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Year: 1861

To THE VOTERS OF 2D CONGRESSIONAL DIs- TRICT-l am a candidate to represent you in the Confederate Congress to assemble in Rich mOnd in November next. The shortness of the time intervening between this and the cleo tion, will preclude me from canvassing the dis trict

 1 am southerner by birth and have resided in Arkansas since 1882 and am fully identified with her interests. 1 approve most cordially of the measures and policy adopted and suggested by our worthy and patriotic President, Jeffer- son Davis, for the protection and interests of the Confederate States, and if elected will aid to the utmost of my ability, in the maintain ance of such policy as will conduce to the early establishment of peace upon such terms as not to compromit the honor or interests of the Con- federate States. The situation of the country Is such at the present, as to prevent me from suggesting such measures as in my judgment might tend most greatly to your interests; but being fully identified in every respect with your interests, l pledge myself to give no aid to any policy that in my judgment may detract from your interest and honor.

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Year: 1861

EDITORS T RUE DEMOCRAT-

 In thinking over the claims and capabilities of the many gentlemen now aspiring to a seat ln tue Confederate Congress, we know of none more entitled or possessing higher qualifications than Mir. J. P. Johnson, of Desha county No one has interested himself more sincerely or more ener- getcally in advancing the cause of the South, while at the same time mindful of and laborng for the best interests of the state than Mir. Johnson. If for nothing else something more is due him than mere thanks for the disnterested zeal mani fested in removing the incubus of state army from the shoulders of our people. We should be glad to see him in the race and feel no doubt of the issue if he will consent to run.

 MANY CITIZENS.
Year: 1861

CLARK COUNTY, ARK, Sept lI, lool

 MR. EDITOR: The present state of our country, as well as that of our State, demands of us unit ed effort now and at the ensuing election, to sup ply our Congress, not with members whose only object is sefinterest but with those of moral char acter and sober habits, of strict economy, whose interests are those of our country and people And as such would suggest the name of 5. M. Scott of this county, as person in every respect suitable to represent this congressional district in the ensu- ing session. Mir. Scott is known in all the coun

 tes at least from reputation, having been for three successive sessions the principal clerk ot the House of Representatives the duties of which were faith fully discharged, and with ability-in this capaci- ty becoming familiar with parliamentary law and usages For six or seven years the editor of the Arkansaw Traveller thereby securing notoriety as politician and large circle of friends and dc- quaintanc es-beng of mature age, about hity.- His chief recommendation is that he has ever been sound and reliable State rights man, and true southener. Although engaged in farming for some time past, he has availed himself of every ad vantage to keep posted in the affairs ofth nation. Should he become candidate we feel assured he will every exertiOn for the good of the country and State especially. CLARK.
Year: 1861

TIE BANKS SUSPEND SPECIE PAYMENTs.-- But they suspend full handed and not because they have not specie enough to redeem every dollar of their circulation. They suspend in order to bring the confederate treasury notes up to par and cause them to be as good as bank notes which are equal to coin though tor the time being and in the extraordinary emergency that has arisen, they cannot be exchanged for 1t as heretofore.

 Our readers of course persued the Governors proclamation yesterday, advising the banks to take this course, and they know as well as we do the reasons which influenced alike the ex- ecutive and the banks in favor of the extraor- dinary measure The banks run the risk of forfeiting their charters. The Governor cannot help them, nor can the Legislature. But that which creates and uncreates. The whole ques- ton must and will be referred to the people in whose behalf the suspension has been made. There an exigency, and public opinion, the executive and the banks all seemed to coincide ir favor ofhe necessity of tn step that has been taken by the latter.-Ne,e OrIeans Bulletin.
Year: 1861

We call attention to the subjoined call of Maj. Clark for clothing, and material Those who have articles of this kind for sale would do wei to inform Maj. Clark of the number and their prices. Our troops must be supplied, and those having these things for sale must furnish
Year: 1861

s9S- We publish to day the card of Gen. C.. D. Royston, who announces himseltas candi- date for Congress. It will be gratifying piece of intelligence to great many in this section of the country He says truly that he is an old citizen and fully identified with the interests of south Arkansas. He is more than that. He is completely and thoroughly installed in the con- fidence of the old citizens, who rely upon him without hesitation. Our readers will of course vote for whom they please. This is a free coun- try, and they must select for themselves amongst the various aspirants who are now, and who may be, before them. But they must allow us to say, that Gen. Royston is a man whose long experience in the practice of a laborious pro- fession; whose acquaintance with public men, and public things, and whose known ability and integrity of purpose, all entitle him to conf dence.- Washington Telegraph.
Year: 1861

THE National Intelligencer says that over
two hundred Sisters of Charity have offered
their services to the President and Secretary
Of War as nurses to the sick and wounded
OF the army. They are ready at any mo-
ment the Government may call upon them
10 go to any pos! where their services are
needed.
Year: 1861

THE FoRT AT VIcKsBURG.-Our city eoun-
ell it will be remembered, made an ap-
preparation last week, for the denfence of
the city. The Army Board of the State,
itappears, had the matter under consider
alton at the same time, and on their visit
here last Friday, selected location for
me Fort on the hill just North of the
city, already known as Fort Hill, the site
of Notifications in the olden times, when
the Mississippi was our Western boun-
Diary. Col French, the efficient chief ol
the Ordnance Department, returned to
the city yesterday, and will remain several
days for the purpose of completing the ar.
rangements for the speedy erection of the
| fortifcations.-W Who.
Year: 1861




The plaintiff in error was indicted in
the Circuit court Of Carroll county, for
the murder of one Valentine Ashley, not
alleging that he was a white man. Upon
this indictment verdict of guilty of man
slaughter was rendered, and upon the
motion of the plaintiff in error, this
judgment was arrested, in the court be-
low, upon the ground that the record
did not show whether the offence found,
was the manslaughter of a slave, which is
not a capital offence, or the manslaughter
of white man, which is punished capi-
tally by our law. The Judgment was
therefore, arrested, indictment quashed
and the prisoner held to answer new
Indictment.


At the next term of the court, the
prisoner was indicted for the manslaugh-
ter of Valentine Ashley q white man,
and in his defence thereto, relied on the
plea of former acquittal for the same
offence, setting out specially ell the pro-
ceedings had on the former trial. To
! these pleas the district attorney demurred,
the demurrer was sustained, and judg-
ment and verdict of guilty-and judg-
ment


The action of the court in sustaining
| the demurrer to these pleas of former
| acouittal, is the error assigned here.
Ordinarily an acquittal on an indict-
ment for greater offence, is a bar to a
subsequent indictment for minor offence,
| included in the former whenever under
the indictment for the greater offence
the defendant could have been convicted
of the less.


An acouittal on an indictment for a
minor offence is generally no bar to g
subsequent indictment for the greater
Where the evidence necessary to support
the second indictment would have beer
sufficient to procure legal conviction up
on the first, the plea of former acquitta
is generally good bar.


To enable the party relying on the plei
of former acquittal, to avail himself o
this defence, it must appear that he eoul'
have been convicted under the first in
dictment for the offence charged in tn
second.


In the case before us, no conviction o
manslaughter could have been legal un
der the first indictment. The indict
ment failing to show whether the de
ceased was a white man or slave, tn
court could not know what Judgment t
pronounce. The manslaughter OF a slav
BY slave, in our law is not capital ol
fence. While the manslaughter OF


white man by slave, is made capital D
statute.


The defendant was not in jeopardy for tn
offence with which he is now charged, an
cannot avail himself of that defence.
Judgment affirmed. HARRIS.
Year: 1861

Our soldiers v.l soon ara, IN want of all
w6 can make.


The winter Is coming on and they win
want warm clothing to protect them from
thecoId weather. Then we ask all to
give u the.eaiin the matter We win
thankfully receive cloth for pants, shirts,
drawers; also socks, shoes, handkerchiel
towels. or any thing ,hat can be converted
into money, OF goods chat we can use for
tie benefit 81 our soldiers. We would
also be thankful to all those that have it,
to send what money they can spare, that
we may purchase such articles as we want
for this purpose.


This invitation to Join our enterprize is
to all, but especially to the adjoining
counties. For there are many brave heart
edsoldiers now enlisted for the war, and
are now on the tented field to protect our
homes and lives from the ldwless hands
Of our enemy. Many Of them have no
wife, mother, or sister, to furnish them
with those things that they really stand
in need of, to make them comfortable
Then it is our duty to render them; to-
gether with our husbands, children, broth
ers and relatives, as comfortable as it i.
in our power TO do.


Then let il be our united effort to eflect
this great object. We hope none win be
backward in this matter You can make
your donations to the committee who has
been appointed to receive donations, or t
either of the officers of the society, or tc
the society in person. We will be thank
ful for donations for this purpose.
Our society meets every Wednesday
morning at the Methodist Church, in
Charlottesville, at Q o'clock.


MRS. MARTHA A. WATTS,
President.
Year: 1861

Tur CoCus--We publish to-day letter from bis
Honor Judge WATTS to several gentlemen in Bran-
don. in which he states that the next regular term Of
that Court will not De held in that county ndthot in
Smith only the criminal side of the docket would be
takenup Wesre not advised whether Judge Watts
intends holding Court in this county or not Wesup
pose ths whole question Of whether the Courts are e
be suspended, sill be considered by the Legislature
now in session, and with whom, according to our un
dersandnq, alone resides the power of stopping
/ legal process and adopting measures which are q
| have the effect Of O stay law
Year: 1861

but every such meeting has ended in deeper hostility. We shall have to reverse the order and meet them as enemies, and the peace we tesire may follow in the wake. return home more deeply impressed with the necessity of vigorous defence, and trusting in Him, whose the battle is, more determined than ever to work tor my country and my home

 VIATOR.
Year: 1861

n1= Four story shirt collars are all the rage. We saw one the other day with a steeple to it. This increase in building has proved very profitable 10 the linen and starch trade. Short necked people, in order to keep pace with the spirit oi improvement, should gel their ears moved up line higher
Year: 1861

We yesterday had conversation with a
gentleman of this city who was a class
mate at West Point, of Major General Hall
leck's whose arrival in Washington city
from California, is announced by telegraph.
Our informant thinks that of all the men
who were at West Point at that time,
among whom are most of the prominent
Generals now before the country, Halleck
is the man to undertake and carry out
big thing. He was thought to possess the
cleorcst head and the widest comprehen-
sion.
Year: 1861

The office of the Produce Loan is, as
we are informed, very much burdened
with letters from the planters, suggesting
and requiring modes of their relief under
the conditions of their subscriptions to the
Government. Nearly all these letters give
the same account of the necessities of the
planting interest, and hold out the certain
prospect Of large additions to the subscriP-
Year: 1861

TIE HUNTING SEAsoN.-The public mind
is so much occupied with the war that it has
20 thought for the partridges. The huntsmen,
too, have all gone oil TO fire at the enemy,
who seem to be as hard to bring down on the
wing as the birds, if we may judge from the
Bull Run races Ii there should be another
fight in that direction shortly, by-the-by, we
hope General JOHNSTON will have pack Of
greyhoullds ready. 1t is the only way to catch
n Yankee


But, as we were saying, huntsmen are
scarce, and shot sells very high; SO the birds
are likely TO be little disturbed this season.
So it is very i'll wind that blows nobody any
good. We hear, however, of few, above the
age for military service, who are getting ready
to take the field, not OF Mars, but of Diana.
The birds, we learn, are very small, and we
hope they will not be disturbed until they get
older and the weather gets colder. A par
fridge ought not TO be shot before the first day
of November.
Year: 1861

MIRACULOUS EscArE FROM SrARyArIoH-
4 Man Taree Dass ~ n THmp.--Ihe Mem pEiS
drg@s publishes the following interesting
uclt il relation to tn dis appearance Tor three
q Us OF "A mn who was afterwards found in
the stump OF a tree, and Rescued from his un.
comfort bic Imprisonment:


We have just learned of a miraculous es-
cape from starye ton, of a young gentleman
residing in Ltuderdale county, Tenn. near
Haies Point The facts are these:


Last week he was out hunting in a large
bottom in the neigh borhood, and he observed
wild goose fly out of a large cypress stump,
which was some twenty feet high. His
knowledge of the habits of these geese led
him to believe that the goose had nest in
the stump. On the outside Of the stump We're
q number of vines, which he pulled up to
peep in and get possession of the eggs. After
he had succeeded i'll gaining the top of the
stump, he discovered a large number of eggs
some six or eight feet down inside. The nest, =
he supposed, was firm foundatic ion, and
he accordingly let himself dowB inside, but
when he struck the substance on which the
nest was built, he discovered that the nest had
no foundation, and soon found himself sink
ng to the bottom of the tree.


The in ide OF the tree was rotten and would
not bear his weight. Now, he WIS in a di-
lernma; five miles from any habtation, in
side of stump twenty feet high, with no
prospect of assistance, with nothing 10 sub
sist on but the goose eggs, he scream ed and
yelled until he was nearly exhausted 40 oGe
coming within herring distance. On the
third day after his incarceration TWO gentle
men We're out hunting and came Wi,iin hear
ing distance. They were very much fright
ened at hearing Il man groaning inside Of the
stump. aud for some time they could not re-
ccnciie themselves to what il meant; but,
having learned that the gentleman had been
missing from horne for several days. they
were soon satisfied that it was no ghost inside
the tree They procured axes, and soon the
prisoner was liberated. He swears be will
never attempt to rob goose nest situated as
u "a ga
Year: 1861

OUR FRIENDS WILL TAKE NOTICE, all
I our accounts have been made of to January
lst, 1861, and Distributed 1t is very desirable
that they should receive immediate attention.
We NEST respectfully request all that can possibly
do so TO call ana settle, thereby saving US the
trouble Of calling upon them.


ian ASHB4 u HOuu-
Year: 1861

THE Slow MovINo Two CENT PAPERS are
Just beginning to receive from Washington the
correct statement Of the position of the govern
mont upon the question of allowing trade with
the South, which was furnished to the readers
OF tho Bun, by our special correspondent at
Warrington. nearly fortnight since. Our
city cotemPCraIies should read the Sun u they
arc In any haste fog the news
Year: 1861

SMALL Boar RUE 0yER.--About So'cock on Friday
ing her slip on New York rde, small boat containing
three men, attempted to cross her bow and was run
over. One Of the men was drowhsd while the other
two were rescued by the fery.bosts .yawl, one Of
whom was seriously injured by the wheel striking
Year: 1861

AID. MANN AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.-
The Pioneer Engine has no suction, and is
therefore entirely useless, and musts remain
until suction hose is provided. The Engine
was not in service during the fire of Wednes-
day last, and the Foreman of the company
gave the reason why, in a card which ap-
pearcd in the DEMooRAr and Appeal. In this
card, the gross negligence of Alderman Mann,
Chairman of the Committee on Fire and
Water, was emphatcally set forth In yes
terday's Express Mr.. Mann attempts de-


fense of himself, and of the City Council, not
against the charges made by Mr.. Iarney,
(Which he says he deems unworthy Of notice.
but against some editorial remarks in the
Express The wise Alderman has not one
word to say about the demand made for sue
ton hose for the Pioneer Engine, but gives
an entertaining history Of suLdry contracts
for tanning leather, making one thousand
feet of hose, etc We again state, for his
especial enlightenment, that, aside from the
hose which he says is to arrive here next
week, the Pioneer Engine requires new sue
ton hose or thorough repairs upon the dlapi-
dated concern now attached to it. We de-
sire also TO impress the fuct upon his mind
that until such new suction is provided, the
Pioneer Engine might as well be in the Sand
wich Islands as here II cannot be used at
all. Ten thousand feet of new hose would do
nothing towards repairing the old, or pro-
viding new suction. The Alderman must be
very obtuse, or very Indifferent if he will not
take any action in this matter Can any Ian
guagc be palmer than Harneys card? Let
us try and force our way to the understand
ing of the Chairman of the Committee on Fire
and Water: Alderman Mann-There are foul
Engines belonging to the Fire Department oI
this city. One Of them is entirely useless foI
want of suction hose Will you so inform
the Council, and endeavor TO have something
done? Never mind the thousand feet Of hose.
That is not not the thing under discussion
The Pioneer requires suction hose Tile Pj0-
neer requires suction hose y The PIONEER
! RFOf-fpEs cI'CTION HOSE
Year: 1861

The UNION DEMoCRATIC PLATFORM. We
lay before our readers this morning the pat
liotic resolutions adopted yesterday by the
State Convention. They cannot fail to re-
ceive the hearty endorsement of every loyal
Union man in the State. We cannot suffer
defeat if the ticket is as sound as the plat
form, and that it will be, we entertain no
doubt
Year: 1861

g NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL PER


I'M sons using Water from the Oroville Water
L-s- Works that the same must be paid for month
ly in advance, at the OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
before the tenth day of each month, or the water
will be shut off and will not be turned on again
except upon the payment of all arrearages, and in
addition thereto two dollars for closing and opening
stop cock. JOS. .GLUCKAUF.


in.l Il.
Year: 1861

| How SAVANNAH MERCHANT OUTwiTTED A
VIGILANCE CoNMITTEE.-A merchant of Sa-
Vannah, Southern born, at the time when the
rebellion iirst broke ont, wrote to his corre-
spondents at New York, in calm, dispassion-
ate manner, expressing regret that trouble
existed, aud hoping that everything would be
adjusted to the satisfaction of both North and
South. He received no answer to these let
ters-much to his surprise. In the meantime
New fork vessel, of which he was part
owner, arrived at Savannah and reported to
his house for business. A few days afterward
he was waited upon by the Vigilance Commit
tee. who presented him with a pile of letters,
and very coolly informed him if he could not
write In different tone he must leave the
State. Comprehending the case at once be
sat down and wrote to bis correspondents de-
failing abuse of Northern men after the most
approved style; he then sent for his Captain
and told him he must take cargo for Liver
pool as he could not give him one for New
York. The cute Jerseyman caught at The
dodge Immediately, and spread the report that
he was bound for Liverpool. An half hour
before his sailing the merchant took him into
his private room, locked the door and explain
ed his position he gave him list of all his
correspondents in New York, and charged
him to call upon every one of them and assure
them that his letters meant nothing You
see," said be, the character | have been
compelled to assume you must not think me
the fool | made myself to appear There are
two sets of papers-you will be overhauled at
the Fort: show the Liverpool papers, and
when you get to sea destroy them and put for
New York"


The captain was as shrewd as the merchant;
he was overhaued at the Fort, be showed his
Liverpool papers, whereupou the officer in
command expressed strong desire to charter
the vessel to bring cargo of provisions from
Liverpool, and actually offered him $4,000
The captain at once assented to the offer, aud
the charter party was made out. The parties
went even so far as to arrange how to land the
cargo by signals in case the blockade interfer
ed with the entrance of the vessel into the
harbor. 1t is needles to say that the bogus
papers were all destroyed, and the vessel land
ed $4,000 worth of cotton in New York


The above is vouched for by one of the
principal mercantile houses in this city-Bos-
ton Commercial AdUertlser.


JAMES PHINNEY the original dlscoyerer of
the - Comstock Lead at Virginia City, died
poor man at Nevada on the goth ult
Phinney was Virginian, and from this cir
cumstance and his being known as Old
Nirginny." the above mentioned town was
named after him. He did not know the value
of his discovery, but sold it for an old horse
worth $40, aud few dollars in cash.


TO BE NEUrRAL.-The acting French Con-
sui, of San Francisco, has given notice to the
French residents that IN conformity with in
structions received from his Government, they
must maintain a strict neutrality in the present
dissensions in the United States, and abstain
from participating in any act Of hostility either
for or against the Federal Government of the
United States.