The Arkansas advocate., 1833-02-06

f,ficd to ah attorney to know " neither lie could be injured if he proceeded to make his field. His attorney answered him
 that the Governor had no legal authori- ty to make that Ecw road, and that he
 could not be hurtif he fenced, plough
 cd, and planted the p.and R. road. l.,
 sir, am that attorney, and 1 still think
 the opinion gave my client correct.
 in the sterhness Of republican indc-
 pendence, he determined to resist the
 Governors invasion of his rights, and
 not 10 trendle before ihe power of of filce and money. lie proceeded to fell timber across the new read cad, as l.. !;a.s.....I, he, or any other man, might. This is
 the ''oatfoge attempted against the Go
 sefiiof- ind n5 client aad are '' the evil disposed persohs.' Here
 commenced the struggle between road
 craft and the rights oi the poor. My
 client was resolved 10 maintainhis rights
 .4s : man and a citizen. The Govern laf saa determined 10 have his new road. l tie iH@ was wholly in favor of the poor
 laaa's rights. Enc Governor had tue
 Influence ot his office and patronage, ia siai ; siss,A .s'93 to sastainhim. The poor ii.aa coHteaded against s'iearfai odds"
 T tiis. laM is b be tramplea under foot, I.ls has been bY tAis road.craft and iu- ldieial proceeding.
 ibe Governor bad promised and
 bound himself to pay Rorer for making ttils aeW road. Ihe work was finished. iilad cost more than + IIsorey WAS wiling to pay CT lose. For the Governor 10 pay for 1t, as | s'gepois. of tue l.. F. and
 M. road,' out of the S20,000 fund.
 would be the sublime of sbsurdity and rldieuiousness, if those who possessed the land through which fl passed, might lFigttluily and lawfully fell trees and
 make fences across fl, and inclese il in their fields; yei this vas q fact.
 iiiere was uo iegal mode. of prevent ling, oroi puhsIiing for, such use of the r. aad k. road. One of the aen had Iactualsy been guilty oftAe s.oatrage"H ot leilIng timber across ii, and fie was determined to persist in so doing. | can fancy tlsat l almost see isorer and tAe Governor, sitting on green log, be- side their masterpiece of ;s road, grave ly consulting, and advising together il, this emergency. The facts were stated and considered. IL was clearly no re- pait ofa public road Of tie 5. S., if snels might fence aid piom and plant if, and go uaseathed. The law was reviewed. Il made ample provision to prevent ob- strGctions Of q public road. E BBut tic foul fact stared thenl in the f,ce. This ncw road is no public road. What was to be done? Tue Governor was pug zled. Rorer wasentirely nj fault. For q moment they thought their road-craG a bad speculation. For a momen nt the Governor believed that ssio repair an old roado was not figure of speech for s..mahins q new road.'' The case set m- ed hopeless. Their labor was lost their money gone--despair was in their countenanccs. They gasped for breath ard .'lookng pity in each others eyes, remained silent. At length, with a fearful eye and dolorous tone, the 60 vernon said: "Let Us go unto Chester; have found llim man seunning 10 de visc' in a strait before now.' To Ash Icy ihey llastcncd. To him they tell their tale of woe. Again fancy tllis worthy triuayirate iii secret eonclaye.
 sIlen Ashley had learned tic facts Of the oe,irogeoRs case, he became chief speaker. This man, said he, that cuts timber across your road ilas the law in hls favor; but he is poor, and has $ large and dependent family. He can easily be vianqnishcd. II isa hayd case for him, il is true. But, Governor, you viii figure .'5cautjfuiiy in your repair of the l.. ss. and M. road if something can't be done for you. That attorhey of his, d--n hin, neyer could manage him. lie iias churistl way oi think ing flor himself. Yet something must be done. Our craft is in danger. If we can only keep this road open, think we can deceive the public so as 10 make 1t pass for repairing. and pay for il out of the Ss,6,00DDGG, without celsure. 'fhc settlement for the money is 10 be made nj inc federal city, which IS far otf, and where the ears of those 10 whom you must account, are open to your friends and favorers. If we can prevent this man and others from stopping up this road, we are sure enough of the rest. The County Court might relieve you if we could get the right kind of Justices.
 l think l can accomplish it. l will try