The Arkansas advocate., 1837-04-20
APRlL 10, 1857.


 manhood arftpes, spendlhriii and proGlgaie. In like manner men advanced, suddenly and b their own safpfse e eminent honor and dgnied station, by the mere influence of personal fVofiiism or t1e moment afy pfedomlnance of petty and an9fineipled local party, are generally to snk. suddenly they had arisen, into pitabls disgrace and fregocabe gno- miny. shat titlully up into he gloom of the political atmosphere, they glare for . moment and exn- gaished leaving not the slightest 10 remind bu- sy world q lholf eyaneseent existence. hout pre- tending 10 the gtt of prophecy may safely that none ever bid iarer 10 arrive al such conclusion than yourselves.
 iindicafed in my last number to what extent in- tended to hold you responsible to this people hold you answerabe for your own acts, and, bv endorse men as well for the acts for the sins e. neglect or omission of the administration party. You promised Ire people that your elevation o office should hc fol- lowed by sgna advantages to Ge conferred upon and singular privileges to be eniogedby the Steta of Ar kansas. Have these promises been geffofaedl You ayouehed to the people that the neW administration and IS supporters the only true ifiauds of the west and et Arkansas, while passing seftpe of con science, waking for moment from long lotAargy to iiickering existence, deferred you from ayerlinc that the opposition were 10 man, the afstocTats, the federsliss, and the nullifers of the country enemies of the west and ioemen o this State. Do the deeds of your party, recorded upan the journals of the late Congress, bear you oul in these averments? l put yon to the bar for your trial and cal upon you make answer.
 Perhaps you are ready 10 eofaplas saat tha ground ] occupy E too broad and comprehensive. You may alege that am disposed 10 exact too much. Yet, if callow and inexperienced politicians were simple enough to imagine themselves eYer-natches for older and aged, though I shall noi presume ta saw moro willing professors of the Machiaveiau schooi oi political craft and cunning, 10 encounter and cope with whom they rushed pantiHg and eager from their nests In Arkansas the super-0mneH folly of the pre- tenson and the exravagaat absurdy of the underta- knga deserve tho utmost castgaton which sconiul commiseraton and plying contempt can condescend 10 lnflct To plead that you onWilted and over- reached will be no justification. Rather t should ag- gfaYae the offence. The public should be the more indignant for having been elad by those who in their turn became easily the dupes Of others
 wiil not rebukc you for the purely partizan votes you gave at the late session. You held your offices by ennfe-and il was your duty to perform certain ser vice and render certain homage 10 the Lords Para mount will not aliude to the eypaaqing vote, which you had previously instructed the legislature to instruct you to give You required that instructions l presume, to shield you from the future odiam and ig- nomny which needed but little foresight 10 sce must at no distant period follow and attach fo that half halt tragedy, which, invading sacred record has pub hshed to the world lie, by striking from existence the registry of an act and of the Senate ef the Uni ted States. It nov only remains 10 publish to the world the amended copy eg lAe journals of that Senate leaving out ot course the resolution oi cenSue which has ceased to have legal existence, aud thus directly and deliberately to say 10 astoushed and admirinq earth, that such resolution ever passed the Senate have mol purposed to myself at present to speak of these things. Al some future time may elect to de 80, may not, 1t shall suit my convenience Du- ring eight years have struggled manlaly against uaarpa'ion, and done continual kats fer the rights of the people. The anatical devotion Of the popuace to the late President, formed the main current of the stfean of his power and influence. That devotion Was honest, though llljudged and misguided-bnt in .ta oOplAi ,t,4tg, aiuy, have been the thousand tributaries that have sweiled the rsVuet to broad and overwhelming river The tide of usuIpaion has been flowing steadily on- ward increasing n depth and volume until 1t has burst over the constitutional diAes raised peoydenty by our toreathers barriers to it's encroachments and is pouring the whole land By bold vet cunning as sumpions oi power, protessedY nade oT the good of the peopleby lahudnarian Constructions of inc con stution in exposition of the powers oE the executive and construction to the letter in defining jhe powers ot the coordinate branches of the goyernment-t the barbafie fabric ot executive influence aud power has been reared high upon, and fowas in ominous dark above the runs of that simple yet majestic ed6ee built to guarantee our rights, and baptized with the blood of thousands of ifeemen. let name YOU not so repfoach you with these things You have been but bubbles upon the surface ot all insignificant branch meaadenng into the great and broad stream of popula error, delusion, and madness You havo l3ated with vet not possessed the power to direct the current lf nj any future time, shall discuss inc merits of the deceased administrations, the philppic will pass harm lessly over your heads. For the present, H is enough that lind yen and your party in power. Al the late session of Congress, you had large majority in tho Senate. still larger a ha House e Representa- lives. There nothing to check -,,f thwart the wishes and will ot ths administration. Most sienav had you conquered us at home-we had ospiulated, and marched of the field vllh all the honors of war
 repeat again, hold you liable for all sins as well of action of emission, the part Of yourselves and the party, and yeu will Yain wiih wribng uneusi- ness, attempt to eyade the responsibility.