The Arkansas advocate., 1833-10-23

to cast away. like an old garment, their di-
 ty to their constituents, without interfering,
 and teaching the people the baseness and
 treachery of those on whom they have con
 tefred the dignity of Legislators.
 By referring to the journals already pub llshed, the reader will see that resolution was passed, both by the Council and H :. ot R., appointing joint committee to re- ceiye bids for the performance of the Pub lic Printing-and 1t was well understood nay, the resolution itself was solemn piedge--that it should be given to the lo,c- est bidder. If not, it was a mere mockery to receive bids; and every member who voted for the appointment of that commit tee, pledged his faith and honor, in effect, to vote for the Ioaeest bidder.
 Before the meeting of the joint commit tee, Dr. Elliott attempted to learn fIom us whether we intended making bid-but he left us as wise as he came. His object we will leave for others to judge. At the first meeting of the joint committee, of whom he was chairman. he observed, THAT HE PRESUMED THERE WOULD BE NO BIDS MADE. MT. Farrelly, one of the commit tee, answered, that there had been pack age left with him, which, from the hand- writing, he presumed came from us. 1be Chairman, Dr. Elliott, immediately left the committee, and returned in the course of half an hour, WITH 4 BID FROM WOODRUFF!! Men of his calibre should never attempt any thing like ma- n9uvreing. Who but slouice in politics would have attempted so barefaced piece of intrigue as this! He must have known that detection would follow, and that dis honor could not fail forest upon him. And after all his manmuvreing, he might have said, aohat $ to be gained by it2 For the reader, by reference to the report of the committee, will see that they decided that our bid was EIGHTY-FOUR DOL LARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS LOWER, in two items only, than the bid of Woodruff. After the first report of the committee had been presented, and refer- ed again to the committee, this aforesaid Dr. Elliott, communicating o'a. bid to Hood- aut, receiged from hian (EFoodpuf) c iener EXPLANATORY of h3s biid, and in the face of the letter, the committee reported in favor of the bid made by the Editor of this paper. Still, however, Dr. Elliott, was not satisiied-he formed himself into a minority and presented his report, and the explanatory letter, to the Council Was there any thing fair and honorable was there any thing Ii. taking this mean advantage of us-in using against us the knowledge oft our bid, gained by means of hls office, to the faithful performance of whose duties he was solenanly pledged?- d?-ill prostituting his office for the sake of serving the Golden" Hero, who directs the motions ofso many four legislative puppets.
 In order to prove that our bid was by far the lower, we subjoin the schedule pro- missed in our last, together with the original bid of Woodruff.
 LITTLE RooK, October 1l,l933.
 SIR--Not having had leisure (since noti- fled by you last evening,) to make the ne- cessary calculations to enable me to offer detailed proposals for each particular de- scnption of printing required for the Ter ritory, am under the necessity of offering my proposals in a different form, viz. I will execute the Public Printing for .tfue per cent