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RNCCWTt0n OIL AG00Eor DOUT1H&s
4 meeting Of citizens irrespective Of party;
assembled ut the Briggs House last evening,
and. committee was chosen to welcome
Senator Douglas, who is to arrive hero on
Wednesday evening by the S. L., A. O. G.
train. Ira T. Mupn,. Esq, was appointed
Chairman, d George ". G'gs, Secretary.
Ga motion Of r. NJ Hough, Esq q commit.
tee Of thirty four waa appointed, WITH ie4l
power to set. The following named gentle
men constitute the Committee:
Hon. ]. S Runsey, Judge saa 49, II, n'eG n4''
Stephen ClarF, 9onn % = ~ oep Al,pan
Alex. White. 2onu J'naa sE4 Whita H.
Dr. D. McFicker, 11i1Hs - ~ arvan
j. L HancocE+ T. T. assna5
n. NJ iiough, =: :,sos ~ Ho g sh.s.,.,
L. P. billiard, 9,'5 " caeea
! John c. HatteE, qaeiu cs.,,a = uase'
F c. Sherman. "a Cnutu'
| James Loug, M!niH.
| Ira T. Ma tan, T. WMhet' 5'
/ Geo. r.. Gsgc, Il. BurleS,
| VIM F. Tinker, +. tafy"r,
| g, " Cummings Z. y. WICKER,
| c. n. Holuer, T.. D Go!sln,
| Nathan Meare. sc. Benham.
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This following named business men and citizens
Of Chicago have this day mads their deposits with
Chicago MA41HE & FIaE INSURANCE Co.,
B. F. CARVER T. Co.,
F. GRANGER ADAMS.
H. A. Tucker s Co.,
WESTERN MARINE T. IRE INSURANCE Co.,
HoFrMASa & GELpcKr,
EDWARD /. T1sKuaM 3 Co.,
Undsr mutual agreement to receive and pay out
as currency during the present war, the notes Of
Tho Illinois Banks named la the list below:
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1[1Ha1lte1.

WANTED A Situation as Wet
W Nurfe, By a roman who ha: young ehti4
Apply at 1T u est Washington street apzix5s
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THE MILITARY FIRE Ba1eApE.-The fire
men enrolled as q military compa' are dill
gently getting themselves up for vel! drilled
corps, and will, when called OF, do good exc
cutiea In queEchirg the fires OF rebellion.
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ITO RENT Three first -cIass frame
i Dwelling ,u.oe Nos 21a, ~ and IS North L.
sale street copk shining eact nine rooe and fy Gel
lar whole size Of butltDEs with Eaa water &C. Rent
"a q Apply to PURtEGTu1 b SCRANTON, N7
EQuth Water street. ap3e73I1m
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ITO RENT.-A frsr class stone
front tre.co finished dT.lling with brick out
h.susea. 10. 9o6 North Lasane Eeet st. Ct aa4
thu Nnrth Side heving das view Of the and I'm
pr ved Er suods i- lts aurroundi1EN Prizes $50 per
pfv. F'* x;st9 e554 "
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ACCIDENTAL DRowS1SG.--Ons Saturday ia.t
Thomas Creagan and Jerry Sullivan were Wsl6
Ing On the lake shore breakwater, wnen
Creagaa stumbled and fell into the basin, and
was drowned befare assistance could oe ren
dered The body was recovered and an In
quest held thereon on Sunday ?. Il. Verdict
Accidental Drowning"
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ITO RHET.-The first. class House,
L 4e4 Wabash avenue ts f7r rent to L nrstc1aas
tea4pt or ope or iron th6 18f OF May
Tbs houae contains twelve rooms. two bath rooms,
hot aud cold wster and II warmed by steam Eates
Thn lot s. feet By fe.t with good barn Apply to
4. G, LOOMS. II Marine Bank 4pl3-9w
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ITO RENT-Wharfage Lot No 2,
Il Block So South lids being the second lot sonfn
oH H.dson sees BsS EgS e. @ fet Tes
Tont thenee through g Market s stes .1lsa + ~ r
Coal and Wood Yxrd7 for which 1nfpree = one q
the most de=irAote In tha city inquire OF +; T.
EHAPMaE L BEQ Itnd'7 Block. ep:9X9W
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Tte list Of Iliiueis banks published In tie
fr:t edition Ct our LAST tEsue, and delivered TO
or city taEee:;bc1s, contained many impor-
taat e1;o-s. TIE corrected list will be found
il th= money sric1y en- the fourth psgo. Cnt
It Gu: aaG pc5ssrye 1t.
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ITO RENT-The large Store, No.
ebez Ws nke sse5 ana = shs ssofs oee9 S -
well Co. for one Or I'VE ysarn- Terms nads knoTa
west corner Of Wabash avsnue. PETER PAGE
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KILLED IN AN Esa1xE.-On yesterday after
nooa man named William Dixon, employed
as 81 engineer at a single raii1 on tie corner
Of fS:s:e-ond Taylor streets, accidentally fe
into the fy.Hhe=l Of his engine, and was In.
stnnt.r killed
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CURRENT ILLINOIS BAKEs.-sercra1 serious er-
ross occurred In the list Of current Illinois banks
az published in the first edition Of ont last issue.
1t was served only to our city subscribers. The
following is the corrected list which all should cut
mt a! Il preserFe
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c., B. d Q. r. r. TIME TARLE~~A new time
table went into effsc: on the c., 3. g. Q. R. r
on Sunday last. The Aurora Passenger leaves
Chicago at AIS P. H., arrives here at 1880 a.
II. The through pas enger trains depart ut
oA. II and 8 Is 2. N.
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PoErRx.-If any per=on is desirous CT iasu-
ing bulky volume Of poems on the war, we
can help then to e numerous collection CT ef-
fusions that have been poured In upon us.
Who takes the lot?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11

radiation to which the country is exposed by
 the insane counsels which, for sake of all abstraction, have driven the cotton States out of the Union. England Is our conner cial rival and hitherto we have disputel with her the sovereignty of the seas. She now eXultS in the anticipation that that day shall have soon passed away, and that Britannia, resuming her maritime sway, will again 'rule the waves" It is for her interest that there should be two or three confetleracies on this continent, and she will not permit the North, if 1t were able, to conquer the South, and force a reunion by arms, or compel it through the oper- ation of blockade and by lcvying tribute upon southern imports.
 The same policy is promulgated on the part of the emperor of the French, whose organ cspouses the quarrel of the South as '' the victim of northern petitions" /" and lenounces the north as the aggressor, as ( exhibiting so much rashness and au- lacity" betanse it relies upon the abolition feeling of Europe. But imperial France warnes her against the delusion, and points to the present attitude of Eng land, as beginning to measure the whol. extent of the disaster which menaces her manufactures, and no longer disgusting the fact, in spite of her abolition tendencies, that her commercial interests depend in a great measure on the prospelty of the South, while Europe has deep interest in seeing preserved, at least temporarily, her institutions now attacked with so much vehemence.
 It is thus very evident that neither France nor England will permit blockade of the cotton States, and that 1t is highly probable they already have an understand ing on the question, as they had in the case of the interruption of their trade in China. And who can doubt that their joint action will bc equally decisive? Should the President, therefore, carry out the policy indicated in his inaugural, he may calculate not only upon war with fifteen southern States, but a disastrous war with England and France in less than six months.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
Free Barbecue in Lefevre Township

The citizens of Lelevre township, Pulaski county, having determined to give barbecue and raise fl secession flag, met at Mound church on she 29th March to make necessary arrangements.
 The meeting was well attended. D. M Thom- son, esq, was chosen president, and Maj. W. w. Morrow, acted as secretary.
 A committee were appointed to arraI!ge and procure all necessaries. {:
 CoMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS D.: Amos Leon Lelevre, $. S. Smith, A. L. Leievre, ST., L. L. Thomson, Jesse. Hill, J. Dehl IT Churchill, W. F. Ford, and Wm. Faulkner.
 COMMITTEE TO PROCURE PoLE, ETci---Jos Adams, w. A. Martin, J. A. Wright, w: B. Le feyre. Robt Owens, and B. F. Vaughn
 COMMITTEE TO INVITE ORAToRs-D M. Thorn son. Jas Harper, and w. w. Morrow.
 Saturday, the 27th day of April, was chesen fo abe barbecue, on which occasion 4 secession pol' will be raised, upon which the ladies will lhost b,ue flag. There will be several orations,, on th' present impending questions, and also good ban' sg music will be in attendance A large ana stump tuous dinner will be given, and a suitcienc. of good water A cordial invitation is extended to all.
 D. M. THOMSON, Pres't.
 w W. MoRRow, S-c'y.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
EDIToRs TRUE DEMOCRAT

EDITORS TRUE DEMOCRAT
 How the South have been made tributary to the North is explained by the tariff published in your paper of last week; it will be that the duties range from 30 to 10 per cent, but for the sake of illustration will call it 9 per cent; now let it be remembered that capital and labor is the power that supports nations, communities and individuals. Capital is generally invested with view to profit; labor is controlled by the natural laws of supply and demand; if labor is plenty it is cheap, fscarce it is dear--protectvc tariffs humbugs got up for the benefit of capitalists Now let us suppose four individuals, A, B, C and D have each an equal amount of capital, say S4,O0O invests his in digging gold in California, B invests like amount in producing cotton in Arkansas, C goes to Massa- chusetts and invests his ill producing manuactories necessary for the consumption of A and B. D goes to Canada and invests in like pursuits; now we will suppose that A and make anually 25 per cent or Sl ,O00 which they wish to lay out for supplies D proposes to furnish them for S7 50; but C says our labor must be protected, so you must pay duty of 8 50 now it seems clear to me that tie cup tai of is reimbursel every four years, while
 and 5 loo e' an equal amount. This system would keep any country drained of capital-no wonder the South has no money to build railroads or scarcely to carry on her commercial operations If we seccde the tribute that we have been paying the North will be employed in building railroads, manu!actories and towns and villages in the South instead of emigrant aid associations in Massachu- sets. The negro question never can be settled so long as it is popular theme for Reclamation at the North nor Gods providence in placing the negro in his present position till is pointed out from the MIH. Mr. Harper can't see in Dumar and the prize scholar in Paris, the working of this provi. dence in the elevation of those two half negroes or in the elevation of the full blood negro that mar ricd the rich lady in London without objections from her parents PUBLIC GOOD.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11

TnE TARIFFS NORTH AND SoUTH.-The following comparison of few Of the artl- cles embraced in the various tariffs of the North and South, will show how the two sections stand at present, and how their in terests " II be effected under the new tariff. The fl <. column is the present U. $. tariff, the second the existing southern tariff, based upon the U. s. tariff. The third is the new U. s. tariff, just adopted, and the foulth the proposed new tariff for the Con. federate States, but which it is reported has not been passed. It will be seen that the rates of the existing southern tariff are less than the existing U. s. tariff. thls diff ference is still greater under the new United States tariff and the southern proposed tariff:
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
From the Eastern jMe.) Argus. Not Very Complimentary.

The following is an extract from letter written by prominent member of Con- gress to gentleman in this place. It was not intended for publication, and gives no very complimentary account of old Abe:
 WnLARD's HOTEL,
 Washington, March l, 1861.
 was called here to vote in the House, and will return to Richmond tomorrow. The republican party is utterly demoralized, disrupted and broken up. Cameron and Chase, Weed and Greedy, can never allil- fate. Lincoln is a cross between a sand hill crane and an Andalusian jackass. He is, by all odds, the weakest man who has ever been elected-worse than Taylor, and he was bad enough.
 believe Virginia, under his follies and puerilites, will secede. It will take time, and she will act deliberately, and with her go all the border slave States. 1 was sent for by him. l speak what l know. He is vain, weak, puerile, hypecritical, without manners, without social grace, and as he talks to you, punches his fist under your ribs He swears equal to Uncle Toby, and in every particular, morally and mentally, I have lost all respect for him He is surrounded by a lot of toad d-eaters and bottle holders, and did not know what the Adams amend dmcnt was until told him In addition to this, 1 am perfectly satisfied he is an abolitionist of the Lovejoy anc Sumner type.
 Such is your God. Oh! Israeli"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11

on the condition of their Union being vio- lated What right can State have to secede? Why, the same right the colonies had to revolt, and much stronger right that enjoyed by every partner in joint stock copnany. What, asks the President of the United States, is the difference be- tween q State and county? Surely no one who needs to be informed ought to De in MT. Lincoln's place. What IS the dit- ference between the relations oi State to the Union, and that of a county to its State Why just this--a county has no existence whateye. apart from its State. The State was the primary institution, and the coun- ty acquired from 1t only conditional ln- dividuality; whereas, the Union, instead ot giving birth to the States, was their crea- ton. Far from being the parent power, 1t
 is their offspring. Apart from them It ceases to be; whereas apart from 1t the States continue to be separate communities with distinct constitutions, as they were long before they created that impersonal ger--the Union. Indeed, the analogy breaks down at every point
 The world moves! But yesterday the South had not hearing in all Europe Already the leading journals of France and England are vieing with each other in vindlcating her character and principles Strike out, old Virginia, or you will soon be left the tail of black republican ass, alone in your glory.--Richmond DiSpdtch.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
 n IVY

DEW TIT, ARK, Aprll /, loOl. A company of light infantry containing eighty men, good and true to southern rights, has been organized and uniformed in Dewitt, under the name of the Dewitt Guards.
 D. Quertermous, Capiaia.
 D. B. McFarane, 1St Li@uienaat. Saml. Nichols, 2ni 6
 J. A. Walls, 3rd "
 J. w. Jackson, Ordrly SergeGn. We can say 10 the public generally that since the action of the late State convention has become generally known, the utmost indignation has been manifested towards the majority who ruled and controlled it, They have placed Arkansas in q false if not q critical position, before he world.- They have heecel her treasury without rendering her any benefit. They have pocketed her money, and, by their puslanmous course, have placed a stigma upon her fair Game. On the first Monday in August next the people of Arkansas will give them the rebuke they have so justly merited.
 Yours, etc,
 D. B. QUERTER NOUS.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11

be almost a unit for the cause of the South
 As soon as the applause subsded, A. J. Bussey, esq, of Union, was called out and responded in a brief, but spiritel anu earnest appeal for the good cause.
 We regret that we have not more time and space to devote to this notice. Xvi dentlv the people are in earnest now, if they have not been heretofore. The meet ing was pery large enc, and but one senti- ment seemed to psevai-that the conven- tion had misused it's trust, ant that the sooner we got out the better for all con cerned.
 Of the resolutions and recommendations we shall have more to say in our next issue.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
France and England swining Towards
 the South

the South.
 There can be no longer any doubt that France, England, and all the leading Euro pean powers, will promptly acknowledge the independence of the Southern Confede- racy. In addition to the utterances of Le Poys, the Noniteur, Napoleon's chief organ, has come out in an article that looks bold y to that end, and says plainly that the interests of France, under the two tariffs, are with the southern States. We have always predicted that England, notwith- standing her abolitionism, would be com pelled by her interests to take the same pcs stion; but certainl we had not anticipated that, at this early period, we should see leading English journals entering witthh ardor into the defence of the southern char acter, and criticizing with bitter scorn and irony MT. Linconln's inaugural, Thus, for example, the London AMenoua, the great critic king of the English world of letters, which, few years ago, pitched into Pro- lessor Bledsoe's great article on slavery with such ferocity, has a long review of American atfairs, from which we make the | following extracts:
 "And nothing is more likely to goad the South into an obstinate perseverance in their present position, than reiteration of the charge that they are mere wordy hrag- garts. 4 more foolish calumny than this was never uttered in the heat of political warfare That which is grandest in the history of the American ConfedeFaoy is to be found in the biographies of southern men The South has her faults, but cowardice and trickery are not amongst them. The author of A Memoir of 4 bra ham Lincoln, whose scanty and barren pages have nc strength save that of acrimonious partizan ship, sneers at the buster of the hot blooded South. He may be assured that the English, to whom he especially addres ses himself, by no means attribute g pre- ponderance of trans Atlantic buster tt the South,''
 And who would ever have expected tc find in London journal such an intelligen and conclusive criticism as that of tn 4AMenoum upon Lincoln's anti-secessio, | speech at Indianapolis? In fact, we hay scarcely seen anywhere clearer, more con else and comprehensive statement;
 We must express our astonishment a the use of such language by lawyer. I'm American Union is combination of inde pendent States, leagued tor the accomplish menW A4 A0bjects, and free to retir
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
N. s. GRAVES, ! J. T, BEARDEN, V. $. LEAKE,
 PETER POPE, R w. M. WARREN,

The next speaker was $. E. Williams, esq.,, of our city, who showed himself a zealous and able advocate of secession.- He was ilgtaned tq with profound atte4tion, and received unmistakable evidence that his arguments were appreciated by all present.
 Hon. E. A. Warren. being now called for; came toward, greeted by the whelcoming shouts of the audience, and in masterly speech showed that our only hope of safety was with our southern sisters, who have achieved their independence. It had been said that he was Union man and had changed--such was not the case. At first he was for cooperating with all tla slave States, but never for submission to abolition rule. The course of events had placed CO., operation beyond the pale of possible con- summation, and but one question was n9w left for us to decide-wiil we submit to Lincoln, or go into the Southern Confede. racy? The North showed no disposition to conciliate; had offered US no guarantees for our safety in the Union, and it was das- tardly to petition our enemies for rights which were inherent and indestructab ble.-- In conclusion, be pledged himself to can ] vsss for secession, and expressed his con viotion that V hen the people should come to understand the matter fully. they would
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
Militia.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
 LiH!e R0ck, Ark, April 2d, 1861.
GENERAL ORDER No. C.
HIS Excellency, the Governor and Cor

HIS Excellency, the Governor and Com \ mander-in-Chief, is of opinion that an uni form system of Military Tactics would prove highly advantageous to the interest of the Milita and Volunteer service of the State He, th arefore. an. nounces to the malita and volnr .eer eorns of the State ot Arkansas that .le has selected for their organlzation, drill and general instructions the work on tactics by Maj. William Gilham, of the Virginia Military Institute, entitled :. Manual Of Instructioa ies tAs Volunteer and Maum of Me Ua;iea Stetes."
 As 1t is absolutely incumbent upon every officer to make himself proficient in the duties appertan- Ing to his office, it is recommended that each one will provide himself with copy as early as pract- cable.
 A few hundred copies will be ordered and officers may be supplied upon the arrival of the books at the actual cost, by making application to the Ad- jutant Generals office at Little Rock.
 By order of the Commander-in- Chief
 EDMUND BURGEVIN,
 Adjutant General of Arkansas A Anril 4 IS6I 3t
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
Interview With MT. Lincoln by Delega-
 ton from Virginia

A special dispatch to the New York Ee- press, giving the following account of an interview with Mir. Lincoln by Union delegation from Virginia, who advisei the President to give up Fort Sumter
 Virginians-With Fort Sumter given up, the motives for irritation and fighting would give way. It would relieve Major Anderson, save his garrison, disappoint the fighting men of the South, put the secessionists in the wrong, and enable us Union men in Virginia to concentrate m ore powerfully to keep our State in the Uniol.a and perhaps save the nation from civil War
 Mr.. Lincoln (who always tells a story or relates fable, said: Gentlemen, you remember the fable of the lion and the bride, and how the lion, who desired to pay his addresses, solicited permission from the brides father and how the father con sented, but with the advice that as the lions teeth were sharp and the claws long, and not at all handsome, he advised the king of beasts to pull out the one and cut off the other, which being done, the good father easily knocked the lion in the head
  ter, South Carolina will do this with us.
 The Virginians argued that to save the State and to save what was left of the Union, was something worth considering Fort Sumter could not be relieved without the loss of thousands of lives, and to hold 1t was but a barren honor in contrast.
 Mr. Lincoln responded: Virginia is but a few hours from Washington. You, gentlemen are members of the convention. Go to Richmond. Pass a resolution that Virginia will not in any event scccdc, and 1 may then agree with you ill the fact that a State, any day, is worth more that fort
 This is the substance of an interesting interview, and the reader may draw from it what conclusion he pleases
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
Linen Department.

Linen Department. PRINTED LINEN CAMBRICS, new designs. PRINTED LINEN REGATTAS. LINEN SHIRTING, Golden Flax. LINEN SHEETING, French and Scotch. REAL TOtLE DE COUTRAI. FRENCH TABLE SETS. FRENCH TABLE DAMASK. - SCOTCH DIAPERS and TOWELS. BIRDS EYE DIAPER, LINEN LAWNS, etc. FRENCH and ENGLISH HOSIERY All descriptions and szes for Ladies and Children. FILET MITS AND GLOVES. NEW STYLE FANS. PARASOLS. VALENCIENNE, Application and Point Laces. RICH EMBROIDERIES. MOURNING COLLARS and SLEEVES. PARLOR SUITS. MORNING ROBES and CAMISOLLES. MARSEILLES SUITS. EMBROIDERED SKIRTS. INFANT ROBES, etc. CHlLDREN'S COSTUMES. RICH LACE and MUSLIN CURTAINS. MUSLIN AND LACE BARS. MARS EILLES QUILTS, Counterpanes, etc. FRENCH PERFUMERY, etc.
 We will take particular pains to i'll all bf era from the country. April 4, 1861 ly
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
Direct Importation. J. l. P " c I s S GO ConaI Street, corner Of Bourbon, NEJV OpLE1NS.

''e'' H0'''t'' 'Of'ec v DO0TOOH,
 NEW pLE1NS. nUR stock of SPRING GOODS O ready for examinations, and comprises a conn plete assortment of choice styles of SEASONAL BLE GOODS, to be sold at
 Very Low Prices! GOOD GRENADINE BARGE, at l5c y BROCADE ENGLISH BAREGE. at 25e a \ ORGANDY STYLE BARGE, from Soc EMB'D CANVAS 3AREGE, from 6Oc yard. \ PLAID SILK GRENADINE, 5Oc.
 '' [" CAUSE, 75c PEKIN and FIGURED HERNANI. EMBROIDERED BLACK TISSUE. BROCADED and PRINTED GRENADINE. CAMBRIC LACE and SHAWI.S. REAL LACE REvERSIBLES.
 POINTS. SPANISH LACE DOUBLES. MUSLIN SIIAWLS and MANTILLAs. MUSLIN zOUAVES and TURCOS. PLAIN and PLAID NANSOOK.
 PLAIN and PLIAD CAMBRICS. PLAIN and PLAID JACONETS. | FANCY LACE MUSLIN and Tartare Muslns EMB'D SWISS, for Morning Robes. SPRING PERCALES, 121sc. FRENCH JACONET, New Style, 25c. | FRENCH ORGANDIES, Rich, 4Oc.