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The true Democrat., 1856-04-22
The Democratic National Convention.

In pursuance to a call regularly made, tn, Democratic National Committed" consisting of one from each State, appoi,ted by the de mocratlc national convention of 1852, to "pro mote the democratic cause,' and "designatt the tune of holding the next convention" me at the National Hotel, in the city of Washing ton, at F NJ. on the 9th day of January, 1856 and with entire unanimity-
 Resolved, That the democratic national con vention of 1856 meet in the city of Cincinnati at l2 o'clock M on the first Monday of Jun, next.
 The national convention of 1852 adopted the following resolution as to the number o delegates to be chosen:-
 "Res0tUed, That, in constituting future na tlonal conventions of the democratic party in order to secure the rights of the States tc thcr relative representation in such conventions each State shall be entitled to twice the num- Der of delegates that 1t has votes in the cleo toral college, and no more; and that the demo cratic national committee, in making arrange ments for the next national convention, provide such number of seats therein for each State and secure the same to the delegates elect'
 It Is requested, with view to the proper arrangements of seats of members, that the delegates from the several States or districts of the United States to the next national conven- tion forward to Hon. A. F. Edgerton, Hicks vile, Ohio, chairman of the committee of ar engagements, their respective names and post afces; and the democratic papers throughout the United States are requested to copy this call, and the proceedings of the democratic na tiOnal commmittee.
 By order ROB'r M. McLANE, Chm. Attest:
 GEO. READ RIDDLE, o'' y''
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i Case for Gnr. lhnsn nl nhin-

A case has just occurred in Cincinnati, illus tratjnS the bad consequences of the success of abolluonStS at elections. Shortly after the election of Chase, on the woody fusion ticket, as Governor of Ohio, young married woman in Cincinnati, duly impressed with the convic- ton that the popular voice had decided negroes to be upon political and social equality with white persons, divided her time between her white husband and a negro fellow named Scott. Her husband not relishing this practical exer- else of fusion. complained to the courts, and for no other offence than believing that Gov. Chase and the political party in power really believed in the purity of the principles they ad
 vocated she was committed to jail for twenty days. Justice, which is evidently democratic Tn Cincinnati, did not stop here; the saddle colored lover was sentenced to pay fine of Sloo and committed to jail for twenty days hls offence being in believing that Gov. Chase was right in saying that negroes were as good as white men, Thequeston is ought not Gov. Chase to pardon these parties?- Chicago Times.
The true Democrat., 1856-04-22
Breadstutts and Peace.

The Paris cores spOndent of the National In telligencer writes by the Persia:
 If war is continued, breadstutfs will At present eight out of ten believe in peace which would let loose two crops that have accumu- lated in the Black sea, and which will more than cover the deficiency; and hence the recent decline in prices. This wise and far-seeiug go- vernmcnt, fully aware how important cheap bread is to the tranquility of France and even to the existence of the imperial government, has employed various means to keep down prices. An important one was the powerful Credit MobiIier" Their purchases in Spain and the United States have been on very large scale. It was a busneSs-like measure to en- ploy as their principal agent in the purchases in the United States the great English house of Barring Brothers & Co.,. for if French house had been employed it would at cnce have ere. ated an alarm as being for the government; but the extensive relations of Barring Brothers & Co. with the United States would lead every body to believe the shipments were for Amer- can account, and in the usual manner Their shipments to the north of France have been very large, and at Marseilles the wealthy and respectable house of Raban Brothers & Co., have received, by the published returns of importa- tions, nearly eighty thousand barrels of flour and four hundred thousand bushels of wheat from the United States and supposed through the Earrings, whose friends and agents they are, at that,port. Though of course it is not known, yet the universal belief is that all these impor- tatons have been made by the French govern melt. A supply ot breadstuhfs is a weighty reason in favor of peace; for there is no doubt that there is great deficiency, and it will be promptly and very severely felt unless heavy supplies can be obtained from the Black sea and the Baltic Itis now all admitted and pub- lshed fact that the importations of wheat for the year from July y l, 1854, to July l, 1855, was 5,3OO,OOO hectoltres or about 14 100000 bushels. This was not considered a year of great deficiency, and created no alarm. Now we are told the deficiency for the present year, say from July l, 1855, to July l, 1856, Qrom harvest to harvest) is only 100000 of hecto-
 itres, or upwards of 100000 bushels; but if the war continues it will be discovered very soon that the deficiency is greater than this. Some estimate 1t at nearly double the above, which is greater quantity than can be obtained from the United States. Fortunately, the crop of potatoes has been most abundant, and if peace should give free access to the granaries of the Black sea- breadstufs will decline very much, even upon the present rates, which are already lower than they were.
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FANNY FERN.--Here is the way this amia ble young lady is talking in print about her husband and her brother What love is Fanny!
 And there is Mr. James Parton, author of the life of Horace Greeley, whom I occasion ally meet. Jim Is five feet ten inches. and modest-wears his hair long, and don't believe in devIl-has written more good anonymous articles, now floating unbaptized through news paperdom, Con both sides of the water.) than any other man save himself, would suffer to go unclaimed Jim believes in Carlyle and lagcr beer-can write books better than he can tie cravat; though since his late marriage am pleased to observe wonderful improve ment in this respect. It is my belief that Jim IS destined, by steady progress, to eclipse many man who has shot up like a rocket and who will fzzle out and come down like a stick
 There's Richard Storrs Willis, or Storrs Rich ard Willis, or Willis Richard Storrs, Git is way that family have to keep charging their names) editor of the Musical World; not a bad paper either. Richard has fine profile, a trim, tight figure, always unexceptionably arrayed; and has gravity of mien most edifying to one who has eat bred and molasses out of the same plate with him."
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not, from the fact that each of them had per init of indulgence from Thomas Ford, presi- dent of the order, granting them permission to testify as witnesses in the case.
 Upon this state of things the Eagle remarks:
 Whence has Tom Ford derived the power to absolve men from the binding obligation of solemn oaths? Who gave him the power to annul the most sacred appeals to Almighty God that human beings anlmake? And yet from the sworn testimony of witnesses in court of justice it appears that he has assumed to do this, and men stood up in a court of justice and violated these oaths, declaring that they felt no compunction of conscience for doing so, because of the all-absorbing power of Tom Ford's in- dulgence. One of the most solemn charges Know Nottingham has urged against the Pope is that once his predecessors granted indulgcnces and absolved from the binding effect of oaths What is the difference, let us ask, between their own acts and what they charge upon the POpe2
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Agents fol the True Democrat.

ARKANSAS.
 MOSES J. HARDIN. Canton Lawrence county; JOHN r. HORNER, Eubank's Mills Johnson county; H. M COuCH, Clarendon, Monroe county; C. H. ADAMSON, Helena, Phillips county; J. II. CROSS, Amity, Clark county; Hon. SAM LESLEY, Wiley's Cove, Searcy county; Il II. CLEARY, Falcon, Columbia county; Dr. /. C. ROSS, Magnolia, Columbia county; JOHN Mccoy, Pocahontas, Randolph county; JOHN s. SHAVER, Cross aims, Fulton county; JOHN A. SIMPSON, Pilot Hill, C JOSEPH GAULT, Buffton, Yell county; Il. II. MEREDITH, Wilton, Pike county; E. II. ADAMS, Wilton, Pike county; R. w. CAULK, Roseve, Franklin county; VIM. BUTLER, Big Bend Polk county. JOHN NJ. BURNS, Mt. Eba, Bradley county. VIM: VAUGHAN, Evening Shade, Lawrence county. S w. BOYER, esq, Aberdeen, Monroe county. Dr. J. w. SULLIVAN, Moro, :" W. W. WATKINS, Carollton, Carroll county; A. A. Mct' EE, Gaines Landing, Chcot county; Col. J. $. HOUSTON, Carksville, Johnson county; JOHN II. MCLEOD, Black Jack, Scott county; JOHN J. HAMMErT, Pine Bluff; LEVI ARNOLD, Dardanelle, Yell county; DIXON Il. WILLIAMS, Marion county; HENRY KING, Jackson, Lawrence county; Dr. M. II. JACKSON, Independence county; Dr. D. c. WRIGHT, Franklin and Scott counties; M. E; HUNT, IIiIlsboro', Union county; JASPER \. HILLHOUsE, Smithvie. Hon. B. BUNCH, Kings River, Carroll county. Hon. J. A. BECK lizard county GEO. AUSTIN Van Buren, Crawford county. J. R. THOMPSON, Amity, Clark county Dr. l.. T. CCLLEY, Rondo, Lafayette county. JOHN ARNOLD, bon, Union county. D. NJ. MARTIN, Mt. Penson, Jackson county. J. R; ruMPHREY, Union county; W. B. STEER, Pike county, W. x. MAY, Danville, ' ell county; WM. E. SMITH, Washington county; A. J. HAYS, Ashley county; D. W. JEFFREY, Mount Ove lzard county R. l.. PHILLIPS, Washington, Hempstead county; GIDEON TUCKER, Batesville, Independence county; JOHN \. LINDSAY, Powhattan; JOHN VI. MITCHELL, GaInsville, Green county; LEWIS SUTFIN, Bover Poinsett county; ROOF II. now ELL, Dover, Pope county; J. S. JORDAN Nonticello Drew county; THO'S RI Gs, Postmaster at Richwoods lzara county WI. ". VAN NALkENBU RGH, Warren, Bradley co; l.. B VEN ABLE. Van }uren county; JDHN HANI~, Eradiev county; f. II JACKSON, Elizabeth, Jackson county; WI. \. CRAWFORD, Saline county; JAMES VI. MONTGOMERY, lcwisve, Lafayette GU N. B. NOuNH. Doyer Pope county; N, BERN ARD, Norrostown, Pope county; JAS K. BERRY, p N., Huntsville Madison counly; THO'S NILIS, Polk county; ROB'f ATKINSON, Leek's Store, Ouachta county; Dr. l.. l.. MARTIN, Long View, Ashley county; \ l.. BAKER Fulton county; JACOB PATE P. M., Pleasant Plans Independence co. R l.. CARuIl E, Conway county. WI. C. NORl ON. ReIf's Butf. Drew county.
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Notice to the Farmers of the United States.

CttC"Jo, 1p', IeuIutTy 70, lSOO,
 The decision of the Illinois Circuit Court delivered by Justice Mclean, that Maunv's machine does not infringe my patents, having oeeh telegraphed throughout the country in a form calculated to make an erroneous impress s'oh on the public mind embrace this occasion to say lew words on that subject in order that 'e''o9 o'@ purchasers of reapers respectively may oe informed of their rights in ihe premises. III similar case Cos Seymour and Morsa) the decisions and rulings of Justice Nelsn, and verdlctS of two Ne,o York jur7es were in my iavor; and heTe makers of Nanny machines. not rlsklng adefence, took license under my patents. Sad decisions and rulings have also been an. proved by the Supreme Court, which hirh tri ounal will, l doubt not sustain the same with my claims next winter, when this case with Nanny Will be before It for hearing; thus b2inq- ang aH Manny machines t0 that date into the ac- count and nadhjng liable aN others sepe,atinq and got'e'7ng tue grain to the platto,pa a1M discLarg- ang 2t dt the SIDE of tue machlne out of the track or the horses, on substantially the same princ- pie, and thus stopping their continued operation. state this that justice may prevail so far as possible My patents are sustained in strong and complimentary terms by all the courts. as well as the originality of nay intention by the distinguished scientific juries of the French Universal Exhibition
 For the superior performance of my combined maca1ne over that of al others Established also Tn severa severe French trials) in cutting aoheat, oats, and grass, refer to my bills for proof de- rived from all parts of this country The price ot my machine Is not higher than that of Man- nyS ol the same width of wath, though more expensvely made, with iron finger 6ar," etc. It's greater ecidUt, without heavier draught and its proportional speed, as fouad in Fe,lch trials, as cf course important. Upon these substantial grounds 1 solicit the continued patronage of my farming friends, promising not to disap- point any reasonable expectation; and I advise them to order curly to ensure being supplied thus enabling me to meet the demand, having fallen far short of it for the last harvest.
 c. H. MCCORMICK
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COMPLETELY SOLD-Undert this heading, th

COMPLETELY SoLD.-Under this heading, the Mobile Evening News, of the 2d inst, has the following good story:
 As the Ctronele train was on it's downward trip to this city yesterday morning, an incident occurred that caused no litte amusement to the passengers. As the train was approaching eight mile station, lady, quite eleg antly attired with lovely bouquet of wild flowers in her hand, and face concealed from view by handsome veil, was discovered standing on the platform The train was ordered to stop, of course, to take in the fair passenger-and stop it did The gal lant conductor immediately jumped out upon the platform crying out as usual, "all aboard.' at the same time raising his hat and politely extending his hand to help the lady aboard.- She, however, did not recognize his gallantry, but stood dumb and motionless as a statute.- The astonished conductor involuntarily raised the veil, when 10! instead of a face of female flesh and bearty, the words "April Fool" iu- scribed on black "lgbtwood chunk" met his astonished vision! He started back, gave the signal to be off with unusual violence, jump ed aboard, exclaiming to the innocent engineer, in stentoriau voice: Who the h-ll told you to stop here!'
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Another TOrDedO X flair.

The New York Express, of the 27th ult.. has the following strange account:
 The particulars of most fiendish and diabo-
 Heal attempt to take the life of an innocent German were brought to light on Wednesday afternoon, and from present appearances the malice oi the perpetrator will, 1t is feared, be gratiiied-aS the victim is lying in an extreme ly critical situation. The facts of the case are nearly as follows: About F o'clock on last Sunday night, Mir. John Burgott, shoemaker. residing at No. 89 West 46th street. was rous ed from his slumbers by hearing the window ot his room opened, located on the first floor of the premises, immediately after which heavy substance, which had been thrown in, fell upon the floor. 3lr. Burgott, not apprehendng any danger, jumped out of bed and discovered what appeared to be junk bottle lying on the floor, very near the bed. He picked it up but had no sooner done so than it exploded. caus irg loud report, and nearly taking the life of its intended victim. The face and eyes of Mir. Burgott were terribly burned, the right arm was nearly torn from his body, by the slugs. bits Of iron spikes, nails, etc, contained in the internal machine, which was nothing less than heavily charged torpedo. manufactured. doubtless, to take the life of Mir. E. The flesh was torn in the most frightful manner from several of the unfortunate mans Embs and be was prostrated upon the hoorina a state of insen- sblity.
 The explosion was so violent that ii not only aroused every person in the house and imue- d4ate vicinity, and left not r hole light of glass n the building, but shook down partitions, plastering. and breaking mirrors, dishes, etc, etc. As soon as the frightened members of Mr. Bursotts family could recover their senses, they found him lying the floor, apparently dead, and the house on fire. The fumes were extenguishei without much damage. and a physician called to attend the suffering victim. Information of the occurrence was laid before Capt WitteF, of the 22i wari police. who is actively engaged in endeavOnng to ferret ont and bring to justice the perpelrator of this murderous and cowardly assault.
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Democratic Conventions.

As there is much inquiry to know were the State and District Democratic Conventions vii be held feel authorized by public senti. ment to state as follows
 The State Democratic Convention will be held at Little Rock, on the 1st Monday i'll May, to nominate candidate for Governor to nominate candidates for electors, and to ap point delegates to the national democratic convention.
 The Democratic Convention Of the
 Northern District will be held at BatesU1he on the 1st Monday In May next, to nominate a candidate to repre- sent the first district in the next tCongress.
 The Democratic Convention Of the
 Southern District will be held at Hot Springs, on the 2d Mon day i'll May next, to nominate candidate tt represent the second district in the next Con gross.
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NO. 2S.

same power, and having acted upon the quail. hcatlon and election of the members of that body, cannot be inquired into by this Honse,-
 The House may purge the polls of all illegal votes, II any given, and report the true mum
 9ct o' legal votes given for the different candi- ua'eS . voted for, and thus determine who receiv. Saoi eu ahe nlshest number of legal votes. Mr. ppeaNer | cannot vote upon the pending question
 naVihg pared off with the honorable 9entleman rom fennSy lvania, MT. KUNKEL. he being in iaVof or the report of the committee, and being opposed to It m all its forms as well as the peud
 ing amendments"
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NEGROES FOR SALE.

sS VTIE HAVE taken Ben. Little's House on G w Adams street. Memphis, Tennessee, and IS. have just received lot of likely young negroes from Middle Tenn. And will keep good supply prices for all good negroes offered the market will .,stifv and will receive and sell commission Also coo,anodate trancient traders with good rooms for fifty negroes. M. % "M. LITTLE.
 nril i5 1856 I'm
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OOO PAIRS Bents Mems Plantation Brogans: OUU 200 pairs Bent's Boys Plantation Brogans; l.. 100 pairs Boys Calf Brogans; kA l20 pairs Mems Kip Spring Half Boots;
 50 pairs Mems Calf Spring Half Boots;
 100 pairs Misses Calf Spring Half Boots;
 4S patrs Mems Calf Boots;
 12 pairs Mems fine French Calf Boots. Received per steamboat Moses Greenwood and fo sale bv RAPLEY, HANGER X CO., Anril & 1858
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tsT7.1 EEUBLIC notice is hereby given, e5s:."G@z5se 5s:. G@z5se That the annual meeting Cf the Stockholders of this company will take place at theil office in the city of Little Rock on Monday the 5tl day of May next for the choice of directors and for the transaction of such other business may proper ly come before them.
 There will also be a meeting of the board of drec- tors of the company at their office in said city. ol Saturday the Sd of May next at which time and place the directors re notified to attend. ROSWELL BEEBE, President.
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DAVID E. GREER. Secretary of State

DAVID D. UkELR NtcfcaaTy or Ntatc.
 .-s3- In addition to the above reward. John II. Mann and Mathew S. Mann state that they have eact offered reward of $lQ0 for said murderer.
 DEscRIPTIoN.--F Frederick R. Bailey about twenty eight years old-tive feet and eight or ten inches high-will weigh about 55 or l60 pounds fair skin with very light hair large full white eyes light san dy beard, very thin-has very thick lips. He was rais ed in Smith county in the State of Tennessee and his parents and one uncle of his reside in that county. He also has d brother in California.
 A mil s ls5h 4w
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" AS COMMITTED.

e5 FHVO the Jail of Chicot county. Arkansas. on fa E the 33d day eff March, 1858. runaway AAsiaNe calling himself Henry. and says he be lons> to.Jame> Cafes on Red river near Alexandria. He - about feet high. complexion black, no or nnirl~ pereeyahe- about 5 years old. had on when eomm.ta white ljn-cy coat and pants black wool la' and btogun shoes. speaks quick, and has down look and weighs ahout lsu lbs
 The owner k requested to come forward. pay char es and take him. else be will be dealt with as the law directs. CALVIN ASlIBROOK.
 Sheriff and Jailor Anril lslG- Gm Cost of adN S26.
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NlE second course 0! Lectures Tn ihS lnStlluIlOn | will commence on the first day of May next and continue four months.
 FACULTY. ALEXANDER MEANS, NJ. D., Gbemistty and Phar- hacy. II. w. BROWN NJ. D., .Aaqtnny. JOIN w. JoNEs, N. D., P,taci35es md Praetiee 9 J[ediciae.
 W. F. wEsrMonELASD, M. D., Principles and Ptadiee 4f Su,gery.
 JESSE BORING. Nj. D.. O5stet,tcs anu Dtseases ot Haanen and LHia1ea.
 JosEPu P. LOGAN, M D., Phgsio1ogy and Genera2 Patology.
 J. q. WEsTMoRELAxD, NJ. D., Nnte,id -Nedjca and .KedicaI JurisDrudeHce.
 From experiments made last session the fact is cs- tabshcd beyond dispute. that. even for winter dis sections bodies properly preserved are preferable to those not prepared; and that weather does not render such subjects offensive if sound when put uP The Diascctng Room. supplied with good material will be opened by the goth April Feo for the entire of Lectures sl05; Matri- culation (paid only. $5 Dis,ecting, obligato- " once ony) Slo; Diploma $25. Good bosld be had at from s to s 50 pei week For further information address
 J. c. WESTMORELAND,
 Dean of the Faculty. Atlanta Ga January 30, 1856 % -2m*
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By the Governor:
STATE OF ARKANSAS.

tounty oI Bradley.
 In the Bradley Circuit Court on the chancerv side March 18th, 1856. Before the Hon. T. F. SorrelIs Chancellor
 Elizabeth R. Creed, by Daniel Langston, her next
 friend,
 vs. Bill for Divorce. Jacob Creed.
 ( NOMES the complainant, by Judge Gould her so- N hcltor. and on leave asked and obtained files herein her bill for divorce and it appearing from the affidavit Of the complainant, that said defendant is non resident of this State. Whereupon it is ordered that said defendant be notified of the pendencv of this sut the object of which is to dissolve the bonds of matrnony exising between said complainant and said defendant, by publication in the True Democrat newspaper printed in this State for weeks sue cessively- the last publication to be at least four weeks before the next term of this court and that un less said defendant shall appear and file his tions plead answer demur to said bill for divorce on or before the third day of said term which will be hol den in the town of Warren in the aforesaid county on the third Monday in September next it being the 18th day of said month the bill will be taken as con- iessed and an interocutory decree entered ac ord mgly.
 true copy of the original. in testimony wherof I hereto set my hand and aix the seal of my office at Warren this March 25h 1856.
 ALVIN BARTLETT. Clerk April p, 1858 2w Cost of ad, $5
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NEW GOODS.

VENdE subscribers have inst receive direct from New K York q supply of seasonablc Dry Goods, etc. consisting of
 Fancy Prints of every description; Furniture, Turkey Red and Oil Prints; Mu~lins, Black and Fancy;
 Barred;
 Frnged and Plain Swiss, Muslins, Cambrics and
 Jaconets;
 Irish Linens:
 Brown White Fancy and Corded Linens; Cottonades Manchester Ginghams, Denims: Gloves, Hosiery, etc., to which they invite atten ton. TATE & MOORE. AnriI 15 1856