Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-15
What the Arkansas Papers say

COHldluS Ill dllClc uUueT the Oedu or l he true issue stated" the object of which is to set forth the real question at issue in the Walker Kansas dispute.
 The Democrat is warmly in favor of the pro- feet of getting up an Agricultural State Fair. We have only to reiteIate what we have be- fore said on this subject. At the proper time and when sufficient interest is manifested in the movement Jy tue people, we will be as warm an advocate of it as any cotemporary of the State.
 The Democrat speaks in the following favor- able terms of the crops in Phillips county: "On the table lands in this county, the crops of corn and cotton very fine,--the latter promising yield of fully bale per acre.
 In the bottoms corn is good, but cotton will fall short. Many planters think the average will not exceed half bale to the acre.''
 It speaks of the health of Helena, town situated where one would suppose all the To- cal causes for sickness exist, as follows:
 "During the entire year, thus far Helena has been almost wholly exempt from disease of any kind. It is one of the most healthy pla- ceS on the face of the earth, ,--none excepted"
 The Pine Bluff Enterprise of the 10th has the following in regard to the health of Jeffer- son county:
 There is more general sickness in this county than the oldest inhabitant has ever known. There is scarcely family that has escaped. It is gratifying to state that the sickness has not been fatal, but generally of light character"
 The Enterprise says that the fall trade of Pine Bluff promises to be very large. All the merchants, it says, are in receipt of heavy SUD- plies.
 Upon the subject of the Election of Cir. cult Judge in the second judicial district" the Enterprise has an article of some length and much force, in which the claims of Judge Sorrels, the present incumbent, for re- collection, are well presented. We presume there will be an effort made by the "Rotationists " and know Nothings to rotate Judge s. of the bench, but the true democracy of the second district will see to it. At the proper time, they will, l doubtless, manifest their appreciation of the merit and ability of the man, whom they have more than once sustained, by again elevatng him to the position he now so ably and satis- factorily fills.
 | The Enterprise republishcs in one form the 1 beautiful literary production of its late lament ed editor Col. L. B. Luckie entitled the "Piuk Muslin Robe" If we are not mistaken, this will become very popular literary selection. The Pine Bluff Democrat of last week comes to us filled, as usual, with its scnseless largon l obo,,t a U p,+ +lo { | that deectable sheet must feel compimented on finding himself cheek by jowl" with the editor de facto of the anti democratic organ of this city. For years 1t was the vail of the Gazette that the Conways and Johnsons had "ruled and ruined " the State. The true de mocracy at last detected this humbuggery, and 1 consigned its authors to political oblivion. The Gazette, seeing that spirit of Reorganization is just now manifesting itself, with some pa- | pers in the State, claiming to be democratic gives signs of vitality, and joins them in this wholesale attack they are making on those with whom the democracy have entrusted the interests of the State and the administration of her government. And this is the first develop ment of the new opposition to democracy in Arkansas. Verify, Mir. Dent, of the Pine Bluff Democrat, we do not envy your position.
 The Fort Smith Herald, of the 5th, contains an account of meeting of the citizens of Se- bastian in that city, on the Thursday previous, at which some fifty delegates were appointed to attend the convention held at Clarksville on the 14th to take into consideration the over. land mail route to the Pacific
 | The Herald gives notice that Mir. F. L. Henne gentleman of Fort Smith is prepared to furnish excellent grapes at his vineyard in that city at 90 cents per pound. The fact that Arkansas is fine grape growing region is be- coming generally known.
 The Van Buren Inteligencer of the 4th con- tains an interesting communication from J. B. Ogden, esq, in which he makes known his experiments in rearing and the probable re- salt of the product of the Chinese sugar cane~ 1 He says:
 I can state with confidence that my expe- | rlmentS have demonstrated beyond a question | of doubt, that our climate and soil are admira- ply adapted to its growth and culture. I have | not the means of a certain test quality or quan- tity of juice that can be obtained from an acre. owing to the imperfect character of machinery | employed I bavn made few barrels of molasses as an experi- ment, and intend to make an experiment. as to sugar. After the season has closed 1 promise you full statement of the results'
 The Intelligencer has the following railroad item:
 "Col john Shoemaker, principal engineer for the Kansas and Platte Valley railroad, is now in our city. He arrived on "Wednesday last from the Cherokee nation, through which. he has been endeavorng to obtain right of way for the Erie and Gulf railroad, with which he Is also connected. The Colonel is desirous of placing the Little Rock and Ft Smith rail- road in process of construction, and for that purpose, will address the citizens of this city and Fort Smith before leaving! He contem- plates the intersection of the Gulf and Erie railroad at some point in the Indian country bv the Little Rock and Ft. Smith road. Let all public spirited men attend"
 The Washington Telegraph of the 9th says:
 "The weather, for the past ten or twelve days, has been more favorable to the planting interests. The previous heavy and continued rains have injured the cotton crops to some ex- tent. The extent of the injury, however, will depend somewhat upon the fall season. As yet but little cotton has opened and there has been no picking done in this vicinity. Some