The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-17
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 go tue Voers of the Senatorial District composed Of
 Independence end Jackson Counties.
 In tenderng you my name as candidate to repre- sent you in the first General Assembly which will meet under te Constitutions will first return you my grate- ful acknowledgment for the uniform manner in which you have supported me for all the public stations have aspred to within your gift. My friends, who have supported me through "good and evil report, hold III kind remembrance, and hope be found true to their interest and worthy of their patronage by ad- herring to principles not men. As regards my ene- mics, feel disposed to their defects with the veil of charity, and forgive all offences that of mali cious lying, an unpardonabe sin.
 The first session of the Legislature under our State Government IS the most important shal in all probability, ever have and involving of the peo- pes rights, when taken in connection with the public good than any that will meet for years A Territorial form ot Government abolished-a State Government to be organised m strict accordance with the spirit and letter of our adopted Constitution which makes 1t the duty of the Legislature to revise and adopt such laws as may be deemed best calculated for future gov ernment-the election of men to All tie high and re- sPactable judicial stations, Judges of the Superior and Circuit Courts, District Attorneys, Attorney General Of the State, Auditor and Treasurer Senators to Con- gress-and many important matters in regard to OFF compact or ordinance with Congress, in admitt:og us to come into the Union the footing with the other new States, which gives to the Legislature the control ot lead mines, salt springs, school lands five per cent on the sales of public lands, &c. Should you deem my qualifications equal to others who may aspire to re- present you, would be pleased 10 have your suffrage As regards the vote for President and Vice President am decidedly n favor of giving to the people, where all power rightfuly belongs. I repudiate and view with feelings ot deep regret, the political doctrine which proscribes all who do not believe in the nfal- bllty of certain men who now fill and others who may hereafter fill, the Presidential chair. Our forefatbers fought bed and died, rather than submit to the dcta- @ t'" .. s0ueregn King George and established Gov ernmen based on the free will of the people, are we to be controlled or dictated to by any one in power, beyond the power vested in him by the Constitution and laws of the country Talents, moral worth and inEiHeSo suoulu po TOT flee, regardless of name, title, rank wealth. Let each and every man enquire and act for himself and the people will seldom do wrong, where left to their free will and action uninfuebced by pol- tical meetings, caucse and conuentions efforts of designing regardless of public good and intended to impose and influence the unsrspecting and mbe- cle part of community As regards my vote or opin- ion in relation to any pubic act involving your rights or interest," feel myself bound to answer any public call the people may make me but for any man or set of who in power wish to be, to dlc tate to me- deny the right. ar pledged to no one individual for oice shall be. pin not .s; ; o"- tical faith to he sleeves of men in power do wish to obtain office by being the servle and cringng tool of any man whose carries with 1t unbounded po- pularity Though that may possess all the requ sites to render him great man, follows not of course that every sycophantic and parascal partisan qua lifed for office by virtue of name, when that vii! not grant unto him that which God and nature have denied him-mind intellect honor integrity. The prerequisite to office is qualification regardless of party: if possess to render me worthy of your support, cleo. not the and popularity of another: qualifications hid and intellect not trans ferabe by without application.
 should not, fellow citizens, have troubled you with circular, but business calls to Fort Gibson, and do not expect to return until late in July.
 JOHN RINGGOLD.
 June, 1886.
 
 SPEECH OF THE HON. HUGH L. WHITE.