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The true Democrat., 1856-10-14
NASHVILLE MALE AND FEMALE
 ACADEMY.

ACIa 'TNHE scholastic sessions of MUNEFSA ! tls school will commence W4.=-r EasA the lst Monday i'll March, lNM.-@4NAI..-. AI..-.M and embrace term of forty ANsraA. two weeks. exclusive of the
 A4A<9 month of August, The lealtbi-
The true Democrat., 1856-10-14

Hardware! Hardware! \ GENERAL assortment of Hardware, just re- "A ceived and opened by the subscribers, which they will sell at reduced prices.
 Sept. Is. 1856. NEWBERN & HUGHES.
The true Democrat., 1856-10-14
Negroes Runaway-A Liberal Reward.

DUNAWAY from the plantation of A ll Mr. D. J. Armstrong; half mile GSsxSzh below Pine Bluff, on Sunday night the G'Wsf< l4th inst, four negro n-description SA% follows: hI4 NEWTON-A yellow boy with long z $ hair plated behind about 32 years of age. ' l1 BRYANT Black, about 22 years of R age-weighs about 160 or ITO lbs.
 CAMBRlDGE-Yellow complexion, weighing l6o or TO lbs.
 JACKSON-About IS years of age. All dressed in lowel clothes-all very likely Mir. Ryan has five runaway about the same time supposed to.be with these MT. Ryan offers one hundred dollars reward for his negroes. MT. Armstrong is absent but feel assured will pay very liberal reward for the appre- hension and delivery of any of the above described negroes or their connements so that he can get them
 J. k. MoNEELY Overseer for
The true Democrat., 1856-10-14

EmbroiderIes and LaceS. LINE assortment of Collars, Under Sleeves, T Thread Laces, Valiciene Laces Cambrcs Edg- ings and Flouncings. MRS. JONES. Sept. 23 '56.
 HOsery! HOsery!! TUST received g dog. Children's Merino and Wool J en Hose. Do. dog. Ladies Blk Wool Hose. Sept 23 '56. MRS JONES.
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 its homely character, and shut up great portions of it from the understanding of plain and un- learned men,"
 It is also worthy of remark that almost every change in the Douai and Rheims version made during the last twenty years has been an ap- proxlmation to, or an adoption of, the Protes- tant version.
 It is worthy of remark that if all the defects Tn our version were remedied, the great truths embodied in the articles, creeds and confessions of the reformed church would stand out in brighter and more prominent relief; but the danger of beginning ts alter in the present state and temper of parties does seem so real, that, as long as can be secured learned and honest ministry, it is better to leave slight mistransa- tions to their living correction. With severe, logical mind, our early, deep and inveterate as- sociations with its very letter, may go for very little. But human nature is not all understand ing, and its only nutriment is not hard logic. Few of us are aware how small share pure reason has in the formation of some The words of our English version have been wrought into the very substance of our speech, our thoughts, and our household terms. They ring like sweet chimes in our hymns, our pray CTS, our best sermons The best and purest ileIdtuio oi ouT country naS US roots III that noble version, and never does orator speak with such force or poet sing with such pathos as when they find fit vehicles of their thoughts in its imagery, it's texts, and it's home- ly Saxon.
 It is no slight apology for retaining our pre- sent version that it Is the common anchorage at this moment of all the sections of the Pro- testant church. Here they ride out many heavy storm, and feel nearer and more akin to each other, as they look at, and love and study their common heritage. The Catholic tongue of Protestant Christendom is here, and our va rious denominations, after talking in their re- spective dialects and peculiar provincialisms, return and are refreshed by speaking their com. mon mother tongue, Here is the broad quiet field where all Christians may feel, after they are weary with jostlipg in the narrow paths of
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06
Advertisement of an Honest Rum.
seller

Fflehds and ncghbors Having lust onepo1
conmodlous shop for the sale 0f :, ;nniJ
Ne' embrace this early opportunity of in
forming you that on Saturday. 7 shall corn-
mehce the business of making drnnknrds na,,
Pers ana heggers, for the sober, industrions ana
respectable to support.
SHali deal IN "tamiliar spirits" which shall
excite men to riot and robbery, and blood and
oy SO doing diminish the comforts, augment the
Expenses and endanger the welfare of the com-
muuity. - ''o OO''i-
VIII undertake at short notice, for a small
SUN "no win great expedition, to prepare in
mates for the asylum, the poor.bousn iho nn;l
on and the gallows.
will furnish an article which shall incro,so
the amount of fatal accidents multiplv thu
nnln0eS OF distressing diseases; and render
those harmless incurabIe
VIII furnish a drug which shall donr;,o
some OF llie, many of reason, most of pronertv
al ol peace; which shall cause fathers IN bo
menus; wives widows, children orphans. and all
mendicants. N''' "i'
Will cause the rising generation to grow
up III ignorance, and prove burden and a nui-
sance to the nation.
Will corrupt the ministers of relUiop. ob-
struct the progress of the Gospel, defIe the mn
rity OF the church, and cause temporal. spjrItu-
dl anu eteThaI death; and If any be so INNER |
tihent as to inquire why have the audacitv
TO oring such accumulated misery upon COM
ParatIVeiy happy land, my honest reply is mo.
ney.
The spirit trade is the most lucrative. and
some protesting Christians give it their cheer |
ful countenance.
have license from the court, and if do not
bring these evils upon you somebody else Will
live IN land of liberty.
have purchased the right to demoish the
character destroy the health, shorten the lives.
ana rum The souls of those who choose to hon.
or me with their custom.
know that the Bible says: Thou shalt not
XIII; that 1t pron0unces wo upon him who
gVeth his nelghbor strong drink and | also
read IN the Divine record that no drunkard
shall inherit the kingdom of heaven, and can.
not expect the drunkard maker to share n bet-
Ter fate. Yet what can do
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

" 1t has generally believed that distilation
and want are prolific causes of crime; that. in
proportion TO the ease with which the necess,.
Tles of life is obtained will be the security of
life and property. Facts, however, do not war.
rant such conclusion. BY carefully compiled
statistics IN England. reaching through a Pc
rod Of more than thirty years, we learn tbn,
in the periods of the greatest scarcity and most
PlnchIng want, there were the least number of
criminal offences committed. While times ot.
the greatest abundance, when wages were higb
and provisions plenty, crimes were vastly mnl.
tiplled. These truths, established beyond ali
CONTROVERSY by reliable facts, are matters Of
deep, moral and social Significance. How can
this strange state of case, so contrary TO tbo
generally received opinion, be accounted for
The problem will admit of but one solution.
When labour commands high price. and
there is an abundance of provisions, the ale
porter and beer houses are better patron1ed
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06
Ctmptrante gttms.
Maine.

me iiood-gates of ruin have been ,oo;., ,;l.
Ell IN the State of Maine. bv a cors'I, a." llt
PiohIgate band of politicians who ""'
oo"eS INTO the Legislature. Thew L.u| ''i'
1on pushed, for the tme-being. their soIfsE ' ~
Iou Ia,,",N, ehdS; The State Of Maine. n n.nor
oe oIu " the interests OF rum, is in artio,,
0'el 'ie repeal of the Prohibitorv lam
sG'eral years this paper has been aSsort;,,.
t"e Jaw was dead te1ter that If etfanta5 3iat
Soou that more liquor was sold and rra,I. ,t ''o
OGiore lis enactment, etc etc. Eov, :. ''""
1'a'eS lhat TINS repeal "Will have an innor,a1-t
''nuehce i on The mclasses trade, and dist ill.,;
"I1I ~, Noon sPring up in this State
"e a'armlng Increase of paupcrisn drnnI
81, '' -, anu crime, since the repeal of the law
rrn, INV, Nv" Tue " State of Maine " and other
MIA nc" ABOUT the effects of the law
f,r,,,a1 pd"9or Mercury says" We are in.
formed, by a person in the cxnross L.,ai arc III
Que VINO has good opportunities of knn,';a' kr,''>'
""e'eol ne speaks, that the quantitv of i;o',Dls
o'ou"hC 10 THIS city rhis season is ten. .fold orrt
er than 1T was last year" great
Tue Calais Advertiser savs.-a W. ho
81 more men realln@ drunk thro' tho stroa,1
~ i"ot % months, than we have seen bctorn i,
~ ."' i"s' three years" Such is The tide ofdoott
81. 'iG repeal oil the law has BROUGHT unon Tho
'tIte' that reaction has already comnenooI
't '.'' P"litlcai damnatlUn of the repeaIers i
certain. and will be speedy Neal Dow Sa~l.
Nur friends are full of hope and con6d":a {
=, tie iuture' and are sure that the reaction
winch has already commenced. will reS,,It r
weeping from the State every vcstice of f,bn h
lccursed traffic. Va 'ic b
IT seems to have been necessary Tint ,Lo +
Jc'" should be unchanged for = season - o
ia,ne' ' ont me friends of rum had better hsy,. {
nelr " datllcries spring up" qulck, far tYo tho =
ay OF their existence will be brief Tho
meet OF repeal will be more disas,ro,,,
o'"er States than in Maine. If win
oSI IPohe, somewhat, the enactment of n sim; =
= IA" elsewhere, while in Maine the terrible
Dmtrast OF the present Wit. past wears vi tc
80 u',Wu T. power upon the liquor traffic and Sc
',r ~, Politiclans that must annihilate tho,o M
ne people have there too lone cniovoJ III III
~ from the rum traffic, not TO know and an. to
GC'"'e the blessings OF prohibition. Portland as
iong the pride and glory of the earth bocan.a pl
u cursed with grog. shops, is now the sccne
drunkenness, rows, burglaries, and evayv pc
OCies OF crime. Will those who have nro- St
anne" d, that the law was imperative in Maine an
Il y US "hy lis repeal has brought such fearful d
nseqhences upon the State! To-
WIN the glorious Dow eve arc !, M IL tO
&c discouraged by this temporary checkm ca
: VIII advocate with more earnestness o'd IIc
al thah ever the infinite necessity of tbo ON BIZ
{ punishment OF dstllerles and dramsbons OF
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

'"G eiect TO give the electoral vote of Missouri
to Fillmore.
All is quiet in Kansas now--all parties seen
awaiting the action of Congress on the subject
Nhuch censure has been cast on the Rordor D :
mans O OF Missouri, by the people of tho h. -
'"olr conduct in regard to Kansas. and
much of it unjusty.
"o HllSSourlans have done nothino more
'N'y oeileved to be their duty to them.
'oi'eS anu their country endeavorinp 10 coun.
''lact the unlawful efforts of the AbnIi,;oni.,a
y; " i%"iul means. The Pro-SIavery party are
'ne Law and Order Party of Kansas Territory
""u though some outrages have been commit
'eu ny them, which must be expected in t;n,os
VI great excitement, and which dvndIa into
inSi hlhcance when compared with tho ,roa.,.,
as.. aoie oOlngS of the Abolition party-yet their
'"0''S nave been mainly directed to the main.
tenance of the laws
.o - Is a,' awluIly hot and alarmingly dry here
now The corn crop will prove almost total
l"iiure on account of the long continued
drought. Tobacco will fall far sho,t f.,,,,, 49,
same cause. Wheat has been an extr, viom
ears are entertained that there will NOT bo s,f
lclent corn raised to feed stock tbrougb tha
winter. S'i '"e
Inc Order of Good Templars is fourisbioo
lnely IN this State. The people are bccomin@
lpc for Prohibition and will be ready for \ uni,
ed move before long. N'''
Yours respectfully,
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06
C9otee dporm.
"United we Stand Divided we Fau -

Awaken, brothers--sleep no lonoer, =
Tis your country's hour of need
VIII you see her rights invaded,
Laws desPised and give no heed
VIII you see Columbia's banner.
With its glorious stripes and stars.
Purchased by your fathers life blood
Mangled limbs and thousand scars \
Will you see that flag insulted
by lawless, craven band,
Who. with traitors hearts. are ,endir,
War and discOrd through our land,
Are ye not the sons of freemen:
Is it not your boast and pride.
How your Fathers nobly conquered.
And tyrant King defied.
Is it not a sacred duty
To maintain your country's lawsq
JOIN, then, as band of brothers.
In this great and glorious cause:
God preserve in peace and union.
May its foes no mercy find,
When they seek to break asunder
What the King of Kings has Joined.
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

SOUTHERN METHODIST CmURCH IN ENGLANp.-
hey. John f. Edwards, of Richmond, Va. now
in London, writes:
1t may not be out of place just here, to saw
That the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in
tne United States, is scarcely recognized by the
wesleyan MethodIsts of this country. Person
any, have received the most polite and cour.
.eous attentions from the ministers to whom |
had letters of introduction but have NOT hs.n
invited to preach in any of their chapols Onr
church is regarded, to say the least, as a nro.
slavery church, and the Methodists of Ibis
country will not tolerate any such BODY as n
part OF the christian family. They are Quite as
decided in their opposition to us ms are our
good New England Methodist brethren at home.
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

,,oi. hEEr forR ARMog ox.-We oira ,l;, 49,
in th~3sion TO 10 all the friends OF Temperance
,'y 1Slde our weapons of offence AND ',on 10
"H.Ie Tue political battles are beng tnn~I,
n"ii;e Iis answer not to press our cansn nn,,, ~
paoIIc attention, flour enemies wonlJ "pt "p'n me
.;sel'eS OF our silence and inactjon b., 'ui
sup.inS the public taste and debamchiny,. "y cor;
.o,y way the public morals. The Iionnr ,oiI \"
rcgafu political canvass as Their "1,ir
"iseSI' and the friends of the trafc su %n%hi Hl
reodor Itr'lonS to depraye public sentiment and
ool o"uti u more hostile to our reform 0n a',u
"un' ooua oi the public dangers that enyiro" % uc
pu.Sonai friends and the peril OF our cansc our
,nco hn ~ t .he Htate' the champions of Temner'
,bonlJ ho ""'ch we mean all who love the c?usc
Ius. oN'' active and zeal
,aiont I troubling the reader with a score of
is m,~1 "ii o' winch will suggest themselves IN
- 11 niIHu we would urge, entreat, mnor,nn" -
1S9ecu "a hn to remain at his post and no f',h
- =. ~ ~" n'gh trust, while the tur,ons ,o
.ruSader. 70 o'ef the lahd!-
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06
WHOLE NO. 28O.

Of % cr;'no IL consequence intemperance the n,reot
arc Uot Uotty and want, however inconvenioo,
land Of orog ",y not crimes themselves, but in y
life and nrenot, noPS are an actual protection to
proacb tra' pIhhy. thn Is 1t not grief and rr-
trious ahar;m re material prosperity Of the indus.
by the moral Ge1raI crasses should be accompanied
~ .Ilf'h That the bounties of n,r portion
na. amer freely bestowed onIy % cud,meav heavenly
Py"ce' % security and happiness Of bis "1a"s.r me
Lni%a money earned by toll and skill in"ta"
ac ce G'lPloyed IN accordance wi,h tInIi'.,l vi
iti p'uuence and the requirements Of c,i;a
ho .'uSt De dlSSIpatcd in riot and drnnGan ''~c"
ho M nrisnn 'Tsn,'I OF which are misery, crimr aH%
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

G The Albany Alias says the recent de-
structIon OF $5O,OOO worth of Lager Bier in
New York by the distillery fire will place many
our Germans in bad plight for, with so great
reduction IN the supply as must follow this
loss, combined with the fact that it is almost
impossible, during the warm weather, to get the
lager mere ere 1t spoils, they will be compelled
10 submit 10 serious curtailment in the indul-
gehce OF tnelr favorlte drink. We are infor-
med thal ior some time our lager Bier distille-
rles nave oecn unable to supply the home de-
mand, SO rapidly has it increased. -
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

" The Buffalo Express has been presented
WIN The bundle of rods with which the man
Betiord was whipped, by order ofKinC Stran~
the Mormon ruler ofthe Beaver Islands T5a
sco9rge is made of beech, birch and manIe
SUCKS about seven feet in length and FIVE in
number each of them about half an inch in
diameter at The butt, and all tightly bound to-
gether 6y strings. With this terrible instrn-
nent o. pageliatloa poor Bettord was scourged
upon tne pare back' and the sticks are bent,
W -, = va D'o"'
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

IMTDITY.-Addiscn the well knowp oJ;,o,
OF the "Speciator," was man of the rreotes,
modest oi hls day. lie was a most oxcaIIon,
writer but, strange as it may seem. no sneaker
ms Is OF very frequent occurrence.
On the other hand, we find men of rrnot ora
torIcaI po" ers, but who are ayerse t9 WRITING
And seldom do we find men gifted. to any do.
gree with both powers. How is this II looks
as II providence dlspenses gifts as widely and
varied as possible. sample of the former of
these may be given in the case of the talented
Joseph Addison, above noted:
AS SECRETARY OF State, of course his ploco in
lhe House OF Commons to defend the conduct
OF tue government, required no small power.
oil VolubIllty and which, as a writer, Addison
was though to possess But time tries every.
thIng. lie arose to make his maiden sneec6
Mr.. Speaker, | conceive and there he
stuck! '''''9 'e
MIR. Speaker, conceive "-anotber halt
Mr.. Speaker, conceive ''--a dead b,lt
up started II wag,-" MIR. Speaker. the men.
tlenan has conceived three tunes. and bron,rht
forth nohing!" ~
The House was in roar! and poor Addison
dropped into his seat like a hot potato. This
was his first and last speech in that or anv
other house, as he never attempted the ,ral of
his eloquence again. -
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06
CHEsTERTowN, July 81, 1856.
Correspondence Of lie Smyrna Times.
FAYErTE, No., July %. ls56.


De0r Times IL have, as you perceive, been
taxing "TRIP To the West, aud have, for the
The time beIng' settled down in this quiet little
village; and having leisure hour take tho
liberty of writing you a short correspondonco
hoping 1t may interest some of your readers.
Fayette is situated about ten miles from tho
Missouri River, 1t is the county seat of Howard
county, and contains about eight hundred in
habltants. A college is in progress of erection
here' under the direction of the Methodist
Church, and it is intended to make il one of the
most nourishIng institutions of the West. e,..
The political contest is quite animatipp here
lhere are 'hree sets of candidates in the field
the Benton Anti Benton and American par
ties. The division OF tho Democrats will have
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

STRANGE OCcURRENcE-Somethi STRANGE
;IcP1rted TO have occurred on Pea Ridge. IN
Lincoln county, Tenn, few weeks ago, A
eorse f'raS and PIow-so the story gocs-wRich n
" 'un'neI was using in his field, sunk and diso n.
Peared IN the earth, leaving hole to which no
Gua'oli nc yet been found, and in which the
hora i~n'er himself came near falling His neigh
oCn oC,s were called to the place, who, by means
=. Lopes' iet him down in search of the horse
anu Prov, TO the depth of 80 or 40 feet, but the
%.1ner uJ % nc went the larger the hole appeared
Iahon ~%" n' oaled TO hIs friends to pull him up
m"o" eney dld: Several unsuccessful ATTEMPTS
borno stewards made to fathon the hole. The
earth." VIZ ""y vi aii the
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

| llEROIC WOMAN A n,sscnro. -,
the " Norlhern Indiana riyes ,n .,c,.,,,I,,.'
the narrow escape of Cicero Fowler and ,,.;cI
., "iIy There was bnt one life prescrvor c,r
! -''is' +. ana her husband he insisted imner,.
tFeiy 'hat she should put 1t on: she nprnn,a
''"y REUSED saying She "was i'm poor heaIib
Sm n,,u h'S lie was worth far more than hn;e ~,
-" "eScrFer having no strap, Mrs r toro
"' "''ii nom her dress, and fastened if to bo,
huSOahh, whom she continued IN anconr.,.,
- '"S sue ronid mold on to him, and if the nrn
S'iN NcI could not sustain them both. she uo,,Id
sell. "'''' " save hllI-
me hre was getting hotter and hotter Tho
wafer was thlck with human bodia. tr,,.,
S''"s ioF HE; She tore her bonnet. already 1o
"ie' iron" hcr head, and hand in hand with ono
'"c 'o'cd better than herself, took the donror-
""s reap AS they arose from the watar Nv
! oW 'er assisted HIS wife in PROCURING \ oood
" m" "h or about the shoulders She
'Pe" 'he water from his eyes and mouth. and
nun To retain his hope of beinr
ne continued to struggle with the |
Ia" an hour elapsed and there were
no signs ot assistance. His strength was r,n.
ldIy failing; his wife OBSERVING if trind ,n s',,t,
II TO cheer hun. lie SAID he could NOT sta,'l
II any longer; it seemed as though be INNS, |
give up At that moment she heared a steom.
ef coming rapidly through the water. She
says: e" NY dear husband, few minutes more
:, ana W we are safe Don't you hear boat com.
nS lie SAID he did, aud Immediately re-
'iVed' made all the efforts in his power. nnd
Struggled for himself and his heroic wife untiI
NE MlsSlssIppl" came and took them. with
scores OF others 0a her commodious decks
Syracuse jour.
Smyrna times., 1856-08-06

SECTIONAL lssUEs.-South Carolipa bos i,s,
what 1T wants in the re-elect;o, of ,ho AZ =
l'ooNS-a sectional issue. Ever since 1892.
'ou'h carolina has been more or less a Disn.
mon State, and but for the logic Of n Webster
'"eh' ana The fear of Il jackson, she would bavo
scceded from the Union and rnn nm bor lono
star. '0"1
Massachusetts, that is to say, the fanatics Of
'''SSa'huScttS' has in her Burlngames. vii.
Sohs aud Summers just what their fanat;c;s,,
"'''S-Sectlonal lssues-sectonal passions
SECTIONAL eXcItements-the modeond moan, c
eNaSperatng the people, in order to koen tboo,
III pace Thus two of the old colonies
""ere flnckneys, and Rutledges. and Han.
'o'N', ana Adamses, pulled together in 1776 !
"ow' III l9'6' are both pulling the Union mart |
"'hK Nod, however, these sectional States
These sectional passions-these sectionol :,
@t' are mainly local. Both Massachusetts
,''u "outh Carolina, by the fanatic condnct or
'"'r PuoUc men-are but proyinces-maro
p'o'l"ceS OF this Republic, without anv real
""nehce IN 1t. The States, under fanatic ha,.
lerS' nave become but mere Lu Veudcey TLo
0"''' 10 winged by their passions--but olIv :
winged not really feeling them. The world t
.ocS on IN peace. The provinces quake. and F,
near together, would soon be in civil w., :
NC great conservative CommonweaItbs bou,- a
'ef' oil New York, Pennsylvania and VIRGINIA c
'''' Po'e as barriers The combatants have :
= - 70 isht over our broad bodies. and in sp te "
our strong arms The work OF the gymnasts s.
nu siadiators is painful but amusing. a
Butte record., 1856-11-15

as to the inefficiency of the mines to
support labor, the wonderful increase
in our population within six months
is proof sufficient of their richness.
At the election for the removal of
the County Seat last April, less than
a thousand votes were polled in this
precinct, and at the recent election,
there was found to be an increase of
over seven hundred actual voters, and
many, very many, were debarred
from voting for the simple reason that
the time prescribed by law was too
short to admit of possibility of re-
ceiving all the votes offered. Thus
has our mining population nearly
doubled. This immense influx Of
the real, producing classes, is the
very best evidence that our mines
will not only "pay," but that they
average better than any in the State.
Butte record., 1856-11-15

SEVERE ON CALIFoRNIA.-The following
cut at Californians. is taken from the New
York Mercury. 1t is very severe and has
too much truth in it to be very palatable
California, by the votes cast in the State.
is the eleventh in the confederacy, but TAX
ing the population is only the twenty fourth
state in the Union. This is caused by there
being more full grown men in proportion to
the population than in any other State. The
Caliiornians are disposed to grumble at the
condition of affairs. because it reduces the
influence of the State in the Electoral Col
lege, where it has only four votes but saws
the Philadelphia Ledger and we entirely
agree with it, they can alter their condition
themselves much more readily than the coz
stitution can do it for them. Instead of
running away from their wives in the Allan
tic States. as many of them do they should
take them with them, and thus contribute
to destroy the inequality that exists be-
tween the voting population of the State and
its representation.