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Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

How CoSeREss ELECTS THE PREsr- DENT AND VicE PREsIDENr.-lt may be useful, jus, about this time, to re-prcduce the s,a,emen, that the approach oi presi- den,ia) election makes oppoaune every four wears. I. is thus succien,ly given by a writer in the New York Daily Times: The House of Representatives has no!h- ing whatever to do with the, election o' a Vice President, nor the Senate with 'ne election of President. The powers o' each body are distinct and entirely inae' pendent of the other.
 If no President be chosen by the ciec' |,ors, the House of Representatives may choose the President. their choice being restricted 10 the persons having the high est numbers, no, exceeding three of those on the list voted for President.
 If the House fails to elect Presiden before the 4th of March next following then the Vice Presidrnt-whe.her elected by the electors or by the Senale-shal act as President. .
 The rule or manner of voting unde which the Senate chooses Vice Presi dent Is exactly the reverse of that whlct governs the House in choosing Presi dent-each being the reverse ot the gen eral principle or basis upon which .h' respective bodies are organized. m House representing the people, and ordi narily voting per capita. vote for fresl dent by States, the representation Iron each State having one vote, and majorlt, of all the States being necessary 10 choice. The Senate representing tn
 Slates-in theory, at least, and m th
 manner of electing Senalors-votes 10 President per capifa, each Senator beln! entitled 10 vote, and a majority Of al the Senators being necessary 10 cholce
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
\ $lOO Reward. <

STOLEN from the undersigned. on lhs night of the third of June, 1860, in RichlaHd township, St. Francis county. Arkansas one NEGRO BOY named Nelson. Said boy IS about five feet six or eight inches high. weighs one hundred and thirty-hss G oi forty pounds and is medium color. He was stolen by Dntchman. who formerly went Oy the name of Simon Gill, but had his name registered on the steamboat Sam Hale, as Holt. The said Dutchman is about iye fes' eight or ten inches high, and weighs about oAe hundred and sixty-fve or seventy .ponnds--. is dark and swarthy, and has a very large ssa. on his back which was made by circula' saw.
 The above reward will be given for the de. livery of the thief and boy. with proof 'na' the said Dutc hman claimed the boy-or req. . sonable reward for tbe delivery of the O'' alone, either at my place or at Des Arc.
 June 16, l860.tf STANFIELD REEVE,
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

that. notwithstanding the decisions of the Courts. he had so fixed the Kansas Ne braska bill that every territory mus, neces- earily become a free Sia,e,--that Douglas is now using ihe very arguments of his competitor Lincoln-lha, Lincoln is a more conservative man than Douglas. We simply call the attention of the peo- pie to MT. Brnjamin's history of Judge Douglas political career. Let every one procure the speech and examine t for himself.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
Senator Davis on Non n-Intervention.

No more timely and efeclual service to the National Democracy could have been performed than was rendered by Senator Davis in his speech in the Senate, in ex- pIodng the idea that the doctrine of pro- lection has been but recently brought prominently forward, and is in conflict with that of non-intervention. That idea has prevailed to considerable extent. We'll informed and patriotic Southerners have entertained il, but only because the distinctions which reconcile the two doc- trines have not been brought to their notice. They are broad enough, when presented, to strike the dullest percep- lion.
 In lS54-'5-'6. the questions presented were not what they are now. The exls- ,ence of the right to take slave property into the territories was in question:. Weth- CT that right did or did not exist, or should or should no, exist, and upon what basis l il did or should stand, were the great and l only questions in issue. These questions have been determined. The righ, is con. ceded, almost universally, to exist. In the arder of ,he former strife doctrines were laid down and propositions enunci- ated, by some. Ill broad terms and the advocates of squatler sovereignty now seek to hold the South to the letter oI those propositions, and show that they are inconsistent with legislative protection.
 The carelessness with which general. 1 ties are used in oral debates has certainly enabled the advocates of squa,ter sover. eighty 10 accumulate mass of admissions apparently upfavorable 10 the present al- thude of the South. Such has been their industry that, as above observed the im- presslon has prevailed to some extent that not only some prominent men, bu, that the Sota.h as mass was committed 10 their heresy, and that the oblig 'tion of Con- gress, notwithstanding all that has passed Ito protect slave propert, in the Territories is an idea entertained by bpl small ma. jorlty. It would be sufficient answer 10 say that such admissions are always limited by implication to the subject mat ter; but that the able Senator whose re. marks we refer to has preferred the more satisfactory course of showing that the doctrine now conlended for has been put 1 forward prominently and unmislakably by the highest authority Tn the South, when ever the occasion demanded an expression of opinion on the point. - Constitution.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

QuERlEs.-Walll lhe True Dsmoerai inform us and the people of Arkansas what process is contemplated by Gov Conway's Policy" whereby the State will he enabled 10 forecluse the mortgages or the Real Estate Bank lands, and thus liquidale that debt?
 Will nol the State first have to obtain possession of the bonds of that bank before she can proceed to foreclose the mort. gages2
 How does Gov. Conway propose to get possession of those bonds? ] What policy does Gov. Conway or Mir Johnson hs heir apparent. propose fol -Eieatda.ing the States llabillly on 4ccoun of the debt of the State Bank, ,ohich has no aSSets
 Ifihese questions are directly, fully ana satisfactorily answered, then we w'll ad- init lhal Gov. Conway has a policy whether it be good or bad will remain tc be seen.-TOld Line Democrat.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
TIE CHARGE OF DlsoRcAslzArIoN.

TIE CHARGE OF DlsoRoASIzArIoN.- The effort will doubtless be made by the Johnsonian. Milchellltes, in the southern district 10 defeat Col Can't by charging that some of the papers that support him repudiate the nomination of the late State convention. This may have some influ- ence upon he minds of those Democrats who are disposed 10 submit 10 any kind of wrongs rather than countenance any move that In the most remote degree looks like disorganzation. Bul to meet and defeat this effort we have, fortunately, a full, complete and satisfactory answer at hand and Il Is this: That nearly every paper in the first district that favored the nomlna- : ton of MT. Johnson for Governor. and alter the Stale convention placed his name al the head of their columns, haue all re- fused and declined 10 pat Me hume Of Col Hindmaa, the regular nominee of the Do- per Convention, at their mast head AL though Col. Hlndman was the unanimous nominee of the Dover Convention. and the two-lhrd nominee on the first ballot, still these precious Johnsonlan organs refuse to put hls name at their mast head, and some of them even go so fur as to boldly declare their purpose to oppose his cleo ton with all the power they possess. Among these are the Fayetteville Arkan- sian (whose late editor has been invited to take charge of the True Democrat ); the Helena Note Book, the Madison Journal, the Smilhville :" Democratic Or gan," and the Benton County Democrat.
 All of these papers have the name of R. H. Johnson floating at their mast head and are backed up and sustained, Tn thelr dlsorganizlng course by the True Demo- crat. And yet all these little papers, as we'll as lher big metropolitan foster father pretend 10 be very much shocked because the Old Llne' Democrat declines to sup, port the nomination of R. H Johnson, made by packed and fraudulent couven- lion.
 Inasmuch as the True Democra. has placed Hlndman's name at lis mast head and rebuked us for having taken Mir Johnson's down, we ask what apology Il has to offer for qulelly and silently will messing the disorganIzIng course of those papers supporting Mr. Johnson's nomna. ton who have refused 10 sustain Hind. mans nomination a-TOld Line Dem.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
Fine Store House for Sale

.zasg>-1x-s T E undersigned will s.u SsssSs--s<1is the fine large Store House in h.. Arc, situated between the grocery store o, W. B. Crocker & Co. and the dry goods hons. of Hayley & Erwin, % feet wide and nine,, fee. long, two stories high, well finished abov. and finely finished below, with good wars house in the rear covering the entire lot e. eept 10 feet. Terms easy. Would taks h part pay vacant lot on Buena Vista stree, the location suitable for grocery and produ.. house. jel6-,f J. H. QUISENBERRY.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

|
 HoN. J. P BENJAMIN's EXPOSE or HoS STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. = On the 22nd of May, 1860, Hon. J. P Benjamin of Louisiana, delivered . speech in the
 Senate of the United States, by way of defending himself and his Southern Dem- ocraiic brethren against the nslnuations and aspersions heaped upon them by MT. Douglas. This speech of MT. Benja- min is published in pamphlet form; and owing to its length, we fiud il impossible 10 publish ii in our columns. We advise every one, irrespective of party, to read it, as il contains much valuable nforma- ton. Itopens by stating, that when Con- gress met the whole country was deeply stirred relative 10 the slavery question, - that band of fanatics had just invaded one of the States of our conlederacy--that as soon as Congress convened not less than seven propositions in all were order
 ed by the Senate 'to be printed together for discussion, '--ail in relation, either di- rectly or indirectly, to the question ot slavery. During an attempt, since the meeting of he Charleston Convention, 10 obtain concert of action among the Demo- cratic Senators aud members oSthe Demo. cratic party, in relation to the propositions then pending, Mr. Douglas in q speech occupying twenty consecutive columns of the Globe, contrary,o all precedent in the
 history of Senatorial deliberations, had
 undertaken 10 vindicate his individual
 claims to the presidency 10 prove that he had never swerved nor backslld-
 den in his political course that he was Ethe embodiment of the Democratic party and that all dissen,ers 10 his fantastic ttricks were rebels and disunionis,s; aud after rendering repentance to the seven teen Democratic States and almos, every Democratic Senator, because, as he sym pathlzingly remarked, "they knew not what they did" he closed by stating tbai all he had spoken was sald in "self-de- fense' This attack called for reply, and MT. Benjamin, not unequal to the task, undertook the contest. His speech throughout partakes strongly os the Pnil- lipic character; is argumentative and sar- castle. He charges Douglas of bowine down before false gods--"idols of evasion and circumvenlion, "--and closes by classi- lying hin. whatever may have been his grand elevation heretofore, as "a fallen star" Mir. B. shows mat Douglas never has agreed with the main body of Demo- cratic Senators, and thai in 1854, there were three distinct sentiments in the Sen ate in relation 10 the authority possessed by Congress over territorial legisa,ion-- that notwithstanding this difference they had slil maintained confidence in Doug las because he, Mir. D.. had agreed to submit their dispute to the Courts and abide by the decision. He goes on to show that afier the decision in the Dred Scott case. Mir. Douglas had openly avow- ed before the people oi Illinois, as appears in Douglas and Lineo'ii's printed deba;es,
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
PUBLIC SPEAKING,

JOHN c. DAvIEs J. H. QufsESBERRy and n X. THOMPSON, candidates for the Legisla- tase for Prairie county, will address the peo- pie at the following times and plaees: 70 ls Clear Lake, Clear Lake township, Monday June 25,l
 apesh,s Place, Richwoods township, Tuesday. June s26. as
 Hamilton Church, Hamilsontownship We'd nesday, Jnue 27. a es a8
 Belcher's, Ia Grew township, Thursday. June 2S.
 daFs Jnne 20. se etx5e # sMcEwen's, Centre township, Saturday June 30.
 Des Arc, White River township, Thursday July B. tt e
 Hickory Plain, Pigeon Isoost township, Fri day July 6. M W ~
 Atlanta, Caroline township, Saturday, July 7tfl.
 Nathan Trotter's, Caroline township, Mon dav.July9. .si
 Brownsville, Prairie township, Wednesday, July II.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
THE TORNADO AT ALTON.

From the Alton Courier, June 4.
 The most destructive storm in this sec ton of country, that has occurred wthir the memory of any one, broke upon onl city on Saturday evening, and in twenty m nutes destroyed property 10 the amount of scorce of thousands of dollars.
 Great as was the loss of property, ant perious as was the position of numbers o people. no lives were lost and very few persons were in the least injured. Fol the Loving Care which saved us all, we writing these words Tn the beautiful Sab. bath afternoon, are deeply and reverently thankful.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
FRUIT TREES.

T7RUIT TREES FOR SALE BYJ. D. k T W. c. MORROW.-We are permanently located seven miles South of Des Arc, on Wattensaw Bayou, where we intend goingihto the Nursery business extensively. We have been engaged in this businessfor several years past in Tishomingo CO.,, Miss. We have on hand some fifty thousand apple and some pear grafts at our old Nursery, which we wilshp to any point on Arkansas. White or Little Red rivers. For further informa ation address
 J. D. or w. c. MORROW,
 je19-tf Wattensaw, Prairie CO.,, Arksp
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

TROM ". E. SMITH, West Point, Ark, | one LIGHT BAY MARE, star in fore. head, some white on her nose, one white hind foot, knot on one of her hind legs cGtby 2 plough. She was very heavy with foal when he left, supposed to have colt by this time unless she has lost 1t. Also mule colt. win her when she left, very large one-year old.
 ,e19-ts " E. SMITH.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

EpsToR DEs ARc CITIZEN = You will please announce my name as candidate for reelection to the office of Judge of the 5th circuit of this State, composed of the counties of Conway, pope, Yell, Perry, Saline, Pulaski and Prairie, at the election to be held on the first Monday of Augnet neKe
 4#s JNO. J. CLENDENIN. <
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

n- We are authorised to announce j. L.. EoLIoEsLz as candidate for re-election to theaoaiee of Attorney General and Prosecu- ting Attorney of the Fifth Judicial Districts. composed of the counties of Yell, Perry. Sa- line, Pnlaski. Prairie. Conway and Pope, at the ensuing August election.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

The amount of lumber manufactured and run down the Ohio this season will ex ceed so,oo0.ooo feet; and at an average of SIP 30 per M., makes the round sum of Slo,- COG, ,0o0.
 --An old citizen of Savanah, Ga, with his sister, has fallen heir to fortune of 3,e0o.00o francs Tn France.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
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 Public Speak Dg.

Messrs. HoLLowELL and HAHRELL opposing candidates for Attorney General will address their fellow citizens at Hickory Plain on Fri. day the 22d hy of June 1s60
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
The Great Tornado.

The Chicago Times publishes the soi- lowing letter from one who was on 'he spot devastated by the great tornado:
 FuLron. June 1.
 have just returned from Albany, the scene of the tornado which swept over II and Cnmanche, on the opposite side of tte Mississippi. and although have heard large stories of the terrible works ot a tornado, I mus, say have never heard ol such a terrible one as this, and the great wonder is, that in the universal demoll- ton of everything above the face oi the earth which came in it's way, that there were so few lives lost. In the town ot Albany, from the best information could get, there was abou. 150 houses totally demolished. Brick. stone, wood and gra- ni,e buildings, fared alike, and were either Ieveled on the spot, or lifted up, carried and whirled through the air tlll they were torn to pieces, and them and their con. tents scattered among the four winds. Warehouses, steam Touring mills, stores churches, and all seemed to be upon an equality. Up to the time l left Albany there were six dead. Our citizens sen' provisions down to Albany las, night
 saw a frame house which had been carried bodily distance of over forty yards with family in 1t, and they pro- tesi that il struck nothing in is flight bu hog, which It killed. The man in l said he though, they were going into the river, as that was the course the house took. The family came out aunharmed and the house bore as few marks of bat treatment as any house saw. The cill zens of Fulton held meeting, and prof fered to the distressed the Inequalities O their town. There is hardlya family bu 1 is left totally destitute. What the wind: did not carry off the falling houses have demolished, so that do not believe in the entire town there is $500 worth of house. hold furniture.
 l 1 did not get over to Camanche, as the steam ferry boat was blown ashore, ane the top and upper rigging all torn off, ant the only means of crossing was in sklfi which was crammed full all the while but learned from those that did go lha Camanche suffered worse than Albany, a' all their town is blown down, and large number of lives lost. l heard this even ing that 3S dead bodies had been found although 1 think that may be oyer th' number. I am told that there are houses with families totally missing, and the sup position IS that they were carried into th' river, as the storm bore directly that way A man in Camanche says his barn, witt his horses, was taken up and carried int the river, and that one of his horses swan out of the barn, and the other horses h. has not since seen.
 l was shown heavy two-inch door Il l Albany, which the citizens said came iron Cananche, as they had nothing of the kln' in Albany.
 The shore of the river is literally strewl with the wreck of houses, which to Forn any adequate idea of you must see. 1 Tuesday morning-Have since hear 1 from Camanche. The number of dea last night was thrty-eight.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

tIT We are authorized to announce WIL- LIAM D. ANTHONY as candidate for County Surveyor at the election to be held the first Monday in August next.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

8E9- The editor of this paper left on Sunday evening, for Memphis. He will return before the next issue of the Citizen.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

TnE JAPANESE TREATY.--The regu. latons under which the American trade Is to be conducted with Japan. provide for the regular entry and clearance of vessels, and for the punishment of smuggling, etc., as we'll as for the strict prohibition of the importation of opium, the fees 10 be paid to Japanese custom house officers, etc. The Japanese tariff is sngularly brief and comprehensive, and is embraced in the regulation as follows: Regulation Ssventh - Duties shall be paid to the Japanese Government on all goods landed in the country, according 10 the following tariff:
 Glass One--All articles in this class shall he free of duty. a Gold and silver, coined or unconed. Wearing apparel in actual use. Household furniture and printed books not intended for sale, but lhe property ol persons who come 10 reside in Japan.
 Class 1ieo--A duty of five per cent. shall be paid on the following articles hil articles used for the purpose of build ing, rigging, repairing or fuing out of ships; whaling gear of all kinds; saled provisions of all kinds; bread aud bread. slufs; living animals of all kinds coals 1; timber for building houses; rice; paddy i; steam machinery; zinc, lead, tin; raw silk.
 
 Class Three--A duty of ihirty-fve per cent shall be paid on all intoxicating liquors, whether prepared by disilllalion, fermentation, or Tn any other manner.
 Glass Four-All goods mol included in any of the preceding classes shall pay a duty oi twenty per cent.
 All articles of Japanese production which are exported as cargo, shall pay a duty ot five per cent, with the excepuon of gold and copper in bars. Five years after the opening of Kanagawa the i'm. DOT, and export duties shall be subject to revision, if the Japanese Government desires il.
 LARGE LIBEL Sl0000 DANA. GEES CLAIMED.--W We understand that Mes SITS. Snow & Kelchum, who are engaged in he erection oi telegraph lines between Memphis and Liule Rock, and Memphis and Helena, have instituted suit against the .uemphts Appeal, for an alleged libel contained in an article published in that paper of June 7lh, laying their damages at Sl0.000.
 The same parties have also instituted sui, against MT. H. A. Montgomery, char ging him with libel. laying ihe damages al sl0,000. B. F. Blackburn, Esq, IS attorney for plaintiffs. T Memphis Ava. lanehe.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
Canvass for Governor

The Candidates for Governor, lIrgny Nl. RrcroR and RICHARD II. JOHNSON, will ad dress the people of the State upon Nationa anu State affairs, at the following times and
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

BROWNSVILLE. Feb 10, '60 Dfn. EprroR. -Yon will please announce my name as a candidate for Probate Judge fer the county of Prairie.
 Respectfully, J. L. HUNT.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

frTr We are authorised 10 announce LEVI EYAAa as candidate for County Treasurer, at the ensuing August election. 4
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

cT We are authorised to announce JOHN II. QrIsENBEnsY. Esq, as a candidate to represent Prairie connty. in onr next Legisla- ture, at ths ensuing August election. rfeh8.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

ess. We arc authorised 10 announce JOHN E. sHupsoS as candidate for the office of Clerk of Prairie county, at the ensuing Au- gust election.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

TSy- We are authorised to announce W. w. WAR as a candidate for County and Probate Judge of Prairie county, at the ensuing elec- Si,r at
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

e5- E.. W DOUGLASS is a candidate for County and Probate Tndgeof Prairie county. al the ensuing August election.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

-iiseaan is out h card in which he proposes to fight BIorrissey for any amount, fsoia ten cents up to s20,o0o.
 --s clergyman of Bangor was married in hss church, On Sunday. and immediately rrsseaed from the tpxt ..' This thing was not done h | eorner.''
 IA new textile material has been brought out in Russia, which is highly eulogised as substitute for cotton. A Rus sianisfaid to hase discovered q new and suc- cssstal method for dressing it, SO as to render !. ssFy valuablo. The plant is species of weed.
 I' E estimated that Ia London there are .sp,uo0 people who sahsist wholly hy the essessr os crime and immortality
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

G We are authorised to announce CHARLEs D. TAYLOR, as a candidate for Circait Clerk of Prairie county, at the ensuing election.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

RTWe are authorised to announce Wm. GoonRrM as acandidate for Circuit Clerk of prairie county, at the ensuing election.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
DEvALr's Burr, Ark,
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EpIron CrrIzrN--pieaae annonnce my name as x candidate for Clerf, of the Circuit Court for prairis County. at the ensuing August election. Very respectfully. Re.
 fab15 s I. ". BLANTON.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

"A movement is on foot, in New York, among the Italians, to send men and money to GsriSeldi.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
The Canvass for Congress.

Ths candidates for Congress, Col CAN'T ana sDr. MtroH stL, will al iress their fellow citizens at tHe following times and places:
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

] DARBY as candidate for Common School Commissioner, for Prairie county, at the en-
Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16

The people are respectfully invited to at tend these appointments, and all papers in th' State are requested to publish and direct pub lie attention to them.
 RICHARD H. JOHNSON, m HENRY M. RECTOR.