The Arkansas banner., 1846-05-19

Chicot county, fer sending US New Orleans paper containing the latest news from the seat of war.
 
 COMMON SENse.-UnwilIing to say or do any thing, in the least degree, offensive to the sensibili ty of any gentleman, we adopt this method of ma king respectful suggestion. When Editor is in his office, especially the day before his publica tion it is sreasonabe to suppose thathe is busy gagged, in reading proof writing editorials, and transacting the general business of his department If is equally reasonable to suppose therefore, thatt will disturb his thoughts, interrupt his ndispensa be labors and prove exceedingly annoying, for any one, coming into his office, to seize upon his latest papers, occupy his chair and table, and read and talk aloud. We orbear 10 say more, iu the reason able hope that this hint will be properly appreciated by, and have due effect upon, all persons of com mon sense.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: the Hon. A. YELL, for several public documents; to Hon. A. II. SE- vIER, for several excellent speeches the Oregon queston-and his own among them; to Hon. LEW IS CAss, for a newspaper copy of his speech upof the Bill granting public lands to the State of Michi gan; to Hon. SIDNEY BREEse, for pamphlet copy Z of his elaborate and able speech upon the Oregon | admirable speech upon the Smithsonian Legacy; to Messrs. WALTON, sANpFoRD SS Co.,, and Messrs WM. DAvIDsoN & Ce., of New Orleans for late papers.
 Cor. R. W. JoHNsoN.-A letter of the i0th just received from friend in Pope County, informs us that Col. JOHNSON, our Democratic candidate fol Congress, met his appointment at Dover, on the 9t and made an excellent speech, one hour and hall long, to good turn out of the people-say hun dred and fifty The Democrats were highly pleased, and even the whigs said he was so neal right that they were satisfied. He hastened on from Dover, omeet his other appointments.
 TIE CoNFIRMaTI oNs--In cur last, we amour. ced the Confirmation, by the Senate, of the ap. pointment of WM. ApAMs, aslieceiger of the LanG office, at Johnson Court House. It afforded u, much pleasure to make this announcement, as i completed the list of appointments made by the President inthis state-aA coeir@ed by tae Seaat, Col. Ashleys factions opposition to the President notwithstanding The ioied viper who has beer gnawing file. may be regarded as an-apt prote type of the "talented chairman of the Judiciar, Commttae," wso has been. waging a factions op position against the President, by seeking to deea HIS HoInifdtOhs.
 TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SEAT OF WAR-In ano ther portion of our paper, willbe found, "a Wood Gu of the seatef War on the Rio Graude It is rou I sketch, hastily cut out, with his pen-kniie, by tn, senior editor of the Banner from q copy received ii the N. o. Courier. But it will serve, better thal verbal description, to give an accurate genera idea of the topography of the country and the rea tive positionvof the American and Mexican forces. We are indebted to the courtesy of Major GREsn Secretary of Slate, for the following summary ofth, population of our State, from the returns of tho Sheriff 's who have recently taken the census.
 White Males 59,s06 White Females 49, ITS
 Free persons of color 5s9
 Slaves 3226l Total in i6 counties l4i,332
 There are B counties in tue State The return, have not, yet, been received from the counties o Mississippi and Searcy It e belsed that the twc counties contain asgregateof about 5000 inhabit ants and wilI, fstts, make the whole population little OVER ONE HUNDRED ana FORTY FOUR THOUSAND
 JorRSAL or TIE MEMPHIS GeKYas rioS.--W, are indebted to Hon. A. YEnr for copy ofAaa proceedings ofthe seah Western Cansentioa.yhci assembled at Memphis in November .asl