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The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Father Land and Mother Tongue

Our Father land! and would'stthou know. Why we should call it Father land? It Is, that Adam here below
 Was made of earth by Natures hand; And he, our father, made of earth,
 Hath peopled earth on every hand, And we, in memory of his birth,
 Do call our country, Father land'' At first in Eden's bowers they say,
 No sound of speech had Adam caught, But whistled like bird all day
 And may be twas for want of thought: But Nature, with resistless laws,
 Made Adam soon surpass the birds, She gave him lovely Eve-because If he'd wife-they must have words. And so, the native land 1 hold,
 By male descent is proudly mine; The language, as the tale hath told,
 Was given in the female line; And thus, we see, on either hand,
 We name our blessings whence they've
 sprung,
 We call our country Father land,
 We call our language Mother tongue
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
LITTLE R0CK ARKANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. Ml
Received by late Arrivals.

GO BOXES Star Candles, 15 boxes Palm Soap, 25 OU kegs White Lead, barrels and half barrels Lard Oil barrels and half barrels Linseed Oil butter and water Crackers, sugar cured Hams and side Bacon. Rope, 30 bags Rio cofee bags Moco do 2OOO lbs cot ton Yan 100 sacks fine Salt kegs Nails tons Iron assorted, including slab, diamond and shovel blow mods, cast, German and American Steel; dozen Wash Boards 10 dog. Brooms 20 boxes Tobacco; Rice Candies, 100 barrels and half barrels Whisky. Cogni ac Brandy, Malaga Wine, Cherry Brandy. Holland Gin Sparkling Catawba Wine, barrels Hominv. 1O boxes Cheese 10 barrels and half barrels white Beans barrels crushed Sugar, 15 dog. painted Buckets. dog. Grndstones, doz wash Tubs 20 cases canister Powder, 1000 lbs bar Lead 20 boxes 10 by l2 win dow Glass, etc. etc. TUCKER & ROSS.
 May
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
COMFORT.

Pm sitting in good style, Mary,
 With the hot toast by my side, A waitin' for a pot of tea
 And couple of fresh eggs fried; And probably some batter cakes, Some roast duck and some corn, I'll call for ere leave, Mary, As sure as you are born. This place is good deal changed Mary, For in Florence's saloon You can get now what you call for, From snipe to raccoon. Mutton chops, fried tripe, dripp'd toast and
 dry,
 A sardine or hen, You have only to "singout'' for, Then cut-and come again.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Agents for the True Democrat

V. B PALMER, the American Newspaper Agent. is rHR AGENT for this paper the cities of Boston, and subscriptions the rates required by receipts will be regarded payments His Offices are bosION, Scollay's Buildings NEW YORK, Tribune Build streets ~ ~ W. H. MACDONALD, New York city. E E: COHEN, Philadelphia, Pa
 GARLEN SILVEY Jackson county A. J. HAYS, Ashley county;
 D w. JEFFREY, Mount Olive, lizard county. R. |. PHILLIPS, Washington Hampstead county; IT. MlLEHAM, Franklin county;
 Wm: M. BOWERS, Fayetteville;
 GlDEON TUCKER, Batesville, Independence county; JOHN A. LINDSAY, Powhattan;
 ELIHU RANDOLPH, Desha county; JOHN M. MITCHELL, GainsviIle Green county: VIM R. CAIN, Pocahontas, Randolph county; LEWIS SUTFlN, Boliver, Poinsett county; ROOF H. HOWELL, Dover, Pope county; J. 5. JORDAN Monticello, Drew county; IHoS RIGGS, Postmaster Richwoods, lizard county; VIM M. VAN VALKENBURGH, Waren Bradley co; GREEN K. JONES, Esq, Smthvie, Lawrence county; L. B. VENABLE, Van Buren county; JOHN HAVIS, Bradley county;
 C. H. JACKSON Mount Penson Jackson county; VIM. A. CRAWFORD, Saline county; J. ". McCONAUGHEY, searcy, W hte county; A. J. BROOkS, Bloomer Sebastian county; JAMES M MONTGOMERY, Lewisvie Lafayette co: Capt: W LANDERS, Sulphur Rock, Independence co; J. " WILDER, travelling agent to solicit subscriptions; M B. YOUNG, Dover Pope county;
 THOS F. AUSTIN, Melville, Marion county; J. W. BERNARD, Norostown Pope county; JAS R. BERRY, P. M., Huntsvile Madison coun,v; JAS N. JOHNSON, P M., Friendship, saline county; C. L. SWEET Sweetville Crttenden county; THO'S MILLS, Polk county;
 JOHN ": FULLERTON, Hot Springs;
 Rof'T ATKINSON, Leek's store Cuacha county; Dr. L. l. MARTIN, Long View, Ashley county; N. L. BAKER, Fulton county;
 JACOB PATE M., Pleasant Plains, Independence co. R. \. CARGlLE, Conway county.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Hardware! HardWare!!

M THE undersigned has just received alarge A#zH and wei selected stock of Hardware: doz Scythes and Cradles complete;
 dozen Grain Scythes; dog. Grass do;
 Brier '' '' Reap Hooks; Pocket Knives a large assortment: Knives and Forks, Files, all kinds and sizes; Screws, every variety and size Field, Grub and Garden Hoes, steel and differ ent sizes; Q
 Saws, crosscut, mill, whip and hand; Axes broad, chop and hand Locks, a variety of all kinds; Shovels, Ames long and short handle;
 common '' Spades, Ames' and common; Chains, log, fifth and trace; Corn Mills. assorted sizes; Nails, all sizes Rope cotton, grass and hemp, all sizes; Flow Lines, z {. " And variety of other articles usually found in this line A. J. HUTT May Q
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

NEW USE OF WoRDs.-A correspondent of the Brattleborough Eagle tells the following sto- ry of witness upon liquor trial: "How do you know it was brandy?" asked the lawyer. "Well," replied the ready witness, "I smelled of 1t first, and then aoezcomaed about glass of It." The unexpected verb wholly upset the gravity of the court, jury and miscellaneous people; and they were not at all assisted in re- covering their equanimity by his further testi- mony that the man who brought the brandy drank of it himself, "till he was quite sozu-
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
FOr the True Democrat. The Special Headers Lament.


 To an Old ssDulcenia."
 BY A MEMBER OF THE PINE BLUFF BAR. Say, -, cans't thou sympathize With one whose heart is bleeding, Compelld to wake from "love's young dream And take to special pleading? For since lost my suit to you, l care not now fraction About these tiresome suits of law, These senseless forms of action. But in my lonely chambers oft, When clients leave me leisure, In musing o'er departed joys, l find mournful pleasure. How we'll know the spot where first l saw that form etherial But, ah! in transitory things The venues not material. While reading Archbold's practice, now, scarce believe 'tis true, That could set my heart upon An orch boM girl like you. But then that bright blue eye sent forth A most unerring dart, Which, like special capias, made A pris'ner of my heart And the weakness of my soul, One fatal long vacation, l gave pledge to prosecute, And filed declaration. At first your taking time to plead Gave hopes of my felicity; The doubtful negative you spoke Seemed bad for its duplicity. And then that blush so clearly seem'd To pardon my transgression; l thought was about to snap judgment by confessio1 But soon l learned (most fatal truth;) How rashly had counted; For 'aon-assumapsit was the plea To which it all amounted. Deceitful maid. another swain, Was then beloved by thee; The preference you gave to him, Was .traudulem to me- An! when we love, (so Shakespeare says,) Bad luck is sure to have us; The course of true love never ran Without some special hoUerse Miss adieu, I'll mourn no more, Nor pen pathetic dittes. My pleading was of no avail, And so I'll stick to Chitty's. May, 1854.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Boots and Shoes.

 00 prs Wom's goat. heeled Boots, -SS 1GU 120 prs kid, R. R. lace :. 36 prs Lasting Caters, fine article, F Boots. F Buskins. F Victoria Ties. A Misses Goat Jenny Lind Boots F Broze Buskins, Lot of chdrens fancy Shoes 86o prs mems light kip peg Brogans 12O prs Creole do. do 4So prs Russets, 50 prs boys black Brogans, 60 prs Russett. Just received and for sale low by May 9. A. J. HUTT
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

THE THREE DOLLAR GOLD coIN.-The Trea- sury Department has approved of the speci- mems of the coinage of the three dollar gold pice, and they are to be put in circulation i'm. mediately. The obverse represents an ideal head, with the feathered cincture symbolic of America, the word " liberty" appearing on the band encirclmg the head, and the inscription !" United States of America" surrounding the whole. On the reverse is wreath compos- ed of some of the staple productions of the United States-viz: wheat, cotton, Indian corn and tobacco; the denomination and date being In the center. As compared with the other gold coins the devices and arrangement are mo- vel, and, together with the difference in the diameter of the piece, will make it readily dis- tinguishable from the quarter eagle, which ap- breaches it most nearly in value. It is 16-2Oths of an inch in diameter, and weighs TIA grains -oZ 6l25
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

CTS to Congress, and that, consequently, they're mained with the several States.
 The general result at which I have arrived is the necessary consequence of those views of the relative rights, powers, and duties of the States and of the federal government which I have long entertained, and often expressed, and in reference to which my convictions do but in- o'111o III 1uioo ~i'i, 'ilie anu eAperlence.
 l have thus discharged the unwelcome duty of respectfully stating my objections to this bil with which cheerfully submit the whole sub ject to the wisdom of Congress.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE. Washington, May 3, 1854.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
s. JOHNSON.

M EXT door to the Auction Mart, Main street. Lit 1N tie Rock would inform his friends and the citi- zens generally that he has opened CONVECTION FRY and BAKERY, on Main street. next door to the Auction Mart, where can be had fresh Bread every evening. ehas also fitted up splendid Soda Fount, where those wishing cool drink can be accommodat- ed. May Q 7o54
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

GREAT FIRE IN WARRENToN, GEoRG1A-A letter to the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, dated Warrenton, April 24th, says:
 A large portion of our village is in ashes this morning. A fire broke out last evening about o'clock, sweeping everything before it through the center of the town. Every business house burnt, with court house and papers, postoffice and contents, with many of the best dwellings, and number of otfices-with many, all their contents-their goods in damaged state. We estimate the loss at $15OOOO to $2OO,OOO.- Many families are left pennless
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
] Q B W Q R X

Our facilities for doing all descriptions of Job Work can not be surpassed by printing establishment in the
 we have procured at cost of sixteen hundred dol la one Of Isaac Adams mammoth printing machines which enables us to do book and pamphlet work in superior style and at very low nrces
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Hatsl HatSII

D DOZ. fashionable Silk Hats; dog. do. feather ~ edge; doz Moleskin; doz fashionable white Cassimere; ? doz Kossuth Hats; dog. Magyar: 3 doz. Campeachy; dog. Sissel; F dog. Palm Leaf doz. Cuban; dog. Citizens, assorted; 6 dog. Wool, mems and dog. boys' dog. Creole. assorted.
 Just received and for sale by A. J. HUTT
 May 9.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Blacksmith Tools.

D Blacksmith Tools. >1 THE undersigned has now in store fine assortment of blacksmith tools, among which will be found the following: best Nashville bellows, assorted sizes; Eastern best mouse hole Anvils; :" Screw Plates;
 " Stock and Die;
 Cotton Key Vice. I2 Hand Hammers assorted: r6 Sledge nrS men are offered very low Call and examine before Pua,ehaslng. A. J. HUTT.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
GROCERIES! GROCERIEsu

GROCERIES. GROCERIFS! I0il SACKS Coffee; 200 sacks coarse Salt; 50 fine 150 barrels Sugar:
 a choice brown for family use: q crushed; " Havana;
 tierces Rice; boxes superfine Tea l5o half barrels Molasses; D brls do And for sale low by A. J. HUTT. May c.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
SADDLERY! SADDLERY!,

JUST received by the undersigned. a large J and well selected stock of saddlery, comprising
 Mens' saddles in great variety;
 Womens' {! |"
 Brides, martingales, saddle bags surcinples. and everything in this line usually found in stores in this place. Purchasers would do well to give him call before purchasing elsewhere for he is determined to sell cheap and at one price. Al HUTT.
 May g '54
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
FAMILY GROCERIES.

sCATRlCK LEE. Elm street, near the steamboat E landing keeps constantly on hand, and for sale cheap, Coffee brown and puluerized Sugar Molasses Gognlac Brandy. old copper distilled Whisky Caret W inc. Soap. Lemon Syrup, Segars, Young America and other kinds of Tobacco Star Candles Cadies as sorted; hel1ings, Rice, Gin, black and green Teas etc.. etc. May g. 1854. 6m
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Eagle Gin Stands.

THE undersigned, agents for Messrs. Bates, Hyde d Co.,. manufacturers of the celebrated Eagle Gir Stands at Bridgewater Mass have on hand supply of the above Gin Stands of fifty and sixty saws, wtf the necessary banding-and are now prepared to fur nish planters with Gin Stands of this make of any number of saws required upon terms as liberal as they can be purchased elsewhere.
 RAPLEY, HANGER, & co. Little Rock. May g, 1854.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Bar Iron and Cut Nails.

Bar Iron and Cut Nails. 10 009 lbs. Bar Iron assd sizes lO,OOc l060 lbs. Plough Slabs; 75 kegs Nails ass'd. kegs Cut Spikes; Received and for sale by May 9. RAPLEY. HANGER. 6y co.
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
Reed by the ForeSt Ros,
Wanted.

4 Splendid lot of Ladies and Misses Boots Shoe \ and Caters, all of which will sell low for cash May 5. WILLIAM GILL
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
MARBLE YARD.

'' ; ; $ M66M TTNHE subscriber has purchasee the Mar WSYTH'fl} Il ble Yard on Markham street. ad- EI11l' VA joining the Presbyterian church; and is tHMH prepared to make marble tombs, tomb sEI1I$ slabs, grave stones, and marble work of
 & every description. J. TUNNAH. @ April II '54 1y*
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

before me on Sundays an array of talent and intellect that never did before in any church. can select men from any part of nv congre- gatlon whose names have been celebrated for years in the politics of the country from some of the old States
 And then I think the elegance of living would somewhat astonish you I have been at dinner parties where you might easily imagine yourself in New York, for they were as hand some as those 1 have ordinarily been invited to there. There is an easiness about society here. rather European in its tone, which relieves us from all the stiffness of the East. We live with an independencein in our own suit of apartments, just as used to do in Florence or Rome, and do just as we please in way I never could do in the East. Our situation is delightful. San Francisco is built on a succession of hills, and our street is half way up one, so that we over- look the whole city and bay, just as if we were living at MT. Olcott's on Arbor Hill. In addi- ton to this, we have had every attention we could could imagine, and were it not for the se- paratlon from my friends in the East nothing could be more pleasant than my residence here. The people themselves certainly omitted noth- ing to make 1t so
 There IS an utter disregard of money here, which Is rather strange to one from the East. I know two gentlemen here the income of one of whom is estimated at$1 ,8OOa day; the other at $1,OOO. We are going to start diocesan college, and 1 sent clergyman to one of these gentlemen, (Thomas o. Larkin,) to ask what he would give us. He at once offered town ship of $40 acres of the best lands in the State for its site, and am to go up to Sonora soon to choose it. This lond is exceedingly valuable, and could be sold at any moment for from SIP to $2O per acre. When they take an interest in anything here, they put their hands in their pockets in good earnest You may depend upon it, that much as you abuse California, were you living here you would enjoy the society, climate etc., ina way you cannot now imagine
The true Democrat., 1854-05-30

THREE first rate Boot Makers will get constant em ploynent and the highest wages paid in the Sonth none need apply unless first rate workmen.
 May g. WILLIAM GILL.
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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

The YAcHE FnEEr or GREAT BRITAIN The
eleven principal yacht Clubs Of Great Britain
comprise, as we learn from the New York Spirit
of the Times, 621 beautiful vessels, and employ
some 400 of the finest seamen in the world
These yachts possess mn aggregate tonnage Of
29,250, and carry 1870 guns The guns are
principally of brass, from two to nine Founders
All the yachts are provided also with small
arms Of every description, and the crews, in
most cases, are instructed in the use Of them
The cost of the elegant amusement Of yachting
is Of course enormous. The intrinsic value Of
the vessels alone is three. quarters Of million
of pounds. The annual amount of wages paid
TO theseamen exceeds g120,000, and the amount
OF outlay in provisions, clothing. and innumer-
able luxuries, is almost beyond the reach Of
credibility. ,@, o" - 'ff y
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Capt, Days party Had, the guard stationed at
the ferry place being challenged by Lincoln's
troops Although within a mile, air line, of
the place where the cannon were discharged,
never gun was heard and no intelligence had
reached Day ! party Of the disaster The fight
was 50 sudden that Days men had SCARCE time
to get out of the way before their encafnpment
was occupied by Lncolns troops. gs
B Gen. Shepherd troops, cavalry and artillery,
moved upon the ice about one mile and then
marched for the street. At the place where We
came into the street, there was small house
aud barn; one poor fellow, instead Of fleeing
with the rest, hid himself under the barn, where
he was discovered by his legs, which he could
not hide. being really long teiloto. He was
seized by the legs, drawn back piece where he
to cut him apart, he begged for quarters and
was spared Yours respectfully,
':,ly+i' l1aal ~ DANIEL STEBBINS.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28
Rfffnt lsuhIf.ratinna.

We have resolved the August number of C The
Monthly Jubilee q journal published at Phil
adelphia by q an association Of the Sons and
Daughters no. Daughters and Sons of Toll. ;,
And very toilsome work we should think it
must have been to write SO much trash and
decentralization and more toilsome labor to
read it. 1t has for motto these two very clear
and lucid lines
The ideal Of the Past ID the actual of the Present
The ideal Of the Present. is the actual Of the Future
Spirits Of Emerson and Ellery Charming,
either enhghten or defend us! We cannot COM
prehend the foregoing mystical sentence; much
less caRswe comprehend the objects or meaning
Of this 6 Monthly Jubilee'' 1t contains q little
infdslity and a considerable indecency some
popular philosophy and more popular folly. 1t
treats under leading heads Of Christianity, cess
pools, generation and regeneration, love and
iand.rents, and almost every other subject ever
written, spoken or thought about. ''a
I'VE should exceedingly like to transfer the
entire catechism to our columns, as the most
amusing and absurd piece of stuff ever written
The indecency Of many parts prevents our 80
doing, and we cannot conceive how any amount
Of folly such as is here exhibited could be borne
and the bearers yet live. Yet it claims a late
addition Of 10000 names to its subscription
list. H ~ ssa'H iD''s 'isf h wei
Bizarre, for August 10, has come to hand and
is just as raey and readable as ever 1t is of a
literary and entertaining character and one
cannot do better than send for it Published
in Philadelphia #" sii t'Li s.= isLi5
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

ST.. LOUIS TTEMs.-From the st. Louis Re-
publican, of the 18th, we cut the following
items
Never before, since the first commencement of
steamboating in the West, have we had, in the
st. Louis and New Orleans trade, such num-
Der Of fine and fast boats as will be out for this
falls business. The owners of steamboats, in
the trade seem to have awakened to their own
interests, and instead of having only freight and
slow boats, we shall have almost a boat for each
day, of the finest and fastest kind. There will
be, in the course Of two or three weeks, q dozen
to fifteen steamers plying regularly between
this city and New Orleans, which cannot be ex-
celled in point of speed and passenger accommo-
dations by the finest boats afoat, not one of
which but will be able to make the trip in five
to five and half days. Several of the Louis
vile crack '' race horses % having got tired of
losing money at home, have determined to make
a change, as they have run already long enough
for glory. Among those who have already come
over to us may be mentioned the Crystal Palace,
S. f. J. Trabue, Bella Donna, Southern Belle,
and others of the same sort that we cannot at
present call to mind Besides those enumerated,
we have several fine and fast boats of our own
among them the Henry Chouteau, st, Nicholas.
John Smonds, L. NJ. Kenneth, Belfast, Flying
Cloud, Crescent City, Oceana, and many other
equally good and fast. :
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LATEST TOPOGRAPHIC NEWS
TO THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY oREscEsT.
asp III, southern 4 FMS.
CONFEDERATION in Troy, N. Y.

Confiagration in Troy, NJ. r. =,
New YoRK, August ga great fire broke
out in Troy this morning, and has destroyed
nearly al the business portion of the city.
The l6ss islstated at one million of dollars
.r Cholera in Now York. S'
NEW YeRk, August t2e.r-The cholera is de-
creasing in this city, The deaths during the
past week from the disease amount to one hun
bred and thirty five, showing decrease from
last weeks report Of seventy seven.
Eastern Mail.
MOBILE, August 27,-The Eastern mail has
arrived with dates from New York of the even
ing Of the 2lst and morning Of the ed inst. as
late as due. a "a. ~. -
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

While laborers were recently engaged at an
embankment on the Petersburg and Richmond
Railroad, they suddenly struck upon large
stream of water, which gushed out upon the
track and emitted a yapor having the scent of
half dozen chemical laboratories combined
The Petersburg Express recommends inyalids
having weak stomachs to try quart of that
water every morning before breakfast
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

ANOTHER CAMrHENE AGCIDENT.-A camphene
lamp in a butchers shop in Cincinnati exploded
on the 10Th with terrible effect. Three children
who were in the shop at the time were SO dread
fully burned that they have since died, and the
man who was filling the lamp when it exploded,
named Ruff, is not expected to live. =..,..- =