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The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
The Chinese Gong.

To those who have never heard t, the Chi nese gong is a frightful sort of an instrument It Is used by the Chinese in all cir churches and religious prosesS.ons, for the purpose, IS they say, of frightening the devil away, and it Is certainly horrd enough to frghten humans, if not Old Nick. An Irishman just arrived from the Emerald lse, stopped at one of our hotels the other evening, and enquired 'What time do the cars lave for Mount Chunk, sir?' The barkeeper, wishing to have little fun with him, told him he would hear the whistle in the morning and with directions to jump up quick when he dia hear it, he and his better half were shown to bed In the morning, the porter of the hotel sounded the gong at the door of Pat, while the barkeeper filled up the intermssons with sundrv shutiling of the feet and whistling through his fingers, in imitation of the locomotive. Pat, thinking the hour had come, jumped up and skipping his wife on the shoulder, exclaimed, "Jasus, mydeur, tue cars are f-the cars are or"
 Speaking of gongs, trio of old ladies, dele gates to the Woman's Rights Convention, lately stopped at the Burnet House. Cncinnati- They had never heard gong and we give Mrs. Trodwell's own description of it: C We hadn't been in our room long, till, jiminy, crimeny, of all the noises that ever did noise-growin', | Delier!u, n'WIln, , ScreoCnln', ana tnunOerln', all rumblin, up in one internal muss of sound ? We thought the day of instruction had come, sure enough, all were awfully frightened. Miss Saf1rons vowed that it was Gabriel blowing his last trump and that he was little hoarse.- Miss Skinhint, she bounced into her bed, crv- ing out, feathers is non- conductors!' Directly the all.f howln' thing shut up and then there was a sound of folks runnn' down stairs fit to break their necks. We were all makin' for the door to run too, when somethin' knock ed at the door. We were afraid to open, but at last Miss Saffrons bold as lion, advanced and popped through key hole There we stood shivering with fright ust at this minute the door opened, aud what in the name of foo gins do you think it was? Why, nothing but a poor, mean, good -for-nothing deceitful waller ngger, wanting to know if we'd come to sup. per?
 "' Has the Photographic Magnetaff exploded :? asked Miss Skinhint
 Ma'am,' says he again.
 Them says 'what was that inferna bowling about, you great, silly stupid negger?
 That noise just now? oh nothing but the gong, reckon,' says he, and the critter walked off griLning.
 What gong was we couldn't tell but from its voice we guess 1t was some astonishin' sa- wage beast that they had tanned and let run loose about the house to skeer decent people out of their senses"
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
Gov. Wright on Grasses.

The address of Gov. Wright, delivered at the Indiana State fair, was most eloquent, practi- cal and elaborate production, pervaded with lity; and, as compared with what we generally hear on such occasions, altogether model ad- dress. The subject is grass. It is one of great difficulty; one of vast importance to every far mcr, and yet one on which we are deplorably ignorant-in fact, perhaps, as is asserted, more ignorant than on any other. We give few extracts, and our columns prevent us from giv- ing the whole address:
 "The American farmer cultivates, or, to speak more correctly, he bestows some attention on the cultivation of ten or dozen kinds of grass while the teeming earth without tillage, fur nishes innumerable varieties of this staff of ani- nal life, in all attitudes and longtudes through out our widespread country. No crop ap- breaches so near a spontaneous, uncultivated yield as the grass, and none pays so large a profit. While it is impossible for me to state, with precision, the annual value of this crop do not hesitate to express the opinon that in this country, taehay crcp alone, imperfect as it is and receiving so little attention, is greater in value, at this day, than the combined crops of cotton, rice and tobacco
 According to the census of 184O the mere hay crop of the United States was 1O,248, ,1O8 tons; in 1850 it was 13,838 642 tons. esti- mate the hay crop of 1855, at 15,OOO,OOO tons, which at $lO per ton, would amount to S15O.- 100000. Tie cotton crop of 1853 is valued at SIPS, ,OOO,CoO. Of the hay crop, more than one-half is produced hy four States to wit New York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois--your own State producing more than one-fourth of the whole; and yet no State has made this arti- cle primary object of cultivation.
 "We treat the hay crop as one of minor importance. But little attention is paid to it.: l-the meadow must wait till the other crops are disposed of; then the grass is cut, too often without any reference to its condition, or any well prepared place for its reception.
 "The value of the hay crop of this country, however, is not equal to the value of the grass lcrop appropriated to pasturage, even in the
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
Congressional.
Snt. Dec. 25.

Sdt. Dec. 70.
 The House proceeded to vote for Speaker; Messrs Hickman, Dowdell, Washburne of Hi nos, and Benson, continuing to act as tellers. The clerk proceeded to call the roll for the sixtieth time, with the following result:
 Whole number of votes cast, 225; necessary to choice, 113. Of these
 NIT. Banks received 1O5
 Richardson "A
 H. M. Fuller 40
 Scattering 6
 The following is the vote in detail,
 For 1M. ~. P Banks: Messrs Albright, Allison, Barbour, H. Bennett, Benson, Billing, hurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Burlington, Burganfe, ames H. Camp, bell, Lewis D. Campbell, Chaffee, Ezra Clark, Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cumback, Damrell, T. Davis, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd Durfee, Edwards, Emrie, Flagler Galloway, Giddngs, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Robert B. Hall, Harlan, Hol- loway, T. R. Horton, V. B. Horton, Howard, Houghston, Kelsey, King, Knapp Knight knowlton, Knox, Kunkel Keiter, Mace, Mat teson, McCarty Meacham, Millian, Miller, Nor gan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, A. Oliver, Parker, Pelton, Pennington, Perry Pet tit, Pike, Pringle, Purviance, Ritchie, Robins, Roberts, Robinson, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Sherman, Simmons, Spinner Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Traitor, Tyson, Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge. Waldron, Cad walder, C.. Washburn, Elihu B. Washburne. Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff and Wood worth
 For Mr. Richardson.--Messrs. Akin, Allen Barclay, Barksdale, Bell, H. S. Bennett Bo- cock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Brooks, Burnett Cadwalader, Caruthers, Caske, Clingman How. ell Cob, Williamson R. W. Cobb Craige, Craw. ford, Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Faulkner, Florence, Thos. J. D. Full. Ter, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Hal Samp. son w. Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Herbert Hickman. Houston Jewett, George w. Jones J. Clancy Jones, Keitt Kelly, Kidwel Letch. CT, Lumpkin, Samuel S. Marshall, Maxwell McMullen, Mcqueen, Smith, Miller, Millson Mordecai Oliver, Orr, Peck, Phelps, Powell Quitman, Ruffin, Rust Sandidge, Savage, Sew ard, Shorter Samuel A. Smith, William Smith Stephens, Stewart, Talbott Taylor, Vail, Warner, Watkins, Wells, Winslow and John V. Wright.
 For Mr. Fuler.-Messrs. Broom, John P Campbell, Garlic, B. Clark, Cox, Callen, II. W. Davis, Ede, Etherdse, Evans, Eustis, Foster
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
NO. 13.

J. Morrison Harris, Harrison, Haven, Hoffman, Hennett, Lake, Lindley, Alexander K. Marsh all, H. Marshall. Milward Moore, Paine, Por- ter Puryear, Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Rivers, Scott, William R. Smith, Sneed, Swope Trip pc, Underwood, Walk, Whitney and Zollicof- fer.
 For Mr. Orr.-Mr. Williams.
 For Mr. Leiter.-M Dunn.
 For Mr. WiHiams.-Mr Wheeler.
 For Mr. Harr1son-Mr. II. M Fuller.
 For Mr. Kelly.-Mr. Richardson.
 For Mr. Pennington Call.
 The House then proceeded to sixty-frst vote, with the following result
 Whole number of votes 225; necessary to a choice 113: of these
 M Banks received 1O5 MT. Richardson "A Scattering So there was no choice.
 The vote in detail was the same as on the previous ballot
 On motion of MT. Etherdge, the House ad- iourned.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
kissane PardOned-the ends of Justice no,
 Subseryed.

The notorious kIssANE, whose adroitness in the commission of crime was alone eoualed bv his shrewdness in evading punishment, and whose self-reliance in hypocritical scoundrelism did not desert him when convicted, but impos- ed upon the Judge 50 as to produce remission of half the term allowed him by law, has been pardoned by Governor CLARK, of New York; Tho reasons given are exceedingly flimsy, and exclusively prove that Governor CLARK Is a very weak man and easily imposed on, or that interposition elsewhere has been used for a very bad purpose. If ever criminal deserv- ed to wear out long imprisonment, it was WILLIAM KIssANE. The extensive connection he had with the rascalties that had been inflict. ed on community in series of years, and his complicity with notorious individuals capable of any crime, should have weighed against ex- ecutive elemency. With penitental face and correct and gentlemanly bearing, and state- ment eioquently turned, it is not to be wonder ed at that he should impress the court favora- bly,; but when his infamous career had obtained so much notoriety, it is almost incomprehensi. ble that he should be turned loose upon society with all his guilt upon his head.
 The reasons that governed Governor CLARK may be gathered from his letter, which seems to show that the impression made by KIssANE on the court was not lost on the executive How ludicrous to talk of" such lessons" as KIs SANE has received to prove "incnetives to a new
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
RErRIBurIvE .JrsTIcE UPON THE SOUTHERN

RETRIBUTIvE JUSTICE UPON THE SOUTHERN KNOW NOTHINGs.-T southern opponents of the democratic party in the House of Repre- sentatives, who have been telling their present constituents for the last six months and more, that the democratic party of the north Is not sound upon the question of ate.rights, and that the American party, so-called, Is a good enough national organization, are no doubt bitterly self-rebuked at the spectacle hourly passing before their eyes. The people they have left behind them are deeply interested observers of this significant panorama and it is not difficult to conceive that the Know No- thing leaders from the south are recalled to their recent pledges upon the orthodoxy of the Know Nothings of the north, with intense mor- tlticatlOn.
 And such is the proof, be it remembered, furnished in the first three days of the session, before the House of Representatives has ap- preached even the initial stage of its organiza- tion, and before abolitonsm has laid its hand upon the machinery of Congress, by which it expects to wield the destinies of the country during the Presidential campaigne! Observe, gentlemen of the south, you who have been tamperlng with the supposed credulity of the slave States, that, although you have been sit ting for three long days, presenting your own candidate to you. .rsworn and convenanted breth- ren of the free States, to those who, with you have accepted the much wanted twelfth section of the Philadelphia convention-ot the one hundred and twenty-three men of the north, most of whom were selected in the lodges of the Know Nothing order, most of whom were carried through by the adherents of that frater- nity, but -four solituy KnoU Nothing members from tue free States have dared to throw their votes in favor of a candidate who stands out the clear and unequivocal friend of the rights of the south. And that candidate is not northern man-like the gallant Richardson, who, when dscharging his duties to the consti- tution did so and does so in defiance of aboli- tionism at home-but one of your own especial set who runs for the Speakership, as if to fur nish the people of the whole south the best evidence of the insincerty of his confederates and himself
 We can we'll imagine what the southern members of the American order must expe- rience when they calmly survey the ground upon which they stand, the false impression they have made upon those who sent them into Congress, and the reckoning that awaits them. Washington Union.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
The Kansas Outhroak.

| gentleman of Westport-a man of great probaty of character and who has a large for tune at stake in Kansas-accompanied Gov Shannon to Lawrence, and returned with him. He went there to see if something could not be done to prevent the effuson of blood, which, he says certainly would have been the case, if there had been no interference between the parties. This gentleman, after his return, on the 10th inst. wrote to us a letter, in which he says:
 "A committee waited upon his Excellency, inviting him to come to Lawrence. We found them entrenched, and as we'll fortified as could be expected for their forces. They were all we'll armed with Sharp's rifles and revolvers, and other implements of war. My opinion is, they only had one piece of artillery. 1 think our forces could have demolished every build ing in half all hour; but had one gun been fired on either side, I am also of opinion that the greater portion would have been killed; and no doubt many of our men would have also sui fered. We numbered many more than they did. Their force was greatly overratsd, and could not possibly have been over four or five hundred. We also had great many moro than they imagined, besides our cannon.
 Gov. Shannon brought them to terms. They agreed, and bound Menaselves to abdeHe la,os, and assist in entorcing them, until such time os the supreme court decide the legality of the Legislature and ifso, euer atteraOads; and 1 am sure they saw the predcament they had got themselves into.
 There are, evidently, great many very good citizens u ere, as we'll as many very bad ones, who are always agitatng and keeping the place in commotion. After the treaty, which is quite lengthy, and has many specifications, and was written by Gov. Shannon had been signed by Gen. Robinson and Col. Lane, on the part of the citizens, they accompanied us to Franklin, where they met a large number of our officers. Many speeches and pledges on both sides were made, and a friendly interchange and farewell took place--the (" law and order'' men believ- ing that it was better to settle it thus than by fighting knowing that many would have bsen killed on both sides
 Yesterday morning the troops were disband- ed and the posse discharged.
 Gen. Pomroy, who had been captured with papers indicating conspiracy, as well as other important documents found on him, was bound over to appear at court. Many arrests were made, and after being bound over, the parties were discharged.
 Thus ends the foolish and uncallcd for but most provoking attempt to set at defiance the laws by a few disaffected asprants, who will soon be scoffed down by the better portion of the citizens.
 would have telegraphed you oftener, but the lines are so often down, and so many exag- gerated stories told by letter wriers-almost al- ways the case on such occasiOns-that defer- red saying much until could see for myself.
 1 pledge myself that the Lawrence men would not have made a breakfast spell for our boys, and 1 think now the sooner the thing is settled by the supreme court the better The law is now sustained which is all that law and order men could ask"
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
Agents fol the True Democrat.

ARKANSAS.
 JOHN Mccoy, Pocahontas, Randolph county; a JOHN s. SHAVER, Cross Plains, Fulton county; X JOHN A. SIMPSON, Pilot Hill, JOSEPH GAULT, Buffton, Yell county; E H. II. MEREDITH, Wilton, Pike county; q F. II. ADAMS, Wilton, Pike county;
 R W. CAULK, RosevIe, Franklin county;
 VIM. BUTLER, Panther, Polk county
 foHN NJ BURNS, Mt. Elba, Bradley county
 WI VAUGHAN, Evening shade Lawrence county.
 E W. BOYER, esq, Aberdeen, Monroe county.
 W W. WATKINS, Canolton, Carroll county;
 A. A. MCGEE, Gaines Landing, Chicot county;
 Col. l. $. HOUSTON, Clarksvlle, Johnson county; JOHN II. MCLEOD, Black Jack, Scott county; JOHN J. HAMMETT, Pine Bluff; IEVI ARNOLD, Dardanele, Yell county; DIXON H. WILLIAMS, Marion county;
 HENRY KING, Jackson, Lawrence county; Dr.. Nj. II. JACKSON, Independence county; Dr. D. C. WRIGHT, Franklin and Scott counties;
 VIM E. HUNT, Hilsboro', Union county; JASPER \. HILLHOUsE, Smithve.
 Hon. B. BUNCH, Kings River, Carroll county. Hon J. A. BECK, lizard county. GEO. AUSTIN, Van Buren, Crawford county. A c. OLIVAR, Carroll county. J: R; THOMPSON ,,,,n, Amity, Clark county
 w. NJ. PEBBLES, Green county. Dr. l.. T. CULLEY, Rondo, Lafayette county JOHN ARNOLD, Lisbon, Union county D. M. MARTIN, Mt Penson Jackson county ]. R. PUMPHREY, Union county: ". B 5. STEER, Pike county, Dt. J. ": WILLIAMS, Dallas county; ". \. MAY, Danville Yell county; WM E. SMITH, Washington county; lGARLEN SILVEY, Jackson county.
 A. J. HAYS, Ashley county; sD W. JEFFREY Mount Olive, lizard county. E. l.. PHILLIPS, Washington, TIempstead county; IOEON TUCKER, Batesvie, Independence county; uHN 4. LINDSAY, Powhattan; 4ELiHU RANDOLPH, Desha county; sIDHN II. MITCHELL, GaInsville Green county; ENIS SUTFIN, Holiver Poinseit county; 4R0DF Il. HOWELL, Dover, Pope county; > JORDAN, I0n;icello Drew county; 4~HH~ RIGGS, Postmaster Richwoods, lizard county #HN V. VAN NALkENBURGH, Warren, Bradley co l. s. NENABLE, Van Buren county; ItdN AVIS, Bradley county; s d. T JACKSON, Elizabeth, Jack son county; NM. A. CRAWFORD, Saline county; j. W. McCONAUGHEY, Searcy, White county; A. J. BROOKS, Blooner, Sebastian county; JAMES M MONTGOMERY, Lewisville, Lafayette co Capt. w. LANDERS, sulphur Rock, Independence co w. B. YOUNG, Dover, Pope county; l. W. BERNARD, Norrostown, Pope county; JAS R. BERRY, P. M., Huntsville, Madison coun,v; JAS N JOHNSON P. M., Friendship Saline county; C. |. SWEET, Sweetville, Crittenden county; THO'S MILLS, Polk county; JOHN w. FULLERTON, Hot Springs;
 JOHN W. WILDER, Valley Grove;
 ROB'T ATKINSON, Leek's Store, Ouachita county;
 Dr. L.. L. MARTIN, Long View, Ashley county;
 N l.. BAKER, Fulton county;
 JACOB PATE, F. M., Pleasant Plains, Independence CO R. l.. CARGIl4E, Conway county WM. C. NORTON. Ref's Bluff. Drew county
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
THE KNOW NoTHINGs DENATIoNAL1zED--

THE KNOW NorH1NGs DENAT1oNAL1zED-- The Detroit Free Press we'll remarks:
 "All possibility of the Know Nothings be- coming national party was destroyed by the action of the late convention of delegates of the order, from most of the northern States, held at Cincinnati. That action as to slavery was, that the repeal of the Missouri compromise was an infraction of the plighted faith of the nation, and that it should be restored; and if efforts to that end should fail, Congress should refuse to admit into the Union any State tolerating sla- very which shall be formed out of any portion of the territory from which that institution was excluded by that compromised This is taking a position that the republican, party has aban- doned. The restoration of the Missouri com promise is no longer plank in the republican, platform. Of course, southern Know Nothings will not come up to the mark of the Cincinnati conventionists. More than ever it appears that the presidential contest will be fought upon the single, distinct issue of union or dsunion."
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
Sale of Lands for the Non-Payment of Taxes. ARKANSAS COUNTY. ARK.
NOTICE IS HEREBY

 tthecou of A described eplaetetw ay a
 
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PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
 S20O Reward.

WHEREAS It has been represented to that w on or about the 9th day of December, 1855, in Johnson county, Arks., foul murder was committed gpon the body of James Bruden, by one Houston hlghes who fled from justice, and is now running at large.
 the State of Arkansas, do hereby offer reward of Two Hundred Dollars, to any person who will arest and deliver the said Houston Hughes to the sheriff Johnson county, Arkansas, so that justice in that behalf may be had and the laws duly executed
 In testimony whereof. l have hereunto set my [, .1 hand and caused the seal of the State of Arkansas, to be affixed at Little Rock, this
 2Sd day of December, A. D. 1855.
 ELIAS x. CONWAY. By the Governor:
 D. E. GREER, Secretary of State. I'EsoRIPTIoN.-Houston Hughes is about 27 years Of age, feet or 10 inches high, light hair, will weigh about l5O lbs, light complexion. Dec 25 1855 St
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08

T Prentice apologies for his absence from the meeting of his brethren in this city, and ends with prayer Gentlemen, God bless you." That's right. There never was set of fellows that needed praying for more.-Lou- isUiWe Democrat.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08

TExAs.-At recent special election in Chs-
 rokee county, Texas, out of 1157 votes, the
 democratic candidate received 7O3, majority of 24S against Know Nottingham
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08

A COSTLY ANIMAL-A vessel called Robert Peel, which has just arrived in the Lolre' rance; from Sumatra, has brought magnificent royai tiger for one of the menageries forly armed men were, it is stated, sent to capture nli' oo1 he killed ten and injured thirteen o' them oe- fore he could be secured
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
STAR CANDLES AND SOAP

STAR CANDLES AND SOAP ON hand and for sale by M OSBORN. O Nov. 6, lS55.
 -rz TWO VALUABLE RED RIVER xJS CfS Plantations at Public Auction. v DY virtue and in pursuance of the order of the D Probate Court ill and for the county of Lafay- ttte, in the State of Arkansas, will proceed to sell s Public Auction, at the Court House door, in the town of LEwIsvILLE, in the county of Lafayette, in the State of Arkansas, on
 Monday. the 21st Day of January, h the year A. D. 1956 between the hours of 9 O. toek A. M., and o'clock r. M., of said day,
 The Plantations Owned and possessed by the late ROBERT HAMILTON l the time of his death, situated in Lost Prairie and
 Little Prairie, in the county of Lafayette, in the State of Arkansas, the former containing from lU00 to l2l1 acres and the latter from 50O to 600 acres Said lands are highly improved, and regarded as tual any lands upon Red River for the production pf Cotton, Corn, etc.
 .-ts- \ Credit of Twelve Months from the day of sale will be given to the purchaser purcha sers of said lands, upon executing note to the un- dersigned, with good and undoubted security, bear ing Interest at the Rate of Eight per Cent. per Annum from date until paid.
 JOHN E. SANDEFUR, As Public Administrator with the will annexed, of Robert Hamilton. deceased. Lafayette County, Ark, Dee. 10, 1855.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08

fN LUST received from New Orleals-- e 'SJ doz Mems black Soft Cass IIats &-17 " B. B. Hung. Hats; Wool Magyar 1~.' :. Congress :.
 Child's Pearl Feather
 " Boys Black Cloth Caps And for sale at the cash store by Dee Huh. NJ. OSBORN.
 S. JASEpI v-CVW \ again selling goods in the Whg Post-SN SNa.ssss. \ Office Alis building, and buying Cotton, ,@1--zzz3 e.e. us usual. Dec. II Att
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08

This letter, we repeat, is from one of the best sources in Westport, and is correct in every particular.-.S Louis Republican, December 21st.
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NO r | C F..

h by note TT account, are ediHeStly requested to -.l ani octte up by the lst day of January. 1856.
 Da Ii FIELD tG DOLBY.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
NOTICE.

\ HAVE purchased the entire Brick Kiln made ana
 u burnt by C. '. AKIN & Co. All who wish tc purchase Bricks, will make application to the under sigued, and no bricks allowed to be moved from said kiln, without an order from me.
 Dee. g. 1855 D. E. HANDEL.