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had advocated interference with slavery in the States, making use of language calculated to ex cite instruction, in common with the party with which that gentleman acted. | MT. Sherman inquired whether Mr. Letcher approved of the message of Governor Adams ot South Carolina in favor of re-opening the slave trade.
 Mr. Letcher replied that he did not. But that ne had nothing to do with the question. MT. onerman remarked that Mir. Letcher should make his allusions personal, and not aPpiy niS language to the republican party.
 me gentleman might as we'll condemn the democratic party for Gov. Adams recommenda- ton as the Republicans for anything one of its members had said.
 Mr. Brooks observed, that Gov. Adams was opposed to South Carolina being represented in the Democratic National Convention. MT. Sherman understood that Gov. Adams was supporter of MT. Buchanan
 Mir. Letcher further commented onthe views of Mr. Seward Mr. Giddings, and others of the same party, to interfere with the institutions oi the south. House then adjourned.
 
 Cairo and Fulton Railroad Meetin: at Searcy. According to previous notice, number of the citizens of White county, friendly to the interest of the Cairo and Fulton railroad. met at the count house in SeArcy, on Wednesdav, 24Sh December.
 On motion of l. M Moor, esq, J. F. Batte was called to the chair, and G. W. Davis ap- pointed secretary.
 The president then, in few pertinent and foreibe remarks, explained the object of the meeting which was to obtain an expression of the sentiments of the people of White county, upon the subject of proper disposition of the swamp lands donated by Congress, 10 the State. and the propriety of the Legislature subscrib- tug them as so much stock in the Calro and Fulton road, or in the several roads DOW pro jected in the State The chairman in the course of his remarks argued the necessity of some such disposition of these lands, in order to make them serviceable for the purposes for which they were granted to the State by Con- gress, and set forth in their true light, all the sad consequences which must result if the pre- sent system of managing them is adhered to hy the State
 The object of the meeting being fully un- derstood; on motion of I. M Moor, esq, Messrs. R. s. Bell, John Critz, NJ. G. Sanders, Il. Chandler and G. W. Davis, were appointed d committee to draft resolutions expressive of the seuse of the meeting.
 The chairman of the committee reported the following:
 WHEREAS, The general government in her munihcence has donated to the State of Arkan- sas large quantity of land, embraced in the general designation of swamp and overnowed lands; And lOheyeas, It is desirable that said donation should be disposed of in manner which will ultimately subserve the best inter- ests of the State, general ly-therefore,
 ResolUed, That 1t is the sense of this meet ing, that the interest of the people Of this State demand that all the "swalnp lands" yet re- malning to the State from the original grant, should be immediately subscribed at the mini mum value as stock in the several railroads in contemplation of being built within the bounds of the State and of which there is reasonable hope of completion.
 Heso'0el, That our Senator and Representa- tive in the State Legislature, be requested to nsc their influence to procure the passage by the Legislature of some act calculated to ac- complish substantially the end contemplated il, the foregoing resolution.
 Resolvei That the scrip now issued have a preference write of location.
 On motion, it was ordered that the proceed ingS of this meeting be published in the True Democrat
 On notion the meeting adjourned sine die
 JAS. F. BATE, CA'n.
 GEO. w. DAVIS, See'y