The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-17
FOR THE ARKANSAS ADvooArr.

FOR THE ARKANSAS ADVOCATE.
 R27adietorch, 4. '. Oct. 5th, 1852. NY DEAR SIa--The freedom of the press. IS certainly one of tie most important pri Vieges gaarantied to freemen so much so, that without it. our political rirhts would soon be swallowed up by the insidi. ous encroachments of power, and we be reduced from the elevated stand of free men, to state of abject vassalaqe. So ehorotighiy convinced were tife stafesmcn oi o9' of the vital importance of this pri. shege, to the cause ot liberty itself. that 'es inVioiaollIty IS guarded with the most Seu''ious care, by express provision in the fe4e'ai compact and the fraHers@ of the siSte governments have been equally care itl Of its preservation by the fnserlioy, of '.i".'ar provisions Tn their respective con slitutions l am no advocate for an in. limited freedom of the press. hut snral,, the durability of our institntione and . faithful administration of the goyern,nent
 are best preserved by a tempefafe wet fearless and independ ent discussion of ail topics connected with the public veal
 hese remarks are prompted by fhe mn hlha nd dIsingennois attack Of Woodruff afn the RnV arrAntable inference drawn rom tile publication of "Li{ttaefoa.o ir q late nAmber af the Advocate. had sun. posed, that, situated as w are. without a single press opposing the present admins tration of the general government we could get vehicle for the expression of our opinions and wishes, witliout incurr;no eensnre ourselves. or calling down mon the Editor, who has been kind and l;beraI enough to publish our communication m. provoked and malignant abuse. Tn tbis expectation we have been disapoojnted = Ii, SIT, inc door is 10 be closed unon 2 powerful party embracing in it's ranks maay of the most distinguished men in our country, where, ask, is the boasted liner. " of the press I've wish to be heard II our cause IS good, who dare assaii our no'lSesf II bad, let majority of the na- tioh hx upon It the seal of coudcmnation, and we Wl1 acqulesce like republicans ne sentiments of Woodruff may suit the mer'olans of st. fetersburgh or Constanti- hopie, out they are not the sentiments of liberal minded American. pyose,.;,,ti,,,, !SfoScriptloRti is the ord CT of the day if, the gentlemen of the Gazette. The do,n;
 aant party Tn Arkansas are not fess oar. nestfy bent.en prosfrating all who dare on. pose their ambitious and selfish nroioc,ss
 than IS the hero of two wars and five hun ared fracases, in prostratine those who dare think that he ought not 10 .trule and relgn Nor is the present dynasty in
 trkansas, less active in rewardipe their ofdiotiaS pdrftsdns. so far as they can wicId power, than is he who occupies the Chair ol " ashlngton, in rewarding his. As a sdmpte of rev ards ,iook at the appoiptmont of Keg'ster and Receiver of tue Fayette- viile Land ODiee, neither of whom. if inc matter had been submitted to the neonle or V ashington county, could probably have received fifty votes for their resnac, tive offices. These are offices of soma ;,n- poftance. and should have been filed by men Of soorfh and ohasacfer, and inc Hon
 Delegate need not have looked beyond the village of Fayetteville to have found stteii What were the claims ofthesa osn-
 lemen upon the people of Arlapsss for saeh appointmenis.s Why, sir, it is said they were both ranting, roaring Sevier men, at the last August election; and that IS not their only qualification for of nee, Tor II Is said they are boti, Jackson men, good and true; and that, of course. sanctites all errors. No matter if they are .'ackson-men, how they came so.- Though neither of them can probably tell single prominent measure of the admin istration, it is enough for us to know that they are Jackson-meh and enough for them to know that they are on the stronr side: Hazzas hazza!! huzza.l
 In the location ofthe Land Office at Fay- ettegIile, and inthe selection of officers. the lion. Delegate had an eye single 10 ms own interest. He supposed that he would hInd the people of Washington 10 "iin sy me lndlssoluhle tie of gratitude i; ana mat, thereby, he might be enabled 10 cut, shuttle and deal'' for Arkansas TOT me next ten years. But the people of that very respectable county, seq ,hrough the trich, and are not to he tbns bo,,rb, np by Col Seyier, or any other narson II indeed the location were calcnlstsd to give the Hon. Delegate popularits in tbs a [ county, It IS more than counterbal, aa by the truly unfortunate selection of of; cers-the selection being as unponpIar ;n " ashlngton, as 1t is elsewhere. Tba ,o' cation of ihe Land oDiee at FayetfeviIle and the appointment of these tporth;es fe, heglster and Receiver, should have been added to the catalogue of the Hon. Dole. gate good deeds, which recently appear. cd Tn the tsa7ette, amid huge mass of edi, ierial rubbish. Admitting that all those
 measures were calculated to promote the public goods and that the Hon. gentleman vas the sole author of them, he has surely not done himself complete justice, inas.
 much as many of his most meritorious acts see omitted. suppose, however, he will aid supplement- But was Mr. Delegate l really the author of the late editorial mat
 ter aiindei toa This, sir, seems to he the prevalent opinion. Why haul on the edi-
 torial mantle Certainly to prevent the
 xposure of his federal city dignity.
 It IS true, sir, that the most pr ofigate
 tyrants that eyer res elled amidst the blan