The Arkansas advocate., 1830-07-21

ee~t'sS - M NdHcss tIittOIts tslE SQul~ table Construction of Rights, by oar rul- CTS and best informed men at the time, were, that as the Territory had no exis-
 tence prior to that day, the words in the Ordinance, and the Statutes of Missouri, which had heen given us as c..iae re- ! qisiring Fesiaonoe of i2 i ilsotiiils, to el1ti- tie persons to vote and serve on iuries,
 vas soiecism, and could not apply to the
 then state of things. That all persons oth-
 erwise qualified, who had been in the Ter
 rltory on the 4th of July, 1919, were enti-
 tied to all the rights, privileges, and im-
 munitles of citizens; consequently those
 persons voted at the subsequent eiectioh
 few months. after. Even then, sir. the
 people dld not submit to the practice of
 placing strangers III office over them, with out silent murmur and complaint. Altho'
 your residence Tn our country has not been tohg, you must know that great change mas staken place n our physical, moral.
 ana political condition since that time In good governments, under ss so good Gov efhor, as those circumstances change. po- iltlcal measures Change with them; if not,
 II IS mlsrule, and will not be patiently borne by free people. To mark our i'm
 pfoyement slncethe organization of this
 ierrltory, It IS only necessary to state
 few of the leading facts, to give a devel- opement four present condition. At that tune, our Territory, comprehending with
 In It's bounds, much greater extent of country than at present, contained only hve counties, and population of some few thousand souls. We have now twenty-three counties, and a population of somewhere about thirty thousand. The General Gov ernment with the delight of fond parent, noticed our advances, verging to State Government and on the jealous applica- ton Of ctr delegate, have taken of that strong hand believed so necessary to our
 safety, in our young and weak CT days, con cedlng 10 us the right of fself-government--' how far We were worthy of this paternai l goodness, let the results shew; look at the
 fruits of the last general election. I be- Heye It will be admitted with very few ex- captions, that no Executive head, no mat ter how great his virtue and local infor-
 nation, would have appointed better or more deserving men, than those chosen by lthe people.
 Now sir, permit me to put anotherinter- rogatory. Were you, orwere you not, ap- prlsed of those facts, and if so, did you pay any attention to them, in your recent ap- polntment of Clerk of the Superior Court. | 1tOt PC1tfdIo dtH +OO 1dSl, GBQ H1S0QiIHE Ill . business l know nothing about. l have
 not seen the act of Congress, giving power
 to the Executive of this Territory, to fill vacancies by pro fem. appointments. It may cenveg aa @ennisck kence which .hc
 people are not aware of, giving poweroger
 the things spiritual and temporal of this Territory, with right of investiture by the 1 12iag and Crosiey, or making the Execu-
 tive seal and signature an iuductioa 10 all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a qualified voter, the law requiring the 1 payment of tax and l2 months residence,
 to the contrary notwithstanding: but be- flieve it does not, nay, I am confident it contains no such provision. Like many
 others, am too well acquainted with the opinions and expressed declarations Of our delegate, to believe for moment, he would, for tho purpose of remedying . tri- yiai lnconyenlence, or to supply remote contingency, knowingly impose those hand cuffs, ne had been the means of taking off. We all know the intention of the Act of Congress, under which 1t appears you have exersised your arbitrary will, in def- ance of the respectable recommend ations 1 in favor of Alr. Caldwell, and the signifi-
 cant expression of the people at the last
 election, in favor of Mr. Ringo, for Clerk
 of the Superior Court, Twas, to prevent the
 delay and Ineonyeniences of special efec- 1 tions--net for the purpose of placing pow
 CT in hands, where 1t might be abused, to answer political evils or to promote favor
 ites. The people of Arkansas have toiled 1 long enough under the Executive yoke, and will not agaiu quietly submit to it. if l 1t IS imposed on them, it can be only for
 season; and believe me, time will come,
 and that shortly, when they will speak in
 the proud language of freemen, more harsh
 and grating to the ears of their oppressors,
 than any that can reach them through the
 medium of the press.
 ABoRIGINE. | 10 the Editor ef tbe .advocate:
 sSiR-In reply to the effusions of C Jaw Bone, will take Up his second letter, and
 from the summary of his first letter as re- capitnlated in his second, my reply will
 embrace both productioEs.-In his first ad- dress, he attributes yeur onHity towards
 Mr. Secretary Fulton, to have arisen from
 the fact ofthe public printing having been withheld from you, by Judge Fulton, in his
 capacity as Assistant Counsel for the Uni-
 ted States, and not as Acting Governor,
 or s' Secretary of the Territory ss Jaw
 Bone, ignoraptly or wantoniy errs in the
 outset of his remarks. The printing re- ferred to, was taken from you by Counsel- Tor Fulton, in consequence of certain re-
 marks made by yon. with res pect to Acting ftaneraor FMAon, and nor referring to Counsellor Fulton. in any manner whatev-
 CT: so that it is evident, that the taoo per-
 sons ia one body, deeply sympathised with each other, inasnuch, that what was said
 touching the Acting Governor Fulton, in- fluenced the malignant passions of Coun-
 sellor Fulton, who in his mighty wrath,