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Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-05-19
The Dover Convention.

We have not received the official pro- ceedings of this body, but learn that it nomi- hated T. c. Hindman for reelection to Congress. Itis needless for us to say that this was against our desires and feelings and, before the convention, we did what we could to have another preferred, but af ter the people in convention express their choice, we submit We accordingly regard Mir. Hindmand as the democratic nominee, and as such put his name on the list of can didates, believing it our duty to support him. We do this not grudgingly, not re- luctantly, but from a sense of duty. We are democrats in deed as well as in name and at all times yield our personal preju- dices to the legitimatoly expressed will of the party.
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of all lovers of right and justice That is revolution and Reorganization without even show of good sense or good lnten- tion. But enough of this. All good ae mocrats will at once observe the tendencles and aim of the Old Line Democrat and Its packers, as its position now is plainly ex- hibited and professed. It is not the frst time in this State that efforts to disorgan- ize the democratic party have been made and they have continually met with rebuke from the honest and faithful advocates of the great principles of democracy. Hlth- erto, in the personal contests of Johnson and Peek, Johnson and Hindman, and thelr different friends, we have had nothing to say, but when the principles, usages, rules, and organization of our party are assallea' we claim the right to speak out, and we will continue to exercise that right.
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The ODnositiou Convention.

The oppositionists, at Baltimore, nomin- ated J. John Bell, of Tennessee, for President, and Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, for Vice President
 They had chance, by nominating Hous- ton and getting up war with Mexico, to create furor and make some showing in the race With Bell, their case is hope less. He has pandered to the North suf- fciently to disgust the people of the South, while, as slaveholder and southron, he is distasteful to his party at the North. He cannot carry State. How much better it would have been for these men to unite with the national democracy and contend against black republicans!
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From the Avalanche. TO THE PUBLIC.
Memphis. May 9th, 1S(


 In the Enquirer of this morning is an ar ticle appropriated to me by it's editor, Solon Borland, in which my motives in connec- ton with my duties as delegate to Charles ton are impugned. If the relations, which subsist between that gentleman and myself, were known to the citizens of Memphis, 1 should feel reply to be unnecessary As it is, 1 desire to say that my proclivities for Mir. Douglas were well known, both in and out of my own State, and for months previous to the State convention, and ought to have been known to even this editor for the Desha resolutions, of which 1 was known and stated to be the author, were published in one or more of the city papers at the time, as l learn. My opinions were so often written and spoken that not mem- Der of the convention but distinctly under stood my position, and not one of them, but will bear witness, to the falsity of the charge of this editor. That 1 should have been selected delegate to Charleston by an almost unanimous vote considering N[r. Douglas friends were in decided minori- ty) is personal compliment of which I oHdh 0Ncl lco1 Juotly plOutl, anu III rctuTH for such generous confidence, 1 can say to those had the honor to represent, search the record, and they will find no vote of mine, in conflict with their instructions, for Mir. Douglas, but the instructions followed out to the letter. And if I am censured for not stampeding with this new party, I can only say 1t was not written, and that my sense of duty led me to consult the integrity of the democratic party, and not its dis memberment. That 1 was entitled to the expression of my own individual opinions, at all times and on all occasions, was but the operation of the right of every freeman, and those l represented were the last to have desired to abridge that right, for they we'll knew that the slightest intimation of that kind would have been met by me with expressions of the most ineffable scorn and contempt.
 That the public may understand the pri- vate malignity that induced the article al luded to, it is only necessary to state, that that gentleman and myself had, several years ago, a personal difficulty, which led to challenge He refused to fight, and l then posted him to the world as a coward, a liar and scoundrel, and from thence for
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Baltimore Correspondence.
Baltimore, Md., May 10, 1860.

Outte"SOFe, 1hU., -Ndy ", ICoo.
 No platform will be adopted, but the nominee whoever he may be, will be expec,- ed to plant himself upon the constitution, and to carry out its views.
 Among the delegates from our State, I notice Capt. c. c. Danley, J. B. Keats, Mr. Underwood and Mir. Kennard of the Batesville Balance.
 There are some nine States not represent ed on the floor of the convention, but I think that the representatives of two or three of those States will arrive to-day The nomination will be made to-day and I think that by tonight the convention will have finished its business and adjourn. It IS one of the most enthusiastic conventions that 1 have ever witnessed. The grey boards of many an " old coon'' whom all persons supposed to have been politically buried, 10 the semany years, are to be seen among the delegates and they seem to don their armor with all the enthusiasm of days of yore; but l think that from old age that they will be unable to keep their seats in the saddle and will be overthrown. They claim that upon themselves depend the fate of the country. Well time will show them the tallacy of their hopes.
 Since writing the first part of my letter, the convention has gone into ballot for the nomination of candidate for the Pres- dency, which resulted on the second ballot with the selection of the Hon. John Bell by the almost unanimous voice of the con vention. He may be able to carry perhaps one State out of the thirty three and that is all Had Houston been nominated the party would have stood better chance.- The Hon. Edward Everett of Mass, was the unanimous choice of the convention for the Vice Presidency and was not balloted for but nominated,by acclamation.a There is to be large ratification meeting in Monu- ment square tonight, will send you re- port of it.
 The different States are now, with two ol three exceptions, represented.
 Thus far there seems to be perfect una nimity of feeling among the southern peo- pie in regard to the action of the retiring delegations from the Charleston conven- tion I have not heard their course censur- ed by one single person. If their States refuse to ratify their acts, it will be virtual ly indorsing Douglas and his platform.
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ward beneath my notice, or that of and other gentleman. Writhing under the weight If such denunciations, it Is easy for the public to understand the low malice which prompt ed his article against me. With this ex- planation leave the miscreant to the con tempt and infamy to which he has hereto fore been consigned, and promise the pub lie uot to trouble them again with any fur ther notice in any way of the miserable wretch, since, under the circumstances, 1 could not do sowlthout dishonoring myself.
 T. B. FLOURNOY.
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Senatorial Convention Hot Spring, Sa-
 line and Montgomery.

On motion of Hugh McCollum, Ihos. Williams of Montgomery was called to the chair, and Tom. B. Hale appointed secre- tary.
 Upon calling the roll it was found that Saline county was unrepresented, but majority being present the convention pro ceedcd to business
 The following resolution was adopted as a voting basis.
 Resolred, That the nomination of this conven- tion shall be by majority vote of the whole district.
 Mir. Bean withdrew his name from the action of the convention before balloting.
 Mr. McCollum nominated R. $. Clayton, of Hot Spring No othert nominations being made, Mr. Clayton Was declared the choice of the convention, having re- ceived the entire vote of Hot Spring and Montgomery counties.
 On motion, the chair appointed com mittee to wait upon Mir. Clayton and in- form him of the choice of the convention.
 The committee returned the following, which was read in the convention.
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North ern Fugitives.

Every now and then the abolitionists brag oftheir underground railroad operations, and of the number of slaves forwarded to misery in Canada The escape of such slaves is held up as evidence that the state of servi- tude is an unhappy one and the institution of slavery a wrong. Tried by their rule their institutions must be much worse For every slave that leaves his master at least three apprentices run away from thell masters at the North. That they are not pursued and caught is simply because white slave labor is so cheap that another can be procured with less trouble The master has only to apply to the overseers of the poor and he gets child for ten or twelve years, for board and clothing. If then, leaving service is any evidence, the appren- tice system at the North, must be worse than slavery at the South.
 Again: more wives of northern men, in proportion to theirnum bers, run away from their husbands than slaves from southern masters Therefore, marriage IS worse institution than African slavery.
 The cant about buying and selling men and women and taking them from their families can be answered in the same way. Last year, fellow advertised for gover- nesses or teachers to come to the South, and actually engaged dozen or more, took them to New York and decamped with their baggage A man can go to-day in any of the New England States and hire a hundred young women to leave their rela- tives and come to the South as teachers, or to be employed in some pursuit followed by females Five hundred dollars will take the flower of the family from the domestic hearth Indeed, labor there is so plentiful and so little demand for it that an advertisement for clerk has been answered in one case by seven hundred persons. Governesses, nurses and female attendants will go all over the world for less sum yearly than ne gro wench hires for at home. After all it is the name. If we called ours apprentices, or helps, or even serv ants, and would drop the word slavery, the cry would cease As far as the actual servitude goes, the negro of the South does less hard work and is better paid for it than the white laborer at the North.
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ITEMS.

Among the news times in an exchange we find the following:
 At the poor house in Geneva, H., las. week. an old and infrm pauper who had been as.ignei a shabby Outhouse as his abode for several years, was found with one foot literally eaten to the bone by rats. He was removed to the large building, and bis leg amputated below the knee; but his recovery is doubtful. A few moments after his removal more than dozen large rats, invited to the feast, were seen scampering about the vacant bed.''
 Of course our readers would suppose the people of Geneva were shocked at this. Not at all: it was only white man.
 Mrs. Edwin Shipper Burd was buried in Philadelphia recently with much pomp. Over thousand dollars worth of gold was put in the grave, the plate, handles and nails of the coffin being of solid gold.
 The "culled pussons '' of New York held a meeting in Zion church, N Y. city, recently. They quarreled about the coloni- zation society and got up lively scrim- mage. The gas was turned off andit be- came dark fight. Next morning the chair makers were on hand gathering wool to stuff cushions with.
 A very pretty girl 16 or IS years of age residing in Rockport, H., advertised for a husband for the romance of the thing. This led to an interview with gambler named William Moore, who seduced her and started with her to Pike's Peak. But the poor girl was murdered on the way, and her body found in Iowa.
 The black republicans in the vicinity ot Concord, Massachusetts, are burning the barns of all known democrats. In addition to that, they make night hideous by serenaN ding democrats in the cities with tin-pans, horns, etc. Is there no mustard seed shot in Mass?
 The Eufaula Spirit gives an account ofa negro in Alabama, whose skin is changing from jet black to the fairest white. Says the Spirit: "His neck and arms, as far down as his fingers, are of smooth, soft, delicate whteness that would rival that ot the tenderest, purest Circassian. His lips are of soft ruddy hue, and his face and body beginning to show the same radical, wonderful change.
 The taxable property in Brazoria county, Texas, averagee Sl3,000 to each voter.
 The Georgia lottery grants are foreclosed by prohibition of the drawings under i~ penal enactment of the legislature of that State. to take effect on the first day of June.
 No less than six vessels left the port of New York, within fortnight, all destined for the slave trade. Of course they cleared for other ports than those on the coast of Africa.
 As an evidence of the state of morals in New York, we give the fact that dead body of woman was found in the river. It was put in the dead house for identitica- ton when no less than twenty seven per sons who had lost wife or daughter or sister within few days came to see if 1t was their truant.
 Dr. Winship, the famous gymnast, has raised l, 200 pounds with his hands.
 The delegates to the Charleston conven- tion had green peas, strawberries and sleh like" Would liked to have been there, but-fve dollars day.
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CRoPs.-We have discouraging accounts of the wheat crop from the northern and northwestern portion of the State The late frosts and cold weather in April have seriously injured it. However, we hope these reports are much exaggerated.
 Cotton is generally up and the planters say there is every prospect of good stand. Corn too looks well, and so far we have fair prospects. The high water season has not come yet, but it is possible we may have no rise in the river this spring of an unusual height.
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The Arkadelnhia Convention.

TThe Philadelphia convention met on Monday morning last. Gen. A. G. May CTS, of Sebastian, was elected temporary president. Messrs Black and Burton were elected secretaries. The convention then organized by the election of Gov. Hampton president.
 Before the committee on credentials re- ported, proposition was submitted oy MT Ross, of Chicot, to place the names of both Dr. Mitchell and Col. Can't before the people, but which being warmly opposed by the friends of both candidates was per mitted to lie over temporarily. After wards the friends of Col. Can't proposed to have the resolution called up, which was done, and it was passed without dissent ing voice. It was so near tie and the noml- nation being dependent on two contested counties, 1t was held to be advisable and thought by many to be course more cal culated to give satisfaction to refer the two candidates to the people to decide who should, if either, go to Congress.
 Each and every democrat is now left free to choose between them-neither being the nominee. We are entitled to the same right cfchoice, and Dr. Mitchell being sup porter of the state convention and indorsing its platform and nomination, we hoist his name at our mast head.
 The State Convention was indorsed- the course of our seeding delegates ap- proved-new delegates to Baltimore, with authority to go to Richmond, were appoint ed. The delegates are Hon. R. w. John son, Hon. Josiah Gould, Dr. Hobson, of the State Rights Eagle, and Gen. $. II. Hampstead.
 The convention adjourned to meet on the 1st Monday of May, 1862, at Pine Bluff.
 The official proceedings we will publish in our next issue.
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Point Meers, Johnson Co.,, May s. '6O

DEAR SIR-The frost last fall and this spring has, am afraid, ruined our wheat in this section, and as if this was not enough, the rust seems likely to take what the frost left. Our corn looks bad, but favorable seasons may bring this out
 see in the New York Day Book of the slst ut, report of debate in the Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. was much pleased with the remarks of Parson Kettle in the conference, and I.sug- gest if you have space, that you renu5lisb it in the True Democrat Such conserve tive sentiments may yet prove a leaven for the whole lump at the North. God grant 1t may prove so.
 Your friend, l.. Rp
 NorE.-Our copy of the Day Book of that date has been mislaid, or we would take pleasure of examining the speech of the Rev. MT. Kettle and republishing it as requested.
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cause he could not be the big sorre in thlead, but has abored as faithfully old CharieNnder the saddle. His democracy is unquestionedl ltis honestly and frankly confessed and indoHi by democrats throughout the length and brealh of this congressional district. He established ht htsef in the affection and confidence of that plYtSong before this selfconstituted great man Ret the |" shades of the Hermitage" Whenever Dr. Mltchel's claims have been canyassed in mi Son- gressional district, he has been proclaimed d the man for Representative ia Congress, as betteen Can't and him. If Mitchell gets the Arkadebhia nomination, which he is sure of, he will hap to beat this Tennessee renegade who will be an tle- pendent candidate. This will cost no effort. Ted dy has hung on so long to, and been fostered tom the public treasury that we fear when his supple, from that quarter are cut off that he Nust staE,e out. In order to avert such q calamity we propose that in conformity with an English custom, he b, put on retired chancellors list," and that heb, pensioned by the democratic party for life I'm press of business engagements prevents our takin farther notice of him this week. We will try to d him justice, and show him off in his true colors il our next issue. We expect him to be as hard ol us as possible. We comfort ourselves with tn, Hudibrasuc couplet.
 When knaves on are satyric,
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National Convention.

Since our article on this subject, we have learned that our views, as expressed there in, have been in effect indorsed and carried out by both the Arkakelphia and Dover conventions. Each one of these conven- tions have sent delegates to the national convention at Baltimore, while, at the same time, they have warmly approved the course of the seeding delegates. The Philadelphia convention appointed as delegates the following gentlemen:
 Hon. RoBT. w. JOHNSON.
 Hon. JOSIAH GOULD.
 Dr. A. w. HoBsoN.
 Gen. $. H. HAMPSTEAD. The Dover convention, we understand, appointed the following gentlemen as dele gates:
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Dreec County, Ark, April 3Oth, 1860.

EpIroR OF THE TRUE DEMOCRAT
 Dear Sir: I find in the True Democrat of the 21st April, a communication from Drew county, signed Virgil, in which 1 am represented as being candidate of the opposition. Now 1 am at loss to know from what authority MT. Virgil spoke, and why he represented MT. Hemmingway and Col. J. w. Barrow as democrats, and my self and Mr. Harrison as opposition candl- dates. Neither do 1 understand his re- mark in regard to becoming candidates, as l have publicly declared myself to be candidate already, but not an opposition one did not know that there was an opposition party in this county. am and have been opposed to any division in the South, had hoped and still believe that the South will be united in opposition to the black republican party; and in favor ot the nominee of the Charleston convention. In regard to my political course heretofore, l will remark that l once belonged to the old constitutional whig party, but for the last few years l have acted with the demo- cratic party, having voted for MT. Buchan- an in 1856, and sustained his administra- tion since; my hopes are now m the success of that party in whose cause l expect to labor and to serve whether l succeed in my aspirations or not. l therefore claim to be as good a democrat as Mr. Virgil or Col J. w. Barrow either, and far better than Gen. C. r. Hemmingway.
 E. SANDUSKY.
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The first Cashmer goat ever brought to Tennessee was sold at Gallin the other day for S1 900. Dr. Cornett of Logan coun- ty, bought at the same place, pair of pure bloods for $2,000 and Mr. Wm. E.. Douglas, of Texas, got another pair, at the same price. S1,00O is the price of pure blooded Cashmer goat and they are hardy and thrifty.
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DEFEAT OF THE DIsoRGANIzERs.-The programme as laid down by the Old Line Democrat was not carried out by the disor- ganizers, they being in hopeless minority The Dover convention took no action con cerning the State convention, and the Ar Ladelnbia convention indorsed the action of the State convention.
 Thus ends the first chapter in the histo- " of Reorganization.
 "The King of France with forty, thousand men Marched up a hill-then marched down again"
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Gg- THE RIVER continues quite low, though we had fine rain on Wednesday. The mail-boats come up as far as Pine Bluff, where they are met by stages Notwithstanding the lateness of the sea son, the river trade is brisk, freights heavy and boats crowded with passengers.
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HoT SPRINGS, ARK, May ', 1860.

 Genflemen Of the Committee
 of the Senatorial nominating Conrention: I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your favor, informing of the action of the con vention now in session in this valley, which con fers upon me the nomination for Senator, to repre- sent in the next legislature the district of Saline, Montgomery and Hot Spring counties Comparatively stranger in this State, and ?ever having sought or solicited political preierment, am deeply sensible of the compliment which has been conferred upon me by your convention. l there fore accept the nomination.; and in doing 80, can only promise, that to the best of my ability 1 will endeavor, in the coming canvass and at all times, to prove myself worthy of the confidence which has been reposed in me by the convention.
 Very respectfully, your Ob't. serv't.
 R. $. CLAYTON. To Hugh McCollum, Thomas Williams, and others-C0Bm,iHee.
 The following resolution was offered and adopted;
 Resoloed, That these proceedings be published in the True Democrat.
 On motion the convention adjourned.
 THOMAS WILLIAMS, CH'n. ToM B. HALE, Secy.
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RETrREp.-Mr. R. H. Johnson, for the last nine years editor of the Little Rock True Democrat, has retired from the edlto. rial fraternity Mir. Johnson was one of the best and ablest newspaper writers Tn the State, and, during his career as editor of the Democrat, he won reputation that will not soon fade from the memory of those who love Arkansas, for he has done as much, if not more, than any other man
 to develope her resources. He has our wishes for bright future.- Warren Sun
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Moscow, ARK, May Sth, 1860.

MT. YERKEs-
 Dear Sir: The True Democrat is irregu- lar in its visits to us, while the Old Liner reaches us regularly by every mail "What can the matter be-" If it be in your pow CT to rectify this irregularity it would give us pleasure to have it done.
 In the great political warfare that is now being waged with such violence we are all deeply interested, particularly as some of us are candidates.
 Respectfully, etc, R.K. G.
 We will do all in our power to rectify the irregularity alluded to.
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w An original way of answering two questions at time:
 "Here, Biddy, my darlint, what's the time o'night, and where's the pertaty pud- ding ?"
 "It's eight, sir