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The true Democrat., 1855-06-12
Letter from Fort Smith.
Fort SmiM, Ark., June 9th. lS5!

Fort Smith, Ark., June 9th, 1855. EDITOR TRUE DEMOCRAT: Captain Dillard'; and Aird's companies leave this day for the new gold diggings on the Red Fork of Arkansas.-. Capt Chas. A. Birnie's company crossed the Arkansas river last evening.
 The late accounts from the new digging; confirm all we have heretofore heard; so you see we are sending quite new colony out to seek the dust Other persons in this and Craw ford county are making the necessary arrange. ments to leave The excitement about Ca. lifornia in '49 compares no where with the present. These mines are so near Fort Smith that man can travel within three days four. ney of them and sleep in house and have good fare every night; and Mai Elias Rector informs me- that when Marshal of this State he has travelled much further alone, in the In. dian country, in the direction of the gold mines. than the place where the gold is said to be found, and that too without ever being molest. ed by wild Indians, or having the least fear in relation to them Yours, etc.,
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Letter from Fayetteville.
FayetteWUe. Ark. May %


 EDITOR OF TRUE DEMOCRAT When wrote you last, I did not think I would write you again until the next time. My reason for doing so, is the same that prompted the little boy to cry-iust because I want to- But if YOU say anything about this, other people will be as wise on the subject as you and 1. Don't tell it. Well, we have had a most splendid storm unequallad in romance, unrivalled in magnif- cence and unsurpassed in duration Heavens artillery, as let loose upon us, have been com pared to the popping of the rifles of Rough and Ready on the field of Buena Vista For my part, can but think it scarcely equalled by the cannonading before Sebastopol, or the filibuster ing demonstrations upon Cuba The heaviest fall of rain within the recollection of that old man, the "olaest inhaJitant" has been poured upon our devoted heads for sixteen consecutive hours, and yet the liquid music is still upon the ear, from overhead, beneath, and in every direction The rain, there can be no doubt. has been general one; and all now agree that we must have navigation once more The storm commenced at o'clock on Sunday evening" At Il o'clock today the first symptom of abatement became visible. But little hail and less wind accompanied the rain.
 Every indication at present. is most hatter- ing for rich harvest Much of the growing wheat is now, and will be during the present week, ready for the scythe, all of the May
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s.Eiection of the American Ticket,,-The
 Gazette.

The Gazette, with that precip pitancy of iudo- ment which was always weakness with the old whig politicians exulted yesterday, on the strength of returns from three counties in Vir ginia, over the election of what it called the American ticket" by twenty thousand majority. Of course, by this method of expression. the Gazette would be understood as intimatinp that the democratic candidates were not "Ame- ricans" Now, in Virginia there are but three thousand voters of foreign birth out of one hundred and forty thousand voters. The nomi- nees on both tickets for State officers were Americans by birth, as were nearly all their supporters Bearing this fact in mind, the ef frontery of the Gazette is duly appreciated when 1t terms the whig know nothing candidates the only Americans in the field.
 The kind of Americans to which the Gazette alluded were tories in the Revoluton in favor of a strong monarchical government after it was concluded; supporters of the Alien and Se,ltion Laws in 1768; were Hartford Conventionists in 1914, who exulted when the city of Washington was burnt by the British; mali gned and reviled JACKSON with their coffin hand bills in 1928: who took the side of Mexico in the war of 184j. and hoped the American soldiers would be re- ceived in that country with bloody hands and hosptable graves.' This is the party which now, in the year 1855, presumes to style itself "American," when every act of its whole hsto- ry proves 1t to be pre-eminently undeserving the appelation. "American!' It is difficult to re- strain just indignation at the conduct of that man who will insult history and outrage com mon decency by applying that designation, af- ter the fashion of the Gazette, to a miserable political faction.
 The only partyin this country which has any right to the name of American is democracv. That organization has always stood by the country in time of war, maintained its honor both against foreign and domestic enemies, as wel as originated and passed all the national measures which have conduced to its prosperi- ty in periods of peace. It is the only party which is now contending for the carrying out of American principles in the administration of the government, and which opposes any effectual barrier to the mad schemes of fanatics certain to
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or The Vicksburg Sentinel states, on tho authority of know nothing, that Cit is the present intention of the Mississippi conspira. tors, to hold convention on the 4th of July. (perhaps at Little Rock, though we are not cer tain as to that,) for the purpose of selecting from among the prominent whigs, who as. pire to the honor of being defeated by MT. Sn~ gleton."
 The nominations for Governor and State of ficers for Mississippi were made at New Orleans: for Congressman of the first distrrct, at Mem. phs; and now MT. Singleton, in the fourth dis trict, is to be opposed by an Arka,1sas naa,a--wc mean by candidate nominated at Little Rock. Does not this beat all the family of Hero7s2-. QuosQue tandem abutere, Catalinn, p,otientia nos
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result in the dissolution of the Unon if success full Were it not for the democratic organiza- tion the glorious principles of civil and religious liberty, as they are incorporated in our constl- tution would be practically nullihed and dlsre- garded if they were not formally stricken out of that instrument
 The fatcion which the Gazette calls "Ameri- can" is in favor of an odious religious test for office, copied from the statute books of Euro pean despotism in the middle ages, and 1t also advocates the establishment of privileged aris- tocratic class, founded upon the accident ofbirh, in whose hands is to De placed the sole govern ment of the country. To call such measures, or the party that advocates them, "Amercan, ,' indicates either lamentable ignorance of the true signifcation of the term, or else wiliul, shameless mendacity, in the high hest degree dis honorable to those who are guilty of it.
 As democrats, we glory in the name of American; we are proud of our country's histo- ry, and we rejoice that we belong to a political organization whose wise measures of adminis- traton and whose sterling patriotism have main- ly contributed to its unparalleled prosperity and advancement.
 It is matter of astonishment that our poli- tical opponents of the Gazette stamp, who have always been distinguished for their want of love of country and their hatred to those prin- ciples which are the pride of its nationality, should now claim to be par excellence the embodi- naents of patriotism and Americanasm. From such Americans as they whose antecedents in the past we have briefly recounted, we trust Providence in his wisdom will deliver the ! cOuntry-C Cincinnati Eu0ni2,er
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N0rrastoaDn. Pope cos,7aty, June 7. 1855

A'0' eotOtO7, UOo oo""tJ, U uho (, Iooo.
 ONE ARM BRoKEN.-On the night of the 4th inst, about 25 miles from this place, two men whose names are supposed to be Sweden came to the house of MT. Washington Taylor and called him out, and as soon as he was out of the house they both shot at him-one missing and the other breaking one of his arms. There ia no doubt but they intended the shots should be fatal
 The darkness prevented MT. Taylor from re-. cognlzing the assassins, but the above named persons are the only ones suspected, as MT. T. had had difficulty with them short time since.
 It IS high time such desperaders were driven from the country, and it is hoped that justice may reach them. III.
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TRUE DEMOCRAT. RICHARD H. JOHNSON, EDITOR.
 LITTLE ROCK, JUNE l2, 1855.

TIE RrvER.--Durng the week, the river has fallen some two feet, leaving about 31a feet in the channel between here and Napoleon, and is now falling slowly. Weather dry and pleasant.
 Since our last issue, the Judah Touro Yuba, and Exchange have arrived from below and re- turned, except the Tuba, which now lies at our wharf. The Lucy Robinson got up to Fourche bar, some six miles below here, where she i, awaiting a rise.
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lived here but few months, during which time, he made but few friends, while his con- duct was such, as to lose the respect and conf dence of the greater portion of this community.
 Dr. Womack is we'll known to be one of our most respectable and abiding citizens, and although he was compelled, by the force of cir cumstances, to take the life of a fellowbeing, no one deprecates the act more than he does him self.---Pine BluF Republican, June g.
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6J James H. Thompson, who is said to have murdered and robbed John Lynch near Fort Smith, Ark, on the 14th of April, has been arrested in St. Louis and is held awaiting a req'siton from the Governor of Arkansas. reward of $500 was offered for the apprehen- sion of Thomson
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

SAM'' NATIVE OF RoME.-Martin Luther gave this account of the order which bears very decided resemblance in many respects to the present organization:
 Tn Italy there was particular order of friars called f''atres Ignoreatiae-that is, Bret5ern ot Ignorance, who took solemn oath that they would neither know, learn, nor snderatand any. thing at all, but answer all things with Nesclo, / h7loao nothing. ''-Lutaer's Ta57e Talk, No. 497
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

VIRGINIA ELEcrIoN.--A dispatch from New York; dated June 3d, says the majority for Wise appears to be about ten N.ousa,d We believe it will be nearer fifteen tbousand
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VT Messrs. TATE & MOORE have taken the new store house of D. Renders on Markham street. and have received portion of their new goods which they offer to the public on good terms. They are clever gentlemen, and no doubt will do an extensive business.
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MAIL LINE TO NAPoLEoN-The mail con- tractors between this place and Napoleon havo put on the line steamboat and fou,-horse post coach service. The boats and stages connect at Richland, thus affording travelling facilities to the community
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Names Of persons voted for.
NiVer Intelligence.

River Intelligence.
 LouasvaIIe May 3O.-The river here is fall. ing slowly, with six feet water in the canal. The weather is cloudy, with good prospects of Cincinnati June 2.--The river here is vet at stand. Weather cloudy. The flour mar ket is dull at $9. Sales of whiskey at Soc. Provisions quiet
 Pittsbvg, June 2.-The river is stationary at this point, with three and half feet water in the channel. The weather is clear.
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Steamboat sSurned-LOSS of Live.

St. Louis, June 2.-The steamer Keystone State was burned this morning on the Lower Mississippi. The boat and cargo are total loss. Several lives were lost. The full particulars are not vet received.
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fEr Washington correspondents alledge that the President has resolved to remove MT. Per- " from the Secretaryshipo pof Legation at Madrid, on account of his recent letter exposing MT. Soule.
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12
J. D. T. BROADSTREET ROBERT DOUGLAS, JOHN I, ARIES


 We know of other withdrawals which we are not authorized to publish. Honor to those who withdrew from this humbug party.
 AND STILL ANoTHER!-The News publish es the following, which gives evidence that a aoh'g could not stand the organization of con. splrators:
 MR. ED1ToR:-For some time my name has been enrolled on the list as one of a council of know nothings. 1 have not been at a meeting of the order but twice since my connection with 1t; in fact, my short acquaintance with "Sam' satisfied me that he would not do to "tie toH but being already tied, take this method of breaking loose-Pm no longer know noth- ing--l have ever acted with the whig party am yet whig in principle, and ready to act with my party, if in truth there be suf6cien- cy unnaetamorphosed to be entitled to the name of party, if not shall vote with the democrat. ic party. Sam's ticket can't get my vote--that's all. ST. CLAIR LAWRENCE.
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

SODA FoUNTA1N.-We are pleased to observe that asplendid soda fountain is now in full blast, in the confectionery next door to the drug store of Dr. J. J McAlmont & Co.,
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

oG- By the arrivals of steamers, our mer chants have received new goods, as will be seen by reference to our advertising columns.
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0rT We see it stated by telegraph, that Col Jefferson Davis, Secretary of the U s. Treasu ", is now on a visit to Mississippi.
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Prosecuting Attorney Of the Third Judi-
 cial Circuit.

By request of some of our readers we pub. fish below the official vote for Prosecuting At. torney of the third judicial circuit of the State of Arkansas, at the special election held onthe 18th day of April, 1855.
The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

0FThe editor of the True Democrat is now absent, but is expected home in few days.
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Mississippi Know Nottingham
 Cavine Tn!

We extract the following from the Grenada News of the Both of May. IL is hardly neces- sary that we should repeat the advice heretofore given to our democratic as we'll as whis friends everywhere, leave the mischievious and dis reputable concern just as soon as possible. | LEFT THE KNOW NoTHINGs.-With luxu- " of fce.ing we received the following com muncation, and spread 1t before the public It speaks so eloquentv for itself that we forbear to comment "These are times that try mems souls" The authors of the following letter have been tried, and the result shows that they have the patriotism and moral courage to do what they believe to be their duty.
 Charleston, za1ahatcAie Co.,. Hiss,
 May 21st, 1855. MR. ED1ToR:--We, whose names are annex ed to this article, desire to announce publicly through your columns, our formal withdrawal from the so-called know nothing organization; and in doing so, 1t would look like "child's work not to assign reasons for so doing Our first reason is, we believe concentouslv that or ganization Is consummate ''whig trick" got on foot for the purpose of defeating the great de- mocratic party; next from the signs of the times, (we speak by the carI,) known only to oiO iiIitt'tp'N, thO dCH IS tO QcN lSc ulCdIlS lO compel the State of Mississippi to pay the Union and Planters Bank bonds; and last, but not least, it is secret political, oath bound, Ja- cobinical organization. These are few of the many reasons we have for denouncing this de- magogue ridden association, and the induce ments which cause us to leave the aspersions and animadverSions of the bigoted zealots- We are democrats of the pure Jackson and J. ef- Ierson school, and are not ashamed or afraid to renounce the vile heresy. Place our position and names before an impartial world 1 THOMAS $. SAUNDERS,
 ISERIEL TOMPSON, 1 SAMPSON T. WILDER,
 ANDREW J. THOMAS,
 ISAAC c. JOHNSON,
 SAMUEL SPENCER,
 ZENE c. SMITH,
 QUINTUS EVANS,
 HENRY LOVING,
 URIA PULLMAN,
 ISAAC TURNER.
 w. D. BURNS also desires the News to an- nounce his withdrawal from the know noth- ngs. The News of the same date has the fol- lowing:
 MORE LEFT THE KNOW NoTHINGs. We are authorized to announce the following names as having withdrawn from the ''whig trick'- the American-know nothing-Sam hum bug party, viz:
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GT We are gratified to see again on our table dard. This paper has been much enlarged and put on new and elegant dress.
 We extract the following article upon the sub- ect of the Cairo and Fulton railroad:
 "We publish on the 1st page of this weeks paper, the report of president BEEBE, to the stockholders of the Cairo and Fulton railroad company, which though long, we regard as in. teresting to most of our readers as any thing we could fall upon. Whatever may be thought of the enterprise this report advocates, it will not be successfully denied that there is great ability manifested by it, which is the result of no orli- nary amount of labor and recondte learning on railroads, and other works of Improvements It's views upon the importance of the main trunk road from the northwestern border of our State to the southeastern Cat or near'' Fulton, are the same which we think the whole people of the State should hold, and certainly such as all this region should manfully and zealousv advocate with tho utmost energy consistent with fairness and justice.
 It may be supposed by some that :his road lost every thing by the action of our late legis- lature. We however entertain different opn. lbll llo IoTllS Ol lUlS TOdu are IOO great, dtu are too apparent for the thug opposition to it to teor away Monied men will see for themselves before they loose their hold upon the hard mo- ney necessary to build this or any other road.
 They will not vest millions upon the repre- sentatons of sheer interested parties, in ill d- gcsted schemes which are not paramount in general interest; and such papers and men as have so bitterly and wickedly, by recourse to means so false as those used against this road, we deem thug papers and thug men, and that this party in and out of our State we think should be named thus, and so we shall in the future style them the thug party.
 In conclusion we have to request our readers to preserve this report to keep it by them as a weapon for future use. This question is not vet done with by any means. The day is not dis tant when its opponents must be met, and the interest, the highest interests of the State, de mands that they be backed out of the way of this useful and great enterprise. This struggle may be warmly, and, even hotly contested: but whatever its character may be, and by whom socver conducted the friends of this road must be prepared to stand against the thug party"
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Russia.

The departure of kinney's expedition has been deferred to Saturday next the 10th inst.
 The government has ordered several wal, vessels to watch about the steamship United States, forming part of the expedition, and to prevent its departure
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Washington Affairs.

WAsnISeroN, July 1.-The total number
OF Land Warrants issued has been 1900
The applications allowed so far have been
11,0st. The total number 'of applications
received, has been 1874, 500.
Warrants we're yesterday quoted al ITO a
III.
The Pension Office will issu-
ing 80 acre Bounty Land Warrants, on Tues-
day next.
1t is said that the Grand Jury has found
five bills Of Indictment against the destroy
ers of The block of marble sent from Rome
for the Washington Monument.
MIR. Waldo, The Commissioner of Pensions
has not yet decided as to the acceptance OF
the Connecticut ~Judgeship, 10 which he was
recently elected.
The nett amount in The u. S. Treasury
subject 10 draft, is Sls, 8 s ,7I2.
During the month of June, about twenty
clerks, messengers and watchmen have been
removed from the Departments for political
reasons. up
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-07-05

AN IMPosTER CAGED.-We lean from the
Norrisiown Herald, that a colored man,
named, Chas. Smith, representing himself
as a preacher, came TO that place a few days
ago, for the purpose of raising funds 10 aid
him in the redemption Of "a part Of his family
from slavery. He was fortified with letters
%purporiing 10 have been written BY a gentle
man in Washington, recommending his
case 10 The sympathies of the benevolent, ard
on the strength of these he succeeded IN ma
king collections from a number of citizens
Some of them, however, not relying fully
upon his statements, wrote to Rev. Dir.
Johns, OF Washington, one Of his pretended
vouchers, and received in reply that he knew
nothing OF the matter, and tina, so far as he
was concerned, he believed the Rev. Smith
10 be an impostor. Upon this representation,
and other suspicious circumstances, the EEL
low was arrested, and on Monday, on a
hearing, before Justice Rossiter, evidence
sufficient was elected 10 hold him for trial,
and in default of bail he was committed TO
Prison, where he will find time, by the Au.
gust sessions, 10 reflect upon his case.
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Governor Johnston.

The New York Tiibune pays Gov. 'ohn-
son the following compliment, in regard 10
his action in The late Know.N Nothing Conven-
ton al Philadelphia:-In 1850 Gov. Johnston,
of Pennsylvania, was an ardent Free-SoiI
Wing, and honorabIy hostile to the Compro-
mise which Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Fillmore
brought upon the country. All parties re.
spected'him, and the North relied on him as
a man OF conviction and backbone. But last
week at Philadelphia. we find him voting for
The Pro-Slavery platform, framed by negro
drivers and doughfaces, by which it is forbid
den 10 touch the existing laws on Slavery or
10 a,tempt by any political action 10 secure
Kansas and Nebraska for Freedom! WhaI
a fall from 1850 10 1855! Faciis descensus
Arerni. But Pennsylvania will repudiats
her recreant son.
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Hard Work for Presidents.

An English traveller, MIR. Weld, in a new
work on this country, relates the following
on the duties Of The President:
rAlihough Gen. Pierce is remarkable for
his affability in private life he is not pop
ular. He is an excellen! man Of business.
More than once he complained Of the ire-
mendous labor of his office, which is so
great as to scarcely leave him a minutes
leisure. Some change in the duties he
said, must be made, as no man car stand
the work, even for four years. You can
form NO idea,' he added, 'of the number of
voluminous manuscript documents connect
ed with public business which ] have TO
read.' Suggesting that in many cases this
might be done by a secretary, he replied
No, Ills better 10 read and master even the
most lengthy document, for then ] am in a
position 10 cut a man short if he is talking
nonsense This admission is significant Of
active participation in the business of the
Government
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Value of Good School Teacher.

We earnestly commend 10 the attention Of
parents the following thoughts from Chan
ming, on the importance of good instructors for
their children.
''There is no Office higher than that Of a
teacher Of youth, for there is nothing on
earth so precious as the mind, soul, and char.
acier of the child. No office should be re-.
garded with greater respect. The first minds
in a community should be encouraged to as.
sumo il. Parents should do all but impover-
ish them selves to induce such 10 become the
guardians Of their children. They should
never have the least anxiety TO accumulate
property for their children, provided they
eau place them under influences which will
awaken their faculties, inspire them 10 bear
a manly, useful. honorable part in the world.
No language can express The folly of that
economy which, to leave a fortune TO a child
siarves his intellect and impoverishes his
heart"