The Arkansas advocate., 1833-01-30
FOR TIE ADVOCATE.
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 MR. EDfToR-Permit me, through the medium Of your paper, to address a few remarks to my fellow citizens, relating to the Governors manner and plan of Road yePdf'iag. Petaion, made by several respectable citizens 10 the County Court and .}adtciat Deelaratioan of tllat Court declaring certam road "a public road, , which were published in the Gazette of the 10th January, with slang preface, are closely allied to this suhjeet, and de- serve noticc. That certain road, shall style the Pope and Rorer road hoping 10 gratify tilc Governor by such coupling oi names, and also to perpetuate the con- Joint efforts and contributions of those men in constructing it.
 By means of that Petition, Declaration and Preface, with the names, epithets, in sinuations and assertions in them, and the fact ofa hasfy pabHcatioR, 1t was doubtless Intended to establish the public belief that the Governor is entirely right in his sense style and process in repairing that part of 'the Little Rock and Memphis road which Is between Little Rock and the St F rau- cis river; and that all who oppose his road-crdf, are not only actually but out Tageousty wrong. To impress the puhlic mind with firm faith in the rectitude of the course of the Governor, in this repair, and to ave and frown down all opposition, are Inc lofty aims and objects Of that proceed Ing and publication. The style and terms ol the petition and declaration, otforgct- tihg sse PTeftce, are strong proofs. Why else are the public told in language at once 1alse, censorious and insulting, that cer- ian eDa disposed persons have attempted to obssfuct highway, opened under tue authority of an act of Congress Why else Is ii announced that that Is speti- ton Induced oy late attempt to obstruct road recently opened and cleared out by iir. David Sorer, under the direction of the Governor Why else is 1t fiourisi,ed forth that this is a good road, highly usc- iui to the people'-sgeneraIly admitted to ne by far the hest road in the county, uI i've believe we may safely add) in the Ter ritory'-sa work done under the authority oi the Governor of this Territory, by vir- tue of an appropriation of $20,000' T. totrange indeed that a Governor has made good road and sthe best road Tor u or miles, by virtue of S20,Ge0 {! No ordinary mortal could do that.) Why eise IS 1t told in the language of caniine ooiiqnity, WE were gratifed to witness The nnanimity of the Court and the unio, aH parties Tn supporting the Governor agaiast the outrage attempted'!
 For what purpose, for what reason, i' this judicial proceeding singled out ant proclaimed to the public, if not for the ub Ject have stated! Let every candid, nn preJudiced man make this inquiry. Ane When the fact is known, that this petition was sgotup' by legerd writ ten, or rather scribbled by Ashley--tha many, if not all the petitioners were de eehed and lured by practical imposition to the act of subscribing it-and that MT Superintendent Pope could not be relieved from terrible embarrassment occaslonet hy his usakiag instead Of repairing road by any meaGs except this declaration. fh' propriety of such inquiry is obvious. Sncl men as Ashley and Pope do not 'compas heaven and earth for no purpose, The, would not lash the ocean into tempest 't Wait feather or to drown fly The would not make such unusual and hasi strides merely 10 overpower me or m client or both. l am too iInimportant an ire too poor and humble 10 be made the SC feet game of two such mighty Nimrods.- ihere was a farther, and dearer obJec ihan this in view. The public had hegu 10 examine and understand the illegal, or pressive and vindictise course pursued I the expenditure of the S20 GOO appropris Ted for the repair of the sL. k. and M. road often called the Military road. Some ligi i'au begun tc break nron the sbare bone