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The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
Law and Order in the Free Negro States.

We infer from the following burst of indig- nation in the New York Express. that society in the Northern cities has nearly reached that condition of anarchy and disorder to which ;t irresistibly tends
 A REIGN OF TERROR-We never remem. Der time (we are sorry to say it) when ruff flanlsm and vlllainly were so rampant among us as at present. Within the forty. eight h0urs past cases have come to our knowledge of ouiet unobtruslve, unofending citizens being brutallv Deset by villains and gangs of villains, without the slightest provocation, and 60 brutalv beat en as 10 lmperl life. Others have been maim- ed, dangerously wounded, and others again in- suited and assalled, even in the company of Ia. dles. The presence of a woman, even. impo- ses no restraint upon these scoundrels: itself a mark ot cowardice that comports well with thelr rufflan character in other respects. When such acts as these become common occurren- ces, we are not going to stop to inquire wheth. CT the perpetrators are Foreigners, or "na. tives"
 Now, these things must stop. They mnst not be permitted to go on. If there is not vir. tue enough in the law to shield us. adisposition will be universal to fall back upon that self protection which is the first law of nature III The direct tendency of this course is anarchy. II assassins and bullies crowd the streets and stand at the corners of the streets, ready to mann and to murder us, if perchance we hap pen to wear hat of particular color, or coat ot particular cut it cannot be expected that the more orderly disposed will submit to it quietly. They ought not to submit and they will not. The enactment on the statute against carrying dangerous weapons will not be heed ed. The police authorities, therefore, must be watchful, must be active, and beard these wretches intheir dens, or else we may as we'll begin to contemplate condition of things that will bring down New York to about the same level of Venice in the days of the Braves If these scoundrels cannot govern themselves as American citizens wish to be governed, for our own part we do not care how soon a sterner svs- tenn is introduced among us. If the time ia indeed come when the bayor.et alone can keen the peace, as in most of the cities in continenr tai Europe, why, let t be the bayonet. We must have peace at any peice, We must have protection for Ourselves and our families. It is a sad thlnss to see rufianism getting too power- ial TOT the civil authorities; but give us mar aa, law-give Us anything but the Reign of Terror we are having now.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
From The Seat of War.

Hal!tar, July 18.-The Cunard steamer Mia. gara has arrived from Liverpool, with dates to the 9th inst
 The Czar has courteously replied to the sum- mons of Austria, and declines, courteously, to evacute the princpalities unless the allied powers wilt leave the Turkish dominions.- Nicholas insists on retaining the occupation of Moldavia
 Russian Defeat in WalIachia. The Austrlans had entered Wallachia, where, It IS sad, the Russinas had suffered another de- feat, with loss of two thousand men.
 Napier Before Cronstadt.
 Napier had commenced operations mon Cronstadt, having exchanged shots with the fortress
 The Spanish Insnrrection. There has been battle between the insur. gents and the troops at Madrid, the former maintaining their ground
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
From the N. Y. Day Book. Re-opening the Slave Trade.

It is undeniable that there is in this country, growing disposition to withdraw the restrlc- tlon on the African slave trade and re-openlng 1t to the enterprise of our merchants. A few years ago the proposition would have been re- ceived with shudder and found not one advo- cate in the whole Union; but the fanaticsm and discussion of the abolitionists have led good many minds to examine the subject more closely and carefully, and it is useless to deny the fact that there are many who now think that the bringing of the wild savages of Africa to this country, and making good industrious working men and women of them, would be an absolute blessing.
 A few months ago, we heard most able ar- gument in favor of resumption of the slave trade from one of our most prominent citizens "a man whose sound judgment and morality no one will deny, and who has been, for more than thirty years, a consistent and leading mem- Der of the Presbyterian church.
 The basis of his argument was that the Afri- cans were an inferior race; that they were the descendants of Ham and condemned by God to slavery tor ever; that we, as an enlightened christian nation, were under obligations not to send missionaries there to waste their time and strength in trying to convert wild and barba- rous people to christianity but to send out ships there and bring them away, and convert them first to habits of industry and usefulness, and then to christianity. I've are bound," said he, "by the laws of humanity and the command of God to take care of them and christianize theln and we should go about it in practica- ble way. Let us bring them here, work them, take care of them, and teach them the arts, ci- vllization and christianity, and no longer be go- verned by the foolish and impractical philan- thropy that sends our own men and women to the winds of Africa and their own graves, in order to scream the name of Jesus Christ in the ears of little negro as he runs past in search ot wild bear or young tiger"
 No longer ago than last Thursday we heard an enthusiastic religious lady urging ill the same strain. It IS our duty," said she, tour du- ty to God and our fellow creatures, to do all we can to civilize and christianize the heathen of other lands and how can we do it so etfec- tually as by bringing them to our own shores and taking them into our own families? Let our ships go there and ransom their prisoners bring them here and sell them to us for ser wants. It IS infinitely better than to try to con- vert them by sending out missionaries. They make the best servants in the world, and rightly taught andinstructed, they become industrious, faithful and good christians"
 Think" she added, "of having your ser- wants born in your own house, instructed in your own kitchen, brought up with. your chil- dren, and interested in your affairs as much as yourself, what can be more christianike and charitable than such relationship? If people would set about correcting the abuses of slave ry, and let the institution itself alone, it would be blessing to both the white and the black raCe''
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
{ET The St. LOuis Rornhl;oor of +ha 1th ul

N The St. Louis Republican of the 4thult, Tn reference to the mortality in that city, says: Two such weeks of hot weather as we nave just passed through have never been ex- Perenced in this city. Every day for that tlme and almost every night, the heat has been intense. There has been no change or mitiga- tion of it, and the pavements and houses are heated to an extent never before known. Almost every day of the last week persons who were ex- posed to the sun were stricken down, and agood many of them lost their lives. On Sunday seven died from this cause. There were others females as we'll as males--who died from the imprudent use of ice water; and these acci- dents go to swell the list of mortality.'
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

OUBA AND ITS WEALTH.-Cuba at this time cUnPIlses 0s lp a population of about 1,4OO,OOO.- ui .nls aggregate 8O0,OOO are black, 6OOOOO ol them being slaves, the balance free and com p;'.Nely a nuisance. The whole island con- m 1alns an aera of 32,OOO square miles-eoual to more than 2O,OOOOOO acres. every three of o w wnlcn are capable, with the proper cultivation Gl producing one hogshead of sugar annuallv m 1o4o the exports of Cuba amonnted to soS oOV,OoO, and her imports to S25,OOO OOO. she yielded revenue of $13,OOO,OOO and tha nros 1o perty of the island was estimated at tha vaIuo ot $8OOOO0OOO And yet but about one.f;fth ;i Of the island was supposed to be under cult;. vation.-ANonY Eueainq Atlas.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE.
 Medical Department

TTNEE Fourth Annual Course of Lectures in this h. IL stitution will commence on Monday the 3Oth of October next, and continue till the first of the en- suing March.
 ROBERT NJ. PORTER, NJ. D., General and Special J. BERRIEN LINDsLEY, NJ. D., Chemistry and
 Pharmacy.
 c. K. WINSTON, M. D., Materia Medica and Me
 dical Jurisprudence. A. H. BUCHANAN, M D.. Surgical and Patholo-
 gcal Anatomy. THOMAS R. JENNINGS, NJ D.. Institutes of Me
 dicine and Clinical Medicine. w. K. BOWLING, NJ. D., Theory and Practice of
 Medicine.
 JOHN M. WATSON, NJ. D.. Obstetrics and the Dis
 eases of Women and Children PAUL F. EVE, M. D., Principles and Practice of WILLIAM T. BRIGGS, NJ. D., Demonstrator of
 Anatomy
 The Anatomical rooms will be opened for students on the first Monday of October.
 A full Preliminary course of Lectures. free to all Students, will be given by the Professors commenc- ing also on the first Monday of October
 Cllnique has been established in connection with cases prescribed for and ectured upon in presence of the Class.
 Arrangements have been made to accommodate all patients requiring surgical operations
 Amount of Fees for Lectures in the University is Slo5. Matriculating Fee, (pad once only s5; Prac- tical Anatomy, sl0 Graduating Fee sl5. Excellent Board can be obtained for S per week Further information can be obtained by addressing the Dean. J. B. LINDSLEY, M. D., Dean of the Faculty, No. 33, College st. Nashville, Tenn, March. 1854. 42-6t*
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
OT The following piece of unblushing i'm pudence we take from the Gazette--a newspa- per in this city. edited by the Auditor.

1 U The following piece of unblushng i'm pudence we take from the Gazette-a newspa- per in this city, edited by the Auditor:
 "There few persons about the capitol. who are opposed to elections by the people large They have held certain offices and fed upon the public trea sury until they fat and lazythey have been kept ln thelr stations by system of juggling and wire foot up the bill, and while they have grown fat The State has grown lean. They fear that if the Const tuition IS changed. and the people resume into their own hands the franchise of filling the offices held by them, their occupations gone"
 If there are any office holders opposed to the election of State officers by the people. we should like the editor of the Gazette to point them out. To change the elections from the Legislature to the people, 1t is contended that a convention to remodel the constitution is not necessary. The Legislature can make this change as it did in 1848, in the case of the cleo tions of circuit judges and prosecuting attor- neys, and without the expense of convention.
 As to office holders who "have grown fa, while the State has grown lean' we know O, none who come under this denomination excon, the Auditor himself Those who live in glass houses should not cast stones The Audito, has ''grown fat and the State has grown lean,, by the most shameful neglect and mismanaoe. ment of the Auditors office. By the law suits alone, in which the Auditor has involved the State, thousands of dollars have been lost to the taxpayers. These law suits are the conse. quence of the inattention and ignorance of the Auditor, who daily neglects the business of his office to edit his newspaper
 He is the only officer holder, within our knowledge, who was ever charged with neg iectlng his official business In order to com pei him to the performance of his sac0yu duties the Governor of the State was forced to annlv to the court for amondansus against him. and not until this compulsory process was issued did he discharge the duties enjoined upon him by his oath to support the constitution and the laws
 And this is the man who, through his news- paper, assails his associates in office with sucb claptraps as fat'' and "lazy" officials, Ho should cast the beam from his own eve bo- fore he attempts to remove the mote from h;s neighbor's. M
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

WELL REToRTED.-The Rev. Dr. Storrs. in speech at New York, lately undertook to say that slavery so retarded improvements in so- clety, that Georgia, although settled by Ogle- thrope and his followers, and having enjoyed the labors of Whitfield and the two Weslevs after period of one hundred and fifty years was now behind the Sandwich Islands in sus- talnlng the principles of the Gospel among it's people,"
 Savannah correspondent of the New York Express answers this bgoted assault very ably. taking Savannah as the representative city of the State assailed. He shows that in that place there are 10000 people, o: whom l2,OOO are whites. There are at least thirty-fve charita- ble societies in the city and probably more.- Each of these are, and have always been, &C., lively engaged in extrpating the effects of the great evil of poverty from the city of Savan- nah. Hunger never enters the city of Savan- nah. There is not one widow, or a solitary sick person, unattended to by the phlanthropc la- dies of the city. Not one pauper and not one distressed needlewoman or gaiter binder in the city. There are fourteen churches in the city of Savannah, several of which are very large edifces, and each of the orthodox sects are re- presented, as we'll as the Catholics and Unita- rians. Three churches are sustained exclusi- vely by the colored population, although they are frequently visited by white people, whose churches, also are frequently visited by the Africans. There are four daily, four tri-weekly and three weekly newspapers, which, although not the organs of any particular sect are edited by professors of the Christian religion. in the city of Savannah. As negative evidence of the theological civilization, there is not a Tom Pain society, nor an Atheistical association m the city of Savannah. If, therefore, philan- thropic institutions, and the absence of the fruits of poverty, be proofs of the existence of "Gospep spirit, it is evident the city of Sa- vannah can bear favorable comparison with the cities of Brooklyn or New York.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

HE ARKANSAS MAGAZINE, for the month of August has been laid upon our table It is much improved, above the July number, in the character and interest of it's contents. It con. talns original articles from some of the ablest pens in the State.
 The Arkansas Magazine promises to become both useful and interesting journal to the reading community. Messrs. Newborn & Hlngo spare neither pains or expense to render 1t complete, both in its reading matter and in Its mechanical execution. We commend it to our readers, and express the hope that they will extend to it a liberal support.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
Aug 2 '54. If
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MO
 Literary Department.

THE Annual Session of this Institution con. l mences on the first Monday of September, ari ends about the 18th of July.
 The course of studies embraces the Greek, Lair. English, French, German and Spanish languages. Ms thematics, Astronomy, Mental and Natural Philosr phy, Chemistry, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Ancieti and Modern Geography and History, etc.
 The terms, without any extra charge for languags are for boarders $l50 per session, ten and hAl months; for washing s20; bed and bedding sS; doF tors fees $5, and stationery $5if attended by then stitution,-payable quarterly or semi annually in 'd vance, No deductions are made for absence, excsE in cases of protracted sickness or dismission Ona trance boarders pay Slo as matriculation fec sH dents m Chemistry and Natural Philosophy pay ," per session for the of the apparatus Music, draw ing and dancing form extra charges Half boarden tuition included, pay sloo and day scholars $40 P
 Regulations.
 Medicines and school books are furnished at s'u. prices. As no advances made for clothing, as~ deent sum should be deposited with the Treasurer Students remaining during vacation will be ehalg" $2O For further information please apply at the sttution. J. B. DRUYfS, Press'
 Aug 2. '53 6w*
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

WHY PEOPLE DON'T GO PLEAsURING.-The absence of the usual crowds at the waterinr places this season is subject of general con- ment with the Northern press, and there is very unanimous opinion as to the cause. The wherefore IS summed up as follws in the New York Courier:
 "When men live up to the extreme of an in- come which, though nomnally large, is not the product ol property accumulated and laid aside but tife mere profits of business more or less precarlous-when upon such an income they build "a house and half," after the fashion of a ducal palace and furnish it throughout in style which would make most dukes stare with wonder at the outlay and bad taste, it is not at all surprising that when Erie and Harlem are down." it is found impossible to allow Ma dam, Miss and young Master to polk and gam hle the summer away at the rate of three hun dred dollars week, exclusive of extras, which may or may not be twice as much more. And thus 1t is that in the present condition of finan- cal matters quite large number of those who would have thronged the walls of Saratoga. Newport and kindred places, stay away because they have not the money wherewith to go."
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

ATTACK ON SHER1FF.-Mrs Robison, the yelled murderess, Troy, N. Y., made violent attack upon the sheriff. a few mornings since, as he entered the jail to convey her breakfast to her. It appears that without provocation she seized brass candlestick with marble bot tom and struck the sheriff severe blow with it over his eye, knocking him down, and intlict- ing considerable wound on his face. His only offence was the enforcement of the prison disc- pline. She hassn been handcuffed and chain ed in her cell
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

BAPTIST MINISTER ExPELLED.-Bev. F.M Haygood was recently put on trial, found guilty. ltis said, of heresy, and expelled from the Bap tss church in Marietta, Ga. because he w~,,,Ia neither assert nor deny that God tor-' . ,u,u au .sangs The Rev. gentleman said n bs ,"'ew Jes M that ne could find passage ii scrntnre v,s;lse taught this doctrine, and he had 'e m e,s; Mnicn therefore on the subject ""u no opinion
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

NOVEL DUEL.-Two Chinamen in San Fran DISCO, having got at loggerheads about fe- nale recently resolved to have satisfaction by lighting duel. They choose for their wea- pons sticks of heavy Bamboo about 6 feet long and repaired to spot near the Lake House. The combatants proceeded to lay it on each other most beautifully, and cracked skulls would have been the result had not one of the parties run off "his legs doing their utmost.o
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

HA New York letter writer says: Wall street is gradually getting easier and is now busy in contriving ways to prevent further Schuyler. isms. The best way is to train up the whole street according to the old copy-book maxim about honesty" etc. The New Haven rail- road company are bothered to distinguish the genuine from the fradulent certificates of stock. They are taking steps to proceed legally against Schuylers person and property; but it is likely that both are beyond reach.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

oNGAILANT CONDITION TO TREATY.-A ietter written by an officer attached to the Ja- pan squadron says that on the part of the Ja- Panese commissioners 1t was at first much in- sisted upon that the United States government should allow stipulation that no American lady should ever visit Japan. So preposterous demand was not countenanced for moment by the gallant commodore.
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENTIAL ohn L. Marling, esq, one of the editors of the Nash vile Union and American, has been appointed by the President Charge d'Affairs to one of the States of Central America
The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

The following account of horrible tragedy we take from the Galveston Journal of the 10th:
 "We learn from the Nueces Valley that a most horrible tragedy was perpetrated in the town of Laredo recently, in which the principal actor was Dr. Linton, who had previously &C., quired considerable notoriety on the frontier It seems that there was Mexican circus or Maroma performing at Laredo, at which the band master of the Fifth Infantry, an Italian by the name of Achilles Centro, was present with his wife, to whom Linton offered some gross indignity, and also to the wife of Pedro Camera, Mexican, and the owner of the Ma roma. Linton was intoxicated, as usual, and shortly after the foregoing occurrences, having procured pistol from gambler, he went out and found both these men talking together. With out any provocation he fired at them, killing the Mexican. The band-master then sprang upon him, but, in the act of doing so, received a mortal wound from second shot of Linton's pistol. Linton escaped immediately to the Mexican side of the river, where he got up another row and was arrested and confined in prison. The citizens of Laredo immediately went over to the Mexican side to obtain the per son of Linton and finally persuaded the AL calde to send hlm across the river in a boat at night. As the boat approached the American side, some men who were stationed on the bank rushed into the water, and, seizing Linton, drag ged him ashore, and proceeded to the plaza, where gallows had been erected The un- fortunate and wretched man asked for time to write to his mother, but he was instantly hung. Dr. Linton was formerly surgeon in the Navy of the United States, and it is said, was on board the ill-fated brig Somers when Spencer was hung. He was evidently a man of finish ed education and a gentleman by association His fate has been as sad as it is truly tragical"
 The Brownsville Flag, of the Sth has the following in reference to the foregoing:
 We knew Dr. Linton and sincerely regret to learn of his horrible fate About two wears since Dr. Linton arrived in this city from Lou lslana-Bayou Sara, we believe. A most che- quered life indeed has been his and the cause of his miserable end can be traced to the ork- ings of the arch fend intemperance Those who knew the Doctor in Louisiana bear testi- mony of his high order of talent, and his man. ly and gentlemanly bearing. Some domestic difficulty, it is said drove him from that State, and 1t is believed led to the formation of intem- perate habits. While here he indulged in frequent debauches, but we were not aware that his disposition when so, was at all quar- relsome.