The Arkansas advocate., 1835-12-18

( JOuu lS1dy 1~- .r John k. Taylor, Al o"efV' James E. Keats, l06
 Wm. c. Howell, lOl coroner. M. H. Blue, Al
 CRichard Graves, 152 <.o,,,t,, T,5re Iobn Hntt. 54
 Jesse Brown. fl u;,foyu p,,b6e.SIesse Brown. IT County Surueyor.-josiah Gould, loo Constable.-David Royster, loo
 We will give the complete returns next week.
 Represeatatioa.--W made some remarks on this subject in our last, thrown hastily to- gether, not aiming at much method or regu- larity, but embodying our views with suttl- cient clearness to be understood. It is our aim hereafter to publish few numbers on this subject, for the purpose of showing this people clearly and plainly how we view this question, end what are our reasons for the opinions we have formed on this branch of the science of government. There are many motives which impel us to do this, but the principal one Is that there are two CT three brawlng demagogues in as many different counties, who have raised the war cry against a portion of the late Legislature, and are pealing the tocsin for the purpose of oVereem- ing their political belief, not by sound argu- ment but by popular excitement, to be arous- ed by ringing the changes on few sweet sounding words and spacious phrases. They ha a being the only true patriots among the many anen who debate this question; and 1t Is no doubt pleasing to their vanity, and sweet food to their self love, to represent, Ii they do not belieue themselves, to be standing on the high and elevated ground of patrlotism--to have buckled on their arnor in defence of the people. The battle cries of sLiberty-equal suffrage--every free man an equal vote, ,''- are certainly fine cries for the demagogue. Every man who aims to gain unlawful power by unholy means in a free government, al- ways commences his insdious machinations 5by these very cries. It is not for us to scan the motives of the men who have aroused po- pular feeling in the North, neither will 1t be important in these numbers. StlEl, when any man attacks the motives of others for poii- siess;i iif i fa renee, he must expect his own mos tives to be closely examined. Why then did these two or three young, ardent and ambi- tious men, as soon as the Legislature arose, commence appealing to the passions and pre- cal.. of+ +I, tory! Why did they cry aloud that the rich men in the South were attempting and had attempted to subject by improper demands of power, the poor man in the North! Why did they allege that 2,200 free white men of the North would be unrepresented in Con- ventions Why do they attempt to excite the poor against the rich, and to divide a Territory, weak enough when united! The answer to these questions is plain and brief. They had just sprung forth into the political arena. They were desirous, nay greedy, of political distinction-of political power. They are looking forward to the high places of the Territory and of the nation. They thought that by shouting for the people, by appealing to the passions and prejudices and tickling the ears of the people they could ex- cite storm of popular feeling, and ride into distinction and power Gpon the wings of it.. When they made the assertion, and reitera- ted it, that their opponents were arrayed against the rights of the freeman, they antici- pated no contradiction, and thought that even should their asseverations be denied, their loud cries of patriotism and earnest love for the peoples rights would stand them in the stead of argument and sound political doc urine. They counted perhaps rather too much on the credulity and W ant of Information of those to whom they addressed themselves. The pretence of devotion to the cause of the people has always been the mask to hide the deformity ofthe adventurer in politics--the ambitious aspirant who seeks honor by unho- 3y means. 1t must be owned, however, that they had a fair field in which to manGuvre-- broad table whereon to throw their political dice. They pretended to enlist on the side ofthe majority-they appealed to the best and