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Hon. A. p. Butler, u. S. Senator, s Carolina.
Hon ID. X. Atchison, u. ). Senator, Missouri.
r. M. T. Hunter, u. s. Senator Virginia.
James M. Mason, U. S. Senator, Virginia.
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Men FOR DEMONSTRATION. James Monroe,
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years Wing NJ. G. from New York can't go
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against Fremont. The adopted son and heir
Of Jackson is defending Buchanan. The son
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, are also all
for Buchanan.
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- Gen. VIM o. Butler, Of Kentucky, who
was the candidate for Vice President with Cass,
in ls4S, announces bis adhesion TO the Democ-
racy, but declines TO enter the canvass.
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M. w. GAIT g. BRO.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
Masonic.

At a special communication of Gainesville Lodge, No. 75, Free and Accepted Masons held at their hall in the town of Gainesville October 8, A. L. 5a56 the following preamble and resolutions were adopted:
 WHEREAS, Brother John NJ. Mitchell died at hls residence near Gainesville, Green countv Arkansas, on the Sd day of October A. D 1856 -A Y Brother Mitchell was a worthy member n, Gainesville Lodge No. 75 at Gainesville Ark and Was universally beloved for his many ex cellencles. He was good man, and consis. tent Christian, and died in good hope of a glo. rious immortality He was buried with the solemn rights of the order and his funeral was attended by large concourSe of those who Knew and loved him in lfe In him the Fra ternty have lost a true brother and sufferipg humanity friend, to whom an appeal was never made Tn vain, his bereaved family an atiectlonate husband and an indulgent father. Therefore,
 l. Resoloea, That his bcreaved family and friends have our sympathy in their hours of sor row-while we are glad to know they ween not as those who have no hope. The oool shall never die--they but sleep to wake on a fairer morn in brighter world.
 Z: Reso'ved, That copy of these resolutions be furnished the bereaved wife and orphans and also that they be spread on the record of this Lodge.
 5, ResolUed, That the members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
 f. ResoIued, That the secretary of this Lodge forward copy of these resolutions to the True Democrat for publication and request the Mem- phlS and Arkansas Christian Advocate to CODY the same. JAS. F. DAVIS W NY
 JOHN L. KUYkENDALL, Sec'y.
 October 3, A. D. 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
From the Nebraska City News San

from thc NeoraSka City News, Sep. 20.
 CALL FROM SOME OF LANES MEN "oF THE HIGHEST REsPECTABILITY"-In the af- terhoon we were engaged in our office, when an individual carrying a revolver, etc., entered our office and enquired for the editor We an- swered for that gentleman. The revolver man aforesaid then asked Us if we wrote certain article which he pointed out. We said we did. lie sad we must retract, that we must pro-. mise him that we would retract We refused to do so. We told him that we wished no conversation with him whatever. He then said, "we will take you where you will have to retract," or something to that effect; wher- upon we went to the office door and saw there ten or dozen men, mounted and armed. ' Then having no arms of any kind about us, and seeing twelve men all armed and ready to take us, and try and compile us to retract we exercised our legs and escaped.
 We soon found arms and returned to our office, where the following correspondence opened. Here follow notes between the edi- tor and Gen. Lane. The News continues1-
 The eplstle of Gien. Lane shows that the highest style of military discipline prevails among the peaceful emigrants whom he con- ducts to the territory of Kansas. He has repri manded the persons who would have taken our life, had they dared to! He will court martial them when time permits Truly we should be grateful to the General for his muni- ilcent military mercy! But we know not whence he derives his authority to court mar tlal the highly respectable and inotlensive indi vlduals who politely favored us with call.
 We trust, however, that the freedom of this press wil not be trammeled by the efforts of ms men, nor the threats of any other men. If Fremont Is to be elected by them and their operations, 1t vii! be some time before he reaches the White House.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28

this he entered with wild enthusiasm. having oceans of gold floating before his vision, if suc cessful. But to get the nomination money was first necessary, and money was obtained, and lavishly poured out like water In this way a large portion of the money of the State. de. signed to pay interest on the bonds. went The Placer Herald says Selover expended $48,OOO. How much Wright expended is not known. Success attended their efforts Ffe- mont aoas nominated by the liberal and scoundrelly use cf the money of the people o California placed tn the hands of Palmer, Cook 3- O., to pay Me interest on our State and other bonds.
 Diplomacy and negotiation are now requisite to the consummation of their complicated and sinister schemes. But ten days remained from the time of Fremonts nomination until the interest had to be paid; plenty of time, so the conspirators thought, in which to attain their ends. But, like Biddle's speculation in cotton, with the funds of the United States bank, they tripped up in playing their last card. Fremont could borrow no money on the Mariposa claim; Herberts difficulty had blocked the game on the Bolton and Barron claim, and the first of July found Palmer Cook & Co.'S agent with out dollar of the S102OOO placed in the vaults of that house to pay the interest on the State and city bonds. San Francisco and Cali iornia are discredited before the world, and their creditors are swindled out of their money: but what of that? Fremont is nominated; if elected, Palmer will be secretary of the treasu- "; Wright, sub-treasurer; Selover collector of the port, and that will be honor and glory enough to the State, to reinstate its former cre- dit and wipe out the stain upon her escutcheon, now so dsgracefully impressed thereon by these political schemes and fanatical transac- tionS
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28

ST. DOMINGO, PAST AND PREsENT.-The New York Citizen, of 4th inst, has an able article contrasting the past and present condi- ton of tho Island of St. Domingo, in which the following concise statement occurs:
 In l789, two years before the massacre and Independence" the sugar exported was 672,- oOO,OOO pounds; in 1906, it was 47,516,5 ,531 pounds; in 1925, it was 2,O2O pounds; in 1882, 1t was Opounds. Is not this the exact counter part of Jamaica, as we saw it in recent article? There appears every reason to apprehend," says Mir. Franklin, in work on the :" Present State of Hayti," that it will recede into ire. coverable poverty and disorder" Another En. glish writer says: "Almost all traces of labo- rious culture were soon oblterated; large tracts, which had been one entire sugar garden, pre-. sented now only few scattered plantations
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28

HE YELLED PIcrURE.-A story is told of TWO artlst lovers both of whom sought the nand or painters daughter. And the ques- ton which of the two should possess himself or the prize so earnestly coveted by both hay. Ing come to the father, he promised to oive his child to the one who should paint the best So each strove for the maiden with the biobast skill his genius could command. One painted picture of fruit, and displayed it for the fa- ther's inspection in beautiful grove, where gay birds sang swectly among the foliage, and all nature rejoiced in the luxuriance of bounti- ful life. Presently the birds came down to the canvass Of the young painter and attempted to eat the fruit he had pictured there In his surprise and joy at the young artists skill, the father declared that no one could triumph over that.
 Soon, however, the second one came with his picture and it was yelled.
 "Take the veil from your painting" said the old man.
 |" leave that to you" said the artist with simplicity.
 The father of the young and lovely maiden approached the yelled picture and attempted to uncover 1t. But imagine his astonishment. when, as he attempted to take off the veil he found the veil itself to be the picture We need not say who was the luckie lover; for if the artist who deceived the birds by skill in painting fruit manifested great powers of art he who could so veil his canvass with the pen cil as to deceive a skilful master, was surely the greatest artist
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
Major EATON, Washington.
Wos1inoton. D. C.. Sent. 4. lS56.


 SIR: am not aware that in reference to the suggested matter of your note can add any, thing beyond what is contained in my letter of 1927 to which you refer, and which recently has been published by Mir. F. F. Blair. The letter as it appears is correctly stated.
 On what authority it was that MT. Buchanan acted when he conferred with me, or from whom he came, save of his o,on accord, cannot be stated for know not. l well know, though, that he was acarnaly solcious for the election of General Jackson. and would have resorted to any proper course to effect it. Besides his own individual preference, his State, the county in which he resided, and the district he represent. ed, had given large majorities for General J ack- son at the preceding October election. His ap- proach to me manifested the earnest desire that the candidate of his and my preference should not be defeated by any secret and i'm proper combinations of interest or parties.
 1 live in disfranchised place, and have no suffrage, were it otherwise, to show my appre- ciation of this gentleman, derived from an ac- quaintance of about thirty years, should cheerfully bestow to him my vote.
 Respectfully, JOHN H. EATON.
 Col. J. w. IRWIN.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
Was Henry Clay a Highway RObber!-A Question for Honest Wings to Answer!

In the National Intellgencer of yesterday Mr. John Barney, whom we take for Know Nothing whig is permitted to say of the Ostend manifesto and Mir. Buchanan
 "The principles there asserted by him are those of the highway robber, when he asserts it duty, if Spain refuses to sell Cuba, that we must take possession, because necessary to our selfpreservation."
 Rather than accept MT. Barney's version of the Ostend manifesto, let us quote the precise words of that instrument upon the subject brought in review. They arc as follows:
 After we shall have offered Spain a price for Cuba far beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba in the pos- session of Spain seriously endanger our inter- nal peace and the existence of our cherished Union? Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wrestling it from Spain, if we possess the power; and this upon the very same principle that would justify an individual in tearing down the burning house of his neighbor, if there were no other means of preventing the flames from destroying his own house. Under such circumstances we ought neither to count the cost nor regard the odds which Spain might enlist against us."
 Now, let us learn whether this sentiment is peculiar to MT. Buchanan and his associates in the promulgaton of that manifesto, or whether they are not the sentiments of great statesmen in both the great political parties into which the republic has been for many years divided on political subjects. In the Life and Speeches of Henry Clay," by Mallory, volume first, pages 2O7 and POS, may be found the following passage from Mir. Clay's defence of President Madison's seizure of West Florida:
 {" It cannot be too often repeated, that if Gu ba on the one hand, and Florida on the other, are in the possession of a foreign maritime power, the immense extent of country belony- ing to the United States, and watered by streams discharging themselves into the Gulf of Mex ico, etc, etc, are placed at the mercy of that power 1 have no hesitation in saying that if a parent country will not or cannot main tain its authority in colony adjacent to us and there exists in 1t state of msrue and disorder, menacing our peace; and If, moreover such colony, by passing into the hands of any other power, would become dangerous to the integrity of this Union, and manifestly tend tc the subverson of our laws, we have a right upon the eternal principle of self-preservation to lay hold upon it. This principle alone in dependent cf any title, would warrant our occu patton of West Florida"
 Upon what plea is MT. Clay to be pronounc ed innocent by those who denounce Mr. Bach anan in terms so charitable and 50 digni6ed?- Wash. Union.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
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