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thar proper courtesy shah from thls tune mark our columns. We do not feel 1t a duty to carry into our private life the bitter ness and rancor which party engenders- we do not feel that our political opponent ought to be, and must be, our enemy-and more than all, we believe that malignity and low abuse Is neither sign of strength or ability in him who uses 1t, or a recommen- dation to the people, on whom 1t IS design ed to operate. We have no personal hos tility to gratify. We have been attacked, It is true-but the victor feels no hatred against the yanquished if our life be spared. we hope to rescue Arkansas from some of the reproaches which have been cast upon her.

 Our paper, we make no doubt, will still be called the ''organ'' of party. We may, and probably shall, be still accused of serv- ing some man, and being but the machine through which he expresses his pleasure. We may as well mark this statement with a cross at once. We buy this paper with our own means, and owe nobody any favor therefor. It is our own-wholly and en- tirely-and if we choose to support any man for any office, 1t will be more through affection than through obligation. What we utter as our own writing, we do write for we thank heaven that we have opinions of our own, free as the winds of the prairie

 -independence enough to speak them and language, poor it IS true, but sufficient to embody them and give them utterance. if any body chooses to take our enemies statements as current coin, after this-why, he is welcome to jingle his money.

 We print number of single sheets this week, for the purpose of sending this s.talk" to the public. If our friends will bestir themselves and give us few more subscri- bers, we will enlarge at the end of thls vo- lume-at the same price. At present we will try to make our little paper more yalu- able than many larger one, by using our best exertions. We mean to give the AD- vocATE more literary character, and to make it equally as valuable as any paper in the west. There IS no reason why 1t can not be done. If a steady perseverance and untiring industry, with the use of what talent we may possess, will secure us patronage, We shall have it. We only ask, mo jock eying. and clear track.n