Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-12-30
woodruG,s Poliey.

"Why not volunteer some excuse for him 4 lame one would be better thsn none. Say the frauds were committed by mis.ake--Ihat be was no printer, and did not understand making out printers aecounts--wAs imposed on &s 0tasers-- that he or his sec uFitieS of whoga MT Reardoa is one) vii. retnnd the amount ffsudaleatly over dTaNh-1Aea tke sky fals. Certainly he can de- lend him under some prete1t, however frivilous Il may be-"
 The above is from the pen of Mr. WoodrEf. and IS intended as . remonStrance against us, for not attempting the defence of the errors of the Public Printer. In reply we have 10 state, when a man clearly commits an eTToE, We gre nos disposed to pailiste t. The ethics of the venerable editor in shis behalf, do nos agree with ours; though in mat. teFs of Siiiiany we acknowledge hs e1sseteaey to play the part of our adviser and teacher.
 The case of the notorious Thornton is famous instance of hls faithful observance of ,be advice, he so fse'sHg!y tenders to us. Mr. Woodruff n rarely afar oil, when the pespeuation of any piece of rascaii.y is going on; he must have known. as well as ereTy else, tha; at the very time he was urging Taotn,on's nomination, with so much ear. nestness the shameless william was planderns the State
 
 asceriained sni exposed. not one word of censure or dasspprobaiion of the man, has ever escaped the editor oi the democrat
 ThoFntoa was Woodruf's friend. and mes: truly dd he throw around him hIS mantle of protection. to shield hi1, until he finally effected his escape from the country. Mr. WoodtuF's conduct in ihls matter was clearly in accordance with the, ra'e he has iaid down, snd t leaves hun open 10 the charge, which As IS So willing and Ieady, at all times. to prefer against others that he was m some way jointly coneesned with Thornton ia the perPe.raiion of this fraud. We infer this from hx conduct towards Thornton, and perfect knowl ecge of hs chsraeter, gives peculiar strength to the inference
 Thus NIT. Woodruff has unwitingly exposed the rule which governs hs conduct, the srric, obser- vance of which t is seen. sometimes leads hin into the defence Of rery tass GcloHs. And if it will not be though; an intrusive question, we would like to know, if the above rule IS cardi. nal m the instructions MT. woodruG's venerable morality affords the tender youth by his side "the rls:ns genius of his oifspringr'
 As we have cited an instance of hls observance Of iiS usual COStOui' We cannot drop thiS subject without reminding Mf. Woodruff of one signal failure by him, to follow it up. Why did he not '' volunteer some excuse,' however frigi!ous i; nay be, for hIs de0r friend Borlsnd, when hIs speech, befor4tthe Internal Improve Inent convention, was So justly assaied Neigh Dor ihe wihest fox IS sometimes entrapped-when t was too late, you followed the advice cf freud. that the less you said Of that speech, the better for Borlsnd." You haveinot d1rel to ailude to : he subjec; since, and in mercy for you. inarmi- es' we have spared you the necessity.
 Men Of Arkansas you have seen with what inreleniing, unmerciful bitterness, Woodruff can md does pursue an enemy; with what cunning it'atgem he will shield the crimes Of an associate: iou nave heard him charged with the mos; a,lo. ,ious corruption when Postmaster, ard you now 'ehold him bssely serving the man who preferred he charge You know him 10 be defaulter to he State for thousands, and you now behold him n consequence. d'sfranohised by the constitution md iaws of his country. This IS the man. who n his weekly issues of the Gazette & Democrat" tickling al no impropriety, at DO indecen@y, ssails by misrepresentation and falsehood, the haracter of every man, who IS not hls suppliau; lave.