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The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
From Chicot.

G,and LaLe, Ar6., May 6'h, 1857.
 Mr. EmToR:-Last Sunday, in this section of country, was uehered in with a cold north wind which at noon shifted to the northwest, and in the evening was accompanied with a cold rain. The faces of the planters during this little snap were exceedingly lusuhrous, but when the sun shoue forth on the morrow with warmth befttug the season, their coun- teuaucrs resumed their natural cast. The weather at present is exceedingly warm, and the season being so fir advanced, 1t is to be hoped that we Nil. have 10 more cold spells.
 have just returned from little jauut to Bellvew, plantation a few miles above Co., lumbia found the country on the route, filled up with large and well improved pIanta- tions, all in high state of cultivation. In this section of country the crop, are all very back ward in consequence of the continued cold h fact, the planters are butlittIe more forward now than they were a month ago.
 The clerk of the county court of Washing ton county, Mis- having committed suicide some ten days ago, an election to fill the va ear cy thus occasioned was held last Monday the result of which have not yet learned.
 The other day, in sIaucug over the New Orleans Picayuue, came across Letter from Arkansas,' iu which was the following:
 "What very pleasantly located town is Little Rock, aud how mary comfortable look ing residences there are, scattered about. The streets are wide and pretty well kept, and being so high and rolling, and based on sand and .Ia- vel mainly, are always hi- @.nd dry. Must be unpeas-utIy dusty at times, however. Al- to 5ether, taking location, tAe numerous quiet and pleasant looking loases, each iu s .arIe garden, AIM my Kindly hospitality ol J3e laua- b,tAts, there art iew oI,.cs M tAe south more agreeable ltIa thi..
 Amongst other agreeable acIupiuapcas | have maIc--o.e we a.. uuve huva. f-r many | vrar--->ya, vour friend Pctc Whct7touc,' O.. ' Devils Fork. l hale him ta thank for Aa.. ' hour Of as beatty laughter ae could well be ae- sired, though Ae i.nse, M, iuterGptr few minutes IVY tDnp pr.m.gm cough oi u-. i Ielt n.m .ad Up, though hoJ seriously i..; from which may Ae -oou recover.
 Little Roak lls bAe a l4,l place. l Should suspect E,da vi ils ta-rpes> Ltlt yet, at times; though business seems to bc the orIer of the day now. Evening dryes seem 70 be a favo- rite pastime, oyer ti= ac Fal.- ,.uI wide streets l was | gooi deu pleased With the graceful manner w Which Iar oj pretty, fast going, long tailed Grev, We're holc along by ha... some, showy, black eyud 5ld, Seated in an le4 barouche, with three others beside her. It was ' pleasant to notice the easy confidence, yet so lady like wilhtI, with which she handled both whip and iIue..
 The Unite! States Arsenal seems to be a most substantial, handsome building, or buildings rather. IAe State House x a.mosta ruin, auI is simply disgrace to the S,4,e The Peui- tentiary dld not sge."
 Our political horizon is calm.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

ten with periheion at;-but who knows 7" From the treasurer's statement 10 April 21th, see the treasury is not bankrupt, as there IS in it $23, 262, 126 75, subject to draft, of which amount $172,OO8 81 Is at the depositary at Little Rock.
 The last account, from Gen. Walker repre- sent his affairs in bad condition. He was hemmed in by a force of allies quintuple his number and his men were compelled to subsist on mule and dog flesh.
 Land warrants are selling as follows:
 40 acre warrants Sl II per acre,
 50 s 03 !" <
 The land sales in Iowa having been postpon- ed on account of the reported Indian dIstur- bances there, has caused depression in the market which will only be temporary.
 Yours, etc., AfhAAHAH.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
's "-sAsas''' New Wbarf-Tsont far N,,o..o,

We take pleasure in reproducing the sub- joined paragraph, from the Virginia Chronicle published at Rayenwood, Va The firm for which this magnificent wharf boat is being built is composed of MT. W W. Johnson. son of the late Euclid L. Johnson, Mr. W. NJ. Johnson, and John c. Peay, esq, of this State. The increasing importance of Napoleon as a business point demands just such a wharf boat as these gentlemen have contracted for, and we doubt not they will realize ample remunera- ton for the large expenditure to be incurred in its construction:
 "Messrs. Fitzhughs of this place have under contract for Messrs. Johnson < Peay of Ar kansas, mammoth wharf boat. to 6e located at Napoleon, at the mouth of the Arkansas river.
 This boat we learn will be POO feet long by 50 wide, and is to be built of sound white oak in the strongest possible manner.
 Its burthen will be over l2OO tons and is we believe the largest boat of the kind on the Mississippi river.
 It will be launched about the middle of July and delivered to Messrs. Johnson x Peay at Louisville about the 1st of August"
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
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Arkansas Manufacturing Comna,,it
 MR. EDTToR-A few afternoons company with my esteemed friend Dr Y 4 we paid visit to the above company c.. , It Is situated on Little Missouri river t..., y' above and north of Murlreesboro. b. p'''' p' county. Aa we approached 1t from blo. A' more than one mile, we were struck v,,h 7 'H grand and picturesque scenery that tto '' presents: large clits rising perpenIicrI..r. each side, to the height of scyentv.e one hundred feet. Eocks win tbe-r white-capped heads looking down into 1. yer below, where the clearest and purs.t n.. is "sentIy and sweetly" rolling oy,r.ts nsl., bed, shaded by the huge old fyr.s ,., elm, and hickory. Twelve mouthsagoan3. present site Was wilderness of timb.r and rocks. The first thing tha, attracted eyes was the stars and stripes" aal.uI.l gracefully waiting to the breeze, hoIst.d ,'' on the liberty pole. We found Itt,. v.- '' of handsome frame houses. Ooa large ,.. house il erection, blacksmith sAgs. ctr
 The foundation of the factor, b7i3.. (we thinE) sixty by sixty feet; the ire..,r <, $ only temporary. They have uouiao ona," grist mill, circular saw, aud woo. ma..;... something near dozen fmIie. arc . there connected with the working .a,,.., We were introduced to the geuticnan.y ,r inJcndeut, and one of the company Nr r ..' Merrill, gentleman oi .ate.ll l-eut,. Li.5.. ed adIrcss and enterplisiug industry. u... formed Us that the spinning ma-u.usrv arrived on Red river, arI as soon a, pr..tn.- they intended to put n motion ,prdlesc,o. . to turn out fifty punches, or two Lupdr.. fifty pounds of spun yarn per day. Tho. /, they thought their enterprise would wlrau. they would increase to a larger business y... ing, etc. We wish the company sa.ce.. .. hope they will be libera,ly supporta t, ..... eru custom. We need more com.an.., of,. sort il the south, anI we should ,rpor, a.r in preference to enricning our euc'uies a, ,,, north
 Little Missouri ia stream well alaq.5 f, machinery, water and fall plenty. Nenv. heard, but cannot vouch for il, sorrsc..-.. that another company intends budding a ia. tory still higher up the river, huo,,l. as ll.., mill pIacc. We predict that d sdt CT. !, la"n.ns oa Alhaasa-, aa4 io ass.s-y time. ... wiI. not Je beu.4d any sister Sale .a impoe. meut. Her agricultural resources a.e so9! an. with manulac'ores, railroads, ra aud lsa.. o"cy we will Oo healthy, thriving and happy people.
 We could tell rich joke on our lnoadaa friend, tho ooc,,G bu. ars oin.J @y would never get parIoued.
 Ioms respectfully,
 CARQLUS.
 Pke Cnwtl Nav 10. 1857.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Reports Of the Joint Committee on
 

The joint standing committee on banks, of our late legislature, made two elaborate reports during the session. The one touching the af- fairs of the Real Estate Bank we published last week, and the other, upon the affairs of the State Bank, we present in this issue.- These reports show that the committee consi- dered well the subject committed to them, and in view of this fact and of the importance of the subject, we were induced to publish the reports in full. The State of Arkansas has had a limited but bitter experience in banks, ard it is but due to her citizens that they should have the opportunity of knowing what that experience has been. Light, obtained by investigation alone, is what the people desire upon this subject, and we are in favor of dis seminating it through every possible channel of communication.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

THE COMING ELECTION IN KANsAs.-A cor. respondent of the St. Louis Republican, in a letter dated Weston, April 20, writes as follows in relation to the coming election in Kansas: The great question is, "wil the ireesoers vote" They have sworn that they will not should they persist, kansas must necessarily ask for admjttance, with a constitution admit ting slavery, or, at least, not prcn biting iL- The census act provides that uo one shall vote whose name does not appear on the corrected list of voters, prepared under its provisions It IS certain that they have refused to be regis tered thus far; and as they have but ten days to go on, it is most probable that the prosavery vote, as shown by the returns, wil. be vastly ln the majority. The truth is, that the policy oi the abolition leaders is to let Kansas be slave State, without an effort for the purpose ot keeping up agitation. This policy, dictated at the North, has been adopted in Kausas.- Let Kansas come in as slave State, 1t ul- doubtedly must do, should they persist in the course named, and then what hurrah and fuss they will make about the extension of slave ry" They will say, i've told you so 1t was the object of the democratic party when they repealed the Missouri compromise. Down W''n the slavery propagandists."
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

CEF The Henderson Commercial, hitherto neutral in politics, has come out vigorously in favor of American principles and the American party. It's blows will fall fast and heavy in the good battlefield to which it has galantly rushed.-LouisUiHe Journal
 h his last days, Ferguson, the Scotch poet was in poverty and distress. A friend sen, him relief, but it did not arrive hU after hi> death! Of this generous act it is said,
 '' IL f.ll a sunbeam on the blasted blossom"
 The vigorous elbows" of the Henderson Commercial, for the American party, vii be about as timely and effective as was the re- lief for poor Ferguson
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

' NAPoLEoN's fIoUsE AND ToMB AT ST. HE LENA.-The Moniteur de FArmee announces that in consequence of the East India compa- ny, through the intervention of the British go- vernment, having ceded to the Emperor of the French the house occupied by the first Napo- leon at St. Helena, and the tomb in which his mortal remains were deposited until 1840, the house is immediately to be repaired. The
 tomb Is to be restored to the state it was when it contained the remains of the great man, and
 probably funeral chapel will be added. All the places in fact which have been immortal
 ized by his presence will be carefully guarded the hill from which, in fine weather, he con- templated the sea, and the point of the road ! at which he returned when riding on horseback
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

:! ou.i1 ol it-.v l...taI-.
 We find tho following letters .4 B..,op paper, which wa.o read i4 the Dalton divorce ease recently treI in the courts of s44. c..v- }ir. Dalton having reason t5 su.pe.. A.s utss fidelity, brought suit for divorce, and these i've flaming Inapsodles, which sue had rece.y. ed from tAe leroc.ous t,u. Sumner. Wen. produced in court. They are rather ,p.cv:
 Letter from IF. SaDtaey to lI.s. Dq'o7
 Helaeeioy i. -H
 My own sweet, aiorei Ncl,ie-I Tuesday is how before me; every uolI A., le.. read ten tune, over How can 1 ever re,av you for the affection you have lavis.el uio1 me, Villa whole lifetime of uuc,a,.ng. u.. tirag devotion add one ray of hJpuue,, 1Ytgs sunshine of your existence? II s1 b.aa.o .g me one who will uever cease yielding yol lis heartfelt, terveut love; q love as free of Al. mI un'y as that of au angel, as elevated above d, earthly considerations as the helve., a-. abJve our heads.
 Ny hest beloved, dearest Nellie, for-;yena. if Iu a moment of tAouLly.ssaues~. | have sd. or done ought that could wound your fcs l -,: forgive me, fl the excess ol my loye has csu,- ea me to express myself ,.D U.rm.1
 My oNu Nellie, Ii you exucueucta tl.re-. iacj agony oi love winch tau.ls my breas.. y.u wou!o o- a..e tp overlook al rhc 'ind.sc,4... .s Ho winch such aa arden. passion Ill .st.s ...I ma
 Dear Nellie, I carao. much longer suqroa .u,s msr,aEab.e n,H-th.s sinking of inc aear,-.D., burning ot my brair-th-s teuso. of every muscle, o.d iul.ue,s of every vein 5lv m.d Is cJalusal, aud my whole system -y ns burning with a liquid fire. Dear Nelae 1 .s lou, aud you alone, who can a.iav ta, agony; you, f you Will, ean biI these fires t burn more or -huy and yet .sss coaslmln-.v: you can ~t.Il tue overwhelming tempest of mr p,s,sio iou, aud soo;He my trouJ.cu Ur4.u. and vii lou Nellie. "ll. you Eot, alter teacu.., my loung teaIt to .J.e, will you rot .t it fed u ou ioye or teach it to Cease lovug for i, must 70 one oi these-ei,Aer possess You ea. ,Teiy, or c.ee thWk o1 you never aLam.
 Nellie, dearest, appoint some time ,. hen we cAa m c,, ,.Ht le alone, free from disturbance where can pour into your ea1 What caula. express w.tha pen. Do this, Nellie. aud ,-gst me when assure you of my uuwaverirs a.- tacnInunt. N S
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Correspondence of ,ho Baltimore Sun

| Nuiit>l luu'it urv ot tue B tltimore Sun
 WAsmNGroN, April 27.--Tne mall service for the States ol New Euglaud and New YorI, having been disposed oi, apparently to general satisfaction, and with promise of greater cfi- cency than ever before, Postmaster General ' Drown has evidenced a determination to extend the facilities Of the department without uar- tlaIlty to the people oi every State aud Terri. tory ot o0r wide spread and rapidly iucreasj,. {, | IloPuauoH OA the hrot day ot July next the department W,II iut into operation entirely | new tralN NlortatiVn over tue remaining tweutv- live States aud Territories. at the fol]owino c3"t: New ; er~ey S48l; Pennsylvania, &5I31; Alarl land, o6 G5l; Virginia, S2.356; Nurth Carolina, s3,8li Sluth Caro.laa, Sl874: ' Geor-'a, Sroo5; IDoIiu, S45U; Alabama. S7. 969 Mississippi, Sll,UlU; Arkusas, s7 71G; iioulsAna, oS,6-4; Texas, Sl1.373; Kansas Territory, $4,4l1; Nebraska Territory. Sl 962. Kentucky, S394l3; Tennessee, S3, 223; Mis- saun, S9,956; Iowa, SS,717; Michigan. S9 SIP. Illinois, $6,623; Wisconsin,, S2, Mlnneso. ta Territory, S23, ,408; Indiana, S2,30l; Ohio 1 S3 4o6. Total, S221 ,3Sl.
 Congress seems to have had special reference to improvements long needed in Texas, and the | department has accordingly seconded it's views l. by securing tri weekly coach service from No cogdoches to Waco Village, l6O miles, thus in- terSecting the three times week service in Eastern with Western Texas. There is also provided semi-weekiy service in steamboats and coaches from Galveston, Texas, (the em- porum of the State.) to Crockett, distance of 26O miles, crossing the tri-weekly service from Red river to Houston, Texas These arrange ments will provide important mail facilities to many county seats and court houses which have hitherto been destitute.
 In Arkansas semi weekly mails will be put on from Des Are Con White rive) to Fort Smith, on the Arkansas river-dstance 250 miles.
 In Missssippi-from Macon, the terminus of the railroad to Carrolton, Miss, POO miles in extent, three times week, two horse coach service is employed, connecting Eastern with | Western Mississinpi
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Crops iU Clark CGunty.

 AeSsrs. EMroRs:-As you perhaps would liAe to know something in reference to the prospect for crops in ths portion oi our State, "lil give you few items
 Farmers have had to plant their corn over owing to the freezing weather of April, and the worms are now eating itup. People are gene rally done planting cotton, but very little has come up yet.
 Wheat, believe, will make two-thirds of crop, notwithstanding the farmers thought it entirely killed-the fruit is entirely destroyed The mast is not all killed in this section, as was thought by great many-the bitter mast for this year is not hurt, so there will be some thing for the hogs to eat besides corn, in the fall
 Yours respectfully, J. W. W-s. 1srre Nor, Clark co.,, Ark, May 15, '57.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

0r We had the pleasure last week of wei coming back to Arkansas, from his trip to Washington city, our esteemed friend Hon. John l. Stirman, ol Dardanelle. The Doctors healthy appearance rather indicates that Wash ington life "agrees" with him.
 Our thanks are due him for bundle of late DaDers-
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

To DESTROY FLIEs.-To one pint of milk add quarter of pound of brown sugar, and two ounces of ground pepper; simmer them together for eight or ten minutes, and place it about in shallow dishes. The flies attack it greedilv, and in few moments are sufIocated By this method, kitchens, etc, may be kept clear of flies all summer, without the danger attending noison
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

0T The attention of our readers is directed to the card of Messrs. Abbott & Killgore, at torneys at law, at Washington, Ark.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

07- Found, in this city on Thursday last, a lady's bracelet, which the fair owner can have by application to MT. John Dempsey on Main street
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

LITERARY.-We find n the May number of Godey's Ladies Book contribution entitled "The Prize Poem" from the pen of lady contributor oi this city. It is a composition of rare merit, and for purity of sentiment, facility of style and elegance of diction is not sur passed by the literary productions of Godey's more famed contributors. The Prize Poem will be concluded iu the June number of Go- dey
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

0CT Mir. JACOB NJ. WELLS, P. M., at Terre Noir Clark county, is agent for the True De- mocrat
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
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0Er Special attention is directed to the ad- vertisement of Mr. John B. Someers, in to- days paper, Of four runaway slaves.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

A "WIsE AND USEFUL SrmrUAI1sr.p-A correspondent of the Spiritual Clarion, writing from Montgomery, Texas, says:
 " l am now writing in the house of Mir. Wm. Nj. Rankin. He i@ about 70 years of age, worth about $5O,000, and looks as though he was not worth one red cent or had sense enough to get ont of shower of rain without some warning thunder. Yet lie has been good, wise and useful spiriualist seven or eight years"
 We are inclined to believe that as far as Mir Rankin's senseless appearance is concerned, he does not deceive his looks, ,"-and if he does not get out of the paitua! shower" pretty soon he will hear some "waming thunder" whenit is too late for him to save himself from an eternal drowning n-the lake of fire and birthstone" 4 wise and useful spiritualist, indeed His $50Oo0 may make him very useful to the propogand.sts of error, but his wisdom we believe, is that of the foolish heretic
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

GE7- Col. JOIN. K. HowAEp, of Wilson county, Tennessee, yielding to the generally expressed wishes of the democracy of his dis trict announces himself as candidate for Con- gress, against Hon. Chas. Ready, the American candidate. Col. Towards ability as debator added to his great personal popularity, it is thought, gives strong hopes of lis success.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

TIE WEA1HER.-Tne weather has again assumed a very remarkable character for the season. Sunday we were visited by heavy storm and yesterday we had March tempera- ture-cy!d, raw and windy weather
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

Goop.--Mr. Choate writes hand which la. been compared to the autograph of seven. teea-iessed spider ius, crawiel out of an ink stand. An exchange says:
 We 4re niameI that !lon Rufus Choat, will be aeuG to Lmna--uot, however, by th, government as A.stet p,e4poteut ary, but that he Aas b--u engaged at large ,larv to 70 out lo Cll,o., where D. Ni, b. empoyc, u hter,Hy toi d.sS. T. ts ,a.4 that u.- pecu I.arsty.e O. cAr,1aphy will enable A.m to pu on those interesting ulcr, ylh.r, ata Inuc. eheaier rate tAa" tine Chinese painters can u,
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

MR. CUsmNG'o SrEEcH-We puLlish-on the first page an epitome of Hon. Caleb CushingS speech at his reception in Newburyport, Mas sachuoetts. It is the effort of astatesman ho- nored for hs superior intellectual accomplish meut-, aud or lis ontln4 industry and dcvo- ton v aen engaged in IuDic duties. We do not however, admire Jho manner n which he t.Isposes of Wa,Aef--lhe man of destiny" Dat great inteiIects may DIiticr honestly!
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

0[.J- Our readers will find the communication from the pen of our Washington city correspou- dent very interesting this week.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Iowa a.i"cmri.

 1 The gallant democracy of Iowa Lave acAiey- ed glorious trnmpA iu the recent Sate eIec- t.on. The entire democratic ticket las been elected by handsome maiorue-, and the State ! thus roby redeemed from the thr4I.om of t-ca,oa, and the ru'e ui black rcpubtc.us.- Lat All, 5y u'ion ot Nnou Nothu g-, rel ub Heats and deIudeI Gennas, the Fremo' t l larty defeated the democ.ac. hy a plurality over seven thousand votes, but, ja-t five months later the Aonid treason of black rvlu1ic,,niam has been unmIsked and the traitors rebuked by the very people who were deuded by its sophisms. Such result in the latitude of Iowa justifes the hope that d political miieui- un is about dawLius in favor of democratic principles.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

EDITORIAL CHASGa.-Col. J. ?. Pryor has withdrawn from the editorial management ol tine Memphis EngIe aud Enquirer. He is sue Heeled by Mr. L. D. S.ickney.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

CoHNEcrIcUT ELcTioN.-Ihe official re
 ;uns oi tAe vote for governor at tAe recent election, gre as foiloNS:-Iloilv. republican 3l, TOP; IushaIn, democrat, 3l l16; scattering fifty.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

f.5 Mt JoHNsoN, the Irnc paI editor, has been with Us Faceotly-ae .s in the joymeut of excellent hetth a,I ready at any tune to face the foes Of democracy nry--shauA they ar- pear lie lett for De,.a county hs, Tuesjay, iut will return ntt.u ab,lt the l-t of Juoc.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Old Line Whigs.

(E5- River still high enough for small boats to Aapolton.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
Haskell Preterlnitted.

Farewell d long farewell, to all my greatness, The tender leaves of hope; to- morrow bl0ssnuls, And bears lis pushing houoT5 thick up.l him; The third dy. comes frost, !. bil.irg lra7t; And when hc thinks good easy man. tu. sure y lis greatness i, ripening nj his rsot
 And then h. falls as do - tan.fsui U1i,ev
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