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The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Monroe County, Arkansas, February 18th, 1856.

DEAR JoHNsoN,-
 Presuming that line from this region might not be entirely uninteresting to some of the numerous readers of your valuable paper I have taken the liberty to address you con. corning things political and general, in this DOT. ton of the beautiful, but much neglected White river valley.
 In the way of politics, we have but little do, ing just now, the excitement, what little there was at one time, set on foot by the whig., aliq. Know Noshings, having diso away, and being now. we'll nigh forgotten. The mournsrs O Sam's demise are few and hard to fnd-thel grief is without hope, and God forbid then idol should ever be resurrectsd. TAc nanit., tations he is makin. in this section of the coun. try, are spiritual ones, arising from the circum. stance of every Know Nothing council in the county being held in grocery! You will readily admit very apropos arrangement-well cal. cula.ted to rally their broken forces.
 The democracy have positive reliable strength, whilst the opposition are broken up and dsbanded, and soon (judging from the past defecton in their ranks,) will be incapable Of raising respectable corporal's guard.
 The county is democratic by at least four to one, while the flame is yet brightly blazing and igilantly guarded as the vestal fires of tn. Roman goddess.
 Our county is filling up rapidly with good population, principally from Mississippi and North Alabama.
 Notwithstanding the immense extent oI swamp and overfowed lands in the White T. yer valley, nothing that am aware of has ys; been done for their reclamation. The peops have just cause for complaint on shis accoul, when levees, etc, are being constructed in mall other portions of the State, where the swau' land interests are not near % gree. as in thi White river valley. It is te ae hoped that tt, present board of commissioners will devua some attention to this county before the mse ing of tho nsxt legislature.
 The principal business point in our count is Aberdeen. The trade to this place is rap5 ly increasing, and will no doubt grow is pe] portionate degree, as the demands of bushes require. The principal hotel is under ehal: of your worthy friend Washington Peebe esq, who spares no trouble HOT expense for ta| accommodation of his friends and customer
 The general voice of our democracy is fOr| county convention at an early period, to al point delegates to the Hot Springs sonventoi which delegates will doubtless be instructed | support for renominatiop, our tried and worth executive, E. N. Conway, for if such 6rmne. fidelity and labor be not rewarded, how lO, may we expect their practice by those to who we confide the honor and dignity of our Stat Nor will the claims of our faithful represeuu tive, A. Rust be neglected. Should not ! deemed troublesome, will advise you from tin ! to time of Sam's misfortunes.
 Very truly, etc,
 & w BOYER
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Notice to Subscribers desiring the Direction
 of their Papers Changed.

Subscribers who have removed their residence or from any other cause, desire their papers sent to different post office from the one to which they have been going, should, in giving us no. tlce of the fact, state the post office from wtich they desire the change made, as we'll as the post office to aoiich they desire the papers sent. In making the change upon our books, we are necessarily compelled to know the office to which the paper has been going, and when it is not stated in the letter asking the change, we have long list of between M,ree and four tox. sand nanaes to hunt through to find it.
 By giving us the name of the office to which the paper has been going as we'll as the offic to which 1t Is desired hereafter to be sent. tb changing the post office of subscriber upol our books IS the work of but moment.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

TIE MAILs.-Complaints about the irregu iarlty of the receipt of our paper are pouring ir upon us from every quarter. This we regret as It IS not in our power to remedy it. w, have here during the last month, suffered ex. tremely for mail communication with Napoleon, and, within the last week, just begin to recieve the back numbers of our exchanges The mail between this place and Aberdeen has been ex- tremely irregular and we have been informed. by gentlemen who have passed over the road that, while the mail coach has been carryino passengers, the mail bags have been left at houses from one end of the road to the other. We hope the mail agent will enquire into the matter and hold the delinquents to a strict ac- countabllity. Above all, we invite his atten- ton to the fact that our paper does not reach our subscribers at Brownsville regularly. though 1t is distant from here not more than tweptv-six miles,
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
From Washington.

uu"HHytOTt, Odll ON, 4oOO. Tho chief topic of conversation both last evening and to-day, has been the difficulty be- tween Mr. Rust of Arkansas, and Horace Gree ley, of the New York Tribune. You have al- ready had the particulars about this affair; it is,
 therefore, unnecessary for me to name them
 While Greeley has but few sympathizers, even among those of his own political school to whom he has become odous on account of the severity with which he applies the lash, it is to be deplored that a personal assault was made on him by gentleman of Mr. Rust's standing in society. It is true that Greeley is unsparing in his strictures upon those who differ with him politically, and that with his words, he often strikes harder blows than he could with stick. and cuts deeper into personal character than he could with knife, yet no credit is to be gained by personal encounter with him by any one. He will abuse his opponents in the vilest terms in the columns of his Tribune, and impute to their honest intentions, the worst motives; yet when he is called to an account for assassin like conduct, he has not the spirit to resent an insult or the manliness to return blow, but craven as he is, he submits to gross personal in dignities. Itis no credit therefore, to any one to chastisc such man. Horace Greeley hos found that he cannot lampoon gentlemen in Washington, as he is permitted to do in New York, without being made to acconnt forhis con- duct.-Balhnsxs Republican.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

EDITOR TRUE DEMoCRAT:-As the time approaching when the democracy of Arka, sas will be called on to select some one their candidate for governor, and as some the counties have already expressed their p' ferences in their primary assemblies, and as tl county, at the recent meeting of the dsmOcD tic association "pretermitted {" any expression opinion upon this subjecs preferring, very pn perly too,to wait until the meeting of Ahe cOnye- tion to appoint. delegates yet fearing that perhs some might construe silence upon that occas9 to disatfection to, or want of confidence in, thI capacity and ability of the present incumbeaI 1t Is but justice to say that ELIAS N. Cowvl1 without any intention to dispara.s the clin of any other who may aspire to that posito stands -eminsntly above them all, in Il confidence and affection of the democracy this county, as they will bear testimony on 4 9th of March next
 They have seen in Governor Conway's oS| cial career, vigilance in the preservation the rights and interests of the citizens of 4 commonwealth, combined with an entire fs1| liarity with tho fiscal and other internal intercs backed by aJacksonian frmness in every ,ic| situde. They have seen him tried under circud stances that would have made many othd quail under the shafts of malice and enVt that have been so unjustly hurled at him, 4 shrink from responsibility; but not so with when the whole community-the whole bt of the people-combinins many of his wsn est political and personal friends were ugi \ upon him the propriety and importance calling special session of the Legislature like the old General, when he choked old money monster to death, he followed own better judgment, guided by the dic'' of pure conscience, and what were the suits? The storm blowed over, the sober sec'' thought of the people approved his course thousands of dollars were saved to the peep and none of the many evils foreboded by omened prophecy, have been visited upon State. He has caused that pandora boi sealed book "-the bank to be opened, q. Is tho only man that has been able to solve great problem" how can the State be saw from the consequences of repudiation?" know him to bs honest and he has proven nD selfto be capable, and we are in favor of re-ele, ing him to that office, until he closes out good work, begun under his admins trasioni
 WHITE COUNTl
 February 16th, 1856.
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of complying with the law of the land; of abrogatins the contract for building the road at 25.Ooo dollars per mile; of displacing all inte- rested officers such as Bradley and Stickney; of procuring competent engineer to estimate the real cost of the road; of letting new contracts. allowing to contractors only reasonable profits; of proceeding upon sound principles and in good faith; of leaving politics out of the ques- ton; and if you succeed, you and we will both live to sec the road in successful operation.- Do this, Col McMahon, and you will be hailed here as public benefactor-as the true friend of a great and important enterprize.
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mitisatsd political swindle. and vaiq tricE too vile, even for the approval of such mem. bers of that party, as have mbibed reasonable portion of patriotism.
 Our desire to practice the republican princi. pie of voting yfor vhom ue pIsase, induced us to throw off this odious shackls of conscience which We are convinced prevents us from the free exercise of the right of suffrage. "We, therefore, declare ourselves free and independent and that we have full power to vote, aspire and do all other acts and thing, which freemen may of right do," and we would advise all democrats to do likewise.
 VIM. DAWSON,
 ELISA MORRIS. Monroe O., Feb. 17th, 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Withdrawal i'll Pulaski County.

MR. EDIToR:-P Please announce my with. drawal from the Know Nothing council in Owen township. The council l have belonged to, will not have meeting; hence those who wish to withdraw, (and there are many,) have to resort to this public mode.
 have ever been a democrat, and find the Know Nothing party organized principally for the purpose of breaking down that party, and getting the offices. Toinduce me and other de. mocrats to join, the coon's tail was carefully con- cealed; and leading democrats were used as stool pigeons to decoy the unsuspecting, in. tend hereafter to be free man, and vote and act as 1 please, without permission from an ire. sponsible, hypocritical, midnight conclave.
 JAMES SMITH.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
EDITOR OF THE TRUE DEMocRAT,-

DEAR SIR:-You will please, through the columns of your paper, announce my with drawal from the Know Nothing party. as I have become disgusted with the dark lantern organization, and feel it my duty as a true de- mocrat, to withdraw from their ranks. Beleiv- ing as do, that if the Know Nothing party of the north, abolition under false colors,) get the ascendency, and once get the rcins of go- vernment of this republic in their hands, tn at they will be in favor of freeing the slave popu- lation of the south, which will leave the south no other alternative then to submit to, or se- cede from this now happy Union, which will cause the sun of liberty, that rose gloriously on this western hemisphere to set in tears and blood. ISAAC L. BOZWELL.
 1ansAnsonviAe, Ark, Feb. II, 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
The Greeley and Rust Rencontre.

It IS telegraphed that Hon. Albert Rust has been arrested and held to bail, in Washington, for his assault upon Horace Greeley. What ever may be the result of the trial, Mir. Rust has entitled himself to the thanks of decent people everywhere for the well Inherited cast- gaton he inflicted upon the -agtraitor.- Greeley has loug been i'll the habit of applying the most offensive epthets to those who had the independence to dissent to the abominable doctrines he promulgates, and has outraged all decency in the abuse he has lavished npon southern men and southern institutions, and the wonder is that he was not long ago visited with striking manifestation of the just indignation which his incessant and insulting abuse and misrepresentation could not fail to have inspired. Forbearance--as to him--has long since ceased to be virtue, and we hope he will receive a similar flagellatior. everytime he renews his vilianous and cowardly attacks. He abused | Mir. Rust outrageously, for which he was soundly cudgelled by that gentleman, and we are right | glad of it. The citizens of Eastport Miss, we observe, have given evidence of their approval 1 of Mir. Rust's conduct, by forwarding him gold medal, for the eminent public service he had ren- .-Memphis Bulletin, Feb. IA.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
February 16th, 1856.

THos. B. TURNER-We take the follow allusion to this gentleman from the Memy Appeal, which was called forth by the Cons' county democratic resolution rscommerdp MT. Turner for Attorney General of Arkan',, ,,
 THos. B. TURNER, Esa-At meeting ol democracy of Conway county, on the 7tn u' the following resolution was adopted: . "sesolped, That Thomas B. Turner, of Brow viile, (Prairis county is recommended 1" :, suitable person to receive the support oi democracy for next Attorney General" .l
 Mir. TURNER was long citizen Of fa.s county, Miss, and is we'll deserving the c'' p1iment paid him.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Public Speaking.

Col. E. A. WARREN will address the public on the political issues of the day, at the follow ing times and places:
 At Washington, Hampstead CO.,, on Saturday. 10th of February, 1856; at Paraclifa, Sevieer county, on Monday, the 18th of February; at MwJreesboro, on Monday, the 25th February; at Dallas, Polk county, on Monday, 3d of March; at 1t. Ida, Montgomery county, on Monday the 10th March, at Arkadelptaa, Clark county, on Monday, the 17th of March, and at Cansden, on Monday night March 31.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
River and Weather News.

PiHsbwg, February 1S--The river is un- changed The ice is four feet thick.
 Cincinnati, February 1S.-The weather was colder yesterday, and the river is completely frozen over to-day
 Louisville, February 18.-The weather turn cd cold on Saturday night; to-day it is mild. The river continues to rise.
 New Orleans, February 16.-The sales of cotton to-day reached 6,50O bales, at decline of Bc; Middling, 9Ac. Receipts for the week, 45,o0o bales against 42,O0O during same week last year. Increase in receipts at this port over last year, 3o,Oo0 bales Stock on hand, 10000 bales
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
From the Batesville Standard.

 MR. EDIroR:-Please publish the within for the information of the public will get the Fact of Congress for it during this session; but as all these acts are thrown n- to one general bill by the rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, it will not be- come a law before July or August next.
 Yours respectfully,
 R. w. JOHNSON. Washington, January 18th, 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
For the True Democrat. From Monroe County.

from Monroe County. MR. ED1roR,-
 Please give us room to get out. We de- sire publicly to state our intention to disavow hereafter all allegiance to the sef-styled Anse- racan party, which we were induced to join through the influence and interpretations of certain active (whig) members of the concern, assisted by our natural curiosity, which they spared no pains to excite. Upon due reflection we are satisfied that the. whole afkir is an un.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
 Contract O6ice Jan. 9th, 1856. SIR:-ln answer to the application by peti- tion, referred by you to this office, asking for mail service from Donaphin, Mo-, to Pocahon- tas, Ark, 30 miles, have the honor to inform you, that the road not being declared a post route the Postmaster General has no power to put mail service into operation.
 The petitions are herewith returned, believ- ing that you desire to refer them to the com. mittee on post-offices and post.roads, with the view of having the road declared post.route.
 Very respectfully,
 Your obt servant,
 w. H. DuNDAs. 2nd AsM P. M Gen. Hon. R. w. JOHNSON, U. s. Senate.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
OUR AGENT.

My. ISLAM w. WYATT, is now ont on a tour for the True Democrat, for the purpose of collecting and so- icitng subscribers through the following counties:
 Hot Spring. Hcmpstead, Lafayette Columbia, Sevier, Pike, Polk. Montgomery, and Clark. We hope friends will extend to Mr. Wyatt such aid as they conveniently can.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

HE RIVER has risen some 20 feet since OH last and is still slowly swelling. We shall now have plenty of water, without a doubt, for tn, balance of the season.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

6r"I am stranger in strange place."
 said clergyman on entering printing office;
 and you will be a stranger to better place." tseplied typo, 1" if you do not practice closer what you preach"
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

Louisville, February 16-A boiler in Du- ponts paper mill exploded to-day, and killed four persons. Loss about S3,OOO. Business will be resumed again in three weeks.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

RELIGIOUS No1IcE-There will be religious services every Sunday evening at o'clock, by Rev. h. Buckley, at the public school house in this city
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the expression of his honest sentiments. But with us every man should be free to speak "without fear and without reproach." If he is not, the influence which restraints him is des- potic, obnoxious to the spirit of our institutions
 and must be held accountable in some way for the evil it inacts upon society. The princi- pies declared by any man ought to be freely discussed, and if erroneous and evi as freely denounced; but the man who has the honesty, moral coulase-or audacity, if you will-to ex press them, should be held as sacred in his personal rights as if he had devised good thing and wisely advocated it-Baltimore Sun.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

oT Col. John Claiborne, editer of the New Orleans Courier. has been elected State printer by the Legislature of Louisiana, and that ancient and excellent democratic press will continue to be the State paper.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

Gr Greeley is wag of the first water. He explains with refreshing. naivete, the thrashing he experienced at the hands of Rust of Arkan- sas. He says he "did not strike Rust nor lay finger upon him." but that had he been able it would have afforded him great pleasure to "perform the public duty of knocking him down." Good for Horace. If able? He also says he went to Washington "wih clear un- derstanding that it was about an even chance whether he should or not be allowed to go home aive"-brave man--but he a0on't run away if attacked again and will defend himself--as far as able. Verify Horace is waggish fellow Wd
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

THE Rising and Setting of the Sun in Clock Time for the 35th Parallel of Lat. itude, for Saturday, of each week during the year 1856.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Rust on Greeley.

Greeley and the northern abolition crew, are great on bowling about "doughfaceism," and want of "backbon Greeley talks much about resistance to the slave power''-about "Sharps rfles," and all that sort of thing, but when brought up to the scratch the other day at Washington, all his hifalutin talk about backbone" resistance" etc., vanished into thin air. Rust, slaveholder from Arkansas, blacked his eyes in front of the capitol, but Horace had mo back bone," he acted just like 'northern doughface," and showed no pluck, but cut down Pennsylvanian avenue with his old white coat at a 2.4O rate, and when near the national hotel, Rust gave him few licks with his cane, wh,rcupon Horace failed " to 1 resist the encroachments of the slave powsr," and scampered away to his room Oh, what a gallant old soldier is Horace!!! We would by all means advise him to come home, for if he 1 remains much longer at Washington his lack of "backbone,' will be the means of his receiving several more thrashings before spring. Horace must get backbone, if it only has single yer tebra joint, or else he must drop his impotence and blac,sguardsm in the Trbune.--Jersey City | Telegraph.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

From the Baltimore Republican of later date.
 THE GREELEY ASSAULT CASE was the prin- cipal topic of conversation at the hotels this forenoon. The universal opinion appeared to be the approval of MT. Rust's conduct. and the more enthusiastic expressed a regret that the hogging or caning was not more severe. The great Fourierite, abolition, pseudo-reformer, has few friends in this city.
The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

COL. T. c. HINDMAN. Jr., of Helena, will ad- dress the people, upon the political questions oi the day, at the times and places following:
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Sun Rises. Sets.l
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Sun Rises. Sets.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23
Congressional Gain. In ohio.

The Democracy of Ohio elect eight mem
bers of Congress certainly. In the present
Congress the Buckeye State has not single
Democratic Representative on the floor Of the
House. The whole eight are, therefore, a
gain. These, with the gains in this State, and
Pennsylvania. will insure Democratic ma
majority in the next House of Representa-
tives. In view of this fact, the Cincinnati
Enquirer pertinently remarks -
"This redemption of the next House of Rep.
resentatives is a triumph almost equal in i'm
portance to the carrying of the Presidency itself
No "Union Slider" like Banks will preside over
another national Congress. No Topeka hum
bugs" "Kansas Commissions" and the with
holding Of supplies TO the army will be carried
on by factious and reasonable House The
people have remembered the tricksters and
changed the political character of the Govern
ment.'
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23

OTThe Journal, with the gravity of gate
post, tells its readers that Indiana is safe for
FREMONT. The Journal could not, of course,
tell its readers anything else, if it expected
them to make any show of fight in No
vember; for it is we'll established law of
human nature, that any live, wide awake
man hates prodigiously to "work for dead
horse"
We think FREMoNTs chances in Indiana
are good, very good, for at least 1900 or
10000 majority-au on the left side.
We hope our Democratic friends will not
be so mischievous as to go to work and spoil
this calculation of ours-inasmuah as we
have expended ten whole seconds. by the
watch, to figure it out.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23

The Tribune has found it necessary to man.
ufacture Morgan, FREMONT No. 2, till af-
ter slection.-FREMoSr No. has been 80
incontestably proved lying Catholic, that a
duplicate FREMONT has been dug up by the
GREELEY and BEEcHER clique, and pamphlet
eered as the converted Fremont.
The Tribune, noticing this Roorback pro-
duction, says:
/" It appears by the pamphlet, entitled " Col
Fremont Not Roman Catholic" which 10 pub
lished to-day at the Tribune office, that there
are two Fremonts, both Of whom have belonged
TO the army both resided 10 Washington that
they resemble each other, aid that that Fremont
who is the candidate for President is Lot that
Fremont who was in the habit Of attending the
Catholic Church"
That viii do, Horace. You can manufacture
and endorse lie with better grace than any
other man in America, always excepting Ere
mout's dog Noble, alias HKsRY WARD BEECH
xn.-Czereland Plain Dealer.