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The true Democrat., 1854-11-29

MT. Neale presented petition from Chicot county, praying an act authorizing cut off on the Mississippi river in Chicot county Read. Mir. Speaker presented to the House a pet- ton of the Southern Pacific railroad convention. which was referred to the committee on inter- nal improvements
 The committee on ways and means renorted adversely to the bill exempting certain persons from paying poll tax.
 ne committee on swamp lands reported agalnst the expedlency of law to limit the entry of an individual or company to GAO acres of swamp land.
 Also reported in favor of bill to prevent the building of dams across streams in Crittenden county.
 On motion of Mr. Holmes, James Thomp- son was admitted to a seat within the bar of the House.
 The House passed a resolution, paying the clerk ot the bank committee three dollars Der diem ''''' f0' Message was received from the Governor anhouncng that he had signed a bill to en- pewer l hos F. Wilson to sell certain real estate .Oh motion, the Representatives Hall was rendered to the citizens for the purpose of hold Ing an internal improvement meeting.
 MT. Petlgrew introduced bill, ''to refund money enormously paid into the State Treasu- ry and tor other purposes" Read
 On motion of Mir. Gregg, leave of absence was granted Mr. Barton.
 Mir. Bishop introduced bill to amend the law of gaming. Read and referred to the judi ciary.
 Mir. Bruton introduced bill for the relief of Roof. Il. Howell, late sheriff of Pope county. Read.
 Fraday, November 24th.
 Mir. Witt presented the petition of the in- ternal improvement commissioner of Van Bu- ren county, which was referred to the commit tee on internal improvements
 The committee on the Penitentiary, reported that they had examined the new wall around the Penltentiary, and find it executed in a Workmanlke manner Also recommended that certain moneys due Messrs. George and Robins be paid out of the Treasury. Read.
 The bill providing more fully for the incor. poratlon of the city of Fort Smith was pas sed
 An act to amend an act, to exempt home- stead from execution, was read first time
 An act for the benefit of G. w. Love and J. w. Peel, of Independence county was passed. An act to amend the laws, concerning sec. 16 T. 13, N. R. 6 West, was read
 An act to change the name of Charity Lovely Happy Vaughan, to Rossena Brogan was passed.
 An act for the relief of B. H. Smithson, was read.
 An act to authorize the county court of Izard county, to procure field notes, and maps of the land in said county was passed.
 Mir. Stillwell introduced a bill to increase the compensation of grand and petit jurors in Pulaski county. Read.
 An act to change the time of holding the probate courts of Calhoun county, was passed The bill to change the time of holding the probate courts in the counties of Izard, Marion and Van Buren, was passed.
 An act for the benefit of jurors in Columbia and witnesses in Lafayette and Columbia, was read a third time and passed.
 An act to prevent the building of dams across streams in Crlttenden county, was pas sed.
 The bill entitled Gan act to call in the scrip of Hot Spring county, was rejected
The true Democrat., 1854-11-29
Nursday, Nov. 23, 1854

,on 0n motion of MT. Scoggin, James Thomp- the Senate. ' ''"'' "''AiH tue oar ol r.,,,l Un motion of MT. Harrison, the Auditor was sW,n aeS'eu 10 furnish information concerning the
 "%S4p and overhowed lands
 erarl: rl Lnyart, from the committee appointed to conni ,li'e the petition of citizens of Washington liona,.y;, praying the passage of a prohibitory re1ar.' lon, aw' reported against the petition, but ina 'Iiihended III the passage of bill to amend lonolsar" ia" Gt this State in regard to retailing reforr r1 otten from the committee, to whom was na[ ['.ea i the message of the Governor, respect tbat tue t resignation of w. S. Keith, reported
 'iere was no vacancy in the seat, and the
The true Democrat., 1854-11-29

BATTLE OF ALNA-The total number of killed and wounded on both sides at the battle of Alma is set down at 9,596. The Russians had 3O,OOO infantry and 6,0OO cavalry engaged; the allies 10000 infantry, with a reserve corps of 16,OO0 men. Ofthose in action, 18,OOO were French and 22OOO English.
The true Democrat., 1854-11-29
" AWEky LOST.

DETWFFN Little Rock and Pine Bluff, a 8oQ ID small Enamelled Case Watch and Gold E{N, Chain attached. A liberal reward is offered aNl,,z8 to the finder ii delivered to Mr. Fish, at Pine Bluff, or k H. Johnson, at Little Rock.
 Nov. 22. leJ1
The true Democrat., 1854-11-29

Thursday, Nov. 23d. On motion of MT. Macon, leave of absence was granted Mir. Rice On motion of MT. Ramsey, leave of absence was granted Mr. Wade.
The true Democrat., 1854-11-29

SOUTH CARoLINA.-At the recent Congress s.onal election but two districts were contested the first and the fourth. In the first district
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
NO. 81,

AT recent council of Indians of different
tribes held near Fort Smith, Ark, Parhe-yo-
kah, Camanche chief delivered the follow
ing speech, and the Fort Smith Herald says
it is fair specimen of the whole of the
speeches made on the occasion
THE Great Spirit have no doubt, is very
glad to see SO many Indians of different ma
tlons meet together for the purpose of estab4
fishing peace. and give their pledge to live
by it forever. Brothers, our lives are not in
our hands we cannot last always; the Great
Spirit will call rs away some day, and will
put somebody else in our stead. l consider
this talk to be like the roots of grass that in
every spring the green and beautiful blades
will sheet out blossoms of sweet oder EluA
the autumnal moon viii come and bite thera
OF with his white teeth, but it has no effect
on the roots. It is just so with US, we can
not die with this talk. While we live we
make this talk sweet to our people around
our council fires, but after we are gone, this
talk still survives, and still has its odorous
smells to all united nations. Here he held
up his right hand towards Heaven.1 Nav
the Great Spirit sanction our doings to-day.
and faithfully make us. keep this good talk
given us from cur brothers from this rising
SUM-"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
BY GEORGE LIPPARD.
Author of 'Adonai, the Pilgrim Of Eternity"
ICoNCLUDED.1
yI.-THAT BEAUTIFUL LIFE.

t.- FI.-THAT BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
Very beautiful, and yet altogether living,
is the life of Christ. With Godhead thro6-
bing in his brain, be is yet tempted by the
grossest want-hung ger-hunger which has
transformed the best Of men into devils-and
he rises above that temptation. He tells the
Devil (that is, Sensuality embodied,) that
mind is the master Of matter, that man lives
not by bread alona, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. At
times able by his vast intuitions to command
the elements, and apply to the cure of physi-
cal evils, great laws of God, utterly unknown
to the mass of men-at other times he COM
plains that he hath not where to lay his head
Now his vast soul uplifts itself far above the
darkness OF this life and its cares. into the Sc
rene sunshine Of the eternal life, where all
the purposes Of God are plain as day-and
now, the physical atmosphere of this life seems
to shut down upon him like sky Of lead.
His mind can comprehend the Universe, and
see in death only a door to better land and
yet, moved by the tears of Martha and Mary,
he weeps at the grave of Lazarus. At the
last supper he calmly tells of the approach
ing Death on Calvary. and yet in Gethsemane
the clouds fall upon him, and he prays that
the cup may pass" and yearns for the SYM
pathy of his disciples The rDivine-Human
and the Human-Divine is seen in all his acts
and words. The Intuition of one filed with
the very presence of God, the tenderness of
the woman and the child-these are mingled
in him
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

tual antipathy to each other, that have real
ly brought US into antagonism with each
other
If there were any principle which neither
the north nor the south had assented to at
stake in this Nebraska bill, we should declare
for 1t at once; and insist, as we have before
insisted under such circumstances. that it
should be carried out, even with the conse-
quence of disunion. But there is nothing of
this sort at stake The question is new, gra-
tuitous and mischievous.
- Briefly, and hastily, these are our opinions.
we give them mainly because our icorTespon-
dent has asked us for them. [ .
But, then, what can the southern members
OF Congress do? They must vote for or
against Mr.. Douglas. If they vote fer him.
they may be allie to give a popular defence
for their votes if they vote against him, a
tribe Of wooden-headed party men may de-
clare that they have voted with Giddings and
Chase; ergo they are traitors to the south.
An honest man has no difficulty in solving
a question of this sort, and we shall not,
therefore, take upon ourselves the Office of
giving Instructions.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
MIXING BEARs.-The Freeman's Journal
gives the following good one:

ANA@AAN'' NSA-S%LA
gives the following good one;
"a friend of ours who has recently return-
ed from little jaunt in the country, hap
pening to stay at the house of an old Method
ist Deacon, has handed us the following spe-
cimen Of that pious gentleman's con;nen tary
on passage in the Bible. AS it is quite
equal to anything we have seen lately, we
do not feel disposed to keep it to ourselves.
It appears that for number of years past the
Deacon had observed the custom of reading
daily a chapter from the sacred scriptures to
the family, and of making a running exteR-
poraneous commentary upon each particular
passage that seemed to require elucidation.
Coningato the part of the Bible which says !:
"Now these seven did Milcha bear unto Ma
hor,, he cleared his throat and explained
thus:d aif aF5s af ass smi
The object of this here passage is to show
us how bad off the people used to was in old
times Then they did't have no dairys but
was obleeged to milk bears, it took six x-tohold
the bear. while the 'tother MIXED it, and they
had to 60 to Major to git the bears.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

IMPORTANT FROM MMEx1Co-ACAPULCo BLOCK
ADED-MAZATI.AN READY TO REVOLT THE
GADsDEN TREATY.-We have received a busi-
ness letter by the Arizona from Mazatlan. of
the date Of March 18th, which closes as fol-
lows:
"You will have heard by this time that the
port Of Acapulco has been closed on account
of the revolution there, and in this place ap-
pears to be ripe for attempting the same
game. We have just received news from
Mexico that the Gadsden Treaty has been ac-
cepted by Santa Anna, with the notifications
returned from Washington"
This report in regard to the treaty may be
correct, but probably is not. rE : .
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
From Zion's Hera Id.
FROM LtOu I1eTd H.
The b1est ones at Home.

Away on the banks of Lies bright river,
Far, far away
There will my heart be turning ever,
There's where the blest onesstay.
All through this vale of sin and sorrow
Sadly roam,
Still longing for the dawn of the morrow,
And for the blest ones at home.
All without is dark and dreary,
Everywhere roam.
O, brothersl how the heart grows weary,
Signing for the blest ones at homel
Through all earth's sunny scenes WANDERED
In youths gay morn;
Row nlanY precious hours I've squander'd,
How many mercics scorn dl
When seeking sins delusive pleasures,
Wretched was l.
But now my heart has found a treasur
There with the blest ones on high,
AL without is dark and dreary,
Everywhere I roam.
o. brothers! how the heart grows weary,
Signing for the blest ones at home!
. One hour there is forever bringing
Memories Of love;
Twas when my sighs were changed to singing
OF the blest ones above.
When shall see my saviour reigning
On his white throne?
When will be hushe'd my hearts complaining,
There with the blest ones at home?
All till then is dark and dreary,
Everywhere I roam.
OF brothers. how the heart grows weary,
Longing for the blest ones at home!
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

The ERIE RIoTs.-The railroad riots at
Erie, Pa. have been commenced Il A part of
the railroad was torn up in obedience to the
orders of the Mayor. The Sheriff of the bor-
ough was promptly on the ground, and did
everything in his power to prevent the track
from being removed, making an earnest APP,
peal to those who were present to aid him in
enforcing the laws and preventing any in
fringment of the rights of the company. The
spectators, however stood regardless of the
appeaL and permitted the employees of the
Mayor to proceed with their " ork.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
vu.-HIs GREATEST TRIAL.

And through all his life, his greatest trial
is, not the scoff Of the multitude hungry for
his blood, not the j;be of the priest, who calls
him, "Blasphemer,' not the crown of thorns,
the work Of the lash, or yet the awful agony
OF the cross-but sense of awful isolation
of loneliness that hath no one to console
or understand it-of doubt in his mission
''My God my God! why hast thou forsaken
meW This sense of being alone in good
| cause-this doubt of a good cause, ever at the
daybreak Of its SUGGESTS the most awful
trial that can assail friend of Humanity.
And all the agony of this trial, Christ felt
in its utmost depth and breadth and horror.
1t was the real CIucifction of Calvary. Tt
required the brightest Of his Resurrection to
do away its pang.
In him there seems to have met the mind
OF perfect man and the mind of perfect
woman, in holy, inaf'able marriage This is
what makes him so near to us. and makes
ones heart beat and swell at the slightest
word AS he walked along the dark way of
the world, from the temple of Nazareth to
the cliff of Calvary. his head was bathed in
the sunshine of Eternity, but his heart was
always going forth in sympathy with the
humblest affections, that make dear, even the
humblest home rme 4.
AS it was the purpose of his mission not
to create Truth, but to make it manifest-to
make it manifest, not by torturous logic but
by arousing the presence Of God in every
heart so do his slightest words, even now,
prove themselves true, by the response which
they excite in every truly human heart. We
may differ about creeds, but the highest inter-
est that is in US, always takes shape, a some
thing that is like unto Christ
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

GEoEeIA.-The cars passed over the entire
length Of the Augusta and Waynesborougho
Railroad on the 9th ult., and the occasion
was celebrated by party from Savannah,
who left home that morning, dined in Angus
ia and returned home the same evening by
fifteen minutes past O'Clock. Total dis
tance, 260 miles!
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

LOUISVILLE Provision MARKET.-The Lou
isTille Courier. Of the I'd inst. says y
The market has been comparatively quiet
during the week, but yesterday there was.
considerable inquiry for mess pork. with sales
Of 3.453 barrels, all at SIP per barrel, equal
to The snug sum of $41. .436. fe G
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Mail ROBBERY The Wheeling mail bag
was stolen on the night Of the 21st uIt, at or
near GAINESVILLE, Ohio. and robbed of its con-
tents. The bag was found next morning in
the Muskingum river. Amount of loss not
asceFtained.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

A late Paris letter says: ''If you should
hear of aridiculous rumor of contemplated
divorce between the Emperor and Empress,
you may treattit with contempt, for that is all
it merits.n NA YVES
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Mr.. SoULE IN MADRID.-The Paris cores
pondent of the Washington Union, in his let
ter of February 16, says:
Mr.. Barringer, late United States minister
at Madrid is stiIl in Paris, having returned
last week from his tour in Italy. His success
sor at Madrid, as am assured by gentle
man who arrived last evening from that city,
inds his position indefinitely more agreeable
than before 1.-THE duels'' which have occa-
stoned such various comments. Isabella her,
self, has frowned on the coterie of mischief
makers who originally provoked those en-
counters, and does not frown, it is said, ON
the black-velvet suit of the accomplished min
ister
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

OMNIBusEs IN CINcINNATL-T Cincinnati
Times of Saturday, publishes list of the
lines of omnibuses running daily in that city.
There are about 35 lines, with 10 omnibuses
in constant service, the rates of fare varying
from cents to 81 90. $500 1ul .
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

TREATY WITH NICARAGUA.-We learn that
Mr.. Frederick A Beelan, U. S. Secretary Of
Legation to Central America. left San Juan
for New York, in the steamship Star of the
West, on his way to Washington with the
treaty lately concluded between the u S.
and Nicaragua. $40 50 ouai eodf
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

EXPLOSION AM, GREAT Loss OF L1FE-An
explosion occurred in the boiler mandatory
of Eales q Gray, in Hartford, Connecticut,
on the "a inst, by which it is reported, six
teen persons were killed, and over fifty were
wounded. The damage to property is esti-
mated at $3,000 IH 4. @ ef,e'
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

A woman living in the eastern part Of
Dayton. Ohio short time since presented
her husband with boy who weighed just one
pound His first bed was made on a common
sized dinner plate. e ~
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Mrs. Susan Bigler. mother of the present
Governors of Pennsylvania and California,
died On the 18th March, at her residence in
Delaware township Mercer county aged about
seventy.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Coal MINES ACROSS THE BAY-A coal mine
has been discovered on the bay between Sau-
celtic and Certe MADEIRA. 1t is said the coal
is of bituminous character and burns re-
markably we'll
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

BRITISH FAITH IN AMERICA. A.-The European
Times of late date, closes leading article
with this language:
"The jaundiced politicians of England
viewed, years ago, with alarm and terror the
success of the democratic principle on the
western shores of the Atlantic but much Of
this fear of liberal institutions, in their most
expansive form, has long since disappeared,
and even the most stationary, politicians in
the country, so far from dreading America,
have learned to respect her. Old prejudices
on this head are all but extinct, and our firm
conviction is. that if Great Britain were in
volved in struggle for national existence
if she were to become the object of attack on
the part Of all the combined continental des-
pots the spot of the earth to which she would
hrst LOOK tor support, and not look in vain,
would be to the thriving progeny which she
originally planted on the western continet,"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

The London Court Journal says that it is
now beyond doubt that Lord Elgin will re-
turn to his post of Governor general of Brit
ish North America
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

At recent sale of Napoleonrelcs, in Lon
don lock of the Emperor's hair sold for
e5 15s., and the hat worn at the battle of
Wagram for G45. The latter was purchased
for Madame Tussasd's Exhibition 9fI
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

The Kentucky State Colonization Society
will send emigrants to Liberia. by way of
Baltimore, on the 25th Of April.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

The Methodists are agitating the question
of establishing large Theological Seminary
in New York, or some other central point, for
the whole denomination.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

AN ARCHBISHOP FII1IBUsTER-T Wash
ington Star says that Archbishop Hughes has
declared himself in favor of the annexation
of Cuba. and will do all he can to bring about
that result
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20
VIII.-THE GREAT IDEA.


The organization of the social world, is a
part of the great idea Of Christ. This idea
stands outupon the Gospel in characters of
living light. ''Seek ye first the kingdom of
God. and all these things shall be added to
you.7 Do not make the attainment of physi-
cal i, wealth your ultimate but seek first the
iull development of your higher nature, learn
tnat erotherly love to your fellow-man, man
ifested in brotherly deeds. is vour biobest du
ty, and all these things-materiaI wealth and
its comfort shall be added to YOU. Contrast
the present state of society with the state of
which Christ came to establish. Now the
whole world seems to think there is not
enough upon the earth for the substance of
more than one half the human race, and one
half OF the world is at eternal war with the
other half Two men on a raft, adrift in the
ocean, lighting for the possession of solitary
loaf Of bread-symbolizes the present condi-
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

New YORK LEGIsLATURE.-Th Senate. on
the 9th, passed the prohibitory liquor bill by
our majority. .i'lf a
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

The New Albany Ledger says that the to-,
tai number of hogs slaughtered in the Wa
bash Valley, during tie season Of Ts55-i54;;
is 254450.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Barnum has been chosen President of the
new Board of Directors Of the n York Crys-
al Pal ace.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-20

Governor Stephens Of Washington terrific
ry recently made speech at Musical Hall
San Francisco, on the Pacific Railroad ques
ton, The Times and Transcript in alluding
to the speech says: every seat in the spa
cious Musical Hall was filed last evening. the
occasion being the address of Gov. Isaac S.
Stevens, of Washington Territory, on the
subject of the Pacific Railroad. He was in
troduced by His Honor Mayor Garrison to the
audience in the following words: "Fellow-
citizens, | take great pleasure in Introducing
to you Gov. Isaac S. Stevens Of Washington
Territory, who will give you his views-and
they are practical ones-upon the all-absorb-
ing subject Of the Pacific Railroad"
The Governor then commenced his address
and spoke about one hour without faltering
in clear distinct tone, and was listened to
with great attention throughout.