aee endeaveriag to iaislead the nnnpse. and bY putting on long faces to ingratiate themselves into favor.

 an accused oi having sounded the alarm too soon. This certainly must be other wise than criminal. What. shall we wait until the enemy IS at our door. before we prepare for defence! shall we rest secure | n a dull and listless apat thyy till aroused by the foe in our camp! Would it

 not then be too late to sound retreat ! According to ssSox Populi'' we must be-

 hold ourselves in the very jaws of destruc- tlon, before we make single effort to save

 ourselves. have as high an opinion of

 those men who arc at the head of the Ge-

 neral Government, as any man living, but

 am induced to believe that there are other matters which would weigh as hea- vllz-with the Genera Government as the interests of Arkansas. But leaving the

 Indian question aside, is there no other motive to induce us to wish to be placed upon an equality with the rest Of the states? Is there no other adyantage to be gained by State Government I leave

 this to the good sense of the people or for farther discussion.

 Another fallaeious argument he uses. s'ts PeSPic saJ " $ 'f0did iiot he sltate to sink them into the lowest stages of degradation,' The very positions we

 have taken prove the fallacy of this argu-

 ment, and contradicts him without word

 from me. Ne wish to give the people ali power and are anxious to see them the su- pTen1e rulers Of the land. I hen how is it

 possible for any set of men, with rulers

 ever powerful to usurp their rights. say

 again, ]" Vox Popuii" knows nothing of the

 voice of the people. ARISTIDES.