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The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

A part of the 4th Ohio regiment, with Colonel Brough, reached Cincinnati on the ilth, from Mex leo, and were received by immense concourse of peopIe-the firemen made splendid appearance - From the Enquirer;
 ''We met a few days since gallant officer just returned from Mexico-one whose name is associ- ated with of the rnost brilliant exploits of army, and of whose fame every Cincinnatian is justly proud He has been whig from his boy hood; but he bsde us hereafter class him with the democracy. IL was enough he said, when his par ty opposed the war, and denounced those who engaged in it; but when upon it's close they suddenly and hypocfiteally veered sbout-threw away sl their principles, and wilh them the great who have for years upheld those principles and been the bond of the party--and all for an avsiable' candidate, who, without one civil quail
 cation, possesses the only merit of having fought we'll in the war which the whigs denounced-wben this was done our gallant friend says passed his iorbearance. He could no longer act with men who have thus given the strongest evidence that their object in the great contests of the country is mere scramble for power and spoiis And he k not alone ---there are thousands of other men who occupy precisely the position; and their votes will tell the story in November,
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Tan Burn and Free SsIl and Fr,, Labor.

The N. r.. TFnih Teller. which gives a warm. manly and efficient support to Cass snd Butler very truly and pointedly says:
 "fhe Democracy cannot be aeluded with the spacious pretence that the Van Buren section sepe. rate from us on question Of principle. The "Wil- mot ProyisO" is merely "a good enough Morgan. 7 1T those who advocate tt abhor s.avesy their zeal is 10 say the least of very recent origin There gre no men living who owe SO much to the South as Mir. Van BuIen and his friends. It was as "North- ern man with Southern principles" that Mir. Van Buren secured the influence of the South sn xe all remember how in the moment Of gratitude he assured his Southern constituency their interests peculiarly safe in his hands, by The extraordi. nary and much censared promise in his iasugural address that "no bill having for it's obiec the Abo- lition of slavery in the District of Columbia slould ever receive" his ''eonstitutional sanction" Thus de oreeosed Congrest aganst a6oiishiag siare,y i- ia ne only territory Iohers ras subjected to a, c0afTOi"
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The W Washington correspondent of inc New York Commercial Advertiser gives the following synopsis of the army hll which has just passed Congress:
 lst. The provision of the law uuder which Mai Cen, Taylor and Brig Generals kearny and Twiggs received their present rank in the army, requiring them to be dismissed at the end of the war. unless the President should in his discretion. elect 10 dis miss, instcsd of them, Gems. Scott, Gaines, aud Wool, is repealed; and all these officers will remain permanently in the army.
 2d number of additional paymasiers, quarter masters, commissaries, and assistant adiutant gen. erals, will be retained in service until hle 4th oi March, lS49
 3d. All those officers of the old army who have vacated their commissions to take appointments in the line staff of the temporary cvies, are 10 re- tain their present position as to rank until by deaths or other casualties they can cutter their for mer regiment with the rank they now hold. That is, they to be supernumeraries. The number oi officers whose coveredby these two clause, is about seventy.
 4th. The officers and men who have actually dont service in Mexico, and have been honorabiy dis charged, will receive three months extra pay.-- Such recruits merely mustered into service and never lelt the country for the seat of war, will not receive this extra pay.
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R0NnFIaN aR aa. fnnff.np,

tendsn: V SF Cns. :, "Inoeed 's seemed rasher to he his ob;.s, |. than to arouse party spirit; for in his sresrs 9ae mtsted that the whigs dsd not come hcforp Inc ~. A .ry as party in the Philadelphis soas .nsy naa afepped the party hadge. and a,,srs.a themselves to no-Pariy man He never sncs tended that Taylor was . whig eaadda,. Ao 'SA, S, the eonntry wanted President-iAat |. Sss h, sA, apasty PFealdent long snouRA.'' 4'' 's'
 Again.
 ..Mr. Crisssnden sasa General Taylor VII, r., party candidate" no'
 The whig party are esr4Aialy playing .,.r,,,. game MT. Dixion, Saturday night; n,sss .a.a' violent party speech. ft was ed Win ns,s '''as' sang and nothing else. Et was ht!e n,a,. ny rePeSt Of the paragraph iA the Louisyglls l,,.a
 U seems ss if the TayioFl,s. werr s,r;v,as ,. morsiIy M. Clss in all psssible ways Eyp,v,I,. Inst MT Clay has been is she chief es;, of esnasI Taylor that he is aos, Mr Clay vas party e,as,' date His svowed principles aud preses.,ons him so. He would not be anythias eI.r N.sass as.s country don't want such candidatesg:.. nO.. '"'
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The West Indian Insnrrection.
Nkw YoRK, Ju,v 27, 8 P

NEW YORK, July 2f, P, N. By arrivai from Inc West Indies, the news is that the nsurrection of the slaves ai santa Cruz continues. The whites have been massacred. nd their estates have been burned. The cause of ihe revolt wns the proposition of Holand 10 cmanci,ate continually, after serving twelve years apprentice ship, but they wanted immediate freedom, which was promised them, if they would stop the desirnc- tion of life and property.
 The Governor ofSt. Thomas fearing similar out. 6reaks, declared the freedom of slaves in the island in the meantime the whites are arriving to put down the instruction.
 In hayii, tranquility was perfectly restored - President Soalaaqae had issued address co nerat niatag the citizens on the restoration of pence All the white inhabitants who fled are banished. and their property declared coniiscated,
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An Tnkind Gut.

We have seldom witnessed so unkind acut aimed al party and Its candidate as the following article from the Bulletin of this morning. What happy but merciiess hit at the de(ectiops which are stanty taking place from the ranks of the led Taylor party! The witty editor of that fashionable journal ought to have some consideration for the feelings of the many gentlemen, dispersed over this State, who still adhere to the political fortunes of Gen. Taylor, and who will never abondon him, whatever may be his fate. We gave the article from the Bailctn, changing only one word. erroneousty printed in that learned journal.
 ''The present position of the TayIor-party, re- minds us of story heard of afarmer, who one morning let his sheep out of the pen. Having put down the bars, the old man stood by to count them as they hopped over, and began, There goes one, ,'tbefe goes two, ,-'there goes three, -'there goes old we,'-'there goes n black one, ,'-'there goes whole heap, p,'--and, curse them, there they all go.' :,
 could count the desorters-oae, two, three; but 1t was soon ascertained that the 6oaHds acers bToken
 hat he bars tce,s d0sca, and the old ewes and the black ones began hopping out very fast, followed so rapidly by whole hcaPs, as to bid defiance to any attempts to keep count, and soon poor Taylor will have to exclaim, Curse them there they all gon'
 This bitter and most malevoIent jest is plainly aimed first, at the innumarabe assertions which have recently occurred and still continue ia the whg Taylo.-party in every, State from Texas to Maine, particularly in New England, New York and Ohio. But the last words of the article
 curse them. there they all go.' these plainly al-
 Jude to the abandonment of the Generals cause by tho whole party in Maryland, by whom he was nominated. and who framed the Taylor electoral ticket.-N T. Courier.
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KEW 0RLEiEs HlREEY.
0TgIcE oS THE PIcAruxE. } Friday Eveniug. Jalv 2s IsAa

CorTox. .--The absence sf any confirmation of the Hlhernia's accounts hsa rendered purchasers Ices anxious to operate and the sales confined to 1900 bales. ineIudisg list Of ITS bales Miss.ss.2pi at steady prices; say Mailing s1xS59<; Good Mid. ding 5S6SSc
 ToRAeco.-The market Is quiet and we only hear of the sale of 63 hhds, as fellows; R. at and "a al 2i4 5I 4. and R. at A. and 214c.
 FLouR.--The market is very dull. Sales Is7 bbis choice Illinois st S4 s; 2so Illinois aad St Louis at St 50; 100 bbls. Missouri at e 60Is and loo Illinois. made from new wheat. at e 62L.
 CoaN.--Sales 1910 sacks psFt darnaged at s8c. round, and $50 White and Yellow also at 3Sc in 2 lots. at S4lsc. ~
 BAcox.--l3 casks Missouri clear Sides sold a, 44c.
 BEEF --T2 bble. B Beef were taken at 4l 25.
 LSRB---Sales is4 kegs prime sold at et sc.; S6 at T, and 1t9 bbls. inferior al Sc.
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AAn hi. life in oace.,

This IS wbig objection to Gen. Cas-. uhiues"y, ii is an argument with double edge ils k,ss''' s one being iol Gen. Taylor Gen. Csss has hfs1 = : variety Of civil offices. all of which were sch'el, which 10 form the man of basiness and loe e,, .s'e man Gen. Taylor entered the army as h'ars.S, a,s at ls yea,s of age, and being DOW e2 year o' ~ has been in the army, and in the pay oI 'l's '.,, esament, for 4s years He holds at bis moan. ,.. the highest rank in he army. while eandSst ,ss s inc presidency, asd receives between and annual salary. And. although all bis li'e 'a "I it has not been in oficss where he could Ieafa ps to make resident. He sekno.iedges 'h'' ''''' self-- E0stoa StoissmGa.
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Arkansas Almanac,

NIT. IL. Anthony, has in preparation and will soon publish an Almanac, made especially for this State In his Almanac of last year he has given an earnest of his ability. to produce work of this kind of the most useful character, and hope he may be liberally patronized.
 By reference 10 his card in another column, it will be seen. that he offers portion of its pages for advertisements, which will without doabt, have a wide circulation.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

The editor of the Sunday Atlas, in his last issue mentions that he has letter from Mir. Clay. dated Ashland. July 2d inst in which the embodi- ment declares his intent to maintain if possible integrity and consistency of the whig party of his own state, tky.) and ultimately, if il shall become necessary present his views the presidential cleo ton, if an erpose of this kind ss in his judgment. seem necessary to the world. The editor infers that MT. Clay has no desire to General Taylor cleo. ted. The Tribune copies this article without com ment.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

the proceedings of the Democratic Association in that city states that ibe substance of speech ol Col Wooliolk:
 "He said thai, in Orange, General Tsylors as- fire coaaty there were now some twelve democrats who might now be for General Taylor, and thai some twenty whgs would not vote for him; but he added, that if the democracy be aroused, tas will be done next week J all the democrats would remai true to their party; and he was sure that, in any event, the democratic majority in Orange would ee Laroer than in l64A If the whigs cannot do tesser ia Virginia than lose General Tayiors aatsee eosay by larger vote, they have poor chance indeed of caFryiag the state-a ecnsamation which na req soaable man In the party we believe, sSPires ie'
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REScoNrRE:.

letter to one ef the editors conveys the inteili. eence of reacsn,re which took place at the mouth of Mill Bayoa, Ark on Saturday last, between Mai. John l. Finley and Col. A. Blackemorr-- They exchanged shots, that of Maj. Finley taking cvei In the lower portion of the thorax of Col B, from which fatal consequences are anticipated The ball of Col B slightly wounded one of his own trcfhcrs. They were candidates for the Cierkship eg the county court; and the difficulty arose ont of cireams .anees connected with the canvass Mem phis APpeai.
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The Right spirit.

Tho rule or ruin democrats under the lead of Mir. Van Buren, have tlattered themselves that they should receive the aid and support of some of the best men i'd the party, in this state, whose names have beens used in connection with their factious movement They find themselves mistaken in their calculations, most of those wbo go with them carry but little weight or influence. They are those chiefly who will act with party, except pect of losing them The the party is rid of such men the better NelcbbFgp0rt 4dpsriiser.
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ELEVEN PoINT RIVER,

Randolph county, July 2l, le4S. Ma. EDITOR: The senatorial election appears to be the bone of contention in political affairs. In this county, Oldham created somewhat of dust, but his internal improvement doctrine was too ev- dently snti-democratic and ''all for Buncumbe y for us to swallow Col. Sevier is choice before any other that is now before Randolph, Green and Lawrence, with other counties of the north will support sevier without any question
 Yours, &c.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

The Q"iniaple Trsaty--Gen Jackson.-General Jackson in his letter to Gen Class, congratnlating him upon the of his efforts in defeating the quintuplc alliance, said
 Had Great Britain obtained the sanction of France to this treaty, (. the late disgracefui iyea- v at Hashingfon-so disreputable to national safe,y1 then indeed you might have hung our harps upon the willows, and resigned our national nde- pendcnce To YOU nee are indebted for hs shieid ihro'ea ps from the impending danger mhich tie rafifeaiion ofhte qaiRivpte bcaty Gy EdMee ,coul! Laee troegh upoa as''
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From he BdfeseiAe Eagle. aEN ATnR SER gTIAE.

The following letter dated crittcndon co, July 20, 'ts written bv one cf the clevcrest men in all those disgings, we deem fl due 10 Judge Sebastian 10 publish:
 s.yery little interest is manifested here in the eIsetton of IT. S Senstors Sebasian is fAs fBuorttf cf lis pariy ltre against the field, and believe of inc whole East, the assertions of the Heiens Jour nal to the contrary itbstandng; and if Ashley vacancy must be flied by Demoeret, the mantle can fali on nc one whom the whgs of this ngion will prefer to Win K. Sebastian.
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Fillmore, the AbeIi.lopist

Our whig baethern appear eatirrly ia h,ro ia. gotten that such asn aa Millard Fillmore e.,s,. What has become of the coSFespoadenoe hr,,... him and the chairman ef the Wblg Coay.r,,0v '. lative to his nomination. as Vice Preaiden,i Fuc.. IS hard-headed fellow, and is not going to e h.,, pooSied by sucn men cemposad the Whig Con. ventlen Fillmore is a aholilionist and given n,. heart, and soul to the dasnnshle pvinclp,es sI As sect. h, in his answer e Mr. MorNhsad. h. s, pressed sentiment favorable to the wilmo, n,a,, so, there Is no RaIie Psyton oT Col BalIItt ,As, Vi; induce him to retsaet os modify t. Hence ,he dr healty ihat seems 10 exist In the corrurpon,i.neA hence the suppression of his answer
 Fillmore b sagacieus enough to know th.,,k coalition between shareholder and aholl,san. caifhct succeed and is no 10. For the mere hsaa. Of being the whig candidate for Ire Vice PreuIssrx he will not foFgo the position he occupies as m. the ieaders of the abolition gang. Gldainss hs. . ready denounced him as hav ing behaved ike ovsA. face in permitting hlmsst Co bs used sr a wbir csa ddate Giddings was evidently jealous of hi m 2. rival h the good will of the ahslitionis,-and aoah, less, glad to be rid of him. But Fillmore would =. ther regain his old position among those peOpe A.a be fooled and laaghed al q whig Vice Presiden,,.l candidate. ''Better reign in Hell thaa ssrve lss. where this Is the feeling of such men as FiImors the aboltionist.
 Taking all things into consideration, we ara m, surprised that our whig brethern have soupr.x.sS his answer to the letter notifying his nomisa,ion.
 " Q. CJaFiy
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In orler that the Banner may increascias already extensive circulation we have determined to reduce tn. subscription price for the new volume, commen- cling with this number.
 A remittance of FIyE pohLARs, IN ADVANCE, by mail. CT otherwise, will entitle one subscriber to the paper for TWO years: or two subscribers, ONE year. This applies to those paying in advance but none others. Three dollars will, in all cases be emanded of those in arrears at thistime
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

Lasr LnAS By THE UNITED STArgs-This was taken on the i7th nt. Sixteen millions were wan ted snd thirty millions offered. The amount of premium paid near half million of dollars. 50 much for the constant efforts of the Wings 10 in- Jnre the credit of the Government
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

The federal "higs asseEt thai Gen. Csss, on some oeess,on, declared that "tbe hearts of the people mast be prcpa,ed for war" IL Is denied that Gen. Cssa ever used any such expression Bat suppose he d'd7 Did not Gen, Washington say, "In time Of Peaee prepare for warp' Which expression is seoysil--.Saah. Uhion.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

PFxNsYLvANIA.--A letter from a most inte gent gentleman. in the old democratic Keystone State, says that Cass and Butler will roll up 30 600 ma ority. The democrats wore never better united, or more enthusiastic, while the federaliss were more distracted or discouraged They cannot meet to nominate county officsf, but they have quar- rel
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MaJor David B. Greer did actually decline seat
 in the United States Senate, rendered 10 him by Gov. Drew. IL will be hard to fad another man in Arkansas, who would have refused. Greer Is a clever fellow, and despite his ssodesty, would have compared favorably even ia xhe Senate of the Uni ted States Ba'esrtHs Eagle.
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

"T,us rfpubiicanx cGH NEVER isad tseu aid and iFfueHees ia creating geographical iiaes n he East
 Wsst, AertA or South ~ So said the democratic national address in 1885, when Mir Van Bursn was first nomnated-and which was signed by sss Wright !, was trne then, and it is true now
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

We have neglected heretofore to mention, that Capt J. Banks Anthony, late of the l2th Regiment '. =. Infantry, has returned to Randolph county, and Is q candidate for seat in the I. gislature.
 BaiesriHe EasLe
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TRAvELLJNc AGENT.

Mrs J. C. NJ. Hicks, is our travelling agen' in the following counties:
 PHtLups, CRITrESDES, ST. FRANCIS,
 MoxnoE M,sslssIPP', ISDEPgsDEScE, RANDOLPH, GREEN, PoiNstrr,
 FuLroN, LAWRENCE, JACKSON.
 New subscribers will find good opportunity 'o subscribe to the Arkansas Banner through MT. HicKs. who wiI receive and receipt for ddr0Hcs payments, from those wishing 10 make them
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Judge SabaSlian.

The Washington correspondent of the Grenada tM-ss) Press, ,n speaking of the United stuteo Senate, says;
 'ThcFe will be an eleeton also fer Senator to fiji tue uhrxpired'ierm oi the Hon Chester Ashley deceased at present filled bv the GOverlor's ap. pointlneat Of the Hon W K Sebastian Judge Sebastian k the youngest man in the National Senate; he made his appearance there but few weeks since and has already taken high stand us able representative of sister State. Modest, nuassusniag and dignited in his department, kind ana courteous in all his intercourse he is respected and esteemed by aII who have had the good fortane to make his acquaintance. Beyond few remarks, have not yet had the pleasure of hearing him ad- dress the Senate; 1 told, however, that in n speech recently delivered. on some "lndian appro- priaion si, he made very favorable and decided impression in regard 10 his taIents and qnalihea- tons fer the high and honorable post he occupies :"
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l.. E. BARBER, Clerk.
-MEMoRANpUM:

The Supreme Court having adjourned until the first Monday in October, it is expected that the judges will then settle and adopt Rules of Practice for the Circuit Courts in Chancery and Crimt,al cases. They would, with pleasure, receive from the circuit judges and members of the bar, sugges- tons of any rules of practice that their experience may enable them 10 point out necessary for the attainment of justice and the due administration oi the law. L F BARBER
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Extract from Martin Van Baren's letter to the Indiana Democratic State Convention of isia--da- ted '@Kinderhook. Feb 18th isi3"
 "My name and preteaaions, however suhordinaie in importance, SHALL NEVER BE AT THE DISPOSAL OF ANY PERSON WHATEVER. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING DIS TRACTION OR DIVISION IN THE DEMO DRATfC PARTY. EVERY ATTEMPT TO USE THEM FOR SUGH A PURPOSE, WHEN EVER AND WHEREVER MADE, SHALL BE ARRESTED BY AN INTERFERENCE ON MY PART, ALIKE PROMPT AND DECISIVE, I regard the Presidency the highest and most honorable of political distinctions, yf is oi as hs undoubied ana free rH elrriyg of fhs demecrsey cI
 f notion flat Isposd acttPf h because ii is in thai that aspect oasy lhat coad hope to render the dis charge of it's high duties asefal 10 the country or honorable to myself,
The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-08

The whgs oi Buffalo, New York, of the ra,ise,. ton meeting, sus,ainiag Taylor aud FiIlmor unanimously adopted the following resolutions S. claratory of their views of principle
 Resoired,. That we ioin issue with eur oppopspa on the two great questions now mos, promnen, hs. fore the country.' by declaring that
 lst We are in favor of the improvement of Hs, bors and Rivers by the Nati0sal Government to tb. extent indicated in Inc resolutions adopted al IA, Chicago Convention in July, isg7.
 2d. That we will maintain the position of nueem promising hostility to the extension of slavery iu territory now free.
 MF. Fillmore dyes in this district, aad ihs mus, be considered tho judgment of his vieinagc ss hp own position ft will be seen that II teciarus ap. of the issnes which the whigs make aVeiust !b, democrats, in his election, is 'ancompFomfsng hos lty 10 the extension of slavery into territories nos free.
 Everybody north and south knew this bcforr, exrept. perhaps, some southern whigs who inss. upon il that he Is a very safe and constituiioNa candidate for them to support -lhpbde Register
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Among inc few occurrences in Congress of late, worthy of particular note, Is tho vote upon Haie's District of fCoambia-evesy dcmocrasic Senator vot- ing fatIy and boldly against 1t, while six northern whigs voted in it's fayor sh6 rest absquaialating. fsiiing to vote upon f. These are the men who are to form t,e council of Gen. Taylor, If slected, with all his ignorance of public adaiFs. PIcksbury SeR. 0mo.-Fhe following is an extract of letter just received from Steubcnvie, Ohio, written by an officer of the volunteers whe served in Mexico:
 WasA. Umisn.
 "The whigs here given this State to Cass. Old AvaiIahe' will flnd that he cannot lead the Mexi- eans to victory here as easy as he did the Amer- cans in Mexico. He wifi rue the day when he said that tAe uoiwnteees nos ,rorth er railons
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The Native Americans and Cen. Taylor.

The Natives, says the DerOi, Free Press, are hay. ing jolly time on the strength of TayIor's aomi. nation. They feel that they to take the plscr of the old whig party, and become A inorp powerful opponent of democracy. A letter of the N Y Her. aid, from Philadelphia. has the following paragraph
 "The nominations are toiersbly we'll received by the whgs here; while the natives, the old slips Sl the party, are in ecstacics about them. Tue SaH, formerly edited by Lewis C. Levin. and which en. ertcd most pernicious influence ia exciting be riots of lsil, Is in whirlwind of joy. Ii claims Gen. Taylor it's own peculiar man. and rlaims having advocated his pretensions to ihe presaentai chair at the earlics, dates after his commanding VIC tories in Mexieo'