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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
Telegraphs.


 We clip the article below from the New ork Herald of late date By that it will be seen that Fort Smith is about to become telegraph depot, so to speak, of impor- tance. All news of importance from the eastern world will be gathered there to be transmitted to California. Several papers of the State, and we do not know but we are half guilty, have rather smiled at the Fort Smith journals glorifying their city and speaking of it as a center. But with this telegraph line in operation, she will be sort of converging point on which all the lines in the United States will center. Ifa telegraph line is not extended to this city from the Mississippi, we must make ar engagements to connect with the Fort Smith station. We sincerel ly congratulate the peo pie Of the west on the prospect of this great enterprise being extended through that DOT tion of the State:
 TELEGRAPH TO THE PAc1F1c.-Everv day the progress of the telegraph system in ths country IS becoming more apparent by the arrangements made in this city on Thursday by the Western Union Telegraph company with other western lines, we shall soon have direct communication with Utah and California by the different routes. The lines are already being extended from St. Louis 300 miles-300 of which is now in operatlon-westward to Fort Smith, in Ar kansas, from whence they will be continued southward and westward to Los Angeles, Tn California, where another line runs down from San Francisco to meet it. and is now advanced as far as Gilroy Lines are also laid from St. Louis to Atchison, with view to extend them to Salt Lake City, Of these lines 400 miles are now in work ing order.
 By the southern telegraph route, through Fort Smith, we will receive the California news here three or four days in advance of Its arrival at St. Louis by the overland mail. The importance of this, in fnan- clal and commercial point of view, will be considerable. Information three or four days earller, as to the amount of gold the next steamer is to bring, may work some revolutions in the money market So, too, early intelligence from Utah may be very desirable to the government, and would have been of great value during the Utah campaign.
 Upon the whole, we look upon this ex- tension of the telegraph to the Pacific as great event. The time seems rapidly ap- preaching when our correspondents will receive instructions to drop their letters in the telegraph office instead of the post of fce.''
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
The Election in Oregon.

The Washington Constitution has been permitted, by the gentleman to whom it was addressed, to make the following ex- tract from a letter from Gen. Joseph Lane, dated Winchester, Oregon, the 18th ultimo, which explains the cause of the closeness in the vote at the recent election, and the principles upon which the contest was fought by the gallant senator and his late worthy colleague, Nlr. Smith:
 "We have just now received the official vote cast at our late election for Congress. Stout, the nominee of the democratic party, is elected-a, hard fight and a close vote- For four weeks l was in the saddle or on the stump; averaged from forty to fifty miles day travel, and made from one to two speeches daily My late colleague, Mr. Smith, made the round with me. Our tri umph is the more glorious as the battle was fought strictly upon democratic principles We took high national ground stood upon the constitution and the rights of the States under 1t, and their equality in the territo- ries; defended the policy of our present able administration, and also the decision ot the supreme court in the Dred Scott case. Our triumph was glorious because it is victory over the united republican party, aided and assisted by the traitor Bush, of the Statesman. This man. who owes so much to the democracy, ,sturned the whole power of his corrupt sheet against the nominee of the party. As an evidence o1 hls treason and efficiency as a traitor Marion county, in which his paper is pub lished, heretofore democratic by from 400 to 300, at the late election cast 7G6 maio rity for Logan, the nominee of the republi- can party; and, as an evidence of his cow ardice, after laboring constantly for Logan and persuading democrats to vote for him: and although his co-editor and all in their employ voted for Logan, Bush turned round and voted for Stout, that he might still be a democrat, and be the better able hereaf ter to destroy the party or do it harm!- Thank God, and the true, pure and untcr- rlhed democracy, we have triumphed over all opposition; the honor of Oregon has been maintained, and the administration of President Buchanan fully indorsed; and, what IS of vastimportance, should the elec- ton of President in 1860 go into the house, the Union, so far as Oregon is concerned, will be safe. Therefore, all hail to the true and pure democracy of Oregonn'
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28

and put more before, and in the hands of the people. Jackson was elected in 1928, beating John Q. Adams, who was support ed by the opposition.
 In 1929, or about that year, two new parties were organized, one of the opposi- ton and the set lers from the democratic party. One of the parties took the name ot the anti-Masonic party, and the other with Clay and Adams at the head, was call. edt he national republicans.
 In 1880, the first national convention of delegates elected by the people, was held in Philadelphia, in September, 1880, by the anti-Masonic party. After adopting a platform, adjourned
 In 1881, the antiMasonic party met as national convention in Baltimore, in Sep tember, and nominated William Wirt for President and Mr. Eli Maker for Vice Pre- sident.
 In 1881, in December, the national re- publican party met in a convention of dele gates at Baltimore, and nominated Henry Clay for President, and Mir. Sergeant for Vice President
 In 1882, in May, a convention of dele gates of the democratic party, met at Balt- more to nominate a candidate for Vice President, all the party being satisfied with Gen. Jackson for reelection, and the con- vention nominated Van Buren.
 In 1885, May 20th, national conven- tion of more than six hundred delegates of the democratic party met at Baltimore, rep resenting twenty two States, and nomnat- ed Van Buren for President, and R. M. Johnson for Vice President
 In lS33-4, the oppostion-the nation al republican, and anti Masonic, held meet ings, conventions, etc, and fused, and dropped their respective national organiza- tions and names, and took the name of whig, and combined against the democratic party.
 In 1S35-6, the whig party abandoned the national convention system, and adopt ed State conventions to bring out candi- dates for President and Vice President The result was, that they brought out four candidates for the Presidency; Hugh l.. White, Daniel Webster, Gen. Harrison, w. P. Mangum, all nominated by State conventions, and all beaten
 In 1889, the whig party then abandoned the State convention system, and held national convention of delegates. The con vention met at Harrisburg the 4th of De- cember, 1889, and nominated Gen. Har- rison and John Tyler.
 In 1S4O, the national democratic conven- thion met at Baltimore, 9th of May, and nominated Van Buren for President, and made no nomination for Vice President Two hundred and fiftyy delegates present, representing twentyone States.
 This brings us down to the nomination of Van Buren, and here we are compelled, from want of time, to close this article- The subject will be continued in the next issue of the Times 0.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
A DEMOCRAT.
Uarksyille, Johnson Co.,, ]
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 DEAR DEMocRAT-We have met the enemy and they are ours. The discussion to-day was thinly attended in consequence of the recent adjournment of court and the holding of camp meetings in the vicinity. Both gentlemen were attentively heard, however, and the questions at issue fairly and fully discussed.
 Col. Carroll commenced by announcing himself a candidate for the congressional nomination at the next Batesville conven- tion. He charged Col Hindman with creating discussion in the ranks of demo- cracy, for starting a war on Sebastian and Johnson, by having passed the sixth reso- lution in the platform of the last Batesville convention, casting a direct reflection upon their ability and integrity, that although the constitution gives the President the power, "by and with the advice and con- sent of the senate" to make federal ap- pointments, yet, Col Hindman is to throw himself between the senators and their qua rantied constitutional privileges, and make the nomination himself
 He arraigned Col. Hindman upon the caucus inconsistency, declaring that if Col H. and his friends considered that the ad- mission of know nothings into democra tic caucus was the onstrosity he de nounced it to be, (and he Mir. C. condemn ed 1t himself,) yet that conceived in sir and brought in iniquity his friends went il the legislature, knowingly indorsed nomi nation which they believed to be violativc of the time-honored principles of the de mocratlc party. These were deeper in tn, mud than Sebastians friends were in tho mire. The per diem he denounced as le gally and equitably wrong, and applaudec to the very echo those gentlemen who had the manliness to frown down this nefariou plundering of the State treasury. He ar gued at much length, sustaing the bank DO Hey of Gov. Conway, showing that i, 1860 and 61 the mortgages would have t. be foreclosed, and the Sta4e should hav some excess to prevent the sacrifice of thi large landed security, that the governmen when she was poor and thinly inhabited had borrowed over S300,000 from th State bank to prevent taxing the people
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
D I E D

At the residence of Judge B. F. Owen, JAMES E. w. son of E. w. B. and Mary L. Blanks, aged years, 8 months and 10 days Man, cometh forth like a flower, and is cut | down: he tieeth also as a shadow and continu- eth not. The resistless and fierce Harvester, of all ol woman born--lnsatate tireless and never resting DEArH-is ever reaping:
 He reaps a harvest in every land,
 From the frozen pole to the sunny strand
 He reaps on land and sea.
 A sweet and delicate flower did he "cu down'' and gather into the garner of mortality in the person of the bright little boy whose fall we sadly chronicle. Yet, we have hone sure and steadfast, knowing that Death has but transpIanted him in richer soil for the grea, | harvest Immortality, when the blessed angels snail blnd up the sacred sheaves and chant in heavenly numbers the harvest home" of all the stainless and pure in spirit. By this glo. rlous hope, may his bereaved parents be sootb ed and sustaDed-may they look to the Fa- ther of Mercies and the God of all comfort-for He alone can strengthen, and bind up and heal the bruised and broken heart: Yet,
 "Tis the work Of many dark hour, and of many a prayer To bring the heart back from an infant zone" Weep not for him, for he sleeps and is at rest' and gently will he rest in the quiet earth, until called to that pure and cloudless cline. that celestial home mstained by single tear of sorrow--where is the tree of life and Lfe's river,-- there to share with all the sainted the unwasting joys of Everlasting Love. Surely then,
 Not In cruelty, not in wrath,
 The Reaper came that day:
 Twas an angel visited the green earth,
 And took the flower awayu
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
More Items for Mrs. Stowe.

As Mistress Harriet Beecher Stowe is in Europe and unable to collect notes to ap- pend to her next anti-slavery novel, we have selected two The first is from a cor respondent of the Boston Post and is the conclusion of letter wherein he describes a localiry in New York known as the Five Points,
 "A character, well known to all who have visited this locality, is Toby whose surname Is Baxter and whose name paro- dies Stern by bearing the prefix of Uncle Shades of Shandy, defend us from linking, to this black lecher, our pleasant memories of good "Uncle Toby'-the pure, the pious, the geniall Imust reserve, however, to another time, further reference to the black harem keeper and his Caucasian train. Suffice 1t, for the present, to say, that. at the top of a five story house, in Cow Bay, he bosses bevy of white women who. for such time as may suit mutual convenience, are the willing slaves of the ugliest and dirtiest negro 1 ever sawp'
 Item No. ?, Is from the same paper: "Annie Williams, a seamstress, com >mitted suicide in Philadelphia, on Monday, by swallowing an ounce of laudanum, pur- chased with the last penny she possessed. A local paper describes her as 'only twen. ty-three years of age, and possessed of as fine person as the finest lady you will meet in Chesnut street. She could not obtain work to support herself.''
 Five persons committed suicide in New YoH1 during as many days, the cause be- ing Restitution from want of employment.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
Eindman in Searcy Go.

"A letter to a gentleman in this county, dated Wiley's Cove, Sept. I, 1859, con- tains the following in regard to the speech of Hindman. The writer is among the most intelligent and reliable citizens of Searey county:
 "Col. Hindman spoke hero yesterday A very small crowd came out to hear him. l suppose about t'centy out of one hundred voters in Cove township were present. The speaker labored hard to bolster up q bad cause, but made but little impression. The democracy in these mountains are right side up. While Hindman was speak ing, responsible man, (Esq. Frazier. ] walked up and laid note on the speaker s documents, to the effect You will never be elected again l thought it somewhat confused the Colonel for time. He tried very hard to get subscribers to his paper, and had but little success. However he got few, though none of the true democracy as l saw If all his subscribers are like some he got here his paper will soon starve out''
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
TO TEE PuHr.rc

CERTAIN parties having threatened me A/ with imprisonment, punishment, and num- Der of other punshments. wish to makes state men of facts concerning the point at issue, for the benefit of myself and employer.
 On the l1th inst, the steamer "South Bend,'' of which boat was clerk, arrived at Little Rock having among her cargo, a consignment of freight for Bennett X Foss, Fort Smith, which we haG given through bills of lading for, with the priv leges of storing, towing, lighting and re shipping Mes r.. Johnson Peay, the shippers, al tlorizing l us in case we did not go above Little Rock, to de liver the freight to Merrick X Wassell. On our conclusion to return from here we handed the bills of ladng to Merrick X Wassell, without inserting the privileges, thinking it unnecessary, having the shippers authority to deliver at Little Rock Messrs. M. X w. refused to receive them, on the plea that the bills of lading held them responsible although they had seen the shippers authority, which publish with this, then took the bills of ladng and inserting the privileges before mention ed ('' corresponding with original in hands of ship pers, p and handed to the parties with our other through freight, subject to original consignee's or der, which knew had perfect right to do and here prove so by the subioined authority from Messrs Johnson &Peay, the shippers. Ihope that after this publication all is made so clear that the gentlemen who have interested themselves so much in the matter will be entirely satisfied.
 FRANK D. HALE,
 Clerk steamer South Bend.'' Little Rock, Sept. 26, 1859.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28

GLAZED WooD.-Dr. J. N. Won Fuchs of Germany has recently made some valu- | able discoveries in the chemical combina- tlons of various substances with silica, forming silicates, and these again combin- ing with other minerals, making pastes that can be moulded, or spread over other substances, forming an artificial stone, very hard, and capable of high polish. A si- llcate of soda is made by mixing 45 pounds pulverized quarts (whte sand, g of anhydrouS carbonate of soda, with 3 of powdered charcoal, and submitting them to strong heat in glass melting pot for five hours, until the whole is fused It is then cooled, broken in pieces, and dissolv- ed in five times its bulk of boiling water about three hours, during which water should be added to compensate for the eva poration. When perfectly dissolved, it is ready for use. A cheaper silicate is form ed by using 24 parts charcoal, and anhy- drous sulphate instead of carbonate of soda. Marble dust, when mixed with these slllcates, forms a tenacious paste that may be applied to wood, to which it adberes firmly, becomes very hard, is insolube, and capable of receiving a high polish.- Il must eventually be of great value in the useful arts Wooden table tops, bureaus washstands. etc., may thus be coated with mineral that will render them as handsome and durable as marble, while they will be much lighter, and afforded at cheaper rate.
 A scientific Yankee inventor has already procured patent for coating wood with composition of liquid silicate and oxyd of zinc, for writing states. The introduction of these slates into schools throughout the country will induce further experiments, winch must result in cheapening those com positions by which wood may be coated and supply demand for light, fire and weather proof material.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
VIM S SHALL.

Departed this life on the 1st day of April, 1859, at Henry M. Sutton's, esq, in Dick son county, Tenn, on the stage road twelve miles from Charlotte towards Nashville, WM. $. SHALL, in his 66th year. He was school teacher and gentleman, and a cripple; had been crippled some years ago. and on the 2Sth of February, 1858, he got his hip broke and put out of place. He lay some time hel bless, and could go very little on crutches; he sunk down with anguish and pain to the tomb He had a brother that used to live in Nashville, by the name of George Shall.
 The old man lived with me near two years, and was not able to teach school on account of his being crippled.
 He has two land warrants, 80 acres each, which his heirs are entitled to by law; has a gold watch, saddle and bridle, some trunks, some books, and one hundred and fifteen dollars. The land warrants would have paid all his debts that knew any thing about, but the law will not suffer them to be taken. They belong to his heirs.- Please request the Little Rock papers to copy. H. M. HUTToN
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28

ES- A New York mercantile house held an unsettled claim of long standing against lame duck " out west" and hearing that he was becoming |" well -to-do," sent their claim to western lawyer to collect. In due time they received a reply, which eHec- tually crushed any hopes they might have entertained of receiving their money. It runs in this wise: Gents-you will never get any spondulics from Bill Johnson. called upon him yesterday, and found him with nary tile, his feet upon the naked earth, and not clothes enough upon him to wad gun!' An expressive simile.-Bos- tOn Post.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28
THE "ARKANSAw TRAVELLER

N L1 IHKUERAPH of this Painting by ED. P. WAsHBoURNE, esq.,, executed by the first Lithographer in the United States, in the h$hest style of his art, will be ready for sale and subscription by the 10th of November next. Ali those persons who desire copy of this picture can obtain 1t early, by leaving their names and money, S2 o0 each with the undersigned; receiving them SO soon after the picture is finished as they can be for warded from Boston, This picture contains per feet likeness of Col. Faulkner, the original " Ira veier" A copy of the story, as told by the Colo nel himseif, with the music, also furnished with the picture, if desired
 J. w. WASHBOURNE, Agent.
 sept 70, lSo9. St FaVetteyille Ark
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28

4 th.time, and that now she has grown wetny and great, she should pay this back an'hereby empower the State to discharge th,debt, which would enable the State ba to pay up all nearly, if not all, of her inetedness.
 coiioquy then took place upon the re-ening Of the African slave trade. Mr. C.aVlng unintentionally misstated Col. HPositlon upon this question. Col. H. heltook the ground that he was opposed to e incorporation of the subject in the de- mtatlc platform, thereby making that a tesf democracy, but that as man he wa'trongly Tn favor of re-opening 1t and 1 rerllng the laws in force against 1t, and decred that as representative of the indtrlal resources of the people of the 1st corresslonal district of Arkansas, should an 'portunity present, he would use his besfforts on the floor of Congress to carry outis sentiments.
 tl. C. took issue with him both as to the repl of the existing laws and the reopen ingf It, and declared that we would be fritrlng away our strength in the national coucilS and endangering the existence of e federal union for an abstraction, whh even had we the power to carry it outwould, to say the least of it, be of dortful policy.
 ol. Il. argued that his reasons were, thait would enable the men, who now are coDelled to toll themselves to buy negroes for'ay $25O, and thereby prevent the weahy planters from gathering the negroes to temselves. They speak tomorrow at Hoe Head, and it is to be hoped there wilbe large turn out.
 hti-Hindmanites are in fine spirits-in facthere is not a corporal's guard of the opTsition in town.
 I)rSot to say that MT. C made powerful andtriumphant vindication of Woodward, andleclared that his record was far better tha that of Mr. Baxter, who was the avGed champion of Hindmanites in the lastlegislature, and if Mr. B. was sufficient ly cthodox to make platforms for demo- cras, Woodward was democrat enough to omment upon it, and as to his being a hird scribbler, he compared very favora blywith MT. Peek, the editor of Doug las paper in Illinois, and Mr. Butler who hasalways been an uncompromising know noting. He never mentioned printing nry time.''
 TRUE DEMOCRAT.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-28

MARRIED-On the 10th inst, by D. F. Shall, esq, MT. IsAM E. FoRBUs to Miss MELISSA E. NICHOLS, both of Pulaski coun- ty, Ark.
 At the residence of the brides father, on the 20th of Sept, by \, W. Moore, esq, Mir. MADISON F. MOORE to Miss MARCIA RETT G. RAGsDALE-all of Conway county, Arkansas.
 Oh may their days be sunny long,
 And filled with joy and bliss,
 May happiness pure, to them belong,
 And all their years be spent in peace. At the residence of Richardson Weeks, on the 20th of Sept, by N. w. Moore, esq, Mir. THOMAS HEADING to Miss MARY ANN WEEKs-all of Conway county, Ark.
 "I luv c the farmers mo the ha,
 For when tha mo- tha nose it,
 luy Z C ole gra hoss,
 Fur when he gose, he goes it''