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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-17
Seward ADticIpated Long Ago.

One of the most magnificent passages Of
the recent speeches of Senator Seward 10
that in which be anticipates the extension Of
the area Of our free government, till the
Union shall embrace tho entire continent of
North Am rios. That ia not "new thing
under the sum-" but only the revival OF an
idea. older than our Government isself, ex-
pressed by q most sagaeious foreigner under
peculiar circumstanoes--exIr essed when our
fathers we're rebels against the mightiest
monarchy Of the earth.
On the last day of October, ITS, Lord
Starmont, British Ambassador to France,
called on Vergennes, the French Minister,
and had a conversation with him in regard
to the rebel Colonies OF America. The con
sequences of the rebellion, said Stormont,
cannot escape man OF your penetration
and extensive views. To which Vergennes
replied, somewhat to the astonishmcnt Of
Lord Stormont, it may be:
"Indeed, they arc very obvious-as obvi-
Gus as the cession OF Canada to your Gov.
eminent by ours. | was at Ionstantinople
when the last peace was made: when I
heard lie conditions, told several OF my
friends there that England would soon have
reason to repent Of having removed the only
eheuk that could keep her Colonies ia awe
MY prediction has been but too we'll veri-
fed. equally zee the consequences which
must follow the independence OF North
America, II your Colonies should carry that
point, at which they now visibly aim. They
might, when they pleased, conquer both your
Islands md ours lin the West lndesl. nm
persuaded that they would not stop there,
bat would, in process Of time, advance to
the Southern continent of America and
either suhdue its inhabitants or carry them
along with them, and, in the end, nos leave
foot Of that hemisphere in the possession
OF any European power. All these conse-
| quences will not, indeed, be Immediate
/ neither you nor shall live TO see them but
/ for being remote, they are not less sure"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
l our feIIOW CltlZpn,
 R. w. JOHNSON WaShington City, 2. C.,l May 24th, 1860.
Mir. peek's Gold Headed Cane

The editor of the Old Line Democrat is the proud recipient of beautiful and costly cane, presented to him by Col. Hindman, the proxy of Jackson county; the following is the very handsome peroration of the favored editor in accepting the cane, i. e., "Me djstingaisAed mark cf esteem.:" :"
 You will please return to my friends in Jack son, the acknowledgement of my sincere gratitude for this distinguished mark of their esteem, and say to them that will endeavor to it with honor to them and credit to myself"
 We are glad that our neighbor has got an "ebony, heavily gold mounted cane, artis- tically designed, and elaborately chased on the head; but we are curious to know in what manner he intends to use it with "honor" to Jackson county and "credU to himself
 Will he take his position on the corner of some street and hold his heavily gold mounted in terrorem over the heads of demo- crats? Or will he stretch 1t (after the man ner of Moses, over the sea of democracy hoping to divide her waters and pass dry shod to the land of promise9 Or will he enter the ring and challenge the knights o1 the sLilIalah?
 We fear in the latter case, he might meet with some expert acquaintance with that instrument who would soon knock tho shine off the handsome ebony, and seriously batter the '' artisticaliy designed and clabo- rately chased head D of the cane, and its highly honored owner
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
The Jefferson Independent.

Y We are called upon by the editor of this paper to take no part between Dr. Mitchell and MT. Can't. We cannot, however, much inclined to oblige our neighbor, under the existing state of facts MT. Gantt's friends announced in the Philadelphia convention that he was opposed to the State convention of the democratic party. Col. Holmes was Mir. Gantt's spokesman and offered to amend by inserting "repudiate" instead of " indorse" in the resolution sustaining the democratic State organization. MT. Jones of Ouachita, we are informed, assert ed in speech that MT. Can't "repudsated" the State convention. Mr. Can't was there. He did not contradict 1t and will not now. Mir. Jones was Mir. Gantt's friend and spoke Tn behalf of his interests. Can democrats recognize and support men who are op- posed to the organization of the democratic party! If so, there is no use of preaching organization any longer. The whole party might as well disband soon, as they will at a later day, if we are not to cling to our organization.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
Greeley and Seward.

It has leaked out that these two great abolition leaders are opposed to each other. It was Greeley's tactics that defeated Sew ard and nominated Lincoln. So certain he left Washington, he stated he should ot return to his seat in the Senate Dur 1g the past winter he had kept an open mansion at Washington city and spoke confidently of being the next President.- His letter to the central committee shows how deeply he is wounded though he en- deavors to conceal the wound.
 It appears that in September, 1854, 'freeley wrote to Seward repudiating all friendship and alliance with Seward for the :avowed reason that Gov. Seward had never aided or advised his elevation to office.- By adroitly preferring Bates and asserting that Seward could not carry New York, which last charge Greeley denied, and by skiiliul management he succeeded in over coming the proponderating influence of Seward in the convention. But with these l quarrels there are incidental matters leak
 ing out The Tribune, in an article about Lincoln, lets Us into the secret that Lincoln would have beaten Douglas for the Senate had 1t not been for that paper Greeley says, many leading republicans out of the State thought the opposition to Mr. Doug
 las impolitic and mistaken. We certainly Mo@ght 80, and though we said little on the point our silence was damaging in a State where more people read this paper (Tri- bune) than any other. It has been a hun dred times asserted that the Tribune defeat ed Lincoln.''
 These revelations prove two things:- First, that Greeley thought the opposition to Douglas impolitic and mistaken. So thought Crittenden who advised the know nothings to vote for him. So. thought T. O. Peek, then editor of Douglas paper in | 'JCCoHu, tudJ LlDcOln, WnOln ne defeated for Senator he now must support for President. His efforts defeated Lincoln and now Seward. We present this to the Douglasites. Greeley preferred Douglas to Lincoln, deeming the opposition to the for mer impolitic. But he prefers Lincoln to Seward. Ergo, Douglas is preferable to Seward the great abolition leader. And let the democracy of Arkansas remember that in the defeat of Lincoln and advance ment of Douglas, Greeley and Peek both labored and thought alike Yet the latter comes to Arkansas and pretends to read such old democrats as Dr. Mitchel out of the democratic party because as he falsely asserts, the Doctor does not take extreme southern ground. This man of souattel sovereignty, this Douglas editor comes here and stultifes himself by swearing that what \ he preached to Illinoisans was foul heresy. And if he had been hired to go to the North o,edit paper, is it unreasonable to suppose that he would, with equal ardor, have sided with the blackest of black republicans in abusing the South?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
To the People of Arkansas.

You will permit one who has always taken infinitely more pleasure in serving you, than in being rewarded for it. to ad. dress you few brief and sincere sentences l am not insensible to the value of that esteem which the public feel for talents eloquence and wisdom; but have always regarded as of ten fold greater worth, the general confidence which knew deserved. in my frankness, loyalty, and freedom from craft and insincerity.
 The appeal which the Hon. A Rust has thought it proper to make to you, has caused me profound surprise; so far as 1t accuses ne, or seems to accuse me, of in- sincere dealing towards him, or of hostility to him, or of forming part of, encouraging, or knowing of any combination against him, a is acholly unjust. Neither by word or deed, by act or omission, have l given
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
The Life and Adventures of T. c.
 Peek

In the last Old Line Democrat occurs few chapters upon the above subject; it is decidedly Interesting, and we cordially in- vlte attention to it; when less crowded we may publish it entire.
 The d'ograpAer complains that reference IS too often made to |" Mir. Peek. of Ili- nois' and that his name is mentioned by thls paper "in connection with that of NIT. Douglas and squatter sovereignty;" he IS the unfortunate victim of the "Jesuit- like policy of the True Democrat" and is the suffering subject of the :. internal ma chlnations !" of this paper, and its |" un- prlnclpled propagandists;" on the whole, he IS scandalously y abused community" and hence the imperative necessity of the biography. The first chapter goes on to state that Mir. Peek was born in a southern State; in this, however, he has none the advantage of Fremont, Lincoln or Helper: that he moved his domicil to Illinois-so dld Llncoln-that he used "every exer- ton Tn his power to contribute to the. tri- umph of Douglass" that he edited without staff or scrip, and without the inducement of favor, affection or reward, or the hope thereof, the democratic organ of the coun- ty where he lived.
 But to show the extent, to which the subject of this memoir has been abused. by the :" mean, contemptible and despica- ble efforts ; of the True Democrat, a cor respondence is submitted between H. P. Merriman, of Bloomington, Illinois, T. c. Peek, A. l.. Boilbache. and Merriman and Orme, which is charged, in said history, to be the result of certain investigations on the part of this paper; and it is feel lngly declared that " they-the proprietDrs of this paper-have not scrupled to call Tn the aid of known and avowed abolition lsts to hel lp them on in their devilish pur- poses" Historians will lie sometimes; frequently intentionally, at other times un- wlttlngy; however it may be in the pre- sent instance, we are authorized to state that there is not the slightest foundation fdr the above assumption; and that the declaration is a reckless and unguarded fsslsehood.
 It is far more probable that some of his friends who took the "shot cu t0 6Lack re- puJlicanism," as Mr. Wise calls squatter sovereignty, were pouring over his record in Illinois to compare it with his status in Arkansas, than, that any person or per sons connected with this office, have courted the assistance of abolitionists to expose his transparent inconsistencies.
 We acould like very well to be in pos session of file of the paper Mr. Peek edited in Illinois, wherein he < contributed so largely to the triumph of Mr. Douglass" for the contrast between his advocacy of the treason of squatter sovereignty, his violent opposition to the administrative policy of Congressional protection, and the "ertreme southern ground" @ he assumes while in Arkansas, would un- doubtedly be most refreshing. When with Romans, do as Romans dol
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

BURNING TO CATCH THE WIND AND TRIMMING TO GET OUT OF soUALL.-Last week the Old Liner wrote magnificent sensation ar ticle concerning the trimming ofpublic docu- ments, charging. that Johnson & Yerkes received several hundred dollars for work not performed and the State lost many dol lars by excess postage. We showed that J. & Y. received no money for stitching, folding and trimming, and do assert that the work was properly done. much better than ever before done in the State. This week the several hundreds, dwindle to twelve or thirteen dollars, loss by postage.
 It was ridiculous petty charge that noble mind would have shrunk from mak- ing. It only shows to what depth "court- ly bearing and high bred dignity can de- scend.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

H What splurge the disorganizers make over the action of the Dover conven- tion! how much buncumbe capital they essay to manufacture out of it. Next week we will conclusively show that the denoc- racy of the northern district expressly sus- tained the action of the State convention and its nominee, and furthermore prove, that the majority in the Dover convention were contemptibly mean, outrageously des- potic, and superlatively silly.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
COUNTY < PROBATE JUDGE.

rB~ MOSES H. EASTMAN is a candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Pu lask county at the ensuing August election. rT5- We are authorized to announce Dr. s. H. WEBB as candidate for County and Probate Judge of Pulaski county; at the ensri g August election, subject to the decision of the at the ballot box.
 eT3~ We are authorized to announce GEO. w. KING as a candidate for County and Probate Judge at the ensuing August election.
 Warren, BradIey Co.,, Ark., March l9 1860. Messqs. JOHNSON & YERKEs--
 Collaboration will please announce me as a candidate for reelection for the office of Probate and County Judge of Bradley county at the next general election
 Very respectfully,
 NN IT JVJcE
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
UNITED STATES MAILS.

FosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, May Is, 1860. DkOPOSALS for conveying the mails 1 ef the United States from October l, 1860, to June 30, ls6 on the following routes in the STATE OF ARKANSAS, will be received at the Contract Office of this Department until 3 D. m. July 3I next, to be decided by August 10 fol- lowing:
 NOTES.
 froposals must be to carry the mail with |. .cele- rty certainty and securty;' using the terms of the ,a~' ana they must be guarantied by two responsi- pie persons, certified to such by postmaster or judge ot court of record
 NO pay Will be made for trips not performed, and TOT each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex- planned three times the pay of the trip may be de- uucteu. Tor arrivals so far behind time as to break coiheAioh Wlth depending mails, and not suffi- ciently excused, one fourth of the comnensation for the trip Is subject to forfeiture Fines rI1 ha imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained, for neglectng to take the mail from ar into post ofce; for suffering it to be ;niured de- stroyed, robbed or lost and for refusino after de mand, to convey the mail as frequently as the con- lractof ruhs or IS concerned in running vehicles on the route. The Postmaster General nav annnI the contract for dlsobeyng the post office laws. or the instructions of the department Ha nav oItor the schedule, and also order an increase of service by allowing therefor pro raa increase on tho con tract pay lie may also curtail CT discontinue the service in whole or in part at Dro rata decrease of pay, allowing one months extra compensation on the ntof service dispensed with. Bids should be addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster reheral' suPerscnbed " Proposals for mail ser vlce, State of Arkansas and sent by ,aaiI.
 For forms of proposal, etc., and other informa tion, see advertisement of this date. in pamphlet form, at the principal post offices.
 Blank proposals will be furnished on application to the department.
 J. HOLT,
 Postmaster General.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
N o T I c E

LAND OFFICE, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
 9th May, lo6O.] DATENTS for entries made between the | third dag of March, l657 and the 4th day of October, 1858, for settlement and cultivation. under the graduation act of August i, 1854, have been received this office, and the purchasers are here by notified to come forward immediately and make the required proofof [" settlement and cultivation, and receive their respective patents because Ii sad proof is not filed within limited time, the patents will be returned to the General Land Office. ana will then be liable to be cancelled for non-periorm- ance of the conditions of settlement and cultlva- ton contemplated by the graduation act Of August 1, 1854. HENRY A. POW EkS, heg'Stf.
 P T. CRUTCHFIELD, Receirer. I,no 1S6D --6fy
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

gTy J. R. R. ADAMS is a candidate for Con stable of Big Rock township.
 gs JOHN P. kARNS is a candidate for Con stable of Big Rock township.
 ES@ GEO. W. HARDY is 8 candidate for Con stable of Big Rock township.
 rz57 We are authorized to announce D. L. O'CONNELL a candidate for Township Consta- bic at the next general election
 ss- We are authorized to announce THOMAS A. ALLEN a candidate for Township Constable at the next general election.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
PRosECrTINa ATTORNEY.


 EDITOR TRUE DEMocRAT-Please announce my name as candidate fer reelection to the office of Attorney General and Prosecuting Attorney of the fifth judicial circuit, composed of the counties of Yell, Perry, Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope, at the ensuing August election.
 J. L. HOLLOWELL.
 WARREN ARK, llth Feb, 1860. MEssRs. JOHNSON x YERKEs-
 Gentlemen: Announce me candidate for Prose- cutting Attorney, in the second judicial district of Arkansas-eection the lst Monday in August next.
 J. w. PARTNERSHIP.
 MONTICELLO, ARK, Oct. IT, 1859. MEssRs JOHNSON YERKEs-
 Gemiemen-You will please announce me as candidate for the office of States Attorney in the second judicial district at the next general election
 Very respectfully,
 w. F. SLEMONS. rw- LAFAYETTE GREGG is 8 candidate for re election to the office of Prosecuting Attor ney for the 4th judicial circuit of Arkansas, com posed of the counties of Washington, Crawford, Scott Sebastian. Franklin, Johnson, N ewton, Car roll, Madison and Benton, at the August election, lS6O
 gS" We are authorized to announce JAMES K. YOUNG, of Hempstead county, a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the 9th Judicial Cir chit
 Ezg~ JOHN R. COX, of Bentonville. is can ddate for Prosecuting Attorney for the Fourth Ju- dcial Circuit, subject to a democratic convention hould one be held.
 E7g~ ROBERT H. DEDMAN is candidate for Prosecuting Attorney in the 2d Judicial Circuit. CAMDEN, Dec 24th, 1859. EDlroR TRUE DDMocRAr,-
 Sir: You will please announce my name in the columns of your paper as d candidate for States Attorney of the 9th judicial circuit.
 Very truly and respectfully,
 ". L. BRAGG. tg" We are authorized to announce DAVID w. CARROLL, of Jefferson county. as a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the I'd judicial circuit which is composed of the counties of Hot Spring, Dallas, Calhoun, Bradley, Ashley, Drew, Chicot, DesIa Arkansas and Jefferson. Election lst Mon day in August next.
 HAMPTON, CA1HouN Co.,, ARK, Nov. :, '59. MEssRs. JOHNSON X YERKEs-
 Sirs: Please announce my name as a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for the second judlca district in the State of Arkansas and obige yours, JAMES F. RITCHIE. Mir. EDIToR-Announce me, if you please 6 candidate for election next August to the office oi Attorney General and Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifth Judicial CiTcuit.
 JNO. NJ. FARRELL.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

Ess- The proceedings of Yell county at a meeting held to appoint delegates to senatorial convention. by some strange freak of the mails, have entirely failed to reach us for publication. We regret this as much as any one can. Under the cir cumstances we know the democrats of Yell will acquit us of all blame.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

Eg- The low stage of water has occa- stoned the delay of the publication of our tr- weekly. The press is now at Napoleon, and we expect it here on the first boat. We hope in ten days to'have it in full'op- eration. Our weekly is entirely inadequate to our wants, and crowds out much origi- nal as well as printed matter of an import ant character
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

ET Hon. H. M Rector is a candidate for governor. The Old Line Democrat has hauled down the name of the regular nomi- nee. and placed in it's stead that of MT. Rector. Would not MT. Peek be more consistent if he would strike off the "De- mocrat" from the name of his paper, and in its stead, put Oppositionist?-Eldorado Bulletin.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

TELEGRAPH GOING AHEAD.-Ihe telegraph / poles will all be delivered by tonight or the railroad between Madison and Mem phis, ready for setting. On Monday, work commences at Duvals Bluff for Little Rock section, and next week work commences on the Helena branch.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
N NOTICED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all
 " it may concern that will, thirty days from date, proceed to sell according to law; at public auction, the goods specified below, which have been stored with me by steambeats, and have paid the freight and charges on them, and have written to the owners, and if not called for and charges paid within thirty days they will be sold
 Marks. Destination Articles.
 c. w. Beard, Holly Springs, Ark, box Mdsc. J. H. " est. Centerviile, $ " Drugs.
 Jno. w Hall Hcmpstead Co.,, l exp.package. Griffin, Lumas S Co.,, Little Rock, '' boxes books Col. C. c. Sharp, '' '' exp.package. A. B. Harper, Philadelphia, '' l box Violin. D. Morris, Little Rock, '' box Mdse. D. McMillon, '' < dry-goods. GEO. $. MORRISON, Steamboat Landing, Little Rock, Ark June 9th ls6G-4w
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09

E-The editor of the Old Line Democrat admits he left southern State and went to a northern one, where he advocated squat ter sovereignty. He backed up Douglas, and now says he shall ever be proud of the part he sustained He is hired to come to Arkansas, and denounces the doctrines he once advocated as damnable, heretica etc, and before he has paid tax or cast , vote in the State gravely proceeds to read such democrats as Dr. Mitchell out of the democratic party, as being unsound upon the question of slavery in the territories.
 All of which is modest and unassuming.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
Post OGce, Little Rock, Ark.

. PUBLISHER TRUE DEMocRAr-You will please state that the northern mail, that left the morn ing of the 26th instant containing 'sthe Old Line Democrat" ::ss True Democrat" and "Gazette' was returned to this office on Saturday last. Doubt less complaints will reach your subscribers and have made this statement that you may be enabled to give the proper explanation.
 Very respectfully your ob't. serv't,
 T. CHURCHILL, P. M
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Princeton, April 23d. le6O.

uT JOHN CRAWFORD is a democratic can dldate for Representative from Washington County at the ensuing August election
 Princeton April 23d, 1e6O Mr. EDIToR-Please announce me a candidate to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the next General Assembly of the State of Arkansas.
 F. J. CAMERON. GTWe are authorized to announce VIM. O. PENNINGTON, a candidate for reelection. as Representative of Pulaski county. Ui We are authorized to announce JOHN T. TRlGG, as candidate to represent Pulaski coun ty in the lower house of the next General Assem- bly,.
 Mir. EDEToR-Please announce l.. ROBINSON candidate to represent Johnson county in the House Of Representatives, Arkansas Legislature. Election August 9th, lS60
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
Dissolution of Partnership.

T1E PARTNERSHIP heretofore ex | isting between the undersigned, for the pur- pose of dealing in family groceries, etc under the name and style of J. k. R. ADAMS X WM. SNUGGs, was dissolved the 9th day of June, ls6), by mutual consent
 All debts due the late firm, will be paid to J. R. h. Adams, who will continue the business on his own account. J. E. R. ADAMS. June 9th 1860. w SNIJGGS
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-09
~ The editor of the Old Lin

~ The editor of the Old Line Demo- crat, in seeking, an excuse for his former ad- vocacy of squatter sovereignty, quotes part of a letter from Gov. Wise. We suggest that as clincher, he publish Crittenden's $ letter urging the know nothings to support him.
 If that does not fully justify him, he has Greeley to fall back upon, where that in dividual says, that the republican opposi- tlon to MT. Douglas was inexpedient and imnnlitic ,, etc