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Death of Hon. John NJ. Claytoi.

On Sunday last, at his residence in
Delaware, Hon. John NJ. CLAYTON. 9
Senator of the United States, died, after
severe illness of some months. We
should judge, in the absence of means OF
ascertaining his age precisely, that it could
not be far from seventy years.
Mr.. Clayton has been in public life for
a term equal to that of any of his cotem-
poraries, and has held high and response
bic offices under his State Government
and that of the United States. He was
Wing of the old school, and was ever
considered one of the strongest and most
reliable men of that great party. As a
member of the Senate of the United
States, he sat in that body with Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster, John G. Calhoun
Lewis Cass, Silas Wright, Alexander Por-
ter, Asher Robbins, William c. Preston
Theodore Frelinghuysen, Peleg Sprague
Willie p. Mangum, and Benjamin Wat
kins Leigh. lie ever took an active and
influential part in the business and de-
bates of the Senate, and was ranked
among the most able of its members. He
was often reelected to a seat in the Sen
ate, and his lamented demise leaves va
cancy therein.
On the accession of Gen. Taylor to the
Presidency in 1919, Mr., Clayton was ap-
pointed Secretary Of State, giving place
to Mr.. Webster on the reconstruction of
the Cabinet, after the death of Gen. Tay-
lor and on the accession of Mr.. Fillmore
Since that time he has for the most part
represented his State in the Senate of the
United States.
Mr. Clayton was a highly cultivated
scholar, sound statesman, learned law
yer, ready and sensible speaker, and as
a man was respected and beloved by his
fellow-citizens. The people of his State
had ever the most unbounded confidence
in him, and evinced it by the frequency
with which they invested him with Offices
of honor and responsibility.
Thus, one by one, and at no wide inter
walls, the distinguished men of our age
are taking their departure from the world
in which they have filled high places and
played conspicuous parts. Most of the il
lustrious colleagues of this, the last, SO
far, ON the list whose names we have just
written, are now no more; or rather they
live only in the record of the deeds that
embalm their memory in the hearts of their
survivors s
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03


Upon Nights solemn heart,
Bathed in the golden glory of the moon,
The wanderer leaned his w-damp head an,
gazed.
With strange smile upon his parted lips.
Inso her wei-d star-eyes: his cheeks were fiushe,
With the wild fever OF his spirit, and
HIS eyes were moist with loves deep tender
Awhile before, his soul stood in LIES Dark,
With great crowd OF soTTows pressing close
Upon is sullen pride; and then, as now,
There was smile upon his mockins lips;
But it was not true one-'twas smile
Which, ike golden veil thrown DER his heart
Belied. his haunting sadness and concealed
A shadow meath its glory Careless eyes
Looked at his outward seeming, and behe.d
4 reckless air of gaiety; but scorn
Lay, snake like, heath his laughter-scorn fol
those
Whose dazed eyes could not read him, could 10
The b.ooding shadow meath that glittering veil
In tie mad pride of Intellect, his soul
Had wandered from the common road they tread
Who make Faith more than Reason, in thei
search,
After the Love Immortal Wilful. bold,
And passionate as young cloud IN a storm,
His spirit sought, brave with ambitious dreams
The furrowed fields of Iiie's unholy strife.
1t battled with impetuous iearlessness
Great odds pierced. wounded, staggering. faint
1t flung itself upon old earth in tears
And fled into her bosom like deep,
Dark subterranean river. IT fed on
Now,with wild ,headIons plunses; now with slow
And stumbling footsteps Yet. as on it fed,
With fragments of great thoughts within its
grasp.
1t sent wild. strange music 70 the air
Through many wondrOus fissure- His songs
Were not the songs OF Hope "a bleak despair
And Kaleidoscope memory were
The pTompters of his minstrelsy- his Lyre
Had many sweet string broken. and the tone
OF Loves was changed 10 passion
Time went on
4 change came DER the nature oi his thoughts
His spirit, graspins in the darkness met
The right hand of Jehovah With cry
OF eager gladness human ears heard not.
His naughty soul grew child-like. and he clncg
Unto that hand with hopefulness. 1t led
With paternal gentIeness. his soul
Forth to the living LIGHT
MENFHIs, August, 1856.
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

IMPORTANT RUMoR.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Herald
says:
at is now given out that Buchanan is
in fauor Of the admission Of Kansas as
a Free State. He hasall along held to the
propriety, if not the necessity, of this
course, and the recent emphatic express
sion of public sentiment on the despotic
course of the Pierce administration, ir re-
gard to that Territory, makes it, I assure
YOU, fixed fact in the policy of the new
government 1t was deemed injudicious
by Mr.. Buchanan's friends to avow this
before the election, but now that the con-
test is over and he is to be the next occu-
pant of the White House, there is no hes
itation in making it public, and talking
about it, and canvassing its effects North
and South"
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
WASHINGTON ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 1856

bayou being navigable, Stumpy bayou and
Soda lake could be cleared of their stumps.
the pass opened into Twelve-mile bayou,
and the latter improved by clearing its
banks of timber, and removing few OBJ
structions to its navigation We would
then have Dooley's bayou of sufficient ca
pacity to carry raft, and the immense re-
servoirs of Shiftail and Soda lakes could
be thrown open to receive it.
propose to apply the unexpended bal
ance of appropriation for the improvement
of Red river, (about s92 ,000,) as follows
Preparing Elnier's bayou for raft
and constructing boom 5000
Cutting and saving two miles OF
raft, and preparing the outlets
of Dooley's bayou for its recep-
tion $4,000
Removing and replacing this raft
and preparing Jutch Johns
lake $4,000
Improving Dooley's bayou and
Shiftaii lake 10000
Contingencies, including altera-
tions and repairs of dredge boat 1000
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. FULLER,
United States agent and Engineer.
Lieut.. Col. j. T.. JOHNSON,
Typographical Engineers, Supt. OF
Western Riuer Improvements.

THE SENATE.-The terms of the fol-
lowing Senators expire on the 4th of March
next: Jno. B. Weller, California; Isaac
Toucey, Connecticut; James A. Bayard,
Delaware; Stephen R. Mallory, Florida
Jesse d. Bright, Indiana; Hannibal Ham
lin, Maine; Charles Sumner, Massachu-
sets; Thomas G. Pratt, Maryland; Lewis
Cass, Michigan Stephen Adams, Missis-
sippi; Henry S. Geyer, Missouri; Hamil-
ton Fish, New York Benjamin F. Wade,
Ohio; Richard Brodhead, Pennsylvania
Charles L. James, Rhode Island James
c. Jones, Tennessee; Thomas J. Rusk,
Texas; Solomon Foot, Vermont. Ofthese,
but one is American in politics; thirteen
are Democrats, and FIVE are Freesoilers
Pratt, of Md, will be succeeded by Antho-
ny Kennedy. American; Toucey, of Conn,
bv James Dixon, FreesOiler; Adams, OF
Mississippi, by JEFF. Davis; Foote, of Yer
mont, has been reelected. The remain
ing vacancies are to be filed by the vari-
Gus Legislatures this winter There are
FIVE vacancies in the present Senate-one
from Missouri, Indiana, California, and
two other States. The next Senate will
be, like the present, largely Democratic
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

The number of students in Harvard
College is 697; Yale 6O4 in the Univer-
sity of Virginia $40 In the latter there
is an increase of 80 over the number of
last yesr. At Yale there are 81 students
frem Southern States.
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

During the year 1855, the losses sus-
tanned by steamboats, and their cargoes be
tween St. Louis and New Orleans amount
ed to over 81 100000.
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

David Hunt, of Jefferson county, Mis-
sissippi, has presented the Oakford College
the liberal donation of fifty thousand dol
lars.
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
Amounting to
$4,000

The expenditure of the above amount
would give us open navigation to Stumpy
bayou, and would provide for raft accu-
mutation of about three years
To complete the improvement to Shreve-
port, an additional amount will BE- requir-
ed, as follows:
Improving Stumpy bayou, Soda
lake, and Twelve-mile bayou $4,000
Preparing Boom bend, including
boom, &c. $4,000
Contingencies, say 5000
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

THE VoTE OF THE CITIEs,-The vote
of some of the principal cities for President
is as follows:
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
BY CHARLEs NoREUE DENIE.

"a change came DER the spirit of my dream.
The wanderer had returned. | saw him stand
Before an altart.'-BYRoS;s DREAM ~
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

THE VoTE OF New YoRK.-The New
York Herald publishes returns from all
the counties in the State, (mostly official
and complete which foot up as follows !;
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
Amount required to complete the
improvement $500

The above estimate does not include the
cost of a steam machine boat, which would
be required, provided a dredge boat cannot
be transferred for this porpose-
In conclusion, avail myself of this oc-
casion to express my acknowledgements to
Colonel j. b. Gilmer, of Bossier parish,
La, for his invaluable assistance during
the progress of the survey. His personal
services, combined with his thorough
knowledge of the whole region examined,
together with the facilities, freely rendered
for transportation of camp equipage, &C.,
from point to point, enabled me to prose
cute the survey without delay, and to
bring it to a speedy completion.
My thanks are also due to my assistants
Messrs. b. Norvell and r. Moore, and to
Captain Thomas Moore, my pilot, for their
untiring attention to their respective du-
ties
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A EIJILER
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
THE RETURN.

Irnon the MEMPHIS EAGLE AND rsourRrr !
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03
REPORT OF COL. C. A.. FULLER

On THE IMPROVEMENT OF RED RIVER
RAFT
Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

Upon Nights solemn heart.
Bathed in the golden glory of the moon,
The wanderer leaned his dew damp head and
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