Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-01
From Washington City.

7'be late elections- The House Denocratic-
 H,low Nottingham defamct--TAe p1ans qf he
 oRpost'on Q Je Hpnted-The duty cf He de-
 mocracy Souh-TAe Crisis an 18GO-Raa-
 roat Lands-Rotqtion.
 In the elections held since the Presidential election, the result is highly gratifying to the democracy, and the rich harvest of democra- tic votes garnered, secures the next House of Representatives to the cause of the Union and the constitution by handsome maiority.- The people were thoroughly satiated with one House composed of majority of black repub- licans and Know Nothngs and were not will ling to try another The reaction has been but the result of the acts of majority of the last House, and the members and their acts have been emphatically condemned.
 The elections this month in North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky Alabama, and Texas show Know Nottingham to be defunct in those States. The opposition have such a hatred to democracy, they will not quietly fold their arms, but a new system of tactics will be adopt ed. Know Nottingham will be abandoned and the attempt will be made to sow dissention in the democratic party, with what success re- mains to be seen. Yes, those who have wal lowed deepest in the mre of Know Nothing ism will now be professedly good democrats strong southern rights men, entirely oblvious of the pretermtting clause on the slavery question in their late platform, and will assist Iu giving advice for the action of the demo- cratic party. As regards this class 1 would suggest the adoption of the plan of an old de- mocrat, who for many years previous to his death resided in one of the western counties of Arkansas. At the county site of the county in which he resided, there was a cotirie of whiss who would not vote for democrat for constable. In the course of time great many person, moved into the county, and as it took several years for them to become thoroughly acquainted with the local affairs, this old demo- crat would lay down the following infallioe rule for the democrats among the new comers: Not being acquainted here, you may find some difficulty to determine how to vote in the county elections. In such cases find out how the whigs at the county site are going to vote, and you vote directly opposite, and you will be sure to be right" Hereafter it will not be a bad plan for the democrats of Arkansas, to ascertain how the body of the Know Nothings are going and then take the opposite chute.
 Upon the southern democracy rests a great responsibility, and it behooves them to be on their guard, from foes without and pretended friends within their ranks, and to be careful and not be misled by their advice and machn- ations. It is no time for dissentons and wrang- ling.in the party, and those who, to advance their own selfish purposes attempt to inaugu- rate such a state of affairs, should in view of the impending crisis in 1860, be rebuked.- The great battle is then to be fought, upon which will bepend the future of the Union.- Black republicansm at the north is not an idle spectator of events, but is now marshaling it's forces for that battle, and is watching with al ternating hopes and fears, the progress of the democratic party at the south. It fears that the south through that party will present an
 
 takes the recent route of Know Nothngs m quite as much at heart as "utense American ism'' itself
 The title to the lands belonging to the Cairo and Fulton railroad and the Memphis branch have been perfected by the General Land or tice and it is now hoped we will have good ac counts from both enterprises. The location of the overland mail route has unquestonably | given these routes much prominence and favor with the public, but it is contended that O. itself it is no indication the Pacific road if built at all, will talk that direction
 see anew doctrine has been sprung in Arkan. sas, as regards qualification in the future for of fice nothing less than rotation. As to the doctrine per SC, it is matter entirely within the contro of the people, and which from observation know they will act upon. They can re-elec whom they will, and rotate whom they please in other words, if they have an able and eff cient public servant whom they desire to re- tain in their service, they can do so, and if or the contrary, he does not suit, they can cleo another. This rule, so fair and just, has al ways been in operation, and it is not the poli- cy of wisdom to supercede 1t by an arbitrary one, which presents many objectionable fea lures when it comes to the test of practce.- The practice of years has been found to work we'll in the selection of persons to ofice not withstanding there are croakers who, because