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The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-18
A Question Answered.

Maj Noah, learned lsraelie, is thus in,erroga- ted. "lhe second coming of Christ is believed by largo portion of Chrntians ouid the Jews believe tn his spiritual ant temporal messiah ship If he should aaain appear an earth !''
 The Major, in his paper, Sunday Times, thus answered:
 "Ile would, we think, be kss welcome to the Christians than 10 the Jews llecoud not we think, recognize the reformed religion which s carried out in his lie who preached against pride, os- teutaIion, and aTrogauce-wbo the friend of the poor and rebuked the rich anc worldly minded who preached "Peaee on earth and good wiil 10 men'-who ordained obedience the l.ws aud sub mission 10 rulers would not brook the dissertation Of ihe Christian pulpit, occupied by some men who endeavor 10 stir up rebellion and division among lhs people-who openly defy the laws and wckedly re. commend opposition to thsin-who are sowing division and misery throughUG thelaHd. He would say; "l had trouble with the Scrbss aud Pharisees, who were my oHn people-Iley did not recog mise my mission; but here ara my foIlowers~as they represent themselves 10 be-who ought in my name to carry out my principles. but who do not who es"~ider that 'he'o many of my or!~rs. dirso tons, and doctrines which they cannot carry out, alleging that they do rot conform 10 the spirit Of the age! He would find hia people as he left them two thousand years aZo-w1th one faith aud one God; but the ehurch which he established the would hnd divided Into numerousi cts, one arr wed against inc other, preaching Ai. hnds of doctrines and understanding hotter what he means to rsiab- fish than he did himself The queition Is not 'How would the Jews receive him1' ba 'How would he be received by those proeHing t. hs Christians f' lhis Is not the ags for such vjslation.'
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A Rnaua,fnl 1bute.

Cot. Claiborne, editor ofe Courier. whose graphic descriptions we have repeatedly admired, is brilliantly poetic in his cute tc our ili.iaied
 couniTymaD, ihe espiivsiiugai eloquent May
 FIT, SaIsi In the calling Ghe sweetest howrfs ot rhetorical poesy. Ftom Ashes of the la'e ire,
 like tho fabied Phenx, Ct rr be said, Col. Cisi- borne brings the memory oehh N. Maiiist, into
 renewed ysisi.iy. The bfit and goEing iints
 which he tmpsIts 10 he poftt o' The deiunet pull rit orator, readers II almost e-lise. l. IS werhy
 ot the easel of an Angelo, k Il, too, comes from
 e master hsnd.'
 To the tloqaence of the ly. Mr. MafTii il ap- peafs oir ciiikers were ud 'ed [ r tie Methodist church destroyed by the gyt eoafsgration oi Sli-
 urdhy. II had. C. says. be long plahned--ions
 prayed Tor l; but M t'lodsmsoS powerful was then sneefed st ih Ofieafs, 1i a ioad-biimed hat sirsghi-coilar-d coll were ijscts Of ridicul-.
 Al length child of gehits made t hls mission-
 He came here n he face okotldiy opposiiIon and religious rivalry. The lalusf his eleqgeHce drew around him Iauititad.s oi classes and efeehs.--- Expanding beKoni seciatiasm, hs prsaehei ohls sublime moraiiss, oi he lspel. and he hnmaae and hefoic duties II inculcau. If iintird seitiss- ness with the sympathies uf4oihefho1d. under the spell ol hls genias the NefsiAers oi Mammon pu- ed down their Idol, aaA piuctd hls image from their hearis; The finiy visage oi li snfened into smiles, shd the dissolate, thepfoaRe and the scep teal caught the inspiration othe evangelist. Tins
 SNf' ~ " us ttttr, a8h FHi'hy days. The tempier had not len begWlyd him, nor nhfofg'ving caiamny agnayied his iraiiies into crimes. Alas, taat snth ran should be subject 10 the blight ol a whispsr--th genius so spendid, naiure so benevolent. a sgpe,atural eioquenoe so often exelled for noble pprpess, should all be for gotten Tor single eroT! he maichless orator whose appeals but the Poydfs street church, fell but not unih ne had lived b find himself denied hearing in that very pnipii. sei. a's h~1 ---sssht into ex,stetc e.. hy fierce struggle win iHBd.litY, prejudice and bigotty Not long since he died. so wr-chediy. thai Il cOnjsfed up suspicious of snede. and mol reqaiems, bul seindas gosslped hls solitary grave. There itoi record more iriking instance of ies vciSslades aud of the wofl's in. Tlaceable and vindiciiv temper. As the wiad fi,- fully sighed last night hrough,ihe blaeGened wal. of thIs ruined chapel, he Inlti-hour watcher might fancy, II was the gi1t 0. Maiiiti, reAsitins the scene Of his early t'luaih and mourning a tali SD much like his own--th. architect and the temple both struck down. in their pride and pre- emnence by single blown'-froa ihe O. leaniaa.
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Delaware |. x. Senator.

On the 2lth ult the Legislators of Delaware elected J. A. Buyard, tdem) of Wilmington, U. s Senator in the place of Mir. Wales. (whig,} who re,ires on the !th oi March. Mr Bayard received the whole Democratic vote Of the two houses The Philadelphia PcaassiU3nil" thus speaks of MT Bay ard;
 We believe the new Senator has never before occupied any representative position: but he goes into the Senate with all the advantages conferred ny ripe education, rarely egua.led powers lawyer and GebIier aud a mind Of the highest erder. As champion of Ihe Democratic party in Delaware. for many years, he has often distinguish cd hims' 'lf by his eloquence, and has always bsen luu nd consistent aud trae -
The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-18
NYarrl,ge Arndn Eaar

The New York correspondent of the Cleveland Plaindealer communicates the following interesting intelligence 10 ,hs ladies:
 There is quite stir, especially among the ladies Of this city, n realion o hr prrfensions of Prof B. TaileyTand, wlo is fresh tom Paris and rreends 10 have discovered method by winch an ardent attachment can s iaspir q by any person of either sex whose affections may be uoflh the winnlnC IL IS rnmoted that sTerd htther'o unapptoschabls old bachelors have hea brou it smack upon the,r knees by spinsters wthwaom they firied in yonih; sad spnsters having asied Themselves of Prot. Taiiey. fant's polenia se:ft report be true, the French mars discovery sill save great deal oi trouble - Suppose, for exaaple, that sone Blshiai swain m Cleveland has gtl in Is eye that be would like to marry. whom, in fact, ne tas determined to marry as soon he can pluck tp the coarsge b % through the foImates-whlch courage he cannot pluck ua. All he would have io i, would be 10 send letter enclosing dollar, net forgetting pay the pos iage, 10 Prof. TalieI rafd, New York city, and he would receive bY return 0. mai something or other that would erab!' hun 10 "go n anl via" without further trouble. This i great county, as,d on the southwest IS iiiimiidbie.
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"rHE IRISH EMIGRANTs..

We invited friend, to contribute during our sb sence to the Banner etitorially, and in compliance with the request two articles were published upon the subject which heads this. Tie first was in tended to correct any erroneous impression which mght be made abroad from the fact that the Rev Mir Hore. had with his party. left the Stale dlssai- isfed. The second was 10 disahuse the pubic mind n relation 10 the declaration so often and so publicly made that the means of educa ion in Ar kansas were restricted aud neglected especially in the higher branches We see nothing to object to in this They to us plain matters of fact; yet the expression of these sentiments, have called forth immense amount of indignation, and writer the Gazette and Democrat over the sigma lure Of "Justee,'' makes them the cause of an at- tack upon the Bishop and Priests of the Catholic church at th' place.
 We have been raised aal pt;zad protestant, but no seciarian inhu can blind us 10 The fact that talents, energy and means have been expended by the Catholics 70 promote the welfare of cur State hy i1duclng emigration and aisoding educa- tlon, while they have been :..us employed the writer of " Justice" presents the following com meniary upon the charity of the ci,zsns of Little Rock, and Ae reception which emgra Is mag cx pect al tsis ? ace.
 "Oat Of the numb or he I'sh cmi 7, ants who remained after liors and biI crowd fed in dismay and ot11si ( s9Iir, seventeen or eighteen steep qhehy beneath inc rcd ciuds Oi the E Bmsn Catholic burial g'olnd, nlnber now grooming untei the toGtues ot d!sease in various Loyels about the Chy, some con -esceIt3 are walking shadows; ant !ev. veiy few. able tJ do days labor. When these poor eihgran's were crowded in The Old ChrFch, wilheTed leaves their bed. ragged gAf- inetti their cDTeIhg, aud the winter suulght as it 'tr'aned through the shattered windows, lie only fire 10 "nm then, dea,hi'seif entering almost every pew, &c."
 We krow il is not wbig policy to invite emi, sfan's 10 the conhtiy ard especially l,sh emigrants and Catholics, b.; We cannot silently see the in- habi'aus of Liule Rock thus represc nted. d leave unno'ietd any eGott 10 reiari emigration to the Satr.
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rhn slnnmer atinn,ln !.

This steamer hss now been ost thirty days since she left Liverpool aud the fact of her non arrival In New York is cause of serious anxiety sDd grave apprehension to many. The following remarks of Inc New York Courier and Enquirer may serve iO allsy these spprehensons;
 i've do moi participate iD the fears which some entertain that serious disaster has befallea ths ship. but arc ineiaed to the belief that the same has been committed in regard 10 her, that was made in freightipg the Baltic. The Atlaniic IS the second--ihe Baltic haviag been the hrst--of ttst line which has attempted a winter passage to the weswarI nd the satie parties who provided freight and eual for the Baltic, performed the like duty Tor the Atlantic, and not knowing that the former had received an inadequate snpply Of fuel, would very naturally f4n into iias in regard 10 the latter, Ut time when an abundance of freight was offering at reTnunerating prices
 The Atlantic was not vessel likely to founder at ssa although we by meae~ underestimate the power of that mighty eleien,, and had shs met with any disaste. on the coast of Engana or lre- land similar to that which befei the steamship Great Briian sufficient lime had elapsed before the Asia saiied fer that vessel io have brought the inteli gence Or. if she bad been unfortunate as the Columbla. aud gone ashore on the American eoss', we must, ere this, have received the tiaings. But if deem II likely 10 be the ease her supply oi fuel faied when within or two days sail ot this coast n is not at all singular that she has not been heard from.
 At this season Of the year, when !rsf class packets occupy from fifty five 10 sixtyGye days in pas sage to ihe westward, il would be n work Of days for a vessel of the Ataatics size and fig 10 accom plish even four or five hundrej miie, if indeed her commander would undertake such Il task. Some years since while the steamship Liverpool was on a similar voyage, Il found when nearly hatf the passage was accomplished that her coal would not hold out, and her eommau;er at abandoned all hope of getting his ship to the westward, and turned her brow to the east.
 1 These considerations induce us to believe that the Atlantic ia safe; possibly her machinery may have failed but still, such is our confidence in the ship. in Capt. West. snd in Mir Shuelt. her frs, officer. that while We participate ia the general anxiety, we do moi feel serious apprehension.
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The ssMaasncbuye,ts coalition. .,,'


 The following from an exchange tells what has been done In relSticn to.hs.eoAtiOn and the steFs which.have been taken concerning inc affsir.
 "AstO this coalition In Massachusetts, it is base enough. but we are grati6ed 10 that It is son- demned and repudiated by the democratic press. and by the people. Here Is what the democrats of Salem, in public meeting. have sOs say !he sub iect:
 Ths democrats of Salem then adopted, among others. the following resolutions:
 ResoIeed, That we view with unmitigated dis gust the unpFincIpled scramble after offices exhib- sed since the recent elFction and we view with unqualified condemnation the unhssiatng ease with which sacrificed ell those principles which the democrats have ever held most dear. for the sake Of temporary enjoyment of . few paltry Of- hces, only to be obtained by very few wire pull lers. and al most rninous expense
 Rtso'red, That have the highest confidence in the sound principles and unwayering excttons of tho Hon. Caleb Cushing, and we hereby request him, and such other members of the Legislature bave not lost all honorable feeling 10 to the last against any arrangement which will forward the election of free-soiler 10 the United States senates aud, if possible, by all honorab's means 10 defeat any such plan; and we hereby declare 1t as our opinion. that no caucus convention can bind any man any bodY of men 10 vote for any advocate of principles dtdmetricay oppo ed to their own; and that all who resist such uniuStilabs dcntion wiA deserve the lasting thanks of the dem ocratic party, and will most certainly receive their reward.
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Another Victim Of Rum.

The Wilmington (Del.) Gazette states that Prof AnsIey young man of fine requirements whose classical atiainments are well attested in work entitled "Elements of Literature, or an introduc- ton to the study o( Rhetoric and Bellies Letters, published in lS49. by Lippincott & Co.,. of Phila- depha, died in that city Monday last, after be, jug found in an almost frozen condition in old hovel. with bottle of whiskey by his side. He recently held the position Of Prof of St. Mary College Wilmington, from which he was remoy- ed on account of his inebraie habits He contn- ued, however, his of di, sipaiion, until he was reduced 10 condition of utter destituion- houseless and homeless. friendess and penniless- he was driven 10 the extreme of starvation, wan deriug about, seeking shelter wherever chance d- rected him.
The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-18
Spnriinr IntelIigence

We learn, says the Mobile Re isler. of Tuesday that t"o oi inc greatest match races thoagh, o in the Southern country, have been made on NIT. R Cottii's Grey Eagle. oee of he matches i. race of fen miles out against the celebrated Tsctr Lady Mar, for fen thousand dollars: The other match is agans, lime, in which enters Eagie. 10 perform the extraordinary fac, of going hundred miles ln tea tonIs. This is ,br hf-l tine Soath that such a match against time has been msde and its result will be regarded by the whol. sporting world with considerable htegss'. These grsa. matches were made by C. Ellis, oi New o.leans, whete Gray Eagle is in al his glary
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Appointments by the presidcnt.

By and ,eGh the adeics aa consent Of hs .Seaaie.
 Hiiand Hall. of Vermont, to bo Second Comp troller of the Treasury.
 Elias 5 Terry, of Indiana tn be recorder of the General Laad Office
 Robert Me cAlphin, of Louisiana. 10 be Supern- tendent Of the Branch Mint al New Orleans
 William De Bays, of Louisiana, to be Treasure r Of the Branch Mint al New Orleans. Edward c, Dale, of Penusy ylvania, 10 be Treasurer of the United States Mint At Philadelphia.
 Gideon $ Holmes, Of Massachu setts, to be Con sui O. the Unit7d states of America al ihe Cape of Good Hope.
 Alexander M. Ross of New York, 10 be Consul of the United States of America al St Caiharine's
 John Sloane, of Ohio, to be Treasurer of the Uni ted States
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How to Measure m Acre of Land

Thirty and fourth sgaare ysr's maks a.square rod; 4sqnare rods makes acre; 6I0 acres make square mile; 4ll9 square yards lG9 roAa make acre. ln mrasur'ng an acre by yard, The usual prdc- ice Ia To trace off 79 yards in length ah 7s yards m width; jhis iH d rough way, may b. considered near enough faI practical purposes, but @ yards either way make 5999 sqaare yards, Il exceeds one by @ square yards. To determine an accurate acre. Il shond be measured 70 yards. in lengih b, 66 l-7'h yards in breadth. The same result may be arrived at by measuring 229 feet in length and l9S feel in width. or by measuring 73ll yards in length, by 6j yards in brealth.-.imsrieda Farmer
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The New York Modification.

The New York Legislature has before il a biIl intended ,o dsiral inc operation ftbe Fugitive Slave Law.
 II proyiies that any person who shall arrest, or he in any manner coEcsfn-i in srrestIng any free ciiizsh of ihag State with nf i 10 have hi ed against his ~i beyond the jurisdiction oi the Stale shall be deemed gully o kidnapping Any person who shall have openly and pulicly resided in ilis State for one year preceding such an arrest or re- Inoyal, shall be deemed fee cItiz-n within the mesniBg of the act As sd5h i4w is conlrary to the eonstt ta'ion of the United States. wh,eh says fuziiivss fem service sail be returned il uf course cannot stand II passed.
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MT. caihoan,s work on ,Ae Constitution

Richard K. CraIle. Esq of Lynohbarg Va. for. msrly ths Secieiary of Mr. Calhoun, has arrived in New York city, with the intention of carrying through the press the great work of the late Mir. Calhoun, on the Constitution of the United States South Carolina has appropriated $iQ.o00 towards publishing and distributing copies of the work throughout the State. and in conjunction wiih Mr. Caihoun's family. has appainted Mir. Crae 10 carry out the intentions of the Legislature.
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The commitsioner of Patents.

The Philadelphia Ioqnirer has despatch from Washington, Jsnusry 2lst. which says:
 l. Is ststed the President has intinaied to Coon missioner Ewoank wish for inc latter 10 resign Numerous charges ola grave character, have, it is said, been preferred against the Commissioner. get information from reliable soufce and give il to you for what Ii s worth.
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GENERAL LAND OFFIcE,l
 January 2l, 1851. (
l an sir, very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't
Commissioner.
Hon. K. " JOHNSON,
 House of Representatives.

OENEHAL LAND OFfICEI January 2l, 1851. Sir: On the l9th of March, 1850, you were ad- vsed of the opinion of this office, that The land ected by the State of Arkansas over and above the mount to which she was entitled under the sh sec ton of the ac, of 4th September. 1850, wore con sidered as withdrawn from market, and could not be entered a, private sale until after thirty days notce required by tho JIh clause of the circular of Instructions from this office, dated January ist ls36.
 As general principle, this opinion is correct, and will be adhered to, but since the date of the letter first above mentioned the Senators and Representa- lives from Arkansas, has called tho attention oi ths office and the fact that in certain cases here. after mentioned, these lands were selected for the individuals who had settled and improved them; and who, mol doubting thai tho tiils of he State to them was good. had purchased under that title-- In these cases ths general spirit of tho land system would authorize such actual settlers to enter the lssds settled and improved by them. when they were proclaimed and offered at public sale prior to the date of the selection by the State, and iu such eases. and suek sa!y. will the instructions first above mentioned be departed from, and the parties per. mitted to eater the land.
 Yon will, therefore. advise Micajsh 5. Mccoy. who i, is alleged. purchased of The State the i of section 10 T N, R 3 ". Alvin Mcdonald, who is alleged 10 have purchased fractional section T 9N R2 w. and John Robinson, V ho appears to have purchased from the State. for Minerva E'izs- beth and James Robinson. the x F. 1s of section ! T9NR 2 ", anu lot No. ,, 3, i and , of to x " i& of the same section, that they will be per- mitied 10 enter and pay for the tracts purchased of inc State and improved by then, provided such purchasers and improvements is shown 10 your sat- isfsotien; and provided furtter that no other valid objection 10 such entries is known to exist
 Very respectfully,
 Your obedient ser't,
 J. BU TTERFIELD,
 COmmissioner. Req tsffF ef fAs I1nd OHkk
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ALBANY. January 3.

The whig legislative caucus to night nominated II F. Fish, by large majority, for United States Senator,
 Reuben Dunbar, the murderer of Lester chll- dren, was hung to day ut Albany. He made a con. fession 10 Rev Mr. Be-cher ark Bow cdging the murder He says his ebecf in killing the children was 10 property inherited by them. lie en- tced tho children into the woods and coolIy con- mtei ihe deed. He died apparently penitent, hop ing for mercy frcm hls God
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1J' The new Cotton Mile now h,iag' erected hy the Messrs, Deetys. Tn Franklin eotiaiy, will com mrhcr operaiians in he spring. The nlain bad- ing is 5i5 feet wte. They will ftsrt w&h Hn0 spind es, and 6i oons- adiiug in a shor, t,us 5000 operatives WIli hr employed I his factory is pc. cuhafly lavoraby sitnated-in ihree hundred yards of inc Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad track and tn be driven by water power of seventeen feet la ot the who' volume oi Elk river. Oar democratic friends of Franklin will now have opportunity o seeing the advantages Of wise division of labor; o elYiug e their agricultural producers consumers al good prices, at their own doors -Nash Laion
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Family of Patrick Henry.

k The distinguished Virginia orator. Patrick Henry had five sisters. Jane Mcredilh, Anne Chri -tian LpcY Wood, Susan Madison, anI B-t,y Russeil - The last ae'y was the gtand- -,nathsr of the Hon Vim. C. Preston President of the South Carolina College William Hepry was the euy fall brother.
 palrck li~hiy of Aberdeen. Scotland; John H1nry's mother was J1n- Robertson sister 10 pr. Wm Ro5er,soh, the historian.
 II Inc above s correct, Lord Bronsham tdescsn- ded from the Rohrtsoas.l is nearly related tn Pal rick's descendauls 1Ro such orators from the same race, are not 10 be found in all history.
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An Abduction Case--villanous Conduct of
 Captain Snow.

We find in tho San Francisco papers tho report of an examination, before Judge TifOrd, of Capt Snow. of the schooner Jupiter, for ahdueting two females from tho Marquesas Islands One of the females wbs no less parsonage than the queen oi the Island. The Courier of the 27th December. in noticing the brutality of Capt Snow, says from the testimony t seems that the girls had been enticed on board the schooner. and had been carried away against their will and that during the voyage they had exhibited the strongest manifestation If grief. and anxiety to be returned home It also appeared that they had been treated in the most inhuman manner, during the whole time, and upon their ar rival here the Captain detained them on board and compelled them to receive the visits of brutes in human form, on board the ship, for which Inc re. ceived pay. The Court. not having cognizauce of the offence of abduction, held the Captain to bail
 in the sum of S5OOO, on charge for false impris- onment, which had taken place in the harbor. One of the girls, the Queen, was but little more than twelve years of age, and the eIdet did not exceed eigIkeen years.