The Arkansas advocate., 1832-06-20

0azetles when tile Judge character bad been so insidiously assailed.
 Much has been said about the major fly of the Legislature having adjourned without doing any thing with the Ter Sections, and about the loss that the public may sustain, in consequence ot I depreciation in value of the land.- Whatever may be the consequence, the responsibility rests not with them; the event was not of their seeking,-neces- sity imposed 1t on them. They must either have done as they did, or present. cd themselves before their constituents in the degraded condition of men, who, after mature reflection, had formed their opinions and publicly expressed them, on ii measure involving economy and expe- dlency, and had afterwards given up those opinions, and adopted others con- trafy, which they conscientiously be- iieved were not warranted by economy or good policy, and might involve their constituents, so as to require a drain of the public coflers. IL will be recolIect- ed that majority of the members be- iieyed the public wants so great as to re- quife public buildings as early as possi- ble: they consequently gave their as sent to the exchange with Mir. Clitten- den, believing, under the circumstan- ces, It was the most advantageous dis position that conld be made for the pub lie. The next best disposition, they be- lieYed, would be a sale of the land im- nedlately, by warrantso or permits of To- cation, and to erect a building fromthe proceeds, that would afford accommo- dationatthe next session; both ofwhich the Governor forbid, and proceeded in his mandate to point out both the prin. ciple5 and details of the measure, and only measure he would approve, Tn re- speet to the Ten Sections: thus taking the subject out of the hands of the Le gislature, so fur as his veto would go. The majority of the Legislature were thus reduced to the unpleasant alterha- live ol either leaving the Ten Sections as they found them, or to draft bill in conformity with the GoYernor'sviews. gethroug the dumb show in legislation of passing bill, the principles and de- tails of which precluded amendfnett- leave the business under the stewardship of him, (the GoVernog in whom they had no confidence, and return to their constituents; and when asked to ex- plain about the Ten Sections, say they gave their assent to what they believed to be the worst disposition flat could be made of them, because the GoJer1tor zejlted U so. They chose the former,and have consequently thrown the responsi- bility whereit should rest-with the Go. vernon and his prompters-and the re- grct is. that 1t should fall where there is so little responsibility 10 the people. The members who yotedin the majority. could, when the subject was before them, well anticipate the clanor that would be raised against them about the Ten Sections: they had reason to be- licve that ina country where there were go few good buildings, itwoald be diff. cult to reconcile some of the people, who had not seen MT. Crittenden's house, to the idea of a private dwelling, in Arkansas, being worth so much mo- ney, or in size that it should be suffi- elently large to answer forphblic purpo- ses; and they were convinced so favor able an opportunity to censure would not escape without being taken advan- taee off by q licentions press or the willy demagogue: they had seen the sam ples ofthe one, and witnessed the sallies of the other; but neither could deter them from what they believed economy and good policy required as a conscien- tloas discharge of duty. They acted fearless of the momentary impulse that might be produced by an artful abuse of the public mind, because they believed the best interests of the country reqni. red 1t, and least of all did they fear, un- der the Limitations and restrictions impo- sed on the locations, that any citizen could be deprived of his improvement. or that sale could ever be effected by MT. CIittenden at price that would rise in judgement against them, and show the improvidence of the trade.
 PUBLIUS.
 W. B.-The remarks on the memorial will be postponed until Coy. Pope's next visit to Arkansas.
 From Me Natioqal Lteuigencer, .Hay 24.
 ROBERT k. REID, of Georgia, and