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Dems,ra,i, National fsay,ation.

Msetias ofi iAs DeaocYaiie Sensssrs snd Meml~rs.
 At a meeting of the demoerstic Senator, and members of the Hoase oG Representatives. held m the senate Chamber of the United states. eo ths evening Of the 2aih of January. Isss.
 Gen. San Houston. Senator from Texas, wa. called to the chair; and,
 Mr. Richard Bfoadhead, of the House of Repr.. seniai'ves. from Pennsylvania appointed secretary
 Mr. Sevier. of Arkansas from the loini commit. tee ApPsshs ( at a previous meeting. reported the following resolution:
 ResetrW, That it be respectfully recommended 10 cur democratic friends throughout the Union ,c hold the proposed National Convention fer The ru, pose os ncninang candidates gor President and Vice President ef the United States al the usual time and place, to vii: on the 4ih Mosday of May next, al Baltimore.
 Mr. Thompson, of Mississppi, moved to strik. out Baltimoss; which molion, ater some discussion. was not agreed 10.
 Mr, Bradbury. of Maine. moved to strike out the |sh Monday Of May, and insert ihe 4th of July: which motion. after some discussion, wAs also de. eided in the negative.
 The resolution sabmitted sy Air. Ssvier, was then nnaaino0siy adopted.
 On motioa Of Ms. Turner, Of Eiiinois. if was - Aesetred. That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by ihe oheers and that all lhe denoeraiis editors be resPeeueiiy requested to puhsi the same
 SAM hOuS TON, Chairman. RICHARD BscADHEAD, Secretary.
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We understand the democratic members of Con. gress fst some deiicacy in meddiing. in the slight est degree, with the National Convention. But when they found themselves appealed to upon the time and place of its meeting by various meetings sf the people, and when they found the State con ventisa of Geersia invoking ih. ir interposision
 they could not reconcile it to themselves to abstain altogether from expressing some opinion upon the question. They accordingly met and conferred to- gether; and the result Is now laid before our read efs-being respectful recommendation to the dem oeras of the uuon 10 mees, as Of old according 10 the usagcs of their party. at the usual place and time Of meeting. In taking this coarse they do no, pretend io dictate ts their ieIow-citixens but mos, respectfully recommend the former course of the democratic national convention to the adoption of their FeruhlIean brethren. The following l, the oeal account of the proceedings of the meeting ol the republicans Of both houses on Monday night:
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NR. NiRn.

We are pleascd to find in the N o. Delta and nsayans, favorable notic.s ef the speech of a. gen. tlemsa in the late conscnion. The latter aeystes nearly asolsnn to extracts and complimentary com ments. The editor sftcr staing the object of the ceavsntion, and the difficulties anticipated, and the sAk,rt sf Mir. Ward ts produce harmony says:
 Who sheald this young ovssnr tara out to be but thaf same Mathew J. Ward who has been. any iims thess thr~s years, putting on the manners of man against the express provisions of the aci In such cases made snd provided But that his address was seasoned with advice ef @seu ndest direction" his ees4jntors might well have advSed hisn ts ..iarsy st Jericho til his beard be grown" Asn wss, they tsok heed sf what feii from his lips and expe ience acknowledged itself insssacsed by the wisIem ef yssih-@
 Afer making extracts from the speech he adds !:
 Wsrs tt aot that the object which e.icited ihe speech made 1t sscesAry e flavor it up with fhs msst pungent Pariy spices. we wsnld take larger from #; tcr when consider that it is the pfeae tiaa ef young genieman whnse srassisions from bsyheed te poiitieian s saddea that be seens d. most te have eat hs marhles csnirel s.semhiax~s ef msa ef exPeFssnce, h indicates talents which If prcperiy improved. will exert wia>r influence, in ifme. sssa thai which is eea6ned to ceaven.ion of mea ss,sessd te elect party candidates for e<scs. ksewing him as we do, we can scarcely reconcile this astdss trsssition- Verify ';hey come fwsh in . day."
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ing aoEasts have pesmatlsa as iss suhst;tus., In word, Whaa wunld hs the eonseqRence in a eonvnn- nlty hke 0urss should dnneinR and its sstend.n, ausasementS bs prohibited to t6a young and sac, I speak not Iron theory but ttom observation when I pesdact thaa n despite of churches and lecture ros n despite of Palpit elogaeRee and sealous meetings. our females wOald cee their xrea:es, and hnppiest influence over the seesner sex and our men woald be driven for relaxation and amasement to the bar-Foom and the gaming tables.
 Female Inaaenee is acknowledged to be the most eaeeual, and most powerful moralixer 10 which inc naughty spirit of man will submit. Since tha cal. iahtTy of the age of chivalrY placed woman where she should be, and made her the standard Of noyals m all communications aAd associations of the sexes woman, though the gentler and weaker of the two. has invariably exeretsed refining and movali ing innnenee over mas. Compare him, who is the dai- assoeiase Of refined and cultivated female society with him, who seeks enjoyment oaly among ssthe fellows, and how superior in point of manners and morals IS the oae to the ether Let us not then without cause, hanlsh from among ns those amuse- ments, that are so admirably calculated to bring aooat thas moral refinement. by increasing the at traetsous and extending the influence of woman. VIII not elaIm Il as womans right 10 share n all the am0sements of the mea, but could it become the custom that the females of our country should par take ot all our amnsementS, oF those be hanished from society, which they are forbidden to share, their gen'ieness, their innocence and refinement "Sa'd DS spFeau hke me sweet 0dof ot some decate perfume until t peTSaded the whole fnass; the hetls and groceries, and other abomi nations, winch now nightly form a nucleus for the dsspa,ed and the idle. would cease to be thrOnged. so6riety would take the place of drunkenness, courtesy Of fudeness, and refinement Of rowdyism. The Utopia ot social reform would then be realized, and we would present to the world social system to which the pamiesi days of Athens or Pompsii would be as the waning staT-hght to the broad glare of day.
 TERPSICHORE % LITTLE RocK Feb l2 Is4S
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Rnmars sf Praer-

Fro1 the Washington eouespobdesea of ths Pi- eayune of the ssh iasa we pegresvs that csasideFa bie exeiieent exists h and ahout the Cspilol n Fe gard C the rumOred peaes F-=sz .=;A io haye been transmitted to the President by Mr. Tis,. I, is ua- sorsaaais iOs the eoantry that any such poe;a, 70 matter what its terms should have been baSderedon ast ai this crisis. when the tempest cf whg inyee tivss and whig opposition had pretty nearly exhaust, ed iiselL aad the sniaistraioa party gradually emesgias frOw the contest with ayiay eOIors. This prospectus Of Ms. Tsist. 10 matter how palpsbly ananihOrised invalid. will be sei1ed upon with svidisy by the Ioag winded opposition osaiOss. resh cause Gns the dslsyf not the deGea, oG demo- cratic measures. To sensible and unpsejudieed men, it must al once be evident tat treaty con- caded under present. circumstances would be utter y worthless.
 In the hFst plsee Mr. Trist had already been re- called and had 10 IOagrr any power n tre=' uPon ihe subject. Yet after having been notified sOon aficI the esPsure of the city Si Mexieo of his reeal and the revocation Of hts Pozer-he delayed kis dePar- ture from time 10 ti@e ustiI in epajanetica with Genr Seotf, Ae has managed to patch uPthe Pjeo BOW snbmitted waieh ia DO doubt intended 10 HnAan- fsctare political capital for some one eoncerned. We dO sOs know anythsag or Mr. Trists eharseiei Scr ability steadassRess 'he correspondent o th. Peayune hints ihst he is not the safest pesOa 10 bt entrusted with missi0a of 90 much impostanee.- This ooly confirm us ia the belief ,hat h, was particularly sad definitely instructed and has sveh 6etOss his recall ncae but distinctly maEkes treating Pcwts. Suhsesaent events have 90 ia changed the relative position ofibe two countries thA . corresponding change Ol the terms sPoe which treaty ofpeaee might he made had become necessary Ba, even had Mr. Iris, st the power of eoairae;n, this Eumored treaty, with whom could he at present treat. or whst security could be given upon the par i of Mexico that the conditions of such . eontSae
 would be permanently observed' Tseis government is completely scattered 10 the winds aud the incco siderable quota ofrepsesenatives parporsng to GotH the Congress at Qaeretaro. would have TO mcrs power to enter into engagements binding upon th' 1 whole people, than would . convention of disal feeted representatives Of three or four Of State have power to enact laws fos the whole Union. w. sincerely hope that in the consideration Of the mat ter. the administration will continue firm ant unite, ia sustaining the principles already acknowledge 10 be sss and true-lnd int the bot headed rashnes .fth opposition. wall not blind them entirely to t
 future interest and welfare of the country.
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60 erssi, evuei. Tsamy Towpktas,

In the last Gazette, Billy Borden. we'll known in this eoanty as raj d whig. makes sad complaints that the Presiden' did not appoint him Postmaster at Oakland Grove. instead of Mir. Blakeney. a demo- eraf- He takes the occasion to inform us that car representative in Congress, Col. Joha.on, pro- cured the appointment for Blskesey, having been setasted in % doing by an immense aInoan: of ma- iies towards him He objects most seriously to the 'hssd work" used by Col. J. in the matter. and as this s kind of labor to which Billy probably not mach accustomed. he very naturally nagni6es i,s iaaaeacs. There was certainly not much necessity fos ts exercise. whea the oniy question seemel to be whether the oiiee should be conferred upon democrat well quslihed to discharge i,s duties or spoa whig not nors competent. and rho. we ,hink has 10 persliav claims on the Psesidert.
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E.I
 Thu' il is seen that, in proportion to bsk. gold much heavier than any other n etsi except Plaii- ns@; and this last is scsrce so difficult to work. or combine with other metals, and approaches so near m value to gold, itself that there is barely possibility, certainly probability, of is being used |" substitute II is obvious thai no one nor eonbi
 nation ofihose metals respectively shier than gold, can be substituted fos it. the standard peiy being preserved, withoat an increase of baIk In secor- dance with these facts, an instrument was con. strneed, many year. snee and is 10 be seen ia mos, establishments where much gold coin is handled, winch very perfectly guards against countereits It consists oi small balance. sarnoanled by A fat brass bar in the upper surface of which there is . hoT'1oh'ai circular depression, exactly adapted to The proper eircanferenee os any given coin; and through the same surface there is, also, a per. pendieuiar sit, exactly adapted to the thickness oi the same coin. By this simple. but Ingenious con,nvance, the bBLk--in circumference and thick. asss, and the reigAt Of any coin, submitted to the test. 's aseertsned in moment If the coin be too ssA', and yet of ihe proper 6alk ii is composed a part at least, Of base metal. fit be too isrgs, and yet Of the proper ssigst. 1t is also. composed, in part al least, of base metal ri be both too su.sH and too figAt,hat is, bsas= :he standard, ia both aaik and.Teight il may be composed intrey of good gold, Out deheient in qsaEtiiy Bat, if strange to hsaa, be of the proper tsi and yet too Aears the extraordinary but inevitable inference i, tha, il i. eonPosed. m part at IeaSt. of PFafisaa. Because, as The table 'hew', this last metal is the only one
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VT t'N 0uHstbs TO "II" 0F THE GiZETTE.
BiLioUs REraEu.
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 Feb. 3th, lsIs. { All hail potent spirit of IpecacaanAa and tell me when did the learned s'X N turn seribblng critic Nov do tremhe in every nerve MT Editor les, some new ''viais of wrath" be broken upon you, city and giim disease stalk like an angry gbos, through your homes-now will raging fever give unchecked his fhzpsodies 10 the mo0n-pow will lean liver complaint envelope in green and yellow melancholy" ali whc come within the shadow ot his gsBboage Sisage-now will the ague rattle with de. light his shiyering bones, and thai ycuthfg. yersooi hcAtion oI the disease, called .uerras," wh make s'ient appeals with an empty rsrmgs bottle in each hand, since the lllustrouS son of EscuIapius has " thrown physie 10 the dogs" and assumed ths, mighty weapon oi little minds-~'.the grey goose quill.'
 Fie. fIe "XX". Iwould not have expected such freak from you at yoGT tune of life.
 Nature never intended you Tor reviewer. the character oi ihe dread Jeffrey sits awkwardly upon yoa yoar best friends all agree tha, you are much better al making pills. spreading plasiery and dress. ing sore shins thah al giving and taking away .ha, immediate Jewei oi our souls, Feputati And surely It IS much more honorable to you to send one mas rejoicing on his road 10 heaven by the natural course oi physc and science than 10 say half hun. dred ephemerai rePuiations, which being conszmp. fee Ike some of your patients, would have died without your assistance. Let me thea as a frieGd advise you to return to your old vocation and write 10 more, kill yoar patients in legal way, but ie, these giassy acquisitions live, for in mur4rin them yea expsse yourself sadly. From your style, one would imagine you suffering rotn ali the atIancho- y madness. without the inspiration. of poetry; for Il presents strange eoaiasion of materials, 1p. Pfosehed by nothing m nature CT art unless perhans by one of your o~n prescriptions. Gods aud wiii asses. rainbows and saw dust. steam engines ana; thistle down are huddied into brilliant mass of con- iasioa not exactly ia accordance with nature though Il may be tolerated by the poetiea Incense which you have assumed.
 Friends and foes are ready to admit that the un. fortunate yoaag man from Phillips made himself su PeEemiaen,y ridiculous by appearing at hs age be- fore an august convention. Bat shy tel hun so,- Why rob him of his hrs, boyish triumph in the reef tai his imaginary sactess to his Aihers Why dash all has yoohg hopes to show your .'eunning" as a seiSe. To say the feast of it. il was unnecessary. il not cruel Why have DO doubt that every one of those 'amesosial tendils," that seem so 10 strike ycur fancy have untwineA themselves in the vxeess
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Our rea'lers will remember tha;. some time since
 eaustc and witty Doiee of the speakers in the late Democratic convention appeared in the Gazette signed X K A correspon lent w-o seems recently 10 have wakened up 10 il. handles some one whom he presumss 10 be the autaor in the following styIe somewhat similar in it's cutting character to the ar tiee in the Gazette "ey little mote so if possible.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
By tAs TsItyrapA 10 tAs LOsissille Demoerai.
 SENATE.

SENa b
 WAsuISoToS, Feb. 1. P NJ. The Senate was called to ordei and proceeded to the consideration of the morning business, which was saiher of an unimportast character.
 The ball allowing further time 10 satisfy the claims for bsuniy lands for military services during the war with England. was takea up
 Mir. 7usk. in ortier 10 make the bill more accept able, ofered an amendment. which was to make a compromise as to the time Of extension. He sup ported the amendment at some length, and pcipted out its advantages.
 Alter mech discussion the amendmen ut was adopt ed, and the bill passed. Mr. Miles resolutions csi'ins upon the Presi. dent for information relative to the imposition ofSu- ties goods shirPei hy the United States to Mexi- co. were adopted. The ten regiment bill was then taken up. Mr. Douglass defe ,ded the bl earnestly, and con- tended that it onght to pass. He replied Co the ob- ections urged against it. stating that immediate and prompt action was the sooaest way to secure per manent::and honorable peace with Mexico.
 Mir. Bell has the ,or the ten regiment bill for to morrow.
 On motion, the Senate sdjourAed.
 In tho House.
 On motion Of Mr. Goggin, tLe House Iesolv cd it. self into committee of the whole on the state of the Union. and proceeded with the reference of the Presidents message to the appropriate committees Mr. r.G"ggin replied 10 several democratic speeches and was very severe in his remarks in alludiny to Mir. Rhe;t aod Mir. Bedinger.
 Mir. Morse followed in defence of Mir Polk and tie var.
 The question. aiter some further discussion, be. ing on referring such parts of the Presidents mes. sage as relates to supplies Tor the support of the my and prosecution of the war 10 the committee oi Ways and Means, Mir. wilnot moved to amend by nstrueting the committee tc report bill for the pur pose of raising sS,Ooo annually by direct taxation till the close of the war. Which was adopted by yeas s3. nays %.
 The committee rose and reported progress, with leave to sit again.
 On motion of Mir. Cobb, the House then adjourned
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Rev. NR. Mafhii.

This gentIeuan by the splendor of his elcquenee and winning oratcry, still attracts as be has always doae every class and condition of people to his mons and lectures. His labor in the eanse of chris tianity is not in vain. Numbers have bowed before the altar under the influence Of bis hearissining ar Deals and the tear o pentenee has been seen steal ing down many cheek under his scatheing re- bukes. His efforts for the improvement Of morals in our community are taking deep root. and are nO, the Iess sobe regarded heeOnverts the vicious, not to christianity. ., east to of their evil doing and unworthiness as citizens.
 The next lecture of Mfr M. will be delivered at the State House Wedaesdsy evening the i6th inst, instead of Tuesday the time first determined upon, as will appear from the following
 NOTICE:
 Rev. Prof. MAFvrTr. will deliver Lecture tn the Hall of Representatives. on Wednesday evening, al o'clock. Suhjeet:
 Woman az she was, is, and should bt. Woman in the first sgts, in the the 18Th century et the death bed of Washington and in the 6ay of judg Hent, woman In the Amphitheaire at Rome in the times Of Nero. Tickets of admission 25 cehts, ic be had al Col. JefEiics and al the door.
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Abstract of the Decisions of the Saprtme Court, made at the Session in October. lSI1.

Mayors, Mayors vs. the Stste--Error to Crawford
 Circuit Court
 An indictment for setting up and keeping a Billiard table" found since the passage of the Ac, of 1895, held bad, because H failed to charge tha, the defendant had not paid the several sums speci- fled in the Act The indictment charges no offence unless il negatives such payment. Pickett ct al vs. ROane ct al. Trustees, &e-Error
 ta Crawford Circuit Court. Upon demurrer to the plea. the Court will first inquire whether the declaration is good: and if it be bad. give judgment for the defendant. In an action upon endorsed note, the plaintii must make profert of tho endorsement as well as O. the Eote.
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We would call the attention Of our readers 10 the a1iveriscment ef Mr. John Collins, in another eeiama of this paper. Mir. Collins has been long and fsvorahiy known to most of our citizens, an obaigiPg ard energetic gentleman, and VIC take pleasure in recommending his establishment 10 the notice of cur readers feeling assured that he will be fousd both pleasing and obiig'ng to his eus- sesssss, and that in his establishment, he vii sastaia the character for pscmptncss and ithfuness he has already secured. Cal and see him.
 Our frSsAd and correspondent ~Deshs,'' requires from us. more than we can consistently do. We give him full crsdit for his nercus policy and high toned contribution to the purposes of Union in tho Democratic psrty-we know ard feel his sincerity in the cause, but We are not wiling to laad @ highly he des.res, the "aagHisinisy'' of one who has been whippet se:s hts place. and by seif interest has been driven into the path o justice, leng ago made Poia.ediy plain to Linn. Dea.h bed repentance may be very gooi. but we see no reason why we should g'orify especially over such a sim ner. When sianderer has acknow Ieigcd the wrong he has done, We may ia all charity forgive him. but let ss not rewsFd ~fh praise too rich this act of honesty, lest he may again seek distinction by the same end. We have a word privst Iy for our friend "Desha-'
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Martin vs. Royster ct al.--Error to Pulaski Ci
 cuit Court.

cuit Court.
 The defendant, pleading after his demurrer to the declaration has been overrucd. abansions the matters of defence contained in his demurrer: and will be held to answer to the action if the decara- toa contains any cause of action, whether defec- lively stated or not.
 In an acton by the principal sheriff upon the bond Of lis deputy, it Is sufficient breach to charge that the deputy collected money under execution and faiicd to pay Il stating with sufficient certainly the in which the collection and fsilnre to pay had occurred, aud the liability of the principal 10 answer for the default of his deputy, had become fixed.
 To special breach, the plea must respond fully or tt is bad; plea amounting to the general plea of non damR!featas conditions performe9, is not re- sPonsive to special breach.
 plea, in such action by one of the securities in the b nd that, after the execution of the bond and before breach, thereof, the principal and deputy, without the consent of the securities of the later entered into an unlawful and eorrup, agreement by which ihe principal sold the entire office 10 the deputy, held bad becansc a bond, valid and binding upon the parties. cannot be effected destroyed by subsequent corrupt and illegal agreement-the latter contract being nully cannot be enforced: and if executed, the party cannot obtain relief either in court of law or equity.
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Major B. L. E. BONNEVILLE oG the ssh Infantry, arrived os Sunday night. snd we understand is cr- dered to the command Of Fort Gihson, ia the pae. of Col Loomis.
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To AsKSTs.-Dur agents throughout the Sts,s afp authorized to receive fcv fo years Sabserptos from oee subscriber. FIvE DoLLAas. n sdraRces o' from two subscribers, fire dollars, fcs oas year.
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p We gre aathosixed 10 annoanee JoHS C. PxAJ. as candidate fos the oiies Of SHERIFF. at the ensning AugnEt election.
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GREAf ISDTCRNgyVS for SEW STBMRIBERG

In order that the Bannev msy increase its already extensive circulation, hsre aeaermined te reduce the subscription price for the new volume. eemmen- eimg with this nambPf.
 4 remittance of FivT poElARs, N ApvkScr, by naii CT esherwise, will entitls enc subscriber to tho paper for TWO years or two snheeFibess. oxx year. This applirs se shoss paying in advance, b, ie uone ethers Three dollars will In all cases, be AsvnanAeA of those in arrears xa thistime.
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u'We arc authorized 10 announce BES. E. DAN- lEr. as a candidate tor tho olkee ef SHERIFF, at the ensuing August election
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Ma. Esron- In sle Cssstts of to-day. sna the following psEagTsrh. from eae of i,s exchanges.
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Th. National Demserati. COnytutiOa.

On motion of Mir Cobb. the House then adjourned