Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-28
THE .SHERIFF'S ELECTION.


nall, and we, by no means, charge him with
instgating many of his supporters. moro Jealous
than wise. more active than just, in the mode of
eectioneering which they have adopted. Some
Of those despicabe creatures have sprung up out
Of their insigniicance and obscurty, where they
would ever remain, had not such on exciting field
opened TO them; like SO many nauseous weeds in
a fair garden, despoiling-posonng every thing
with which their deadly venom comes in contact.
We are not to be understood complaining of
Mr.. Carnall's friends generally, for among his
supporters recognize numbers whose high cha
racters sure guarantees against such baseness.
Our alusion is only to those miserable and facile
instruments, who are working to commend them
selves TO the fav of MIR. Carnal and his friends
men working for deputyshps, for business, &c.
and some for little notorietv, while others are
moved by personal hatred to his opponent.
Like the locusts of Egypt, these reptiles have
swarmed, and all appear to belong to one hive
Every township, nook, and neighborhood is visited
by them-every kind, honorable and dishonorabe,
mode of electioneerng is resorted to. They cry
persecution-they war upon the Governor--they
war upon the County Judge-they upon the
they war upon moral obligatons--they war
upon public opinion-they upon private indi.
viduals-they upon the social relations of life
they upon the church--in word they war
upon every thing that is sacred, just and honora be
Can such means triumph? Will the people of
Crawford County be outraged in this manner p
Are the people of Crawford 10 be forever humbug
ged by such creatures.
Their first cry is persecution that Mr.. Carnan
is unjustly turned out In another part of days
paper the legal opinion Of the Attorney General
shows explicitly that Mr.. c.. is turned out lawful
ly. The law, the act Of the Governor, and the
I" opinion of the Attorney General, we are bound
to respect, until they aside by the Supreme
Court and men who would set aside the laws of
the land to promote the will of one man, would
make fit instruments ofa tyrant. The letter of
the Governor to the Attorney General, which will
also be found in to-day's paper, shows clear and
unequlyocally, that the cry against the Governor
is unjust Mr.. Carnal had all the good feelings of
that functionary, who declined removing him, un.
til ho received the legal opinion of the Attorney
General, that il his Z" imperative" duty TO do
so.
The charge against the County Judge is equally
unfounded, and like that gotten up against the CO.
vernon, IS for effect. TO humbug the people. The
5Hh section of chap. l33, on Revenue, page S76
Engish's Digest, points the duty of the County
Judge. Hear the law " Every sheriff, collector,
or assessor Of rerenue, cAo shall fail or refuse to
return his list, at LAe time and in the
manner prescribed by la,o, (a) shall FORFEIT his
office, and phenerer any sher it, collector, or assessor
shall fail or refuse TO comply Nth This section, or
any clerk shall fail refuse 10 comply wuh The pro-
uisions of the foregoing section, IL shall be the
DUTY Of The Judge of the County Court to certify
the same TO the Gorernor.'' oil A..-
What right, then, have these minions 10 run
over the County and declare that the County
Judge, in performing his sacorn duty was actuated
by malice 1t was the sworn duty of the County
Judge to do what he did, and he would have per.
jured himself to have done otherwise and how
can any good-mennng, upright man, continue to
say that it is all persecution after knowing
these facts We do no, ask any man to take our
word for these s,atements-they are matters of
law, and all they have to do is 10 refer to the Sta
tutes.
onerated by the law and their duty, these men
then war upon the law, declaring it to be unco,,-
Stituttonal. These fellows would like to have the
power, merely TO elect one man, to declare a law
unconstitutional, which the Supreme Court has
not yet set aside. After this election is over, we
will hear no more about the unconstitutionalty of
the law, they will fail effect their purpose, and
the end will NO longer be in view and if they
succeed in humbugging the people, it is nothing
with them- The times dangerous indeed, if
every whippersnapper in the country can set aside
the law, when there is an election on hand.
Notwithstanding the strikers of Mr.. Carnal be-
gan the canvass by crying prosecutions" and
endeavored 10 bring tina. powerful engine to bear
in favor of their candidate, the private and moral
character of MIR. Clark. his opponent, more ho-
nest, upright, fair dealing man never lived in any
community, has been assaed from the start-his
social relations and private circle have been in
vaded by these vandals-hs relation to the church
of which he is member has been harped upon
and base falsehoods have been resorted to- The
social and private character of one Of our most