The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-16

a dense population, sort of succodeneum to he decay of physical strength and the gradual shortening of human life-that eve ry mechanical occupation does not, in some measure, like tue making of white lead and the blowing oi glass, undermine the health and constitution of those who breathe the poisonous fumes, with only sckly internis- sions, from first to second chidhood-when these questions shall be settled, shall be better able to balance the sum total of indi- vidual happiness in New England and the Far West. l an satisfied that though the faggot and the stake of persecution are done away, dissenter in New England, whose enqafing mind prefers scepticism 10 blind oredulity of inexplieable things, enjoys no greater privileges of conscience than qua kers and anabaPtists in the days of t,ss pu- rtans.
 But the longest yarn must have an end. In few words, little l, this mortal coil of hundred pounds, would rather 1.-Two in Ar- kansas than Massaehusetts-yet the good people here absolutely shndder al the bare mention of Arkansas. Bowie knives, J asiige Lynch, Captain Slick, negro insurreetions, duelists, horse thieves, Indian savages, frontiers-yery awful! Sic transit gloria Stati. Let US dismiss this invidous eom- parlson with the reflection that Providence; whose ways are inscrutabie to us, has dis pensed bouuties with an equal hand to eve " people and every clime-that each man bears alike the burthen of life. The super- latiye happiness of many men consists in believing themselves superIatiYely misera- ble.
 i You must be aware that the influence of the press IS diminishing as 1t is liable 10 abuse. There are many papefs--too many papers, published in the United States, each giving light within the visible horizon of a few neighboring counties, and but few of the corps of Editors are rated as big guns. The press has made itself impotent. It has become the organ of political parties; and since no legislation can ever restrain is license or punish the grosaest violations of law, where the responsibility is divided until 1t becomes fraction, society has united in self defence, as it would to disarln q drunken giant. M man looks upon news papers as he vehicles of trutb, when off, clal documents are sometimes garbled and misquoted in their columns. Major Noah. himsef-the American WarwielS-.-has on- ly sufficient weight of character to turn the scales in favor of another man. He may be fugleman of the ranks in a bloodless ] war of words about matters of opinion, but he never can command the respect of the people in times of real difficulty or danger. Yet Major Noah is your beau ideal of an
 Editor. My idea of the course which lies before mo IS this. Mark it--for all oracles are not written in verse. The sovereign populace of this democracy has been count ed until 1t has become fckle and coquettish. A candidate for popular favor must stoop
 so far beneath condescension, as to become in turn beneath the notice of the people, l A man possesslng--sh l say seeming to possession integrity of character, who affects to despise the political life and death which ;he mob dispenses, would in lime have offices and honors thrust upon him.
 1 detest prudery, but Mir. Jefferson Is not the first man who ever retired from the tur- moils of public life, to cultivate pease and philosophy, while he was filling the Union with his correspondence, ,ilifying his ene- mics, encouraging his friends, and matu- ring his plans.
 saw Mir. B. B. Thatcher, author of the "Lives of the Ihdians,'' and other works very Sleepy David. But few of the Yan- kees bave facility of expressing them- selves in conversation.
 I have not had an opportunity of seeing either Mr. Adams, Mr. Webster, or Mf.
 Everett. Mr. Garrison and Mr. Knee land, too, l wished to see, but no one claimed the honor of an acquaintance with. them. There IS Mr. Thompson, the enisr ! sary from Scotland, unquestionabiy man of talents, and as to his personal appear 1 ance, the ladies say he Is a "marveIlous proper man." Why have you not held conversation with him at the Editors Ia b!e, and sounded 8 warning voice ii ihe ears of the Western South! l would cheer fully see special act passed in his favor, to revive Mir. Adams alien and sediton laws in fuii force and effect lie has been scattering broadcast the seeds of jealousy throughout the Union. Mir. Brougham, in England, rides into popularity upon the hobby of West India apprenticeship. Mr. O'Connell calls the people of tic Southern States traitors to humanity. The worship ful ecclesiastics of this country send their delegates 10 the London anniversaries, to weep and vail over the suferngs of Ame- rican negroes. God help the worldl It certainly has the blind staggers.
 Affairs do not look promising in Mexico.
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