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Year: 1860

more transpire [ han il il rev ealed in III
foregoing anecdole. Hs Was Away
the same--the friend Of the oppressed
and the sworn enemy Of tyrauts. He
was brave without fear, and generous
beyond precedent and though be had
faults, gigantic ones TOO, he attoned for
all errors of a stormy life BY the spleu-
dor of his magnificent death. His
,omb is in the Alamo, his epitaph is


the word Texas" and his name will
fill an humble, though safe ninche in the
temple OF freedom through all time.


He can never be forgotten till the bow
els Of the earth cease to furnish metal
for the fabrication Of those bright blades


Of steel which bear his iinperishable


name.
Year: 1860

SMALL THIEvEs.-Mr. Thomas Hamilton, a
storekeeper in Providence, Rhode Island, has
recently been losing bank bills from drawer
On looking into the matter he discovered a
crevice Of some two inches or more in width,
running the whole length of the counter and
closed on every side. On getting at this there
were found nearly peck of bank bills in
every stage Of mutilation, some few of them
nearly entire, while others were separated
into minute particles. 1t is evident that a
branch Of the mouse family had taken up their
abode in the aforesaid crevice, and lacking the
requisite bedding, had committed the exIray-
agsnee Of making their bed on bank bills, and
stolen, at that. 1t is impossible under the
circumstances, to arrive at anything like an
approximation Of the amount thus DESTROYED
though Mr.. Hamilton thinks it must draw
pretty hard on two hundred dollars OF the
whole, not more than thirteen dollars will be
saved.
Year: 1860

PREPARED FOR AccIDENTs.-A gentleman in
this city, who takes an occasional drive with his
family, always goes provided with powder and
ball TO shoot bis horse I'm the event Of a runaway
This Is singular, but certainly very wise pre-
ciution. He got the idea from gentleman resid-
ing few miles out Of New York, who driving
home one night last summer, with his wife and
two children In the carriage was placed In immi-
nsnt danger by an unmanageable horse which
had taken fright at lantern on the roadside. In
attempting to hold the afrighted animal the
lines broke, and the borse dashed of at break
neck spsd. Fortunately the gentleman bethought
himself Of a revolver In his side pocket, and
drawing IL, shot the horse through the head. The
animal staggered and fell. The occupants Of
the carriage were thrown out, but escaped with
out serious injury -Lafastte Courier


IL Hudson, the well-knOwn delineator Of
Irish character and vocalist, is In Australia.
Year: 1860

HE SECEDEIS ARE NOT THE SoUrH.-We
observe that a number of our northern dem
ocratic exchanges are disposed to regard the
conduct of the seeeders at Charleston as a
movement of the South. We beg to in
form them differently. The secession NOV
ment at Charleston, when it comes to be
well understood, will meet with but little
sympathy from the great mass of the South
ern people. 1t was movement, disorgan-
izing in its nature, and anarchial in its ten
dency, and finds favor. principally, with q
few sore-heded politicians, who have moth
ing to loose, but everything to gain by d
disruption of the Democratic party.


We beg to assure our northern democrat.
ic friends that the South, as it ever has beeu
is still with them. Ingratitude is one o.
those sins that can never be laid at the door
of the southern people, and as long as they
have the memory that the northern Democ
racy assisted them to annex Texas, pass tho
fugitive slave law and repeal the Missouri
restriction, they will prove their loyalt,
whatever may be the course of the Yancey
ties or essionists.-4Nemphis Appeal.
Year: 1860

DoN'T PRocRAsrINArE.-Th evils of
procrastination-of timid hesitation-un-
decided delay, are every day seen and felt
by men who mourn the loss Of opportuni-
ties which they neglected till too late
Many man has lost chance to get good
wife by delaying to pop the question. A
stitch i'll time saves nine," is an old adage
Merchants, tradesmen, buyers and sellers,
every day feel the force of the injunction
don't procrostinate. Yesterday gentle
man told us that he had been in doubt for
an hour or more about the purchase of a
ticket with As on it, in the Lotteries OF
Hodges. Davis & Co., Macon, Ga and the
price in that scheme was but s.. Finally
he concluded to wait till some other day
A short time afterwards. on looking at the
drawing of the scheme, he found that the
very ticket he had liked had drawn the Sec
ond capitalize whole of $4,000. He
won't delay the next time we reckon
Roe
Year: 1860

~ The course of Col N B. BuRRow,
delegate to Charleston from this section
of the State. is, in our opinion, highly rep
rehensible. 1t is true that in leaving the
convention he did nothing more than
that he was instructed to do by the State
convention that sent him, and is so far JUS
tilted in his course. But he had no excuse
for abusing the Democracy of the North in
the manner that he did. We made an ex-
tract from his speech, last week, intending
to have commented upon it, but indisposi-
ton prevented, therefore we give it again
this week =


Mr.. Burrow. of Arkansas, followed in a
speech on the Southern side of the question,
commencing at twenty minutes to eight
o'clock. He maintained that the South had
upheld the Democratic party from the be-
ginning of the Government to the present
day, that the South had been foremost in
fighting the battles of the country, and that
in fact the Democratic party owes every
thing to the South. Tho South has extern
ded the boundaries OF the country, and has
furnished the means at all times of paying
the debts of the country. His remarks were
of the most violent and inflammable char
acter, and amid the impatience to come to
a vote, the noise and confusion, clapping
and stamping, he could scarcely be heard
beyond the rostrum. He continued despite
the noise to speak at the height of his voice.
He considered the Northern Democrats as
worse than the Black Republicans. He did
not care whether the Black Republicans
! whipped them, or they whipped the Black
Republicans. OF the two he considered
the Black Republicans the most open and
manly foes of the South. AS to Douglas,
he would not support him, even if he was
nominated. He considered him as great an
enemy to the South as the traitor Seward
was.


Such sentiments sound to us-knowing
some of the gentlemen composing the con-
vention-disgracefu in the extreme. Men,
who, through their whole lives. have prov
ed steadiast Democrats, and stood up to the
South in every emergency, are stig-
matized as "worse than Black Republ-
cans" We feel mortified to know that
gentlemen of ability and talents would 81
far forget themselves as to utter such un.
called for remarks, and we can only assure
our Democratic brethren Of the North that
such is not the honest sentiment and feel
| ing of the Democratic masses of this Sec
tion of the State. We have heard none
express themselves who were not sorry for
it and who regretted its occurrence.


In conclusion We can confidently assur,
the Democracy Of the North anil West that


Arkansas. on the sober, second thought >


of the people. will be unitedly for the nom.
inee of the Baltimore convention, let IL b.


aulons 1t may. And with full confidence il
the national and conservative men compos
ing the convention, who have the interest.
of the Union at heart, we shall patiently
wait for its deliberations, and then give il
our hearty support.
Year: 1860

1V The late legislature of Kentucky
passed law offering reward Of $1,000 to
any person who may discover and make
known the true cause of the disease called
hog cholera, and remedy to cure the
same
Year: 1860

Dan DrxHAM:-


authorized lyou to say in your last issue
then would not be q candidate but have Welded
10 the earnest solicitations of many Of my friends.
snd now wish to say through your paper. that if
the good people Of Crawford want me for Clerk
they have only to elect me and will serve as best
can, and thank them too.


l. W. TAIKrxGroS
Year: 1860

TIE CIsrERN QuEsrIoN-The river is not tho only place where water is scarce--for water is scarce and hard to get in the city. In caso of fire it is next to impossible for engines to get water enough to last them over half an hour what is to be done? The question is easily answered-build cisters. Let the city council take the matter in hand, and if money is wanted let them levy cistern tax-we have a fine fire de- partment; but of what earthly use can it be with. out water. Probably if our city fathers did not spend so much on gradings of streets and the banks of the river, there would be enough money in the treasury to build cisterns in every quarter of the city. It is true We have some few csterns, but not enough, and the safety of our property demands that speedy action be taken r the matter.
Year: 1860

IHEArRE-On Thursday evening the play of the Stranger" was we'll presented at the Gaiety owing to the inclemency of the weather the house was small. Last night was presented the beautiful play of "Therese." Next week we are to have the splendid play of "Pocahontas. It is, we understand, the intention of the manageress to give us the magnificent spectacle of the "Sea of Ice," in few weeks.
Year: 1860

OUR DAiLY-ClTY SUBSCRIBERS, Erc.-It is the intention of the proprietor, if sufficient encourage. ment is given, to make the daily permanent in stitusion-Little Rock is large enough to support good daily paper, and if our citizens once get into the habit of reading the daily paper each morning, in short time it will become as indis

 pensable to them as their cup of hot coffee at breakfast The Daily can be had every morning from the carrier, at 10 cents per copy But to city advertisers the daily offers medium, which they have never before had Let each merchant try it for while, and if they are not satisfied with the >Ssnsass resulting from advertising in the morning

 give up the question. The Mem:
Year: 1860

A NUIsANcE.-Strange to say, the first telegraph pole planted in this city proves to be nuisance. The pole is so planted as to prevent the lamp on the corner of Rock and Markham streets from lighting the crossing it should. Our city coun- ell should have it removed ut once
Year: 1860

UT great inconvenience which passengers on our streets encounter, arises from the habit of teamsters leaving their wagons on the crossings of the various streets The pedestrian is thus obliged to go through the muddest part of the street in order to cross from one sidewalk to another A wagon had as well be left across pavement for the inconvenience to the passengers would be as great If there is no city ordinance to prevent this practice, one should be passed immediately.
Year: 1860

REPUBLIC OF THE PACPiC.-Yenerating
that school OF American politics of which
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were the
illnstrious exponents, we so much reverence
the Union of the Republic as 10 think it
next TO criminal to admit the possible con-
tingepcy of its dissolution. True it is the
history of all nations proves that some time
or other we must all reach our eliminating
point of power and usefulness, and like all
who have preceded us, decline and decay.
We are sanguine enough TO hope that the
day of our ruin is afar off. Hence, when
we see it broached that in the event of q
dissolution of the Union, California aud
Oregon would make very nice Republic
of themselves. we naturally suspect a lur-
king wish on the part Of those who make
this prudent suggestion, for dissolution, as
well as too feeble faith in the Union.
sufficient for the day is the evil thereof
If it must be that lolly shall soon triumph
over wisdom IN this Republic, aud that the
South shall separate from the North, them
when the ''evil day cometh," and not till
then. we shall have our say about Re
public on the Pacific. ."-[San Andreas ln-
dependent.
Year: 1860

HIGHWAY ROBBER.-On the 30th of No
vember, according to the Placer Courier,
DR.. Traphazen. was on his way to Forest
Hill from Iowa Hill, when be was attacked
by a robber, whom he drove off with his
riding whip. The Doctor says he was as
cendng the hill from Shirt-TailC Canon, and
having "run late" the night before, fell
asleep. His horse proceeded on slow
walk and all at once stopped short, causing
the doctor to awake, when he discovered
an individual holding his horse by the bri-
die. The doctor having a cowhide in his
hand, struck the man across the face,
which had the effect 10 make him let go the
horse and take to the bushes. The doctor
states that he was the lucky possessor of
81 so at the time, but that he preferred
lighting rather than TO give up even that
small sum TO the man Of the road.
Year: 1860

McGowAN's INsTRUCTIONs.-A Mesilla
correspondent of the San Francisco Herald
writes that as Ned's constituents are chiefly
Southern. they will not be willing to accept
an organization under Republican rule, and
that he will be instructed, should the South
secede, to attend the Southern Convention
and pledge the Territory to the Southern
Confederacy, and to ask for Territorial
organization under that Confederacy. The
writer speaks of the result of the Presdcn-
tial election as disastrous, and expresses
astonishment at the unexpected manner in
which the vote of California foots up.
Year: 1860

CATTLE DIsEAsE.-The Alameda Gazette
has been informed that the cattle in San
Luis Obispo county are dying off at fear
ful rate, through the agency of disease
heretofore unknown in this State, and for
which name has not yet been designated.
A singular fact in regard to the disease is
that it seems to discriminate between the
American and native herds, confining itself
exclusively to the American. Mr.. Yoakum
gays bis cattle have died off at an average
of about one per day.
Year: 1860

UNPAID LETTERs.-Under new orders,
they go to the dead letter Office, or at least
are liable to be disposed OF in that manner
in two weeks after having been dropped in
the post office. 1t is strange that there are
men and women who have not yet learned
that all letters must be prepaid.
Year: 1860


guaranty of her rights under the Constitution,
she win be great deal better off when free
from the trammels which the Constitution
imposes. Atpresent, the Constitution is for
her but yoke, and her obligations under it
are her fetters. She cannot cultivate direct
relations with the great consumers of her
productions, nor contract those alliances with
foreign powers by which she might be able
so largely to advance her own interests aud to
strengthen her hands; because these things
must be yielded to a Federal Government
which, if it denies her her rights at home, is
not likely to look very seduously after them
abroad. Her position is, in fact, one of sub
serviency, which is as humiliating as it is in
furious IT. therefore, the result of the con-
test now Immediately impending, be any
thing short of full aud perfect guaranty of
Legislative, executive and judicial protection
to Southern rights, of every description,
throughout all the common territory of the
Union, then manifestly the time has come
when the Union itself is a nuisance.


We know all that has been said, and which
it is the fashion to say, about the incalculable
benefits which this glorious compact of States
is capable of securing. 1t is nonsense to
tantalize us with the tale of such benefits,
when we cannot enjoy them. We know all
that it is usual to repeat, about the difficulty
of peaceful separation; and of that suppos
ed irrcversible decree of nature which has
seemed, through the over-rolling waters of
the Mississippi, to proclaim that the dwellers
on the Mexican Gulf, and the inhabitants Of
the great Northwest, shall be one power
Nature has no decrces superior to the wills
of men who dare to die in just cause and
the citizens of that State which takes her
name from the noble stream so often alluded
to by our enemies as the physical bond which
renders dissolution of the political Union
impossible, would sooner mingle their blood
with the waters which that mighty river rolls
onward to the Gulf, than continue to live on
mcanly upon its banks, dishonored depend
ents upon an insolent and fanatical rabbe in
habiting its sources.


Finally then we say, though there is no
present and immediate need to despair of the
confcdcracy, there is great and pressing need
to have an end of the question respecting its
perpctuity. Every true Southern man should
make his mind firmly up to the determination
that this very year shall bring to the South
one or the other of these alternatives, Equali-
ty in the Union, or Independence out of it.
Year: 1860

you that you can as certainly accomplish your
purposes of opposition to slavery in the ranks Of
the Democratic party, through the practical
workings of the ingenious device of Squatter
Sovereignty, as though you were affiliated with
the Republicans" Latter-day Democracy of
that sort would, IN an probability, soon accom-
plish the feat of swallowing the entire Black
Republican party, and thereby, ITSELF become
thoroughly abolitionized Then it would address
itself to the task of extinguishing slavery in the
States; and we should find, when it was all too
late to profit by the knowledge, that the once
despised abstraction had proved itself to be a
fearful practicality. v
Year: 1860

NNI'NHN0 eP'h tiC stfobiiitio1 Ot lne nefeSy OF
Squatter Sovereignty, We are much disposed TO
doubt the permanent value Of any success that
may be thus achieved When the King of Epirus
exclaimed, in reply to those who congratulated
him upon the signal victory he had obtained over
the Romans, Another such victory would ruin
mel" he expressed just such feeling as would
weigh down the heart of any clear-sighted and
sagacious Democrat who should survey the field
after the party had achieved nominal victory
under the battle-cry of "Squatter Sovereigntyr'
The trophies and fruits of such victory would
consist only of a few laurels, withered ere they
were plucked, and few carrion "spols," engen-
dering widespread corruption through the
camp. Our forces would be so thoroughly de-
bauched, through the demoralizing doctrine of
Squattcr Sovereignty, that there would be little
TO choose between them and as many straight-out
Black Republicans. Not vote-not one-can
be obtained by us in any Southern State by
means Of that doctrine; and, in the Northern
States, every recruit that doctrine brings US will
be Black Republican at heart 1t cannot be
otherwise. The conservative Democrats Of the
free States are with us already. The Black Re-
publican leaders tell the people that the one idea
upon which they have banded themselves toge-
thcr, is to prevent the further spread of slavery


This end they propose to accomplish by prohibit
ory Congressional legislation. The Squatter
Sovereignty orators in the free States desire 70
have it in their power to go before the people and
say" We are just as much opposed to the fur
ther extension Of slavery as or Republican
fieads; and knowing int g9a arc also opposed
o y. a. well - to the system itself We assure
Year: 1860

FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
| stood without the portals of place,
And in the twilight, oer it flung
By memory, whose well spent lamp did send
A few rays within this frozen temple;
Beheld all dreary, desolate indeed,
This once bright, sunny home Of gilded hope
Its air was frozen, from its walls stood out,
From sinking dome and from it's rugged Aoor
The pointed icicles- child sentiments
All sOrrov there was murmuring her dirge,
Which fell like sghs from off the dying lip,
And as she grieved wrapp'd in her solitude,
Twas fading twilight in the dreary hall,
Where, midst the sadness rose rounded earth
In shape, and form and size, it was tomb,
Whereon the eager eye did strive to read
The death damp letters in its messy face,
Just as one ray from hopes descending star,
Shone in this blighted, this new charnel house
And on that tomb read the. name of LOVE.
The angel of despair was hov'ring near,
Of whom-to break this solitude--I ask'd
What is this cavern, this bleak charnel house
"His thy heart" echo sigh'd low, ii is.


FIDES.
Year: 1860

General Tom Thumb is to be married
to little Finger, we presume. In big
double bed in cold winters night, they
will be like two grains of corn in bushel
basket-hard to find The General, how.
ever, is rich, and Thumb paper is at at par
so he can't fail to be happy And after a few
years have elapsed, the General may hav,
more thumbs than he wants, there may be
chance for another Barnum.-LOng life ant
a happy one to the pair ofThumbs, and ma,
they never want--a joint,
Year: 1860

by respectable portion of the Southern
people, is bnt another evidence of the weak
ness of mems Judgments and the obtuseness
of their perceptions under the influences of
a reckless party prejudice.
Year: 1860

SLAVERY IN MASSACHUSETTS,
eighty years ago negro slave ran away
from his master in the town of Chelmsford
The master mounted his horse, pursued and
caught the runaway in what is now the town
of Groton. Here he tied him to the tail oi
his horse and then rode rapidly home, com
pelling the negro to run or be dragged
The poor chattle was nearly dead when he
arrived at his owners house, and did moi
long survive the cruel deed. The descen'
dants of this New Englander are living
and some of them are the warmest hater:
of slavery to be found in our neighboripG
towns. -LoceU Citizen.
Year: 1860

The year 1860 will be the most trying
year ever known in this country to parties,
to States, and to the Union.


We believe that the only hope for the
Union is to be found in the national dem,
ocratc party, as an organization, sustained
and strengthened by conservative men in all
parts of the country. And we believe that
the best hope for North Carolina is to be
found in the democratic party ofthe state,
which is portion Of the national organizes
ton referred to.


This, then, is no time for new party is
sues or tests in federal or in State affairs
This is no time for disputes about slavery in
the Territories for what do we care for Ter
ritories and embryo States when sovereign
States are themselves in peril Let US hold
infexibly to our principles and opinions on
all questions; but let us remember, at the
same time, that the great question is, how
to save the Union according to the Constitu
ton, and failing, in that how to save the
South.


Let us cultivate union and harmony
among ourselves. The outside pressure up,
on us should at least unite the democratic
party as one man; and let us hope, in addition
to this, that every citizen, without regard tt
party, will exert himself in devising means
and in carrying out means to relieve the
State from her dependence on Northern i'm
portations and Northern fabrics, and to plac,
her in an armor and attitude of defence
The surest way to prevent danger is to pre-
pare for it. Let US present united from
to assailants, We have talked to them lonI
enough let us now show them that in a Ger
tain event we will be ready to act And if
by union among ourselves and due prepar
alton, we convince them that we qcW act
the probability is that the event referred t
will never occur.