Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-01-11
Clippings and Comments.

James Boyd, of Chester, s. C., has shown the editor of the Chester Standard a specimen of cotton, of which, the editor says:
 . The bols are very numerous, and are of extra ordinary size, thirty of which, when picked. weigh a pound. This cotton is thought to be of new or peculiar species Mr. Boyd, having obtained few seeds, has managed by keeping this product separate from other cotton, so to now have considerable quantity for planting. He thinks that from one acre he will raise 500 pounds"
 Among the proceedings at late meeting of the Historical Society of Tennessee, we find those given in the extract below. A proposition to form State Historical So- ciety in Arkansas was talked of and writ ten about, but has ended in talk and ink. There is no Buncumbe in such purely literary enterprise, no political capital to be made of 1t, and hence the indifference. Connect 1t with some office in prospect, or let 1t be shown that it would gain votes and they would "pitch in'' like hungry board CTS at a hotel, and each man swear he origi- hated the idea, and C fit, bled and ded' in its behalf. If nobody else will, we will submit plan soon that we think will be feasible. What says the Fort Smith Times? Here is the extract from the pro- ceedings of the Tennessee society: MT. Kelsey Rowey presented two vessels or vases takenby Gen. G. J. Pillow from an aborigin- al I,,J;, n he found numbers of various coors. They are bet ter finished and of finer texture than those found in this vicinity. Oneis inches high, by 15 in width the other AZ inches high, by 4 l1 in width. Donations were received from Prof. R. O. Cur rey, of Knoxville; Charles J. Bushnell, of New York; Henry Clark, of Vermont; Oliver Payson | Hubbard, of New Hampshire: c. D. Bradlee. of | ton; Aaron Vertner, esq.,, of California, Samuel Vaneer, Rev. Dr. Quintard, Master H. T. Cow | ardin and J. c. H., of Nashville We have no space to-day for the entire list''
 The postmaster general has decided that it is the right and duty of postmasters to prohibit the circulation of incendiary pub lications in the south This stops Helpers book and many others. It certainly applies to many of the abolition papers. The post master at Lychburg, Virginia, sent the following note to Horace Greeley: "I hereby inform you that shall not, in future, deliver from this office the copies of the Tribune which come here, because I believe them to be of that incendiary character which forbidden crcu- lation alike by the laws of the land, and proper regard for the safety of society," You will, there fore discontinue them" We opine this note will stir the bile of the philosopher.
 Here is a song for western farmers, the men of "hog and hominy." We found it floating loose among our exchanges and for get now, to which paper it should be cred ited:
 And now with Autumn's moont eyes,
 Corn's harvest time has come We pluck away the frosted leaves,
 And bear the treasure home
 Where the wide old kitchen hearth
 Sends up its smoky curls,
 Who will not thank the kindly earth
 And bless our corn-fed girls!
 Let earth withhold her goodly root,
 Let mildew blight the rye,
 Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
 The wheat field to the fly:
 But let the good old crop adorn
 The hills our fathers trod;
 Still let us for this Golden Corn
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