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The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
Organization of the House.

The last Gazette complains that the demo- cratic members are preventing the organization of the House of Representatives and yet, in the same editorial, says that they are in c mi- nority of Jess han- one hird." What logc!- What stuff! The idea that body of men, who are "in a minority of less than one third '' being able to prevent the action of majority of more han t,oo-ttirds, is something too pre- posterous!
 The democrats are in minority and can do nothing. They adopted platform of their principles nominated candidate, and have been voting for him ever since. It is not for them to say when the House shall organze- that is for the party in the majority--the Know Nothing party. The attempt to hold a nai,o,ai- ty pa,ty responsible for failure to control the action of the whole is too ridiculous to talk of. The editor of the Gazette cannot shuf1e its party out of the responsibility in that manner Let the Know Nothing party organize the House. Why don't they do it? The country looks to them and will not hold them bameess
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
Senator ". IA. Sebastian's Opinion of the

We received private letter from this dis tingulShed gentleman few days since, and though not warranted to 2 i've any of its contents publicity, yet 1t touches on matters of so much absorbing interest and significance, that we will assume the liberty of laying before our readers an opinion of so much weight, coming as it does from one of Arkansas ablest men. and certainly among the shrewdest politicians in America:
 VI he present complexion of affairs in the l House is matter of much speculation. The daily voting is a puzzle to the keenest observer However, there Is decided probability in favor of Banks. The vote for him has gone up to 1O6 for days. He is both unquestionably black republican and Know Nothing and in fact, has avowed his fidelity and extreme devotion to
 both creeds a matter of delight to the most Jealous fuslonist, and which will eventually secure his election. One thing is certain the south has been deceived That new national creed which was heralded forth to her. and ad-
 vocated with so much zeal, has proven to be |" wooden horse." The democrats stand bv Richardson and the nationality of the party. Well may they contemplate their position with pride. The northern and southern members are unit, while the others are bobeI and con- fusion"
 Mark this emphatic language of Senator Se
 bastian. Let every man in the south ponder upon It. It shows the position both parties occupy relative to the Union. Democracy is unit in solid phalanx, standing by the constitu- tion, while Know Nottingham, dyed with trea- son, Is rushing into the wild embraces of abo- litionism, leaving their southern brethren no place to lay their heads upon.-Napoleon Senti-
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
From SeagCy County.

MR. EDIToR--I see publication in the know nothing organ of your city, written by Bolivar in which he attempts description of the de- macratic meeting recently held here, and avoids the truth as much as possible, as he had been sworn 10 do This Bolivar armed substitute and sent him out to stir up an "intense feeling, and get into the "wild hunt" but to no effect. He then went to another county and joined the order, came back, sent man and buggy to the proper authority for charter, rented room in an elder thcket and proceeded to play smash with Searcy. He received some four members.
 Bolivar talks about aspiring democrats being pretermitted. He has been a standing candi- date in Searcy for sirteen long years, and has been pretermitted taoelue years out of that tme think he is now pretermitted toreuer
 He states that the Gazette is fourishing here Cit has five subscribers in the county,) and that the True Democrat is failing. It is increasing all the time, and we appreciate its principles, and will send in new subscribers. If all other counties will do as we'll as Searcy Sam will be buried next August so deep that the hand of the resurrectioner will never reach him.
 AN OLD SETTLER
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
Politics and the Judiciary

| In Its last issue, the Gazette complars ofthe democratic party of the 9th judicial circuit, for making "politcal qualifications test in judi cial elections" The editor is becoming very disinyerested all at once. He was the first man who brought np the policy of making political qualifications test in the election now going on in the 9th judicial circuit, and urged its adop- ton by the Americans"
 Atflrst, he recommended Bernad He9npsteqd. whom he thought know nothing as a good man for the office of judge. But afterwards, learning that Mr. Hempsteaa had withdrawn from the order, he retractea his "reconanne,aaa- tion." He said, personally he made no objec- ton to Mr. Hempstead," but "po7lticaly' Mir llempstead had ''nO claims for support upon tue -American pa,1y."
 This was. we believe, the very first move made in the judicial election now going on.-. We believe 1t was made before even there was vacancy. What call you it? Is it not clear that the Gazette was the 0ery first paper to in- troduce political test? 'Persopaly,' it made no objections. It admitted Mr. Hempstead's personal qualifications, but 'po1shcaHy' he had no claims upon the American party. Wha; is this but the introduction of a most Hgid peliti- cal test?
 Hypocrisy is tile gam of the Gazette Af. ter introducing political test, and putting the know nothinss straight upon their candidate, it cries out shame upon the democrats for attempt ing to do the same thing. It attempts to de- ceive the democraticp party. It knows how all the know nothngs will vote-thev will vote for Sdth, the know nothing candidate, for they are drilled to do lt--and it wishes to mislead the democrats, on the score that 1t is no political contest.
 We trust such game of deceit and hvpoc- risv will meet its reward. We trust the demo- crats will understand it, and bear themselves accordingly" The democratic candidates. both of them, are the equals, if not the superors, of Mr. Stith. If they were not, mortal man could not say much in their behalf
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

Arkansas.
 ClarksUaNe, Aak., Jan. 4, 1856. /R. II. JOHNSON, Esq.
 DEAR SIR:-Our quid nuncs here have been busy for the last week, gathering reports concerning vertabe volcano found in Scott county, ill this State. Some five weeks since singular and apparently subterranean noise was heard here, attributed to various causes and about which there has been much specu- lation.
 A gentleman from Scott county tells us, that on Christmas day hunter while attempt ing to cross Dry Creek Mountain in T. 5, N. R. 26 w., found the top of the mountain to be on fire, vomiting smoke and through Assures in its sides emitting volumes of vapor The hunter whose name IS Gipson, says, that for space ot several acres around the top, the trees are dead or dying, evidently destroyed by the heat at their roots and the leaves apparently withered during the summer. At night the mountain can be seen for miles, the smoke then giving lurid light.
 About eighteen months ago, report or ex- plosion was heard in the vicinity of the now burning mountain, and no doubt but that the volcano then first appeared and has been form Ing and growing since. Either another erup. ton of that mountain produced the singular noise heard here lately, which was also heard in different directions is far as q hundred mics orlt was occasionel by a bursting or hcAviny up oi the earth at point in this county nearly opposite Pttsburv, and not far from the resi- dence of D. Hardwicke. Some persons have lately discovered place where there has been late eruption, at which vast quantities of earth mnd, and rock, had been thrown up with great violence. Itis probable that the so- utlon of the mysterious noise heard lat civ was at point on the river in this county, and that the burning mountain in Scott county has been gradually increasing in volcanic action for the past year. We are promised here a particular account and description of it, by a gentleman who has gone to visit it, when I shall be able to furnish you more accurate report of it.
 Within tine last fifteen years several erup- tions have occurred in this and adjoining coun- ties, but were not much noti3o being in the mountains and remote from setsIements
 think we will get some of our scientific men, Manley for instance, to visit ald examine these places, particularly the volcano in Scott county, and to describe them as they should be described.
 There is no doubt, from the character of our informants, that the burnins mountain in Scott county, is really volcano, and it is very pro- bablc that the mysterious noise heard lately had some connection with it.
 will write again, when shall gain further information from the parties who propose to visit the volcano
 Respectfully, your scrv't.
 T. w w
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
EDITOR TRUE DEMoCRAT,-

EDITOR TRUE DEMocRAT,-
 You will please announce my name as one who has dissolved all connection with Sam's family or as they style themselves, the great American party, but would call them, the ue-light-f federal, anti-republican and ans ti-democratic party. My fathers before me were free men, and voted as they pleased, and 1 intend to do so too, nor will be bound 10 vote for third degree member of midnight conspiracy. was induced by those whom I took to be my friends, to join this midnight conspiracy, but finding myself deceived, as many others have been, remain as always have been, upon the side of the constitution and equal rights to all men, whether Catholics be found in your midnight conspracies against the free institutions of our country. Sam, you old whig scoundrel,, you have deceived many unsuspecting democrats as we'll as me, but your old federal race is about run. That old hipshot abolition horse of yours had as well be stabbed before the other hip is put out of place. You are as theft at night, deceivng the unsuspecting democrats, by the acknow- ledgment of Supreme Being Gin that thing) you call platform which is nothing more than we'll fatened trick, complete sugar. coated pill, the ingredient of winch is federalism, aboli- tionism and wigsm under par all of which you have made into a complete pill, and are a endeavoring to poke it down every republican
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
The Candidate for Spaake1

We did not think, seriously, that there was man in Arkansas who would denounce Hm 4. Rictarlsoa and indorse llh. Fuller; but hert is one. The editor of the Gazette, after remain ing silent for weeks, at length speaks out and does so in censure of Ricsar2son and in eulogy of Fuller He speaks of Richardson as a Mir. Facing-botls-wayS. Never was greater islander pronounced. Riclardson's support of the Ne braska bill has deen continued from the com mencement to the present day. He has never faitered moment His course throughout has been that of national man and patriot. He has ever been upon the side of right-upon the side ofthe south. He has veropposed the abolition ists, free-soilers and Know Nothings, and he opposed them all three combined. There is not single free-soler or aboitionist voting for him. They are against him, and are so, because he is defender of the rights of the south.
 Of Mr. Fuller, the Gazette says: "his g9eaos constitutional and national-a,M ought to be i- dor.et ,ohetser they are or not" Is not this pret- ty language for southern man to hold? Mr. Fuller is a iree-Soiler. He was elected as an opponent to the Nebraska law. He defeated a Nebraska democrat He is a warm supporter of Wm. F. Johnston, the aboltionist. At the recent election in Pennsylvania, he voted for the fusion candidate of the Know Nothings, whigs and black republicans.
 Such is FuAer-and the editor of the Gazette says he and his views ought to be indorsed. Is the Gazette an abolition concern? The man who prefers Fuller over Richardson must be an abolitionist at heart or possessing strong lean- ang hGt 'cay.
 The southern Know Nothings are voting fol lNr. Fuller, If such are the ai1inities of Know NothigiSm, God preserve the south from the order! While the southern Know Nothings are voting for Fuller, Mir. Fuzleris voting for Pennington, and Pennington is voting for N P Baraks. And Mr.Baaks, the Gazette says, as the out and out abolition canaidate, supported by ht btdck republicans"
 Thus does Fuller prove his abolition proclivi- ties tothe last. What can the southern peo- pie think of a party who can support such man! What can the southern people think of paper that advocates his election!
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

HoRRIBLE.-We understand that Mir. John w. Walker, most unfortunately, had three little negro children burnt up few days since They were placed in a cabin by the mother who lcf, for an adjacent field. From the distance she discovered the house to be in flames, and made all speed to the rescue. She reached the spot too late. The roof had fallen in and nothing could be heard of the three little children Their cries were huShed ill death--and what an aw- full death
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
Camden EiecfiOn-Gnod.

We received a note from friend conveying the following gratifying intelligence:
 Canade1a, Jun. 7h.-Our election for city officers to-day resulted in the choice of .fue de mocrats, and dtree Know Nothings-a Know Nothing Mayor and democratic Aldermen Know Nothing Recorder and democratic Con stable. This is the Know Nothing st,ongho1c in South Arkansasn
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

A WITTY LETTER.-Dr. Holmes, the poet is as clever wit as physician. Being compel led by indisposition to relinquish some engage ments to lecture lately, he sent the following characteristic letter of apology to the President of the Cambridge (Mass.) Athenaum:
 Boston, Dec. II, 1855. My Deor Sir:-You must excuse me to your audience in the politest way you can. I have been ill, as you know, for fortnight, and have been practicing reduction and substraction until there is mere trifle left in the way of a re- mainder. 1 could stand up before an audience from long habit, but doubtif could sit down again without assistance. I am satisfied that if were offered fifty dollar bill after my lecture I should not have strength enough left to re- fuse it. I am unwilling to run the risk, and as you have inspected me, trust you will give me a certificate of iDvalidism, not of the kind called "Indisposition."
 Yours, very truly,
 o. w. HOLMES.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
TFOI!I IIlC Another Withdrawal.

MR. EDIToR,-
 Some time last fall, through the solici- tatlons of---, l was induced to join the American or Know Nothing party in this place; 1 soon found that 1t was not what it was repre- sented to be, and sought according to my know ledge of the way to effect it, a dismissal from them. l pettioned to this effect; but have heard nothing from it. Being desrous ol withdrawing, now take this, the only method left me, of publicly declaring that am no lon- ger a member of the Know Nothing party.
 R. MONTGOMERY. Arhadelptia Jan. 9th, 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

R1cHARDsoN.--Mr Richardson is native born Kentuckian, connected by various ties, includ- ing those of interest, with the south. He is a bold, prompt speaker, perfectly familiar with all the business of the House, and is. besides, a gentleman of a high-toued, chivalrous char acter, ready at all times to meet friend or an enemy, and never to turn his back upon either. He is straight out national democrat and noth- ing else, with no sympathy for kinks or isms.- Wilmington Journal
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
OUR AGENT.

Mir. ISLAM w. WYATT, is now out on q tour for the True Democrat for the purpose of collecting and so- lictng subscribers through the following counties:
 Hot Spring Hampstead, Lafayette, Columbia, Sevier, Pike, Polk, Montgomery and Clark. We hope our friends will extend to Mir. Wyatt such aid they conveniently can.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
Come Cutters.

Not at all to our surprise, we learn that be- tween twenty and forty members of the Know Nothing order have withdrawn since the city election. We cannot learn the exact number but there is no question that the council in this city has been very considerably thinned T!.e order stands exposed, ari many honest men are leaving i,. The developments are rich The concern is dylng-it is about "gin ou." One more run upon it, and t will be compelled to suspend.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15


 Nor FOR NICARAUGA,-LaSt week. we men. toned the rumor in circulaton that Dr. Bor- land was off for Nicarauga. For several rta. sons we believed its ruth, and can now hardly credit the fact that he is not ac ualy on his way thither. But the Gazette says he is not. and that he will soon return. To tle regret of all good Know Nothiugs here, who Aattered them selves they had finally got rid of the Doctor, the following appeared in the last Gazette:
 'Dr. Bwlaod, the senior editor of this paper left. on tn; steam boat Fox. on Saturday last on visit to his brother, who resides near New Orleans lie will return home in the course of four or five weohs'
 h common with ou~ Know Nothing friends, though from a different motive, we are disap. pointed at the prospect of Borland's return- Some how, we never heard of Borand's depar- turc from Arkansas, that we did not wish him a prosperous and long journey"
 Dr. Borland's advent into the Arkansas pol- tical arena was the inauguration of an era of personalities and bitterness in political contro- versy before unknown, and 1t has been steadily kept up for more than ten years by his malig- nant pen and influence The strife is an unna- tural and degrading one, and such as habitualy dsgraces no other State in the Unon Here, there is no end to it. and never will be, so long as Borland remains among us and is encourag- ed by men who ought to know better, in his viperoos assaults upon private character. For this reason, and no other whenever he jour- neys off, we always wish him long voyage.
 But Sam's boys are disappointed at the pros- pect held out to them of his return, for a very different reason. They see and teet that he is a dead weight npon their skirts. They know very well that the recent exposure of his true character, and that, too, under circumstances inviting and justifying the exposure, has de- stroyed him politician, and that no cause can succeed with such load of guilt and shame upon it, as he is. They even attribute much of their ruined hopes throughout the State, to their connexion with Dr. Borland. They now feel and appreciate the truth of the declaration made by democrats, upon his withdrawal from the democratic party, that it was "good rildance to bad rubbish."
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

(EF Attention is specially invited to the ad- vertisement of the "Prnceton Female Insttu- te." Some errors occurred last week which are now corrected
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

man, and when he has taken i, down, it nau- seates the stomach and makes the democratic patient very sick. Yet Sam, you are doing some good, you are purifying and relieving the democratic party of it's worthless weeds. So farewell old mother of confusion, blood shed and tyranny.
 JOHN R. HORNER. CLarksuqWe, Johoson Co., Ark.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15
 pETRIFC SPEAKING.

COL. T. c. HINDMAN. Jr.. of Helena will ad- dress the people, upon the political questions of the day, at the times and places following:
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

For the True Democrat. Is Arkansas good State for the PrO.uc-
 ton Of the :. staff of LiIei-,
 Some months ago l noticed statement in your paper copied from a paper published irl the southern part of this State, respecting the crops of wheat there. Permit me, throuyl vour paper, which has an extensive circulation in the west, to call the attention of farmers and capitalists to this important interest which has been so long neglected.
 We need good Touring mills through this re- gion; if we had them ten times as much wheat would he produced annually. Two enterprs- ing young men brought q threshing machine here last summer which thrashed out over TO-. GOO bushels of fine wheat, within the circuit ol few miles, and then left many to thrash in the old way. A widow lady in this county raised 34 bushels from one sown, others from 15 tc 50. Of course this is a good country to pro. duce the "statf of life''
 Let us have good mills and good wheat farms in the west and north and our beloved State will prosper, despite the croakngs of those who constantly "belittle" 1t because they can't go vern it. T.
 No'71stovn, Pope county: Dec. 29, 1855.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

On days left blank in the foregoing list. democrats are authorized to make appointments at intermediate places on theroute.
 An equal division of time will be made with any speaker of the Know Nothing party.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

money collected? Money is not so plenty and our citizens are not so rich, that they can afford to place money in the city treasury, for no other purpose than to lie there and rust. The Mem phs railroad company, who are authorized to receive the city bonds, have lost the confidence of our people, and even the confidence of the city of Memphis to some extent. The Mem phs papers themselves tell us that the proba- bilty is, that the Memphis railroad is a failure, unless Tennessee will inaorse the Memphis bonds. Tennessee may indorse them, but she has already refused to do so once, by very de- cided vote of her representatives.
 We therefore call upon our city authorities to refund us our tax. Nothing but refunding, and that too with interest, will be justice. The city ought to be made pay for her folly. Her innocent citizens ought not to be the sufferers. We care nothing about the ,nterest-that would be small matter, but it would be nothing more than justice.
 We shall allude to this matter from time to time until something is done.
The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

A question, also, which has been pending for several years between the United States and the Kingdom of Greece, growing out of the sequestration, by public authorities of that country, of property belonging to the presen; American Consul at Athens, and which had been the subject of every earnest discussion heretofore, has recently been settled to the Sd. tistaction of the party interested and of both Governments.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-14
IoL. FREMoNT's LAND.-The Marip

Coz. FREMoNT's LAND-The Mariposa
grant, which, after long legal contest, has
been decided in favor of Col Fremont, and
to whom the patent has been delivered is
not, it seems, as valuable as was represented,
If all accounts be true it is hardly worth the
contest which will be necessary with the
squatters The Washington correspondent
of the Charleston Courier learns from these
we'll acquainted with the Mariposa tract
and the present estimate of its value, that
for agricultural and mineral purposes to-
gether it is not worth more than hundred
thousand dollars, though it has been assumed
to be worth millions.
The correspondent of the n. Y. Journal
Of Commerce is of the same way Of thinking.
He says:
l am Informed by judicious and intelligent
business men from California that no man
in California would give thirty thousand
dollars fer the whole agricultural portion of
the Mariposa grant, and not hundred
thousand dollars for the whole grant, in
cluding that portion of the same which en-
brnces . part of the gold quartz region
AS to spectators abroad, they would have
been more easily brought into quartz mining
two years ago. than at present. In fact. it
is a matter of some doubt whether the famous
Mariposa grant is worth anything. consid-
ering that the squatters have certain claims
thereto, which must be compromised.