The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-15

It is great thing in political contest to possess goody share o mpudence There are certain causes in which bragging boastng, and pretended certainty of success necessarily supply the which ought to be filled with argument and The Gazette is pecu- the bitterness odeeat by crying victory in the outset 1t is commendable method. Every body should be a- lowed to cry victory at certain epochsand why not well before defeat as at any time! The Gazette has caImed by turns nearly every county the State for Conway and Yel and boldly claims this county for Field d1 Go. Think of that, Master Brook! We have 10 doubt of the success of friends in this county This continual cry about the old Cfttenden party aids them but little in this countyand their candidates here after will have chance of kicking their heels in retiracy. Nevertheless the stparty' zeaous. Col. Sever is busy electoneering for county canddates-for which we are sorry. He will be candidate for the United States Senate and decorum and proper sense of his own dignity should teach him to stand aoof from petty contests, ntermedde with local elections. 1t is in- delicate, unbecomng and undgnihed-and moreover 1t is injurious to his friends. Let hn remember that when like Jonathan he nterceded with the people for DaUd that unlucky gentleman had good to say, dever me from my friends" Col Sevier has been warned not to meddle in these matersbut if he will knock his head against stone wall, he can soon ascertain which is the harder
 The Gazette says, "Is the name of Jackson used now, that of Jefferson formerly distinguish the true Dsmocras2' Sc No, it is not It used to .sdis tingush the pateat Democrats--half of whom are old Federalistsconyerts made by the potent arguments of office, power and reward. Iodern Democracy is the witches cauldron in which ingredients of all sorts stewed-and they call themselves Jackson Democrats, because they cannot be contradstingushed from other parties by any name derived from principle.
 The Gazette says, tcket, our sgtole ctct, and nothing but tcke.o Let it add, 'Eyery thing for the tcaei, and nothing for the country and it's eelors will be hoisted.
 
 Except Tennessee asks the Gazette swhat Demo- cratic State will support White?o Except Massachu- sets, what Federat State will mol support Van Buren? 
 The Gazette bubbles somewhat on General Jackson's plans for dividing the surplus It says that neher the President any of his party ever conte plated the distribution of dollar of surplus from the safes of public lands" This queer assertion The President did recommend the distribution of the ehoie surplus revenue-no matter from what derived and MT. Dckerson of the sparty contemplated the division of five millions yearly to be taken from the sinking fund appropriated to the payment of the public debt and to which the arising from the public lands was expressly applied. The editor of the Gazette
 think the people Of Arkansas toos when he makes such assertions
 The Gazette says that Van Buren was instructed to vote for the Tariff of 1893 Show the record of the instructions. Rely upon it. if he va instructed e him. self had the instructions manufactured. Was he in- streted to vote for the Tariff of 1s24 the Woollens Bill of ls27-or for keeping up the duty salt! If he instructed and did not think the bill right y did he not resigH? That Is his doctrine now.
 The Gazette gives Fun Buren's explanation, or rather for his for erecting toll gates the Cumberland Road-and queer excuse itis. He admits that he did for it-tha 1t was wrong-tha he is " for it--wouldnt do so agan-and Is glad that Mr. Monroe vetoed the bill. A fine excuse for United States Senator to give for vote given by him when lie forty years of age. No doubt he sorry enough for giving the vote, qler he found it unpopular. Vote every poor emigrant the West with heavy tolls, and then say he sorry for it. The weakness Of the excuse is contemptibe than the vote itself execrable.
 "In Now England,' says the Gazette, sthe Federal ists are running Mr. Webster" Not exactly. The Massachusetts Federalists are running Mr. Webster the Connecticut and Rhode Island Federalsts are run ming Mir. Van Burenand as to Federalism the two ddates are pretty much Oh par.
 The Gazette says that the ref1 Jackson Democrats abandoned Judge White when the Opposition took him up. Not They abandoned him when orders issued from head quarters that Van liuren must be elected.
 SENATE CHAMBER, June Is, 1886.
 Dear Sir-You triumphantly confirmed. Only six nays You ought to write letter of Malks to JUDGE WHITE, at Knoxville, and to Dr. LINN, at Ste Gene vieve. Your friend, TH0S. H. BENTON.
 To It. Col. w. RECTOR,
 2d Regt. U. s. Dragons.
 The Gazette with characteristic fairness and magma nmity published the former but omitted the latter DOT ton o the foregoing letter. How 'air how honorable
 Judge Yell has published circular in the Gazette containing decent quantity of words We have read it over twice. and have not been able to discover whether he intended to mean any thing not He careu ly ab- stains from declaring whom he is for as President through fear suppose. He says he goes for the right o nstructonagainst Clays land bill-for pre-emption Ilaws--for internal improvements i'll Arkansas-and