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The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
Grand Ratification Meeting of the
 Know Nothings.

On yesterday the grand ratification of the
 Philadelphia platform came off in this city.
 Every preparation was made. The faithful
 were ordered to attend. A great barbecue was provided. A large crowd was expected. But alas! rall human hopes! The know nothings came--they metat the State House--they form ed in the procession--and it passed down Main street to the place selected for the speaking. 1 We stood at the post office, with several gen. temen, as the procession passed, and counted the members as they filed off" ten feet apart'' making long line--and there were only two hundred and forty-two in the ranks. It was delectable sight to the old democrats, who thronged the sidewalks ana perched upon the fences, to witness the grand display All was silence -there was 10 enthusiasm no spi- rit. The heavy dull foot-fall was all could be heard, as the procession of only PAP kno' nothings passed down the street.
 The exclamation of ''ohat Jai1ure'' Jas the greeting of every one. that we met 4 Ger all the ralns and labor taken, after all tn preparation and the invitations given, tw hundred and forty-two know nothings we're all that could be assembled
 The number is not hlf of the voting popula- ton of Pulaski co,uty, and yet we had some from Prairie. Jeferson, Saline and other coun. ties to swell cltt the procession.
 We nevsr saw the democrats exhibit more pleasaw faces. Many of them had been made to lulieve that know nothings would come up k thousands to the grand ratification. They were agreeably disappointed. Instead of seeing the know nothing ranks filled with the democ- racy of the country, they saw only aoAags with here and there fshy democrat. Not one in twenty were democrats, or had ever acted with the democratic party.
 We have not space to allude to this grand failure any further. We shall do so at large next week. Leading men from all parts of the State were expected. They were not present. The celebration was left to be conducted gene rally by the old whig leaders of this city, who hungry for office, siege at any passing scheme to entrap, deceive and defeat the democracy.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
\ Fatal AnraY.

h g difficulty between John M. Butler and Edward Marcus, brothers-iu-law, on Sunday flight last both were killed.
 It appears that harsh feelings had been long entertained between Butler and Marcus. - They met, whether premeditatedly or not, is TO, known. iu front of the Real Estate banking house, about 816 o'clock Sunday night. Both armed with pistols, they fired upon each other almost simultaneously. When assistance reach ed them, Marcus vas dead and Butler in an expiring condition Butler lived only few moments.
 This sad tragedy has thrown over our city quits gloom. Mir Butler was long known aud esteemed by the community as printer and as the publisher of the Arkansas Whig. Mr. Marcus wsa 2 merchant tailor much esteem ed and respertsd. The causes that led to the difficulty are nHknown to us. A quarrel of a private nature hsd, lor some time past inter rupted their priyatslrelations
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
Vhe Siege of SeYaStnnol.

The Washington correspondent of the Balt more Sun thus writes:
 "The consequence of the defeat or destruc tion of the allied forces in the Crmea during the summer campaign will be renewal of the war in the autumn with much larger armies, and increased determination on both sides.-- The hope that General Pelissier would take and destroy Sevastopol during the present cam paign is now abandoned. Next autumn the allies will pursue different plan, and endea'or to take possession of the Isthmus of fefeNop' and cut of all communication between the Gri- mea and the Russian territory, from which It Is supplied with men and munitions of war. "But this will be no easy task, for in short time Russia will have completed the railroad between Moscow and Perekop, which will ena- ble her to concentrate any number of men at that point What the allies may gain by trans ferring the theater of war from Sevastopol to the Isthmus of Perekop is not to be foreseen.'
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF WATER c

THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF WATER ON THE SOUTHERN ROUTE FOR PACIFIC RAIL- RoAD.-The Fort Smith Herald publishes the following letter from Dr. Shumard, the geolo- gst of this expedition, dated Rio Pecos New Mexico, mouth of Delaware Creek, May 18th:
 We have at length arrived at our permanent camp, all safe and sound, and are preparing to go to work at the well, which we hope to have under way in three days from now. The coun. try is, think. very favorable for water, but I do not much expect we will find it before going down six or eight hundred feet, which will pro- bably occupy us for six months. I have not, however yet had favorable opportunity of examining the geological formation. After I have made two or three explorations will be able to give an opinion. In the morning start for the Guadalupe Mountains (which are about thirty y-miles from camp) for the purpose of ob- taining good section of the strata as they out crop at their base expect to be absent from camp eight days, and will take an escort of five men, all well armed and mounted. Five miles from us another party of fifteen men will also be engaged in cutting timber; so that should the Indians come upon us we will be able to make a splendid fight
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
Our Paper Enlarged.


 We present to our readers and patrons, to- day, the True Democrat much enlarged. It is now the largest paper in the State containing nearly twice as much reading matter as any other.
 Having the largest subscription list, and t great amount of patronage, in the way of ad- vertising and job work, we are not only ena- bled Jo furnish our readers with the largest but also the cheapest paper. Our price, as hereto fore, will be only S2 in advance. Its cheapness will enable every man, who desires to take a raper published. at the capital, to subscribe for f. For the small sum of two dollars year, each subscriber will receive reading matter s.rth at least twenty-five dollars.
 Our subscription list is daily increasing.- Every mail from the north, south, east and vest, brings us subscribers. We have the best subscribers in the world too. They generally are prompt in their advance payments, which not only makes the burden of subscription ca ser upon themselves, but is greatly to our ad- vantage. We infinitely prefer B n advance to S3 at the end of the year. It enables us to pay cash for all expenses, and thus save much iu the course of the year.
 To those friends who have interested them selves in increasing the circulation of our pa- per, and thus contributed to its present flour. ishng condition, we heartily offer our sincere thanks. We have latored faithfully, in what we have deemed the true American cause, to deserve their patronage. We have spared nei- tner pains nor expe-se to merit their approba- ton. We wolk for the public, and we have kept the interests of the people at large stea- div in view Without any ambition, other than contribute to the advancement of the State of Arkansas, in which we were born and raised, and to the preservation and perpetuity of the Union, we have been enabled to devote all of our energies to making the True Demo ciat an interesting and useful paper.
 Our political conduct, as an editor, has been rnvarying A democrat, when we took charge of this paper we are a democrat still Believ- ing that the democratic party is the true party for the people-belieying that to t the Union is indebted for all that has made it the great and powerful nation it is, we have continued s.cadfastly and firmly democrat.
 The consistency of our principles and oul conduct has no doubt contributed to our pre- sent prosperity. To our consistency We attri- bute the warm friendships we have made with men in every portion of the State, whom we are unacquainted with personally, and have never seen.
 We trust our friends will continue their ey' ertions for our paper. We wish to place it 1T the hands if possible, of every one. It is al ready widely circulated, but the true democrats must not at this juncture relax their exertions A glorious victory awaits us in August, 1856 bus we must spare no effort to make t certain
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
Know N thing Piety in Little Rock.

The uery Erst pla'1k Ill the know nothing plat form, is the acknowledg gnent of "a Supreme Be- ing vho rules H,e UnjUerse"
 This is the first instance of the introduction of religion into political controversy in the United States, and upon reading it, We n.tu- rally looked for some puritanical display of religiousa enthusiasm by | he know nothings.
 Guess our surprise, when we learned that in the first public act of the know nothings, in this city, they were engaged aH cf Me SaJbotd dag in erecting pole as an emblem of their or der. Six days of the week upon which it is Lawful, before God and man, to work and la- Dor, preceded Sunday, and yet nothing was done towards raising the pole until late Satur- day evening. Being considerable job, it was not finished until Sunday evening"
 Such is the first exhibition of know nothing piety here! The pole they raised was of cy- press" the emblem of naowning''-which, in our opinion, was well worthy the occasion. A public violation of public profession should be the occasion of weeping and wailing"
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

ANOTHER BANK REsUsCITATIoN-BE OF Ir.--We are reliably informed that arrange ments have been completed for the resuscita- ton of the bank of Tescumseh and that circu- lating notes of the concern will soon be put atioat. It Is, we understand under the direc- tory control of several gentlemen in the south ern part of the State and in the State of New York, who profess the intention of prosecuting a legitimate banking business.
 The charter of this bank is one of those pas sed at an early day, and, like it's contemporaries, furnishes no security whatever to the bill hol- der. Its safety rests solely upon the disposi- ton of the owners. No effective legal re- straints are thrown around the management of the bank; the stockholders are not held ndi- vidually responsible for its liabilities no State or other stocks are required to be deposited with the State authorities for the redemption of the outstanding notes in the event of failure. Ir short, the bank is utterly irresponsible in le gal point of view. If it redeems it's notes o pay debts the act is voluntary.-Detroit Free Press.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
The Gold Hunt.

We believe it is very generally agreed thai the reports of gold on the Red Fork of the Ar kansas, are all false. For some cruel, wicked iesign these rumors have been put in circula- ton. The following, from the Ft Smith He- raid, is the latest we have seen on the subject :
 The following was received on Sunday last from the Creek Agency:
 Fools company are nearly all in this far left Pool at Little river-company came in by Fort Arbuckle - were lost-traveled twelve hundred miles, found no gold--no trouble with the lndians-had a good time-kiled buffalo and got iat-went round the Red Fork of the Arkansas.
 Fort Smith company, when last heard from, were on the Missouri company's trail and if theey follow on will bring up at Fort Arbuckle.
 P'ol's company nearly all returned Pool alSo-gold-rlo find him.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
GT The Philadelphia Daily Times

0T The Philadelphia Daily Times express es the opinion that the lractice of stump ora tory is unquestionably the chief cause of the superior skill and ability n debate manifested by the southern and western members in Con- gress They may not remarks the Times, be as classically educated, as general rule, as their northern colleagues, but they surpass them in familiar knowledge of national politics, and in the power of swaying the minds of others by argumentative eloquence, This is the req son, in the opinion of the Times, why they are often able to carry their measures over oppos- ing odds, and to conciliate public opinion to their support.
 The opinion of the Times is one which We have long entertained.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
Neir EOrk. .Inly 24

THE NEW REPUBLIC IN MExIco-A cor respondent of the Tribune, writing from Mier, on the Mexican frontier, states that the battles about to be fought between the revolutionists and General Woll, the Mexican commander of Matamoras, will be decisive and throw all the frontier custom houses into the hands of Cara vajal and his party, should they be successful. Woll expected to be beaten, and had sent all his valuables across the river into Texas. | The Revoutlonists have 2,OOO men and eight pieces of artillery.
 They propose to form confederation of the three northern States, Tamaulipas, Ouachita, and Nueva Leon.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

LoAN1NG PAPERS, Subscribers to newspa- pers make complaint of the non-arriyal of their naners and in some instances intimate that the loss is occasoned by the fact of the postmaster loanino to his neighbors the papers of others for perusa1 The papers fail to be returned to their proner place, and hence the dissatisfaction Postmasters are strictly forbidden to loan news papers that are in their office for delyery.- WasIinqt0n Union.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

DIscoURAGING CONDITION OF UTAH.-A let ter from Utah gives deplorabIe account of Mormondon. There is said to be not ooly dis content and dsseusion among the Saints, but the whole territory Is threatened by famine In the southern settlements the whole of the wheat crop, which had looked so promising has been devour,.d by grasshoppers; and towarl the north the same result IS appre heuded. These insects were gushing out of the cath by shoals, and it required ouly a little warm weather to hasten their growth and to insure the entire de- struction of the crC D.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

0IF The Governor Generalship of India, which the Earl of Elgn unsuccesstully solicit ed, and Viscount Canning, son of the brilliant orator and premier, has just obtained, has been held by the Earl of Dalhousie eight years three years more than the usual term. The office ranks next to that of premier, politically, and is even better pecuniarly. Formerly the salary attached was equal to $50O,OOO; now it is something like $10O,00o, with palace and other regal necessities at Calcutta.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

GlF The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce says that the government of Nicaragua has communicated to the United States government a declaration
 from the parties who, it was asserted by Mes,rs.
 Fabeus and Kinney, had granted lands in Nj
 caragUa to the former gentlemen. The Jour-
 nal publishes the declaration of denial.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

0T The treasures of Russia are all removed to Moscow during times of war for safety, and it is stated that the bullion now in the treasury there greatly exceeds the sum held by the bank of England; and the estimated value of gems and jewels is almost fabulous, before which the crown jewels and regalia of England sink into comparative insignifcance
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
AoQU1rTAL OF DR. SrEINER.-The Huntsville

ACQUITTAL OF DR. STEINER.-The Huntsville (Texas) Item of the 14th inst, says
 We see that Dr. Steiner, who killed Colonel Arnold some time last year, has been acquitted by the district court of Hill county, and troop of soldiers, who were in attendance to arrest him on leaving the court, were prevented from carrying out their orlers by party of men, who carried the prisoner off to a place of sate- ty. We shall think it strange if the Decor be not court -martialed and shot vet,
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

0I5- We find the following in the Gazette and Democrat of Little Rock
 1.-The ConWayJ Johnson organ of Tues lay, charges that this paper is know nothing. This IS not so. Our readers know our position. It IS the slme that we have ever occupied. We hold ourselves ready now, as we have done, to do justice to all parties. And while we have not hesitated to condemn such portions of the know nothing faith, as appear objectionable to us we are ever ready and willing to do them justice, by approving and giving credit for their good acts. He who fails to approve the right and condemn the wrong, wherever found, is unfit to conduct public journal''
 We cannot view the above in any other light, than an attempt to gull the democratic party. The Gazette and Democrat is most assuredy an adjunct of the old federal party, and we predict that at the election in 1856 1t will be found op- posing the regular democratic ticket, and acting with the know nothing party; we have watch ed the coruSe of that paper for five years past closely and at all important elections, save one the Gazette and Democrat was giving aid anC comfort to the federalists, and we cannot agree to be so blind as not to see that the editors o that paper are preparing to step into the ranks of the unholy, unless, forsooth, one of them selves should be put in nomination for some prominent office, by the democrats The course of the Gazette and Democrat has had its da, with regard to influence with the pure demo crotic party, its course and its object is well un- derstood here, and any attempt to play off a this time, by pretended neutrality will no take with the pure democracy. The ap peal to their readers, who they say know the position, it is the same we have ever occu pied," is an acknowledgment on their part tha they will continue to embarrass and distract th democratic party as they have hitherto done- We cannot then hope for better things, from
 source so abominably corrupt as the Little Rocl Gazette and Democrat-F0rt Smith HeroM
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

Col. KINNEY-Accounts received at New York from Col Kinney at Turks Island state that he had not sailed for Central America, but expected to do so on the fourth inst The Br- tish vessel that had been chartered by the Col onel was found on examination, to be too small to accommodate his company, and he was making every effort to obtain larger vessel
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

SECRETARY OF THE SWAMP LAND BOARD Mr. HENRY A. POWERS, of Johnson county, has been appointed secretary to the board of swamp land commissioners. The secretary's office is located in this place, and Mr. Powers has, also, removed his domicil here.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

A TEDIOUS JoURNEY.-The Milwauki (Ala) Tribune says that in November, l84S gen teman in Baldwin, in the interior of t:e State, mailed letter to grocery house in that city. It was never received or heard of until last week, when it came exactly to its destination, after an absence of nearly seven wears. Itwould be pleasant to hear that letter give an account of its travels during that long pcriod.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CoLoNIzATIoN.-Negro loving Massachusetts contributed, from April 2Oth to May 2Oth but fifteen dollars to the American Colonization Society. During the same time, Virginia contributed one thousand and forty dollars, and Arkansas five hundred and fifteen dollars.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

It is thought that the half dozen democrats in Camden who still belong to the order, will withdraw before long, as they cannot fail 10 see it as whig trick--a trick of the scheming dem agogues of that party. and not of such national whigs as Toombs and Stephens of Georgia, Kerr of north Carolina, Rost of Louisiana, etc"
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

PUNIsHED--H. G. Norton, the individual who tried to pass himself off as H. w. Clinton at the Spencer house last week, was tried yes- terday. Captain Cutter was the attorney for the defence; but, after very lengthy examination of the case, he was find $50 for obtaining goods under false pretences.
 The worst feature brought out in the exami- tion was, that, not content with victimizng ho tel-keepers, he attempted to deadhead it over the steamboats and railway trains of the coun- try IS an editor.
 There was nothing more in this case than we have often described as confidence game In this case he represented himself to per- son to be very wealthy Kentucky planter and to another as very wealthy druggist residing near Lexington, Ky. Mir. Ruynon, late of the Woodruff house, and the proprietors of the St. Charles exchange, were among the persons vic. tlmlzed. He is said to have been able to drink an enormous amount while getting liquor or " tic'' at the Woodruff house, and was even so magnanimous as to order half dozen bottles of wine to the Enquirer editorial room, fol the benefit of the editorial fraternity of that paper-Cin. Columbian, 27M.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

THE RIGHT SoRT.-The following letter re- ceived few days ago, shows that there are also whigs who decline entering into know no- thingism. They are right.
 Pine Bluf, July Both, 1855.
 MR. JoHNsoN:-You will please send me your paper, the True Democrat. Yours is now the second democratic paper that I ever sub scrlbed for. l sent few days since for the Washington Union. have always been whig; but l cannot stand the midnight oath bound party that nearly all the whgs are merged in- to. intend to vote with the true American party for the future--the old democratic party
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

HoN. AMos kENDALL-The Indianapolis (lnd) State Sentinel, speaking of recent visit of Mir. Kendall to Indianapolis, says:
 "The old gentleman is feeble and worn, ex.. ceedngly gray haired, and tottering, as it were, on the very verge of eternity. His presence calls to mind many thrilling events of the ad mlnlstration of that by-the-e eternal ? spirit " hose indomitabe will met and overpowered that monster of centralzation and monopoly, the United States Bank"
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

CEr" Mother" said Jemima Spry to her ven erable maternal relative, Sam Flint wants to come courtng me tonight" "Well, you jade, what did you tell him?' "Oh, told him he might come wanted to see hoeo the tool a0ould ortH,
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

"THE HEATED lERM."-Ths is the title given to the whole the last week of June bv the New York journals; and the first week in July commenced in mch style as to deserve the same designation. The Express. aIIudng to the intoerable heat f the night of Friday, the 29th ult., says that Che going down of the sun brought i.tle or no plief-the atmosphere be- ing about as intolerabe at 12 o'clock at nisht as at monday. On Saturday evening refreshing shower of rain passed over the upper part of the city, accompanied by some thunder and lightning, but the relid it afforded was but of temporary duration. It was soon as warm as ever. The big red moon glowed like d fiery furnace, as if in mocFery of the suferings of poor, helpless humanity. Sunday morning came in blazing hot, ard kept up to the blazing point all day. TowarCs evening there was a | light breeze, warm, feurish and very brief at that. Through the res of the night it grew little cooler, but not cml enough to bring the mercury down to pont lower than 80 de- grees."
 This is the particular wherein we, in the south, have great ad 1antage over our New York friends. Hot as as are our days, we do have cool evenings, even in our heated term of weather.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

PRAIRIE CoUNrY.-We understand that Mir. W.J. ROGERS has been appointed by the swamp land board, locating agent for Prairie county.