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The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27

ment, and become a despot under the title of Protector! It was because Napoleon was popular, that he became First Consul, and afterwards Emperor-and had Washington been of the same stamp, he would have per- petuated monarchy in this free country If any man becomes so popular, that the people will not scrutinize his acts, our liberty Is i'll danger--it lies in the power of that mans hand. If he is virtuous, we may still pre- scrvc z he i | man like ordinary men, we are lost forever. Above all, we are in danger when the people choose to believe more in one man than in their united repre- sentatives-when that one man-Governor- President--or Dictator, can oppose the will of those representatives, and be still support ed by the people. There is one power, therefore, which should never be conferred upon an Executive officer.-It is the VETo power. That good may arise at times from its exercise, there IS no doubt-butit 1t is doing evil that good may come. It is letting loose an unconquerable fire, which may at first warm, and afterward devour us. The Veto power is essentially anti-republican. It is monarchical. It is saying, in effect, that one single man IS more capable Of judging for and governing the people, than the whole body of representation. In some instances 1t may be so, but the principle is slavish, in-
 
 iurious, and abominable. The same argu- ments by which we defend the Veto power, would be used by the serfs of Russia to show why they should obey the Autocrat. We should uever put sword into the hand of any man, wherewith our life, and what Is dearer still, our liberty, may be endangered. We are staves, as soon as the will of our repre- SC natives is set at nought--we are no longer free-our boasted republicanism Is dream. Better--far better suffer some wrong at the hands of our representatives, than be righted by any one man. Have we not all read the fable of the horse who was at war with the stag! He permitted a man to mount him, for the sake of taking vengeance-his ven- geance was gratified, and he was enslaved for life. So we may be bridled and saddled -and at first we may derive some benefit from it-but depend upon 1t, at the end we shall be ridden down as slaves.
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The proposition ofxMr. Senator KENT

The proposition ofxMr. Senator KENT, of Maryland, to amend the Constitution, so as to reduce the absolutism of the Veto upon bills that have passed Congress, which the Constitution now allows to the Presi- dent of the United States. yesterday came up for consideration in the Senate. Mir. KENT delivered, in support of 1t, an effec- tive speech of some length. which we shall take care to report at large hereafter, and which, in fact, deserves to be widely circu- lated. After which, in consequence of the lateness of the Session, leaving no sufli- cient time for the thorough discussion of d question of so much importance, the reso- 'lution was ordered to he on the table, with the understanding thatt was not to Dc call ed up again at this Session. .Nafioaal h. teliigcnee,.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27
[From the Arkansas Gazette.1 ITO THE EDITOR
Washington City, Feb. 23d, 1885.

Washington Guy, Fe6. Esd, 1855.
 DEAR SIR-The bill, containing an ap- propriatiop of tltfy thousand dotldrs to car ry on the work upon the raft of Red river, and forty ttotsaasd dollars 10 improve the navigation of the Arkansas river, this day passed safely through the committee of the whole upon the state of the Union, and is now pending upon the question of engross- nent, and may be considered as safe.
 I made an intellectual effort, this morn- ing, to get up the bill granting ten sections to complete the public builings; and the bill to take our census, with view to a State Government.
 We have but three days of the session remaining, 10 pass original bills. By the joint rule of the two Houses, the last three business days are confined to the consider ton of bills which have passed one house or the other. We have got upon our calendar, some five or six hundred bills, which will not be considered at alI-and among the number will be some of our Arkansas measures. But yet hope that may be able to do something more for the cause of Arkansas, before we adjourn. If so, l will apprize you of 1t.
 Yours, &c. 4. II. SEVER.
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We hear more complaints concerning the Western Mail. We are informed, and from authority not to be questioned, that none of our papers are received at Short Mountain P. 0. Crawford county, except now and then, by mere accident. We kno,o that the fault is not in the Contractor or the Mail Rider. It is in some Postmaster on the road--and un- less the matter is speedily remedied, we will st onr own cost have an investigation made into 1t. We cannot afford to lose subscribers every week or two because Postmasters are delinquent. If we can discover the man. whoever he may be, who delays our papers, CT destroys them, he shall suffer to the utmost extent of the law.
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at the threshold-than to have privately ex- hibited them to any one. The report of the committee of investigation, however, has completely exculpated Mir. PolndeXter, and the charge recoils with double force on the heads of those who made it.
 We quote from the National Intellgencer :
 "Mr. Smith, from the Special Commit tee to whom the letter of the Hon. George Poindexter was referred, stated that the Committee had concluded their labors so far as regards the taking ot testimony, but as the evidence was voluminous, and would require much time to copy, and as 1t was understood that the Senator had refrained from taking his seat until the examination should have been closed, he was instructed by the Committee to report, that not shade of suspicion rested on the Hon. George Poindexter, in relation to that charge. In this report all the members of the Commit tee concurred. As soon as possible a more full report would be made.
 The report was received by simulta- neous burst of applause from the galleries.
 Mr. Poindexter resumed his seat.n
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27

The Baltimore Patriot, of the 27th, pulp fishes letter from Washington, dated the night of the 26th, which says--'sCongress will pass resolutions declaratory of their firm determination to abide by the Treaty ---no restrictive measures will be adopted, as any prohibition, or augmentation of du- lies would be an infraetion on our part, and while wo scrupulously fulfil all its stipula- tions, we can with propriety demand that the French nation, through its Representa- tives, do not violate 1t.
 The Constitution frigate proceeds imme- diately after the adjournment of Congress 10 France, to await Mir. Livingston's or ders. Should the appropriation be made Commodore Elliott will procded to take command of the Mediterranean Squadron ---should t De rejected, Mr. Livingston will return in her, and our fleet be ordered to cruise in the open seas---in single ships.
 Mo. Rep.
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 The Hon. JOHN DAVIS, present. Governor of Massachusetts, has been elected to the Se- nate of the United States, from that State, in the place of MT. SILsBEE, whose term of ser vice expired on the 4th of this month. Mir. Davis was opposed by MT. J. a. Adams, and ns the election is held by the two Houses se- parate1y, there was for several days no elec- tion-the Senate eleeting Mir. Adams, and the House, Mir. Davis. In the mean time, NIT. Adams made some remarks in the House of Representatives of the United States, in regard to the subject of our French claims, which were construed by the Senate of Mas sachusetts as savoring too much of a hostile nature, and the next day after the arrival of these remarks at Boston, another trial for the election of Senator was had, when It appear ed that Mir. Adams received but three out oi the whole number of votes in the Senate, and Mir. Davis having majority of the House was of course elected.
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PoST-OFFICE CHANGES.

EZRA M. OWEN, 10 be Postmaster at Dogieood Springs, (the name of which office IS changed to "CoLLEGEvILLE," ,") Pulaski county, vice Ezra Owen, resigned.
 HENRY RoBERTs, to be Postmaster, at Lake Eort, Chieot county, vice 5. k. Gill more, resigned.
 JOIN MAXWELL, to be Postmaster at .4rkaasas Post, vice James H. Lucas. re- 
 sANn N. ELMoRr, to be Postmaster at,I '9ll ss9eHef V :, i Crawford county. vice
 5. V ul. RYAN, to be Postmaster at Mouth q .RrkaDsos, vice Charles Mapes, resigned.
 JAMES ". Doss, to be Postmaster at Miller Court House, vice James D. Hard- ing, resigned. .-.ark. Gaz.
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F
 l In another column our readers will sec a letter from the Hon. George Poindexter, Se- nator from Mississippi, to the President of the Senate, requesting that a committee of investigation be appointed to inquire into his conduct in the affair of Lawrence, who at tempted the life of the President. Itappears that Mr. Dutee J. Pearee, a member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island, had seen some affidavits stating that the affi- s.-.' rerrre, two days fritite diately preceding the attack, going to Mir. Poindexter's house, and in secret consulta- Il tion with him-that the affidavts were in the hands of the President-that he saw them at the Presidents house, and that lie was au
 thorized to say that further testimony might be expected. The course pursued by MT. EPoindexter is one which will reflect great credit on him, and is bound to bring disgrace on his accusers- He met the charge boldly, demanded committee of investigation, and refused to take his seat until that committee had reported. Many of the papers charge the President with using this means to break MT. Poindexter down, for the purpose of gra- tifying malignant personal hatred which he entertains towards him. We are not, however, prepared to believe this-we can
 not believe that Gen. Jackson, with all his
 violence of feeling against Mr. Poindexter,
 would resort to this underhanded, illlberal, and cowardly course of hiring men to perjure themselves, as it is supposed from the report of the committee-a short abstract of which which will be seen below-these affiants have done-for the qualification of that feeling Bnt in one respect we think the President has acted wrong-and that is, i'll showing these afidavits to gentlemen priuately, at his own house, so that knowledge of such papers Poindexter through some of the New York papers If he in reality believed that Mr.
 Poindexter was the instigator of this act, and had obtained afidavits to establish 1t, he should have laid such proof before the Senate, or got some of his friends in that body to do 1t, and not have thus secretly exhibited them to individuals, thereby injuring the character of MT. Poindexter, without giving him the chance of defence. It was due to the Senate,
 and to the country. if that body contained a
 member SC lost to humanity that he would
 prompt an attack on the person or life of the
 Chief Magistrate of our country-that it
 should immediately be made known to them, and that individual expelled his seat-and even if 1t was only suspicion, that suspicion should debar him from his seat until the mat ter could be investigated. But 1t may be said that the proof was not strong enough to
 warrant it's being laid before the Senate--- sl We answer, if 1t was not, it should not have
 been privately circ uIated--and we would re-
 mark, that it would have much more become
 la man of Gen. Jackson's high character for | Ichivairy and honor, to have informed MT Poindexter-enemy as he is--that such char ges were in circulation against him, and thus have given him the chance to have met them
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unanimous vote of the seas,na s,,gn ordered air. CLAY proposed as'e' iiS,,'s
 and entreated the Ssna4e4at e',at ! tt consist s9gards him the accustomed Tt ,JpsOsar ext lesTTIng Thag his name off the commi,9ppoo pit4posit aae Senate proceeded to Ibdi.,ee' balla. 2 mlttee, when 1t was found II tp pallot for Senators were eleeted@Mfet.Assatt ss a91of tAst the oi GUN, KlNc, of Georgia. NJ Nsssss. ps....1lr sAlrl DISTRICT OF CoLuNp,,
 Washington county. tto vii. On this 18th day of febSSu.,,, s,' " sonally appeared David ssS,uary, s,ay, l8s the : subscriber, justice of tbe ass, ,s bef the the Holy Evangelist of AImicbut4p lu4Aes s ], 2 seth and saith, that about fbss slsS las. tod Der, 1884, or the first of Januara g raIl 1.d of } deponent, seen Richard Lawre9solaas' las'' l nator Poindexter's dwelling Sous5s @ s0n and Half street, and the T,,oaJase ,,Juse, Or attempt to assassinate the pres;1.ooe, s5 oei United States, he, this deponent lt'laent aa . Pondexter and Lawrence in S Sseeas dexter's passage in conyersation SFna99'
 DAVID sTEwt Subscribed and sworn to beta,a nmA ". and year before written. iile
 ROBERT CLAKE
 Justice of the P,
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fe5-A. II. RUTHERFORD, Esq. is authori- sed to act as Agent for the Advocate, in Clark county.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27

GALES and STATION were, on Saturday, the 18th ult. elected printers to the Senate of the U. $. for ttfhe7ensuing Congress. There were eighteea ballotings before they were elected-the vote then standing, for Gales and Seaton, 277; Blair and Rives, ii. Duff Green, ,; ". A. Rlnd, 2; blank. 1.
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Helena, March ls.- .utssissiippi Lands.-- We have never witnessed, in any country, such rage for lands, as prevails at the pre- sent time for the lands on, and adjacent to, the Mississippi. IL appears that they are just beginning to be correctly appreciated. No doubt can be entertained as to their n- trinsic value, and it will not be long before the banks of that noble river (the Niissis- sippD willbe crowded with an industrious and enterpizing people.
 It is found that a large quantity of the Mississippi lands will fa! into the hands of large spectators, which Is the only ciseum- stance that can occur to impede the pro- gress of tieir settlement. Thousands of acres are diily being entered at the Land office at this place, and we hope that the most of the lands which have been entered, will be settled and improved.-Heratd.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
" dsIlWgton eeGai e Gsssaisv

- asi'b'99toit ssiisy " %sitt
 on this 18th day of Februarv. lsal sonally appeared Mordecai PoyS hssl hssl the subscriber, justice of the peace Yss'l the county aforesaid, and makes s' o..l ,1 Holy Evangelist of Almighty e gs5 S',l ial and saith, that his shop is opoosta ,aYl ! dwelling house ofsenator Poindexter o1 and a Half street, and he, the dena5e1 ,e1
 seen Richard Lawrence go into Senate, dexter's house and return out again ,t' ,t ent times; and particularly on tbe % M prevlously to Lawrences attempt toass, ate the President of the United ts9 sts'l this deponent, seen the said RicbsI renee go into Senator Poindevts,.s | and return. MORDECsslTi rd
 Subscribed and sworn to before ne N and year before written.
 ROB'T. CLARK I p.!
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27

The steam boat Neosho, which passed down on Tuesday last, had on board de- tachment of Dragons on their way to join their companies a. Fort Leavenworth and at Des Moines. They were left at Fort Gibson, on the sick list, last fall-when their compa- nies went on.
 The s. b. Lafourche, which arrived here the same day, had i7ee i7e U. s s. soldiers, bound for Fort Gibson. They have recently been recruited in the northern States-mostly in Maine- They were under the charge of Capt. Thomas.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27

The nominations of WM. s. FULTON and LEWIS RANDOLPH, as Governor and Secreta- tary of this Territory, were confirmed y the Senate of the U. s. on the 23d ult and we be- lieve the commission of Governor FULTON has arrived. He is now absent from this place, on a visit up the river, but is expected down so soon as the health of his lady, who has been quite indisposed, will admit. We as yet have heard nothing of the new Secre- tary, but he will undoubtedly be here shortly.
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U. S. SENATOR'S. Sl"1-N.

Those ambitions in the u. S Senate. who com.
pine their sectional and partzan influence and who are
aided and abetted by that powerful corrupt foe TO
sepnOiican Government and equal Eighls-the IT, s.
bank VIII stick at nothing. however humiating and
osgfaceiul that promises power. The
among them scsupe not to iteratc and eitcrae as gross
aisehoud as was fabricated by Noah and the De-
vii viz: that he President has dictated his successor
Upon 'hls fabrication The great Whg Party has raised
u new naine--the Anti Dietation party Can such
men believe that a just God rules the Universe DO
they believe he brought fathers through the Revolu
on 10 make Their Suns The slaves of colleagued petty
es WIN be swept from them Truth will triumph; and
the People be saved from their machinations
Some think the " hig minded, the proud the Honor
able b. w. leigh will resign if instructed to ex.
Punge. Nj he! His object is power His darling
WISH next to serving Clay, PROSTATE the Democra
cy; IN doing this indeed he renders Clay und the Bank
most valued service, Lcigh-yes, b. w. Leigh, who
wiz not be scared will stoop conquer;'' and his
proud Wings will crawl under with him lie will, if
instructed, vote for eJPmagag' that he may retain his
usurpcd place, and oppose, every thing else, with
ieiul vengeance the wishes of those may instruct
INN to expungc, Federalists resign. DIXI
December
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COMMUNICATED.
Alta meeting Of the Democratic Republican Party of
hf Gencral Assembly, held at the Eagle Tavern in the
CITY Of Richmond, ON "Wednesday evening the OH inst
IL was resolved that Convention be held the Capitol
m me Hall OF the House of Delegates in the City OF
dHy 81 January nert for the purpose of nominating Can
adaes for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
u s. and making out Eli ctoral Tckct-And that tho
counties which are not represented by friends of the Ad-
m nisiraton in the present General Assembly be res
Pecuuiy invited TO send to said Convention many de.
.gates as they entitled members the House of
Delegates. LINN HANKS fkoira.
Jos. ). WATkixs. Secgsfarv
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Died. OF pulmonary consumption, Sunday morning the 9th Of
Deeenbcr her Of residence, Caroline,
Martini t. Scott consort of Francis w. Scott
most exalted socai and relative yitues
dance, Of
seduos regard
mistress she Kind
she dsntcreed and ardent With
zeal the most temperate, the sublime
clothed her actions and
cd attract admiration friendship
ties were destined TO be shortived. In the e
was swallowed doath cvincng
christianity over tho terrorsof the
departed this life Brackets county Louisa,
Jth u after illues of Sally Weos,
ter OF Col James aud Louisa NJ Magrudcr, Mills
ma county, aged months quickly
the first budding down;
as bright CLEAN of
and the all
her mourning She
smiles Entwined she the and
the memory
cease TO nger with pleasing Sadness
child whose inantine spirits and
egencc and lively sensbily Of hns
OF rapture the breast That swecty png breathing
dotness and love- beard beaing with
smiles and JOY, choer longer here
lis hard TO SEQ tho hand of death
, Throwing chill blight DER all ones budding hopes"
But while they o'cr her
winning aad eonsons them
they TO herr is while suffering such
oil an allwise Providence, that sc should
WIN suror aim, on Faiths strong pinions rise,
And seek hopos vanished anchor in tho skies"
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the vessel is so far rghtcd and things are becoming
restored to the totu gro beur IL scarcely nccrs
sary to assure the public, that this election has bceu the
DC, OF the Republican party alone The Editor was no
candidate lie asked support. lie has not visited
,ne Sapito since the of the session He
has visited membersought of confer
ring with any-and has avoided all conversation
upon the subject lie will only add, that the duties of
The office shall be faithfully discharged and the public
work executed TO the best of his ability
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% q NEGROES FOR SALE-will be sold, to the
s 6 highest bidder, at the late residence of Captain
iiIlery Moseley deed, in the lower end of Charlotte
county, Va, on Saturday, the 2Gth day of December
1885, twenty-five likely NegIoes-amongst them first
rate man house servant and carriage driver blacksmith
a good cook and weaver; the balance, men, women .
boys, and girls Terms, l2 months credit
j. M. JEFFRESS,
GREEN MOSELEY,
zee. IL. to4-tsJ Executors
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MARKETS-DecemJer llts, 1885
IoBAcco-Supplies of increase and the article is
in active demand-prices of common and
middling qualities well sustnined-a fe hhds
of nice new, for manufacturing have sold for
II, III Id, and one hid. at S13 Id.
FLorR-Supplies moderate, mostly going MIC stc=s-
some sales on the bank Mt .~s.-and some par
GELS from store at 81 IA. Holders are san
gnino sna not willing to sell largely below
81 I-2.
w HEAT--Snpplies very moderatc-red 81 40-wLte
$f45. BAGWELl. SMITH IL JONES
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RUAELzEL'S CONFEDERATION OF MOS
1Vh, cow, &c.,-Now exhibiting at the Museum
Exhibition every evening. Doors open quarter be-
fore o'clock. Exhibition 10 commence at half past
seven o'clock precisely ~ The front exclusive
y appropriated for children ID Abundance 80
Children under twelve years of age half price Tick
cts be had at the Book Store OF Mr. c. Hail. and at
the Museum.
December - Ga
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MARRIAGES
DEATHS.

Married, at Rose Il. Page county, Wednesday,
Rev j. Jackson, Jas :. county
| Mary NJ Lauek, only daughter of benjamin Biackfod
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We have no space, however for further comments
general Review of il. So
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and the Scnaies nmendnc mt amended was adopted.
Various petitions presented referred, aud
ports received from Committees, which will be noticed
next
On motion of Mr.. Mullen, the House adjourned.
The following items of the proceedings of "Wednesday
were omitted in last:
COMMITTEE on the subject ofthe Abolitioniss, &c:
Messrs Garand. Of NJ. Gilmer, Dorman, Hunter,
OF Is, Stanard. Wilson, of b., Booker, Brown Bowen,
fsTker, Hopkins Iollcman, and Stegcr.
on motion of Mr.. Voolfolk, Joshua w FRY was APP
pointed Clerk Of the Committee of Privileges and Eec-
lions.
TO TIE EDITORS
As was guilty Of making Mr.. Giincr fracture the
limb OF ms colleague, MIR. Souta, i'm my report of Mr.
" sremarkson wednesday last IL is Of course my duty
70 SCI not The fnb which, luckily ffaciured)
out the error, right Mr.. Gmer said, and so noted his
remark that Nh 3. confined at home by ''proracf
cd Hness but after the adjournment the House,
OF the Delegates asked another in my hearing elbow
MIR > fractured his tim6, and whether IL aleg
arm IL then occurred TO me, that / might have mis-
conclusion, from rhc in which the gentlemen
spoke OF the accident, that had substituted proraoed
".css for fractured Hpnh, the similarity of lie sound
assisting the supposton; therefore adopted the latter,
TO the no small dismay Of many of Mr. Southais friends
make this explanation because il is good illustration of
some oil The difficulties reporter has 10 encounter, and
ought 10 DC lesson To me- to trust To my own ears,
rather than TO those ofothers regret that should have
caused Mr. Gilmer to intict disaster his
colleague; but find consolation in the reflection that
II is better TO have limb fractured in n newspaper than
any where else. Yours, &C.,
The REPoRTER ron THE ESQuIRER.