Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-05-13

Iy too sbssrd 70 reed refutaon. II csrsainiy
written while The geutlemass m>ntal viaiau
obscured with fears, Ies tia Apsu,ioa q thia !s..
jecs may indpce the accouning eeiesrs ~ q.
inc the lawssiately priutedby 1hst 81 "A.
and that thereby he may no gsttae
rags in ths same ratio by ~hics he = a
the fourth volume Of Arkansas lRePorl ~ =.
he ~as ia one Of those hapesy y a
which hat Young gsnsIsman = ses s .X,.
bal. II = se&r ~
= Let US tax, his example (aI example III IN
really making too liberal MI is, Of the
,yonr1worthy neighbor Judge Bsown.) lrs2S2 S0P'S
den prints tip acts Of the Legislature - &k& E9fN
per page. Tie accounting officer finds ezf :,r
Of say $I50( is-due by the coq.rcct G:sT. kAp
fers to certify his contrest 10 the Ansittx kGe1
but says Mr.. Borden (and haas the cqf = Svss 5ese:
of Mr.. Colby to aid him) lr CONTRA x \ e ss ii
specie, and you must therere allow E N -, l,
tiply our account at 2l forhe, aud ~ ~ =
duce a footing of $3.50, hstcad of SIN pases =
just amount of the aecou And " Hffa Sssss5a
this rule of preference Why @k sfssa e
1. Because the editor habeen at gtl y. = ~
And 3D. Because there r'othing sSr q I y. &
money in the Treasury. ~ eseAx ,. .o,.'s ss
Well, no one denies ths Mr.. Borden - ..,e3s.
be paid according to his co,racs. SMs
is right that he should Ie paid, and y ~
Government officers hase shf 10 ID sy5Sy-y,.
rUinous rate to the State, is atogeti HalhtS. 4;
ent question. III -snr
Let taEo Judge Browns casd fs
salary fixed by hw there was due the thcf
the end of the first quarter, $3.50. tt Ttxxst
officer offers warran. for the amounts y ~, al
the Judge, the Times and Advocate,
zette both say that theo is nothing b, ~ II
Bank notes in the Tp, ,sury; they are 49, 4. =
and our constitution declares that nothr ~
and silver shall be ! lawful tender se
therefore allow me jist to multiply n "a u
and make il an equivs sent to specie. 8 u
dtor here reads from these vertable rf
Of laws, that you were elected knowingyour saia 81
rary to be paid put of the ordinary revenue 60
of the Government and the revenue is collected auc
in Arkansas money--aDd these papgs say that if "
you not satisfied, you must resign. Besides, paO
sir, you being judge, ii is =" a want Of felcacy" ~
in you to be discussing legal question: at all. sH
But the Judge here rather imperhnently asks, n"
if there is any of the ordinary revonuo m the nc
Treasury, wherewh to pay officers salaries =
Now if am not greatly misinforme sthe honest
Audi,or would be compelled to nns.er. "NO!
the last dollar wa absracted by Mr.. Hutt man
whose character for honesty before his defaca-
,ion was prorea was as spoess as any mans IN
the land"
Permit mo hero again to repeat that no one has IL
more confidence in the integrity of the Auditor L
than myself But this confidence has nothing TO 4
do with tho legality illegaty ofhs acts, or the
policy or impocy of tie measures. n
The editor asks would he (UNo) have .
State to disregard her solemn contracts. and ,be
guilty of private" reputation" dayi We So
he had been bred jim better school than to do ates
to see the fair fame Of this, young Sta,e TAI;
nishcd by faingpr refusing 10 comply with COT .ii
tracts made witiiindviduals under solemn reqt 81
sitions of an Actof the Legislature! Would q e..
dssuade the accounting officers from paving thos pbn
they have emploed to work for the Sta,ci If Step
would do so whsre iss,he individual zen who
would trust herr' Ha
Gun assure Ills worthy editor having so much ~
of State prido' al heart that it is prevent .rhe o
fair fame of thi, our young State, being tns;l d.
ed, tina. first caused me to complain publicly Of
policy caculatei to produce this very effect. Rj&
solemn act ofour late anti. .rcpudasing Icgsh- 70
ture, not dolhr of principle or interest on our y
State bonds "$cmn contracts with individuals"
upon which WI raised our bank capital, is to bo
paid until the Circulation Of the State Bank notes, 1
for the redemfion of which State is honora- fno
bly, and legally bound shall have boen fedecmed.
The specie irtho vaults of t,e bank IS set aside k,w
for that purpoA-evon pro re,a dividends cell D-
tempated and is this consideration none that 'etc
makes the PAPER worth any thing As to debtor -a,
thoy tocure very little about tho money.
But if uccohting officers, without au,l, @.es 80 .ls ii
law, are permitted to throw a triple ame
these bills into circulation, and thus rendc r m
redemption an endless or hopeless business, witn o'
in the name Of /" State pride" is the foul dishoan
of our deferred and consequently rcpudiated bo4s d