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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-12
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The legislature of Georgia passed an act giving all unanimous decisions of the supreme court, the force of legal enactments
 If the people of the south were disposed to interfere in the domestic concerns of their neighbors and to indulge in what ohn Mitchell calls that bad\ \passion of philanthropy. New York city would present a good field for their labors. The white slavery there is most oppressive, for the New York Express says that the seanstresseS of that city make caps at twelve and a half cents a dozen, pan taloons at fifteen cents pair, shirt bosoms at fourteen cents dozen or trihe over a cent each and shirts at five cents each.
 There are 80, ,OOO workwomen in that city, most of whom are compelled to work at these rates.
 They have had fresh outbreak against lot teries in New York. requisition was sent to Georgia for the arrest of Swan. In the city, $24 ,OOO in money and tickets was seized, but the vendors of the tickets escaped. Warrants were issued for the arrest of the proprieors of several papers for advertising and promoting the sale of Swans lottery tickets. Among these are the propretors of the Sunday Atlas, Sunday Mercury, Sunday Times, Day Book, Weekly Messenger, Sunday Courier, New Yorker Broadway Gazette, and the Leader
 letter from Gov. Lane, of Oregon, publish ed in the Washington Union, in relation to the population of that territory, shows that there is now over 93OOO souls within the limits of the proposed State
 In 1850, the population was 10000; in 1855, 43,7O0, some settlements being omitted in the returns, which would have made it 53,OOO.- There has been steady immigration both by sea and land since that time, and if the rate of increase from 1855 to 1859, was as great as from 1850 to 1855, there is now sufficient pop- ulation to form State
 The river counties in the State of Mississippi pay levee tax of ten cents an acre on their lands. The average State tax on lands ill Ar kansas is less than cent an acre.
 A member of the Indiana legislature who had been coughed down" several times of fered resolution to appropriate twenty dollars to purchase cough drops for the afflicted mem. bers.
 The Wheeling Intelligencer tells us of an old lady ninety years of age, who, at a Christmas party, out-waltzcd a young man of twenty-five.
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bend that if the postage on letters was paid at the office of delivery instead of at the mailing office, western offices would show longer receipts because more mail matter is received than is sent. The truth is the Boston merchant com pacently pays three cents to have his letter car ried thousands of miles over new country and then draws comparison between his section and ours forgetting that the labor is principally done in the one section and the money received in the other.
 Post offices are established not only for the benefit of the neighborhoods in which they are situate, but for those persons at distance who may wish to communicate with the people, Cut off the mail routes to Oregon because they do not pay and let the Boston merchants send their letters by express messengers, and after years trial let them count up their receipts and expenditures. It is mistaken idea that the mail route to Oregon or any of the western routes that do not pay, are kept up for the ben eft of the western people solely. For instance Arkansas could do very we'll without communi- cation with Massachusetts, if the latter would be willing to dispense with all correspondence. If she helps to pay for our mail facilities, she ayails herself of them
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Postage.

The generaln sediment of the press seems to be in favor of an increase of tine rates of letter postage We believe that five instead of three cents would be better, and come near making the department sei-supporting. We notice that, in discussing this subject, some papers put forth as an argument that because the receipts in some sections exceed the expenditures, and in others this is reversed, the former supports the latter. The Washington States says:
 "It appears from the report of the Postmas- ter General, that while the mail service SUD- ports itself in particular localities in other sec tions, it Is kept up by appropriations from the treasury. In other words, that Massachusetts is compelled to pay for the postal facilities of Oregon; or, to carry the anal ysis still farther that one individual is obliged to liquidate the ex- pense of conducting another's correspondence"
 It appears to us that this mode of reasoning will not bear an analysis. It is true that the receipts in Massachusetts are greater in propor- ton to the expenditures than in Oregon, but for whose benefit is the labor done? Suppose letter is sent, as many are, from Massachusetts to Oregon. The three or ten cents paid in Bos- ton is for the labor to be performed in the far west Not mail in the west but carries letters and packages from the north and east and the merchants, manufacturers and others there are benefited by and avail themselves of what mail facilities we possess In other words, our mails carry their letters. Postage being prepaid, it follows the more letters they send, the great CT the amount of receipts there while the great CT the amount of our labor here. We appFe-
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THE GRAVE OF PORTER CLAY.-Among the unmarked and unhonored graves in the rural cemetery at Camden, Arkansas, is that of bro- ther of the illustrious Henry Clay; his only monument is an oak tree, with the initials ot his name rudely carved in its rough bark. He is said to have been an humble and devoted minister of the Gospel; to have spent the latter part of his life in that new and remote region, publishing the glorious tdings of Gods won drous offer of eternal life to dying world and at last, weary and way worn, death's angel beck oned to him from the shores of the silent land, and laying down the weapons of his warfare, he closed his eyes peacefully, and with unwa- vering trust in God, and his little congregation carried him to bis quiet resting place near the grassy banks of the winding Washita, to await that last awakening of slumberng universe
 The world has scarcely remembered that Henry Clay ever had a brother; the great states man has so overshadowed his kindred that the V are forgotten; yet who shall say that the pous and tollng minister of heavens glad tidngs may not reap reward more glorious, and wear crown more dazzling than that reserved for his more highly honored and illuStrous brother, ln the kingdom of Him who has said, "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the Armament. and they that turn many to right eouSness, as the stars forever and ever!'
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SABLE LECTURER VILIFIEs HIS RACE AND THEY FLING BAcK."-A colored lectu- Ter, Doctor Martin Delaney. an agent of the British Colonization Society, who has been operating in Brooklyn for the benefit of fugi tive slaves in Canada West having made state ments at public meeting derogatory to the character of colored people in the northern states an indignation meeting was held on Tuesday evening at the Apostolic Church on Broadway. Among the spicy resolutions passed were the following:
 Resolced, That the said negro be requested to take his immediate departure for the wids of Africa, or the river Niger where he says he belongs and to take his little negro Cvprian along with him aud there remain till the color ed citizens of Brooklyn, shall send for him.
 Resolved, That the said Martin Delaney be requested to evacuate the city of Brooklyn for the benefit of his health.
 ResolOed, That a copy of these resolutions duly signed be handed to Doctor Martin De- laney for his immediate perusal
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From the Nashville Union and American.
 Satan Rebuking Sin,

Booby Brooks of the New York Express endeavoys to aid his brother fusionists at the south by attempting to show -"a little wick edly" as he remarks-that the democracy of New York are nearly as badly abolitionized as the opposition. We must admit that Boobv does behave very wickedly in this matter, for he is so much interested in aiding his southern allies and in traducing the democracy, that he dOse'nt show very scrupulOus regard for the truth. In charging that the democrats of New I ork assisted in the election cf Wm H. Se- ward to the United States Senate the Booby commits one of those errors, which the New fork Herald would characterize as falsehood That is, he makes an assertion which is so far from the fact that the contrary is true. The democrats in the New York legislature voted. unanimously, against MT. Seward, while just enough of the know nothings united with the
 free SoiIers in his support to secure his election. MT. Brooks is now advocating a similar coali- tion of know nothings and black republicans and tor the same purpose-the elevation of abohtlonlsts to office. Another statement in the same article displays more weakness than wlckedness Tn its author, for when he asserts that William J. Brown was Mr. Folks post master general, and that he turned ont the postmaster al Victor, he displays a degree of stupidity which eminently entities him to tbe title of blockhead as we'll as Boobv. William J. Brown, the second assistant postmaster gen. era, had not power to remove any one from of- lice. Such Is the character of the statements. on the faith of which, the democracy is assailed and reviled by the opposition press of the south. The editor of the New York express who has been long cultivatng fraternal relations with the aboIltionlsts, who has exhausted his eper Ses in bringing about a fusion between the fol- lowers of Greeley and Seward and his own. who has constantly and consistently acted and voted with the enemies of the sonth, who re- fused to vote fer the fugitive slave law in Con- Sress, and uniformly opposed every measure vlndlcating the rights and equality of the slave holding states-such man as this quoted as authority with regard to the soundness of the democratic party. The worst of those men to whom he refers, men who have been kicked out of the democratic party because of their aboIItlonlsm, are less contaminated with anti slavery views than Booby Brooks himseIf and II all that he asserts with reference to the de- mocracy Of New York were true, it would only snow that lew men in that party once avowed the odlo1s sentiments which he and his know. nothing followers now advocate.
 The know nothing organs which weuu cast odlum upon the damocratic party b,cause Van Buren was once member of it. micht nrofta. ply reflect that the best of sheir brethren at tbe north are no better
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ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF THE CoMMIs- sIoNER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE-Ths report covers period of five quarters, ending September 30 1858. During that period there were surveyed of the public lands +, POS, ,376 acres, which, with former surveys make a quan- tity of 6l,951 ,04i acres of the public lands sur veyed and ready for market on the 30,h of Sep tember, 1858, which had never been offered at public sale. During the same period there were sold for cash 49O4919 acres, from which S2, 534, l92 were realized. Located with the mili. tary land warrants, 6,903, ,1lO, and reported un- der swamp land grants, l, 4Ol, ,565, making ag- gregate of cash sales land warrants locations and swamp selections, of 13'103, 594 The cash realized seems disproportionate to the quantity of lands sold; but this is accounted for by the very large sales at reduced prices, under the graduation law of August i, 1854 Under the acts of 1849 and 1850, granting the swamp and overtiowed lands to the districtin which they are situated, there have been selected and reported to the General Land Oifice 55, ,129, 492 acres, upon which warran ts having the effect of pa tents, have issued for 6,O96 BPS acres
 The commissioner recommends amendments to the pre-emption laws, with view to uni formity in the system, and to settle disputed rights and to terminate controversy in litisated cases.
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 6T The N. Y. Ledger must be great in- stitution. Its editor gives Edward Everett ten thousand dollars for fifty articles, to be styled the Mount Vernon papers. Some newspapers have been disposed to find fault with this move Of Everett's as lowering himself, but to our thinking 1t IS step upwards. It is certainly more dignitied than itinerant featuring or mak- ing speeches indorsing Sumner. Besides the Mount Vernon papers Sylvanus Cobb is perma- nently engaged and side by side with the we'll rounded but empty periods of Everett will be found continuation of the romantic, thrilling, exciting and astounding tale of ''The Bloody Axe'helve or the Blue Dogs Ghost"
 Other powerful writers will furnish other wonderful stories chock full of love and mur der. Great is Everett, great is Sylvanus Cobb and great are Bonner and Barnum.
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The Pension Bill.

The bill granting pensions to the soldiers who served in the war of 1S12 has not passed Con. gress as correspondent supposes. It passed the House of Representatives, but we fear that the Senate will reject it. It is estimated that it will take twenty millions to meet the pay. ments daEing the first year after the passage ol the bill. It provides for all those who were in service sixty days.
 Thousands in Arkansas would be entitled to pensions under the act, but it is not yet law though we believe that if it is not passed at this session. it will be at some subsequent one
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THE CIrIzEN.-This paper, edited by John Mltchel, has been removed from Knoxville to Washington. The Citizen is edited with abli- ty, and is devoted to two or three obiects-th the dissolution of the Union of Ireland with Eng land-the dissolution of the American Union and the re-opening of the slave trade, though the latter may be advocated as step towards producing the former. Independent of all par ties, Mir. Mitchell scores all who run counter to his peculiar notions, though his tendencies are na- turally democratic. The school he was taue eht in was good one to teach him democratic les sons. While we dissent from many of his views we cannot but admire his fearlessness and energy. His style is eminently Irish, and in some degree original. Take this sentence for instance:
 "We are rather vicious: too apt. we confess, to spurn our century ofensvely and spit upon the Spirit of the Age; being indeed, deeply impressed with the truth, that philanthropy is one of the worst passions of our fallen nature."
 The Citizen is one of the most readable pa- pers on our exchange list, is well made up and interests and amuses even when it fails to con- vince
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J. F. GRAVES, E. MALLORY, G. w. BEAZLEY.
For the True Democrat
Eard to Beat

Having noticed in the different periodicals of our country, numerous statements made relative to certain localities being better adapted to the culture of cotton than others, we would remark that western Arkansas is but little inferior to the south eastern portions of our boasted state. To substantiate this assertion, mere recital of facts and figures need only be given:
 On last Thursday, we and others were at a cotton picking had on the farm of Col. D. Hardwicke in Johnson county, Ark Four ser wants began to pick at sunrise and continued their labor until sunset. The spectators, in at- tendance, being solcitous of knowing the amount gathered by these servants during the day, concluded to weigh the cotton--which they did in good faith, and the result was 1729 lbs. The best hand picked 453; second 452; third 436; fourth 3e8 lbs.--making an average of 432 lbs. to the hand. The land off of which this cotton was gathered, had been pick ed over three times during the present season; the truth of which, if gainsaid, could be esta- blished by men of undoubted veracty; and by hion, 1oo, "Ho WeIe pteSeHt at IHe tiine alludeu to. Col. Ills farm and servants, during the present year, have been under the immediate care, management and supervision of John B. Proctor, overseer, who is generally admitted to be one of the best managers of cotton land in western Arkansas He has most emphatically refuted the charge that this locality or division is not adapted to the growth of cotton; and he will, doubtless, realize as many pounds per acre as any farmer in the state, because there are many acres that will yield from 2OOO to 25OO pounds.
 All our lands need to prove their intrinsic worth-to have their adaptation to the growth of cotton proven is to have men, at the helm of affairs," who thoroughly understand its cul- ture. M.
 Oct. 2lst, 1858.
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Honor to whom Honor is due

Witnessing the well-directed and success ful efforts of our gallant firemen on Monday night last, we could not then and cannot now resist the impulse of giving an expression of our admiration for their proptitude and efficien- cy. Within ten minutes after the first alarm, ders were at the scence of action and in full operation-and though the flames, owing to the conlb bustibe materials which fed them, had made great advances yet by their energetic, untireing and unblenching effort the firemen succeeded, contrary to all expectation, in con- fning the ravages of the flames to the buildings in which they originated
 All honor is due to our gallant and noble band of iremen, who are ready at the first stroke of the alarm bell to rush to the scene of danger-to work-to strive in heroic emulation to save property and human life.
 These are men to whom our citizens owe great thanks-these are the men who say to the devouring element, thus far shalt thou go, but no farther" and fight imperl life and limb and conquer the monster upon the threshold of his own domnions
 Let these organizations be fostered and en- couraged-let them receive the needs of praise so justly due them, earned as they are by sweat and often by blood Let them still continue to be, as they are now, exempt from those civil duties from which they are by law relieved; and, finally. let our couscript fathers promote their interest and that of our well-beloved city,
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THE DEMOCRATIC cSrANDARD.-This journal published at Concord New Hampshire, and edi- ted with signal ability, is among the most Va. lued of our nothern exchanges. Mir. Burke not only says the right thing but says it plainly directly and forcibly. He stands by democratic principles as sturdily and immoveably as one of his own granite mountains. In the heart ol New Hampshire we have citadel and tow. CT of strength
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Fil,ibusters in Trouble.

The illibuster schooner Susan, was wrecked on Glover's coral reef, sixty miles from Belize, on the 16th ut. The captain endeavored to charter another vessel but was unsuccessful Governor Seymour notwithstanding prejudcial reports concerning them, regarded them only as ship-wrecked citizens of friendly nation, and offered them a steamer to convey them to the United States. A telegraphic dispatch adds the following:
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FIREs.-Our city has been visited with two fres.within aweek. On Thursday night, the frame buildings in the rear of the theatre were burned down; and, on Monday night, the pre- mseS' on Markham street, occupied by Wm. Suth, f. m. C., as an eating house, and by Mir. Murray, as paint-shop, together with the kitch- ems and out-buildngs, were consumed. The lire companies, in both instances rendered i'm portant services, and prevented the spread of the flames
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Education in Arkansas.

In our former articles upon this subject, we asserted that we had, or would soon have, 1T our own State, institutions of learning equal tc those elsewhere and such as would enable pa rents to have their children educated at home as thoroughly and satisfactorily as abroad.- Among the most prominent and popular is the "Ouachta Conference Female College" at Tulip, Arkansas. Situated in healthy coun- try, with faculty that would do credit to any college in any State, with good library, phi losophcal and chemical apparatus and other appliances and moderate terms of tuition, the college deserves to and will succeed. Its ad- vantages are well set forth in the advertisement to be found in another column.
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0r The number of Indian warriors now in
 Florida, ali told is but thirty five men, and it is
 supposed that they, with all their squaws and
 children will be induced to emigrate in less than two months, always excepting Sam Jones, who will doubtless die in the green everglades where he has lived 50 long.
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0SJ The New Orleans papers apprehend some danger from the flood, an unusual thing at this season of the. year.
 The Memphis Avalanche gives an account of destructive fire in that city, on the 5th inst, and adds: This is the most destructive confla- grafton that has ever visited our city, involving a loss doubtless of fully quarter of million of dollars and one human life.
 Senator Douglas has been reelected by the Illinois legislature for six years by vote of 54 to 46. His future course in the Senate will be noticed, with interest and that only will de- termne whether his reelection should be a matter of qualification to democrats or not. lMr. J. B. Roberts, the actor, is filling an en- gagement at Cincinnati.
 They succeeded in getting up quite respec- table earthquake in California, lately,
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0F The editor of the Gazette still insists that he is young man and that Gov. Conway IS his senior. An old friend of ours says, that, some twenty five years ago he heard middle aged man who was bar keeper for Mai An thony, finding fault with lad for smoking a segar, and saying that it was a bad practice for little boys. The then bar-keeper is now edi- tor Of the Gazette, and the boy is the present Governor of Arkansas
 Nevertheless, the editor persuades himself that he IS quite young and cites as proof of it, our remark that he had not yet arrived at years Of discretion. The power of imagna- ton Is very great and having persuaded him. self that he is an unsophisticated, virgin youth, mere stripping of, tender years, his next step should be to apply to the probate court to have guardian appointed for him. He should not be permitted to go adrift in this wicked world, exposed to the manifold temptations that be- set the path of the young and innocent.
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Or JOHN CHRISTOPHER, who resides at the Narrows, in Crawford county, writes to us that an American grey eagle was killed there on the 4th inst, which measured over feet. He sends us claw of the huge bird, which is . formidable looking affair.
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Oct. 2lst, 1858

A Bow.-We have to thank Professor Ed monds of the Little Rock High School for young ladies, for bundle of eastern papers of late date He presented us with Philadel- phia, Baltimore and New York papers, scarcely a week old.