The true Democrat., 1854-11-15
The Governors Message.


 This document, delivered to the two Houses of the General Assembly at the opening of the present session, has done its author great cre- dit It is one of the best State papers that has ever issued from the Executive. It is a thorough and complete history of the condition and the workings of the State government, and will live | for years to come as a book of reference tor those who wish to learn the true condition of our affairs. It will be read with the deepest in- terest by the people, and those who have re- posed confidence in the evil croakers in our State will learn with unfeigned surprise that the endorsements of Arkansas are truly tri- fling when compared with her resources and abilities to meet and surmonnt them.
 As was anticipated, the Governors message has met the hearty and cordial disapprobaton of the Gazette. This paper does not attempt to refute it with argument or reason, but assails it with sarcasm and ridicule Of the mode in which it is done, we have nothing to say Itis characteristic of the former course of the editor of the Gazette, and so un usual thing as a little courtesy or respect to the Executive of the State in which he lives was rot expected and has long since ceased to be desired.
 The members of the Legislature seem to have taken very different view and to have placed a very different estimate upon the mes. sage, from that of the Gazette The House of Representatives have ordered three thousand five hundred and the Senate three thousand copies of 1t, in addition to the fifteen hundred printed and laid before them by the Governor. This is paying him higher compliment than has usually been paid by the Legislature to the Executive. It shows the high value the mem- bers place upon his message and the import ance they deem it, that it should be disseminat- ed far and near among the people. It contains lntormat that they have long desired to pro- cure, but for which they have hitherto looked in vain. It is full history of his own admi- nistration. While he has not attempted to CO., Tor or magnify any of his acts, he has conceal ed none of them. Everything is laid before hem for their own and their constituents in- formation.
 It was not expected that the editor of the Gazette would endorse the message, but even- handed justice demands at his hands the publi- cation of 1t. He proceeds to critcise and con- demn ito quote and ridicule it. Why does he not lay 1t before his readers and let them judge of 1t for themselves? Is he afraid to trust them with 1t? Why then does he not give it place in his paper? It is we'll known that if it was really document that would re- fleet discredit upon the Executive, as its auth or, 1t would be displayed, at length, in large let ters, with a iendish pleasure.
 To those who have read the message, the causes of the censures of the Gazette, and its refusal to publish it, are evident. The message l condemns the editor himseif-it damns him forever politically. The showing therein made of his misconduct whilst Auditor and the ne- cessity which compelled the Governor to force him to comply with his sworn duties by man. damus, are facts too stubborn and crushing to find circulation among the people through his paper. Hence too his efforts to throw discredt upon the document itself. He hoo pes to shield himself from the consequences of his own mis- deeds by heaping odium upon the Governor who has so fearlessly exposed them