Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-22
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 not indorsed by the Catif0rnid s,a,e conrentio. The great achievement of the age, the Az l lantic telegraph, is cdnpIete success, as mes
 sages are being received and sent through il
 daily. Only think of t. We can learn to-day
 what is transpring all over Europe. It behooves i the people of Arkansas in the present state of
 affairs in the rest of the world to make an effort and have telegraphic communication at least to | the capital of the State. Can't you agitate the subject and induce your citizens to do at least l that much? It is true, the stock might not De
 what is called paying stock, but ID the e'e.' 1 that t would not be worth ten cents Tn the uoi- | lar. the benefits arising from telegraph wouiu | be of incalculable benefit. People sN'o'''' n " an instructive horror of State that nas ae''her l q railroad or telegraph in operation. II VII oe l one of the means to bring into notice ana seuie | ,ba State. and as you are about es'aolshlng chester in Little Rock, there IS evidence your ci,izans are not wanting infpublic spirit and if ,hev were to so will it, telegraph from Mem l ,,bis could at once be constructed. The ques- ion is. will they do it? We shall see.
 t The result of the election in Arkansas shows that there was but little if any opposition to
 the democratic candidates for Congress, aud the only question in contest in the next legislature being what democrat shall represent the State
 in tba ITni4ad C-aras G,,a4o f,r ,t-- --o., c-o,, ! the 4h of March next. There was not great | deal of excitement as to who should be elected, j except in few counties, to that honorable body. | Now since the killed and wounded are known, 4 thunbing the list of successful candidates for
 the House and Senate with much industry Each candidate has made up his slate as to what votes he is going to get, long before this which no doubt will have to be changed, to suit circumstances frequenty-however, the first Monday of November will soon roll round, and with 1t will meet the legislature at Little Rock, when the candidates will without delay be relieved of suspense. The question of in- ter=st is, who will receive the nomination of the democratic caucus, whether Sebastian, Hemp stead, Dean, or some one else. The three uam- ed are good men and would represent the State with credit, but as regards experience and infu- ence here. Sebastian has decidedly the inside track. This matter of experience, has great weight with the people--rotation doctrine to the contrary notwithstauding-aad where it Sol b,va uafa ra1iahia . ahfa Sebastian, the probability is very strong he will be reelected.
 Elections are to be held at the north this fall by which about 125 members of Congress are to De elected In every congressional district the democracy have candidates who are oppos- ed in the main by a fusion of the odds and ends of every thing. The opposition are confident of carrying some districts carried by the demo- crats at the last election, on account of the de- lection in the party caused by bolting Douglas democrats but the result of the election will insure an out and out administration majority in the House. The know nothings and black republicans are adopting measures to coalesce in New York, satisfied that without such coali- ton the State this fall will go democratic by a large majority, and it is believed even with coalition Q: these parties will do so.
 The wagon road expedition under Lieut. Beale will start from Fort Smith about the 18th of September. It has been delayed somewhat on account of the absence of the secretary of war during the month of July. It Is to be sup AL |
 sneered upon the receipt of the news that the appropriation had passed for that purpose, now think it Is '' a fixed fact" ABut there is no tel ling what will satisfy the people of Fort Smith and Van Buren, favored as they are, and have been by the general government and through the efforts of members of the delegation whom they now abuse. With the immense Indian ap- propriations paid there through the southern superinteudency, the Pacific overland mail, the wagon road that is to be openeI by Lieut. Beale, and the bill, which has passed the Senate, and 1t is believed at the next session will become a law, placing the U. $. district court as an iude- pendent district, they forsooth are dissatisfied with our present Senators, and wish to send man from that vicinity to attend to the interests of that section! At the same time 1t is charged Tn other portions of the State that the delega- ton have done all for the west and neglected them. There is evidently but one way to sa- tlsfy aspirants in the west-gve every one good ofite-and if that were done we would hear nothing from them at least of the interests of that section being neglected. It is to be re- gretted that large portion of the people there have been led into this outcry r
 Elias Rector is here and leaves in few days with about half million Of dollars, for the tribes within his superintendency, large DOT ton of which goes to the Semiuoes.
 The rumor of Rust's death reached here and caused much regret among his numerous friends which luckily was of short duration, as the con- tradiction of the rumor came within two days after the rumor itself.
 The present Commissioner of Pensions, Geo C. Whiting since his administration of that bu- reau, has discharged its duties with general sa- tisfaction, so that now the large business under the bounty land act of 1855, amounting to two hundred and ninety three thousand applications, has been brought up to date, when it was SUD- posed immediately after the passage of the act. such would not be the case for at least five years. He has also displayed great energy and vigilance in detecting and puuishing frauds In many States persons were discovered who had trans mtted fradulent and forged bounty land appli- cations to the pension office who were indicted, and in every instance convicted. Notwithstand- ing enough convictions have been had to deter evil-doers from such practices, such is not the case, and frau are attempted to be perpetrated daily. To all such the present commissioner pays attention, regardless of their position, so- cially, morally and politically, and withal with