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Year: 1860

DeWOH, -1ff., Jan. ~, 1SOU.

 MEssRs. JOHNSON & YERKEs-In the last issue of the True Democrat, there appears an article over the signature of " Citzen," which demands some notice from me. 1 have always been a democrat, having uni formly voted the democratic ticket from President down to justice of the peace. It is true my name has been in the Old Line Democrat as one of its agents. l ordered 1t to be taken out as soon as 1 discovered 1t; and have steadily refused to act as agent for that paper, because 1 did not believe it to be advocating the principles of democ- racy.

 l wish now MT. Citizen to ask you a few qustions, as you contend either of the appli- cants for treasurer are as sound democrats as 1 am. I should like to know how long they have acted with the democratic party, occupied in 1856, when the contest was be- tween Conway and Yell for Governor?- Was you not opposed to democracy then? Did you not contend that democracy was dead, and that the know nothing party was the only national party in existence? If you did not, as an individual, your party did, and you indorsed it. Now that there is no chance for you to get into office through the know nothing party, you wish to join the democracy, which you once pro- nounced dead. l am aware that some of your party are becoming very hungry for office, and l would warn the democracy to be aware of wolves in sheep's clothing" Did you not feel when you wrote your ar ticle that it was very lame thing in you, after you had been defeated, to resort to the newspapers over ficticious signature? Come out, and sail under your own name. l am sorry for your disappointment: but you have some consolation, in the fact that nearly all the opposition in Saline county sympathize with you. They feel that their only chance for office is an appointment by deceiving the Governor.

 This is the first office l ever sought, and would not have asked this, but for the earn est solicitations of my friends.

 ~ ALEX. RUSSELL.
Year: 1860

H We invite attention to the card of W. w. TorTEN, of St. Louis. If our peo- pie would save their rags, they would find at the end of twelve months their value would be considerable.

 Now that the St. Louis merchants are making an effort to secure the trade of Ar kansas, we hope those wanting such articles as they have for sale will give them call
Year: 1860

EE The Arkansaw Traveller thinks the crisis has or soon will come and advises preparation by all the southern States. Let us hope and labor for better things.

 On the other hand, the Jefferson h. dependent and other papers stand up man. fully for the Union, and assert that the conservative sentiment of the country is sufficiently strong to preserve our nation ality.
Year: 1860

A Ia Court of Probate holden at LitchfielC "A within and for the District of Litchtield or the 23rd day of April. A. D. 1860

 Present Charles Adams. Judge

 Ordered, That the Executor of the last will ant testament of JONATHAN CARRINaroN late of Litch field within said district. deceased exhibit his ad ministration account with the estate of said de ceased, to this court for adjustment and settle l2th day of May, 1860, at 2 o'clock in the after noon and that notice of this order be given by advertising in a newspaper published in Litch- field and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town nearest the last residence of said deceased. Certified from Record,

 CHARLES ADAMS Judge.
Year: 1860

extended, the hand grasping his rifle nesr
the muzzle, the butt of which rested near
the toe Of his right foot, while, with his left
hand, he raised the rim of his hat from his
eyes, ard seemed gazing beneath, intently,
on our advancing column. The canon of
Gen. Coffee had opened upon us, and tore
through our ranks with fearful slaughter but
we continued to advance, unwavering and
cool, as If nothing had threatened our p og-
ress.
The roar of the canon seemed to have no
effect on the figure standing upon the cotton
bales, but he seemed fixed, motionless az a
statue. AT last he moved, threw back his
hat rim over the crown with his left hand.
raised the rife to his shoulder and took aim
at our group. Our eyes were rivited upon
him. At whom had he leveled his peace 2
The distance was so great that we looked at
each other and smiled. We saw the rifle
fash, and my right hand companion, as no
BILE a looking as ever rode at the head of a
regiment, fell FROM his saddle.


| The hunter paused few moments without
moving the rife from his shoulder. then re.
loaded and resumed his former position
throwing his hat rim over his eyes, and
holding it up with his left hand he fixed his
piercing gaze upon us as if hunting out an
other victim. Once more more that hat
rim was threwn back and the rife raised to
the shoulder. This time we did not smile,
but cast short glances at each other to see
which of us must die and when the rife
again flashed another of us dropped to the
earth. There was something awful in march
! ing on to certain death,


| Gen. Coffee's battery, and thousands OF
musket balls played upon our ranks.


We cared not for them; there as chance
of escaping unscathed Most of us had wal
ked upon batteries hundred times more
destructiv without quailing, but to know that
rifle was leveled towards us, and as the bull
let sprang from its barrel one of us must
surely fall to see the cleaning gun fash
as the iron came down, and see it rest mo-
tionless, as if poised upon rock, and know
when the hammer struck and the sparkes
flew to the full primed pan, that the messen-
ger of death drove unerringly to its goal
to know this and still mai ch On was aw-


full!


could see nothing but the tall figure res


ting upon the breastwork. He seemed to


grow, phantom-hke, taller and taller assu.


ming through the smoke supernatural ap-


perance Of some giant spirit Again did he


reload and discharge his rife with the same


unerring aim and il was with indescribahle


pleasure that beheld as we neared the


American lines, the sulphurous smoke gath


cred around us and shut that spectral hun


ter from nv gaze. We lost the battle. and


to my mind the Kentucky rifleman contrib


uted more to our defeat than anything else,


for while lie remained to our sight onr atten-
ton was drawn from our duties and when
at last we become enshrouded in the smoke.


the work was complete-we were in utter


confusion, and unable in the extremity to


restore-order Sufficiently to make any success
fully attack.
Year: 1860

The only species of tree which abound
here is slippery elm. These trees are so slim
perry squirrel can't climb them without din
ping his paws in Spaulding's Prepared glue
a small bottle of which he always carrie
suspended about his neck. There are a fey
maple trees here, but no sugar is made, a
nothing but oil runs out when they are tap
! ped.
Year: 1860


duly nominated as candidate for member
Of Assembly.


On motion, Convention proceeded to an
informal ballot to elect three delegates to
attend the Senatorial Convention to be
held at Cato on the 9th day of October
Year: 1860

Like Mrs. Gummidge in David Cop perfeld," the editor of the Old Line meek ly submits to the hardships and trials of life, and suffers Hindman to pull him by the nose, and Judge Rector to snub" him, simply and solely because he "professes to be free and independent journalist He believes so strongly in the liberty of the press, that he quietly looks on while his friends amuse themselves with the pedal ex- ercise of kicking him about like foot ball. He must have wonderful fund of good nature to suffer with such meek and lowly spirit his own Achilles, the " farmer of Saline," to place upon his fair name throughout northern Arkansas the brand of infamy. Whenever Col. Johnson or any one else, whether friend or foe, inn peaches our honesty and integrity, we will vindicate our independence as journalists and gentlemen by giving it the lie.

 The Old Line Democrat says:

 "We are, unlike you, thank Heaven! dependent for our existence upon the nod of no man, clique or dynasty"

 How amusing!-dependent on no man! What wonsan then is the richly endowed owner of our cotemporary? Your assertion is strangely inconsistent with the reported
Year: 1860

CoURTLY WIT.-The Old Liner says "Mr. Black is hired for consideration about his victuals and clothes, with pros pect for crumbs from the legislature. We are under obligations to our neighbor for his patronizing supervision of our interests, but we beg leave to say that we have no expectations from the legislature. We may. however, have some friends in the next legislature, and if we can do our neighbor any service in the way of stoping his mouth with fat office, we will do so with pleasure. His prosperity will cause no feeling of envy in our bosom. We wish every man who is ashamed of honest poverty to become rich as fast as possible, in order that he may cease to look with green-eyed jealousy on every thing in this bright and beautiful world. The conscious ness of advocating the true interest of Ar kansas, in addition to his honest earnings in his professions, editorial and legal. will be to Mir. Black sufficient reward.
Year: 1860

Taunt, and sneers are at best ineffective argumens; they neither convince the under standing nor please the fancy of respect able people; the boy who will point the finger ofscorn at the physical deformlty of his lay-fellow, is no less illmannered' coarse and silly, than the full grown man who resorts to like species of attack upon his oppolent:

 One oi the editors of this paper is ire ouently referred to in the last Old Line Dem' ocrat as the "Indian Boudinot "a mon- orel Cbemkee ''-''ierce and vindictive 1n- dian," who sits upon the tripod of the True Democra, to give vent to the savage propensides of his semi -barbarous nature. y Such language as this, while it proves that our neiglbor is writhing under an expose of the truth we have made Tn his case, also shows the impotence of his blind rage; that he should be violently incensed at us, IS but natural: md that he should wish to return our blows is but human nature; but we as sure him, he has commenced the assault III an impregnable quarter; he never can make breach there, nor throw us the least oil our balance.

 We had supposed that this mode of war fare was about "played out; squad in Benton county undertook to read us out, not only from the democratic party, but from the United States of America; they succeeded badly, and all their ill bred male dictions operated to ohr advantage.

 For the benefit of Mir. Peek who has raised the war cry again, and endeavored to prejudice honest people against us by the cry of Indian, and for the information and curiosity of all who feel any interest in the matter, we will state, that we have Indian blood in our veins, and that we are as proud of it as though it were the blood of princes or of the '..frst .tamilies of Virginio. v We have the blood of the revolutionary soldier who bore to his grave the SCOTS ct hberty, and that of the chieftain, whose blood crimsoned the waters of the Horse shoe, under the command of our own Jack son.

 So much then for our blood; we are inn pervous to all sneers and taunts on it's ac count the battle now raging cannot be w on in such manner; personally we are better known than Mir. Peek, and our character and standing with many of the most re- | spectacle citizens of Arkansas, we are by no means ashamed of

 We are the peer of MT. Peek-his equo con every part of the ground" and we are vain enough to believe that we are in finitely his superior in honesty and gene rosity.
Year: 1860

E We will answer the questions of our neighbor next issue. We can answer them generally now, by saying that they are not fairly questions, but only roundabout way of insinuating electioneering islanders and falsehoods.
Year: 1860

"Be assured, we will not descend into the cess pool, with you or degrade journal so as to dis gust even blackguaris. .''-OM Line Democrat

 We congratulate our neighbor on his de- termination to reform, and sincerely trust he will henceforth be better and wiser man.

 There is a refreshing hope that we shall have no more of that ' courtly Jeoring and high bred dignity" that disgraced the Old Line Democrat.
Year: 1860

"We do maintain, and solemnly call the atten- >ton of the people the fact, that the Johnsons, (who are the real owners of the True Democrat deserve the most unqualified reproduction of every decent and peaceable man in the State, for the un pardonable outrage that they have perperated upon the purity of the press and sanctty of private char acter, in licensing free and vndictive Indian to control the columns of the True Democratn'-OM Line Democrat 10th.

 Lest some unsophisticated, peaceable, way y-faring individuals might be induced to avoid the vicinity of Little Rock after read ing the above, and for the benefit of the travelling public and Arkansians generally, we would beg leave to state, that the 'tierce and vindictive Indian" at present connect ed with the True Democrat Is tame and tractable; he left his tomahawk and sea D. ing knife in Fayetteville, where they are now in the possession of Bill Cush," who is preparing some wood cuts for.the benefit of our Old Line cotemporary--we have no doubt but his study of the. history of the aborigines will he thereby greatly assisted.

 We stated some time since that our sud den transition from savage life and pursuits, to the semi civilized condition we have at tained, must excuse many natural foibles. Our readers must pardon us, if we occa- sionally forget, in fit of abstraction, that we are in the highly civilized vicinity of the Old Line Democrat, and imagine our self among the Osages; and if we make an effort to lift the top knot of its "high-bred" editor with the cold steel of common sense, don't be scared off by his shriek of wild Indian we are perfectly tame except in those fits of distractions, and they only come over us I11- Weekly.
Year: 1860

the well settled rules of equity jurispru- dence, the State has the right to bring . bill to have the mortgages foreclosed, and their proceeds applied to the object for which they were intended-that is, the payment of the bonds. without first paying them herself. or producing them in court.

 And further it is declared by our statute that upon the death of corporation the goods and chattles, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and every right or profit is- suing out of or appertaining thereto, mon- evs, credits and effects of such corporation, shall immediately vest in the State, im trust for he uses and purposes contemplated by the charter, and each, every and all right, shall be in abeyance, until the action of the legislature shall be had thereon, unless provision shall be made by law for the management of the corporation fund, in con temptation of such dissolution. The State, it is we'll known, has assumed, and is now executing the trust devolved upon her by the death of the Real Estate Bank.

 Therefore we answer the question above stated in the affirmative, for three reasons First, the bank charter has given the State the right to foreclose the mortgages as soon as they become forfeited. Secondly, by the principles of equity jurispruaence, in dependent of the charter, she has the right to foreclose and have the proceeds of the mortgages applied to the payment of the principal and interest of her bonds, where soever they may be; and in the third place, the statute we have alluded to, and the fact that the State has assumed to act as trustee in the settlement of the affairs of the Bank, gives her the same right.
Year: 1860

| want it understood this is not Rattle or
Git Entertainment. 1t is designed to obtain
work and customers, and to this end every one
who VIII bring me work to do in the jewelry,
Matchmaking W or Daguerrean business I will
present with as many tickets as thev will ex
pend dollars in my line. Those who want
watches cleaned or repaired, or any Jewelry or
Daguel rcan work done have only to pav me the
regular price. The work will be warranted.
watches for one year. and besides obtaining the
work at the going rates they will receive as
many tickets in my great distribution as thew
expend dollars for work. Remember that /
will lot raise the price Of my work. Purchas
ers need not have the work done now, but at
any time hereafter the tickets will be good for
watch repairing or likenesscs.
Year: 1860

STREET PLANKINe.-The planking Of Main
street is going forward with rapidity. When
completed, we much doubt whether there is a
town in the mountains or city on the plains, that
can compare with it in point of solidity and
beauty.
Year: 1860

The public may remember that we were,
for some little time unable to believe that
the Lecompton constitution-the endorse
ment of wholesale fraud and villainy as
condensed in and represented by that celo-
brated document-could be forced through
Congress by the management of Mr.. Bu-
chanan. This disbelief was founded on
some lingering faith in the honor of that
Executive coterie-a faith which it is hard
at any time to yield up wholly We were
in error, however The infamous concoc-
ton of fraud named above, did pass the
House of Representatives, and now we see,
in the revelations of Mr.. Covode's commit
tee, the reasons for its passage. Men in
high places were bought with money for
that purpose. Thirty thousand dollars
at least were used by the great agent in
the purchase and sale of votes under this
administration, directly to influence few
men; and while Wendell thought three
votes would be enough, the President in
sisted on obtaining five. For this reason,
undoubtedly, the sum used was larger than
the immediate purchaser thought necessary,
indeed the chief Executive proved himself
the more liberal handler of the money re-
ceived froro fat public contracts than any
other man.


This investigating committee is doing
the country a service greater than could
have been expected, much as it makes our
ears tingle with shame TO find the public
service so thoroughly peryaded by corrup-
tion. The whole management of great
questions by this Administration has been
disgraceful beyond parallel; dsgraceful not
only for the intrinsic wrong of those meas
ures themselves, but in the utterly unprin-
cipled and dishonorable means by which
they have been pressed. To exert partisan
influence, aud to be urgent in advocacy Of
measures resolved on by any Administra.
tioD, is reasonable, perhaps, or at least tc
be expected, but to buy the wanting halt
dozen votes outright with money, is an
event not recorded in our history previous
to the Lecompton shame. Besides these
revelations, the hypocritical solcitude of a
certain person in regard to the use of mon.
ey in elections becomes shade too loath
some even to recall it to mind u. s. Gag


The people of Sandusky county should
understand that M. p Bean, editor of tho
Democratic Messenger, of this town, go
$4,000 of this money.
Year: 1860

1t is written in quaint old Jewish man
uscript now in the British museum, that
the oldest of mankind, Methuselah, did
not live as long as he might havo~done.-
The writer says that God promised him in
dream that if he would rise up and build
him house his life should be prolonged
five hundred years. But he replied that it
was scarcely worth while TO build house
for so short period, and died before he
was thousand years old.
Year: 1860

Sale and Suppsr.-The ladies Of the First
Baptist Church are to have sale and sopper.
in the basement of the church, this evening.
and invite the public To patronize them. They
are raising means to support . missionary 1T
Rockets, and deserve to have the encourage
ment OF all who desire TO have the Gospel
preached TO every creature.
Year: 1860

This business at the West is subject to
a few drawbacks which the East does not
share with it. Chief among these are
the natural fountains bursting from Eas-
tern hill-sides, which are generally want
ing on the prairies. But frequent streams
partially remedy this evil. furnishing wa
ter to the herds upon the unfenced ''prairie
range" Many prairie farms are desti-
tute of water for stocl1--though a new
method of draining, called mole draining,
promises TO do something toward supply
ing fountains on these places; but wells
must be the main dependence Of farms
not located upon living streams.


For the butter-dairy the water Of the
creeks and slough streams is not equal to
the mountain springs Of New York or
Vermont, but cheese can be made from
the same dairy fully equal to Herkimer's
best.


In choosing a location for growing cat
tie on the prairies, durable water should
be chief consideration--extensive range
gives pasturage IN abundance wherever
water is found, while the contrary is not
always the case.


The East has an advantage over US In
economically supplying durable shelter
for stock. Very much Of the great prairies
of Iowa and Nebraska are destitute of
lumber sufficient for building purposes,
and must mainly depend upon straw and
Year: 1860

A correspondent of the Journal at the
White River Junction, writes on the l4th
that not within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant has this State ever been so dry
before. Rocks are peering their tops
above the waters Of the majestic Connec-
ticut which were never In sight before.
An extensive farmer informs me that he
is obliged to employ men to water his nu-
merous cattle and sheep, as springs from
which they obtained their supply hither-
to supposed to be unfailing, had dried up,
and that unless we had rain within a few
DAYS, he should drive his herd from the
pastures to the barn and fodder them as
in the winter season"
Year: 1860

Plant the seed IN fine rich mould, COW
ering them by sitting fine earth or mould
over them, to depth of a-third of an
inch-keep the soil constantly moist by
shading, and if the seed are good and
fresh, they will come up in a few days.
The depth of planting must vary with the
size of the seed. The young plants will
need constant shading, at least the first
season.-.AIbany CtItiUdtor.
Year: 1860

IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN M1LkfEG.-
Careful experiments show that the strip
pings, or last half pint of milk, drawn
from the cow contain more cream than
a half gallon taken from the first of the
same milking In some experiments that
have been made, the proportion was con-
siderablY greater.
Year: 1860

No sublimity is so real as that which
makes itself deeply felt in union with
beauty; just as the highest moral greatness
is that which, whilst it awes by mistaken
constancy- of principle, at the same time
attracts US by the gentleness of love.


Claiming.
Year: 1860

There is in the Library at that Capitol
copy OF the London Punch. in which is
represented black eagle and white ca.
gie-ihe former representing the Slave
States IN combat; beneath them is a lion
with a deer in his clutches, who has turn-
ed IRON his prey 10 look up at the birds
OF the air. Beneath this significant pic
lure Is the single word, Watch i is
most significant Photograph 10 the eyes
Year: 1860

A DESPERATE SHIFT.-The Oregon news
papers are su, generis, and the kind is not
very admirable either, for they are more
abusive and vulgar than the piscatory danes
of Billingsgate. A correspondent of one of
them lately told an anecdote on the editor
of the Salem Statesman to this effect


Some time since, Bush came to my place
of business, (Which is that of clothier and
tailor bringing some cloth with him which
he commenced begging me to have made up
into clothes and take the Statesman in pay.
objected on the ground that the Statesman
being entirely devoted to the abuse of other
people, | was under no obligation to take it..
He insisted that our establishment had done
nothing to support his paper that he was
hard run for money, and wanted his clothes
made; that it was my duty to help support
a local paper whether its contents suited me
or not; and begged me to patronize him
enough to pay for making his clothes.
consented finally to do SO provided lie would
address the paper to my partner and never
write my name on it; and to my surprise he
consented to this humliating condition.