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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-25
The Soul a Precious Jewel.

II man were TO travel through some
dangerous wilderness having but one Jew
O! in all the world, n which his whole
property consisted, and should hear some
IN one place, some in another, CRYING out
uuuer the hands Of cruel robbers Q, in
what fear would this traveller 80, least he
should lose his jewel, aud lie robbed OF
his ali at, once Why, uy iriend, thou
art this man this Traveller is thyseIf
this Jewel is thy soIl this wilderness is
the world. Thou hast to travel through
crowds Of wicked sinners, legions Of devils.
and whole world of temptations. These
are the robbers that lie IN wait for thy
soul and, # their utmost spite can keep
tie Ouk OF heaven, thou shalt never enter
tie nome Of the best. Oh what if thy
sins committed, thy duties neglected, thy
pride or wor.diymmdcdness, thy DELAYS
and trIlngs in religion should at last be-
tray Thy soul into the robbers hands -
Other losses may be repaired ; but thv
soul being lost, G"d is lost, Christ is lost,
heaven is lost--all is lost foreyermore.-
Secure, then, the safely Of this Infinitely
precious jewel-thy own immortal soul
Turn TO the strong, lhe house of defense
the city Of refuge, even to Jesus Christ
thy living Redeemer and Advocate with
tie Father.
Fly, o, fly to him for salvation II,
will preserve you from death and saw,
You with the power Of an endless life
aud place upon your head, in tie pres
ence of congregated world, crown .
glory that would eclipse the noon, ,da,
sun.--D VI. anderson.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-25

FoUR COOP HABITs.-There were four
good habits a wise man recommended in
his counseIs, and which he considered TO
be essentially necessary for the manage.
ment Of temporal concerns, ard these
were, Punctuslity, accuracy, steadiness
and dispatch. Without the first Of these y,
time is wasted without the second, mis-.
takes the most hurliu to our own credit
and interest, and that Of others, NAV be
committed without the third, nothing
can be well done; and without the fourth
opportunities Of great advantages are lost,
which it is impossible TO recall.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-25

MILLET FOR MILcH Cows.-Eliish
Wood Jr., Of Concord, Mass, who las
been for twenty years in the milk bust.
ness, saiG las reported in the ". h. Far
maer,) at a recent agricultural meeting in
Boston, If can attribute my success 10
any one crop, IL is mil!et. | first cut two
tons OF millet, and soon increased IL TO
twenty tons. Millet 10 not SO good
as English hay, but is worth two-tbirds
or three four,bs a. mueh.' lie sows
peck of seed to the acre. Mr.. w. com.
menced with four cows, but in fifteen
years kept twenty four cows on the same
farm, and is now keeping 80 head Of cat,
tie, having leased another farm.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-25

To speak harshly to person Of sensi-
biiity, is like striking harpscbord with
your fists,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

Is THERE MORE FRAUD-AND IS Col. JOHNSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IT?-Ihe ears of Arkansas have been filled with piteous howls of fraud and corruption ever since the nomination of Col Johnson: The charges are the following
 That the vote of Van Buren county was cast on forged papers.
 That the vote of Benton county was inn properly cast.
 That the vote of Green county was inn properly cast.
 That the vote of Lawrence county was improperly cast-and that T. c. Peek frauluently cast the vote of Fulton county.
 All of which objections may be reduced to single one, viz. Gel. Johnson scas nominated for Governor and it is urged that his nomination should be discarded by democrats on this account.
 We have shown the disgusting hypocrisy of these vain croakers, and the sophistry of their arguments: but while fraud and for gerry is their battle cry, what has the Old Line Democrat to say of the vote of Craw- ford county? Col. Burrow was the only representative from that county in the State convention, and we are credibly informed that he was not appointed by the county con- vention, either c delegate or prory-then what authority had he for casting the vote of that county? Can the Old Line Demo- crat tell us?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Rector-Hindman Family.

Wm. Field, clerk federal court 20 years, father-in-law of Rector.
 Chas. Rapley, secret mail agent, his brother-in-law.
 Ben. T. Duval, per diem speaker, Rec tors brother-in-law.
 Elias Rector, marshal of the State and superintendent Indian affairs.
 Gov. Elias N. Conway, cousin of Rec tors.
 Gov. James s. Conway, cousin of Rec tors.
 Frank Rector, cadet to West Point.
 John T. Trigg. half brother of Rector, land attorney and State collector.
 B. Burgevin, brother-in-law, chief clerk in the surveyor generals office.
 Jock Rector, clerk in the surveyor gene. ral's office.
 w. F. Rapley, clerk in surveyor gene rals office. La H. l.. Biscoe, register at Helena and trustee of real estate bank, etc., father-in- law of Hindman.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

paty Wish to issue new State bonds and catel Me old bonds, to poy rhich old bonds la,fs were msortgoged, and stiU remain bound, as Be only security wh;ch the State and bond hoters have to protect them from Joss.
 This policy of issuing new State bonds wdld be for the benefit of hundreds of sIJculators, who have become interested irthe lands mortgaged to secure the State aid bond holders from loss. The lands hve become very valuable, and are now worth millions of dollars, and from them Ike nest eggs has been hatched the Real Atate Bank disorganizing party. This par ty seeks to overthrow the democratic party, am the policy of Governor CONWAY of mixing the assets of the bank, and the m,rtgaged lands pay the debt of the Real Etate Bank without taxing the people.
 For the State to carry out the policy of tle Real Estote Bank disorganizing party, by issuing new State bonds for the princi- pal and interest, would release aU of the m,rtgaged lands, and saddle upon the peo- ph of the State the whole debt of the Real Estate Bank without any security to pay it. except by tarimg the people. The demo- cratic party and it's nominee, Col. Richard H Johnson, do not think it would be right o1 just. to make the thousands of new com er and other citizens of the State, who never had any interest in the bank or in tn. mortgaged lands, pay by taxation this de,t All the democratic party in it's poli- cy yseeks ts dois, to have the interest of the State and people protected, and to have what is honest and right done. The demo- cratic party and Col. Johnson think it would not be right to release these mort gagged lands. It would be violation of the constitution of the State to do so, and would be monstrous fraud on the people; for the constitution only authorized the General Assembly to incorporate the Real Estate Bank, and to pledge the faith and credit of the State, to raise the funds nec- essarv to carry the bank into operation, pRovIDD, such security can be giyen by the indiuidud stockholders os aciU guorontee M
 State qgdnst Joss or injury." This is the emphaticlanguage of the constitution. The individual stockholders in compliance with this requirement. of the constitution, mort gagged lanls to secure the State and bond holders against "loss or injury" There fore, if tie Real Estate Bank disoryanizing party could succeed in its policy of issuing new State bonds, for the whole amount of the principal and interest of the State bonds, to pay which the lands were mortgaged, the State would lose that security against "loss or injury" which the constitution expressly required should be given before any State bonds could be issued. 1hls provision of the constitution was intended to be protection to the people of the State Shall it low be trampled under foot, and the State saddled with the bank debt?-- The democratic party, and Col. R. H. John son, it's nominee for Governor say, no! no! The outlage shall not be perpetrated.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Pause and Think.

We ask every honest and disinterested man in the State to calmly reflect why all this Reorganization and opposition to the policy of the democratic party, and the re- gular nominee exists. The reason seems very plain to those familiar with the sub- feet of winding up the banks. and making them pay their own liabilities out of their assets, and the mortgaged lands. Those who oppose this policy of the democratic
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
R Al Watkins. brother-in-law of Bis

R. A. Watkins, brother-in-law of bls- COG. register and secretary of state.
 G. c. Watkins, attorney general su- preme judge, inspector ofdigest, etc., broth CT of R. A. Watkins.
 J.H. Crease, treasurer of state, oank accountant, etc., father-in-law of Geo. .. Watkins.
 Gordon N. Peay, receiver of real estate bank, clerk of chancery court, son-ln-law of J. H. Crease.
 Judge Thomas Johnson, no klnto k. n. Johnson, son,in-law of Crease and brother in flaw of George c. Watkins; said John- son was chief justice and attorney general for years.
 Henry Crease, son of J. H. Crease, clerk in surveyor generals office.
 It is too tedious to mention all the nu- merous members of the Rector-Hindman family who have held office.
 We hereby offer a reward of silk hat for male member of that family who never held office! Here is chance for a hat. We have alluded to this catalogue of the Rector and Hindman family not for the purpose of casting the slightest reflec- tion upon the private or official character of the persons named--as will be seen but simply to show how very ridiculous the cry of family is against Col. Johnson, who has never held any office except that of prl- vate secretary to the Governor The truth is this: the cry of family is an old song com posed by the old whig party, "played out by the know nothing party, and hardly applicable in the present canvass, as the veriest neophyte in political tactics will perceive The disorganizers must hunt ur some other matter to bank upon or they will ego by the board' as their predeces- sors have done before them.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

Messrs w. Q. PENNINGTON, JOHN T. TRIGG, DUDLEY ADAMS and JAMES B. JOHNSON, candidates for Representatives, and other county officers, will address the people at the following times and places:
 Maumelle, Saturday, June Both, at Jenkens' place. Owen, Monday, July 2d, at Baptist Church. Fourche, Tuesday, July Sd, at John Johnsons. Union, Friday, July 9th, at Sam Bender's. Campbell, Saturday, July 7th, Pennington's Mill Eagle, Monday, July 9th at Jay place.
 Ashley, "Wednesday, July llth, at Ashley's Mill. Gray, Friday, July 18th, at Bayou Metre Church. Mineral, Saturday. July l4th, at Church. Bayou Metre, Tues'dy, July l7, ). M. Cavender's Duncan, Wednesday, July 18th, at Duncan's Gap. Plant, Thursday, July 9th, at Jesse Butler's. Pyatt, Friday, July 20th, at John Shocks. Little Rock, Saturday, July 2Sth, at Little Rock.
 The people are respectfully and earnestly re- onested to give them a full and fair hearing
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

RECTOR ON THE OLD LINE DEMocRAT.- We deeply sympathise with our neighbor; Judge Rector quotes the vote of MT. Peek as an evidence of the fraud of the State con vention. At Batesville the Judge went so far as to repudiate the Old Line Democrat, and branded its exposition of his policy as an injurious misrepresentation. Can't our neighbor give another interpretation of the financial mystery? Let this third opin- ion of the Judges also be incorporated n- to the Arkansas reports-we will soon have q volume.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
FAIR PLAY.

ARREsT OF A SUSPECTED MURDERER About year since bloody murder was committed in Monroe county, Ark, by man named Cowan, who succeeded in making his escape. Gov. Conway offered a reward of S750 for his apprehension, but nothing was heard of him until yesterday, when man who formerly lived in Monroe county, saw Cowan in this city, and in- formed the police of it. Officers Klink and Allison arrested him, and he was locked up to await acquisition. The prisoner gives his name as Saml. s. Cowan.-Mem. Er. Ski
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

MILITARY BALL.-The military of Little Rock gave us an evidence of their gallant spirit in the way of ball, on the evening of the fifth. This was the grand finale to the patriotic demonstrations of the glorious anniversary of American liberty. The ball was decidedly an elegant affair, and was as pleasant as " fair women and brave men i" could render such an occasion. The banner, the work of seven pair of fair hands, foated over the gay assemblage, like the milky baldrick of the skies. '" Long may,sit wave! It was late in the night, ere the music ceased and the gay dance ended
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

county or two were cast for them against the wishes of the people. by what species of logic can they justify the repudiation of State policy adopted unanimously by properly constituted authorities? Wehave convicted the Old Liners of fraud and for gery, of Reorganization and corruption, of repudiating the State policy as we'll as the nominees, of reckless disregard of truthfulness and political honesty, and the virtuous indignation of the outraged peo- pie will bring in the verdict of "guilty" in the first degree, when the ides of Au- gust shall have rolled around.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

Now to be plain, we are tired of these old family collars which we have worn for more than twenty years. With them we have done good pull I;ng. vet never rag has been furnished us to keep the hard old things from galling our necks.-Od Line Democrat"
 Rector's high stand up collar is just the thing for these acknowledged collar men; hut we fear the hot month of August will take the starch out of 1t.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

N- Keep it before the people, that the disorganizing candidate for Governor, Hen " NJ. Rector, has received no less than $25,- 900 for various offices which he has held; and that his friends are complaining that Col. Johnson, the regular nominee, wish es to absorb all the offices in himself and family.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
VIM. T. M. HOLMES, F. J. CAMERON, M. M. DUFFIE,

We were not little surprised at the above card, making indirectly an issue of veracitv between the gentlemen whose names are appended and ourself. We sub- nit to the public statement of the facts as we remember them, and If we are wrong Dr. Lea and Mir. Millsaps can correct us we will not permit those who have shown themselves so ready to make unsupported assertions to testify against us. Our me- mory may deceive us, and we are willing to be corrected by those whose impartiality entitle them to credence. But for the facts Dr. Lea, MT. Millsaps and myself were con- versing when the resolution of Mir. Harrell was offered, Dr. Lea remarked to Mir. Mill saps and myself that he "would not vote for it-that he did not approve of imme- diate congressional protection,' ,'' or language of similar import.
 Mr. Millsaps and myself agreed with him, and when the vote was taken, all three of us voted against the resolution. What makes the above card more offensive and inexcusable, is the fact that one of the gentlemen, whose names are so conspicu- ously appended thereto, came to Dr. Lea and insisted that he had voted wrong-that it would hurt Can't, etc.-and tried to make Dr. Lea change his vote, but he was not to be pulled about in that way, and did not change it. Dr. Lea and MT. Mill saps are both clever and intelligent gentle men, and I think will sustain me in what I say in regard to their votes. l did not say in what proportion the vote of Dallas was divided, for I did not recollect how many delegates were present, l only stated what I knew. But let me ask why this officious interference? It would seem that Dr. Lea was the proper one to say how he voted, and what he desired to do."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
A Difference of Opinion.

The Old Line Democrat comes out this week, covered with smiles, and gives courly rebuke to the last True Democrat for being "filled with course personalities, vulga bill lingsgate, and scurrilous svituperation" We certainly regret that we should deserve the censure of our neighbor who is so noto- riously digni6ed and argumentative in his style, @ but our long residence in Ar kansas has fastened her peculiar vernacular in many respects upon us and crowds out the politer literature of the more northern States; for example, when we have proved conclusively that large majority of the democracy of the northern district refused to repudiate the State convention, and shown "6y .facts and Jfgures," that re- spectable majority expressly ratified it. we feel justified in pronouncing as .false any statement to the contrary; when we see man endeavoring to deceive the people by making what he must know to be false statements, we think it our duty to hold him up to the country in his true colors. The words used for this purpose may sound harsh to sensitive northern ears, but they fully express our meaning and must go for what they are worth.
 Our good humored neighbor still insists I1 xl h,c dated by the democracy of the State, and we as tenaciously contend that it has done no such thing, but that on the contrary it has been fully and expressly indorsed. Our neighbor backs his assertion by his unsupported declaration; we on the other hand produce the facts and figures and defy their refutation.
 Our cotemporary charges us with at- tempting to defeat the election of Hind man, and of " stabbing him under the fifth, " all our protestations and the total absence of proof, to the contrary notwithstanding; we are also accused of being bilious, etc., etc.
 We have laid down this proposition, viz that the democracy of the State has expressly ratified the action of the State convention-we have endeavored to prove it by facts and figures; the Old Line Demo- crat without controverting our position, still sticks to it's own, which is just the opo- site-now both positions cannot be cor rect, and we are willing for the people to decide between us. In conclusion we will respectfully challenge the Old Line Demo- crat to deny the following: That TWELVE votes in the Dover convention acting inde pendently for the counties they represented voted to ratify the State convention-that four other counties casting SEVEN votes, by positive resolution ratified the action of the State convention; that 12 and make l9; that 19 is majority of all the votes cast upon this subject; that seven other votes, of five other counties expressly stated in the Dover convention that they did not wish to be understood as voting to repu- diate the State convention-that the l9 votes ratifying, and the seven other votes which refused to repudiate make 26, two thirds of the entire vote of the district, which has positively refused to repudiate the action of the State convention. If our neighbor can successfully deny these prop ositions we will acknowledge ourselves defeated, but until then we must claim the advantage of the argument.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
PRINCETON, DALLAS Co.,, June 26, 1860.

THos C PEEK-Dear Sir: We notice in the last issue of the True Democrat, that Mir. Black asserts that the vote of Dallas county was divided by Dr.. Lea on the resolution introduced into the Arka- delphia convention by MT. Harrel, of Pulaski.- We deem it proper to state, that the vote of Dal- las county was always cast as unit on the resolu ton referred to, it ,oas cast as unit m taror of said resolution.
 We do not seeh how Dr. Lea could divide the vote, he being only one delegate out of five, nor d'd ne desire 10 do sO
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

CARPET SACK LosT--Lcst on the Searcy road Carpet Sack containing some cloth ing, any person finding it will be liberally rewarded by enquiring at this office.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

MT. JOHN c. HENDERSON our travelling agents. will soon visit the following coun- ties, and we hope our friends will meet him with smiling faces and pockets filled with the needful: Conway, Pope, Johnson, Franklin, Crawford, Washington, Benton, Madison, Carroll and Newton.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Public Speaking in Pulaski Co.

P. $. The citizens of Union township will be addressed at Stephen Chinnaut's on the 26th, and at Moses Brazl's on the 27th.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

LUMINOUS STYLE-"S So far as are personally concerned you doubtless, thought yourselves safe, in descending to the pool, last week, as you correctly calculated, that we were in no mood to resent your insults, in situation to excuse, even if we had had the disposition to accept your contemptible challenge to street encounter Some people would call your conduct cowardy, but we know you were whipped, and like most de feated tourists for want of arguments, you descend to bllinsgate. e."-OM Line Dem.
 We commend the above specimen of polite literature to the lovers of plain En- glish-the meaning is somewhat mystic, but the expressions are Illinois provincial isms, and clear as mud to "polite acr'ters" from that State.
 Another thorough examination of our English and Cherokee Dictionaries, with al unabridged Congo Lexicon thrown in, has not as yet revealed the significancy of the word TOURISTS" used in the above extract Mrtry and tourists may be words in common parlance among the ''polite wrl- ters'' of Illinois-but we confess they are huckleberry above our persimmon.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

Eg- The river is still very low, but small boats still running between here and Napo- leon.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

HYPocRIcY ExposED.-Judge Rctor gives as reason for running as an inde- pendent candidate, that the people are dis satisfied, and that the chairman of the ex- ecutive committee, (E. c. Boudinot, could not be induced to make the call for new convention. At Dover Col. Johnson's friends, submitted the proposition of call ing a new convention to the friends of Col. Hindman, and it was rejected. The chair man of the executive committee concurred in the movement. There is discrepancy somewhere. Col. Hindman forgot to "post" Judge Rector on this point. We suppose they were so much " tickled " at the idea of gulling the people with a new bank policy that they did not have time to attend to details.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Canvass for Governor.

The candidates for Governor, Henry M. Rector and Richard H. Johnson, will ad- dress the people of the State upon national and state affairs at the following times and
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
The Canvass for Congress.

We are requested to state that the candidates for Congress Dr. Mitchell and Col. Can't, will address their fellow-citizens at the following times and places. The democratic papers of the second con gressiona district will please CODY.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

rg- The Great Eastern has made her trial trip, she arrived at New York few days ago.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Notice to the Voters of Saline County, is
 Hereby Given.

11c1CDy o1Vcd' That at a meeting of the candidates for the va rious offices in said county held at Benton, on the 4th day of June, A. D., lS60-it was Resoloed, That the canvass open in this county on the 10th day of July.
 Appointments for speaking as follows, at the
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07
Public Speaking in Conway Co.

ELIAS STONE, JOHN HERROD AND ROBT. w. HARPER, candidates for the Legs- lature for Conway county, Arkansas, will address the people at the following times and places, to-wt: Cadron township, Monday. ............ July l6
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-07

The people are respectfully invited to at tend these appointments, and all papers in the State are requested to publish and di- rect public attention to them.
 RICHARD H. JOHNSON,
 HENRY NJ. RECTOR.