The Arkansas advocate., 1832-04-11

average bring faioTe than l0 cents per acre. But, above all, a majority of that Legislature wanted coaGdcnee in your ExeeIleney, which, believe me- the solicitude you displayed 10 manage this fund, did not tend to diminisl.- Your @vcto" message, too, had dis played q total ignorance of the Dalate oi the grant, as well as the cost ofbuilding. We preferred leaving the peoples land with the people.
 The Section bill having been put .to rest on the 20th October, the two Houses and yourself continued ln the tindIiest intercourse, in their private as
 well.as public relations, until gtief the passoe6 of thc memorial-asking the pflvl- lcgc of electing our Chief Magistrate, and censuring your pre9lons oiileiai eourse-AAese only did you erect your cresl. Pending tic passage of that me-
 morial, you fawned upon its advocates
 = the blowyou thought might be eladed f by your copdescension, but the moment l you found fire representatives. of the peo- Eple firm to their purpose, you assumed Efhe scosi of insulted dignity. On tie l2Gth Oct. that memorial was lntrodu-
 eed; itpassed the House of Represen- tatives by majority of l5 to 7. The layowed object being at war with Jour iaterest and feelings, il never occurred Ito the most stupid in the Legislature, to Iintrust that memorial in your hands. l
 have the highest authority for the fact. Ethat you took such an interest ii tlis measure, that you called upon the en- #grossing clerk and took notes from the loriginal, pending its passage. You therefore knew that the idea was care
 fullyexeiuded fiom that paper, that yoee fshonld have any participation is pas Esage. How could a na.9o1qty present
 their grievances against their Chief Magistrate, if he should hold under Ha allcffeaaastdnees thisall-eontrolllng ssye-
 to- powef?-bat, says your Exeel}en- Icy, "the joint rale''-ss the joint rafe''
 -repeal that, and you might have act led without me ;-and was netthat ssfale"
 virtually repealed by a joint resolution 3Bof both Houses, raising . connittce.to
 demand from Mr. Brown. chairman of
 the committee of enrolments, this me 3morial, and to pass il to the hands Of l tbe Delegate as fbeig acf, without your participation; and because thisyirtual 3rescindnent oi the joint rule was not spread upon the journal, you have en- tered aspocial plea, and insist upon re-
 ceivihg it contrary to the known order
 of more than tWo=thiFds of both Houses -yoai 6Hezo of the order to the chairman tof the committee; and yet you pressed him to dtsobeg the order of ilis House and hand you the paper-aay, sir, you called in the assistance of the Delegate.
 who was nearly related to Mr. Brown. the chairman; and he could not resist
 your joint efforts; had not the Houses eg'aspteteeontrol of all business yet Iil the
 hands of all or anyof their committees2
 You will not deny so palpable q posi-
 tior; yet, if this be true. how eaa
 you reconcile it te the dieaitv of 4sur
 high office to tamper with a rnen1her Of
 ono of those committees, to violate a
 known order of both Houses? Yet you
 did soyiolate the &gsoua fules of legisla-
 ton, and having thus filled, ii ti4efe- Ispeet due to tl.e Legislature. tfief were
 at full liberty to retaliate in refd.fe 10
 recognize you as officially entitled fo ffis
 memorial, which you had so slt1xe]ai5-
 tiouSy obtained; they therefore dc
 handed it of you as prieaie Individual. 1.-The motion to expel hIr. Brown. Was
 made before, and rot dReT. your return
 of tie memorial, as your Exeellency
 would have the public I1elieVe-and tlae
 votes of the House upon that subject, justify theassertiou, that he woula have been cxnelled but for tie return Of that
 Faper by you. And why, let. nc ask, dld your Isxceiiency forget the dignity
 of your high station in your ardor to ob-
 tan passession of that paper? Let the
 truth be told. You hoped tliat YOU could rally a party in the Council. jatst istrong enough 10 sustain a .sueto' upon flt, and thus stiile the ardent wishes of | the people, contained 1T the prayer of that memorial. But if you would have the people believe youwere realfg ipao-
 rant ot the ioi,'t order of 5oh Houses,
 restraining Mr. Brown from the delivery
 ot the memorial 10 you, you cannot gVect ignorance when you wrote vour
 address to Mir. Crittcnden. and vet voa
 lnsidiously keep up that idea. But let
 us come to issue. Foudfd klsoze of flat order before yon receiped flae nacnaor5al. o'.d { easa prose fhe faet. For the truth oi all the allegations have made in re- lation ta this memorial as ,.,ll