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The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

Or The old bar keeper of the Gazette, to escape the dilemma his conduct in relation to Gov. Conway's party, which he attended, has reduced him, endeavors to escape by saying he attended the party only at the urgent soicta- tions of Conway's friends. Conways friends may have urged him, for all we know, but if they did so, their motive could only have been to render the old bar-keeper ridiculous. He was legitimate game for them, and they knew his gluttonous fondness of good eating and drinking would make him an easy prey.
 But what has this to do with the merits of the case? Danley attended the party and en- joyed fully the fruits of the Governors hospi- tality. How can he now justify himself for slandering the Governor and his guests? Why, a savage would feel degraded to be guilty of such conduct. The old bar-keeper permits his mbecile, impotent malice against the Governor to hurry him intoimproprieties which a gentle man would never commit.
 He says, "Ae a0iN sin no more in the aoay of at- tending the Gove,no''s pa1ties.' Doubtless, he will never have the opportunity. He can hardly expect to be again invited and thus af- forded another opportunity of slandering the Governor and his guests.
 About tie "women of bad character who the old bar-keeper says were invited, he is this week silent Can he not name them as re- quested? In justice to the ladies present we called upon him to do so. Why does he not render this simple act of justice? The truth is there were no "women" invited of the cha ractcr the old bar-keeper charges. and his con- duct in making such a charge was both low and dirty. Such exhibitions of malice fall harmless at Gov. Conway's feet.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Antolne, Pike county Arhansas,

July loth; 1ooO.S EDITOR TRUE DEMocRAT-I write you few lines to inform you that our papers failed to come to this office again to-day although the mail came through in due time. Your papers for Murresboro also failed to come. The mail goes out to Murfresboro in the morning and if the papers had come here to-day, as they ought to have done, they would go to Mur- tresboro tomorrow and as it Is now they will net go there until next week. Cannot this negligence be stopped or prevented or is it possible that it cannot be found out where the tault Is, and a different arrangement made?- The way we get our papers Low we had near ly as well be without any. 1 hope you will enquire into this matter, and have our papers sent out in due time
 Yours truly,
 w. B. SPEER
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

Col. N. B. BURRow.--This gallant gentleman is doing noble service in the democratic cause He spoke at Fayetteville for six hours, to tre- mendous crowd, and when he concluded, shouts of "go on," "go on," greeted him from every side. His speech had telling effect
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Little Rock, Ark., July 18th, '55.

EDITOR TRUE DEMoCRAT--
 Dear Su'-Please permit me- through the medium of your paper, to say to the peo- pie of the counties Of Yell and Perry, that though exceedingly anxious to visit them, I have heretoior taan prevented from doing so by severe family affections; but that I will en- deavor to be with them at DanuiUe on Friday the frst and at PerryviAe on Saturday tue se- ooad Of August next, when and where it will give me much pleasure to see my competitor or any other gentleman of the Know Nothing party. I hope my friends will do me the fa- yor to give publicity to these appointments.
 Very respectfully, etc.,
 THOS. JOHNSON.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

AMBRoTYPE PIcTUREs.-Prof Wilson arriv- ed here few days since, and is prepared to ex- ecute pictures by this new and beautiful process which will combine that relief, distinction and hfe-hke appearance that is truly wonderful.- His advertisement will be found in another column.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

HoN. BRADLEY BUNCH.-We see that our old friend, Bradley Bunch has been nominated for the Legislature by the democrats of Carroll county. MT. Bunch, during the session of the last Legislature, was an indefatigable member and contributed largely to the passage of the laws by which the Governor has been enabled to prosecute the suit against the Real Estate Bank. He is and ever has been true democrat .
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

AGENT IN PIKE CoUNTY-Mr. W.J. Kelley. Murfreesboro', is agent for the True Democrat Mir. Kelley has done much for the promotion of the circulation of the True Democrat at his post office, for which we tender him our thanks. His name was inadvertently omitted in re-arrapg- ing our list of agents.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

THE ISLANDERS OF THE KNOW oTH1NG PARTY. The Philadelphia Ledger (neutral) says:
 Mr. Buchanan is berated and abused for sentiments which it is charged he uttered thir- ty years ago, the very best proof that his oppo- nents can find nothing in his long career of public usefulness for thirty years subsequent which they may pick flaw in. A man who can show public life free from blemsh for as long period as some of his detractors have lived, need not be ashamed of his antscedents,"
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

0E- E. N. Conway's address sent free from this office to all orders. Address Publishers of True Democrat
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

0T Col Sam Colt has just been married.- With all his revolvers, he could not defend himself against the little boy with che bow and arrow.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

JUDGE THOMAS JoHNsoN-The Gazette is opposed to mixing up politics in judicial cleo tions, but it is always very severe upon all can- didates aspiring to judicials honors who hap pen to be democrats. It tries to be very severe upon Judge Thomas Johnson. It alludes in jubilant terms to the defeat of Judge Johnson by the last Know Nothing Legislature for Su- preme Judge. Of course he was beaten by Know Nothing, Judge English. Know Nothings are opposed to mixing politics in ju- dicial matters, but when they have the power they always elect Know Nothing judges and prosecuting attorneys. The democrats have the power, and we think it would be nothing more than just to elect Judge Johnson as pros- ecuting attorney over P. Jordan his Know Nothing competitor. In point of qualifications Judge Johnson is inferior to no man.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
CARROLL COUNTY.

Gen. Yell has just passed through this county. heard him speak twice. His own party to some eX- tent are dsgusted with his manner of address He abuses Conway and others shametully and says that Borland and Danley are the only true democrats in the State. He assumes to himself all the glory of the election of Banks to the democrats Yell did not gain votein the county His vote will be between l50 and 200. We vote about 1900. Elias N. Con way will get all the balance Yell convinced us all that Conway was not only good Governor, but one that ought to be sustained"
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
The True Democrat Detained.

From almost every portion of the State, we receive letters complaining of the detention of our paper. We give the following as a speci-
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Let Democrats Remember and Beware.

Let Democrats Remember and Beware. 1 As the Know Nothing party are making a desperate struggle to elect their ticket, demo- crats must be up and at work. The democrats must remember that their opponents have ever been interruptions on the eve of an election, and their experience should teach them to re- ject with scorn and indignation all reports, ru- mors, stories and petty tales started against de- mocratic candidates, when it is too late for the contradiction and rebutting testimony to be ge- nerally circulated On this point, at the ap- preaching election, let democrats be on their guard. We know that the democrats of Ar kansas are gent-equaly as much so as their willy opponents and farmore so than their opponents are willing to concede-but we know too they are unsuspecting and contiding-too much so. Look, for example, at the hundreds of intelligent and honest democrats, who, sus- pecting no trick, and confident in the purity of their own intentions, have been deceived and duped into the midnight councils. We warn them then to be upon their guard. The Know Nothing leaders have not yet exhausted their Pandora's box of deceptions. Between now and the election, every day will give birth to some new and monstrous charge against our cause and our candidates. Then be on your guard, democrats of Arkansas. The mark of d true democrat is the unsefshncss with which he sacrifices personal considerations, and the fidelity with which he supports his party can didates
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Tickets {! Tickets 1!

Tickets Tickets! Our friends in this and the adjoining coun- ties, who want tickets printed for the August election, will send in their orders.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Speaking Annniutinpnf \

As one of the DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS for the State at large, will address the people political ques- tiOns on the day below named, at II o'clock in the loren on. and at the following places, and will cheer fully divide time with the Know Nothing electors, viz:
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
U. $. SENATE, WASHINGTON, ]
 June I6th. lS56I

DEAR CoL.-When any man charges that I am connected with Captain Pike in prosecuting an Indian claim, or any other claim, or that 1 ever was, or that 1 ever had an interest in, any claim before Congress, or ever received pay for any service done in Congress, or before the Departments, for any constituent of mine, or for any body else, I will not say he makes a mistake, but simply that HE LIES It it is al- legged that Gov. Fitzpatrick's speech 50 states; 1t Is false. Read it.
 have rendered many services for many peo- pie, friends and enemies, and paid the expen- ses myself often, but never charged or received cent during my public life.
 Yours, R. w. JOHNSON
 To Col. l.. B. LUCKIE, Pine Bluff. Ark.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

THAT BET.--We are pleased to announce that the bet we have been forsome weeks past pressing upon the Know Nothngs has been taken. Every species of tactics were resorted to for the purpose of avoiding it. But it all would not do. The bet, to encourage the faith ful, had to be taken. We are sorry for the gentleman who was put forward on the occa- coson. He is able however to loose a S1,OOO, and his party's imposition upon him, we are glad, will not ruin him. Of Kentucky there is no doubt. The old line whigs of the State, led on by Henry Clay's eldest son, have repu- diated Fillmore. Kentucky stands upon the national platform adopted at the Cincinnati convention.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Fillmoress Iniquitous Administration

When James NJ. Curran was a candidate for Congress on the whig ticket, the editor of the Gazette said to him:
 :" To be consistent whig-ss he certainly is-he will have to defend the inquitous administration of Mir. Fillmore, who denounced as pirates, those of our fellow citizens who loved liberty well enough to fight for it in another and and for another people than our own; and suffered the Cuban patriots to meet the Y nominous death of criminals, without even raising friendly voice in their behalf Mir. Fillmores ad- ministraton is also responsible for the magnificent swindle perpetrated by the Gaphias. Will Mir. Cur ran defend or justify that?'
 Now that the editor of the Gazette is SUD- porting Mir. Fillmore for the Presidency, we ask, twill he defend or justify that?" Will he defend orjustify Mr. Fillmore who "sufer- ed the Cvban patriots to meet the agnonainious death of criminals?' Will he defend or justify "he magnificent swindle pe'petroted by tue Galphinss" Will the editor of the Gazette answer these questions? We are only putting him on the rack upon which he stretched James NJ. Curran a short time ago. Can he stand the test?
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Accusation A. ainst Rob't W. Johnson

We commend to the editor of the Know Noth- ing organ of this place, the letter below from Robt W. Johnson, which we find published in the Pine Bluff Democrat. It gives the direct LIE to the accusation made against him. These accusations were made several months since by the Know Nothing organ
 The imbecile rage of the Gazette is fully ex- hibited in the various false charges and islanders 1t is weekly inventing and retailing against the leading men of our State
 But to the letter
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
The following is from
BENTON COUNTY.

" Yell made no converts here. He ruined himself by his excessive vanity and his barcaced statements His abuse of Conway and Johnson was disgusting He will not get than 100 out of 900 votes of Benton. Mark what tell you. The sentiment of Benton county is almost ununin0us for Conway and Greenwood"
 We make the following extract from letter from INDEPENDENCE COUNTY.
 We will roll up large majority for Conway in lis conceited vanityhs you doa't knoeo Mese things but IUdoeS"-his assumption and arrogance, have disgusted his friends while his bitterness cnrag cd the democrats. Thanks to Gen. Yell. Independ- ence, friend Dick is right side up for the democracy and so neighbors of Jackson and Izard coun- tiesn
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
The Gazette on Fillmore.

But short period since, the Gazette was very severe upon Fillmore. It was then free bonlad upby no oaths-and uttered its real senti- ter addressed to the "Anti- S7auery Society of Erie,' C. c. Danley, the editor of the Gazette, said
 From this it will be seen that Mir. Fillmore, in 1888, was not only .freesoile,, but more, he was an abolitonist."
 And again the editor declared still more en- phatically:
 " 7o haye cnNed Mr. Fillmore q FREEsomER when he aOrote Me obOue, aOouM not haue Leen ftU detntion of his position. Ue was an ABOLITION IsT and decared himsef in taror of iegislaton Jor the abolition cf slaoery n tue DistTctof Co|,4Jqa"
 And again, speaking of Mir. Filmore's being set aside by the whig convention of 1852, Dan. icy said of him.
 "He ras nyustly, as aoe conceice, suspected of not being true enough to tue abol,tionists''
 And yet, notwithstanding all these broal- cast declarations Christopher Columbus Danley, the editor of the Know Nothing organ of the Real Estate Bank, is now supporting Mir. Fillmore and commenting him to the South as fl can- didate for the Presidency What will not Know Nothing oaths bring man to ? Their power is truly great. Their power must be truly irresistible when they .force soutAeyner to support man for the Presidency whom he has often denounced as an abolitionist!
 Let southerners beware of Mr. Fillmore-- Capt, Danley says he is an aboitioniSt. Mr. Fillmore himself has told us that he is opposed to the admission of any more slave States, and in favor of the abolition of slavery in the Ds- trict of Columbia. And now, MT. Fillmore is a candidate for the Presidency upon platform which ignores the subject of slavery and leaves him, should he be elected, free to prevent the admission of a slave State, and free to procure the abolition of slavery in the District of Co., lumbia Let southerners beware of Fillmore and the editor of the Gazotta
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
FROM sEARCY COUNTY.

' have heard the Pine Bluff orator. Heavens whata sanderer. He sckoned every body. He said the reason there Were many come cutters from the Know Nothing party was because they scared rut by the Catholic threats Ny God sirs gou kn"c nothing about d. but Ido; # nag not 5e so here but at 's tRe where Iren think Yell the great est demagogue my eyes eXcr beheld. He ruined Col lilndmun 5 anecdote about the fox and the bell' lie said there was paper printed in Little Rock by steam supported amt carried on by Catholic money He said Conway did not pay or cause the bank debt to be paid that sam Hampstead had received hi,tg M4ruSand dollarS from the State Treasury for doing nothing whatever! He told the people one truth only and that was that all he wanted to do was to hur Conway and Johnson from office l believe that
 Alter the speaking some of Yells friends asked him how the election going; said they want ed to bet. He told them not to bet on the general result but they would be safe in betting on his getting Pulaski and Jefferson counties. Judge Bevans will carry this county. So will Conway"
 We have many more such letters as the above, but have'not space to give even extracts from them. Conway is sweeping the whole State. Yell will not, in our opinion, carry five counties in the State
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
We make the following extract from ;
Here Is a voice from old
RANDOLPH COUNTY,

"We only gave 8s votes four years ago against Elias \. Conway our good Governor We will not give more than seventy-fve against him this time while will increase his vote more than third.- His majority BIO last it W be 400 this summer. lellspoke here and helped us a good deal If lie made the democrats mad, and worried the Know Nothngs as much. every where else as he did here, Conway will beat him 10 .O0O"
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
Candidate for Clerk in Conway Co.

FELLOW CITIZENS OF CONWAY CoUNTY--As have learned that Capt. Murray has withdrawn his name from the democratic nomination for clerk l. standing only one township behind him in the nominate n, and since Murray's withdrawal having been strongly pressed upon 10 become candidate-I herewith lnpon the democratic ticket declare myselfa candi~ date for ClerksEip of Conway county, in the August election, 1858 Yours respectfully,
 JOHN R. BELL. .-6E- We are autho. ized to announce Judge J. C. Murray. candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of the 2d Julicial Circuit the ensuing August elec ton.
 TMRDJrDIcIAL CIRCUIT.-We are authorized to an- nouuce Hon. E. H. Nicely, as candidate for re- election to the office of Judge of the 8d Judicial Cir cult of Arkansas. paM
 srE3- We are authorized to announce Wilson A. PurdOm. a candidate for Constable of Big Rock Township, at the ensuing August election. .z1F' We authorized to announce .jOshua F. James candidate for Constable of Big Rock Township, at the ensuing August election
 .1S ;. M. B. Dent s a candidate for Justice of the Peace in Big Rock Township.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

s.8y As one of the Democratic Electors I will ad- dress the people the political issues of the day at the following times and places:
 Dover, Pope, Co. Saturday July 2s Dardanee, Yell Monday {" 2S Clarksville, Johnson Wednesday '' 30 Ozark, Franklin Thursday 8l
 My cemocratic friends are authorized to make any other appointments on the route, that will not con- fict with the above will also be happy to divide with any Know Nothing ecctor who may wish to meet me at any all of the above named places to discuss the issues of the day. Democratic papers pleaseeopy. J. J. GREEN.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

CUR CoRREsPoNDENCE.-We cannot forbear laying before our readers the following extracts from letters we have received from responsible men. We are in receipt of just such letters from every county in which Yell has spoken
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22
AUGUST ELECTION. 1855

RtWUSI ELEC HUN, ISo6.
 sgF" We are authorized to announce Pleasant Jordan, esq.,, a candidate for reelection to the office of Prosecuting Attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit. and eXoico Attorney General of the State at the ensuing August election.
 Saline. Hot Spring and Montgomery. We are authorized to announce Dr. Vim. II. Hammond, as the democratic candidate nominated by the democratic senatorial convention, for State Senator from Montgomery, Hot Spring and Saline counties,
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

| UT uOls
 As upon the solution of this question, above all others, hinges the future prosperity of Ar kansas, our readers will hold us excused for alluding to it again. Governor Conway is not only in favor of winding up the affairs of the Real Estate Bank, and bringing it to a settle- ment but he has already made wonderful progress in attaining that desirable object
 From the Know Nothing leaders and their organ, in this place, the Governor has received the btterest opposition in his patriotic efforts to obtain justice for the State from this banking institution. So much opposed has the Gazette been to the bringing the bank to settlement that at one time it made the following declar- ation:
 For the present. let it suffice to say that it would have been an advantage to the State to have pub licy burned and destroyed every thing in the State purporting to be bank assets the day the payment of interest on our State bonds suspended. Then the necessity of taxation to meet tue interest as it l accrued, and the principal when it became due on the State bonds, would have been obvious and tax would have been levied to pay it, at the time" Let the people read this extract carefully- The Gazette, the Know othing organ, thinks that the millions of dollars of the assets of the bank ought to have been "publicly burned" instead of being collected and paid out on the debts of the bank for which the State is re- sponsible, and that the people ought to be taxed to pay those debts. Such is the Know Nothing policy as advocated by the leading Know Nothing organ!
 Why does the Know Nothing organ advo- cate such policy? Because the Know Moth. ing leaders, who are the Gazette's masters, are opposed to the settlement which Gov. Con- way is exacting from the bank. They do not desire a settlement, because it will expose the many niquites of the bank, and rather than submit to it, are willing that the assets of the bank should be burned and destroyed" and the people should be taxed to pay the debts of that institution for which the State is re- sponsible.
 Are the people willing to indorse Mis policy by voting against Elias N. Conway and has policy? Are they willing to aid the bank and its advocates and managers in their struggle against the Governor and the State? Are they willing to have the assets of the banks burned and destroyed" and the people taxed to pay the millions of dollars of debt owed by the bank, or do they desire to see the bank wound up, the assets collected, the proceeds of those assets appropriated to paying the bank debt, and the people released from all taxation on account of the Real Estate Bank? If they
 
 Yell and the bank if in favor of the latter, let them vote for Elias N. Conway and thus sustain him in his suit against the bank.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

Ny democratic friends will please give publicity to these appointments in their respective counties.
 will speak at other places if necessary, in it will not prevent from lulfn the above appoint meutS. $. II. HAMPSTEAD.
 Little Rock, June g, 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

,zz5- The undersigned who nominated by the late democratic State convention candidate for presden tial eector for the first congressional district, will ad dress the people al the following times and places. He proposes to divide time with any Know Nothing orator, and respectfully invites all persons to coine and kaor
The true Democrat., 1856-07-22

The democrats in the vicinity. and democratic pa papers requested to give publicity the above ap pontments JOHN MCCOY. .z9S The candidates for the Legislature and coun- ty offices in Pulaski county will address the citizens at the following times and places to wit:
 F6urGhe-Saml Whites house. ............Juy p Ocea-Baptist church h.................... '' A Col. Warren will meet Col Fowler at the fol- lowing times and places. and address the people upon the political questions of the day
 At Lisbon, Union Co.,, Thursday July 24 Atcourt house. Ouachita CO.,, Friday '' 25
 Calhoun, Saturday ......... '' 26
 .... Bradley. Monday ....... '' 2S
 .... Drew, Tuesday. ............ 29
 ...- Ashley, Wednesday ........ ( 30
 .... Chicot Friday ........... Aug. l
 .... Desha, Saturday y.......... 2 At Arkansas Post, Monday ...............