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Year: 1860

people exercise the power of legislatlon.- If he understood democracy to mean that he would not have introduced that resolu- tion, for it is by the united power of the press that vice. error, And despotlsm are driven from the walks of civilized men, and light and justice is caused to walk hand Tn hand, in their stead.

 But if he thinks that democracy means, independent or absolute power, supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority or rlgnt of governing in a single person, we say ii that is his meaning that he should call It autocracy instead of democracy.

 We have no doubt but that the gentle man thought that his position, and that his resolution would be sustained by the mas ses. but ah, delusive hope, the masses have condemned it, and even Mr. Peek ot the Old Line Democrat says in his paper of May the Sd;

 "We apprehend that no honest man will contend that public journal, under any circumstances, IS exempt from the obligation of exposing errors and coruptions of every knd for if it be true that the nress is the guardian of public virtue, and the pala- dium of political rights, then it's first and highest duty is to expose and denounce every departure from the one, and encroachment upon the other'

 We all like good things in this life, but sometimes we have things that please us too we'll and we think that Col. Hindman likes very we'll to have Mir. McRae as a friend, for he is jealous one, and also man ofinhuence, but some how MT, Mckae pleases his friends most too well.
Year: 1860

The appointment of times and places at which the candidates for Governor will address the people will be found in to-day's paper If they fill all the appointments made, they will have to be industrious. IL is to be hoped the people will turn out em naasse to hear them.

 The newspapers throughout the State are requested to publish the list of appoint ments and direct public attention to them All are interested in knowing the views of the next Governor on public questions, and we trust that every one will assist to give notice of the times and places at which the candidates are to speak.
Year: 1860

be determined on and resolutely pursued. The honor of the city demands 1t, and the safety of our peaceable citizens demands 1t.

 The city has been of late rife with bloody affrays, and the parties to most of them are yet unwhipt of justice Is it on account of the small number or ineficiency of the police? It is evident there is something wrong, and we trust determined effort will be made to discover what it is, and an equal determination manifested to reAedy the evil. If it is necessary, let us have whole army of policemen, that order may be maintained, and the law vindicated.- Our citizens have been quiescent long enough, and it is time some movement for reform be instituted .-Aoolanche 2lSt
Year: 1860

The Old Line Democrat, since the visit of it's chieftain, has taken down the name of the democratic nominee and placed that of Mr. Rector, at the head of its columns as q candidate for Governor. In an article on the subject 1t admits that Mir. Johnson is de facto the democratic nominee and bunglingly attempts to excuse itself for this open act of Reorganization. That paper still retains the names of the gentlemen nominated as the county ticket. As it abused the meeting at which they were nominated, we suppose their names will come down too. The reason for keeping them there is, perhaps, that they cannot find enough talented patriotic, pure, unselfish, etc.. etc., old liners to make an independ- ent ticket. Or, 1t is an understanding with the opposition that they will swap votes, and while for appearance sake, they keep the democratic ticket in their columns, will abuse it occasionally and do their best to defeat it. Mr. Peek should do one thing more. He should take the name of "democrat '" from the head of his paper. Capt Danley set him a good example. Let him follow it at once.
Year: 1860

Eg Our subscribers at Pennington s Mills, in this county, say that they do not get their papers from that office. One of them told us he had not got TruesDemo- crat since the middle of February, although he applied for it every week. We send It regularly from this office, and it certainly should reach our subscribers without inter- ruption.
Year: 1860

Ggg- Prest Dolbear, of Dolbear Com mercial College of the city of New Orleans, requests us to say that as the cityi is per fectly healthy, and likely to remain so for some time at least, all those who wish to be ready for fall business should begin i'm mediately. The College is open the entire year and students can resume their lessons at any future time without charge. See advertisement
Year: 1860

DIsGRAcEFUL.-We neither know nor care who were the aggressors in the late fremen riots in. this city, but pronounce them disgraceful to the city, and disgrace, ful to the department. What the ponce were about, and why no arrests nave been made, we are at loss to know put It IS high time that decided stand was taken and stop put to such outrageous proceed ;nrs Whatever action is necessary to stop this lawlessness, this reckless disregard of law and order, and of human life, should
Year: 1860



 MT. EDITOR: I had the pleasure of hear ing last evening the speech of the Hon. T. c. Hindman, and was very much sur prised to find from his speech that the people of the State of Arkansas had been so long ruled by corrupt oligarchy with out their knowledge, without their having any say so in the matter; and they would never have discovered the awful state of serfdom to which they had been reduced, if it had not been for the bright scintilla tions of one of those jewels of the State which has only recently obtained its appro- priate setting. l must own l was some- what indignant at their stupidity. Mir. Editor, our town of Little Rock is now rapidly improving, and it only needs a little judicious energy on the part of its citizens to make it equal in progress and comfort to any city in the South. You hear and read great deal about telegraphs and railroads and their tendency to ad- vance the prosperity of place, but did it never strike you MT. Editor, that great and in advance of all these rises in importance the convenient and comfortable hotel? It seems to me that our city is much in need of another commodious and we'll kept hotel suited to the growing wants of the com munity. Why do not some of our wealthy citizens then select suitable locality and build one? Or, if no one citizen is willing to undertake it alone, why not form a joint stock company? There is no telling the impetus it would add to the onward march of improvement in our delightful little city.

 A SUBSCRIBER.

 s.N. B.--It is very kind in the Congress man for the othcr district to leave his seat in Congress at salary of Ss3,OOo per year, and come out here to inform us of our sert-
Year: 1860

THE R1vER.-Still continues very low. Small boats are able to ply between this point and Napoleon, but it is closed to boats of any considerable size. Experienced river men tell us that they look for rise during the present month. The weather is quite warm and the growing crops are represented as doing finely.
Year: 1860

wTwo or three weeks since, we knew that Henry A Rector would be the candi- date of the dsorganizsrs for Govegnor.- It was all fixed up long ago. So the Old Liner takes great deal of unnecessary trouble in endeavoring to excuse itself for tearing down the democratic flag and hoist ing that of privateer. The editor says he "dare do it.' Of course. What is his mission? If Mir. Rector had been the nominee of the party, this same Old Liner would have brought out somebody to op pose him. Anything to divide and distract the party; to array members of 1t against each other and produce confusion. His efforts have been partially successful, for it is easier to tear down than build up. As to t5e boast that he dare do it, none are so dafing as the reckless, and

 / "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
Year: 1860

On Friday, June 18th, 1860. we made post
mortem examination upon the body of Mr.. John
Kelly, who resided at tho time Of his death in the
town of Black Brock.


In June. 1912. he was accidentally shot at
Chatham Four Corners, o place on the Western
Railroad. about twenty five miles east of Albany.
The bullet passing through three boards before
striking him, entered bis right shoulder, passed
towards the heart. and lodged under the collar
bone near where it is united to the breast bone
This is substantiated by the amount OF disease
found at this place, and the farther fact that the
surgeon passed his probe in about four or five
inches before reaching the ball. We found one
Year: 1860

CAPITAL CoMMG.-We are credibly inform
ed, says the Territorial Enterprise, that sew
eral representatives Of Eastern capital arrived
on the last steamer. The sole object of their
visit is to examine the Washoe mines, and if
favorably impressed with their richness there
is no doubt but they will invest heavily
Year: 1860

TEAMING. Quite numher of Government
teams passed through here this week. en- route
for Fort Churchill The amount of hauling
to that point is very large In addition to
other supplies 100000 Of lumber is in course
of delivery there all of it taken FROM this
city,
Year: 1860

ARKANsAs-From the returns already re.
ceived it appears that twenty Bell and Ever
EFT men have been elected to the Legislature
of Arkansas. This is stronger opposition
TO the Democratic party than was ever before
known in that State. Eastern paper.
Year: 1860

as members of one political family mutually contribu-
ting to promote the happiness of each other Hence
the citizens OF every State should studousy avoid every


thing calculated to wound the sensibiity offend the


Just pride of the people other States and they should


rown upon any proceedings within their own borders


likely disturb the tranquility of their political breth-
ren in other portions of the Union In a country so
extensive as the United States, and with pursuits so
varied the internal regulations of the several States
must frequently differ from another in important
particulars and this difference is sunavodaby increased
by the varying principles upon which the American
colonies were originally planted; principles which had
taken deep root in their social relations before the
revolution, and therefore, Of necessity, influencing
their policy since they became free and independent
States But each State has the unquestionaberght
regulate its own internal concerns according its
pleasure; and while it does interfere with the rights
of the people of other States or the rights of the
Union every State must be the sole judge of that


measure proper to secure the safety of its citizens and
the people of other States cast odum upon their in
stitutions and all measures calculated to disturb their
rights of property or to put in jeopardy their peace
and internal tranquility in direct opposition to the
spirit in which the Union was formed and must endan-
gerits safety Motives of philanthropy may assigned
for this unwarrantabe interference; and weak men
may persuade themselves for moment that they are
laboring in the of humanity, and asserting the
rights of the human race; but every one upon sober
reflection will see that nothing but mischief can come
from these improper assaults upon the feelings and
rights of others Rest assured that the men found
busy in this work of dscord not worthy of your
confidence, and deserve your strongest reprobation"
Year: 1860

No CHASeE.-An honest admfsson.-The Erie OBJ
server one of the most prominent democratic papers in
northern Pennsylvania honestly admits the utter hope
Iessness Of the democratic party 1t says;


We will not stultify oursef-we will not compromise
the position of this journal by misleading its readers
With vain and delusive hopes when there is no room
for hope sUnited we stand, divided we fall !" is an
aphorism which has never been eontroverted either in
theory or practice No political party divided can sue
ceed We tried it in 1S4s and like result flowed
from a like cause. And are about to enact over
again in 1850 the disastrous campaign Of 1848. We
know It is said there is silver lining to every cloud
but we apprehend it will take spygass, at least four
wears long, to see siver lining in the eloud" that
spans the political horizon of the democratic party at
This time
Year: 1860

The Memphis Enquirer says intelligence of the most
reliable character corroborates the opinion already
pretty general in this quarter that neither Douglas
breckenridge can possibly carry Mississippi The de-
mocracy had but seven eight thousand votes to spare
before and the determination Of the two "wings" to
crush each other is unfinehing and unchangeable.
resident of Mississippi well acquainted with the state of
the parties states that districts there scarcely


Brecknrdge man. while in others there is scarcely
single Douglas man; and 'parties in both parts" affirm
if they do not swear that Bell is their second choice
all hazards and to the last extremity This condition
Of political preferences among people not noted for
the ceness of their resolutions ensures the State for
Bell and Everett far as human foresight ascertain
In fact the triumph of the Union ticket would greve
neither wing half much if at all the success OF
It's democratic relative
Year: 1860

SPANISH ExpEDTIoNTo MExIco.-Letters were received
by the last mall from Vera Cruz to the effect that the
constitutional government had certain information that


large and imposing expedition to those waters is being
fitted out by the Spanish government 1t snot believed
however, the expedition is Of hostile character any
further than this that it is designed TO lend moral
support to the Niramon or church faction of Mexico.
In connection with it stated that the great
est preparations being made in the interior for the
third threatened expedition to the sea- coast in view
of which the forGeations Of Vera Cruz being thor
oughly repaired We may, therefore, expect lively
times on the gulf coastthe coming winter ficayune


The friends Of Douglas at Savannah, have appointed
delegates to attend electoral conyentio to be held
at MiIledreyille.
Year: 1860

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Taylor, of Louisiana,
Senator Pugh, of Ohio and Mr.. Rust, of Arkansas,
in behalf Of the Douglas National Executive Com
mittee, have issued an address Of explanation and
counsel to the Democracy Of the United States
They declare the universal sentiment of the sup
porters of Douglas and johnson that no compromise
whatever is admissible; that they have made no
proposition for joint electoral ticket in any State,
and they exhort an indignant rejection Of such
propositions whenever and wherever made II,
they say, we have any friends in any State let them
call State Convention at once and nominate full
electoral ticket pledged to the exclusive support of
Douglas and johnson They can agree to nothing
else, because to acknowledge the right of factious
minority to dictate their own terms Of cooperation,
and thus suffer them to violate the solemn profess
sions Of the Democratic party and trample under
foot Democratic usages, would be to dsband the
national organization.
Year: 1860

The advices from all parts of the country are "a
vorable for the growing crops. Ram has fallen free
ly at the South and ALI apprehensons of injury to
the cotton crop have been allayed. The first bale
arrived at port on Sd inst-an indication of an
early crop. Unless the first frost should occur at
an unusually early date in the South, the crop will
probably come up to the planters estimate Of five
million bales. In the West the harvest news is
very cheering. The wheat is being cut as far north
as the latitude of the Rock Island Railroad and the
yield is everywhere, north of forteth parallel, pro-
nounced to be fully equal to general expectation.
The dreaded enemy of the prairie farmer rust) does
not seem to have been felt this year, and the raw


ages of the fly in the regions where it is found have
created little remark, and may hence be presumed
to have been less destructive than usual The news
from Europe has led to liberal shipments of food
from this side. Advices by the last steamer state
that the season has been wet and cheerless both
in England and France that even the finest weather,
from the date of writing to harvest time, will not
render the crop an average If this be the case, it
will be safe to look for an active export movement
in breadstufs this fall and next spring, anG proba-
bly also an advance in prices. The prospect is sat


isactory to the Western farmer but to no one else


crop failure in England is injurious to us as well


as to the English. 1t paralyzes commerce. 6eranges
the money market, checks consumption, knocks
down the price of cotton, and raises the price of
money. Should the bad weather in England have
proved as disastrous as is reported our trade with
that country-which is our largest and best GUS
tomer-must suffer severely, and the extra profit
reaped by Western wheat growers will be no ade-
quate compensation for the injury.-M y Herald
Year: 1860




We publish to-day the Report of the President
and Directors of the North. Carolina Railroad, and
the Report of the President of the Road Mr. Fisher.
These Reports show that the Road has prospered un
der Mr. Fishers administration; and his reelection
to the office of President against his wish, shows
that the confidence Of the Stockholders in his
honesty and ability is not only undated, but that
1t has been increased His vindication against the
assaults Of his enemies is complete. "Truth is
omnipotent and public justice certain" The last
Salisbury Banner says:


AT meeting of the Board of Directors, subse-
ouent to the adjournment of the stockholders. Chas
F. Fisher unanimously reelected President
This is undoubtedly q high compliment to Mr..
Fisher and another unequivocal endorsement of his
management Mr. Fisher, as is we'll known, had
for some time signiied his intention to retire from
the Presidency, and had stated distinctly to the
meeting in Raleigh his intention to do So He per-
sonay declined to many of the stockholders even
to 60 into the Board Of Directors, and requested
them not to vote for him. He made his report on
Thursday morning and retired from the meeting to
come home and attend to another engagement in
this county OIL Friday. After he had left, and not
wthstanding the efforts of friends to prevent it he
was reelected to the Board and subsequently to the
Presidency. These are the bare facts of the case,
and they show the confidence the stockholders and
Board have in Mr.. Fisher. :.


The question now is will Mr. Fisher accept the
Presidency? We understand his position to be
this: that inasmuch as this important work of the
State and the people cannot be left without head,
he will continue to discharge the duties Of President
till he has an opportunity Of meeting and consulting
the Board again. This is characteristic of Mr. Fish
er He is not the man to desert any important pub
lie duty assigned him, even from the most urgent
personal considerations"
Year: 1860

A certain tyrant sent for one Of his sub.
jects and said to him. i3


Wha. is your emyloymeatf


He said A


! am a blacksmith. G


Go home. said he, and make me chain
Of such length.


lie went homej II occspisd him sever.
al months. and he had no wages all the
while he was making II. Then he bret
it to the monarch and he said:


Go and make 1t twice as long.


lie gave him nothing to do 1t with, but
sent him away.


Again, he worked on, and made Il
twice as long. He brought II up again to
the monarch and he said!


Go and make it longer still.


Each tifne he brought II there was
nothing but the command to make Il
longer still. And when be brought II up
at last, the monarch said!


Take 1t and bind him hand and foot
with, and cast him into the furnass Of
FIRE.


These were his wages fot making tho
chain. Here is a meditation for YOU to.
night, ye servants Of The devill Yoxr
master. tho devil. is telling you to make
chain.


Some Of you have been hfy years
welding the links Of the chain, and hs
says, Go and make it longer still.


Next Sunday morning you will open
that shop Of yours, and put another linE
on; next Sunday you will be drunk, and
put another link onj next Monday you will
do a dishonest action, and so will keep on
making fresh links to this chain: and %
when you have lived twenty more years,
the devil will say, More links on stills--
And then, at last, 1t will be, Take him
and bind him hand and foot, cast him in
to furnace Of fire; for the wages of sin
Is death. There is subjsct for your
meditation. do not think It will bs
sweet; but if God makes it profitable. IL
will do you good. You must have sttong
medicines when the disease is bad. God
apply tito your hearts.-Sparyeon.
Year: 1860

islotc upon the subject of slavery. Tho
last resolution denies TO the people of
the Territory any power over the sub.
iect save when they shall have suf.
tcicnt number to form Constitution
and become a State, and also denies
that Congress has any power over tho
subjects and so the resolutions hold that
this power is at least in abcvance while
the Territory is in a territorial condi.
tion. Ihatis the only conclusion which
you can draw from thesoresolutions.


Alas! for short-lived territorial SOW
crcignty. II came to its death in tho
house Of its friends; it was buried by
the same hands which had given il bap.
tisml


But sir, I did not rise for the pur-
pose Of discussing these resolutions.
but only to read them, and state the 40
ton which propose to take in view of
them. l may probably sholl-tako
some subsequent occasion, when I shall
endcavor 90 present to tho Senate and
the country fair account Of what is
the true issue presented to the people
for their consideration and decision.


My obiocti is to show only that the
Cincinnati Convention has endorsed and
approved the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, from which so many evils
have already aowed-from which, I fear,
more and worse evils must vet be an
ticipated. 1t would, of course. be ex-
pccted that the Presidential nominee of
that Convention would accept, cordially
and cheerfully, the platform prepared
for him by his party friends. No per-
son can object to that. There is no
oquivocation on his part about the mat
ter. 1 beg leave to read a short extract
from a speech of that gentleman, mado
at his own home, within the last few
days. In reply to the Keystone Club,
which paid him a visit there, Mr.. Bu.
chanan said


Gentlemen, two weeks since I should
have made you q longer speech, but now
l have been placed on a platform of
which 1 most heartily approve, and that
can speak for me. Being the repre-
sentative Of the great Democratic party,
and not simply James Buchanan, I must
square my conduct according to tho
platform of-the party, and insertno new
plank, nor take one from it,


These events leave to me only one
unpleasant duty, which is to declare


here that 1 can maintain political asso-
Citations with no party that insists upon
such doctrines; that I can support no


man for President who avows and re.
cognizes them; and that the little of that


power with which God has endowed me


shall be employed to battle manfully


firmly, and consistently, for his defeat


demanded as it is by the highest Interest,"


Of the country which owns all my allo.


glance.
Year: 1860

God has written on the flowers that
sweeten the air, upon the breeze that
rocks the flowers upon the stem, upon
the rain drops that refresh the sprig of
moss that lifts its head in the desert
upon its deep chambers-upon every
penciled sheet that sleeps in the cavern
Of the deep, no less than upon the
mighty sun that warns and cheers mil
lions Of creatures that live in it's light
upon oil his works He has written, "No
one liveth for himself"
Year: 1860

An old soaker in Boston being found
in the gutter on a rainy night, Che water
making a clear breach over him from
head to heels, was asked by passer-by
what he was doing there?


ooh, said he, 81 agreed to meet
man here"