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The true Democrat., 1855-02-28
CoDdcn OR the War.

LExsraets from his speech at Leeds January r..
 do not stand here for the Czar. because there can hardly be con- celved two men on the face of the earth who can So little sympathze with each other. regard hlm as a man of towering intellectual capacity, but the very incarnation of physical force You say keep him back! The question IS how are you to keep back power like that? l am afraid the very course you have taken in going to Sebastopol, will have the effect, which deeply regret, of raising the prestige of the power of Russia in the eyes of all barbarous countries. ("No, No.") It will be said not wlthstanding the Alma and Inkermann, that England and France came to invade Russia, but that she was more than match for them both. Inns arlses from the mistake of having gone there at all. If you want to fight nation or an individual, do not go where you will give them ten-toId advantage; rather go where you Will meet them on equal terms Iwon't speak ot Russia on my own authority The language l have always held is, that for the purpose of aggression Russia is weak because she is poor, but for the purpose of defence look at the Ma poleon example. l do not like to continue this horrld war, to avert dangers that are not greater than the aritself. ("Oh, Oh,') We have got the war now. It has carried desola- 1 ton into your homes from the palace to the cottage, and could you have had much worse of all that my friend may state could possibly happen.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 County of Marion.

h the Marion Circuit and on the Chancory side
 thereof October 20th, 4. D. 1854. George Taylor, CM2nIaigGnt.
 Bill for Divorce. Margaret Taylor, Dgfcadqnt
 4 ND nov: CA tiais day appeared the com IA plaina5 by his solicitor, and 1t appearing from the affidavit of the complainant thae the said defend ant is nonresident ot this Stato it is on motion of the complanants solicitor ordered by the court that the defendant be notified of the institution and pen dency of this su and the object and prayer of said bill of complant the object and prayer of which bill Of complaint is to obtain divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between the said complain ant and defondant-bv publication of this order in some newspaper printed in this State for two weeks sUccessively, the last insertion be at least four weeks before the next term of this courJ and that unless the said defendant shall appear before the judge of our circuit court in chancery sJUing the first day of the term thereof. court to be begun and held at the court house in the county of Marion aforesaid the third Monday after the fourth Mon day i'll March, A. D. 1855, and then and there de- mur, plead to otherwise the said complain ants bill of complaint the said i'll will be taken as confessed and decree entered thereon accordingly Feb2l 2t THOS. F. AUSTIN, Clerk. A true copy from the record.
 Attest: THOS. F. AUSTIN Clerk. Printer fee S5
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Russian as ever; for miles, itseems nothing but one vast battery brlstling with cannon. The houses are all loop-holed for musketry, and the windows taken out and sand-bags put in while every street is swept by gun at it's head; and Menschkoff says that before we get it, we shall pay such price for it as will make us wish we never had it-that is, supposng (which he thinks quite impossible) we ever do get it. Our guns have been quite silent shut up," we call it, for month past. What is brewing, if anything, we know not, and the feeling here is, that certain people, having made "botch" of the whole affair." are puzzled now what to do with it. The Russians have been contented with sorties, and that sort of thing, lately, but there is little doubt that they are mastering for a great attack. Come when it may, they will be driven back; but then at what a cost.
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ment these wants would sooner be manifested in some particular quarters of the State than in all portions at once. Hence as to corporation and chancery courts a large discretion seems to have been wisely entrusted to the Legislature, sub- ject to the political responsibility of its mem- bers to the people; of which the judiciary can take no cognizance without passing the lnc which in our form of government, circumscribes this department.
 It but remains to announce that we entertain no doubt of the constitutionality of the act of the Legislature in question, so far as this case involves it, and therefore that the demurrer must be overruled, and judgment entered &C., cordingly. SCOTT, J.
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28

WANT IN THE CITY.-We sometimes meet With cases such as would awake sympathy in every bosom that contains an American heart -Amercan by nativity or adoption. We will only relate one case to illustrate-and of that we have had late ocular demonstration
 A house painter, probably fifty years old born ln Massachusetts, of revolutionary stock, with wife who was born in affluence, whose relations are still wealthy, not one hundred miles from Boston. They have son, perhaps eighteen, also painter, and daughter sick (probably for want of proper food) and another twenty, capable of doing any sort of needle work.
 The father and son have been out of work for months-the girls have never been used to ask for work, though willing to do anything they can. Until the last year this family never knew what it was to want any of the comforts of life First his health gave way; then the son was very sick with painters collie; then work failed; then cheaper apartments were sought; then article after article of furniture was sold; then starvation looked in where the fire had gone out; but they could not beg, and friends who would have helped them were brother mechanics out of work. An appeal to rich relations produced just what might be ex- pected from narrow minded, stingy Yankee.
 Heaven knows," said the mother of the family, when temporary relief came, !" it could not have come when it was more needed, or to
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28
" Being Out
FRIGHT LANDER, BADLY IyyEsTr

A hlIhl HANDEh BADLY 1NNESTED.
 "Thank you don't care if do," said young man, with large pressed brick in his hat, as he surged up to the Indian that stands in front of Van Cott's tobacco store, in Broadway, with a bunch of castlron ci gars in his hand "PU take one, smoke sometimes" and he reached out to take the protfered weed, but the Indian wouldn't give it up: he hung on to the cigars like grim death. "Look here, old copperhead," sad the fast young man, none of that; no tricks upon travellers, or else there'll be muss-you and I'll fall out-somebodyll get a punch in the head. The Indian said never word, but held on to the cast-iron cigars. He was calm, dignitied, unmoved, as an Indian should be, looking his assailant straight in the face, and no muscle moving single har "Yes! yes! look at me, old featherhead! Pm one of lem; Pm around Pm full weight, potato measure, heap ed up" and he placed himself in a position, threw back his coat, and squared for fight All the time the Indian said never aword look ed without the least alarm, unwinkingly, straight into the face of the fast young man, still holding out the cigars in mighty friend ly sortof way. The young man was plucky and just III acondition to resent any sort of in- suit or no sort of insult at all He was ready to "go in," but the calmness and imperturabili- ty ot the Indian rather cowed him, and he was disposed to reason the matter. "I'll take one," said he, certainly, said so before. 1 freeze to a good cigar; Pm one of the smokers. My father was one of the smokers, he was one of the old sort and 1 am edition number two, re- vised and corrected with notes authors hand writing on the title page, and copyright secured
 Yes I'll take one All right, old redskin. I'll take one" But the Indian said not word, all the time looking straight into the face of the fast young man, and holding on to the cigars. Look here old gimlet eye, Pm getting riled, my backs coming up, you and I'll have a turn, smell of that old coperhead," and he trust his fist under the nose of the cast iron Indian, who said not word, moved not muscle but kept right on looking straight into the face of the fast young man, as.if not caring fig for his threats ortaking in at all the odor of the young mans fist. "Very well," said the fast young man, Pm agreeable-Pm around; look to your ug ly mug, old pumpkin head" and he let go right handler, square against the nose of the cast iron Indian, who never moved an inch ol moved a muscle-looking with calm, unchang- ed dignity as before, in the face of his enemy "Hallo," cried the fast young man, in utter be. wilderment, as he reeled back half way accros: the sidewalk; with the blood dripping from his skinned knuckles: Hallo!-here's go--here'. an eye opener-nere'sa thing to hunt for round 6 corner. Pm satisfied, old iron face, ! am Enough said between gentlemen" Just then he caught sight of the tomahawk and scaIpinc
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Piedmont, in the midst of the difficulties which the policy of her government meets with at home, does not hesitate to give her adhesion to the treaty. of Vienna, preferring the glorious solidity of sincere alliance with the western powers to the doubtful advantage of an unequi. vocal neutrality, can Prussia remain behind hand?
 "However this may be, the hour approaches for final decision and decisive action. On all sides serious events may suddenly arise On the banks of the Vistula, and on those of the Da- nube, the soldiers are under arms, only await ing the signal to rush on the fields of battle and while the negotiations are mending their pens to draw up their last protocols, the generals in the Crimea ore mounting their horses to enter on fresh combats It is the latter who will give Us peace by giving us victory.'
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28

EXTRAORDINARY BALLOON ASCENSION BY A LADY AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. - We an- nounced, few days ago, that Miss Louisia Brady asccnded in balloon at Easton, Pa., on the 25th ult., and had made miraculous escape from death. It appears she filled the balloon with gas from one of the street mains, that 1t was made of old silk, and that she knew very little about the business she had undertaken- The balloon asccnded at first abouttwentv feet, when she made a short address to the crowd of people. It then rose gently, still held by the rope, until she was one hundred feet from the ground, when she cut the cord, and the balloon rose perpendcularly, with great velocity until she had reached a mile, or mile and quarter A spectator says
 When she reached this height she states that the balloon, which was not entirely filled when 1t left the earth, expanded until the gas began to escape at the seams and became very offen- sive to her. She had been so absorbed by the enchanting prospect spread out beneath her, (which, she says, was magnificent beyond the power of language to describe, that she had not noticed the balloon. The escape of gas alarm ed her, and she pulled the valve rope, but per mitted but little gas to escape as she was afraid she would fall into the Delaware, which was directly beneath her. In few moments after this the balloon collapsed, and, to our horror and alarm, we saw her fall with frightful rapidi- ty for the distance of six hundred or seven hundred feet, her progress then being checked, from what cause we below could not see, al- though we then observed that she was descend ing quite slowly.
 It seems that when the balloon burst it was torn into ribands, except the lower part or neck of the balloon. So completely was the upper part torn to pieces, that large pieces of the silk blew away, and the remainder hung down even below the car. When she had fallen this dis tance, the neck of the balloon suddenly blew up turning inside out, and catching against the network, formed parachute, which bore her safely to the ground. She came down in an open field, and so lightly did the car strike the earth, that she says there was not the slightest far
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28

EXECUTION AT GALENA, ILL.-On Friday, January l9, John 1. Taylor was hung at the County Hospital, near Gaena, for the murder of hs Wife. At P. NJ, in charge of an armed posse, he was conducted to the place of execu- ton, followed by large crowd of all classes and ages, maintaining a sad composure during the funeral march. He was an old man of sixty years.
 John Ira Taylor was led out of his cell, in the county jail, about l2 o'clock and in the custody ot the sheriff, surrounded by other off, cera ot eXecutlue justice by band of citizen sotdlery, and by a dense mass of unarmed citi- sens, the carriage which contained him was driven to tho place selected for his execution, about two miles without the limits of the citv. lie was dressed in white shorud, with white cap upon his head His couutenance was va cant and ghastly his eyes were set and staring and dark ring seemed to eucircle them. Once or twice he seemed to smile, but it was a mere animal contraction of the muscles of the facc- the spirit did not smile. He had evidently suffered intensely within; but the outward man strove hard to cover up all external traces ot Its writhings. As he passed along Main street, guarded as above. the wretched man was tie personifcation of the weakness of gull. surrounded by the strength, dignity and ma iesty of justice
 Upon reaching the ground, ten thousand per. sons there stood in one solid mass. Taylor ascended the scaffold perfectly self-possessed, and with a firm and steady tread. Clad in a white gown and cap, he addressed, with firm voice, the crowd, for more than thirty minutes. He reiterated his innocence of the crime of will luI murder, declared that he knew not how his Wife was killed expressed the hope that as Christ was crucfed for all, he was crucified for him, and the belief that he was forgiven by his God
 After the cap was drawn over his eyes. and he knew not what instant he would be ushered into eternity, he again, for ten minutes, ad- dressed the crowd in firm and distinct voice. and admonished them to beware of intoxica- tor, the cause of his misfortune and the curse ot hlS life. Weighing some one hundred and eighty pounds, and having been given fall of SIX feet, upon the removal of the trap door, he died almost without struggle-his neck seem Ing to have been stretched near four inches
 Thus died John 1. Taylor, who had "ren- dered the State some servce'' in the Seminole war-performed in this city, last summer dur ing the cholera season, offices of kindness and humanity, from which others shrank as dan- Serous; but who unfortunately was addicted to drunkenness, and slew his wife iii fit of mebrIation.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

!! BEG leave to inform the citizens of Little Rock | and vicinity, that intend opening an office on Markham street. Ashlcys block this city, for the carrying on of general Banking and Exchange Business. It will be my object to do business so as to merit public patronage. First class of exchange on New York fer sale in to suit applicants Gold. silver and uncurrent money bought and sold at fair rates For reference. apply to the Rochester Bank. Rochester. x. |. Other references furnished on application. H. SEYMOUR.
 x. B.-l shall also represent the Cincinnati and Little Rock Slate Company" and provide promptly for the redemption payment of all its drafts or is- sues. H. SEYMOUR.
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What Causes the Gulf Stream.

Mr. Stanton Shoales, an experienced naviaa- tor, gives it his opinion that the waters of the gulf stream are nothing more nor less than the waters of the Amazon This great father of waters is bedded more than 100 miles immedi- ately under the equator, and all its tributary streams for many thousand miles are constantly pouring their hot water into this mighty reser- voir. As these waters are gathered in under the burning sun of the equator, it is extremely warm, far more so than the Atlantic ocean w.- ters under the equator The great body of heated water shoots out into the Atlantic more than hundred miles, in the face of the eternal trade winds
 The Amazon is sixty miles wide; after being beted in its irresistible course, it curves off to the left, and scuds off before the strong trade winds until out of their reach Driven along with great force, 1t takes its course round the great bay formed between the two continents of North and South America. Dashing along the northern coast of South America, and pas sing to the leeward of the West India islands, it leaves the shore of Cuba and proceeds along the shores of Florida, the capes of Virginia, and the south coast of North America, and pas sing to the shore of New Foundland ends it's mission among the icebergs that float out of the Northern ocean. Cut off the gulf stream, and it would not be many years before the North Atlantic would be filled with icebergs that would be very destructive to navigation.
 But wise providence has supplied an enter nal reservoir of hot watcr constantly rushing around over the back of the cold Atlantic, to its destination, where after spreading its vital warmth among the icebergs, it is hurried away by new supply of native warm water from the great Amazon. Seamen can always tell when in or out of the gulf stream, by dipping their hands in the water alongside.
 Undoubtedly this view will be new to some readers, but what have written is from expe- rience and was seen while was rowing upon the mighty deep. The gulf stream, repeat, Is nothing more nor less than the waters of the Amazon of South America I have crossed it in many places, and for years have glided through its warm water always pleased to have 1t astern.
 The most violent storms, from whatever quar- ter they may come, never change the course or the current of the gulf stream, but 1t continues to move on in that irresistible power which was given to it in the beginning by the Power alone.
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28

LIEUT.. ALvARADo'' HUNTER-The unex- pectcd return of Lieut.. Hunter, with tha Ban- bridge, has created much speculation, and a court martial, it is said, will be immediately convened Lieut.. H. has published an address to the American publc," in defence of his course. It appears he was anxious to take a part in the quarrel between the President of Paraguay and Consul Hopkins and brother. To this his commanding officer objected, where upon the Lieutenant hoisted sail and came home. We quote the material portion of his address, as follows
 the honor of our flag, have occurred near the hand has been given to our unfortunate coun- trvmen. Exposed to the wrath of tyrant, they have been driven from Paraguay, their property has been confiscated; and our flag, so proud because it waves as banner for the oppressed of every land who choose to come under its folds, has been, by order of petty tyrant, hauled down and trampled under foot
 "I could not help my countrymen, because I was not permitted to go there with my com. mand I was sent away where difficulties had not occurred, although the American Consul at Buenos Ayres expressed his wonder at my ab- sence from the difficulty, as though my inac- tion had been voluntary one.
 "Vessels of war are abroad for the sole pur- pose of protecting the lives, property, and rights ot our citizens When l found that my re- quests to go to Paraguay were refused by the commander-in-c n-chief of the Brazil squadron when one month later he had direct and au- thentic information from Lieut.. Moore, of the navy, of the actual condition of affairs in Para
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28
A MENDICANT LENDING FIVE HUNDRED Dc

A MENDICANT LENDING FIVE HUNDRED DoI- LARs.-The Buffalo Republic states that mer- chant of that city was |" short' $500 few days ago, and found it difficult to raise untla friend took him to the house of worthy old German, where on giving good security, it was handed to him. all in specie, with an offer of $500 more, if it was wanted. This generous offer was declin- ed, and as the merchant turned to leave, the door opened and in trooped the three or four ragged children of the money-lender with baskets on their arms whom the borrower at once recognised as Irregular customers" at his house. and who had just that moment returned from his larder with their customary supply of cold victuals.
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knife in the belt of the savage, and his hair be- gan to rise. The Indian seemed to be making up his mind to use them. "Hold on!" cried the fast young man, as he dodged round the awn- ing post; "Hold on-none of that-I apolo- gize-I squat-I knock under. Hold on, I say" he continued as the Indian seemed to seoul with peculiar ferceness, "Hold on! very, we'll; Pm ot1-Pve business down the street-people are home waiting for me-can't stayH' and he boited like aquarter horse down Broadway, and his cry of "Hold on;" died away as he van ished beyond the lamp-lights up Columbia street.
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quay, and the means to send me orders again at hand when saw that the fear of responsi. billty made the commander-in.chiefyet yet decline sending me where vessel of war was so much needed, no longer hesitated, but brought back my command to the United States, rather to ingloriously rot in the mud than ingloriously sail upon the ocean,"
The true Democrat., 1855-02-28
STATE OE ARKANSAS.l
 County of COnway. {
Elizabeth Harris, Complainant.


 Bill for Divorce George ". Harris, DJendant. nN this day comes the said complainant, praying O upon the facts therein stated vo be divorced from the said defendant, and also filed therewth an afida wit that the said defendant is resident of this State, and her motion it is ordered that the said George w. Harris be notified of the pendency of this suit by publication of this order in some newspaper printed in this State for two weeks successivev the last insertion to be at least four weeks before thecom mencement of the next term of said circuit court, winch Will De held on the seeoId Monday in March next, 4. D. one thousand eight hundred and ftv-fve and on the hrss day ot which term, the said George Harms, IS required toappear or the said bill will be taken as confessed.
 l, Joshua Mosea. Clerk of the Circuit Court, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing is a true copy from the record in my office.
 In testimony whereof, have hereunto set IL. s. my hand and affixed the seal of said
 court this the 5th day of February, A. -t 1 D. 1855. JOSHUA MOSES, Clerk iE:nter's fee S5 Feb2l'54 2w
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p.4Y FoEe YOUR LANDS.

fEHE undersigned will be at the Circuit Court -E ot PrutiTe c,pntg. on Monday, the 2Gth Fe- bsuary, iust., and at the Circuit Court of Dallas county on the first Monday III March, 1855, for the purpose ot collecting money due the State for ''IqterhaI Improvement" or Seustnafy' lands-at which times and places he respectfully requests those in the counties named. who ire ill arrears to meet him and pay up what they owe.
 He will visit other portions of the State in due time for the same purpose. of which notice will be given. T@ose Per<os oe8c fa1 51 Fay up s96qt tleg os sujS t 5e caomeared agoist them to tie aett courts htereyier, caI I5ot distE@ctjra rf peraons.
 JOHN T. TRIGG.. Land Attorney
 Feb. 21, 1855 dS State Collector of Ark nhD Bourbon Whiskey. On hand and for V sale by D. E. HANDEL. Feh21;55
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C O Y G F. A ST. Dry Goods G1eaDer than Ever,

k the purpose of laying in a large and complete stock of New and Seasonabe Goods,' offers for sale his present reduced stock of dry goods at cost.
 The stock consists in part of ready made clothing, yellow annes, calicoes, ginghams barazes hosiery, gloves, etc.. etc.
 Country merchants and others desirous of obtain ing great bargains would do well to give him call
 Feb2l'55 NJ. OSBORN.
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RAILROAD OVER THE ALps.--On the line of railroad now building from Konigsberg to the Lake Of Constance, over the Al ps, there are thirteen tunnels and twenty-five viaducts.- Thirteen thousand horses are continually en- ployed upon 1t.