The Arkansas advocate., 1831-06-01

between Maj. Pope and myself; and even up to the time Of Maj. Pope $ issuing his ttias4 :sfssasssijyf sasssi feel ings apparently existed between all three Of usi and that fact in itself. W as sufficient to do away every thing which had previous ly taken place.
 Under this view of the subject. and with no desire on my part to revive angry feei- ings, but wlth a deep sense Of the ilnperiolis duty deyolving on me to shield innocence as far as can, l do most solemnly declare, that do not consider Mir. Scott the cause of the duel between Maj. Pope and myself, the statement of Maj. Pope and William E. W oodrnH To the contrary notwithstanding, It has also been said, that l oDserv ed when the reconciliation took place be- tween Maj. Pope and myself, that popess blood rested on Scouts head, 'iih i his dues not contain one particle of truth, Colonel Milan, Thomas NJ. Johnston, Jacob Bug gard, and many other respectable gentle men " ere present, ard so them ! refer .Ac public. Some persons there are who have kept great fuss about this affair, and who have charged Mr. Scott with an agency in 1t. 1 would advise them to keep d rk- IHey have rcaped the reward of his repo- val, and that should satisfy tisen. 7Aes, oioh agency, leave to their tod and their conseiences.
 That this communication will draw on my head tie denuncialiens of a certain set of men. have no doubt. Fearlesslv will meet them-for with truth can say, that my conscience acquits me before God and man, of having acted improperly in this affair.
 C.F. Nj. HOLLAND.
 Batesrilte, .Hdy i5. 1881.
 
 To hse Koters of Conacqy ona Hot Spring
 Counties.
 EELLow-CITIzENs:
 Previous to the proclamation of the Governor, of the lith April, uniting the counties of Conway and Hot Sprii.g, for the election of d member 10 tie repre- sentative branch of the Legislature, ] was induced to yield my name to tue solieitatiGns of many iofmy friends of the form ar counsy, as a candidate for tiiat office n. my general acquaintance with the people of Conway, from re, of more than eight ,eass' aha tie facilities have o, every day inser- course md conversation @f'h tiem, would seem to supercede the 2eccsslty of an address through the medium pf a public print; but my very limited ac- quaintance with my fellow-citizens of Hot Spring, renders such q course in- 
 In soliciting your suffrage, fellow-citi- zens, for the responsiblestatioh oi tx pre- sentative, ] appreciate your rights, IS a free and patriotic people, too fully to withhold an expression of my opinions upon subjects oi political character of much interest to you. h doing this 1t will be necessary to premise that l am identified with no political party, to trammel or influence my conduct, to the prejudice of the people, in the exercise of duties confded to me as a Represen- tative. The first of which. as it forces l itself upon my mind, is a mitigation of evils resting upon you by virtue of some of our statute laws, imposing upon some an oppressive and unjust taxa ton, and which might be diminished much 10 the relief of all classes, espe- cially the farmer. who from the present in the prices of the fruits of his labor, places, correctly, a two-fold estimate upon hishard earned treasures. have made these suggestions from a knowledge of the fact, that the liberality of Congress, at its late sessions, paying our Legislature, and making donations for tlTe erection Of q suitable building for its accommodationand deliberations, and paying almost all the officers of our territorial government, leaves nothing for which to tax the people but county purposes. ask then, fit would not be wise and cxpedient 10 reduce the taxes on personal property, such for instance, as the poorer classes of us rely almost exclusively upon for the maintenauce Of our wives and children: and repeat, as there is scarcely any thing for which to tax the people, but for county purposes, l would say let greater proportion of the saxes now assessed upon real estate and slaves, go into the county treasdries, and less into the territorial. This, ] humbly conceive, would produce q healthy equilibrium in the disbursement of the public revenue, add greatly to the of the counties. detract nothing from our territorial greatness, and have tendency greatly to mitigate the veils complained of.
 While upon this subjects fellow-cltl- zens, will respectfully suggest another causeof heav, drafts upon your pockets. The October session Of 1929, it will be recollected. was protracte ed much beyond