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The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
Deception is the great moral principle of know nottingham in Arkansas!

TEXAS ELEcTIoN-It has been very hard matter to get the correct returns from the re- cent election in Texas. We now have them however pretty full and complete.
 "The majority for Pease (dem.) for Governor is 7,237; for Tunnels, for Ut. Governor (dem ) 3,25O; for Crosby, 833.
 Against the U. $. Congress debt bill 1,474 majority.
 Hon. ?. H. Bells majority is 5,G49 Hon. Matt Wards majority 50 far, is 28. The counties of Orange and Jefferson are yet to hear from.''
 This does not much look like know noth- ing victory, as claimed by the modest Sam, The two counties to hear from will increase Col Matt Wards majority. He is undoubtedly elected.
 Thus the case stands. The know nothings are beaten in every southern State except Ken lucky, and in Kentucky the majority for their candidate is so small and unsatisfactory that it amounts absolutely to defeat. Virginia Ten nessec, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas have declared, by overwhelming majort.es, against the proscriptive and anti-American order of dark lantcrnites. Georgia, Maryland, Missis- ippi and Louisiana are to follow. We predict that not single one of these States will go for tho know nothings.
 Before know nothingism was exposed itswel,t every thing before it. Now it is dead It is not so strong as the old whg party whose off, spring 1t is. Democrats are leaving it every day, and even whigs are beginning to look up on it as impure and wrong. We find many whiga deserting it.
 Where will it be in year and a day from now? It will be thing of the past-it will be as dream. Its career is already run--its history is already wrtten
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
Auction.

We clip the following from the South Stamr for the benefit of the editorial peddler of the Gazette. As he has largely invested in the trade, he should by all means attend the sale and bid high, or the concern may go so "dos cheap that the charter peddling business may be seriously injured:
 "A friend in Princeton sends us the follow. ing:
 1 have noticed about the town of Princeton since the democratic organization, the follow ing notice:
 ssSeIiing off to Close the Concern."
 THERE will be offered for sale, to the high est bidder, for cash in hand, at the know noth- ing hall in the town of Princeton, on Saturday night the 9th of October, A. D. 1855, the fol- lowing described articles to wit:-Onc know nothing charter, one ritual, little soiled, one blank book in rather mutilated condition, and otherwise defaced by having names expunged thereGrom, one old red flannel night cap, used as a hood wink, one cable tow three old speech es, one dark lantern, and three wooden candle sticks
 No bye bidders, as the concern is obliged to be closed."
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
NEW AGENTS FOR THE TRUE DEMOCRAT

NEW AGENTS FOR THE TRUE DEMoCRAT.- W. w. WATKINS, Carrollton, Carroll county; A. A. MCGEE, Gaines Landing, Chicot county; Col. JNo. S. HoUsToN, Gainesville, Johnson county; JNo. II. MCLEOD, Black Jack, Scott county; JOHN J. HAMMETr, Pine Bluff, Jef- ferson county; and LEVI ARNOLD, Dardanelle, Yell county.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

0F The editor of the True Democrat will please to publish the following opinion of the Attorney General. It decides point of some importance to the County Common School Commissioners, and to the purchasers of com mon school lands. D. B. GREER,
 ,..of CI.I.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
ATTY. GENERALS OFFICE,
 Little Rock, Ark, 3d Oct, 1855

SIR:-ln answer to your favor of 2d instant my opinion is, that you have no power or au- thority, under section 30 of the act entitled "an actrevising the common school system" approv- ed January II, 1853, to issue a patent to the assignee of the purchaser of school lands There is no provision made by law for assign ing or transferring certificates of purchase in such cases. P. JORDAN, AHy. GeneraL
 DAVID B. GREER, Sec of tState.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

MANS RIGHT. .-Machiavel, the celebrated Italian political and miscellaneous writer, says, in one of his treaties "Man has right to speak, think and write with freedom upon all subjects; but he has no right to force his opin- ions upon others or to prosecute those who diff fer with him in belief"
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
NOTICE.

There will be "mass meeting'' of the Con. way county democracy and a public dinner at Lewisburg on Saturday the twentieth instant The public are invited to attend. Able orators will be in attendance
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

STEAMER Fox SUNK-We learn that the steamer Fox was sunk on the 2nd inst, in Far. relley's bend, and that portion of her freight was lost and damaged. But we are glad to learn that the boat has been raised, and will soon be able to resume her regular trips.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

0NT The last accounts from China describe a more settled state of affairs, both at Shanghae and Canton, communication with the interior having become less difficult.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

THAT POLITICAL PREACHER-For the i,len- tty Of the "potical preacher" alluded to in our last, we refer Dr. Borland to the Metho- dist congregation at Collegevile, Saline county.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
DECEPTION.-The serious charo

DEcEPuoN.-The serious charge of decep- ton has often been preferred against the order of know nothings. Many of its members are coming out and renouncing it, and every one almost, in his card, makes the distinct avowal that he was deceived in the character and ob- jects of the order.
 It is impossible that all of the many who have left the order are unreliable and dishonest men. Therefore, with testimony so ful so complete, so often corroborated, and from sec tions of the State so wide apart, we are forced to the conclusion that to make converts the grossest species of deception and falsehood have been resortel to. We leave it to any can did mind to consider the testimony-its amount. its variety and its character-and we ask can any other conclusion be formed? It is impos- sible that so many men of character and obser- vatlon who have left the concern and pro. nounced 1t batch of deceptons, can be them selves deceived. There is something wrone The watchful secrecy with which they have heretofore shrouded their acts and their member. ship is proof damnng in itself, but the accu- mulating testimony that we are daily in receipt of, leaves the matter, in our mind, beyond 8 doubt.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
or Jhe Hue Democrat. Democratic Meeting in Crawford

MR. EDIToR-The democrats of old Craw- ford gave a barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 22d, 1853, for the purpose of discussing the political issues of the day, and cordially inviting all na- tonal patriotic men to unite in throttling the enemies of civil and religious liberty, who love office more than their country. The day was fine and a large number of ladies were present to grace the occasion.
 Dr. Humphres and Col. Cross, of Franklin county, addressed the people. The Doctor made one of the best efforts it has ever been my lot to hear since the birth of Sam'-- Franklin, our sister county, may well boast of her sons. He showed what Sam' was in Louisiana and other States, where Catholics are numerous and their persecution might prevent the office seehing the know nothings, and what he is here where we have no Catholics.
 He turned "Sam' inside out, and showed him to be monster too hdeous to touch with a ten foot pole' But l am pleased to state that the thing was buried in less than fifteen minutes after the Doctors dissecton and am glad ot it, for the stencil from this know noth- ing fetus was intoerable
 Col Cross was quite stranger, but I am pleased to say his speech did great honor to himself and the cause of democracy. A fTRUE DEMOCp.T
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

THE LATE TEXAS ELECTIoN.-The Nacog- doches Chronicle of the 11th, gives tho follow ing recapulation of the vote of the entire State: Pease, 25,S53; Dickson, 17,000; lowers, 15,- 935; Tunnels, Is, ,24O; Fields, Is, 167; Ward, g. 153; Evans, 0,996. For Debt Act, 1039l.- Against Debt Act, II ,O83. twill be seen that, according to these figures Ward is elected Ly 157 votes.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
Denocartic Nice ting in Saline
 County.

A democratic meeting will be held on Saturday the 27th day of October next at Benton, in Sa line county, Arkansas, for the purpose of organ lzlng democratic association in said county.
 A crisis has arrived in the history of this grea republic, when the friends of political and re ligious liberty should array themselves in solit phalanX, standing upon the broad basis of tht constitution, guided by the principles adopted by the national convention of the democratic party, assembled at the city of Baltimore, il 1852 in order to successfully defeat the insidi- ous assaults made by the secret oath bound par ty called know nothings, upon the democrati, party.
 All who are in favor of such an association and the promulgation of true democratic prin. ciples, are invited to attend and participate il the proceedings of the day.
 Several distinguished orators will address the meeting, and barbecue be given, to which the citizens of the adjoining counties are nvit- ed in general.
 GREEN B. HUGHES, JOHN PRATT,
 " NJ. M. SCOTT, ABRAHAM ALLEE, A. f. MITCHELL, SAMUEL HoMAN, WM. A. CRAWFORD JOHN ROWLAND JOHN NELSON, l.. r. ROWLAND, WM. RUSSELL, l.. VANDEGRIFT, I. LINK, F. NJ. HORN, HIRAM COLBERT MosEs BRAZIL, GEORGE hEEsEE, STEPHEN CHENNAULT, JOHN w. SHOPPACH WM. CHENNAULT, M M. CLUoD, G. w. CHATTIN, THOMAS PACK, JAMES D. LoNG, WM. k. BEAVERS, VIM. HENsLEE. BRENNAN MCDANIEL, l.. II. BEAN, JOHN F. JOLLY, EDWARD AKIN, HENRY HALBERT, WHITFIELD FARRELL, JOIN 5. GEE, JOHN w. DANDY.
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

The following are the proceedings of the meeting, as published in the Van Buren Intelli gencer:
 Pursuant to notice, large and respectable portion of the democracy of Crawford county met at the residence of Andrew Couch, esq. in Mountain township, on Saturday the 22d of September, 1855.
 When, on motion, w. B. Robinson esq.,, was appointed president, and il. T. Dickerman, esq, vice president of the meeting, and Harry Stew ard and R. I. Harper were called upon to act as secretaries.
 II. r. Dckerman then explaiucd the object ot the meeting ln very appropriate manner, when the Hon. Wm. Russell WAS called up on, and made short, but telling speech against know nothinsiam after which Dr. Humphrey was called for, and responded in a lengthlv and able speech; at the close of which Col. Cross of Frauklin was called on, and entertain ed the audience by an able and eloquent ad- dress, for an hour and . half.
 On motion, the president appointed Col Vim Steward, Wm. Edwards Wm. Russell, Jas. McRunnells and Harry Steward, a committee to report resolutions for the adoption of the meeting, and after a short absence they report ed the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted-
 WHEREAS, new party has sprung upamongst us, known as the know nothing or American party, whose object seems to be to gain political power by secrecy and deception, and whose members are bound together by solemn oaths to support none but members of their order for office; therefore,
 Resotre8, That we, a portion of the democra- cy of Crawford county, look upon their at tempts in that direction, as ant-democratic, anti-republcan and anti-Anercan. | Resoiyed, That we consider the know nothing party as a combination of the old whig native American and abolition parties, aided by few disappointed and desperate office seekers of the democratic party.
 ResolOed, That we view any and every at tempt to prescribe American citizens of foreign birth as antl-republican and unconstitutional and further, that it is an insult to call man a foreigner after he has been naturalized accord ing to the constitution and laws of the United States.
 Resolrei, That we regard all secret societies for political purposes, as dangerous to a republi- can government, and especially so when its mem bers are sN om L. be led by majority of their leaders, whether 1t conflicts with personal pre- tcrcnce or not.
 We fully endorse the administration of Pre- sident Pierce, and approve of his removal of know nothings from office.
 That we call on all of those democrats who have joined the know nothing party to return to the democratic fold and support the true American principles.
 That we return our sincere thanks to Dr. Humphrey and Col. Cross of Franklin county, for the able addresses delivered by them before this meeting
 That tue proceedings of this meeting be pub llshcd in the Arkansas Intelgencer, and that other democratic papers be requested to copy the same.
 That the thanks of this meeting be rendered to the chairman and secretaries
 w. B. ROBINSON, Pyet
 IL 1T DICK ERMAN Hlce Prnct
The true Democrat., 1855-10-09

At the residence of his mother in this county, on the 27th day of September, PowHATTEN, son lof Solomon and Minerva Johnson, in the se- lv venth year of his age, of congestive chill
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
Anecdote of Major Ben Russell.

Why is it tina, mankind and more par
ticulaHy womankind-desire to conceal
their ages. is a problem which has never
yet been solved. Speaking Of this a few
days since, a gentleman related, in course
Of conversation, the following anecdoie.
Major Ben Russell and Benjamin
Bussey, Esq, met in a barber shop to-
= ards the close Of their lives.
"Ah, how do you do, Old Ben Rus
SELF" said Mr.. Bussey.
"Come, now" replied Majo: Ben, 81
like lha,-especially from you who are
about my oge," which was a truth.
upon my word" replied Mr.. Bus
sey, ''you're my seuipr by ten years"
"Oh, no. replied Russell. who, af'e'
a moments thought, as if seeking for
test. asked, "Wha. is the first thing YOU
reco|lect!"
"The fret thing | recollect," replied
Mr.. Bussey, "was hearing people tall
about old Ben Russell!"-Bosion Ga
zefte.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28


Yeu little red-ide Insex,
What sings your song
Upon the okss and various
Other trees, making aconstans noise
Like a esteem ingine blowiR
At night a long ways OF,
Whar have YOU bin sense last
! hurl your voices,
Some sixteen years ago?
] wander if you have
Staid ever since under the ground,
Busied thar out of sight? x
Ialsowunder now you hav cum out,
What you do find to eat2
For YOU don't seem to hav ta5a
Sach appctites as Pharo's insey,
And eat up every green thing.
IF you do devowr anything at awl
] can't dcscouver it. 7a
Are you rally a sign g5s; rr.
OF War, or Pestilensc, or Fammine,
Or altogether? Idon'tthink so,
For Ihev seen You several times G
Before, and nuth in' particlar haPpincd
Immediately afterwards. can't think
You bring any efex of consequence
AT all, and you can leeve just
When you pleaze, or stay and holler on.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
Jesus and the Dead Dog,

Jesus, Gays a very old Persian story ,
arrived n evening at the gates Of a
certain city. and lie sen, Ills disciple.
forward TO Prpare supper, while He,
Himself, intent on doing good, walked
through the streets INFO the market
place.
And lie saw at tho corner OF The
narketsome people gathered together
looking a, an object or the ground; and
lie drew hear to see what i, might be.
|. was a dead dog, with a halter round
his neck, by which he appeared TO have
been dragged through the dirt; and a "a.
err. a more abjac., a more anelean thing,
never met the eyes of man.
And those who stood by looked or
with adherence.
"Faugl." said one stopping his nose;
ii, pollu,es The air" slow long" said
another, "stall this foul bcas, offend oul
sight Look at his torn hide, sald
a third; "one could not even cut a shoe
out of it," ..And his ears said /;
forth, "all draggled and b~leeding!" "Nt
DOUBT" said a fJu h. she hath been hang
ed for ,hievins!"
And Jesus heard them, and looking
down compassionately M the dead crea
,ure, lie said, pearls 'are no, e9ual,o tb'
Wilderness oe his ,ee,h!'
Then the people turned toward Hin
with maze ment, and said among them
selves: "Who is this! this must be Jesus
Of Nazareth, for only He could fine
some thing 20 pity and apptove even il
a dead dogs" and being ashamed. they
bowed their heads before Him, and wen
each on his way. q
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

fg You may 60 into an assembly,
WIRES the author OF "Human Nature"
where there two hundred woman. One
hundred and ninety. of them you
will pass with as much Indifference as
one hundred and ninety.nine pullc.s;
but the two hundred.h irresistably draws
you 10 her. There are one hundred
handsomer and ninety nine rleverer
cnes present; but she alone has the mag
net that attracts you. Now, what is
that magnet! Is il her manner .ha,
charmsr Is it her voice that strikes IN
one OF the thousand and one chords Of
your nervous system. and makes it vi.
braie as sound does hollow glass! Or
do her eyes reject you. so taa: you have
no time to reflect. and no opportunity
for you. head 10 judge how you can d.
gest the noiions they have pul into it2-
Or is il animal nagnetism. or what tAe
plague is III
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
Kings Hotel,
Corner OF Pine 8. Second Streets,
SAINT LOUIS. MO.

tsFas WE take this method Of informing the
iii public that we have taken the new,
l@u4 large and commedious house 10 be
known as s.King's hotel, !" situated at the corner
of Vine and second streets in the most bushes.
part of the city and osly one square from the
river.
The proprietors Of this Hotel, pledge them,
selves TO spare no pains nor expense, to make
this one Of the most desirable houses for mer
Of business and the travelling public in general
The senior partner of this house, George l.
King, would take this opportunity to return hi,
grateful acknowledgements for the very liberia
patronage extended to him while proprietor Of
the Missouri Hotel. and solicits a continuance
of those favors to the new house.
Ottumwa, Oct. 10Th, l85i-6m.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
, OttunWa Land Agency,

M vii sell on fair terms a number O,
w VALUABLE Lors In OrTUMwA;
Several VEIL IMPROVED FARMS NEAR
TOWN; and , quantity of
WELL skl"crED WILD LANDS in differ
ent parts Of he county.
HLSO:
A few thusand acres of land, and q
lew Town VS., held by VIM. Ruddi Oh by
decree Titl" Settlers preferred until
September u,
We will Gh few Eastern Bills, il
presented 500. Also, No. | notes from
8 to IL month j. & J. DEVlN.
april 9th, l354.-tf
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

Mr.. Ericsson has written a letter de-
nying tina, he has abandoned the caloric
engine. On the contrary, he Gays that
he feels greater and greater confidence
in the success Of his Invention. and tina,
ne is sii'l going on with his experiments
land further, ia the true spisit of scien.
tits perseverance, he say tia, he shall
mol be discouraged by many more and
greater obstacles than those tina, he has
thus FAR met.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
~ A pleasant anecdoie is told Of Dr..

~ A pleasant anecdote is told Of Dr..
Franklin. The town of franklin was
named for him. While in France, a
gentlemen in Boston wrote TO him oil
the fact, and added, that as the town was
building a meeting house, perhaps he
would give them a bell. Franklin wrote
the characteristic reply, that he presum-
ed that the good people Of F. would pre-
fer sense to sound, and. therefore. ne
would give them a town library. This
he did. and the library is now in very
good condition. and has been of grea,
service TO the readers.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
stray Cow.
STATE OF IOWA, ! e.

STATE OF IOWA IS:
T1AKEN up by J. w. Ireland, at his resi-
i dence in Ottumwa, in said county, before
Newton c. Hill, Esq, a Justice of the Peace
One da1k red, or blue, erindle cow, white back
and face, and some white on the belly. No ear
marks or brands. Supposed to be about six
years cid and valued at twenty dollars.
JOSEPH HAYNE, Clerk.
Ottumwa, Feb. 9Th, 1856.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
lie Let's very Large Property.

lie Left very Large Property.
Thisis The closing sentence Of a re.
cen, obituary and i, suggests some re,
Elections:
What a pity ne was obliged 10 leave
it! He had taken great deligh. in accu-
mulating IL. As he added field 10 field,
farm to farm, he had looked with pride
upon his splendid domain. concious that
he was the larges, landholdei in his
town. His cattle, if not wandering upon
a thousand hills, ranged over more than
that number Of acres Of rich pasiurage.
Stocks, notes, hoEds, mortgages crowded
his safe Aud il was all the frui. Of his
own industry, energy, and good judge
ment. The rus, of usury and the can
ker of ex,or,ion had no, Scared any OF
his gold. 1t was well and fairly earned
and he loved j. all the more because 1t
was SO. l, grieved him TO leave this
large property, to Depart from the world
az poor as he came into it, and TO enter
the other world utterly destitute Of the
wealth he so much loved in this. Blu,
he had TO leave il, every cent Of it.
lie might have taken il with lin,
Rather let us say, he nigh. have sent 1t
forward in advance Of hiin. As the
capitalist, who conlempaates moving TO
a foreign country converts his property
into crafts, and RENTS from time 10 time
10 his future residence, SO he might have
made remittances TO that undiscovered
country; so tina, on his arrival there, ne
would find abundant treasures laid up in
heaven for him. Every dollar which
he had misunderstanding il with sincere
prayer-to assist in carrying the glad
,idiups of salvation to the ,nds of ,he
ear.h-Every contribution in aid oi~he
many Christian enterprises for the glory
Of God and the good oil man, every cur
OF cold woter given so~ iis.irlA in tht
name Of a disciple-every tear Of pisu'
sympathy for the sudering-eyery gif
Of kindly charity 10 the needy-woult
have added to the store of his "durablt
riches" lie nigh. hare been rich to.
ward God, and a joint heir with jesus
Chris: TO an inheritance incompatible
undefled, and that fade:h not away. !
j. was sad for him to leave that large
properly, how much saddey that he sen
none Of il before him
It's much more pleasant TO 60 10 thar
TO leave a large property. The mar
who is poor in this worlds goods, bu
rich in faith. closes his eyes upon thi.
life. goes 10 take possession OF a very
large property. He owned not a foot o
earth. But for him, 'Sweet fields be
yond the flood stand dressed in living
green" His food here was coarse, per
haps scsnty; but there he will ca. freely
from the tee Of life which yields lwely,
manner Of rits. His garments were plair
and poor; but there he shall be clothed
in white robes. washed and made whit.
in the blood Of the Lamb. IIo asso.
ciates here with ihoee who are despisel
and rejected Of men, but there his com
panions will be an innumerable company
of angels ard the general assembl, ant
Church OF the first born. Who woul.
no. rather GO to a large property than &
leave it, ermont Chronicle.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
UNIVERSITY FAMILY MEDICINES
Nh FEVER AND AGILE.

hs1N AIM Au uIs
TNHE UNIVERSITY OF FREE MEDI.
i CINE AND POPULAR KNOWLEDGE
chartered by the State of Pennsylvania. April
29th, 1883, mainly to arrest the evils of spu.
riops nostrums; also to supply the public with
reliable remedies, where the best medical adj.
visers cannot or will not be employed, having
purchased the invaluable remedy,
ROWAND'S TONIC MIXTURE,
the frs and only known for WENT YEARS
as the certain cure for Fever and Ague, and its
kindfed complaints, confidently recommend il
to the patronage of the afflicted.
The above institution likewise recommends
for Howell Complaints,
RONAND'S COMPOUND SYRUP OE
BLACKBERRY ROOT.
and indie time will furnish its own remedy for
every disease that can be safely treated in thi.
way.
BY oFdT Of the Trustees.
JOHN r. ROWLAND, NJ. d.,
President Of the University, and Head of the
Pharmaceutical Department.
Home Nspensary and Office, No; 6S Arch
Street, Philadelphia.
Gy+ AGtNT-James Hawley, Ottumwa.
Aug. "a lSJ1.-n32 lyr-