Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17

ton presses as well as the whole body of demo. | cratic editors will unite in insisting that these things shall be done. The encouragement of all our schools; the aid the press can give to all feasible plans for internal improvements; the calling attention to our resources and natural advantages; on these points we can all agree and work in harmony. And to this end, if our central position shall enable Us to procure any information not easy of access to those edi- tors who live at a distance, we will gladly send it to them. Meanwhile we do not ask them, nor need they expect of us to abate one jot or title of our political belief or position There we can disagree, but let us do so courteously.- Too much bitterness and personal i'll feeling has been thrown into politics heretofore, and if we have been guilty of it, it was because we sought the law of retaliation rather than that of kindness.
 To return to the Herald, its editor wields keen blade and sometimes cuts deep- These political squbs, if there is humor enough in them to redeem them, are acknowledged weapons and to, get angry at them evinces a want of sense. These we are prepared to give and take, but we will not misrepresent and abuse others HOT have we done so, while we have suffered more in this respect than any other paper in the State. Let us have a truce to this i'll feeling and these personalities and agree to work together for the interests of our State and the rights of the South The Herald thus hits us
 GREAT lNDUCEMENT.-The True Democrat noticing the fact that as general thing the jails throughout the state are insecure says
 'We will furnish the True Democrat year to any mechanic, or other person, who will fur nish the outlines of the plan of such building for publication"
 If some poor architect, who thirsteth after knowledge don't take up with that magnani- nous offer, he's green, that's all. Just think of the pleasure and profit to be derived from reading the Democrat whole year, and all for little job of work worth only obout fifty dol lars,
 Now we increase our proposition. We add, that, if the person furnishing such plan will signify it as his wish, we will also furnish him with a copy of the Ouachta Herald for one year. We assert that no man can carefully read the two papers for a year without becom- ing generally informed, and it is surely worth fifty dollars to become a man of general infor- nation. The Herald will see what an oppor- tunity is offered us of writing about the bane, Chat is, the Herald and the antidote (the True Democrat going together, but we will not write it and hope our forbearance will be noted and appreciated.
 The Searcy Eagle in leading article states some facts to show that criminals in that sec ton have things pretty much their own way criminals admitted to bail are permitted to es- cape. The Eagle advocates the formation ot vigilance committees as last resort Some plan or law must be enacted to mak those who permit criminals to escape liable therefor and the names of those who admit prisoners to go at large on straw bail should be published.
 The Des Arc Citizen defines its position on the Douglas question, and sees but little differ ence between the opposing candidates. He says: lone is an open enemy to the South the other deserter from their ranks in the hour of need"
 The Powhatan Weekly Advertiser gives an account of a prize fight iu that vicinity:
 "The combatants were two very large and stalwart bucks-rivals, no doubt, and meeting either accidentally or by special arrangement determined to decide the mastery by terrific trial of their powers. They were heard in their fierce contest, for several hours, and were found at daylight covered with ghastly wounds and honor-full as much as any pugilist could achieve"
 The Independent Balance has an article "of the right stripe concerning jails and the custo- dy of criminals" From the articles we find in all our local exchanges, we see that the people are stirring in this matter. The Balance has a political article "of the wrong stripe,' in the course ofwhich the editor says: "The admin istration party will have hopeless minority in the next Congress-" Is not the editor count ing his chickens before they are hatched and are they not all black ? One thing is certain:- if the democrats do not have a majority, the black republicans will and it i'll becomes southern editor to exuit over the success of abolitionism.
 The South Arkansas Democrat, in a spirited article takes those southern editors to task who are rejoicing over the black republican triumphs at the north. It accuses the Telegraph of so doing. We had overlooked the article in the Telegraph that the Democrat refers to-, and. last week, commended that paper for its non rejoicing. Says the Democrat at the conclusion ofits article
 The Telegraph in it's last issue, published an article from the Louisville Journal, in which these words appear:
 Our political friends, if we were at liberty to lay before them the letters we have recently received from some of the most powerful and influential republican leaders in the nation, would feel in their hearts a thrill of joy at the glorious prospects of the redemption of the country from the foul and polutng clutches of the pseudo democracy
 Now the millennium has arrved-the devil is in letters; shot has boomed through the Malakoff, and when the Southern flag should be hung at half mast, we see southern men up- on southern soil, breathing southern air, jubi- lantly singing peans of triumph over black republican victory. "How humiliating the con- victionl''
 The same paper reports 20 feet rise in red river at Fulton.
 The Helena Shield notices an enterprise set on foot in that city, to form corps of thespi- ans.
 The leader of the Shield is an article on the democratic party wherein the editor complete " predicts the dissolution of the democratic party Bah 1.-the democratic party is yet in its infancy and long after lhe editor of the Shield as well as oursef shall have mouldered into dust, the democratic party will be hourishing more vigorously than ever. Had the Shield a lease of life co-existent with that of the demo- cratic party, he would have no need to make his will for centuries to come.
 The addresses following are from the Sage of Monticello. We are sorry to part with pro- lessor Scott, who while editor to his graceful ness as practiced writer added the courtesy of gentleman. We Welcome his successor in to the ranks and wish him all manner of suc-