The Arkansas advocate., 1832-08-29
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT
ROCK

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 N. B.-The thermometer hangs Tn the middle of long hall, through which cur rent of air is always passing IttLerefore does not show as high temperature as other thermometers in the same town, by 2or degrees. Al ?. W. the mercury in general stands 2 degrees higher than at l r. M.
 The Gazette of the 10th inst. contains long article, headed = Beef contracts versus the Public Printing.'' in which 9iHle Billy makes a dolcfaI lamentation on rhe subject of his IJof, which lie says the legislature stole from hm.
 In oden times, man abont as honest as Billy, made a similar oatcry. Laban had cheated Jacob cut of seven years la Dor, and otherwise did great injustice, for the purpose of increasing lis wealth, and al last, when Jacob Jeff him, he pursued after, crying out, they have taken away my idols, my gods are diminished in num- ber, and l cannot worship as much as "ouia NV' III i4hc HldHHers D1Ily has cheated the Territory for many years, by extorting from the people more money for the public printing than he would have de- maHded, had he had any opponent; and when inc people, by their representatives, dismiss him from theif service as dishon- est servant, lie pnrsaes them with the la mentation, they have taken from me my gods, and l cannot stand it.
 Not only does Billy lament over fhe loss of the money which he expected to lace rfceised for the public printing, 6ut ile has to griese over ansaetaaL loss, expend cd for the purpose of bribing or buying up the majority of the legislature Billy had laid I'D good supply of wliiskey, brandy and loaf sugar, and so soon as fhe legislature met. he invited those members whom he now execeates, 10 partaixe ef his good fare :--the most of them did SO; they drank of his liquor, sweetened with ioaf safga''; somezof them ate of his era ek CTS and cheese, and some of them even sal at his table and ate roast heef ham, not canvass ham) and other good things.
 Now all these good things did Billy give them, in expectation that in return there for, they would violate their eonsciences and pay for them out of the public trea- sury and because their price was above his means, he now attempts to hold them forth as objects ofcontempt and condemna- 1ion.
 Gov Pope, in like manner, thought to buy mp the legislature by dinners and snp- pers With some he succeeded, with others he failed; and then upbraided them ioI having partaken of his bounty and after wards acted in opposition to his will.- Tine public will know how to estimate the price of Pope and Woodruff, from the pur- chase money with which they expected to buy up the legislature.
 Now will coincide with Billy thus far ~i will admit that the majority of tie le- gisiature, or a part of that majority, do justly merit the coutumely of their con- stltnents, for having crossed his blood stained threshold--for having received from his polluted hand the cup intended for brbe, and for having surrounded his table to cat in the presence and at tie ex- pense of an animal so justly deserving of public execration. For this alteration from the path of moral rectitude, they are bound to seek the forgiveness of their con stitHcnts.
 Woodruff assurance in pronouncing a large majority of infinitely the most re- spectable legislature that ever convened Tn Arkansas, to be, like himseg, guilty of premeditated perjury, is only to be passed ever in consideration of his being too de- graded to merit attention. If the movers behind the scene, will dare to come out III their proper persons, they will be sure 10 meet that public exposure to which they are obnoxious, and which they are afraid of encoun.ering. But having influenced Woodruff 10 sacrifice his reputation for moral integrity, they skulk behind his in- significance, using that as their shield
 Billy pays well deserved compliment to Capt. Brown, for the impartial course pursued by him, in relation to lheBeei contracts. Let it be remembered, how eyer, that Capt. Brown reserved the right of fycjecting all, or any, even the lowest oi the bids, if l.e thought them to be too high Now allowing to the legislature similar right of rejecting any bid. proeeeding. in