The Arkansas advocate., 1831-07-13
No-NoT A SOLITARY ONE.

By way or set-oif to some of Buck s letters, {the psost of which were written at LiH!e Rock, we will mention a small naat- ter that happened at the Post of Arkansas, a few days since. At dinner at that place, on last Monday week, (60 voters present, the vote for Delegate to Congress was taken, and strange to tell, after such system of lying, which has been attempt sed to be forced down the throats of the people, the vote was UNANIMOUS for the Farmer and Soldier ,Col. BEN DEsnA-not sl solitary dissenting vote.
 We are much gratified at being able 10 inform the friends of Col. DEsnA, in distant parts of the Territory, that his prospects for success, are at this time, much brighter than they cverhaye been. His enemies may tell as many tales, and publish as many letters, as they please, but it all will not do; the people arc not to be thrown off their guard nor gullcd by such shallow artifces. The friends of Col. SeVier, fearing that the people are now beginning to open their eyes, and sec things in their true ii.g7st, for the last two weeks, have been making dcs- perate struggle to divert their attention, by tauntingly telling them that their op- position Is not only useless but power Less. The many letters they have got oP and published, is gotling more DOT Hess, than virtually saying to the froemen of Arkansas, that Col. Sever must and Sholl be elected. live duly appreciate the character of the People of hrkan- sas, we arc satisfied they will not suffer n tec designing Demagogues to Die TATE to them-they are free and n- dependent sovereigns of the land, and they will exercise freely and fearlessly, their right of suffrage, and will spurn all those who have dared to arrogatc to themselves the right 10 dictate to them.
 The "coolt1o,s" have carried the spir- It of pictafion 10 He People, so far, that they have even sent their naereenqpy fools into distant counties, to dictate 10. and tell the people how and which way they slanst and shall vote, at the approaching election for Delegate to Congress. As an instance, we will mention fact. which cannot-will noi-dare not-be denied. We have a1usion to a VIM. Nick. B.. This man, iin,b of' tue lop, agho orriocd ia he Territory Jm ONE year ego last June, and who by our laws, isjust entitled to exercise the right of voting, (if hc hos poid c tor,) was sent srom this town, in the latter part of May, for the erpress and oniypurpose, of dictat- rag to the freemen of Washington, Crawford, and Pope counties. The last we heard of this Lawyer, McB-, he was true to his charge, MAKING STUFF SPEECHES TO THE PEOPLE or WAsMHNG- TON COUNTY, ID oppositionto Col. Desda. Rumor says, and we have no reason 10 doubt the fact, that this man, for and in consideration of his services rendered Tn the present canvass, and to be rem dered hereafter, is to receive the office of Register of the Land office at Bates vile: prorided, hc7ye7er, that his efforts in behalf of the Candidate of his PAR IY, are crowned with success.
 Will the intelligent and free people of the West suffer this Eastesr Puritan, fresh from the land of pork and n,olasses, to dictate and mjguence their votes, in the election for Delegate? We should say not-they arc the sons of the land of the immortal WAsHINcToN -they know how their independence and their liber- ties were achicscd-they know how the inestimable right of voting was procur- ed-and they know too how to exercise it--ir tlieir hands if is safe.
 Lat thefsien5s of Col. Desha and the