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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-27

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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-27

SILVER WARE OF oUR owns MANUFACTURES!
Silver Tea aud Coffee Sets Goblets, Guns, lumber,
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The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Railroads and Politics.

The Whig would fain persuade it's readers that party politics have been attempted to be introduced as against Memphis O in the pend ing railroad controversy. If he had said that efforts had been made to unite whigs in tavor cf Memphis by party appeals, the declaration might have found believers, although we do not feel called on to make ourself one of the number, notwithstanding the singular fact that of the twenty-five whig members of the General As sembly only one is known to be opposed to Memphis.
 It seems to us that this assertion of our con- temporary has two intents involved-one pat ent and visible-the other concealed-and both in accordance with the settled tactics of whig- gery. The first seems to be in the nature of an appeal to the sympat1aies of democratic mem- bers, admitting their numerical preponderance, and humbly suggesting waiver of party pre- affections in the present instance. The other is apparently an insidious effort to combine the whig members in behalf of Memphis, by ina pressing them with the belief that democrats have arrayed themselves against her claims on party grounds. A more effective mode of stir ring up old fashion whig feeling, without ex- citing democratic opposition, could not have been devised, for while it evokes all the gener- ous pity of the majority, on the one hand, it, on the other, excites and organizes crushed and hopeless minority. Those who understand this manevre will concur with us in congratu- lating the editor of the Whig on his adroitness; it is almost Napoleonic and will result as in tended-p7Aaps.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Deaths in the Legislature.

It is a melancholy duty we now have to per form It is with no ordinary feelings that we announce the death of two such worthy gen. tlemen as the Hon. Wm. s. WADE, of Ouachi- ta county, and the Hon. Wm. H. JUDKINs, Senator from Lawrence and Fulton counties.
 Mir. WADE died at his boarding house in this city on the 26th of December He had been a citizen of Ouachita county five years, having emigrated in 1849, from Murry county, Ten nessee. He was farmer and followed his own plow-industrious and temperate in his habits, he had won the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and countymen. Last summer he was prevailed upon to become a candidate for the Legislature, and was elected by large ma jority. He was man of great capacity and vast political information, and came to the Le- gislature full of the hope of effectng something salutary for the State. He was in wretched health during his sojourn here, and death at last cut short all of his hopes
 The Hon. Wm. H. JUDkINs died at the re- sidence of Gov. CONWAY, on the morning of the 3Oth ultmo, of typhoid fever--aged 55 years.
 Mr. Judkins was native of Virginia whence he cmigrated to Tennessee, and then, finally, in 1851, to Arkansas. He was an upright and pure man, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him for his excellent qualities both of the head and heart. He was elected by the citizens of Lawrence and Fulton counties. to the State Senate, and was, during his health, faithful and efficient public servant. He pos sessed the confidence of his brother Senators and had endeared himself since his coming among us, to host of warm and sincere friends. His loss is deeply felt on the floor of the Senate I(-lrl-Dl
 The usual public honors were paid both to MT. Wade and Mr. Judkins, be fore their re- mains were sent upon their way to their re- spective homes During their sickness they received every attention from their colleagues as well as other friends The eulogies pro- nounced upon them in the Halls of the Legis- lature, were eloquent and affecting Many tears were shed over their memories
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03

1F The editor of the Gazette, in his cus- tomary scurrilous style of writing, makes the declaration, in his last paper, that the True Democrat is "the personal property of Governor Conway" and partly owned by R. w. Johnson. This statement we think, Capt. Danley has several times made before. It is false-'t is talsehood-willfully and infamously so.
 We cannot stoop to bandy epithets with the editor of the Gazette. We will not retort upon him the bitter personal expressions he so often throws out against us we will not drag up be- fore the public his private life; we will not even point to his infamed and bloated face, the unerring index of secret indulgence ln ardent spirits, notwithstanding his paper and his lips are always advocating the cause of temperance Such things we leave to the editor himself. we have no disposition to become his rival.
 We will give briefly the history of the Ban. ner and True Democrat. In 1S42 Woodruff sold to the whigs the only democratic news. paper at the capital-the Gazette. A large democratic meeting was held, during the ses- sion of the Legislature of 1842, and a commit tee was appointed to procure another press. The committee established the Banner in the September following, and sought to obtain the services of VanPelt of Tennessee but upon his recommendation accepted those of Borland as its editor. After few years Dr. Borand transferred the paper to Col. Rutherford he transferred it to Reardon, and Reardon sold it to Whteley, and in October, 1851, we became the purchaser of the Arkansas Banner.
 We thus held the paper by the same title that Borland, Rutherford, Reardon and Whiteey held it. We were under obligations to no man and bound to support no one against our will and wishes. We were left free to sustain the democratic party, as ill our judgment we thought best and uncontrolled by any one, we did 50.
 In February last the whole establishment was burned down and destroyed; and in its place, unaided by single friend or even rela- tive, we purchased the press and material which now comprise the True Democrat office With our partner we are the sole owner of the eStaDllSulneul, allu are uNuer no ODllSatlOnS 10 any one for the slightest pecuniary or other aid.
 The editor of the Gazette says we sing the praises of the Governor and Senator Johnson. This, too, is falsehood.
 We have defended them in all their acts. and so long as they continue their labors for the State We shall give them our support. We have never degraded our columns to the whole sale and indiscriminate praise that is the con- mon practice of the Gazette We defend the just and the good always, and praise but sell dom We pander to no mans itching for pub lie praise. We would not give baubee for the political friendship of man gained by such means We leave all such for the editor of the Gazette, and turn to the people for our support and countenance.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
ESTRAYS IN ARKANSAS.

Taken up by Wm. Cureton, in Mill Creek town ship a boy horse with small star ill the forehead left hind foot white saddle spots on his back wears old, about l5 hands high; appraised to $65. Taken up on the 29th Nov, lo54
 By James Locklier on the 30th Nov. 1854. in Nul- berry township. a white mare right hip knockc33 down. shod on the fore-teet branded on tine hp and a sorrel colt not weancd; appraised to S25 Bv Milton Ho, on the 9th Dec. 1854, in White Oak township, light bay horse with snip on the nose black mane and tail, shod on 3 feet wears old past, l5 hands high; appraised to $75.#
 Jefferson County.
 Taken up by F. q. Vaughn sorrel horse, or years old, b hands high star in his forehead saddle marks, branded on left hip with letter J. appraised to $50, Nov. Is, lo54.#
 Johnson County.
 Taken up on the 18th Nov, 1854, by Wilson w. Collier, of Pittsburg township a brown mare mue' supposed to be years old appraised to $50 by the same at the same time and place. a mouse colored mare mule, supposed to be 3 years old; aP praised to $50
 Also chestnut sOrrel horse supposed to be yeafs old, right hind foot white, with some saddle marks o brands; appraised to S55,
 Lawrence County. :, Taken up by Wm. F.. Corbil. 10 miles south ol Smthville, Nov. II, 1854, sorrel mule, supposed /" be last springs colt; appraised to S25.
 Lafayette County.
 Taken up in Sulphur Rock township by W. Clark on the 18th Oct, 1854, brown mare mule, white sPO on right side, small white spot on right thigh oe- tween 12 and 16 years old, bridle on when taken up; appraised to $25.
 Randolph County. !, Taken up by Geo. w. Lane light chestnut sorre horse bal-face whiteeyes, left hind foot white, two white spots on the right hind foot light mane and tail, years old; appraised at $50, Nov, 1852
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Anti-Know-Nothing Resolutions

Our readers will find below the resolutions introduced by the Hon. R. B. Macon, of Phil lips, against the Know Nothings. They were referred to the committee on memorials
 The principles involved are so plainly ex- pressed and so worthy of every patriots ap- proval that we entertain the confident hope of their passage through the House of Repre- scntatives. We also trust that they will be promptly called up and passed in the Senate.
 When the secret organization termed "Know Nothings" first appeared in the North, the section which, with singular propriety, gave it birth, it was standing jest with editors, news paper wits and politicians No one regarded it as in any degree formidable, or as deserving aught beside rdicule and burlesque This contemptuous disregard of its objects and mode of operating enabled 1t to succeed first in one and then in another municipal election; and these successes, added to the charm of myste- ry and an unusual proportion of humbuggery, gave to it the prestige and numerical strength which have made it victorious in nearly every northern State. The result of these victories is that the democracy have been beaten down and an overwhelming majority of anti-admin- stration members of the House of Representa- tives elected. This is the first fruit of Know Nottingham in the North.
 That its objects are tyrannical and unconsti- tutional, no man of sense or patriotism, under standing those objects as we do, can deny In Massachusetts they threw off the mask of se- cresy and adopted platform denunciatory of slavery and the Catholic religion ahd levelled against the election of foreign born citizens to any office of honor or of profit. This is, be- yond peradventure, their platform in every northern State, as the order is an unit and has but one ritual and consequently but one set of principles, - if so heretical a conjunction of dogmas can properly be so termed. We would fain hope that the anti-slavery clause has been suppressed in the sub-associatons in the South, or, at all events, in the constitution of the 'council' or cabal recently gotten up in Little Rock. Even emitting that clause, the remain der of the platform is so thoroughly objection able as to merit only condemn ation among the true friends of justice and the constitution. To say that naturalized citizen shall not hold of flee because he has fled from European despot- ism to this asylum of the oppressed, is an un- heard of outrage and slanderous reflection upon the patriotism of our sires, who were themselves political refugees. To say that man shall not hold office because of his reli- gious belief is to make religion an elective test and surely to SOW the seeds of bloodshed and ecclesiastical domination. These are some of the objections to Know Nottingham. Is a single member of the General Assembly pre-
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Appointments by the President.

We learn that Col. Mark w. Izard of Ar kansas recently appointed Marshal of Nebras- ka, has received the appointment of Governor of that territory.
 We are much gratiied at this appointment of an old and faithful democrat. He is true southern man, and by the appointment of him, the President has given another evidence of his friendship for the southern democracy. Col. Izard will make an excellent and able Cover nor.
 Jared c. Martin has been appointed Receiver of public moneys at this place, vice Benj. F. Danley, resigned.
 Mir. Martin is one of our old cane breakers and most worthy man. The appointment could not have been better bestowed. He will make an upright and faithful officer.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03

already filed by the State, and require more if he deemed it insufficient and that, if he was satisfied, and certified particular lands to be, from aH the evidence in his office, Swamp Lands, they would be confirmed.
 thus did what I was employed to do: and under the instructions obtained by me vast amount of land has already been reported by the Surveyor General
 These facts the Committee could have learn ed, if they had taken the least trouble to in- quire Respectfully, yours,
 ALBERT PIKE. Little Rock, Dec 3O 1854.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Letter from Washington.
Congress-Kansas Electioa-Arkansas Maals- Homestead BaU-Memphis Navy Yard.
 W0sh1not0n D q Dec II 1854

Homestead BiH-Memphis Navy Yard
 Washington, D. C., Dec. II, 1854
 DEAR JoHNsoN:-N Nothing of importance has yet occurred in Congress. On last Thursday the death of Presley Ewing, late member of the House from Kentucky, was announced and after the passage of the usual resolutions, both Houses adjourned over to-day. The proceed ings of the present week will indicate whether Congress is going to work, or spend the session in "gasing." Sebastian arrived a few evenings ago; but ohnson has not yet arrived and is not looked for until the 2Oth owing to private bu- siness calling him to New Orleans.
 From the returns 1t appears that Gen. Whit field has been elected delegate to Congress from Kansas, beating with ease his abolition oppo- nent. Gen. w. is Tennesseean, commanded a company in Campbell's Regiment of Tennes- see volunteers in the war with Mexico, has serv- ed in the Legislature of Tennessee, is a sterling democrat, and southern rights man. The cleo ton ot such man speaks well for the Territory.
 From the report of the Post Master General, 1t appears that the mail service in Arkansas has been increased the present year. This of course is proper and right, as our mail facilities four years ago after the contracts were accepted were not sufficient for the wants of the people and the legitimate demands of business. Since that time our population has increased twenty-five per cent, and otherwise in equal proportion, and the mail service should have been increased in an equal ratio, which perhaps this increase does.
 The Homestead bill has been modified and brought in by Mir. Dawson. It gives to actual settlers the privilege of entering the public land at fourteen cents per acre, the average cost of the land to the government, and makes 1t liable to execution. It is believed 1t will pass the House, but will be defeated in the Senate- There seems to be general desire to test the operation of the Graduation bill
 Memphis has rendered back to Congress the Navy Yard at that place, provided, the govern ment will re-establish and continue it. Mr. Dill of the Memphis Appeal is now here as the agent of Memphis to induce Congress to accept the donation under the terms proposed. With what success he will meet is doubtful but it is hoped he will succeed as it is due to the South and West it should be continued, if it is really suitable location for such an establishments After the government has expended so much for this yard 1t is evident the location is pro- per one, or else Congress has been very remiss and loose in so often appropriating such large sums for an impracticabe object.
 Yours, ARKANSAS
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Editor of Me True Democrat:

SIR-ln the report of the Con- mttee on the Auditors and Treasurer's books, l find the following paragraph, in regard to the Swamp Land Commissioners:
 "Your committee feel called upon to bring one transaction of these Commissioners before the Legislature, as 1t IS apparent to your con- mittce, that they acted without authority of law in the premises, to wit: Said Commission CTS as appear from the Auditors and Treasur- CTS books, paid to Albert Pike, esq.,, fifteen hun dred dollars for legal advice, instead of apply ing to the Attorney General Gf advice was n- dispensable) whose duty it is, as this commit tee understands the law to be, to give such ad- vice to all State oficers as they may, from time to time, require"
 Therefore, your committee recommend that suit be instituted against said Swamp Land Commissioners and their securities, for the aforesaid sum of fifteen hundred dollars, so paid as aforesad.''
 One of the commissioners here referred to, was the late Lambert J. Reardon, esil. The dead cannot defend themselves
 never gave any advice to the Swamp Land Commissioners. They desired my opinion, in the fall of 1853, on the question of the power of the Land Agents, previous to their receipt of the plats. declined to give it, as I was personally interested in the question: but argu ed the matter before them, and at their request. wrote out my aryumaent and it was printed.- They paid me nothing for that
 Instructions had come to the Surveyor Gen. eral from the General Land Office, to this effect. that where the field notes showed land to be mol swamp and overhowed, but fit for cultivation, the feld-notes were record evidence, and the Sur veyor General could receive no testimony at all on behalf of the State, to show the contrary.
 If this decision stood the State lost two or three millions of acres of land. I was qoing to Washington on other business. The Con- mssoners applied to me to attend to the mat ter in the General Land Office, and obtain a reversal of this decision I agreed to do so for $500 in Swamp Land Scrip, and they assent ed to this saying that it was not enough I told them l charged no more; and the scrip was paid to me-
 l did, in April, 1854, finally procure a new set of instructions, reversing the decision in question, and instructing the Surveyor Gener- al, that the field notes were conclusive only in tauor of the State that if they were silent or even showed the land to be dry and fit for cul- tivation, testimony was admissible to show the reverse: that he should consider the testimony
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
Chief Enq., Caar0 and Fulton F. 4
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MR. EDIToR:-By way of showing the effect of the policy of the last session of the Legsla- ture in reference to the public printing, you are at liberty to publish the following extract from a letter from one of the best Justices of the Peace in the county of Jackson:
 :" l hope the Legislature will make some bet ter arrangements about printing the Acts and Journals of the present session. Have the printing done in Little Rock by all means, even If 1t does cost more than some little office in remote part of the State is willing to agree to do it for-and then their distribution should be better attended to. 1 believe am the only Justice of the Peace in our end of the county. who had the good fortune to get hold of copy of the Acts of the Legislature This is a ne cessary consequence of the lowest bidder svs tenn of pu5lic printing. The county looks with great interest to the present Legislature-anl We Justices of the Peace always feel anxous,o get the mew laws at the earliest possible perioS'
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The true Democrat., 1855-01-03
The Ex-Auditor.

This worthy, in the last issue of his paper, boasts of the "clear receipt' that has been given him by the committee on Auditors and Trea- surer's books. His quailing spirits have been somewhat revived, and he now shouts lustily over the aOlbate aUashing that he wishes to make appear has been given him.
 The report of the committee does not con- tradict a single charge we have made against the Ex-Auditor It does not endorse his ac- tion in paying out seven or eight thousand dol lars for making the swamp land plats. Itdoes not endorse his tailure to certify to the official correctness and character of those plats. It does not endorse those acts where, in more in- stances than one, he overdrew the amounts of appropriations. It does not endorse his viola tion of the constitution and laws of the State when he refused to make out his quarterly re- ports or to give the Executive any information of the condition of the Treasury, and finally it does not endorse the shameful neglect of and absence from his duties during the last two years and the consequent employment of more clerks, to do hss duties, than ever was employed and paid for by the State before.
 Nor does the report justify his numerous law suits in which he involved the State, and in which, in every single instance the State was cast and thrown into costs.
 We shall have more to say upon this subject next week. The Ex-Auditor can't shield him. self behind the report of the committee. That report does not dispose of single one of his delinquencies t-
The true Democrat., 1855-01-03

through criminal prostitution of the annoi., ing power to malignant and personal purnoso Isa'' with view to outrage and injure me: fros5 which designs l have right to protect mvsoI9 ,so9 Gas far as can) by refusing to open correSno, dence forwarded to this office. But in -saT9 p2l' this 1 do not mean Mr. Pierce, but the ny n1nS IS tiers who rule him, and who have brought tbinn ',, to their present pass-the harmony of the IFS T4ss ion destroyed, the honor and peace of the con, try endangered abroad and his own adminiot.u. tion run into the ground ''"'
 THOMAS H. BENTON
 St. Louis, Nov. 17, 1851"