davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad.
The Memphis .4ppeal, snys:

Upon our application, one Of the officers Of
this road has politely furnished us with the fol-.
lowing facts. Twcnty-six miles are now
graded: Eight additional miles, making IN all
th;iiy.four a.e cleared. Thirty.six thousand
crossties are made, the most of which are de-
livcred. There are four hundred hnrds now
eiisaged in different localities, On the road.
The racls.laying commenced several days ago,
and will be vigorously prosecuted until it
reaches the 81. Francis river, thirty nine miles
from Memphis.
, 1t is confidently hoped 'ha, tie track will he
extended and ironed for the cars to the St.
Francis BY the first day di lan,!ary next. Fout
miles OF iron have a|tcady been received, and
three ad1itonuI miles are expected on the
John Simonds BY its trip mex, week. The bal
ance of the IRON will be brought up from New
Otlenns from time to time b. the same boat-
The company arc expecting in short time
the first locomotive, which is named 'ARKAN.
sAs This was built at Cincinnati. Two
others are being built at Philadelphia, one is
to be called the ARKANSAS TRAvELER."
The abote are reliable facts, and as thtv
convey as much interest to the people of Ar:
kansas, as to our own citizcns, we respectfully
ask our friend OF the Little Rock True Demo:
crat TO give them place in his columns. We
have commenced this great enterprise in good
earnest. intending to push it forward vigorous,
ly; and we may not venture TO ask generous
and cordial cooperation from our Arkansas
friends We are blended together by COM
mon interest, and common destiny. Why
should we ignore the one or dispute the 9TH
q
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
Northern Texas Agar.

In recent number, we gave our readers
some items relative TO the eapabiliiy Of the
north Trinity aud Red River counties. We
think, indeed we know, our data to be correct.
II then, the county Of Dallas can cultivate (ihe
facility Of getting to market being assumed,)
in wheat, one half Of her tilable land, amount.
ing to 3S4 900 acres. we have for that grain
in round numbers 10000 acres, yielding at a
low estimate, $50 900 bushels Of wheat, or
GAO, 900 barrels Of flour OF 200 pounds each.
Follow out the estimate for the counties Of
Navarro Ellis, Johnson, Parker Wise. Tar.
rant, Denton, Cooke, Gmyson, Fannin, Collin,
Lamar, and Red River, and we have as the
result an uTnount almost Incredible yet no one
at oil acquainted with the section we write OF,
will gainsay the truth Of our estimate, imptob.
able as II may seem.
w. again assert that no portion Of our
country is more capable Of n remunerative
yield than is any or all OF the counties emu.
mefa'ed Ii 10 true that, for the want Of
proper facilities IN getting TO market this vast
extent Of country is yet In lis virgin prime, an
unculiivated, agricultural Eden, only requiring
the ifcn horse TO develop its immense, nay,
almost intalculable resources, and BY this
means pour into our lap riches equal TO tho
Utopean dreams Of the most sanguinc.
IL is the duty of our people Of the coast to
weigh wei! and deliberately those immense
advantages. ], is equally the duty of all
Texans 10 weigh them. Self.interest should,
must aud will actuatc us ofMis section but
State pride should operate alike aNd equally
on us all Surely there is no Texan but must
feel patriots pride in al things affecting tho
future o! this State. Ii is alike their espec,a.
non. theit hope, aud their pride to believe that
in the futufei Tesas will become The empire
State Of the south. II this is their EXPECTATION,
it can only be consumma,cd by fostering oaf
o'cn ports; for without them, or having them
and not fostering ihcm We must surely expect
others TO reap our Larvcsrs OF commerce and
divert our immense resources into other chan
nels, which capital, independent of nature, will
force.
The boas! that Texas must become the EN-.
pire State of the South is no idle one; it is
ELECTED from our knowledge of her genial cline.
her es'en, OF territory, her rich soil and last,
though not east, her coast facilities.
We will refer again to this subject; i; is
worthy Of all consideration and an ublet pen
than ours.-TlegreM
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
Andrew jackson, with the Donelson an
nexed

Why was A. J. DOnelson nominated for the
vice presidency There is scarcely an attempt
to conceal the fact that the selection was made
because the nominee is the relative the wife OF
Gen. Jackson. Had the democrats ever made
such an accident the ground for nomination il
would have been to degenerate affection ioT
its greatest hian into weakness; but for the
bitter enemies and life long revilers Of Gene
raj Jackson TO make a nomination for such a
cause passes all previous public exhibitions Of
hypocrisy and folly, Men who denounced
the whole course Of Gen. Jackson's admins.
tration now claim MS the greatest merit Of their
candidate for the vice presidency the fact that
that candidate was the relative Of the wife OF
Gen. Jackson. and was trusted BY him. We
accept this indirect recanation OF the men who
make up the know.nothing party Of the abuse
they have heaped upon the Old Hero, and will
not he too close in scrutinizing motives. As
the Richmond Examiner says, III is, alas on.
y at long intervals that Nature produces a
real Jackson, seeming then TO rest for period
MS il 10 recover from the magnitude Of her Ia
hor' And il is ever the fortune Of great men
OF the Old Heros stamp to be most abused
during life by the very men who after death
make the most elaborate efforts to affect rev.
erence for their memories. What confession
have we, in this nomination Of the name and
the counterfeit presentment Of Jackson, Of the
crocodile contritnn Of federaldom for the in
jury and wrong they did that great and good
man in his life 1t is the misiorunes Of Dom
elson-the adopted nephew, or something Of
the sort, Of Jackson, without a patticle Of
blood relationship to the Old Heroic be af.
hicted with the chronic idea that the nation
can never pay off her obligations to himself
for the accidental relations to his illustrious
patron, The presidency, the Senate, the cabi-
net, the vice presidency, he esteems but poor
boons TO man Of his name and family pre-.
tensions. He quit the democracy only when
he had to let go the Union teat and failed to
get either the cabinet appointment or the first
class foreign mission he presumptueusly ex-
pected, and we fear the worst consequences to
the nation and to himself will happen when he
finds, eight months hence, that not single
State will 90 for Andrew jackson, with the
Dcnelson annexed. Mash. Union.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
Hon. Geo M. Dallas in Liverpool.

The Liverpool Chronicle of the 18th nit.
after announcing the arrival ofMr. Dallas, the
American Minister, in that city, saysi
"At noon yesterday deputaion from the
American Chamber of Commerce Of this port,
accompanied by their president, Mr.. 81 lar,
waited upon Mr.. Dallas, in order to welcome
him on his arrival in this country. In respond.
ing to their fluctuations, his Excelency ex-
pressed his belief that the causes of difference
between the two countries were capable of an
amicable solution, and trusted peace would be
preserved. not only for the sake of humanity,
but also for the interests Of commerce.
"His Exceilency afterwards visited St.
Georges hall, through which he was conduct
ed by Mr.. Alderman Parker He expressed in
high terms, his admiration of the noble edifce,
and later in the afternoon brought his lady
and daughters to visit it. Capt Oliver Ed
ridge, Commander of the Atlantic, dined yes
terday with his Exceleucy at the Adelpli Ho
tel. He takes his departure BY the 9 10 A. NJ
train to-day, for London, TO assume his ofTicia
duties
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
The Pacifcation Of Europe.

The news brought by the steamship A,lant
ic is the best that Europe has sent US for many
a month. Peace is made, and the Emperor o.
the French is settled on his throne BY the birth
Of fine healthy son.
1t appears that the diplomatsts of Paris be.
gan their abors BY signing over again the pro-
tocol or preliminary bargain which was origi'
naIly made at St. Pe,ersburgh. Having done
this, deliberations were commenced, the fifth
point being the first debated, then the fourth
and so on backwards, the first being the last,
We are led to believe that some Of the discus.
sions We're warm and excited, as, indeed, was
| to be expected But the desire o. the Allies
for peace and the percmptory Instructions Civ.
en- BY the Emperor Of Russia to Count Orloli
and his colleague, overcame all obstacles; and
a day or two before the birth of the King 0!
Algiers an understanding was fairly arrived at,
and treaty of peace signed. The question
then was to follow out that document, and
give to its provisions such actualty as twas
needed by specific alterations in the rational
distribution of Europe. This could not be
done, as il seemed, without the Intervention
Of Prussia as the treaties of ls40 and 1S4l
to which Prussia had been a party, would nec-
essariy be affected and altered BY the new
treaty. Prussia was accordingly summoned
to send plenipotentiaries to Paris: we noticed
their departure from Berlin and their arrival at
The French capital, in our account Of the news
by the Canada.
Thus, as it seems the war is over. II the
treaty Of peace was agreed upon on the l2;h
March, as there appears to be some reason for
believing, it is not the least extraordinary fea-
ture of the business that so important an event
should have been kept secret till the 18th;
doubtless the French Emperor who is always
bent on producing theatrical effects, may have
desired that the advent of his son should he
simultaneous with that Of peace; but it wonld
require something more than an imperial man.
date to achieve such miracle in this country
At all events, whenever the treaty was sign.
ed, that it has been signed there is now no
good reason TO doubt. Criticism will not be
ill the terms Of peace are made pub
lie. In the meanwhile, il would appear, from
the Whole course Of events since January, that
the conclusion OF the war is n concession TO
the peace sentiment Of Europe, but future his
torians will allude to it as one OF the extraor-
dinary passages in the histry of the Russian
Empire.-N Y. Herald.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

Col. Benton writes as follows TO friend in
St. Louis:
Il never saw the day would be willing to be
n candidate for the Presidency and am now fur.
ther from it than ever. No earthly consideration
could make me a candidate"
After adding something about the present low
ebb of political agitation and his disincllnation
to engage therein he adds:
GAS soon as my work is finished, which will
be some time in April, shall come to Missou-
ri, and of course shall have to spenk-to what
extent do not khow-but certainly only for
the general purpose Of aiding my friends and
the Democratic canse and without any view to
personal consequence"
What is this but throwing himself into the
political arena? He adds:
81 have work enough marked out to ocupy
the remainder of my life, and of a kind to be
pleasant and profitable to me, if not beneficial
to a future generation-whch think it may be.
propose TO abridge the debates of Congress
from 17S9 to $780, also, to continue my his
tory from 1850 to the day Of my death. am
now far advanced iu my second volume The
publishers are about 500 pages deep i'll the
printing, and am hundred pages ahead of
the composiors in the writing. rise at day
break and work till midnight, with an Interval
Of one or two hours recreation on horseback"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
The Aboli ionists.

The abolition party has issued its call for q
National (D Convention TO be held at Phila.
delphia on the l7th of June next. There are
four names attached to it from the South, one
is that Of Francis p. Blair (oh! how are the
mighty fallenD of Maryland; another is John
G. Fee, of Kentucky, kind ofa broken down
minister, we believe. Another is James Red
rath who is put down for Missouri, but who
pretended to represent Kansas in the Pitts.
burg Mulatto Convention, and has been IN that
territory, for the past year manufacturing lies
for the Missouri Democrat and New York
Tribune, He is well known in this city
where he formerly resided. While here he
wrote for the New York TriJnne, and came
very near being thrashed, before he left, for
some ISLANDERS he published in that journal
He is an importat tion from "Hold Henglahd,' y
and is as predudiced and knows as little of the
theory and spirit of our institutions as mos,
Britishers The fourth on this "call' is that
of Lewis Clephane, Of the District of Columbia
who occupies the distinguished and exalted po.
sition Of Clerk in the office Of the E1d, the alb.
clifton newspaper in Washington Such are
the persons that this great "Rrpublican" party
put forward from the South, a renegade demo
crat, broken down preacher, an expatriated
Engllshman and an abolition bookkeeper! Yet
these men have the audacity to act as tn" rep.
resentatives of the southern people N Y.
Day Book,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
ANOTHER FILlrBvsrrn EXPEDITION -Unde

ANOTHER FlLuBusrER EXPEDITION Under
this heading the San Francisco Alta -Calfor.
MIA, of February %, has the following notice
of the expedition to Tchuantepec, briefly refer
red to in the summary of California news:
"a number of reckless characters are said
TO be organizing an expedition in This city, the
object of which is the conquest and revolution
izing of the departments of Tabasco and Chi
apas, in southern Mexico. These departments
the famous Isthmus of Tehaunfepec, and it is
supposed that a descent on this thinv inhablt-
ed and unprotected region, during the existing
political dissensons of Mexico, would render
the country an easy prey TO the invaders. OF
what use this country could prove to the expe-
ditionists it is difficult to imagine. But in
these davs of adventure and extension there
seem TO be no limits TO the manifest destiny
ideas Of Caifornians.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
tFrom the Washington Union Of Sept. 1s, IS5l.l


The Baltimore American is not well suited
with our contemptuous rejection of its absurd
proposition that the democrats who rally upon
the maintenance OF the Compromise, as plat.
form on which to carry out the ancient and
time honored principles Of their great party,
should join the conservative wings" in new
Union organization to sustain and re-elect
President Fillmore. The American begs US
to spare it any further expression of our ''as-
tonishmen,." That we will do if the Ameri-
can will but spare rs and the country any fur
ther persistence in such mons,rous fooleries.
For is it not, to the plain sense OF every PLAIN
man, monstrous foolery to ask national
democrat to sustain Mr. Fillmore, now repu-
dated by two thirds of bis own party as an
eleuenth hour apostate from his Known ABB
OLlTlON'SM of 1S4S, TO the old democratic
doctrine ofnon-intervention as imbodled in the
Compromise
lnferring-by what process logic we know
not-our obligation TO sustain Mr.. Fillmore
from our declared determination TO sustain the
Compromise as the true and inevitable rally
ing ground of the national democracy, the
American urges US, If we do not like the in
ference. to stake back" the declaration
Whenever we have anything TO stake back''
we may well ask for few suggestions as to
the way Of doing it from the easy political mo-
rality and the practical adroitness Of the Amer
can: for, ever since that Journal took back its
"ndependent increment for General Taylor
as candidate Of mo party" and aounced over
again into the wbig line to support him as
candidate Of the whig party, il has borne a
conspicuous reputation for skill in such "back-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

ings," and even now. aud day after day, il
shows its ingenuity in eontriying how to claim
credit and character as public journal, while
openly sustaining and cooperating with party
whose Northern State organization and action
upon a question "bearing with i the Union and
its fortunes" il yet denOunees as "chear
and "snare !" In such predicament-and
| il is the pTedicAment substantially OF every
Southern whig who declares purpose TO sus'
tain the Compromise, and yet acts in party al
lance with the whig party Of the North as
now Organaed-the Americah is forced, truly
enough, to back out either from its declaration
or It's party. Many OF the wings Of Georgia
and Mississippi have met this very issue nobly
and manluly. Holding the maintanence Of
the Compromise as the American holds it
far TO transcend mere party measures and or
ganizations-they have rallied and are rally.
ing to the support Of that measure under the
banner ofsound national democratic principles
and policy, The American may well profit by
their example. As for ourselves, we must con-
tinue to hold the fortunes Of the Compromise
10 be, like its principles, identified with those
oi the national democratic party, ill we can
find some other national party, able to make
even show OF sustainingit il.
The American, following in the track Of the
Republic, quotes against us an article from the
Savannah Georgian censurng us for support.
ing the Compromise, and aiming apparently
10 show that the democracy Of the South do
not ncquiesce IN that measure. All such nrti.
cles nre labor lost. The elections oming from
the South assure us that I'VE have truly re-.
sponded TO the sober conclusions OF the South
Meantime we can well bear the impatient tone
Of those southern democratic journals which,
like the Georgian, did not at first accurately
perceive the direction Of the strong current OF
democratic sentiment nt the South Our re.
cent reply to the Raleigh Standard embraces
all that we NOW deem it necessary to say in
reply to the Georgian. We believe that both
these journals will before long be found stand.
ing with US on the or ly grotind on which the
national democratic party can unite. II is
ground on which the whig party of the coun.
,ry-as jud ged from all its past and present
declarations Of policy---leter rally. Its pre-
tence so to rally ifit make one, must be--as the
whig caucus pretence in New York is now pro.
claimed TO be by the American and southern
whig press geneeraly-a "snare and cheat"
On this ground-the faithful maintenance OF
the Compromise-we entertain no doubt what.
ever that the undivided South will soon take
its stand. Nor can zee doubt that the South
aoW then aid poeerfully to place the federal au-
Mority IN the hands Of that party mhich alone
can sustain the adjustment as a final barrier to
further antislarery aggression.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

A EUROPEAN SOVEREIGN ~ CotGt.-A case
brought in the name Of the King Of Prussia
has just been decided in the Missouri Supreme
Court. kucpper, postmaster in the King
dom Of Prussia, tmGrzzled seven thousand
four hundred German dollars, and fed to this
country, where he died, aud this suit was
brought 10 recover the amount from his estate.
1t was statad by the royal plaintiff that, ac.
cordirg TO the law and custom of his King
dom, he has refunded and paid to the various
and proper owners the various sums Of mon.
ey stole and embezzed from them by knep.
per. The King, however, lost the case.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

ONE OF PREYrlcE's.--When the editor Of a
Mississippi paper threa tened, in print, "to put
a full stop over each of the ewes Of the editor
Of the Louisville Journal" Prentice replied:
"WhiIe he is putting a full stop over our
eyes. we will put his nose in parenthesls. y
Il is hard getting the advantage Of Prentice.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

THE BRITISH SHIP REsoLUrE.-The New
Haven Palladium learns from correspondent
at New London, that the British Government
have given up all claim to the Arctic discov-
cry ship Resolute, now lying in that bsrbor,
and that she is to be sold, with all her fixtures.
for the benefit Of the parties concerned in her
recovery.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

The corner stone Of Clay nionumcnt in
New Orleans. was TO have been laid on Satur-
day the l2h ult the Dir hiay Of tie great
Statesman Of The W,st' The ceremonies con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the masonic Or
der and the CLAY monument association The
Tine pelia SAYS tlIc preparations indicate one
Of the most mag,iiiiclui displays ever wiiucS;-
cd in this county.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
DrArH N rnE Bhrorrt HaLl-Thn Nru

DrArH IN THE BANQuEt llsLL.-The New
York Express Of the 26th ult., says:
1.-The St. Patrick celebration of the Young
Friends Of Ireland, at the Apollo Roornc, On
Wednesday last, was brought TO an awful aud
premature termination by the sudden death
at the dinner table of the corresponding secre.
iarv of the society, Mr.. John Dougherty, n
young man only twenty-five years of age,
and apparently IN the most robust health but
few minutes previous to his decease. The
sad event, Of course. drew q deep gloom over
the hundreds of ladies' and gentlemen present,
and dispersed them 10 their various homes
with thrilling conviction of the uncertainty
of human life. Mr.. Duugheuy's little sister
was pesent and manifested the most heart
rending despair at the stroke which deprived
her brother OF life. The deceased received
immediate medical attendance, but without
avail.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10
Another Rev" Mr.. Chapman in the fl Id.

Another Rev" Mr.. Chapman in the fl Id.
That prince Of abolition sheets, the New
York Tribune, of the lst inst, contains let.
ter from another political clergyman signing
himself "Willard Jones'" But there is moth.
ing in name-Chapman by any other name
would sound as we'll This New York Chap
man, like our Tennessee Chapman, claims to
be special mouth. piece of God and to WELD
the thunders Of the church against all who do
not agree with him in opinion. 81 am min
lister of the M. Z. Church, South, and the
church is responsible to the public for what
say and write" says our Chapman Estates.
men may see what seems to them the best pol
icy; but men who take Gods word for their
guide, see what is right" says the New York
Chapman. But while OUR Chapman thinks
that God is looking solely to the prescription
Of Catholics and foreigners, the New York
Chapman thinks that the present great interest
in Heaven is the ad mission of Kansas territory
as free State, and the political elevation Of
the niger. Addressing the advocates of slave.
ry in Kansas, he adds: "Ff'he Almighty, with
his principles of moral governments is against
you" Again: "God Is wagint a conflict
with this nation; God marks out line of dn.
ty, and those who walk In it and serve God,
occupy an honorable POSITION but "those who
uphold the wrong and fight against God will
be like Ahab," &c, &. Upon this the New
York Herald remarks. "What the reve rend
Mr. Jones means by fighting against God is
fighting against Jones. OF at least they are so
closely allied and it is so utterly impossible for
Jones TO be wrong in interpreting Gods word,
that they may be used as converitabe names
When Jones wants thing, Jones says that
God wants it; God declares, if Jones is haf1ed
or kept waiting, or otherwise annoyed, that He
is against those who thus battle or annoy his
servant Jones-or at least Jones says so--and
woe to the perverse mortals who thus war
against God. All this is as old, at least as the
Oracle of Delphi. There never has been so
poor knave as could not some how make out
that God was on his side, and that his enemies
were inspired by the devil" So it seems that
there are more Chapmans than one, and more
Joneses than one; we fear for the good of the
world that the church is getting too full of
Chapmans and Joneses. May the Lord deliv-
er us from such a priesthood Mash Union
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-10

Losr HER voIcE.-It is said that Mrs. Julia
Dean Hayue has entirely lost her voice. THIS
afTlction hus beer produced. ii - alleged by
e-criaxiug hcr por-ers-