The Arkansas advocate., 1833-07-10
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the arena. and are now measuring anus for the conflict.
 The writer does not believe that the pre- sent IS contest for men, and not for mea- snres. He believes, that on it's issue de- ] pends the peace, the happiness, md the ] prosperity of the Territory. The success of neither the one nor the other O these l gentlemen, will entirely extingrisn the torch of diseord heretofore lighted up; but the election of Mir. Crittenden would stop the ravages of the blaze, which has so aw- fully threatened the political exterminaton of a portion of our citizens, and prevent the further growth of that oligarchy, which IS rearing it's grisly front among us {! E. lect Mir. Crittenden, and the Territorial misrule of John Pope S Go. will be brought to the bar of public account
 The writer has no private persolai feel ings against Mr. Sevier, and he $ ll,, not l examine one of his political aefs. IL .ke l ciamorous dudacIty ,of some of his friends, and his late address to the citizens of the Territory, did not forbid the silence of f the ttlle writer
 A few of the tenets taught in our politi- cal schools, are, that the Representatives are elected to represent the will and pre- serve the rights of the electors; that the poor have equal rights and privileges with the rich; that every thing like aristocIatical domination should be kept without the pale of our institutions, &c. &c. &c.
 If 1t can be shown that Mr. Seyier has, in his blind and cratic course of politics, lost sight of these and other fundamental principles of our institutions, surely the free and independent citizens of Arkansas will not again bestow on him their suara- ges.
 Congress in her raunifieenee, granted to the Territory Ten Sections of land to be disposed of for the erection of Territorial Buildings, &c., and placed the same in our Legislature for disposition, &c. So soon as the grant was made, every citizen in the Territory became interested in the disburse- ment of the funds which should arise from the sale of the lands. Territorial build ings, when erected, are public property, and every person in the body polite, IS equally interested in the plan and location of the same. It has been the uniform mode in the several States of our Republic, for the Legislatures to propose the pian (either collectively or by authorized agents and drattsmen,l and select the site for State Buildings.
 Our Legislature, at its last session, could not agree upon the mode of disposmg of the Ten Sections, and in the course of things, that duty would have devolved on the next or some subsequent session.
 Mir. Sevier and his partisans finding that the Legislature was not likely to dispose of the Ten Sections to suit Gas we must sup pose) paa,itcutar purposes, procure the pas sage of an act of Congress, taking the dis posing power out of the hands of the peo- pie, (yes, the writer says the haaads of Ute people), and placed it, together with the building power, in the hands of his Demi- God, ''the good Governor" John Pope.
 We should not be willing to confide in the virtue and patriotism of those who are moi willing to conGde H us, and we cannot long be guIled by the empty adulations ot him who, by his acts and deeds, would throw suspicion over our conduct. NIT. Seyier, by taking the disposing power of the Ten Sections out of the hands of the peo- pie, showed his suspicion (og something else) of their ability and willingness to act correctly in the matter.
 Again, in his address to ssthe Citizens of Arkansas, and in that part which treats of this matter, is contained a principle which must startle every friend to a Representa- tive Government. While laudlng Gov. Pope, (and through the Governor himself), he says. "Yet the superior wisdom of the Governor, displayed in this matter" &c. &c. John Pope, the egotist, superior in wisdom to the collected Assembly oi tie Representatives of the people of Arkan- sas!! What an insult to our understand ing!
 It will be recollected that the matter in question was one of domestic, not foreign, policy: 1t was matter for the action of the people through their Territorial Represen- tatives; and if the people are to be told that in a matter of policy of this kind, one man has more Awisdomn than their whole repre- sentatire bodq, then the writer would say, do away the elective franchise and the fun damental principle of our government that a majority must rule, and at once, make a King.
 But the writer would ask, in what does the sssupenor wisdom'' of Gov. Pope's pc hcyin relation to the Transactions, consist! Does it consist in the superior mode of John Pope S1 Go. swindling and oppress- ing a number of poor but honest settlers, l by the location Of these Ten Sections! Will l the honest yeomanry of Arkansas renaln passive and swallow the draught, when told | n ........ 4I,r,4 Inln1, pnrp tST llo..