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distant idea, but he owes it to Col. Sevier, uov. Pope, ani the public, to make known his authority. To say he acts of his own ac- cord, would be to assume d degree otinde- pendence which he knows he never possess ed Then, on what authority, ask, is he at- tempting to make this impression!

 hnt am extending this address too far.- only intended to present to the public such Iacts about this good FAT .iUB,a us would enable them to appreciate the malignity of hr. Woodruff $ purpose in attempting to nuke faise impression on the public mind, by saying that Col. SeVier disapproved ofthe manner in whiea Gov. Prope lllst5al lllst5al acted.

 Tn ceneiusion, Fellow Ssiitizens, ] appeal to your justice and intelligence to sustain nIe, so far US the reetitude Of mysconduet will justify you, against this attempt of Air. Mood- ru1t, and all his packers, to array the Judges and Old Ldtogers." with Col. SeVer at their head. against me. l ask nothing but even- handed justice. l am a native of this happy Yalley et the Mississippi, and am now assail- ed by a little, narrow hearted yankee, who sets up an exclusive claim to your support, because he has been fattened out of your Public Treasury. l have not provoked this controversy, but 1t has been commenced, ahd, assure you, will be the last to cover. He will most likely say he did not assail me, and Will quote his last paragraph on the subject ot sTHE DIGEST" us proof. But it will re- duire little penetration to detect such taiiacy -the whole of the preceding part of his ar ticle on .sthe digest' is Ievelled against Gov. Pope and myself and manifestly intended to destroy any good opinion the public might be inclined to have of either.

 He wishes 1t to misunderstood that he is a. bout to be honest, and will soon ssenlarge the Gazette at the todd price ofS in ad. vance, or S4, if not paid within six months. J l On this subject beg the public to be assured that the Political Entelligencer shall ataoays contain more reading matter than the Gazette. according to the relative prices. Ifadvertis- ing should increase, together, with the list of subscribers, the price shall come down in the same ratio. A reasonable compensation is all that ! will ever require for the lntelli- gencer. The public are already advised of the melancholy cause of it's suspension for q short time. These attacks of Air. Woodruff render it a matter ofsomem moment that my en- gagement III compiling and printing the Laws for public use, should be completed as soon us possible. l shall progress without delay, and so soon as finished shall resume the publication of the paper, never again, trust, tobe suspended for any cause. Until then, should this little yankee forbear any fur ther aouse, l must solicit the indulgence of my patrons and friends-and, do hope he may not provoke another response from

 Your Friend and Fellow Citizen,

 JOHN STEELE.

 iatie Rock, 4. T, SepfemJer9, 1924.