The Arkansas advocate., 1833-02-27
THE ADVOCATE.
LITTLE ROCK. FEBRUARY a7, 1893.


 the Governor having rcpriescd ns from sise castigation which we were 10 have re- -ceiyea in the last Gazette, we ceas:a (. ourselves at full liberty 10 make further observations, on the disposition made by inc Governor, of these celebrated len sections of land.
 One of the objections urged by the Go sernor iu his veto message, CT, the reiec- lion of the act passed by the last legisIa- fnre, in relation 10 these lands, vas bot sefeeted, and that tI,e legislature was be- slowing cayfe blaache, by virtue ofwllich, the land could be selected wheresoe,er it you'd be found of the greatest value.
 Tie Governor insisted that the land ought, in the first place, to be designated; and then ii would be in tie power of the legislature to legisIate on a tangible obs .ject. This objection N as at the time con sidered by the friends of lhc Governcr, as one Of the greatest importance: and 1t ecr- trinIy was as important as any other, ad- Fanced hy the Governor in his message.
 How does the case now stand! !--llas the Governor sold no lands but such as have been designated by the metes and bounds? if so, why Is 1t necessary that a surveyor should leave this place to make surveys for private spectators, on the Mississippi
 Ii Is wei. known, tha, many cuItivators of the public domain, on the Mississippi, to secure ti.eir lands from spectators, have removed tic landmarks and erased from the corner trees. tic hlazes and brands made by the public Surveyors. This was done for 10 other purpose than to pre- vent paiuete spectators from obtaining a Knowledge of the quarter sections on which iinproy ements were made, until the lands should De in the market and thc op- portuDity be afforded to secure the itn- proYemenis which Lad cost tl.em much toil and tle hardest [ kind Of labor.z
 A pubfic speeulator, in the person ofthe Governor, is however, too deep for these hardy sons of the forest; lie sells the land and authorizes te purchaser 10 re-sufYey the public domain; and by tlis measure, ascertain tbe netes and bounds of any im- proyemcnt le may wish to possess.
 Such Is t!te result Of the legislation Of the .GtiitJaf delegate-sueA tie effect of lie law, giving to the Governor the power vf dispes ing Of the ten sections. The O. diain Of the tfansaction, woniG at first sight, afixitself to the Governor, but it does not properly belong 10 llim.
 1t sno doubs true. tliat before tho taah- jal delegate left t!iis place for ' darlington City, in Novembers 1881, the whole mat ter as soicmnly discussed in caucus; the advantages that would result to certain in dividuals from such 3 law, " ere made clear as day, and ffon the peculiar situation in which tue delegate stood, in relation to certain men in tLis place and its vicinity, he pledges himself to have this law passed Regardless of tho general effect witch too great powe pl .ced in tho hands of Cover. nor Pope might produce, he dctermined 10 sacrifice the vital interests of many of our most valuable citizens, in order that few well known individuals, might reap 1he benefit arising from the sacrifice. lie ahe .ftiisjaI representative Of the people, or more truly, the faithful and perseyerlng representative of few individuals in this town, for whose porsona' egrandizemesd the interest of many .a!hilies must be sa- crifeed-He, IS the ea!y person to whom the yeomanry on the Mississippi, are in debted for the deprivation of their im- Proyements-for the happiness of having their homes wrested from them, and this whom the delegate is under heavy diyitial obligations.
 On his shoulders must rest the iniqnity of every transaction arising from this law.
 4as .,,.;,..-p, new arrangement s.. tered into by the Post Master General with the line of mail Steam boats, all com. munica;ions from the eastward ofthe State of Illinois, are sent to this place, by ths way of Memphis.
 This arrangement will necessarily mak' the Memphis mailtoo large To be carried on horse back, unless the General Post Office should give us bi-weekly, or trl
 weekly mail from that place.
 Under the old arrangement, the mail
 were too heavy for one horse to carr,
 through the Mississippi Swamp, and nov
 with weely mail, it will require thre
 horses to carry tic mail through the sss am F