The Arkansas advocate., 1833-07-10
For tue Aduocate.

m'uY, ,y;s', for the we'll being of the socie-
 saa,v > n which he lives; who is indifferent as
 yM .hs success of this or the other individn-
 sI " in society, provided the greatest good to
 .as as n noblic is attained, and the sound repub-
 ro.p ns T prlnciples of our government cherish
 " nls,, snd preserved invioIate, and the rights
 .e all equally secured; to an individual
 t IS indeed amusing ;to eeflsi-
 dsr d'a calmly the vacilIation, change, and va
 r r;etv of effort resorted to by the writers for
 he as 4rkaasas Gasctte, during the last few
 moaths. About month ago, that paper,
 ,ooether with all the spies and takers, who
 attend a the grog-shoPs, street corners, &e., l If this town, were asserting with astonish-
 mo bodness, that no improvements had been taken by the speculators who had purchas-
 sd inc Ten Section Claims. Mr. Sevier,
 n his addresses to the public, denied the f.ct. and it is said, even produced letters to nyoyp ,uy,g his assertions. 4 short time since, twas fully proven, by the certificates of c
 auaber of respectable catieens 90 tue countu
 4 CAscoi, that improvements had been ta- ken, the owners forced to sell at such price l as the speculator choose to give, or submit tobe driven out of possession, and that Aoluishing settlement, in that county, had l been brokea up, and that a large portion of inc people had been disturbed or injured by ] the fear of, or actual location, of those l claims. These facts are incontestibly pro- ven, and no man dare deny them. The l Gazette, and its illustrious satellites, with their oracle and leader, the quondam Dele gate, A. H. SEVER, are broadly and fully
 convicted of falsehood, uttered by them e;ia, ct N for the purpose of deceiving the public.
 Men who had decent respect for their l conduct and characters, would have blush- l ed and shrunk forever from public observa- ] ton and scrutiny. But these desperate ] men-these reckless partizans, never feel that any thing IS wrong, provided 1t i'll any l way advances the interest of the concern. 1 They neither blush nor retire, insensible alike to honor or dishonor, truth or false- 1 hood--they only raise louder clamo9.-of- fer to double bets-show larger sums of
 money than usual in public places, to be l bet on the electlon-assemble as many of tbeireleuef fellomsas will do what the leaders ] order-parade the streets with the greatest possible show of numbers, power and yio- enee, perhaps create riot or two-draw weapons, &e. &c., and they consider eve l rything as most favorably and honorably ] adjusted. The Gazette comes out with l some new matter, and every effort is made 1 by the industrious Editor to start something novel, that the public may forget his previ-
 ons asserhons-he struggles to excite the ] public mind, to cover his own infamy, and
 that or ms immediate associates. Honest
 and dIspasslonate men, on all sides, look with pity and contempt on such miserable
 efforts Their own friends blush at the de- l gradahon of those they had been inclined
 to support, and turn from them in disgust. 1 The federat Faction, which has rallied for l years around Col. Sevier, with the expect
 ants and satellites of power, and which has
 ever been prompt to praise him, whether ne done rlght or not, and which has been ever ready to assail, even virtue and honor -yes' and truth itself-provided the inter-
 est of the party required it-not the public interest, tor 1t never requires such means
 TOT the last few months seems to have been ss'onlshed and confounded at the current of events. Transactions which they thought were carefully concealed from public view, aie to tner great surprise and modification, sAposed to the scrutiny of all. Their can uluale for Delegate, and their good Co., se'nof' are detected in taking a part in
 some ta'sd transactions, which every plain anu honest man must acknowledge was a0' iair. Their partizans and speculators,
 nase Il m then power to locate pre-emption
 .a gus and the improvements of those who
 ~sl @o lio' entitled to pre-emptions. Yes, all suell are exposed to the location of the aeh section Claims and the thousand acre grant. The settlers have no protection Sl aSa'nst the distubance-they must take ss ".as 'ae sspeculator chooses to give. They ;e iofced to sell against their wills, at his a;;s a';ssleuon. s,, Is this fair-is this iust-is
 as .ra aoe'Hy and equal right. Yet the party Th. Ib 'llie m to defend, excuse and palliate it.
 a. aae uovemor and Delegate plan and exe- atts. aus oppression on the settler. The
 e'osa s,'el procures the passage of the acts of eass ansless-the Governor carries them into
 rba.' sIss'. lie will not recognize any claim
 no1. ap''sef' unless the claimant will pay FIVE ls;1Ats per acre for his land. If the
 to ,',ait sa,, IS unable to do it, he Is compelled GoSa So,, a1 any price. This threat from the thsv g,''of e'i. was alarming to all claimants
 tbs;. ~, ':, unequal to a contest with him for
 amho. .:si's' invested as he was, with high
 Ne sy to " Tn the government. Many, una
 tbcs Pay tne price, no doubt sacrificed alwans a'allI's. It IS said, however, that they saGe 1lew Mse that pre-emption claims were tArss. nny, then, did Governor Pope ion y" rls:' U locate them with the Ten Sec 'ii OldlmS} Ho...14,