Year: 1859

we find that the Jefferson Independent de- clines taking any part in political contro- versies, though it copies the proceedings of the Helena meeting, in part. The pub fisher acknowledges the reception of tur- nip twenty-one inches in circumference, from Mir. Bogy. The following item con- corning the crops, is from that paper:

 "The crops in this and adjoining coun- ties were never better; the cotton is unusu- ally fine for the season of the year, and the stand generally perfect. Should the price continue good, our planters will realize heavy profits. We think one can safely say that we have the finest cotton country in the WORLD, making, as we do, continued heavy crops-a failure in the cotton crop on Arkansas river being unknown. Land buyers, even at this season of the year, are Hooking in to purchase our river lands, and very large immigration is anticipated this iall. Buyers should purchase now as lands will be much higher after the present crop has been gathered"

 The Des Arc Citizen thinks that few of those who took per diem pay during the recess of the legislature will be returned or that its discussion on the stump will throw any new light on the subject A specimen of lead ore was left at the Citizen office, which was found near the surface on the farm of Canada Howell near Des Are. It IS said to yield so per cent of lead and 16 of silver.

 From the Weekly Planter we learn that Hon. o. H. Oates made speech to the people of Napoleon on the subject of per diem. Mr. John Hubbard was drowned on the 26th ult.

 The Arkansaw Traveller states that a terrible hail storm visited portion of that county about two weeks since. The hail was as large as hen-eggs and completely covered the ground.

 The Helena Southron notices the meet ing of so-termed old-liners in decided and temperate manner. Speaking of the demo- cracy of Phillips county, that paper says: "They are soundto the core and at the day of trial will be found all right. They will not repudiate their best friend. They will not follow off political ko-lanterns."

 These assaults upon Judge Sebastian and others are disgraceful to the assailants.- Men of talent rise by their own merits and do not seek to pull others down to climb over them. This attempt to divide the party eliminated at that meeting. It is too ridiculous to find favor with sensible men. We are sorry to learn from the tenor of the article in the Southron that old de- mocratS were seduced into that meeting to make war upon members of their own par ty. When the truth is known, and the groveling motives of the demagogues who have deceived them are understood, they will set themselves right.

 The State Rights Democrat still insists that one of the legislative caucuses was un-democratic. One of the resolutions at the late Hindman meeting went on to say that they regarded "no man as trust worthy democrat, who approves the same, or hesitates openly to condemn it." It oc- cured to us that democrats who neither know nor care anything about the caucus are in a bad fix. Democrats in other States who have never heard of the caucus, are to be pitied, poor fellows, for they cease to be trustworthy. Of all humbugs this is the most despicable What does the body or the party care what caucus did? It could not bind or loose; it could not even inhu- ence any principle. As to the introduction of know nothings, both the minority and majority received and counted their votes and next day, the whole legislature voted for Mr. Sebastian. He had clear maiori- ty of the democratic members, and the at tempt to defeat the will of the majority was undemocratic and deserving of ccnsure- In fact the machinations and schemes of outsiders in and ont of that caucus were disgusting and should be cenSured by every man who takes the trouble to examine the subject. The political principles of any man that could be affected by what num- Der of men calling themselves a caucus might do, must be very shaky.

 The Helena Shield comes 10 HIS enlarged and beautifully printed. If its political character could suffer like change for the better, and it's "convictions of duty to the land of its birth'' become clearer, its op- position to the democratic party would cease in some degree. The Shield says that the Hindman meeting was rich affair, and evidently chuckles over it as evidence of a split in the party. It takes the occasion to strike at the party generally. For the comfort of the Shield we can tell him that the faction in his region, though they have few friends scattered over the State, can not effect a split" It is mere gnarled knot in the process of being sawed off from the main trunk.

 The North West Appeal is taken up with communications principally of local character.

 The South Arkansas Democrat has a leader on the subject of the coming presi- dential election. The junior editor of that paper had visited New Orleans, spent five days there and returned, all within sixteen days. We are told that the town and coun- try are healthy, weather fine and crops pro- missing.

 The Telegraph notices the organization of brass band in that city.

 From the State Rights Eagle we have an account of another of those disgraceful af1rays that are reproach to our State.- It appears that desperate man named Evans, shot two men named Davis and Pinkston, and then escaped. That paper cautions the people against William l.. Moore, who formerly lived at Pocahontas in this State. Moore, it appears has at