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Government at the uninhabited town of Le-
compton, striking coincidence occurred. Two
days before this bill passed, the members of
the Legislature had little or no property in this
town; but the day following its passage, these
incorruptible Spartans had plenty of town
shares for sale.
We shall have stirring times here for while
to come; but hope no man will be deferred
from emigrating on that account. This fall
gives promise of being more favorable time
LOT emigration than has yet occurred, and than
VIII probably occur at any future period. There
are many settlers here from all the new States,
and almost with one accord they prefer this
beautiful country to any they have left. There
is room for all who will come.
Yours, truly, JOHN II. BYRD.
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a negro boy near the Patent office, on Ninth
street, Washington city, few days ago, hast
ened to overtake a lady. whom he asked if she
had not lost something. Placing her hand
where her watch should have been, she hastily
replied, Yes; let me see what You have
found?' ooh, no, miss said the boy. "vou
must give me cent first" She gave him a
piece of money, and he handed to her. APP
parently uniniured watch and appcndages
worth more than hundred dollars She gave
him another piece Of money, and the two per-
sonages thcrcupon parted with pleasant remcm-
ORANGES of each other
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Eetters Read at the Democratic Meeting held in Pine Bluff on the 5th and 9th of November, 1855.
 FROM JOHN c. PALMER.
Hele1la, Ark., Oct. 10th, 1855.

ONS' AOoA'3 AOOO' l.. B. LUcKIE, esq, and others, committee:
 Gentlemen:-Your favor of the 9th inst inviting me to be present. and address mass meeting of democracy, and others opposed to Know Nottingham, to be holden in the town of Pine Bluff on the 5th and 9th of Nov. prox., was received this morning.
 Being with you heart and soul in all that can tend to advance the'cause of democracy, synon- ymous with the cause of the constitution and civil and religious liberty, it would afford me great pleasure to be present on the occasion.- Imperative professional engagements will pre- vent my doing so, and though absent you will not fail to have my earnest wishes for large and effective meeting. Speaking from expe- rience, can assure you that you need only an active organization to enable you to crush out the monster that has reared its head among you. Such has been the result in this county Organize democratic associations, and the peo- pie will rally to the rescue. Know Nothing ism can only triumph through the supineness of the democracy. Expose its enormities and the masses will spurn 1t and its high priests
 How any southern man can endorse or act with party which has not one single eminent manae, north of Mason and Dixon's line, sound upon the subject of slavery, does seem strange to me. Time and again they have stricken down the true friend of the south, and put an enemy in his place. The reverse never! Every doubtful southern man is with them. Every southern man who voted against the Nebraska bill is Know Nothing. And yet Know Mo- things appeal to southern men for support Shame where is thy blush! But let it not be concealed that the democracy is stronger to-day than l2 months since, and gaining strength every day. In the south it is invincible! In Arkansas it is purged of the feuds and factions that weakened it, and now stands as unit And so will it ever be, while the people are true to themselves.
 Yours, respectfully,
 JOHN c. PALMER.
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MO-. 10.

He was faithful servant and a true Chris tian; if you follow his example, and live as he lived, none of you need fear, when the time comes for you to lay here"
 A patriarch, with the snow of eighty winters on his head answered.:
 Master it is true, and we will try to live like him."
 There was murmer of general assent, and after glvlng some instructions relative to the burial, we returned to the dwelling
 About o'clock servant appeared with the notice that they were ready to move. and to know If further instructions were necessary.- My host remarked to me, that by stepping in. to the piazza 1 would probably witness, to me. a novel scene. The procession had moved, and its route led within few yards of the mansion There were at least one hundred and fifty ne- groes arranged four deep, and following a wa gon In which was placed a coffin; down the en- tire length of the line, at intervals of a few feet on each side, were carried torches of the reslnous pine, and here called lightwood. = About the centre was stationed the black preacher, man of gigantic frame and stento- ran lungs, who gave out from memory the words of hymn suitable to the occasion. The southern negroes are proverbial for the melo- dy and compass of their voices, and thought that hymn, mellowed by distance, the most solemn and yet the sweetest music that had ever fallen upon my ear The stiffness of the night and strength of their voices enabled ne to distinguish the air at the distance of half a mile.
 It was to me strange and solemn scene, and no incident of my life has impressed mo with more powerful emotions than the night funeral of the poor negro. For this reason I have hastily and most imperfectly sketched its lead- Ing features. Previous to retiring to my room, l saw in the hands of daughter of the lady at whose house stopped for the night mum Der of the Home Journal, ,and it occurred to me to send this to your paper, perfectly indifferent whether it be published or not. I am but brief sojoumer here. I hail from colder cline, where it is our proud boast that all men are free and equal. shall return to my northern home, deeply impressed with the belief that, dispensing with the nanae of freedom, the ne- groes of the south are the happiest and most contented people on the face of the earth Yours, NIAToR.
The true Democrat., 1855-12-18
FROM A. w. ROBSON.

Camden, Ark, Nov. 2d, 1855.
 Gentlemen:-In acknowledging the receipt of your kind invitation to meet with you on the occasion of the 5th and 9th inst, I must for ward you my extreme regret in not being able to do so. If my presence and my most ener- getic efforts could, in any manner, give an ad- dltonal impetus to the cause of democracy, I would not hesitate to traverse the world. Hum- ble as my position has been and will be in the political movements of the times, there is no more ardent admirer of the principles which have atacays and ever expect to adore, and none more ready to battle in their defence. The wild efforts of fanaticism generated ill the north, and threatening at one time to sweep, as with a bosom of destruction the entire south, must call into requlslton not only the patriotism, but the rene,Oed energies of all opposed to political outbreaks, and to unprincipled attempts to build up spurious parties, at war with the best inter- est of the country, and with the solid virtues of the constitution. When parties differ only as to policy in the administration of the govern. n,ent and each equally attaches to the inviola- ble preservation of the constitution, the glorious right of suffrage entities all American citizens to sit quietly, by their fire sides and contem- plate the grand end of each offered policy, and at the allotted time signify by his vote, his pre- ference for either measure. But when mush- room organizations, merely for the sake of the spells spring up, pregnant with poison to our constitution and religious liberties, attacking and endeavoring to trammel the ve,y right of su6rage itse!f very recluse in politics can but don his armor and hold himself in readiness for the conflict which must ensue. The despe- rate efforts of Know Nottingham to place the Philadelphia platform upon the people, and con- sequently make innovations upon the constitu- ton and the rights it guarantees will and must arouse the patriotic indignation of all democrats and all honest citizens who are not deceived by the beauty of their baren inscriptions, and their ingenious vote-catching watch-wards.
The true Democrat., 1855-12-18
The Central American Difficulty Between
 the United States and En.Ioud

The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce gives, in a few words, the most succinct account of the Gen. tral American difficulty between the United States and England that we have seen. It says:
 "The chief difficulty lies in the extension of British jurisdiction over the Bay Islands, and especially of the Island of Ruatan, which our government considers a palpable violation of the letter and spirit of the treaty, and entirely inconsistent with President Pierce's reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
 "The history of the British claim to Ruatan is briefly as follows: It was taken by English pirates in 165O retaken subsequently, by Spain, and again taken possession of by England in 1742 and then fortified. In 178O the English were disodged by forces sent from Guatemala In 1796 the English again became masters of 1t, but held it only for one year. The British commander of the garrison at the Balize seized upon the island in 1S30 but the act was sub sequently upon the complaint of Honduras. disavowed. It was again taken possession of in 1S41 by Colonel Alexander Mcdonald. Her Majesty's superintendent in British Honduras. who hauled down the flag of. the republic of Honduras and hoisted that of Great Britain in its stead. The island was taken by ere.s. Britain, without any right to it, no less than five times, and the last time only as late so 1852 'asgs a'-.;
 "The tone held by President Taylors mecnl sage in 1850 tended to check for while tk1d rapid encroachments of Great Britain UiSGl Central America, and both governments uo took Tn view of the importance to the wQfI1 <I1 the lsthmus transit, amicably to arraESo tk0' matter; but it has so far been unsucceae(o2H7 "Great Britain has possessed heFpalf q 4&o1 actual sovereignty of territories on tho noFtkoW1 shore of Honduras, extending over tWol thousand acres of fertile lands In Yu1 Great Britain has obtained p0asession ol3 tional territory to the extent of three q six hundred square miles.
 Add to this the protectorato of tk6
 to shore, extending five hundred ml
 the Roman river to tho Chiriqui
 embracing thirty thousand sn
 and the result Is that Great Bin
 practical possession of about Fl
 square miles in Central Atetid1
 of the whole That she in(o1
 that she has got is now osFlcj
 stances are very favorable V. M
 all the rest, and that, too, IT
 of the Monroe doctrine, b e
 lClayton-BulSer treaty" k |I #
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Agents fo, the True Democrat.

ARKANSAS
 JOSEPH GOULD, BlufTton, Yell county; H. II. MEREDITH, Wilton, Pike county; E. II. ADAMS, Wilton, Pike county;
 R: W; CAuLK, Roseylle, Franklin county; VIM. BUTLER, Panther, Polk county. JOHN M. BURNS, Mt. Elba, Bradley county VIM. VAUGHAN, EveRing shade Lawrence county. D D., w So3 sFi9 Eki 1s2; SA A0sToSen' ToSe, '0'S ". w. WATKINS. Carrollton, Carroll county; A. A. MCGEE, Gaines Handing; Cmcot county; Col J. S. HOUSTON, Clarksville, Johnson county; JOHN H. MCLEOD, Black Jack, Scott county; JOHN J. IA MMETT, Pine Bluff; LEVI ARNOLD, Dardanelle ' ell county; JESSE MOONEY, Marion county; HENRY KING, Jackson, Lawrence county; Dr. M. II. JACKSON, Independence county; Dr. D. c. WRIGHT, Franklin and Scott counties; VIM. F. HUNT, Hnlsboro', Union county; JASPER N. HILLHOUSE, Smhville. Hon. B. BUNCH, Kings River, Carroll county. Hon. J. A. BECK, Izard county. GEO. AUSTIN, Van Buren, Crawford county. 4. c. OLlYAR, Carroll county. J. R. THOMPSON, Amty, Clark county W. NJ. PEBBLES, Green county. DF. L. T. CULLEY, Rondo, Lafayette county. JOHN ARNOLD, Lisbon, Union county. D. NJ. MARTIN, Mt. Penson, Jackson county. J; R PuMPHREY, Union county; DG. J; W: WILLIAMS, Dallas county; W. N. MAY, Danvie, Yell county; VIM. E. SMITH, Washington county; GARLEN SILVEY, Jackso county. A. J. HAYS, Ashley county; D. ". JEFFREY, Mount Olive, lzard county. K. l.. PHILLIPS, Washington, Hampstead county; HDEON TUCKER Batesville Independence county; JOHN A. LINDSAY, Powhattan; ELIlIU RANDOLPH, Desha county; JOHN NJ. MITCHELL Gainsville, Green county; WM. R. CAIN, Pocahontas, Randolph county; LEWIS sUTFIN, Boliver, Ponsett county; ROOF II. HOWELL, Dover, Pope county; J. $. JORDAN, Monticello, Drew county THO'S RIGGS, Postmaster at Rchwoods, lizard county VIM. M VAN VALkENBURGH, Warren, Bradley co l.. R. VENABLE, Van Buren county; JOHN HAVIS. Bradley county; C. II. JACKSON, Elizabeth, Jackson county; VIM. A. CRAWFORD, Saline county; l w. McGONAIGHEN. SeaTcy, White A. J. BROOKS, Bloomer, Sebastian county; JAMES NJ. MONTGOMERY, Lewisville, Lafayette co; Capt. w. LANDERS, Sulphur Rock, Independence co; W. B. YOUNG, Dover, Pope county J. ". BERNARD, NouOsown, Pope county; l AS R. BERRY P. NJ, Huntsville, Madison counlv JAS N. JOHNSON, P. M., Friendship, Saline county; C. l.. SWEET, Sweetvie, Crittenden county; THO'S MILLS, Polk county; JOHN w. FULLERTON, Hot Springs; JOHN W. WILDER Valley Grove; ROB'r ATKINSON, Leek's Store, Ouachita county; Dr. l.. l.. MARTIN, Long View, Ashley county; N. l.. BAKER, Fulton county; JACOB PATE, P. M Pleasant Plains, Independence co. R l.. CARGII4E, Conway county. VIM. c. NORTON. Relf's Bluff. Drew county.
The true Democrat., 1855-12-18

It fills me with pride to witness, in every quarter, rally of the true constitution loving, conservative forces of the democratic party ral- lying around their colors in numbers sufficient to forever crush that presumptuous offspring of abolition fanatcism, whose secret actions might have, but for timely discovery, wrought the destruction of the Union and the constitu- tion.
 In your actions of the 5th and 9th, you may feel assured, gentlemen. of my cordial co-ope- rotion, and of my lasting attachment to the principles which you meet to express and main- tain. Should there ever be a necessity for de- cidea and active performance of my duty in the furthcrance of those principles, I shall proudly give what every private and humble citizen should-my aU. TIN In conclusion, permit me to assure you that notwithstanding Know Nothing statements to the contrary, Ouachita county will record a handsome and faithful majority of democratic votes at the next trial of strength The ranks are filing every day-o1u success as certain
 With grateful appreciation of the honor you have conferred on me, suffer me to re- main,
 Your obedient servant,
 A. w. ROBSON. To L. B. Luckie, Read Fletcher M F. Mor- rell, P. A. Finnertt, and Nc. G. w. Bell, com mittee, Pine Bluff, Ark
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would afford me sincere pleasure to be with you on the occasion alluded to, and to raise my humble voice in opposition to the dangerous policies of Know Nottingham. In my heart consider that organization to be one of the most dangerous to our liberties (civil and relgous) ot any that the ingenuity of ofunprinciped office seekers have concocted, to break down the de- mocratic party. It originated amongst poiti- clans who are making war upon the consttu- tlon and rights of the slave holding States. It has, though In existence a short time, done more mischief than all other parties in the United States heretofore. It has disqraced Massachusetts and other northern States by the passage of laws that are in violation of the constitution, nuNJying laws passed in accord ance with that sacred instrumert-and other laws in regard to Catholics and foreign emil grants that are disgraceful to humanity. Its footsteps have been traced by blood, violence and intolerable bigotry. It has invaded the sacredness of the ballot-box, and scattered to the winds ballots deposited there in accordance with the constitution and laws of the country by naturazed foreigners, who, having com piled with all the requirements of the same are alone guilty of the crime (according to Know Nothingism) of voting the democratic ticket. l am sincerely proud to recognise amongst the names appended to the call for your mass meeting, some whom have known personally in sister State, who acted with the " old line whig party" They have, in taking their positions with the democracy in opposi- tion to this unhallowed crusade against the spirit of our lsrous constitution, displayed a patriotism credible to themselves: and honor them for it. 1 repeat that would be proud to be with you, but other engagements prevent me- You shall, however, have my most hearty cooperation in your laudabe efforts to preserve our liberties, as well as my highest wishes for your success in o1d Jeferson
 Receive assurances of my high respect,
 B. C. HARLEY.
 Col. l.. B. Luckie, Read Flether and others, committee, Pine Bluff, Ark
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Richard Occur de Lions Leap into
 Heaven

'' o monk of the wilderness bess'd be thy lot!n So spake the voice of an Angel: " Thy penitent mourning thy pardon hath wrought; 1 bring thee the Blessed Evangel. h the Book of Life, with its pages of gold, By the hand of the Highest thy name k enrolled, Near the name of King Richard, of England Be thank'd, o thou glory clad angel of God, For thy passage ot peace and of pardon! Glad pass l. Death, through the gloomy abode, Since the City of God is my guerCon. Yet my comrade, Q Angel, amazes me sore; For much hath he battled, and snned yet more The King of Old England-King Richard. Yea, much hath he battled and Sinned avow; And the blood from his curtal axe flowing Hath cried unto Heaven for vengeance ere now Yet rejoice that with thee he is going Muth much hath ne done for tn. cause of the Lord, And, like thee received the blessed reward, The King of Old England King Richard. There were many kings went to the Holy Land. To win back the tomb of our Savior; But they anchored with fear off the Syrian strand There showed they no gallant behavior. hen they how the hosts of the Saracean came They would have turned back, but he hindcrd the
 shame,
 That King of Old England-King Richard. He shouts from the back of his charger-What ho The day of our longing dawns OCT Us! See there the proud Paynim-up, brothers one blow, And we sweep them like sheep from before us, Ye have heavily sinn'd; would you tighten your
 load.
 Strike in with me striking for 6od
 Cried the King of Old England-King Richard The Princes have heard, and shame fills every heart, That fear should have entered it ever; They leap on the shore, they have taken the Port, And triumph hath crowned their endeavor The cross hath the los, and the Paynim have fed They have cast down their arms meath the glorious
 tread,
 Of the King of Old Engand-King Richard 7hoa hast lasted and prayed; thou hast watched
 the long night,
 Thou hast served the high Heaven on knee; H hath wrought his devoir in the stormy fight And grace is for thee. Thy meekness and penance for thee shall avail He--learS into Heaven all shcathed in his mail, The Lion t!--Richard of Eugland!'
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will rid the democratic party of its discordant elements, and none will be left in its ranks but the tried and true. The democratic party in this portion of the State were never more firm ly united, and will continue to do their duty. l cannot be with you upon the days fixed for your meeting; but in the language of that great statesman, General Cass, "my heart will be there' Very respectfully, your obedent ser want, A. B. GREENWOOD.
 l.. 5. Luckie and others, committee, Pine Bluff Ark.
The true Democrat., 1855-12-18
FROM A. B. GREENWOOD.


 Gentlemen:-Y our invitation to me- request ing that join my friends of Jefferson county on the 9th and 9th of November has just been received. am pleased to see that ra ona men of all parties are uniting in opposition to this new so-called American party-a party that seeks as they say, to put down both the old political parties and rise upon the ruins of both. They would appropriate to themselves, if they could the name of the puritans of this age. 1 am at a loss to divine how any consid- erabe portion of any party could have been so blind as to unite themselves with party that has TO object in view but victory and spoils- In my humble opinion the constitution is threatened more seriously now, than at any time since its adoption. The policy of the fathers of the revolution is being denounced by this proscrptive, intolerant faction Ispeak of this party as a faction, because they are nothing else in the south, unless they form an alliance with their brethren in the free States ltis utterly impossible that they can carry any general election, unless. they unite with the abolltionists of the north Although the hos tillty of this new party to the democracy knows no bounds yet cannot believe that any consid- erable portion of the order in the south will unite with the north for any purpose whatever. Yet may be deceived. The present excitemet