The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-08

Generalintelligence and knowleaa of the history of mankind being absoms's unnecessary to enable the pcopletoma;0s tain their rights, and secure their Sa' institutions, against the encroachraass of designing and unprincipled ambit;on l should ever be the advocate of estsh' fishing q general system of education hr which the benefits of light and knowl edge might be extended to the wbol. community. The General Governmeos' by its donations of lands, has secured ts US a fair foundation to build upon--w. should carefully improve it, and increa.ss the means, until every mans childrss throughout the State, can receive tb, benefits Of substantial education " Without this, our dearests rights are ol ways in danger-with 1t, liberty is ai. ways secure.
 With the conjoincd powers, conferred by the constitution, of q civil mapistrate and eonamander-in-chief of the military it is, situated as we are on an exnossj frontier, the duty ofthe Gogernort to lend all his aid in the organization ofthe mi. litia, so as to place the country in a con, dition to defend itself against the inroad, ofoursaYage neighbors, and to put down domestic violence and instruction. In our present condition, with scarcely i regularly organized company in the State, in the event of a frontier war. f would require no prophet to foretell the renewal of the scenes lately enacted in Florida. Placed on the Southwestern border of the Union, as we are, and shall be for an age-perhaps forever-it be. comes us to fortify against all such dis. astrous contingencies.
 Though 1t IS q matter about whiehthe Executive has as little tosay or do as any other citizen ofthe community, and per. haps he should have less-yet as can. didate for preferment, my opinion may be required, in relation to the great question now agitating the Nation-the Presidential election-as well as my views of the present and past administrations ofthe United States government. To the administration of MT. Jefferson, re. publicans generally refer with pride as containing the principal tenets of their political faith, and among them, claim 1t as the basis and standard of most ofmY own political sentiments. A limited con. struetion of the constitution, the rights of the States, anu the perpetuity of the Union, are three texts in my creed, from which could never deviate, but by the most absolute necessity. As it regards the present Incumbent of the Presiden- tial chair, being then citizen of Ten nessee and the only time l had the oP portunity, voted for him and sustained his election in 1898, and still approve 'sgenerally" of most of the leading fea- lures of his administration. As to the choice of a successor to Gen. Jackson, as single citizen of Arkansas, ifl stood aione,l would claim the right and fear
 lessly exercise 1t, of voting for the man
 whose election 1 believed would most
 advance the interests of my own State
 and ofthe Union. Every other freeman
 will do the same regardless of party dic. tation, or the tempting allurements ot office. Having passed my whole life in the West, which l am proud to hail as s'my native land," all my feelings and interests being fully identified with the prosperity of the South & West, feel it my duty to vote for the distinguished Citizen of Tennessee, whose name sbe- fore the People, through their own agen. cy, as candidate for that distinguished honor. This patriotic son of our neigh bor and sister State, has devoted his whole life to the service of his country; and has ever been found the warm and infexlble friend of Southern and Western rights, and of the perpetual Union ofthe States, while his most prominent competitor. to say the least, during long public llle' both in his own State and in Congress, has almost invariably voted against eve ry measure deemed vitally important 10 the advancemento of the South and West. With this view of their claims upon the American people, how could l hesitate ,a. to choose as have done? But all ths has no connexion with the duties Of sna' office which is sought at your hands. h an individual l am opposed, in prlnclple' as well as in practice, to all parties; anu more especially those parties, wnelne. local or national, which, without any identity of principle among their mem, mem bers save that of personal emolument anu