Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
q, the Washington 7elegvaph.l
rpnNICLE S-Chapter W.

.or Elias spake and said unto Simeon:
Moreos simeon answered, here am | Cover
Simeon a'ir i1l.olst thou have thy servant dos and
nor whaI I.,roI "y and said. of a truth hast thou
/ EGa .,i,. and hast so done in the matter of
spoken HsStb e fbe lands. But hast thou considered
tis srant Ibo Congress in making the grant; hath
/ vel, NAV - nv hand. even OF the hand of the
rlalftu not the Governor, the State Simeon;
GoTenViii Ines nDon which TIE ways shall so, shall
that tis isarLnd ,.,Ld before the land shall really be-
be ms. 4ho State; is it not SO? Now Simeon,
0Ds y .af We take to thysef counsellor even as
woan. talpn thee, Hast thou considered Daniel
nav a5'nhter that he is wise and prudent in coun-
ne @ lon Shalt consult him upon this matter. So
se l, 'L' did as he was commanded; but Daniel
SIl.eoi l,r;so evea as aforetime and doubted much
vas 54bsT any good would come ofthe business
WEE, sn said that Er VI tegntni. Elias would be-
conl5 not understand what that was; unless it
be .iI Jl' he "a very pdcydermatous animal;'' So
SaouLu .,J Simeon took to their dictionaries with
Ll's 1asI But Elias spake again and said, is not
sL5qs Ia servant of this nation democrata and
tae nsa' sa;d it is even so Governor Then said
SsOm S,iD q, TO will speak to him and say hear oh
hh'.;Jont hLa; and give ear all We people, Hast thou
't,,ons;5ered that unless thou shalt stop the of
r.. fom selling the lands of the nation in this
nSis i'o,, tbp neople from other lands will come in
os., .,r ne and buy the lands, and settle down in
dL.r3lst. and become voters; SO that we. and our
c,;Fss ou will not have things our own way as it
i9,Il i,ars hath been and that democracy will not
s,.;sb. and the family instead of enjoying all
So bopors and profits of office, and growing very
.,J .b hereby, will be greatly reduced, and will
! .n 'l, +, work like honest people Now thunder
.,, nla heard aar off And the President spake and
"A hear We oh people of Arkansas; the officers
l IN M longer dispose of the land to the stranger
fntbar States. Ye have people enough in your
o,,r country: it is not meet that your numbers
lb,1H be increased for my servants Elias and
Snoo1 are not able to govern so many people
T5ey are only fit to be at the head OF small and
;morapt communities; and inasmuch as ye haye
.Iosap that they, and such as they, of their fam
;v and kindred; shall rule over you, and yours in
t;air generations it is my decree that the officers
4, noi sell any more lands or allow any other
,sone TO settle in your midst; except those who
nv servant Elias shall choose. Am [ not a dem
,,rat. and am | not of the party as is also my
arvapt Elias 1t is great pity that the tail,
snnot follow the head. And it was even so.-
Vow Columbus the lame, and William the fat
rere nightly stirred within themselves. and
NED with loud voice, saying, how long shall
bese things be? and Joseph the red spake and
aid; until the people are made to know and un-
ersand. Then spake William again saying,
With high hand and a stretched out arm. have
Of spoken to this people, and uttered TO them the
gOris Of truth and soberness for 10 these many
ears vet have their eyes been holden, and their
ars stopped Howbeit a cry came up as Of
rmbIng of great thunder; and it appeared, as if
be heart of the people was stirred. But Elias
rke again. and said, Simeon. hast thou consid-
red what the State is by means of the saFings,
ven of the proclamation of the Presidentl that
re control the State! that to see Arkansas. man
aed only look at us; even at US Simeon! 1t shall
WAYS be so with US Simeon, and our children.
nd our childrens children And Simeon said, of
truth it is so; the people are so easily hum
lgged that no difficulty can arise; we have
othem down under our feet, and will keep them
lere forever. Yet it has some time occurred to
e when scratching my head, that | have afore
ne read, in the book of the Chronicles, that
shteousness becometh a people, and that the
orR of the ungodly should not always be exalted.
nd have also heard, that forbearance ceases to
virtue, when too great injury and abuse, is too
ng persisted in. Howbeit we have the organ
ID are democrats; it shall be we'll with us and
Jt ILL., So Simeon amused himself by speaking
fall who did not think as he did upon all sub
cts and called them hard names. But the peo-
q nnndnrad tbaSa +bipoS n, 4bo;r Ioc~4.