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Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

PoETR1.-Southern poets may well "look
to their laurels, for there is poet at Min
den. La, whose songs published in tie Cad
do Gazette, have spell within them, that
speaks to every heart that has love for
what is beautiful Music, unuttered, un-
written. and it may be TO many an ear un-
heard. fills up each pause in his sweet
verse; and there is melody in the lapse
and foE Of his numbers. as pure and per-
feet as the voice OF nature, when she whis,
peIs in the ripping of moOn-lit waters, or
signs In the murmur of the west wind. when
it comes from its dwelling in cloud land''
its mist woven head lands" and ''islabds
of amber and ''o'er sweeps the gray desert
and ripples the stream"
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
The PUBLIC THoRoUcBraREs-Our a,

The PUBLIC THoRoUGHFAREs-O at
tention has been frequently directed to the
condition of the public roads leading from
this place to Little Rock. Shreveport and
other prominent points of outgoing travel
The recent disaster which has rendered por
tions Of these roads impossible for time,
has reminded US of our failure to call the
facts in the case to the notice of the proper
authorities. We have examined the Law
bearing upon the duty of those most deeply
interested, and in our next We will try to
present some few points foreaeir considera-
ton. for which we respectfully bespeak a
perusal.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

RED RIvER.-The river has risen about
fourteen feet at Fulton. The steamer r.
NJ. Jones. arrived there on Friday, the 2nd
inst, loaded principally for Walker, Cheat
ham & Co, of Columbus in this county,
and Trimble & johnson at this place. The
Jones left on Monday for Laynesport The
Ariel and Victoria came down from above
White Oak Shoals on Monday, heavily Ia
den with cotton for below. The Hope
came out of Little River on the same day,
heavily laden for below. Saline and Little
rivers were falling slowly. Red river fell
four inches on Sunday night and was fall
ing slowly on Monday. 4 number of boats
are expected up this week.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

FURTHER BIZ THE AFRICA.-AN New York
despatch to the Charleston Courier gives
the following additional brought by the
steamship Africa:
An imperial manifesto, dated ST. Peters
burg, the 1st inst, says that although the
war had not been sought by Russia, it had
been waged with great energy by the Rus
sian people; and that, Notwithstanding peace
had been proclaimed. the rights Of the
Christians in the East had been secured
thus attaining the objects of the war on the
part of Russia.
Special arrangement had been made to
prevent collisions between Russian and
Turkish vessels in .he Black sea.
A new line of frontier had been agreed
upon in Bessarabia.
A letter from Crorstadt says that squad.
ron, consisting of FIVE steamers, had been
ordered by the Russian Government to be
ready for sea by the middle of next month,
and it was surmised that the Gar, or his
brother, would visit Louis Napoleon.
The Spanish Government had conferred
the order of the golden fleece on the Prince
of Algiers.
A feet of Sandman vessels had been or.
dered to sail from Genoa, for the purpose
of bringing back troops from the Crimea.-
TIE health of the French troops in the
Crimea was improving, and they we're to re-
turn in bodies of 10000 men.
The Austrian army had been reduced
10000 men.
The British squadron in the Baltic had
been recalled
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
WAsHINGToN, ARK's, !
April 2Sth, 1885. (


MEssRs. EDITORS: As you are aware,
my name has been mentioned by differ
ent papers, and by the meeting of the
American party, held at this place on the
10Th inst, in connection with seat in
the Congress of the United States from
the Second Congressional District of this
State. For these mplimentary notices
and fattering expressions of favor from
my party, l am truly grateful. am not
insensible, am ready to confess, to the
aspiration of merited preferment from my
fellow-men; and to be considered by that
party to which l am so warmly attached,
worthy and fit to fill SO important posi-
ton, is to me a matter of great gratifca-
ton. But l have no political aspirations
at this time, and must therefore decline
the honor of having my name placed
in nomination, and ask the delegates to
the Hot Springs Convention to withhold
my name from the Convention. Iexpect
soon to sever many ties Of friendship
and affection that have long held me to
this place, and locate at Little Rock, IN
the practice of that time -honored profes-
sion in which my whole fate and fortune
are cast-the law; and l would be untrue
to the trust imposed in me by others, and
untrue to myself, to go into the political
arena at this time. Besides this, in Col.
FOWLER we have an ADLER and better lead
er than 1 could pretend to be. He is ripe
in years and knowledge, and in these hot
and trying times he would serve well and
nobly the interests of our country IN her
great Legislative Hail. For him L take
pleasure in giving way, meaning no dis
paragement to other gentlemen whose
names have been, or may be, put forward
for this place; but knowing him well,
merely allude to the Colonel as my choice
In not wishing my name to be placed IN
nomination, [ give up none of my faith
OF zeal in the principles of our party for
[ have cherished them long and with my
whole heart, and 1 believe they alone are
to preserve US as nation, against the at
tack of all our foes With this declara-
ton of my feelings, and my kindest re-
CARDS for those who wish my elevation,
[ am, most respectfully,
Your humble servant
A. III. GARLAND.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
AMERICAN STATE CONVENTION,
At Little Rock.

a. &kAb64G knVSn~
The storm referred to in another col
umn will probably detain our reports OF
the Convention, as published by authori-
ty, until beyond the time of our present
issue. We therefore avail ourself of the
information afforded us by friend just
from the Convention, to present our read
ers with sketch of the leading incidents
connected Herewith. The convention met
at 9 o'clock, A. NJ, on Monday, the 2oth
ult., and was called to order by A j.
HUT, Esq, President of the State Coun-
ell. A. ]. SMITH, Esq, was appointed
Secretary The various Committees were
appointed. Col H. Neill, ofIndependence,
presided over the deliberations OF the as
semblage The Convention adjourned
until o'clock, and on meeting at that
time Genl JAMES YELL, of Jefferson
county, was unanimously declared the can
didate of the American Party for the
Office of Governor OF the State of Ar
kansas. On motion, Judge W H. SUT-
TON, Of Chicot county, was appointed
Elector for the State at Large for the
Southern District, and ". D. REAGAN,
of Washington county, was appointed
Elector for the State at Large for the
Northern District. Committees were ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions suitable for
the occasion, and to draft a State Plat
form of principles for the American Par
ty of Arkansas Their duties were sew
orally performed to the satisfaction of all
concerned, and full report of the result
of their labors will appear in our columns
so soon as received from Little Rock
The meeting then adjourned until Z p
NJ, at which time Col ABsALOM FOw-
LER addressed large assemblage in the
Representatives Hail. This effort, our
informant states, surpassed anything YET
heard from him. Col F. viii be the
candidate of the American Party for Con
gress from this District, and let whoever
may oppose him, he viii keep him busy.
In another column viii be found his &C
count of his stewardship as co-represent-
atiye, with Col. JAMES LOGAN, before
the Philadelphia Convention. 1twas read
before the State Convention in Little Rock,
and we ask every one of our readers to
give it careful, candid and intelligent
perusal, and then say whether it does, OF
whether it does not, refute the thousand
and one studied representations with
which the opposition press teem-
The canvass has now fairly opened
Uncompromisingly committed to the sup
port of the National and State American
tickets, we are determined to spare no
efforts on our part to make the TELE-
GRAPH an open, determined, and unfiinch-
ing advocate of the cause. With such
leaders and such standard-bearers as we
have, there is no such word as fail.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

The Convention to nominate a candidate on
the American ticket for Congress, the North
ern District of Arkansas, meets at Jacksonport,
on the second Monday, (the 10Th day. of May,
1856.
The Convention to nominate candidate on the
American ticket for Congress in the Southern
District of Arkansas, meets at Hot Springs on
.he third Monday, (the 10th day)o of May, 1856
Each Council of the American party in the State
will be entitled to three delegates to the above
named Conventions
ANDRE J. HUTT. President
of The State Council of .4rks
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

10 Mr.. D. c. W1LBER gave two exhibi-
tions during the week to our citizens. His
entertainments consist in the presentation
Of dissolvlng views, by the aid of what the
young folks call magic lantern, and are
well calculated to please the juveniles. He
also possesses ventriloquial powers of no
ordinary character, and the use of bis powers
affords much amusement He intersperse.
his entertainments with songs. explanations
Ae.. and as he will probably visit places
which our paper will reach before he does
We can assure our friends Of the press gang
they will be safe in telling their readers they
will not regret paying his admission fee
when he comes along.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
N A Y
The month of life and light is come,
The happiest of the year,
Of leafy bowers and fragrant flowers,
Fair May, sweet May, is here.

Whose memory runs not back to that
sweet time, when in the wild wood, bv
some laughing brook, merry throng was
gathered on the May day-and the music
of thousand songs, warbled by wild
birds and chanted by fair maidens, float
ed out upon the perfumed zephyrs, and
filed the grand old forest with a melody
SO erich and rare," that all of carts
bravuras," cannot wake one note, com.
parable with that gushing tide, which
filled the youthful bosom with vague, pure
dreams of some far off cline, where nev-
er upon the ear should fall aught save the
echo of sweet strains from angel ouires
Happy days!
Long before the carking cares of earth
had come-long before the jealousies and
heart-burnings-of our ripper years had rob-
bed us of our love for life-before the
fountains of bitterness were unsealed. and
the waters of Hate had made an arid
waste of the pleasant fields, where Hope
whispered gentle promises to dreaming
hearts, and Love strayed hand in hand
with Joy among the flowers of faith
amid our happiest hours there were none
which came like May day with so pure a
spell. The blossoms which sprang up to
greet the smiles of Heaven-the limpid
streams that murmured through the gras-
sy vales-the stars which crowned the
night with purity and bliss, were not
purer nor more beautiful than the thoughts
and hopes that thrilled our souls in that
bright time. For these bright memories,
and for the holy, peaceful calm they bring
with them, we bless the advent of the
lovely day. And not more free from care
are the sinless hearts of the happy chill
dren, whose joyous shouts ring out above
the unceasing din of common life, than
for the moment, is our spirit, as in its
phantom flight it revisits the trysting pla-
ees of our youth, and is again where, in
beautiful procession, pass before her
"The happy days that are no more"
And as we look upon each smiling face,
and catch the murmur of your pleasant
sport-worn as we are with the weight of
wasted years, and weary with an idle and
sinful march-we ask of Heaven that in
your peaceful breasts, may ever glow the
holy fame of love and purity and truth !;
and that from your untarnished bosoms
never may depart the angel of innocence,
but forever brooding like holy dove
above those sacred shrines, it may keep
watch and ward So shall the garlands
which are woven for your spotless brows,
by hands which would guard you from
every i'll, be but the type of wreaths of
Amaranth and Asphodel, which gathered
in cloudless climes by seraphs pure as
Truth itself, shall crown you with fade
) less charm, when from earth's thorny fields
you pass to realms of living light.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

% There was a severe hail storm In
Ouachita county on the night of the 26th
ult-. doing much damage to the wheat and
corn crops. and nearly, if not entirely. de-
stroying the prospect for fruit
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

''The only way for the Wing party to
perform any service in putting down its
K. n. enemy, is, to unite temporarily with
the declared enemy of Know-Nothlngism
the Democratic party"
Democrat Of yesterday.
Come help us out, ye Wings, we pray
though once at you we had spite, and
used to call the immortal Clay, every hard
name we could possibly think of, from
day-dawn till midnight.
MSS. Collection of Unpublished Songs.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

70 We are authorized to announce JAMES
K. YOUNG as a candidate for Prosecuting At
torney in the Sixth Judicial District at the ensu-
ing August election.
70 We are authorized to announce E. W.
CAN'T, Esq, candidate for reelection for
Prosecuting Attorney for the 9th Judicial Cir
cult, at the ensuing August election.
" We are authorized to announce JOHN B.
SANDEFUR candidate for reelection to the
office of Sheriff OF Hampstead county, at the cleo
tion in August next
@ We are authorized to announce SIMON T.
SANDERS as candidate for reelection to the
office of Clerk of Hampstead county at the ensu-
ing August election
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

70 There was no mail beyond Arkadel-
phia on Sunday night.-and as a matter of
consequence. We are in bad fix for news.
Mr. Block, you had not brought that Pic
ayune of the 26th along with you, what
would We have done,
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

S Our friends of the Democrat say
they edo not know when they have been
more highly diverted than they were at
the labored effort of the Telegraph last
week." &c.
You are just joking about that, amt
you, neighbors?
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

% We will give our readers In our
next issue, an abstract of the remarks of
Judge Hubbard, at the American meeting.
held in this place on the 18th ult.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

% Attention is directed to the adyer-
tisement of the Secretary of the Board of
Directors of the Mississippi. Ouachita and
Red River Railroad Company.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

@ As will be seen by reference to his
letter published in this issue, Mr. Garland
declines to allow his name to go before
the Hot Springs Convention.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

LET LOOSE THE Cars OF WAR.-An OBJ
vious improvement on Shakespeare-ior
they are much more likely to come to the
scratch.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

70 Hon. A. RUsT spent few days du-
ring last week, with his friends in Union
county. We understand he has returned
to Washington city
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
FRosr AT COLUMBUS, GA-Tbe Colur

FRosT AT COLUMBUS, GA.-The Colum-
bus Enquirer. of Tuesday last, says:
King Frost came along again last night,
on the low grounds. to let the gardens and
corn6elds know that he had not forgotten
them Entirely" nor at all; but more injury
will be done to cotton than to the other
crops.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

10 We hope to have the pleasure of
greeting our associate, Mr. ErTER, On his
return before our next issue.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

10 Hon. r. ". johnson will accent
our thanks for sundry valuable public doc
uments
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

IA The Camden Herald, of Thursday
last, says: 'The river, at present, is in
very good boating order, and rising slowly.
Several boats are expected up in few
days"
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

81 T. Cafes, Esq, is our authorized agent
at Little Rock. Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

Woman's Empire State" is matrimony.
Here she is always in the majority-always
reigns and sometimes storms.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

We return our thanks to our young friend
Virginius Block. for pair of excellent ed
itorial scissors These scissors are much
more accommodating than Hawleys new
inkstand; we have only to place them on
the table among our exchanges and they al
most spontaneously clip" the very best Sc
lections our tastes could desire.
Hampstead Democrat, 29th alt.
Pretty good scissors, Mr.. Kimbell- But
they are not half as useful an appendage to
Foster gave US the other day. is to ours
Whenever We get tired, all We have to do.
is to lay bundle of exchanges down By our
chair, and-our devil is never at a loss for
copy.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

Never since Fanaticism "waved her
dread standard to the breeze" &c.
Democrat
We always thought, neighbors, that it
was 'leaged oppression and cher whis-
kered pandours and her fierce hussars,
that waved cher dread standard"
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

In consequence Of the storm of Tuesday
night last, the mail stage from Little Rock
failed to reach this place. The Driver, from
Mr.. Hammond's to Arkadelphia. came down
on horse back. on Wednesday morning, and
reports that the stage from above failed to
reach the stand; and that the road is literal
ly filled with fallen timber
Yesterday our citizens literally subscrib-
ed money to procure the road cleared out
and we hope in few days to be again in
receipt of our regular mails.
We are satisfied that the enterprisng con-
tractors on this route,-Messrs. Peay & Ay-
lift, would have forced the stage through,
had it been possible.
Arkadelohia Travezer.
Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07

clisT2tlOn lOSluS SiSuI VI tuc OutJ WHICH
they owed to their constituents, and in
joining in the universal applause forgetting
to look at the probable results of this act
of legislation, proper enough in itself, but
about to be prostituted to the basest pur-
poses. Thus, with the Southern support
ers of that measure Northern men, who,
in the halls of Congress, and pending the
debate, consequent upon its introduc-
ton, figured largely as statesmen of en-
larged and comprehensive views. went
home, and by the Free-Soil constituency
by whom they we're sent to the Capitol,
were received with execrations- in
that moment, when relying upon its mer-
its, and boldly proclaiming them to the
world, he or they might have established
for himself Or themselves the character
of fearless politicians and national men
to drown the voice of execration, and
pander to an ignorant and treacherous de-
NAL of the common rights of the people
of the whole Union, Mr.. Douglas, the
reputed father of the Nebraska Bill,
says, to the assembled multitude, then
heaving like the waves of the ocean in a
storm, and when these words are spoken,
sinking into peaceful calm, that ''it (the
Missouri Compromise) IS unsound in
principle, and legaliees slarery South
as much as 1t prohibits IL North" This
is not all. He tells the Indiana Democ-
The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14
THE RUMoRED UNION OF THE MICA

THE RUMoRED UNION OF THE MICA
RAcUA AND THE PAcIFIc M. S. CoMpA-
NIEs.-The commercial article of the N
Y. Herald of 23d January, says
Within the past three or four weeks all
sorts freports have been circulated rela-
tive to the anna gamation of the Nicaragua
Transit and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Companies. These statements have en-
anated from parties who have large guam
titles of stock which they cannot carry
and will soon be compelled to put upon
the market. The two companies are as
distinct in their opertions as it is possible
to conceive, and no agreement has been
entered into between them. Both cempa.
MES are doing well enough alone. 1t is
our opinion that the stock of either com.
pany is good investment at present pri-
ces, and that by and bye, Nicaragua Tran.
sit will command much higher prices; but
in the meantime, some of the largest hol.
ders must sell, and that may temporarily
depress the market value. Com. Wander.
bilt has assumed the agency, and in the
process of time such changes will be made
in the internal administration as NAV be
required. Ifthe Commodore should as.
snme the presidency, we should have hopes
OF a more speedy restoration of the credit
OF the company.
The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14

If happy marriage has given and in
sures to man peace at home, let there be
no dread of the caprices of chance his
happiness is sheltered from the stroke OF
fortune. A wife gentle and afectionate
sensible and virtuous, will fill his whole
heart and leave no room for Sadness
What will he care for the loss of property
when he possesses this treasure Is not
his house sufficiently magnificent as long
as she commands respect to it-splendid
enough, as long as her presence adorns it!
A cottage where virtue dwells, is far SUI
perior to palace; it becomes a temple
The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS,
Summons.

SihIE y, 0aiItOfsNlA, Comfy Of Nevada Township
OF Eureka, Justice Court Before L. A. Sackett p
Ihe PEOPLE OF the State of California to l. RUSSELL an
JOHN PURDoN:- - N''' "--
You are hereby summoned to appear before the under
sgned Justice OF the Peace at his office in said
On Monday, the 28th day of April, Il. D. 1856,
at 10 clock, A. NJ to answer the complaint of Henry
heyendor, James L. Brooks, F. Danton and Charles L.
Bird who demand Of you STAG alleged to be due them
on book account, which account is file in this Office
on failure so TO appear and answer judgment will be rem
dered against for the said S72 4 with
and costs ef sn Given under my hand this 18th day
jan ID 1856. l.. A. SACkETT Justice Peace
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Nevada Eureka
I0Snship:-lt appearing TO my satisfaction, from the
ahdavit Of Henry Dsvendor the plaintiff above named
Iat the above named defendants s L. Russell and John
nave eit and not residents of th
that cause action exists against them and that
he are necessary and proper parties entitled
cause 1t is therefore ordered that the summons this
action be served the defendants L Russell and John
furdon by publication thereof once week for period
OF three months in the NEVADA JoURSAL public news
paper published in said County of Nevada
3S-Sm l.. A. SACKETT, ]. p Eureka Township.