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The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Shocking.

We learn from citizen of Jackson coun- ty, that some weeks ago the body of a deceased infant partially consumed by dogs, was found on the premises of gentleman living in that county. An inquest was held and the purport of the jury's verdict was, that the body was that of an infant quite young, and that it was murdered "by person, or persons unknown to them If the jury were correct in their conclusion, this was certainly brutal affair too inhuman for the mind to dwell upon.
 We are are not partial to the custom of pub fishing detailed descriptions of crimes and bru- talities, and never do it, unless, as in this case, at the request of persons desiring it, or unless we think such publications are demanded by the public interests. We firmly believe that the unlimited and unnecessary promulgation, in de- tail, of accounts of all kinds of crimes and vices has tendency to propagate them. There is no stronger evidence of this than the fact that certain classes of crimes are sometimes fear fully epdemcal, almost as much so as a conta- gious disease.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Mr. f,Duph,. nn>trnnhp Ia Water

At the close of one of the lectures of John B. Cough in Galena, he took glass of water, and holding it aloft before the audience, he apostrophzed "OId Adams Ale" in the follow ing glorously eloquent manner
 Look at that, ye thirsty ones of earth. Be- hold it! See its purity! How it glitters, as if mass of liquid gems! It is beverage that was brewed by the hands of the Ami ghty himself Not in the slmmerng still, or smoking fires. choked with poisonous gases, and surrounded by the steuch of sicbenns odors and rank cor rupton>, doth our Father in heaven prepare the precious essence of life, the pure cold wa ter; but in the green glade and grassy dell. where the red deer wanderS, and the child loves to play; there God brewS it; and down. down III ;he deepest valleys, where the foun- tains mumur and the rill, sing; and high upon the tall mountain tops. VI here the naked gran
 te gtters like gold ill the sun, where the storm clouds brood and the thunder-storms crash; and away far out in the wide sea, where the hurri- canes howl music, and the bg waves roar the chorus, sweeping the march of God-there he brews Il, that beverage of life, that health-gi- wing water. Aud everywhere it IS a thing of beauty; gleaning in the dew drop-linging in the summer raiu-shining in the ice gem. till tue trees all seem tuTleu lhJO lVlnG JeWGiS- spreading golden veil over the setting sun. or q white gauge around the midnight noon sporting n the cataract--seepiug in the glaciers --dancing iu the hail shower IT. folding its bright curtain softly about the windy world and weaving the many colored iris-that se- raph's zone of the sky-whose warp is the rau-drop of earth, whose wool is the sun beam of heaven, al checked over with the celestial flowers, by the mystic hand of reirac- ton-still always it is beautiful, that blessed lifewater. No poison bubbles on the brink; its foam brings no sad ess or murder; no blood stains its limpid glass; broken hearted wives, pale widows and starving orphans shed no tears in it's depths; no drunkard's shrieking ghost from the grave, curses it in words of eternal despair; give me forever the sparkling pure cold water,'
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
The Little Rock and Napoleon Railroad

We see by the Pine Bluff Democrat of last week, that the board of directors expect to make some demonstration, touching the pro- jected railroad from Napoleon to our city. We are not fully acquainted with the condition and prospects of this road, but hope that all hin. drances and difficulties, if any exist, may be speedily removed, and that the company may soon be able to announce the gratifying intelli gence that satisfactory arrangements have been made for the prosecution of the work. Such an enterprise, if properly begun and prosecuted to completion, will open valuable and inter- estng section of country to the march of de- velopment and enterprise, and lead to improve ments highly conducive to the interests of the citizens at the ternsini of the road, and of the State at large. We hope, ere mary years. to see net work of railroads radiating from this place to every important point on the bounda- ries of our State. The business of the coun- try in few years will support them and travel will demand such modes of conveyance. Ar. kansas is looking up-she will yet rebound from her proverbial prostration; she will vet recover her proper energy; her credit, under the operations of our present State policy, will soon be fully restored, and before many years have passed we shall see iron avenues of travel and commerce opening to the rich and varied products of our promising State and the indus try of our citizens
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

sident evinces an afiectionate and truly states. manlike solicitude for the welfare and advance. ment of our own favored portion of the conti nent, which should call forth grateful response from every city, hamlet, and country place II California.
 The cabinet officers whom he has choser are just such as the republic needed at thi: moment and with whose selection the whole country will, and ought to be more than satis. fed. They are all able and tried men, and each of them on different grounds, may we'll claim the respect and confidence of their fel | low-citizens. They need no commendation al my hands, and it would be justly viewed a. presumptuous in me to undertake specific de- lineation of their virtues and qualifications This, though hope to be pardoned for saying that such cabinet as Mr. Buchanan has form ed with such man as Lewis Cass, of Michi- gan, al its head, and such political views as are announced in the inaugural, should command universal confidence, and gives most gratifying assurance that for the next four years at least the republic will be in the enjoyment Of com plete repose; that its great domestic interests will be carefully guarded and assiduously pro- noted. and the honor of the American nation be wisely and fearlessy maintained in every quarter of the globe.
 Such are my deliberate views; and have, therefore, no hesitation in declaring that 1 can see no proprietv in attempting to keep up the distinctive organization of the American party either in Caatornia or elsewhere. At any rate. whatever may be the action of others, l shall myself yield to Mr. Buchanan and his admin istraton as hearty and true a support as it would have been possible for me to accord to them had ever so actively participated in ele- vatng them to the high official places which they hold
 have the honor to be, most cordially and respectfully, your fellow. citizen,
 March 3l, 1857. II. $. FOOTE.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

GT We give place to the rollo,; munlcation, because it contains fo,, '0n that may Tot be uninterestng to sor,. ''OH' readers-and from the fact that ina ,n.. O' oOr our old friend, Squire CorbolI of Wntos an county, tolerable compliments: 'I For the True Demoo. MR. EDIToR-Stopping a few nora.' al the Anthony House, stranger to you ,n, ~ stranger in your city, can I have the ,,,,,s ,aq ton to be introduced to yourself and '''a by the following nasty communication ''a
 l am a Texan, and reside in Ellis c,n. that State. On the morning of the e,b N l mounted my noble mule, and just how r'> ed this city on my way to Kentucky. I h, in short off hand way to say few tbir5 S'' general and nothing in particular. Ib,vo your paper at every house at which stopped in the State, and therefore writaf ' thinking in my vanity, that of cour,a .. body will read it.
 First, crops-beginning in Texas viA counties Of Ellis, Dallas, and Collin r' down wheat at one-fourth of cron. o.,. F~ erabe, corn and cotton very backward , w. counties of Fannin, Lamar and Red p. think will make half crop of wheat n and cotton on Red river IS the best I b,r. It has rained every night since l have b,., Arkansas but one. Your crops, thougbL.. doing well. '"'
 am strong in the faith that more co,, cotton will be made this year than Ina. for long time though Arkansas wb... very sorry, and the most have seen k on. ly worthless.
 am, Mir. Elitor, struck with the diFa,. in the size of cattle here and in Texas Ih. scarcely seen COW brute larger than IT, yearling
 have been five days in Arkansas-tbes f.. night l stayed with an old gray-healed b,,,, elor, and with him lived four aged si,-s. all old maids, no other white person. Cer.,a ly they must have merry time, and cert,,,. another such family cannot be found on tb. continent.
 J. Corbell, at the Wilton hotel, is amodsr of landlord, and leaving him. yourself c,,. te'," and purse will all be more benefited !, the stay than from any other house on t5. road.
 Another night I was with a couple of cruz. old bachelors. Surely they are too sour at. i'll to enjoy good health. Don't think they e,. " "drinked" any sweet milk in their lives advise them to try matrimony.
 Why don't the people fence in that gra7 yard this side of Benton?
 Mr. Editor, if what have written is wor printing you can print it, anyhow 10 harm done. In haste, A TRAvELER.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Col. BeutOH.

The Missouri Democrat announces that Col Benton has nearly completed the .tourth vol ume of his condensation of the Congressional debates, and has in contemplation the contin- nance of his "Thirty Years View," extending to the present time, and has been solicited by his publishers to undertake the work of wri- ting life of Gen. Jackson. For this latter task he is better qualified than any man living flor he enjoyed very great intimacy with cne old Hero-and we hope he may be pre- vailed upon to undertake it. When we see the amount of good Col. Benton is accom- plishing in spreading before the public, in a form as comprehensive as his own intellect, view of the workings of our institutions, we do not know that failure of his eeecton to the Senate was misfortune either to himself or the nation.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

HE WATERMELoN.- young agrculurst m Erie county, Pa, wishes to know all about the culture of the watermelon, etc.
 wish to make a few inquiries respecting the culture of the watermelon--whatt time to pIant-what kind of soil is best adapted to thelr nature--and what kind of manure to use? Also, where l cau get the seed of the orange aud strawberry watermelon"
 The two varieties of the melons mentioned by our correspondent, were advertised in late number of the Rural, by l. w. BIiggS, of West Macedon \. Y The melon likes warm, sandy soil, and it is lot necessary that the soil should be very rich. Indeed, the best melons we ever raised were grown on an almost barren sand hlli, with little manure in the hill. Well routed barn yard manure is good, and we some umeS have used a little guano water It is of no use to plant until the weather gets warm, here about the fifteenth of May. If you will make little box with d light of glass in the top, you can plant earlier, and cover each hill with one of these boxes, and after the plaats are up, take the boxes off during the middle of warm days, but be sure and keep them covered duIng cold days and nights, until the weather becomes quite warm. By this plan you will get melonS quite early. If you think you have not the right kind of soil, yon can easily make a good soil in the hills, by removing the earth about eighteen inches deep and filing up with a mixture of sand, old routed manure, and com. mon garden mould
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Gen. SFoofe.

Il. STUART FooTE, alias Henry Stuart Foote attas Henry 5. Foote, atas H. s. Foote, ala. iangman Foote-;s he was called by the New ork Trlbune--has renounced Know Nothing ism and again seeks admission into the demo cratic party.
 According to the most veracious historians or rather blographers, of this gentleman he has n turn belonged to every party that ha. had an existence during his natural life, and has betrayed them all. A Clay whig in hi. early manhood, he exchanged the services o the great kentuckian for fealty to Mir. CAL. HoUN
 A "Fire Eater' when he first took his seat Tn the Senate of the United States from the gallant commonwealth of Mississippi, he again transferred his allegiance to MT. CLAY, and be- came the most intense Union-saver in the caml of the "g lorious compromise'' men.
 A Know Nothing lattery, he now renounces the delights of Sam, and knocks for admission into the doors of the democratic party.
 The Vicksburg Sentinel typifies the feelings of the democracy of the entire Union when it puts on mourning robes upon the occasion
 The Know Nothings are gad.to be rid ol him. But aoe positively refuse to receive him Memphis Appeal.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Gov. W ;tikpr,

Governor Robert J. Walker left this cit, yesterday morning for Kansas Territory. He was in excellent health which fact make, " assurance doubly sure' of speedy and ami cable adjustment of the Kansas difficulties The unanimous approval which echoed the wisdom of President Buchanan's choice for tn, important position, and the equally expressed gratitude of the public press of the country t. Gov. Walker for accepting it, will be justified we feel confident in the prompt energy, equa- bIe force, democratic impartaity, and constitu- tional dignity, which will characterize Governor Walkers mission. He will appease the trou- Oled spirit of the Territory, infuse politica harmony where there has been but fanaticaI discord, and prepare for admission to the Union on the principles of the Union, a strong vigo- rous country, full of beauty, natural power and resources.-The .States, 13M inst.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Know NutnIItyi-Iu

Few subjects are so suggestive of remark as this As much as society DOW hates and d. spjscs the order, the complete enormIty of it's proportions will Lot be fully understood until the immediate time with which 1t Is connected has so far passed as to enable the world to view it impartiaIly, and from point where its en- tire bearing can be observed and understood The Federal (Ga) Union very properly says:
 Disguise as you may, the principles of the Know Nothing order were the most dangerous, the most pernicious, the most destructive to the morality, peace and harmony of soc.ety, of any thing which the ingenuity of the wicked men or devils has ever been able to invent and crrv on in this country. The utter depfavity and wickedness of the whole scheme is being more and more appreciated as it is better understood Yet well aware that thousands and tens of thousands of as good and honest men as any in the land have belonged to this orler They were deceived, deluded, and humbugged Thousands that have been members now look upon 1t with horror and disgust Many that have been members assure u>, that all that had been sad of the wickedness and corruption of the order bai not half come up 10 the reality We can assure those that arc still in the deu T say about the principles and practices of the order, the better for them; if it were possible, they hal better never reveal the secrets of fthen prison house. The only way in which such a society ever has or ever can he tolerated in a country like ths is for the members to say mo- l thing and keep dark; discussion and an nvcs- 1 tSation of their principles will be their de- struction. The best way for the members that yet belong to the order to escape the condem- nation of the public, and 10 be restored to the confidence of the community IS to plead poli- tical il sanity. The plea would be received and admitted upon the bare showing of the forms they passed through, and the obligations they took when they became members Every ho- nest man will admit upon such ashowiug that a man who lad voluntarily gone through with all that could not de in his rigbt mtnL This is the best and the only plea whicn We can ad wise for the benefit of those Know Nothings that still remain in the trap; if they accept 1t they may escape, if not there is no. help for them
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

HoN. ANDREW EWING, OF TENN--This gen. tleman has declined the nomination for Con sress rendered him by the democrats of Nash vile district. The Union, in noticing the fact says:
 The letter from MT. Ewing, in our paper to-day, declining the nomination for Consres, m this district, will not surprise his friends ii thls county, who knew that he had positivel, assured ali who had conversed with him on the subject that 1t would be impossible for him to accept. Ills reasons were unanswerable and conclusive. Yet universal regret will be felt throughout the State at the necessity which compels this declenson.
 "We do not know what course our party will now pursue in relation to candidate. Sc far as we have heard any expression of opinion here, our democrts look to Montgomery now to give us the man."
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
Free Negro College in Washington.

The Washington correspondent of the N Y. Daily News, thus alludes to the prospect of establishing college for the education of free negroes at our national capital:
 "The proposed institution of large free negro college in this city, where free negroes 1 from all parts of the United States could be brought and educated under the very nostrils of Congress, is but low device of the abolition
 sts to tantalise the south. They are in earnest about making this city the site of such an ln- stitution, but there is enough of white manl- ness in this district to resist the concentration of free negroes within our midst to disturb our domestic peace and to impair the permanency of Washington as the seat of government.- The people of Washington owe 1t to them selves to prevent the location of such college here Under their charter they can impose an unlimited tax upon free negroes coming into the city, Let their corporation place the tax at $1,OOO per head, and then we will see how many students the phlanthropists of nigger- dom will send here to educate. more dan gerous blow at the stability of the Union was never contemplated than this same prolect to start black republican negro college at the seat of government"
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26
WARNING TO THOSE WHO VISIT MARRIAGE

WARNING TO THOSE WHO VISIT MARRIAGE ABLE tiIRLs.--A case of breach of promise of marriage has recently been tried at Rochcs ter, in which the following is given as the sub- stance of the judges charge to the jury:
 "The Judge charged that it was not neces- ary to maintain the existence of promise of marriage to prove that defendant in express words or terms made promise to plaintiff = Any circumstances which usually accompany parties while holding the relation of an en- gagement in marriage might properly be laid before jury, and if sufficient to warrant the opinion that such an engagement existed, it was all the law required. It is not necessary that there should be promise of marriage in direct phraseology--no formal promise is re- qulred. Frequent visits of the parties--retir- Ing from the society of others--seeking to be apart by hemselves-expressions of attach ment--walks and occasional remarks in the hearing of others are circumstances usually re- lied upon to prove that marriage engagement exists, and if such are strong enough to pro- duce conviction upon the mind they are all that Is necessary to answer the law"
 l It Is hardly necessary to state how easy un- der this ruling of the court, it is to establish a contract of marriage. Words are not neces- sary; any acts of behavior which might in- duce others to think that two persons are en gagged 10 be married, will raise the presump- | ton that contract exists.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

THE DEAD ALIvE.--We were pleased on Thursday morning. while on board the steamer Sam Hale, to meet with Capt. T. T. Tunstal, of Jacksonport, on his return from New Orleans, whther he had went some weeks since in search of information whereby to obtain the remains ot his son Harrison M. Tunstall, reported killed by the explosion of the steamer J. N Scott, on the San Juan river, Nicaragua. While mak- ing enquiry as to the means of ofconsummating the object of his search, he found gentleman who had seen his son buried, and was about closing contract for obtaining his remains at 5000 when he learned that British war vessel was at the Balize with number of returned Nca- raguan volunteers on board, and that his son was amongst them! The report proved to be true, and in a few hours father and son were in each others embrace. Verify, the dead was alive-and the lost found. The tear of oy could be seen on the old mans face as he re- counted to us the glad intelligence of the res- toraton of his son to his country, home, and | lkindred.-Des Arc Citizen.
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

After a careful study of that act, he is satis of the act requiring all lands to be offered al public sale, that are not entered by pre-emption within sixty days from the date of the notice of confirmation by the land agents, applies only to pre-emptions under the other pre- emp ton laws where the party intends to pay in money or swamp land scrip, and not to claims under the 14th section, which are to be paid fol by reclamation.
 You will, therefore, be governed in your ac- ton under this act by the construction given to it in these instructions.
 You will not offer at public sale, any land claimed as pre-emption under the l4th section of this act when the party has taken the ne- cessary steps to notify you of the existence oi his or her claim.
 You will observe that the following are the main provisions of the several pre- emption laws, viz:
 | The individual claiming the benefits of the 1lth section of the act of 12th January, 1853 must be the head of family or free white citizen of this State over the age of twenty one years-must have d settlement" upon the land claimed, and must make proof and payment within twelve months from the date of hs or her settlement
 | 2d. A pre- emptor under the act of the 18th January 1855, must be the head of family, or free white citizen of the State over the age of twenty yone years-must be the owner of an improvement on the land claimed must file his declaratory statement in the office of the proper land district, and make proof and papment within sixty days after the lands are advertised by the land agent
 Sd. A pre-emptor under the 14th section of the act of 18th January, 1857, must be free white person, a resident of this State, over the age of twenty-one years, must reside on the land claimed, or have commenced retaining the land or cultivating it with a view to its re- clamation; must file in the land office of the proper district his declaratory statement Gin the manner heretofore prescribed,) within six ty days from the date of the notice required to be given by the land agent, and must make proof and payment within twelve months from the time of filing his or her declaration.
 Yours, respectfully,
 w. R. MILLER, 13,I,fo,. of 1,.L,,Deua
The true Democrat., 1857-05-26

BEN. MCCULLoCH ACCEPTs-Ben McCul- loch accepts the GovernorShip of Utah. If Brigham Young has not yet run away, Ben will make him sigh for the desert airs of the painless mountains.-Memptis E1gle, 2Oa, inst.
 We see by the Texas news, publlshedin in the \. O. Picayune, that Col. Ben. McCulloch qualified on the 9th inst, as Marshal of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas, and gave bond which was approved by the judge of the court. This settles the fact that Col. McCulloch has reft4sed the appointment of Governor of Utah. It is believed that Judge w. H. Drummond, who knows something about the affairs of that Mormon governed territory, . will receive the appointment of Governor, when it is known that Col McCulloch declines.