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Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

ed our tender heart, and as manand a christian, we cannot wholly disregard them.
 Now, friend, we are serious as 'hard-shell Baptist, when we state it to be our opinion that MT. Jones has announced himself for 10 other purpose, than to enable his children to point. hereafter, with pride and joy to the Ouachita Herald, and exclam: Seel pa was once can- didate for Congress!' He don't expect to be elected. of course. No man, who holds a con yention all alone and nomnates himsef, with out consulting any body and without knowing whether anu body wishes him to run. can have any hope of being elected-especlally when there is strong lot of circuulstantiai testimony, going to show, that the public generally, and his friends in particular would have greatly preferred his not becoming cand date.
 Having been serious over this matter for once our spirited cotemporary of the Herald must not insist upon onr being so any more. That would be asking too much under all the circum- stances"
 The Camden State Rights Eagle amuses it's self, us, and we hope, its readers, by attempt ing to distort our remarks about the Camden convention. In the same article he classes us with Drew This is too bad. We are used to, and have received that share of abuse that every journal will receive that pursues stralghtior- ward course but to class us with a caribow, is rather too severe Perhaps the editor did Lot mean 1t.
 The Ouachta Herald proposes a novel re- medv for demaguism; that Is to vote for the demagogues!
 The same paper thus notices the new levees on the Ouachta river:
 "We took occasion few days since to visit the levee now being constructed on the Dnachita by those enterprizing contractors Messrs. Mat lock and Jenkins The contract of these gen. tlemen extends for about five miles up the river, commencing at a point one mile and half | above town and terminating near Mai. Noiand's l plantation Three miles and half of the la- vee has been completed, and is as well con stTucted and as substantial as the evees on the | NJ MlsSssippi, or any where else. ThlS levee will | reclaim about ten or twelve thousand acres ot l excellent swamp land which has hitherto been | considered comparatively vaiueess, but winch will, under this system of reclamation, be brought into market at fifteen and twenty dol lars per acre.
 l Col W. $ Thornton, the State engineer u1- { der whose direction this work has been con- sTucled, ha' hsctfT9ed 1he dulIes ol Ills oIuSe very satisfactorily" We clip the following trorn the Des Arc c. tizen:
 "We publish a1 important notice from H { NJ. Rector. surveyor general of Arkansas. w. do so wth0u. fee or reward. Why is it tha the 'pa ny wsa aAd pound foolish' principle is al 9t-d st L1.le Rock. in lot giving grcate i publicity to matters of this kind? We have not seen th.s advertisement in but single pape in tine State, besides our own!
 This publication was nude in but one papel under instructions. we presume, from Washing ton. We are inform-d that steps are being tl- ken to have each person interested n any trac notified by publication, or otherwise, of the
 conflict Of claim
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
Clerk n.le su .7 Auditors Office


 Cap,. DanIey has been assallng Gov Con- way very bitterly about his extravagance, and in our last issue we showed that, while public officer, Dauley was far more extravasant than Gov. Conway ever was. To defend himself, he el deayors to show that tho increase in the husiuess o' his office justified the additional ex- p@nse. It did not. The increase in tue busi- ness of the Auditors office, while Danley was Auditor, was performed by clerks paid out of the swamp land fund.- and that was not taken in our account Out of the swamp land fund he paid about S9,O0O for clerk hire. and did almost nothing. Besides making out few lists and Ilats for the different land offices and settling with the swamp land commissioners once year, he did nothing. To do this he spent S9,OO0 of the swamp land fund, besides the $6OOO for clerk hire we charge upon him. The business of the office did not increase as he alleges When the present incumbent took charge of the office there existed the grea- test confusion in the land matters of the State. Nothing concerning them had been done in the Auditors office, and the State was put to great expense in consequence.
 Capt Danley, though Auditor, and receiving at least two thousand dollars emolumeuts, did nothing. He employed clerks, at the expense of the State, to do what he should have done himself. The people of Arkansas paid him at least two thousand dollars per annum, and he did nothing but edit his paper. Next week we will give few more facts on this subject-all from the record.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
To Your Posts.

An opportunity is presented to the peopieo' Arkansas, at the coming election, to win one of the most glorious victories, to achieve one of the most splendid triumphs ever won or achieved by free people. And if the true is- sues were fairly presented to the people, such would be the result.
 1t he approaching election, if the democracy do their aohole duty, not single caraboao, kno,o nothing or peoples party man acR De esected!-- The opposition go inro this contest without single affirmative principle, and ever their hum bugs are different, in different localities. Per sonal hatred, disappointed ambition, the deter mination to get in office at the sacrifice of poli tical honesty; these are the motives that urge fthrm. It is believed by many that this cleo ton does not involve great issues and they are indifferent as to the result, but if they permit a single office to go by their default, they will see their error hereafter. It will be claimed as Il black republican triumph, as democratic de- feat and as an entering wedge of aboiihonlsm ill the State But two weeks now remain, and we call upon all who love their country. to be up and doing. Remember that the foe Is trained drilled and organized yet attempting to break down your organization. Stand shonl- der to shoulder and present an unbroken front to the enemy. Le; them see that their wlleS are understood ard that their humbugs are too transparent to deceive and that their mines when sprung will blow up themselves and their allies.
 We have the means of victory in our own hands; let Us use them. We have done our duty as sentinsls in warning you of the ap- proach of the enemy and of the attempted disguises in which they will come. It is the duty of the democracy tn meet and conquer them, and we believe that they will do it. Let not that party which for eighty years has stooG the brunt of battles, hich though suffering temporary defeats has never been beaten, which single handed has met and crushed out com bined isms, now succumb to the machinatiohs of foe too contemptble and cowardly to meet them in open field.
 Let 1t not be sad that
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Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
Capt. Danley in favor of Free Banking.

When man aSpres to q seat m the ie9lsla- ture to become law-makcr for the State, it hahooyes the people to inquire we'll into his opinions and views on all public questions. Capt Daucy is a candidate for seat in the Sate Senate, ard it becomes us as a public journalist to make known lis position upon one Of the mcst important subjects that was ever presented to our citizens
 la bis repor, 10 the legislature in 1852, while artng as auditor of the S.atc, he strongly recommended to tho legislature the establish rneut of tue Free Baukug systcm." ills report sny,:
 "The loiicy of connecting S,a,e govern menI> Wiir banks is eEpiodc1, bul It Is thought tnat the subject of free, or individual baukjng as separate branch oi business, would De emi- nertly worthy the consideritipu ot the legis}a- l lure In tne lr guage of an eminent Guauc.er: Banks nave lost the rower, under the increase of private capital, and the immense accutnui l. ton ot the precious metals, t. raise and depress prices, by the capacity of expansion and cou- traction. The days of banks are oyer as .sso- clated companies; they will exiSt a, private establishments, and the charge W Vill te of meal. cuiabIe adveutage to the public Banking, IS q monopoly, and where 1t is confined by law to privileged few, is obnoxious to objections. and repngnsns to the genius and the spirit of tue age in which we live But no reason can be shown why citizen should be restrained by law, from banking as business any more than that laws should oe passed to restrict the busi- ness of selling merchandise, or raising com o. cotton"
 Danley recommends the establishment o free or individual banking" He is in favor of permitting any and every man to establish bank and to issue paper money. If such law was passed, how long would it be before tht country would be flooded with the most worth less rag money that was ever inv ented? Of al banks, the free banks are the greatest swind- 1 ling concerns. Every scoundrel in the State would have his bank, gold and silver would be driven away, and the people of Arkansas would be ruined
 With such views, who are willing to trus Capt. DAnley in tue legislature? Who woulc vote for him for the Senatr? We tell the peo pie to consider well before they indorse Capt Danlev's views on banking. He is not sounC on that question.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

4 Those who have. to ride or work in the sun, will find the best preventive to be to wet cloth or handkerchief and wear it in the hat. We learn from the Chickasaw and Choctaw Herald, that the Comanches lately made a de- scent on the neighborhood of Fort Arbuckle, and ran off fifty or sixty horses. besides com miting other depredations. Gen. Cooper, Indian Agent, has raised force, and gone in. pursuit of them.
 A duel took place at New Orleans, on the 29th ult, between two reporters of the press. IIaulon, of the True Delta, shot Gibbons, of the Crescent, in the breast
 I vigilance committee has been organized in Leavenworth, Kansas The bands of free soers organized to rob and murder pro-slavery men. have turned to robbing their political friends, hence the necessity of their summary punishment.
 | On the 29th of this month, the State of Michigan will offer five miliiors of her swamp l lands for sale. The lowest bid per acre to be received will be one dollar and twenty five cen $, | Cant. I)e la hlVleIC, uaHS, ttlo Luet'O " !'O recently ran away from Mobile with both the wife aud daughter of friend, and who asecond l time ran away with the same parties from New | Orleans. and also from his bail bond, turned up at Havanna on the 22l alt He was to have married the daughter the next day, but un- | inckilv the father arrived the evening before, and rescued the wandering members of his family. They left on the 23d for New York in the Empire City, leaving the Zuave to try | bis lnck for victim and an helress in the tla- wanna saloons.
 The Woodman divorce case, now progress sing at New Orleans, is said to develop some singular facts in regard to northern watering places and snoEocracy generally.
 1 A CENTUARY AGo--The Boston Gazette and Counting ourna of July 18th, l758, contain ed the following: "Just imported from Africa and 10 be sold on board of the brig Jonney William EIlerv, commander now lying at New Boston. number of likely negro boys and girls
 from F to 14 years of age. Enquire of saic Eliery, on board of said brig where constant
 attendance is given. Note-The above slave
 have all had the small pox. Treasurer's note
 and New England ram will be taken as pay
 Bulwer is separated from his wife, Dieken
 from his wife and Charles Reaie (of Peg W # finyton and White Lies notorie:y) is living wigl
 another mans wife From the days of tht
 poet Job, whose wife was he original Mrs. Can dle. down to Socrates and Xantipre, and ,iuaIl, to Dickens. matrimonial unhappineSs has eve attached to literary men.-Erchange.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
C. C. Danley on the Arkan 3a3 Banks.

Capt. D.nley's sovereign remedy for every evil $ taxation He believes ill taXin-; the peo- i,lc Irstend of collecting the s.c;s of tAe Ar kanss banks and appropriatn5 the proceeds to the payment of the bonds issued by the State on account of those institutions, Capt. Danlcy was in favor of burning the assets and 'evyinq tar upon Ae people to pay of the bonds. We quote this language, he said:
 " For the present, let it suffice to say, that it woui have been advantage to the Statc, to have publicly burned and destroyed every thing ia the S;ate, purtor'ing 10 be btnG ,us- sets the day the payment ot interest on our 5 ate bouIo snspeAard Thea the n"cessi- " oI taxation, 10 meet jhe interest ,s it accru- cd and the principal when it become due on the Sta:e bonds, would have been obvious a' .tax wou', have been levied 10 bay it, tt the tint."
 lIad Danley been d member of the Lesisla- tufe with luluence enough to pass law, the people would HOW oe Iroaniug under tax inn posed to pay oI the three millions of dollars owing by the banks. Is Capt Danley a fit leg islator for the people 10 trust? He is in iavor of taxing the people for every thing. He wouli burden them down with taxes. Instead Of making the banks themselves pay their debts, he was in favor of ''buruing and destroyins' their assets, and taxing the people to pay those deb,s-riucipsl and interest. Let the people look at Capt. Dlnley'S policy, before they vote for him for State Senator
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
MONTICELLO, ARK. July list. 1858.

MT. EDIToa-I have just witnessed the ex- ercises of the Monticello institute. never have been so delighted with such proceedings. The boys certainly performed their part well, and 1 think Prof J. w. Barrow deserves gene. ral patronage for the successful training of those under his care. The examination came off on Tuesday and "Wednesday. So far as have heard. the patrons are highly pleased As to thoroughness, have never seen any young men excel those of Monticello. The exbibi. tons were on Tuesday and "Wednesday light. The junior department spoke extracrs-the seniof original speeches-ihe former did pretty well l-the latter hardly could be surpassed.- But of all the speeches, perhaps, the most in- terestine, the most important was delivered by GF. Conly, esq., in behalf of "Male Col iege' at this place. Mr. Conly lot only shos- ed concluslvely the necessity of building male college at Monticello, but he clearly showed from ndispaiabIe facts. that one will be found- ei here. and before long. Mr. Conly is q fine orator, good lawyer aud gentleman. May every attempt be ss brilliant aud efficient as u do' Tuesday night. A SPEcTAros.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
Notice.

Whereas t is said tia: a gentleman who is a candidate, in lis speeches has been grocl,iming over the county, that the pastor of Baptist church excluded d member for joining he know nothings. l want the gentleman to inform me when and where he learned that the pastor Of Baptist church had the power to turn ont \ member for joining the know rothings or for any other offence It is evident the gentleman argues himself ignorant in regard to the Baptist church. either in theory or practice. Ii the gentleman will answer the above inquiry, will give hn some instructions in regard to Baptist usa-ses A BAPTIsT.
 July 9th, 1858.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

DEsHA COUNTY poIrIcs. .-The Napoleou Planter states tnatJad5o Pataersou charges i. his speeches that Ben. Johnson owes the taoA $29 500; J oeI Johnson, S49, ,0J0 and J 5 Con way, $2l,4OJ. The whole statement is false Neither one of toe gentlemen named owe tAc bank cent. Whatever they owed they have long since paid. The bank books shows this fa-t
 All three of the gentlemen assailed by Judge Paterson apd toe Napoleon Planter are dead. They have been dead mAny yeu's, and the ef- fort to bacHtn the,r memories by falsehooI s infamous. Neither of the Arkansas banks ever lost one cent by either of the gentlemen mer- toned above, and the peoI le of Arkansas have never been taxed, and | e CT will be taxed, one cent to pay any thing on iher account.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

RIvER-Sevcn feet water ip the channel with heavy rains. The Messspp so far remains about stationary at Napoleon; kept up by the large amount of water from the overflow Z! country. At Memphis, the river has receded several inches, and we may expect by the next arrivals to hear that Napoleon is again out oi the water.
 The health of the country is generally good, crols in a promising condition considering the >etsOu
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
The Walker Question.

The enemies of Col RUST, the democratic nominee for Congress, are considerably excited about his position on the Walker question. They might as well keep cool It will be hard for them, at this time, to arouse any sympathy for Gen Wm Walker. He is a humbuy-a miserable failure. All the service that he has done the cause of human freedom Is to exclle the Central American Republics against the United ates, and to drive them into the arms O. England and France. He was no republ. can He was hardly friendly disposed towards the United States. Willie at the head of the Ncarau4uan government lie saush through hs agent Ut the British Court, the assistance oi the English government to establish military des- p2tsm over hat unhappy country. He was an ambitious tyrant who did not possess the ability to carry hi, nefarious designs into execution. Evey man he trusted betrayed him-every plan ae form d filled He was a great failure He .raspe a, a sceptre and missed it. He spent the rea>ura of honest, uL.suspecting dupeS, and poured out the blood of brave men, and 4c- complished nothing.
 Why musy we sllel tears over Gen. Walker? What has he done to eutitle himself to our gratitude? He was wiling at any time to sell out to our worst enemy--the English govern- ment lie absolutely made he proposal and sent Saaiard to che English Court to con sumae the bargain.
 We appreciate Co Rust's position on theOen- tral American question. IL is bold and manly. He says, If the public safety requires that we should have Cuba, or Central America, or any other territory lying contiguous to, or near our present possessions, in the name of our great nation, after failing n every other means let Us take it by force.' Let us do what is necessary to our safety openly and avowedly. Col R5t>t's position is the correct one. ltis one that every democrat will appreciate.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

JUDGE ". c. BEvENs.-D During the last week We have had the pleasure of meeting Judge Peycus in our city. The Julge looks as well and as full of life as he did when he served in the legislature in 1852 and took So prominent a part in the proceedings of that body. As a iudge he has won the good opinion of all, aud stands deservcily Rgh in his proieas.on
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

BACKING DowN-lhe carlow opposition finding their opposition to coventons was Lot the trump they expected HOW swear that con- ventions are very good, useful and proper; that it was not conventions, but caucusses they meant all this time. Anti conv nvtuticlists will Ilease uoice and hereafter substitute the word caucus" for the wori convention"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

Our democratic friends in Jefferson, Arhan- sas and Desha counties shpuld be on their guard against interpretations of their caudldateS We were surprised the oh her day to near of d citizen of Jefferson county that intended to yoce against Judge Fletcher, the democratic nominee for the Saie Senate because the ! uise Was in favor oi the imposition of d ltses tax upon aH lands to reclaim the oUe. aotcsa lands. The idea is preposterous. Judge Fletcher is in favor of no such tax. No legislature would commit gross an act of injustice as so impose a tax upon the iauds ajoge oueuio10 to protect those ynat are subject tp nverl, l,w. Judge Fletcher .s a just mat and he wouI resist such an act of injustice to the uttormost. The cnarge against him k ridiculous and shows what an unscr,i- plluus enemy ne hes @ deal with. Let demo- cra,s be nn their guard agajllst such reports.-- The country will be lui of them before the election
 We do not understand how any man who re- ga~ds party or principle can tolerate A. Il. Fur suson. lie has proved himself to Joe reckless of every party and Of every principle Hs $  Jor hin,sey and --nnb5ng clse. He started out a bowling democrat al cendnued so until he thought the democratic party were about to be put down by the know-nothings. He then joined the krow-nothing order and established several lodges; but finding that business uu- popular, and likely not to vance hs interests, he withdrew, reunited himself with the demo cracy and denounced know nothirgisln in the btterest terms h this course he continned, until the democracy in convention nominated Judge Fletcher as their candidate for State Senator from Arkan>as, Desha and Jefferson counties. lie wanted the nomination himself and disappointed that he dil not get it. he has become a caoddlte in opposition to the regular democ:a,ic nominee, ami k seeking the suppor. ol know ro;iinGs au@ q disappointed and distf- iected democrats. Thus he $ a second time, in a very If period, a,ralel in opposition to the democratic party. There is noiadh n Col Furp-on. He is utterly athleas and selfish lie will support or oppose either tie democratic or the Nnow nothing party, seIi-interest may incline h.m.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

By either calculation the population of 1880 will be 25o,000,OOo Mr Darby very greatly over-rated the growth of the negro population, which fact perhaps, shows the great influence of immigfation as much as any iIlustratiois.-- It will b. interesting 10 contrast Mir. Darby's view of the growth of the African race here with the reality:
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

TENNESSEE BANks.-A rumor was current in our city during the past week, that the Bank of Tennessee had failed, and that the Citizens Bank was in an unsouud condition. We see, by letter from the President of the Bank Q! Tennessee in the Bulletin of the 8tn inst. that that bank, for certain reasons. has not fully re, sumed specie payment but is prepared to redeem all her notes.
 The Appeal of the same date, hls paragraph in relation 10 the Citizens Bank, stating that |. blls are valued the same as other Te'nes,a" bank bills and recevel on deposit by the other banks.
 h aid lion, ~s find the following iu iar S'a,c 5hts Democrat, a paper well posted in aueh patters:
 "T'he no.es of the following Ienue,sa~ banks should he uo longer received ,, yar public, d they are it a heavy discount at \ .snyIle: Bank ot Dpdrrl 1e anl la- Nrence0ur- hAu>, 20 Dor ceu..; Ocog, discount; Bank of Na,a- yilr, 1O d.scpuut; Banks ol Claiborne, T#ze- well. Ifcuton 1n Jefferson, J eacn 4U cents ds- conrt. EXeharg4 Bank. 10 sale. All the otue' Ieu4e,,et tanks are at 1T except the Planter, and tUe lt,oa uauAS, winch are is De. cent prem'um, tieN plv arer.e."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
Darby's Estimates.

ln 1824, Mr- Darby the seo5rapher, made an estimate of the population of the United States for the next hundred years. We find in the Railroad Record his estimates for fifty years compared with the census returns up 10 1850, and probable result up to l880 as follows: