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Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

THE RIVER, WEATHER AND CRoPs-Strange as it may appear the Arkansas river, at this point, has some fifteen feet water in the chan nel, and is still rising. The weather contin- ues showery. We have already far too much rain for the crops. It has been raining, with but little intermission, for more than month. The fair prospect for good yield of cotton on the Arkansas bottom lands has been already blasted. The stalk has grown too rank, and the bottom bolls and squares have fallen of Nothing but late, dry fall can bring out the cotton crop. It is at least three weeks later than last year, and the most hopeful of the planters do not count upon yield of more than two-thirds.
 We can see no reason why the cotton crop will not fall very short this year. We had a late, and very unfavorable spring, the earlier part of the summer was chilling cold, and the latter part, far too wet. The season through out has been unfavorable to the production of cotton, and how it is possible to calculate upon full crop, as some writers do, we cannot un- derstand. Nothing but the most remarkably favorable fall can save great falling off from last years crop.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
The Elections in North Carolina

In the Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Congressional Districts the democrats have elected their candidates by very large ma jorities. The opposition was merely nominal. In the First and Sixth Districts the contest was close, but has resulted, we believe, in the cleo tion of both the democratic candidates. In the First District SHAws net gains thus far foot up 451; which insures his election by 85 ma jonty, without further changes in his District In the First District the Know N Nothing candi. date is undoubtedly elected. The delegation from North Carolina in the next Congress will stand seven democrats to one Know Nothing. This is, indeed, most brilliant and signal victory. The foreigners and Catholics have done the thing up brown in the old North State!! The native borus seem to be in a sad minority there.
 If our Know Nothing friends were not blind ed by prejudice and bigotry, they would very readily see that the late unprecedented tri- umphs of the Democracy have been achieved, not by escaped convicts, paupers and criminals from Europe, but by refugees from Know Nothing lodges These added to the old-line whi and democrats, have done the work Memphis 14ppeal.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
Kansas, etc.

Our neighbor is still not satisfied with our answer to his question, What has the south gained by t4e repeal cf the Missouri cOmprowises" Our reply was, that, by removing the prohibi- ton against slavery in all the territory north of 36 deg 30 min., the citizens of the south were allowed to emigrate with their slaves to that vast region of country which belonged, in common, to all sections of the Union.
 As this reply does not suffice our neighbor, we will answer further, that the repeal of the Missouri compromise has established the doc Urine that Congress has no power over the sub- ject of slavery in the territories-and the deci sion of the supreme court has sustained this doctrine as constitutional. If then, the Kansas Nebraska act does not work equal justice to all sections of the Union, ii will not be the fault of the law. Under the Missouri compromise, southerners, with their slave property, were prohibited from emigrating to any territory north of 36 deg. 30 min. Under the Kansas Nebraska act, they are privileged, and possess the right to emigrate, to any territory aOhatever owned by the United States.
 But the pro tenn. editor of the Gazette directs his enquiries, he tell us more particularly to the condition of affairs, as they now exist in Kansas. We must confess affairs in that territory have not the face that we should like them to wear. The declarations of Gov. Walker upon the sub- ject of slavery are not such as southern demo- crats approve. He has gone as yet into no open of tba l.. declarations have been unfriendly to the pro- slavery cause, and, in that much are in direct violation of the territorial act.
 As for the administration, we shall be slow to believe that it will embark upon any line of conduct initiating against the constitutional rights of the south. We have great faith in the devotion of James Buchanan to our consti. tutional rights. He has been often tried and as often proved true. The people of Arkansas, especially, should be slow to censure him. When Arkansas applied for admission into the Union with pro-slavery constitution, he stood by her and was her chief supporter and advo-
 A little while, after few more developments, we shall be able to see our way more clearly, and if he shall be found to have been faithless to the Kansas act and the constitutional rights of the South, we shall be ready, not only to confess ourself deceived, but to place our paper in opposition to the administration. If James Buchanan shall prove faithless traitor, as charged by some democratic journals, our faith in politicians will be forever, hereafter very much weakened. If he proves recreant, in the face of all the pledges he has given and the sound record he possesses, in whom can we hereafter con6de?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

THE AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.-The great race for the Goodwood cup in England is over and the American horses, Pryor and Pry- press, are badly beaten. The cup was won by the French horse Momarque years old, car rying 121 pounds; RiSeber, three year old English colt, carrying 100 pounds, was the second; Esherm,an 4 years old, carrying 127 was third; Pryor, 5 years old, carrying 12l, was fourth, and Pryoress, 4 years old, carrying 109 pounds was the fifth in the race.
 The New Orleans Picayune says:
 "The race at the finish is said to have been one of the most exciting ever witnessed. The English papers say (without assigning any req son) that the American horses would have figured more prominently if they had been ridden by English Jockies."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

A CARGO OF IRISH GIRLs.--A company of seventy Irish girls passed through this city on their way to the West, day or two since, ac- compained by an Irish gentlemen, who had them all in charge, and had brought them all the way from Ireland. They were fine look ing lot of girls, from sixteen to eighteen years of age, and intend to make the west their homes; and of course are ready to marry, but are willing to work and earn their living until the time arrives, when they will get husband They are to earn money sufficient to pay the expense of bringing them over. and return it to the benevolent gentleman who took the ex. pense upon himself, the first thing; after that they will be at liberty to indulge in ribbons and hoops, if they choose.-Detroit Free Press.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
Missouri Election.

The result in Missouri is yet in doubt, though the chances are in favor of Stewart, democrat. We clip the following from the St. Louis Re- publican, of the 17th inst:
 The teegrah was in operation Saturday night and brought us the following despatch, from source likely to be we'll informed on the sub. ject. If correct, and we have every reason to think it is it goes very far towards settling the question, who is Governor.
 "Jeferson City, Aug. 15.-The mails are all in for the evening. Official returns from eighty counties-Rollns is si1teen votes ahead in the eighty official and twenty three reported coun- ties. You will see that Stewart gains by the official returns. Democrats here are more san guine than ever. The counties to be heard from are Butler, Dunklin, Oregon, Ripley, Shan non and Howell-the latter is new county formed out of Oregon"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25


 MR. EDIToR-I was pleased to see that not wtbstanding the rain, the concert at the hall of the Young Ladies Institute was well at- tended.
 l am judge of music by no other test than that which l consider sufficient, and the best proof, of excellence in any art: heartfelt ap- precaton.
 Good music, like true poetry, hold to be the language of nature, which need not to be interpreted to be understood; and that properly, the art Is cultivated for the edifcation of the mind; and not the mind for the glory of the art
 The passages which were presented from the music of BeAtni, 1 observed to attract at once the undivided attention of the audiences; many of whom, doubtless, were destitute of any knowledge of music as science.
 Without ar exception, every nearer seemed to listen with delight to the beautiful airs of Rossini. This appreciation of the composition could of course have been sustained only by comparative excellence in the execution
 Amateur performers though they are, we have some most accomplished musicians among us or the ladies who sung, all have voices hardly to be exceled any where, some of them possessing talent of expression very rare in deed. l listened to the rendering of Del Castel by youthful cantatrice with astonishment- In :" Q"t la u0ce, Puntam'' there was union of exqusitely cultivated taste and talent of the highest order.
 "I have had dreanss," is song of exquisite pathos and beauty
 "Wlld Flowers" happy selection from Lu- cia di Lammermoor as it was sung was as re- treshingy and modestly beautiful, as that which 1t takes for its ttle
 The instrumental performance, by both la- dies and gentlemen, was we'll executed
 The tones of several of the instruments are familiar to me in repeated performances of pri- vate reunions; but hear them each time with new admiration of the heightened skill and feeling with which they were played
 " StOOer of Pearls," d,tett, and Donna del Lago," perfectly produced on the piano, clear duto the softest of guitars and sweetest of vio- lins, seemed to be especially appreciated; evinc- Ing to my mind the good taste of their admirers.
 The concert was given with the view of ob- taining suitable philosophical apparatus for the use of the Institute; an object to which few, if called upon, would have refused to contribute. but independently of this consideration, the entertainment was in itself musical treat which we might be glad oftener to be able to procure. K z.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

GEN. WALKER AND NICARAGUA-Gen. Walker is still engaged in perfectng his ar engagements for another invasion of Nicaragua The southern papers have report that he con- templates starting with his forces from some point near New Orleans about the 18th of Oc- tober next
 The New Orleans Picayune has the follow ing:
 Private advices from Nicaraguastate that Costa Rca and Nicaragua have concluded treaty whereby Nicaragua retains all her for mer boundaries, except the south side of San Juan river, which is conceded to Costa Rica."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

HELENA STATE LAND OFFICE.-The editor of the State Rights Democrat manifests good deal of solicitude in regard to the appointment, by the Governor, of A. H. Rutherford, esq, to examine into, and correct the records in the State Land Office at Helena.
 We must confess we cannot answer the in- terrogatories he propounds, just now, as we have not inquired into the subject-Gov. Con- way, who appointed him and gave him his in- structions, being gabSent-nevertheless, we con- finently believe that when the time arrives for the Executive to render an account of his stewardship" good and substantial reasons will be found to have existed for this. and all other of his official acts, whether authorized by in- (erential or positive enactment of law.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

THE EARLIEST CoTToN OF THE SEASON. On Thursday last, we received from the plan tation of Col Faulkner, near this city, two cot ton bolts, well grown, fully matured and open. They are the finest we have seen or heard of this season. They were gathered from the stalk, we learn, on last Tuesday, the 18th inst Who can beat this2
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

MORE CoNvIcTs.-On Saturday last MT. James M. Brown, jr., deputy sherifof Crawford county, arrived in this city, with two convicts for the penitentlary, Hunt, sentenced for seven years, and Gam, sentanced for five years.- They were convicted at the last term of the Crawford county circuit court for horse stealing We understand they had but recently served out term in the pententiary for similar of- fence
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
;alhoun County.

MINISTER MASON IN TRoUBLE.-The Paris correspondent of the London Court Journal writes as follows:
 His Excellency Plenipotentiary Mason, hay ing been reprimanded for throwing his arm around the back of the Empress Eugenie's chair, is making up his pack to fly to some retirement, where he means, so says report, to study the aftinities, in order to behave better next time
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

0ET The candidates for judge of the 9th judicial circuit are, we understand, Hon. SHE'LL TON WATSON of Union county, LEN. B. GREEN of Ouachita county, and JOHN T. BEARDEN of Ouachita county, Know Nothing.
 MT. ORvILLE JENNINGS of Hampstead coun- ty, are informed, has withdrawn from the contest.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
For the True Democrat. Judge for the 9th District.

MR. EDIroR-The democracy of Ouachta county have brought forward one of their best and ablest men, LEN. B. GREEN, esq.,, as can- didate to fill the vacancy on the bench occa. stoned by the recent and lamented death of Judge Stith; as far as the names are known appended to the call upon MT. Green for per misssoh to place his name before the voters of the 9th judicial district no other vouchers for his fidelity and ability would be wanting, cer- tainly no man was ever hattered more from a call from sterling worth and well known inte- gritty. Among other claims for the station Mir. Green presents moral character without re- proach, unusual industry, and un.iring energy in the pursuit of his profession, he has enjoyed large and increasing practice in this county for the last five years, and will certainly be sustained by large majority of the voters of Ouachita at the polls on the Eth day of October next. OUACHITA.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
K. Ms majority


 It will thus be seen that the Know Nothings have majority of one in the Senate. Some of those members, however, who hold over, represent districts which are now largely de- mocratic and they may feel disposed to obey the will of their constituents
 The House of Representatives will, from the evidences before us, stand as follows Democrats and old line Wings. s........... 59 Which will give democratic majority of F on joint ballot-abundantly large for all pur- poses.
 The Know Nothings elect several of their Senators and Representatives barely by the skiu of their teeth.
 The seats of several of the Know Nothing members enumerated in the above list, we un- derstand, will be contested. d.-LouisuiNe Courier, August l2.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

0H The Americans of Kentucky may rest assured that Tennessee will stand with them. Shelby Ne,os.
 "Fair' with them would be much more correct oppression.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
Election News

We give below, says the Memphis Appeal of the 18th, such returns from the election as we have received up to the time of going to press. We compile from the Nashville Union of fthe 14th inst:
 THE NINTH DIsTRICT.-The following is the vote in the Ninth Cnnoressinnal District.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

or An Irish knight was once disputing with a French courier about the age and standing of their families, when the latter, as a 6nisher, said that his ancestors were in the ark with Noah. "That is nothing." said the Irishman, " at the Deluge my ancestors cruised in boat Of their o,uni''
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

0T Miss Langstroth will open the fifth ses- sion of her school in few days. She has ob- tained among us good reputation for teaching and merits good school.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
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 MISSOURI ELECTION.


 MISSOURI ELECTION.
 We are inclined to the opinion that STEW ART, democrat, is elected Governor of Missouri by small majority. The St. Louis Republican, of the 18th, says:
 At 9 o'clock last night we received the fol- lowing dispatch from Jefferson City:
 "Reable returns from ninety-nine counties, give Rollins five hundred and fifty-two majori- ty. The counties of Butler Dunklin, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, Stoddard, Texas and Wayne, to hear from. ,SteUart IS certainly elected"
 This is the dispatch. How many of the counties enumerated in the ninety nine are off, cial, we cannot say, and we leave it to others to form their own opinions If they are not satisfied, they must perforce, wait for the off, cial returns. We intend to do it.
 LATER STILL.-At a late hour last night. we received, by gentleman who arrived in the evening train from Jefferson City, returns from the following counties: Stewards maorities- Adar, 184; Mares, 257; Texas, 356 to 396; Pemiscot, 17; Macon, heretofore reported at 530, is stated at 527.
 The same paper has the following remarks relative to the anXieties of the coationists:
 Not having anything more to do in the election, and having "come down" as to the Iesull, we nave Ueen qulet spectators or what has been going on in the opposition camp Yesterday was busy day with the black re- publicans and the Know Nothings They sus- pended all operations as to the banners--black and white--the torch light procession, for which two thousand torches had been ordered and betook themselves to fgwing out ma jorty for Rollins, of which, until then, they had been certain. A committee of the two parties composed of Messrs Williams and Dorsheimer, on behalf of the Know Nothings and Blair, Brown and Stevenson, on the side of the black republicans, met at the same table, and after four hours of cYphering, and comparison of all the tables published, they came to the conclu- sion that if Stewart received a given number of votes he would be elected by sxty-fve ma- Jorty, and II he did not get so many, and Rol- ins got more then he would be elected by five hundred votes, more or less. This, we believe, was the result of their consultations, delbera- tions and figurings, and so the day closed.
 ALABAMA CoNGREssMEN.-1stD Distrct-Jas. A. Stalsworth of Conecuh.
 2nd--Eli 5. Shorter, of Barbour
 3rd--J ames F. Dowcll, of Chambers.
 4th--Syd. Moore, of Greene.
 5th-Geo. $. Houston, of Limestone.
 6th--W. R. w. Cobb, of Jackson
 7th-J. L. M. Curry, of Taladega.
 Dowell, Shorter Moore and Stallsworth had knowNothing opposition. Houston and Cobb had democratic opponents. Alabama presents clean bill of political health in the next Con- gress--an entire democratic delegation. Everv district has been redeemed
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
Missouri Elections,

St. Louis, Aug. 17.-Of1icial returns have been received from eighty counties, which ren- der the election of Rollins very doubtful af- fair.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

0F Dr. Cloyd, dentist, requests us to say that he is now on visit on professional busi- ness to Prairie county.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

0 We freely recommend the engines made by Hoard & Sons. We are now using one that works admirably. See card of S. H. Gilman of New Orleans
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE.--We are authorized to announce JUDGE SHELTON WATSON, as candi- date for Circuit Judge in the 9th judicial circuit, to Ill the unexplred term occasioned by the death of Judge Stith.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25

Fort Smith Herald and the Van Buren Intel ligencer, all of them, down on us about rota- tion! Can we survive their attacks? Wemust leave it to time to solve the question-to TIME, the great exposer of all Know Nothing, pro- scriptive schemes of ambitious politicians.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
The Ky. Legislature.

We have now heard from all the Senatorial districts, with the following result:
 K. N. members holding over 13 k. N. members elected 1857. .
 Total. .................... 20 Dem. members holding over. 50 n Dem. members elected 1857 13{ i9
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit
 Shelton Watson


 We are authorized and requested to an- nounce Judge SHELTON WATSON as a candi- date for Jutge of tue 6M Jeiiciaz Circuit, to fill the vacancy occasoned by the death of Judge Stith
 If the voters of the sixth Judicial Circuit shall elect the Hon. SHELTON WATSON, We feel assured they will place upon the bench a capable, faithful and upright judge. Judge Watson is man of age and experience, ripe scholar, and all old citizen of Arkansas. His legal attainments and his habits of thoughtful, patient investigation, his irmness and his stern integrity, eminently qualify him for a position on the bench.
 We trust the people will arouse themselves to sense of the importance of this election, and will attend the polls determined to choose an experienced and worthy man to fill the high and honorable position now vacant. Above all, let democrats remember how they were defeated two years ago for the same office. The Know Nothings contended for a no-party race, cried out against the introduction of poli- tics into judicial election succeeded in getting two democrats into the field, and then, by un- animously supporting the Know Nothing can didate, succeeded in electng him. All this was adroitly done, and its success was complete, notwithstanding the democratic vote vas with in fraction of being twice as large as the vote received by the Know Nothing candidate. | Let democrats remember this old game, and ! and elect him. We have good men in our ranks as capable, as faithful, and as honest, as our Know Nothing friends have-let us then elect a democrat.
  GIVING IT UP.--At the recent elections there were 20 members of Congress to be elect ed in Kentucky and Tennessee--ten in each State. Of the twenty the democrats elected fifteen and the Know Nothngs five. Consd- ering that in the last Congress the Know Nothings had majority of the Congressmen | from both of these States, the democratic vic- tory, at the late elections, has indeed been go- rious. Our pro- lem. neighbor of the Gazette seems to think so at all events, and acknowl- edges his disappointment in the following spor- tive strain:
 "SMALL FAvoRs THANKFULLY RECEIVED, AND LARGE ONES IN PRoPoRTIoN.-After all the growing and blowing of the democracy, their big capitals, and coops of chicken cocks, find many crumbs of comfort, for we are not greedy; and now that the smoke has blown away from the different political battle fields, and we can ascertain the killed and wounded, we find we have elected Marshall-and Zollickoffer-and Ready-and Underwood-and Gilmer-and- and-and-
 Do you expect boy to have thousand shirts2.n
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
|, in the Ninth Congressional District:
Atkins majority.... 127

THE CONGRESSMEN.
 passenger on the train yesterday morning brought report of the election of Wallace in the second district over Maynard, by small majority. We have no means of testing the truth of the report, and give it as all we have heard since our last from that district LATER.-A subsequent report upon verbal information, that all the counties, save Fentress, are heard from and that Maynards majority in those is 422-seven more than Buchanan's ma- jority in Fentress. As it is more than likely that the majority will fall off in Fentress, we regard the chances now as in favor of Maynard's election by small majority.
 THE LEGISLATURE.
 We elect Ross ir the Henderson Senatorial district. The Legislature will, therefore, pro- bably, stand
 Democratic Senators s..... IS Democratic Representatives ........... 42
 GO Know-N Nothing Senators s....... KnowNothing Representatives ...... 33-4O