Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-10-09

upon them, duty.
A number of the fattest Offices under the State
Government, are in the hands OF his connexions
and vet Mr.. Johnson denounces the people, VINO
create these offices, and pay for them, too, as ma
king ..deceptious appeal, addressed to the lowest
of human passions, who can find no better motive
of action, than such a seLfslmess, and unbOunded
ambition.'' Is this the language to be used by
one, seeking popular appreciation 1t this the
department that public servant should present
to his sovereign masters, when he throws himself
upon them for renewal of their favors?
Does Mr.. Johnson exhibit no 8: selfshness," at
the present time, whilst many of his family
are enjoying the emoluments of office, to be SO
teuacionsly seeking office himself? Is i; no evil
dence OF s.unbonnded ambition in him, to insist
upon representing the people, when so strong an
opposition to him is manifested by them? None
there are so blind, as him who aOiU not see. Such
language lily become one in his position before
tie party.
/ So long has the family ruled with an iron sway,
that their tempers are ruflled. whenever the least
interruption is offered to it. Iiespeaks more like
a Russian Prince to his Boores, than like re-
publican citizen of America 10 his compeers. Il
is useless for him to struggle against the fates; the
shadows Of coming events are beginning to dar-
ken the hopes of his aspirations, and to cloud the
brilliant reign Of the FAMILY. Like other great
/ dynas,ies, it must crumble before the hands of
"the people,"
! The Swiss, in a more benighted age, would not
bowto Gezler's cap the Democracy of Arkan-
dynasty. e.
| Taking the Stump-Mr. I'D. REEDEa, editor
of the Easton Democrat, p, has married Miss
LOUISA STUMP, of Germantown.
Serious Illness Of Louis NcLane. "A tele.
graphic despatch from Baltimore, of the 18th
uIt.. communicates the painful intelligence that
Louis McLane, President of the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad Company, was extremely ill, and
that his ply scians had little hopes of his recove-
! ry.
/ 0r-The Wigs Of Missouri are making prepa-
tions TO go into State Convention. They, of
course, must be opposed to the no-purty move.
ments, in other States. *
! CONTESTED ELEcrIoN.-Mr. Dobson, the late
democratic candidate for Congress in the sixth
district of Illinois, will contes. the seat of Mr..
| Dunn, who elected by majority of only 10
votes.
/ o. The Hon. THos. H. BENTON has been re-
! quested, by the Democratic Association at Wash
/ ington City, TO deliver Address, in reference to
the late Hon. SILAs WRIGHT.
DoING BUSINESS BY TELEGRArH.-A merchant
XOr Jobto &c
/ Cincinnati for $2OOO sent telegraphic des-
patch. Within forty minutes from the time of
writing the order in his countng-r room, a draft
was returned, and the merchant had his money
in his pocket. Fourteen hundred miles, besides
the business details, in less than forty minntesl
! OF The Democratic Convention in Cumber-
land district, Maine, has nominated A. w Clapp
an anti Wilmot Proviso man, for Congress, and
the Hon. r. P. Dunlap delegate TO the Baltimore
Convention. 1t repudated the action of the lie.
gislative caucus, which chose Messrs. Hamn and
Holden, proviso men, delegates for the State at
! large. Tho Democracy of Maine seem resolved
not to countenance the frc-brand thrown into the
party.
The Washington correspondent of the Mont
gomery (AIa.) Flag communicates the following
information:
81 presume you aware that q consider
able majority of democrats, elected 10 the next
Congress, from non-slave holding States are
against the Wmot Proviso. Even a majority of
the democrats, in the delegation from New
York, go for the Missouri Compromise"
/ PRUssgA.-lns Prussia as we learn from the
States Gazette, the new law sanctioned by the
King admits the Jews to the privileges of other
subjects, with certain exceptions, which exclude
them from holding judicial educational Tex
cept natural sciencesl Offices. They are also de-
MED representative rights.
An interesting ceremony recently took place
in the church of ST. Elizabeth. Paris. 1t was the
! baptism Of three negro princes from Africa.
0~T Capt. Walker has caused several rnurder-
ers to be shot at Jaapa. He drove the Mexican
Governor of the department Of Vera Cruz, and
band of guerrilIas from Coatepec. They de-
parted so suddenly, that they were unable to take
anything along.