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The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27
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 IzzeREALITY.
Hr rRor. I.N MArErrr.

Mysterious power. the ruomne Of the soul, The rich inheritance to mcrtals given; Thy sceptFs's stretch'd from shore Co shore And shall remain when all the stars are riyen! Image ef God and of eternity!
 WbO eau thy wide extended reafm explore, Where chaagsless natares never fade or dic, Or tell thy years when tisne shall be DO morei Immortality, the worlds glory and Its dread! I fhoa yIeldcst tribute to inc living aad the dead! What kingly mind hath span'd imsnens,ty, Tn Amghty's wonder-woFkiag ways dehn'd, Meaeur'd eteSnisy's unbeunded sea,
 Or scan'd the links which saBs sad systems bind And if the fnite feels its hOasted powers Can never resch the immeasurable.
 Why seek to trace what mocks the fleeting hours, Or ask to know what Is unsearchahlel Yet who can letter intellect, or stay it's hight7 It overleaps the beuads of thought and scales the
 vault of night!
 The grand machinery of heaven and earth, Minds tireless energies, prophetic sight, The Saviors promised saguriss aud birth, Redemption. with its bread effslgeHt light, The works of literature and of art,
 The giant enterprise that spans tlte years, The thFobbiugs of ambiton's mighty heart, With all that man oF angel loves or feaFs, Derives from thee. importance, beauty, majesty, Aud indicate to mind it's noble destiny. Wha, glorious images thy presence brings, What strong desires ss low before thy throne The spirit folds with dread It's airy wings, 4 nd lists with solemn awe that voice-divine. Or when compsniouship with thee, inspires The artist. touched with thy ethereal wand, EnkindIing in his soul the sacred fires,
 Which burn flicker there, al thy command! For thee. block of marble into beauty grows, Ind dull unmeanng canvass with soft iustre glows For fhee the gcnius ighis his trembling torch, The poet weos the gentle muse of song, Stern warriors into deadly breaches march, And eloqueuce inspires the iisiening throng. Rivers of blood thy thrones and sltsrs stain. Thy worshippers mote thaR Oceass sands. And finger cen in death before thy shrine, While nations tretnbIe al thy dread commands! Thou givsi an impetus, inspiring to the soul. Which .'smles Gt the dssHa ds99er" and disdain
 control!
 How like the Infinite Unknown, ,hon art. No pendulum doth swlng, thy days 10 tell, Times wasting hand eau never wear thy heart, Thy energies impair, or toll thy kneii! For thee. there is no mausoeam urn, No gnawiug tooth thy strength or beauty wears But still unwearied, thou art onward borne, A deep ihat swallows up the marrying years Thou hast no mortal close, thy realm, no soundini
 shore,
 But must forever onward roll, and roll ferevermore Bat who ouId change thee for dull I.eihe's wave The deep profound where one might sleep forever Thai silent. never breathing, suilsn grave. Where all that worth thought is buried ever Then let me live, though shack'led, drng'd witt woe.
 l would not sink to nothing, though to be, Shoaid make me like heated brand Co glow In pain and fire to all eternity 4 Humiliation frighfs more than agony UBremItted-oh give me Immortality.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27
cons,ruc,ive Mileage.

There is au old saying that ia new broom sweeps clean" This has been verified by good many acts of the proscribers of prescription at Washing ton, but Comptroller MMrrLssxs. has presented it in new light. He has revived the old question of constructive mileage. He refuses to allow the item of the Secretary of the Senate, for the amount thus paid the extra session. IL has been so often coa- sidered and so long acted uPoa that the coastruc- tive mileage had began to be taken q part of the pay allowed 10 Senators and members of Congress The law aud the Isrcedents in favor Of the Sec- relary of the Senate. The law, in itself may. and probably is, an injudicious incomplete one; but IL is rather high-handed measure, for the Comp irolier to take upon himself to correct it. The law alluded to, Is in these words:
 s'Be tt enacted by tAs Seaste and House sf Rspre seafatires e fhs Uated Sa,ss q Amerea n Cangssss assea5ted. That at every session of Congress, and ersy msssiaq q De Seaate tAe rsessS ef Ceasrsss after the third day cf March. in the year ,heas- aud eight huAdred and seventeen. eaeA Ssastor shall be entitled to receive eight dollars for every day he has attended shall attend, the Senate; aud shall also be allowed eight dollars for every twenty miles of esfimafed distance, by the usual road from his place of residence 10 the seat of Congress at the commencement and end of every such session and Iaesung."
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27
E osl1 alas1ed nSasIlsr .r Nsrroen.

sseal Gold man6aed nHasaar hF HswrDens s' On fi.s nlrhs q menday. 0rioiser aash. . foul and s4RSllinR mafdsf wns c6hsnlts~d 6m ( Dsan and sA yeash whs wsrs ths only pesssAs employed aud sEaytag ln Fnt boat, II that tmes in front of the ulaf lium of Ls a. Esssssss, Ess en ths Mlzlasir- pf 3sf. Lsnisiaaa aide. few miirs below New E1fziezs Fhs s;55slnsianess, as sesriy hs we csn ns1hes hen, sfs these;
 flsa e;lss ef tho Flat Bont Ieis it d vleksbars, anA eaes Instructions tS ths mss asd yeath ia ila smpIpymenk. lu let tho boat go down ie river afew milss. nsmkina salan aa they paaed aswa. until he eheald have settled his business h VlcksbuTg. Ths tassra6fians wars sbeyvd, and during the Monday aEp@e mxsntisnsa. the boai tied ap ta frpnI o Mf. This le's piamtailon. Tue fiat boat had good aaa safisd supply of merchandise on board. Ths svsEassF ef ths plantation was absent in obedehcs 9s bnmnssas to attsAd court Ia Richmond. The cnpidity ef tho negrOss excited by the display sf eeeds in the fat boat. They foond that they eeuld naa Rsatify H without murderinE thoae on board. This proved no obstacls, however They resolved to murder the hands and have the goods, has eannisgiv formed largs party for the expedi- sBam ith lie view of avoiding just punlshment aud shat tss crime might not bs easily fastened on any eae e4t of thesn.
 When night had set in. number of them visited shs Set hsai with the pretenee of making purchases Thsy thas fehad an opportunity to gaiher arou nd ths mAn in the boat. Their Intention soon de. vsieped by one of them aiming blow at the man 'a
 
 ylstim e hsastly murder. and thrown Into the hzIsaiesippl. The boy struck on the head and tsewn ovsrboard. hat, to the surprise ofthe negroes toand his way ashore aad sought refuge 10 one ol tho eahlas and pFoteciios from the nsgso wemeu these. The muFdsrers followed him from the flat baat sad, whte he was crying aloud that his lifs mlghs V spsred, murdered him and sunk him tn the river.
 The work Of plumber was then begun, and soon tlss fat beat wss rifed. scnt,sd snd sent adrift- lt was feund few miles above Grand Gulf, Miss to which place it Was taken.
 When the Flat boat was examined, every appear aace tended 10 she suspicion that It's occupants hs, hesn leally dealt with. The hue and cry raised Si2 of She aeRroes ome the plantstion before men. tloaed have been implicated ia the horrible sfFaII aad cenfped In jaiI In Richmond. The belief 1. stronR. ws learn, that sll of tlis numbering party hsse act yet psea arrested. it is to be hoped tta set ens ol them will escape eonviciioa and summa y aud the meat exemplary punishment. t. Coneovdi1 IntsEf1sne<y.
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2. I.nfEIaIlI,n nna Iltnnr.

!. is very well known il,ns Ihs sxpedIsa to re. volutIOnIze cnba had iss arigln Ih the determine ton of large portion of ths Islknders to throw of the Spanish yoke. UnwiIiihg to submit longer to the daily aets of oppression and tyranny to which ihs government susjseiei theup, preparations were made to strike for freedom. and form a new rePablic. h sid of this, assistance was solicited from the UsIed Statss and nun,bsfs of our citizens soluhissrsd for the sssnRgie. Thb s rbs move ment which has been % hafshIy denounced In the whig papers of the day, ana which Gen. TAVLoR deemed it prOper by some msams to supPrsss.-- Joining In the cry of conde % absurdly and uncharitabiy raised sgalnss sii who would have aided in aording relief to these down ,rOdden peO
 pie. the Alexandria Ga1stie goes still farther and says, What are, If these men are moi strictly in the common aeccptation of the term, Pirafesr- They are. at least, fomenerv Of mischief law brea
 kers, end enemies of their own country as well as of Spain. Their conduct cannot be justified or palliatsd " This may be very good whig doctrine, bat we would like to know of the Alexandria editor if he thinks the French people were pirates, who % timely sided the colonies Ia their struggle for Independence Is not the case paralieli We were quite as Poweress the Cubans, and to the foreign assistance rendered US, we not unlikely are indebted for the freedom we now enjoy piracy though ii may have been. Bat what glorious piretes there were In the Olden times. The Alexsudra Gazette will find nmong the list Ofrobbsrs, the illustrious names of LA FAYErTE, with his !" Round Island party" of Frenchmen DEKALs and his Germans; PULAskI and KoscIusko, and hundreds whose fame s idesu-
 fled with tho early and bright dawn of our history. When Cuba shall be visited by such pirates, she will not be long the slave of despOtic and unprin- cipled government, and the editor will learn the difference between patriotism and piracy.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27
Deer Hunt.

The sportsmen in Ouehaia aud Union counties, south Arkansas, seem to have had considerable rivalry in Deer hunting this fall, Oacbiia company, seven men and two boys, kiiIed yfoay-nias in one hunt, but the b'hoys in Uhioh growing over them; niae men composing one party, and five or six s,raggiess slaughtered ess Asads ed aad sae, in Eve days hunt. Deer must be plenty ia s them parts " as they in oldea tiues White riyer, when :. you could knock them down with yoas hal 1" The Eidorado Union says:
 The most perfect unanimi,y of feeling prev ailed during the huat. and at night the camp was :iiami mated by flashes ef wit, that seldom eqaalsed the most bs,iisn, circles; and what Is unusual in Arkansas, the Sabbath was strictly observed"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

asADvERrisE-As the population and business of our State increases, the necessity for advertising becomes more apparent Il is alike advantageous to both buyers and sellers. When you wish to buy chesp. keep the run Of ihe advertisements. Those who have bargains worth buying always advertise. They know it is a sure way to do a brisk business. To the purchater, often the price of whole years' subscription to newspaper is saved by closely scanning the advertisements. To the merchants on the other hand, Is a sars means of attracting customers; when you have any thing new, rich, rare pecaliar-any thing remarkably cheap or scarce. advertise Ii is frequently .he case ..=; persons do not know that they are in wan, of au article or do not know where obtain it. until they sse II advertised in ss.ae newspaper. The eastern tradesmen have become thoroughly coaviaced of this good policy. IL produces competition, gives animation t0 trade, and ncreases business to an inconceivabe extent A cotemporary says:
 The art of advertising Is to the ,radesmen what the art of dressing is to beauty The great secre, with both is to expose enough to excite curiosity, and to conceai just enough to leave curiosity un- grstified,"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

Essys-The envioas man is n pain upon all oe easfons which ought 10 give him pleasure. The relish Of his fife is inverted: and inc ch;ec,. ss;eh ajnister the highest satisfaction 10 those who are exempt from fhis passion. give the quickest psngs to tisose who are subject to t. All he perieetons fess'iies are oiious. Youth beauty vaior, and wisdom sfe ptovoc aons of their dsplea. sure. What wfetehed and apostate state is this Co bs offended with excellence, and to hate maa beeaase We approve him! The condition of the envtos man is eIhphstisslly miserable He is no, only incapable orrejnicine in another mans merit e feeeess but lives m world wherein all mank n ere !. plot against his quiet. by studying their oN'n happiness aud advantage.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

Maitia -aepsfsfmsats.--The Governor of Ten- Bessee has appoiated Edwin W. Hickman. of tho county of Davidson, Adluiant General; Edwin Polk, ei the county ef HandemaB, Quartsr- master Gen eral, James Laferty, of the county of Granger. ln spector Genersi, each wiib the grade of Bfigadier GeBera; Thomas Boyers, of the county of David sen, first Aid de camp; and David W. Baliew, ef the county of McMinn. Second Aid-de- Camp; each with ths grade of Colonel. Gen. Hickman is the Tennessee, in the Eleventh Congress, aad a wsrm Personai friend of Gen. Jackson. Geas Pelk is . relative Of the late President.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

PAsDosED Cosvicr RE inrnsosED.-The Cover nor of the State granted, some time in August Ias, pardon to Amos Hunt. upon the condition that ke should leave the State. This he seemed nc, dspos. ed ,e de- ss he fingered here for some days. and was seen sast week openly exhibiting himself In his old hauass. The consequence was, tha, tho Sheriff, tn accordance with the law, arrested the condition. al convict and placed him In his former comforta- bls quarters ai the Psni,ea,ary In such cases the law condemns prisoner to the same length of scr. vItade for which hs was at first sentenced, withou, regard to the lime he may previously 10 his freedom have served. We understand that he has been ,a- kea out upon writ of Asbeas eospas. and ,ha, the triil is now pending.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

knH0cence and V1fss.--lnnocence aad- v;,,,.I though totally different, are often mistaken for h. same thing. Innocence is hardly to be fonnd in ,hi, world; our specimens of t are 10 be .esn in inc iamb. the dove, and ;he intsh: consists in ;rno. rance of evil. Virtue !. alone attained through a knowtedgs both oi good aud evil, and a determined strife against ihe latter in aii s forms The inno- eenes ol this world may oiten go asiray from ve,y ignoranee. Virtue knows both the good and evil path. bat adheses 6rmly to the former Virtue i. then by far the nobieI attainment of the two.
 fNIs RsMs" Woman"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

Prescription q sid Soldiers --sisjor Davezse, fought al New Orleans; recalled frem the Hsgus Robert Kennedy, fought the frontier in iei2; turned out of the office of naval stOre-heeper ., Philadelphia. Capt F. Porter, surveyor at LoaIs vile; fought under Harrison. who refused ie re- move him; in 1872 he found Hancock Tsyiof . brother of 4 Taylor. shot through the thighs. sod about to dse sn the banks of the Wabash; si the hazard of his own life Capt Porter conveyed him to NisceAnes and naHsed and saxed him; Humbets of whigs ia Louisville demonstrated ngainst Porter removal. Others of General Tsy ors victims are Cot Robert Butter, uaiied Stsles in Flori- da; Major Neighaens. Isdian aeesl tn Texs.: IeL Martln snslI. postmaster st Houston; Cept JssfeT- son Peck. posinasfer st WsTsaw. Ky. was cap tsia iD the Mexicsa var; Mir. Clover. subordinate in tue New York caslom house, was DsSsiHoos prisoner; and the list Islghl bo extended to great lenaih. Bssisa Peat.
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Atrocitier.

As general thing, we avoid disgusting and hor- rifying our readers with the records of murders, rapes, riots, and such crmefu doings that have hap pened arond us. But some of our contemporaries in other States, have been 60 unkind as 10 charge to the account of Arkansas. several offence. of this kind, that have never been heard of within our borders We give place to the following items, to show that the people of those law aud orler Ov. ing" communities, should pluck the "beam" out oI their own eyes, before they abuse for the ''mOe in ours:
 In New Haven, the quiet seat of eruditon and refinement, the Eton and Oxford of America, Mir CHARLEs SAITH aud his wife, aa aged English cou- pie. whe had been the soe occupants of the solitary house on the brow of East Rock, New Haven, were found not long since, horribly butchered. few rods from their house. The murder was committed for plunder, the premises showing signs of having been searched.
 In Clinton county Ohio, tthe young giant of the west and the teacher of morals and aboltiousm,) a man named McKISsEy, accompanied by four or five others, killed another named FLorp. They quarreIled about matter of two dollars and half After breaking his skull with stick, they chOked and stampted upon him. until he was dead. All this occurred In the presence of his wife.
 In Louisville, street fight took place between JOHN HERR. IT,, and JoHS OwINGs, friends from boyhood, in which HERR was shot dead.
 Boston seems to be losing the peaceable and good character of which it was won't to boast. The Bos- ton Post says that there were l24 in the Po- lice Court last week, embracing murder, arson. burglary. store. breaking. rowdy assaults, &e.
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Lettershave been received m our city from some Of the company which lefi here last spring for Cali fornia, thy were at San Diego, on the Paeihc. on the 4th ai October, their hardships were at last passed, and none but those who have actually tried of the pnvations of trip overland through such a country for 25o0 miles.
 We regret to learn from these letters of the death of Dr. wm. F. FAaAN. ofthis city. As yoong man he promised well, had just commenced his career as Physician, and accompanied the emigrating company as surgeon. Kind. frank and generous in disposition he was beloved by many friends, all of whom will deeply sympa,hiss with his be.esysd relatives. In another column will b. found a sum. mary of California news items. The following ex- tracts are from the correspondence of "the Demo- crat"
 After six months hard travel we have reached San Diego. We shall probably be sn San Francisco in two weeks McVcar and Browalee are Inc only members who have held on to their wagons. abandoned mine about 250 milas back and packed into this place. have two good mules and a good horse.
 Dr. Win. F. Pagan died near Tuscon, Mexico on about the 20h August. He came to eur mess and Hunt, Smith, and myself hursed him and did all we could for him. He had had disrrbcea loi soine time before, but died think from fever. A. NJ. W.
 The Little Reck company scattered about at various poiats. Some are at this place, and some may yet b 300 mile. behind. About a week since, we passed Hunt Smith, Murphy, Robins, and Ial others. Huht Qugey, and Bun Lowe were sick, but doiag as well as could be expected Our mess is now com. posed of Keats, Thbaalt, J. and E. Galloway, Pen. ningtch, and two servants. II. c.
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are The fsn;llosine.s, ;,

Not even iu the days Of the bloody reign of terror wbea RObespiesrs and DantOn trembslRgly ruled was this iruhis cry uilsssd oiea by the fFea- zied Psssians than il has resounded daring the Ias frw months in the cabinet chamber of the A<osc ad- ioipisraiion. Not vestige sr s to be ten in offies 10 be cheek upon tke mysterious machi- nations of Ewing. Colamer & Co. Even the old and faithful Peter c .swAsSsrOs, who has so long and ably doas his duty, must be made to waIk the plank. There are "s few more len " of precisely the same Hort, who are kept in office merely uniil the other new eOmerS 'leArn the ropes" When they are gone. we understand there will be sort of pur gaion Of the present cabinet wh theE of the honesty or Iasesiiy, have no, been able to Iearn but at any rsie ihe guiiIo,ine mus, be fed.
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O. The Following nautical method of dancing wAs f6und a,aong hs papers oi the late Admiral EiF Joseph York, Of faeei,ous memory:
 Third hgase: heave ahead and pass your adyer. sasy yard-sr,n-segan your birth on the oiher tao in the same crdef--tske your station with you, psrtnsT h line back and fIi-fa on your heel and bring ID with your partner She then maunver. ahead--hraves aii baek--shoois ahead again, and pays eH siengside you. Then make sail in com. peuy with her iili nearly asterh of the other line i1nls aefefn boafdcast her of 10 shin for herself feksiH ysurpIseeby the bet means in your power spd Iet go your anchor.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

sJ The New York correspondent of the Balti- more Sun, writing the lst inyf., has the ioiioa. ing; Some os our easily excited aboitionists have been |" drawn on ? Hosi beautifully by information slave bad actually been sold in New York TLsir friends would generally iet lh~m down easily by addiag that if was only Powers Greek slave that bad been bought io1 the smithsoaian lnstita,e.
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To our southern subscribers.

Onr agent, Mir. J. M. BUTLER. has commenced a collecting tour through the counties of Jefferson. Arkansas. Bradley, Drew. Ashley, Desha, Chicot, Clark, Union. Lafayette, Ssvier, Pike. Hempstead. ouachita. Dallas, Hot Springs and Saline. He will give every one 8 call. We hope they will remem- Der the printer, and be ready to furnish him with little of tho " dust" They shaii not be forgotten in the columns Ofths Banasr, or the prayers of tho publisher.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

GEN. HousToN AND Cor. GApspEN ,--These gem tlemen have come to Ioggerheads. and 6 eorrespon dence of warm character has taken place between them, HousroS denies that in voting for the Ore gou bill, he sustained the Wiimot proviso and as- sefts that Congress has right egisiate on the subject of slavery in the territories h reply to some of Col GApsDEs's personalities, ise says:
 "fea are pleased Co tatnt me with defective educa,on. While admitting the truth of this charge must say that have long since bexrned to regard
 il an incidental misfortune arising from my cir cumsiances In early life As sueh may ack nowl- edge Il; but there can be no proprety in ialpatiDg it 10 fault, taunting me with it as crime was edaeated al ''eid field seAeol Asase,'' al small expense; while you, sir. were educated at West Point Academy al considerable expsnss. poorly and at iadcidaat cost ;-yau AiqsIy. and at pabtic cost W hsG entered the aimy your pat riotism aroused by the gift of comm issioIs enlisted private soldier, prompted by the desire to vindicate the hoaor and rights of my country, and pfo.eet the bleeding frontier, You received your promotions as gratuiiiesI fought for mine. fsa depeaded upen educaton--i upon common sense. When the question arises which of as has rendered the mest efficient service 10 tte naioa, will refer 10 your Diary and year jortisomeiag History for the sAswer"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27

Coa eftAe Paei6c Raiiread At the si Loa" Convention an estimate was submitted ey Col eof- ts skin engiBees, oi the cost of the road to the Pscikc. and the cost oi survey. The road esn se made. be thiaks, ios sgAiyeigA asiiioss e d0iiar' and one thousand me0, an engineer, with parry being assigned te each. one hSndEssspnisess can complete the survey is ens year.
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PAS Fos YOUR PAPEas.-Thsre Is man in Geor- gia. who always Psys for his paper in advance. lie has never had sick day in his lifs- had any eorns, er toothaehe-his potatoes never rot--the wssvil never eat hts @hsai-,hs fsoss kiIls his cora iu the night. and bis wife never scolds.
 Reader, have you paid for yoar paper h adsanesf
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STEAMER ALERT suSK.-A gentleman, who came passenger on the mail boat of Friday night. brings intelligence that the ALERT, when about 50 miles above the mouth of tho Ohio, her way up to Cincinnati, was run Into by the steamer James Miliigan, and sunk. No lives were lost. Our iu- formant was on the J. Nj. at tho time of tho acci- dent.
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O. Mir. MILLs, the American artist. who has been for some time engaged on the JACKSON monn. ment at Washington. has succeeded in mounting the general on the horse which has been univer- sally admired. The gallant chief appears in uni. form. resembling that which he wore at the battle Of New orlesns-and those acquainted with tho general at that period pronounce the likeness | capital one.