The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-24

Oa Newspaper to be publishedn the Town of Washing
 ton, Hampstead county, Arkansas, to be called IHe HempsfeHd 1Sr Red Riref Inquirer. rENHE undersigned, having determined to commence
 IL the publication of newspaper, under the above t- tle in the Town of Washington, deems t necessary to state briefly but explicitly, the motives that have infu- eneed him Ill that deerminaton and which he intends to pursue.
 The large and fertile region of which the southern DOT. tton of Arkansas IS composed and of which Washington the capital IS at present destitute any periodical publcation-having medium through which the feel. ngs and opinions of the inhabitants may be made known to their fellow citizens at distances any publication devoted pecualy and exclusively the promotion otheir prosperity The interests of the different sections ofthe State in separate, and with bad lava or the perverson of good aws, might be aae to clas but 1t IS the firm persuasion of the undersigned that by the dspensaton of equal and justice every sec ton each branch of agriculture and of industry may Tot only be reconciled with but to be made to promote the prosperity of it's fellows To the accomplishment of so desirable end, 1t is necessary that the wants of all should be fairly made known that they may be duly ap- preciated and that the peculiar those who have spitched their tents in the region bordering on the of upper Red River may be fairly represented will be prominent object of the "Inquirer' receiving as it merits. the ceaseless vigilance of tho Editor.
 As is the intention of the undersigned to devote his paper almost exclusively the circulation of es from every section of the Unon and from Europe-reserylne however appropriate portions for Literature Useful and Entertaining Knowledge, Agriculture, &c Nc-he deems scarcely necessary to any thing the sub ject of Politics. However, he has hesitation in sta. ting 1t to be his decided determination that his paper shall not parake of partxan character that s that it shall be devoted the advancement of men dscon- nected with It has been said with truth that 'smen may change, but principles eternal" and such being the the political complexion of the In- qurer may be better explained by stating the principles of the Editor, than III any other way. It is we'll to state, then, that he democrat of the Jefferson school
 in the full and well understood acceptaton of the term
 He is opposed to all atitudnarian constructions of the u s. Constitution, being subyersve of the pur- poses of the Constitution tse and being destructive of southern interests consequently he is opposed Protective Tariff, whereby section of the Union would be impoverished that another might be enriched: he IS oppose to the adoption of extravagant system of Internal Improvement by the General Government believing, he does that 1t only unconstitutional but, if adopted, system pregnant with injustice and consequent dscoDten to the less favored portions of the States in sort he is decidedly opposed any having tendency immediately or remotely to transfer power from the States to the Federal Government But he IS in favor othe adoption, by he different Siaes, ofa
 liberal system of Internal Improvements of School sys tems and of all measures having for their object the mo- ral and physical improvement of the people. Having thus stated his principles 1t is hardly necessary to add
 that III contests of men of the opinions, Tn those the result of which does involve fundamental prnci Ples, he take no partbeAeriag, he does, fhnf
 is not Me legttinae propince of newspaper 10 fake sides in mere scrnmbles for o6fce.
 Finally he would say, that he to Arkansas, all emigrants should go to countres-zealous for the prosperity of the community in which he find permanent home; and that he wishes benefit this section of country with it his interests will be henceforward identified. J. GARVIN.
 The "Hempstead and Red River Inquirer" will be pub shed weekly, fine super royal sheet with terals, at s4 per annum payable in advance $5 at the expiration of the year.
 *#The first number will be issued about the middle of September.
 Washington, .uay 20, 1896.