself complimented, l should Heel degraded in being in any way assimi- lated with that party, how much mere so should l feel, if was considered as one of its leaders. As to the letter, the s' three words omitted, which Mir. Woodruff seems to harp so much upon, were omitted inten- tionally, though not for political purpose. The insertion of the last three words could not have changed my purpose, but would necessarily have caused something like an explanation from me, as to their true and l literal meaning; such an explanation then, was not at leisure to give, though 1 was more than anxious to do so. The imposing words < of the people," which Mr. Wood ruff lays so much stress upon, and which he intends shall have such admirable effect, when !" Invested Of their poetry,'' and lstfIpt of the imposing dress which he gives theas may not carry with them quite as much hweight as he anticipates. In his yer sion of the extract, he says < The Goverl nor and Secretary are both on our side of the question, and jealous in the cause oj l the people. Now 1t IS we'll known, which side q our sideo was; and the people know l by what means tour side'' became the most erful-and they know farther, who belongedto < our side;" they know that men belonged to 1t, who never professed to espcuse the cause of the people, and who never moved a step but to oppress them; and who only opened the cry " of the peopie' until the hungry pack, thought their object likely to ciude their grasp. And now Mr. Woodruff attempts to justify his secret and illicit measures. by crying out persecution! for endeayoring to serve the canse ' of the people, Pious soul. to be so persecuted and hunted down, for his noble endeavors to free the people from the ssonds of tyranny by which they had been oppressed-for using his powerful en- zine, his press, so impartially, and so much 1 for the benefit ofthe community at large-- for his noble and disinterested efforts in circulating through the country. loads oi handbilis, to undeceive the people, and to lprove much injured citizen, deserving only of their hottest displeasure. Yes. af- 2 ter all these laudahle and disinterested exertions of MT. Woodruff, ingrates as ye are, ye would see him, without an effort to favert the blow, compelled to publish in his own paper, under his own editorial head I his ***A*4 K x but it is not charity to ex- cite or irritate the feelings, even of an editor of nahlie newspaper; s@:..ll Iss garble" the balance, we will leave the I rest of the tale untold, perhaps he may |" happen to be acquainted' with 1t; and tell us all the circumstances.
 l Mr. Woodruff, or his writers, accuses us fusing persoHal:ties-of making unpro , yoked attacks upon private character. No more of that Hal, an thou lowest me. , He must be aware, that if we have made any personal attacks, they were elicitee ny hlm; they were commenced in his pa per, and are still pursued there, with una } bated violence; and while he pretends tt s|deprecate, In1licts the decpasf wounds: i he would ti ka the trouble to examine. he would see that these evils are to be found .'oniy in his columns; as fer myself. have