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PxxnAssfnr.--Mr. W. T. CAks. who has jus, arrived in ei,y, prspcses to give of ia- s.ructions upon peananship. From the specimens which be exhibits, there can be no doubt of his ability to peSfesm what he promises, either with begInness cs those who write almost iliegiely. We shall take an early opportunity of recommending to hIm privately, some of the contributors to our columns. whose manuscript must either be copi ed by as. or we aaderge scoIcing for errors.
 Mir C. will commence his first session to- morrow (rae.day) morning, and all who desire to avail themselves of his services Professor of PeRman- slsipN ase requested to esii upon him at his rooms in the Anthony House.
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SHIPs.--pend,r~ the debate ia the British TIcsse C.f Commo.ss on the 2d irst.. upon the bill to suspeud x later date. the navigation laws. LarJ Benunek made speech against the proposed extension of the tune fixed, tn which he nm, forth some very strange, If not startling s,a,s. meu,s, concerning the merchant marine os Great Britain and the United States.
 There were tn England, in 1916, 33O shin. from the United States measuring 435.O(o tons, and manned by l3,900 men--bein0 trifle more than three men to every i'm tons. million of tons of English shipping was manned by 54,000 men, or five men ,o every 100 tons. How, with this difference he asked, could English compete with Amer. can vesselss French vessels, on an ayerave he said, carried eight men to every lOs, ton.
 The difference in the safety of the Amer. can and English vessels he illustrated by the following table:
 ''EIe, Lord G. Bentinck,) however, upon comparison of the disasters that had DC. cured to the grain laden ships of both coun. tries at sea, found the following results: the number of British ships being 29I, and ina, of the ships Of the United States i50.
 British American. Foundered at sea, Fl Unable to make good they voyage,
 and put back to port, 3 f7 Stranded, 4 I9 Threw their eargoes over
 board, 0 0fn
 The accuracy of this table is very much doubted. Where Lord George Rentiuck obtained his tables is-not stated, nor would be easy to ascertain; but, says the Baltimore .fmsrican, '.tiae foilowiug facts co" anirm with all confidence, and they certainly are utterly inconsistent with the accuracy of the noble Lords statements. Ais between British and American vessels loading with flou, and grain in the ports of the United States, preference is given to the American ships at a freight of g per cent. higher than in British ships--which American Insurance Compauies charge on an average 25 per cent more prem. ium, on Breadstutfs shipped in British than in American bottoms-and we are we'll as- sured that the underwriters m Liverpool m like manner, give a decided preference to risks in American vessels."
 The New York Journal of Commeres sustains the facts given by the American, IS it recently stated, that in New York Ameri- can vessels are seized greedily in preference to those of England. The Journal, how eyer, gave as a principal reason for this, that the American officers are usually men of sobriety and superior intelligence.
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Recent E,e.s,ons.

TExNEssgE.-lrhe Eastern mail of last evening. brought us no further news, concerning the result in this state But what we have received, Is of an anfavorabie character, and leaves us to believe that the whig candidate for Governor, has been elected.
 In counties nett gain of o79 votes is shown for Neil s. Brown.
 Enough has been heard to place r beyond doubt, that the Hon. E. P. Stanton (Dem.) Is reelected 10 Congress from the Memphis District, by very Heagre majority perhaps less than fifty.
 ALAsxMA.-Ths vete fes Governor, has been received ssys the Mobile Herald, from si counties.
 It shows the following aggregate: For Chapman. 2i,E63; for Davis, 230l0. Most Of the counties 10 be heard from will swell Chapman's vote. Old Jackson will come a-lumbering with her one-sidcd return.
 Stass SeRais.--We have the returns from 2S Senatorial districts. In these tine whigs have gain ed five members and los, three. Nett whig gain, two members.
 Hoase of Representatives have returns from 3l counties. In t.,ese the whigs have gained six members and Inst six-making the general result so far as in the last Legislature. We do not voucb or the correctness of these results. but imagine, they are as near right they can be got at present
 VIRGINIA ELKcTIoS.-Meade, democrat, has been elected to Congress in the Petersburg district, to hlI the SacaLcy occasioned by the death of the late Mir. Dromgoole.
 KENTUckx.--Maj. Gaines. the commander ofthe EncaTnaeoA pvisoaeys, has beaten esha, his demo- cratic opponent, 25o votes. Thus far it seems eer tatm fhaf nunean Motehead ThomDson and Gaines Gall whigs) have been elected to Congress.
 IxDiASA-H is said that Embree, (whig) has beaten Robert D. Owen, (Dem.) 466 votes.
 In the 9th District, Dobson, (Dem.) is said to be elected
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We have reeeived copy of certain resolutions, rS-;;-c..iag to have 5een passed "by ahAlmeroasly attended meeting of the eiizens of Jefferson eoun- ty," in relation to the conduct of the Arkansas troops in Mexico, and the request that they may be published in the Banner. We feel desirous of serving in any landable way, our friends m that section, bSt we cannot permit our paper to become shs ..4a;as af language, personally insulting, and abuse wholly undeserved. So strongly do the reso- utions partake of this character, that we at first considered it wanton attempt to detIact from the patriotism of the people, whose sentiments werepre- tended to b. expressed; and even now we are not certain of their authenticity, although the of highly respectable persons are connected with the account of the proceedings. Were we convinced. however of their genuineness. should indignant ly decline their publication. We conceive that enough has been done by all parties 10 satisfy the most pnnctilioas certainly enough to shield them from misrepresentation and calumny
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Capt. J. J. CEENpESNtN who has been acting as Ccmmissary to the Army. in Mexico. returned in good health, Wednesday morning last He came by way of New Orleans. and confirms the fsghtful accounts, have had of the ravages mak- ins hy the Yellow Fever, in that city. There were some 7oo cases reported when he ieft. Even the CreoIes were becoming alarmed, and many, panic stricken, had ieft the city.
 We are indebted to the care of Judge Clenden- ain, for sems agreeable samples Of Mexican luxu- ries, transmitted to us by L. A. Whiteiy Esq.
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PEAcHEs-we take great plea,ure in aeknow- kag;sg the receipt ef box of this delicious fruit. by the stage, ss last evening from Judge c. Hughes of Saline co. It contained quite rich variety of the English Heath, Golden and Indian peach. A friend has also handed us present from James. B. Keats. Esq. of his large Virginia peaches highly esteemed. In these bard times ssoh reme,nbrances cf the Editor. are especially gratifying and deserve, as they have. our warmest thahks.
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FINE Cncss.-FSom every direction we learn. tha, our farmers will reap an abundant rewari for their labor The corn Is growing ou, of the shueks, and the cotton oat ef the reach of worms. What an English farmer once sAid may come with truth from The ssricuiturists of our State generally:
 @ssWe conid not have managed t better ourselves, if we had had the sun in one hand, and watering can in the other."
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s-The Boston Courier whig) says:
 ''if Gen Taylor wishes ,o be president, he had best say which party he belongs to, wi,h- out any further nonsensical gabbls about be- ing .As candidate of nc party"
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wHssK.--Ws regret to learn That the u s, steam sbip Cey. Y,R was wrecked a. Aran.as bar. Texas. sa the 18th ut The passengers. with their baggagc sHeeeeded in reaching the shore. The steamer Is tsial ioss.
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The Harrisburg Telegraph, oae oI me most bitter Federal papers m PennsyI'shls' uses the following language with regard 70 Gen. Taylor ;-
 s..fs politicida he has lnte exPcT'tnef' and perhaps as hhis sagaeify as CaF Tyler"
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ILLusTRArioSs or DEMOCRATIC RuIS.-A Mex iean war; with victories "to0 tedious 10 mentioR" |" An English peace, with torrents Of :. tAs hard '' An lIisn famine, relieved by our abundance. Taxation reduced, with revenue and credit aug menfed.
 Oar farmers. leng;hening theIr furrows. Our merchants. dreaming they are princes. Our manufactures, buying palaces for workshops. Our banks full ot coin.
 Our roads and rivers fnil ef steamers. And though least not last, our schools and nurse ries full of ehiidfea-
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ws owe many thanks 10 our friend NIT, s. P. MinpIEros. oi Napoleon. for late St. Louis and x. Orleans papers, and to Mir. JesIS coILISs. ef New Orleans. for papers from that city
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ffth Iast. the arrival in that city of friend and attentive correspondent "L. A. w. who, in his letters from Mexico. has frequently furnished us with interesting sketches for our columns.
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MKxIcAys AsToSIsHEp.-AS Santa Fe cor respondent of the St. Louis Reveille, tells ihc following
 "Yesierday visited the saw mill erected on Santa Fe creek, by the qaarsermaster's department, under the superintendence of Lieut. Garnier. The structure ls, in the first place, curious to Us, as being entirely of pine wood, ard to the Mexieans, because they never saw the ike hefore' There was large crowd of men, women, children, dogs and babies al the mill to view the machinery, which was entirely new to them, being the only thing Of the kind in New Mexico- Some would ride on the carriage as the saw cut its way through the lcg-others perehed on i, as the small returning wheel sent il back--and then any quantity of mixed Spanish was spoken, and cigaratos smoked ia most admirable profusion, Heretofore, in this province. anything in the shape of board was generally cut oct of sosad timber wi.h small axe, or sawed by haedn
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DEATH oF PRoF. FIsKE.--Letiers have been re- eeived announcing the death. at Jerusalem, of Rev Nathan ". siske, Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy ,n Amherst College. He died, R is stated, of cholera.
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The National Iaieiiigencer says the peo- pie of Europe understand the war between the United States and Mexico better than we do here at home, and as proof that this re- flection upon the intelligence of our country men is well-founded, tha, journal quoies a sentence from French periodical publica- tlcn, entitled Revue des Deux Mon.les,' as follows: "The Chief Magistrate which Jef- ferson, Madison and Hamilton pictured to themselves, after the model of their llus;rious chief, grave and calm as the law itself, will change into conquering cavalry officer, watching from his headquarters the people he has sabdued," &c., Sc.
 The foregoing is an echo of H. Claws eter- nal talk about the danger to be apprehended from popular military chiefiaius, and it is meant both by the French writer and the Washington (Mexican) editor as a side-wipe at Gen. Taylor. History shows that nations have more 10 apprehend for tho security of their liberties frora the secret arts of dema- gogues in civi. life, than from the open vio- lence of military chief,ains. We are far from tavoving the claims which some of the whig newspapers pretend .o urge in behalf ei Gen. Taylor upon the sufirages of the American people. but we cannot stand still and see these insidious blows aimed at him by the anti American press in Europe and this country. N o. Courier.
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THE CHICAGO CoNvINTioN.--We copy from the .4ibdny Argus fair and candid statement of what occurred at the Chicago Convention, and the feelings manifested in that vast assembly. The compliment to Mr. Bates is judicious and wei-deserved. The movement 10 place Senator CorwIn in the chair, and the propositions of Mir. Schenck, were understood by the Democrats general ly to be part of partizan scheme, prepared for the purpose of making political capital out of the Convention. The scheme was frustrated by the selection of Mir. Bates to preside, and by laying the S.henek resolu- tons on the table. To Wings as we'll as Democrats was that result owing, for honest and sensible men of 5ofh parties determined to repress every partIzan movement, no mat ter by whom made The proPriety of giv- ing 10 St. Louis and Missouri the President, was generally conceded, inasmuch as this city was considered fair representative of the river interests, and had yielded 10 Chicago in the competition for ths honor of enter taining the Convention. The resolutions reported by the committee were generally acceptable, although some persons present, like ourselves, would have preferred slight notifications of phraseology n one or two, and the omission of the twelfth altogether The choice of Mir Bates to preside was fortunate ln several respects--lt defeated q partizan and improper scheme; it gave to the river interests due weight in that body, il insured despatch of business, il gave general satisfaction; and, in the end, unwonted en- thusiasm to the whole atlau; and ii was an admission of the relative importance of Mis- souri and St. Louis in the confederacy of the States and list of commercial cities. Should another convention ever be held, St Louis, it was understood, would be the plaee.-SL Louis Unisn
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PUBLIC MEETING IN JOHNSON.

At a public meeting of the citizens of Johnson county, held at the Court House in the town of Clarksvlle, on the 2ith day of July, lS47, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most suitable method of welcoming home the Volunteers who have been engaged in the war with Mexico.
 On motion, Hon. William W. Floyd was called to the chair, and T. L. Green, appoin- ted secretary.
 The object of the meeting being briefly explained by the chairman, a committee of five was appointed by the chairman, consis- ting of Messrs. Felix J. Bastou, Jacop Ro- gers, J. .M Hamilton, W. Adams, and J. II. Easily to report the most suitable time, place, and manner of carrying into etiec, the object of the meeting, who through their chairman presented the following report.
 Resotred, That the citizens of Johnson county, will tender to the Arkansas Regiment of volunteers, who were engaged in ihe war with Mexico, as well as to the Battalion of volunteers who were stationed On our from tier, barbecue, at the town of CIarksville, on the 9th day of September next, and that an address be then delivered, welcoming them to their homes.
 ReSoiced, That not only the volunteers aforesaid, but that every man, woman and child in the State of Arkansas, are hereby invited to attend and participate on that day
 Resolred, further, That the chirrnan ap- point a committee of arrangements from different portions of the county, to superil- tend said barbecue.
 Whereupon, the ehirmon appointed Messrs Augustus NJ. Ward, E. B. Aston. Jos Hickey, Nm. Adams, l.. Armstrong;. II. P. Bell, Ja- cob Rogers. Joab Durham, NJ. B. Street, F. J. Baston,J, M. Hamilton, NJ. Rose. J. H. Strong, Sam'l Murry. John c. Ward, Ma than Nesbitt, A. w Peacock, Sam'l Turner, Jones Rogers, s. J. Howel, James Madden, J. II. Fasly, A. B. Joiner, B, W. Cox, Wm. Mears, Jos. Adkins. John J. Price. Davis Hardgrayes, Jesse Brashers, Jas B. Wilson, A. Lasiler, John Swagerty, Wm. Taught, F. K. Jones, John Arhaugh, Saml Farmer, and Jesse Dunlap, jr., and,
 On motion of F. J. Batson, the Hon. W. w. Floyd, chairman of this meeting, was ad- eesi 10 said committee.
 On motion, it was resolved that the pro- ceedings of this meeting be published in all the newspapers in the State of Arkansas
 w. ". FLOYD.
 T. l.. GREEN, Secretary. Chairman.
 P. S.-lAll the papers published iu the State are reauested 10 insert the above
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bers of tha Distria where the office is ieeated) as well as oihefs. which makes ous case of which have no prssiou knowledge. and which still think nay be capable of explanation. But as the case stands. have DO, word to say in relation to it. A. HI. SEVER
 By the Postscript 10 the foregoing letter. dated from the Senate Chamber it will be seen that this letter was submitted to the Hon. A. fl. Sevier, and presented . case utterly new te him, and doubt fal at least. but concerning which he was not sufficiently informed to dispute the truth of his brother Senator's wofd. We aew give the protest which was enclosed by Senator Ashley, to the Pre- sident
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IowA.-Tbe election in lhis State wiil take Psse in few days It is one of the most hotiy eoSis''fo elections which has occurred for years. The cap yass is unusually bitter bat ouT friends are eo'n dent that they can carry both inc congressiiose. The whigs have spared r,o efforts To gaia the pc session of that State. and have sprung nsao, eoi lateral. Iosai an1 irrelevant issues uPon the pe"o ctaey The 4as sa candidates has besh Pf' sooal as geIi as political and the fertility oi uie eoAmy's inventive iaenAirs has been fully hled ," manufacturing charges against them. Even prem neDt Democrats ia private isTe have been Fa'he"' assailed We shall look io she Demscfsey oi i9N1 to regain their former strong poaliios and to o,s' whcln tho@s who are so bitterly deeoaneins 'h'~ leading asen and pnnclpIss.--1 L0pi' bH'0"-
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LtTrLE Rock. Arks.,
 Nov. I9. 1886. To His ExcelIency JANIS K. PoLx


 President oftke Uaittd Staies of America.
 We, the undersigned, citizens of the Lawrence Land District. in the State of Arkansas, do most re- spectfnlly PrOiest against the appointment of Col JRo, Miller to the office Of Register of Public Lands at BatssviIIe, fOt the reasons following. to wit On the last election Tor delegate to the Legislature of Arkansas. although present at the Poils he did not vote for single delegate but dseountenaneed their eIection-no: did he subsequently, vote for the State Senator, at election held to supply ths va eaney occasioned by the resignation of Col. Pel- ham.
 We further protest against his appointment. be- cause we believe Henry Neill is the choice Of the Democratic party to 6lI the office; and we also be- leve him to be gentleman m every respect wor- thy; Democrat of true and correct principles and one whose appointment alone will meet the appro- val Of the citizens of the Lawrence Land District
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From lee Rlchaond Eaqauer.

In the last Charleston (Va.1 Spirit of Jei- ferson, we find the following damper upon whig hopes. It needs no comment:
 A CoRREcTioN.--We have seen a para graph circulating among several of the whig papers of the country, to the effect that Lieut. Washington, of the Virginia regiment, who IS now on lurlough al home for hts health, has written letter te the Charleston Free Press, in which he says that Gen. Taylor IS A whig-epposed to the present tariff and the sub-treasury ready 10 run, of course as full-blooded whig candidate. jfe a's authorised to say that Lieut.. W.- hlmseii' whig, we learn. Enquirer. l-has aerer ad dressed such letter to tae Free Press." dny oiaer press, and denies hat Gen. Fay Tor, from conrcrsation he has heard from h'@' erer declared himself tchig, and oPPossd io he preseat msasarcs of the demoerdiie party. So fur from Il, Gen. Taylor eh- pressly disclain,s being a party man, and expresses his nnalierablc determination Do' lo identify himself with either party. U 'he people elect him, he IS willing to serve them, but It must be of ihesr free aBd unsol'clIs1 pleasure, and mol through any lnsIfumen'a- ty of his own. As with liiis runior so " presume with lhe hundred others, wh'eb declare Gen. Taylor to be a rhtg, vhe" there is not one shadow of proof to sus'aiS II. The party of ezpsdients have airea'' driven himself to the wall by their loo eager haste and utter recklessness and ih1ohsN' tency. What next will be iheH move
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Your abf sevT.

shown a protest signed by several members of our Legislature. q believe all sf the Democratic me,n-
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We, the undersigned, citizens of the State of Ar kansas, being fuIIy advised in the premises. fully concur in the foregoing protest and in the recom- menda,ion of Henry Neil for the office of Register of the Land Office aforesaid.
 WM. E. WOODRUFF,
 Edr. "Democrat" Little Rock.
 J. M. ROSS, Secretary
 Of the Senate.
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The appointment of Col. John Miller was made in the fall of Is46 and after the election of Colonel Ashley. az Senator, by our Legislature, and, upon movement made by Col. A.. and other. he was displaced. In answer to our application, to Hon. H. Sever, requesting informati'n. we .eceived the following letter and the copies enclosed. which are hereinafter published.
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To L. J. REABpoS Esq.
 Editor fths Banner.

From the letters enclosed, as above referred to- select the following. to the President upon the strength of which, well as of other recommends tons, Col Miller wa, first appointed. It bears date on the envelope, September, Is46:
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