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Deoocrttic 8tet» Co*Teatioiin
A Democratic State Conten
tion, composed of Delegate from
the DEMOCRACY of the ser
cral counties, will be held at the
Capitol, in the city of Little
Rock* ON THE FOURTH
Monday or april next,
to nominate a CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS.
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A C ARD.
The undersigned citizens of
Pulaski county and members of
the Democratic Party, request
the democracy of this county to ^
meet at the Market-house in
Little Rock, on the SECOND
MONDAY of APRIL next, for
the purpose of selecting Dele
gates to attend the Democratic
State Convention, to be held at
Little Rock to nominate a Dem
ocratic Candidate for Congress.
A full attendance at this meet
ing is requested.
S. H. Hemfrtrad,
W*. B. Wait,
D. W. Carroll,
P. T. Crutchfield,
D. D. Own,
L. J. Reardon,
Johk S. Roams,
L. A. Whteley,
3. H. Crease,
C. Lamgtres,
J. B. Johnson,
E. N. Conwat,
David Skelton,
John Brown,
R. H.Johnson,
March 17,
B. F. Owen,
A. J. Hutt,
Wk. E. Ashlet,
Jacob Hawkins,
Omiuu. II. Wn^
S. T. Hudson,
J. A. Henry,
Wm. E. Woodruff,
Leon Trousdale,
D. C. Fulton,'
Jas. M. Danlet,
B. F. Danlet,
George Brodie,
J. J. Thompson,
F. S. Garritt.
Oar Collector.
Mr. Thomas Cha spun, is »uthorned to make
collections and receive subscriptions for the Ar
kansas Bamhkb.
He has already Matted upon a tour through the
fallowing counties
Wnm, Indrpkndsnck,
Jackson, Madison,
low, Pbankun,
•eabct, Porn,
Marion, Johnson,
Carroll, Conwat,
Van Bl'bkn.
We hope our subscribers will remember the
printer, and be ready to pay up.
To CorreapoodcBta.
The communication of onr “river correspondent**
is quite too much on the advertising order, such
letters neither pay the printer, nor interest the
readers. We would suggest to correspondents to
pay a little attention to rendering their eommuniea
tiona legible. We hare been sometimes sorely
pussled, to decipher the hieroglyphic characters
which are sent to us.
We are always well pleased even in these “ pi
ping times of peace,’* to receive communications
bom every part of the State, so that we may make i
the Bwmmtr completely the medium of all the new* i
cr We are under renewed obligation* toCapt. ‘
Rica, for rirei favors. .
tr Major A. W. Gaum, U. S. A. and family
pssarnl through our city last week «m rent* for the
military poM on our frontier.
tr Cd. B. 8. Roaaan of the U. 8. Mounted
Rifle* and family, arrived here on Wednaaday lart
' Bern Fort Laramie, on their way to the Hot Spnnga.
tr We are indebted to Col. B. T. Duval, for
the Pert Smith Herald of last Friday.
CT We have received the reports of the county
nomination* of Crawford and Sebastian counties,
too late for publication in this paper. They will
appear in our nett
Internal Improvement Ceatmiseiener.
At the recent election Roswell Bebee, eaq , waa
choeea Internal Improvement Commionoaer for
Pulaski county.
CTMaj. Gen. Winfield Scott, is now upon a j
tear of inspection through the south and west to
select the site upon which to locate the Military
* Asylum for disabled and invalid soldiers, provided
for by aa actef Onfsam of the lent sear on. We
understand that he will vimt our city during his
Land Warranto am not assignable. The bill
was last far want of tone or from tha abuas often*
tn tho Amass This is a lasa to the soldier, and
State* it has been itow beyond the poaibility
«f • Mi ttei cotton autheliini can be car
Tied oaae arall aad profitably here aa in New Eng
It ■ «ae that Aikaaaaa waa earnestly making
aa effort «e BMaatoetaia her own auppiim; the
citiaaaa af Vaa Ban* have already takas the first
stops is thia impact aad have succeeded ia ofgan
fcmg a manufacturing company which, if eaataia
ed with the aaaae energy that kaa characterised iu
commaweameat, will b slams a source of profit to
all tboaa engaged ia it aad aa advantage to the
whole eeassunity. We hare understood (we
know sat how cornet may be tbe information)
that tbe factory at PitUbug, Johnson county, con
ducted by Meaota, Geo. Baa out A Son, bar been
muted with the Vaa Burea company. One other
iMtanee only baa come to our knowledge, that of
the eottoa manufactory in Washington county;
ansa two or three yean ago ita owner commenced
with rude machinery and a aingle hone for tbe
amtive power. Prom the profits of this little fac
tory, limited as they must necessarily bare been,
be haa already been enabled to put up a steam
eagisa aad quae a a umber of spindles which are
kept ia full blast. Brery thing must hare a be
ginning and wa trust these undertaking! arc tbe
pioneers-of a large manufacturing interest which
must aoon spring up among us.
The amount of cotton manufactures consumed
' in this State atone would be a sufficient induce
ment, but thto ia not all. Already a vast demand
for manufactured goods exists in Texas and New
; Mexico; Uus market is annually increasing in im
portance and citent; it must be supplied either
, by way of tbe Missouri or Arkansas river—and the
direction taken by thia trade will fix the route
through which all the travel and traffic of these
immense territories will eventually pass.
Arkansas has now the advantage ia geographi
cal position, being several days travel nearer to
Santa Pe than Missouri. Thia advantage may
now be unproved upon, and thia profitable trade
secured to our own citizens by a well directed
effort to manufacture such goods as will be best
suited to the desired market. These are facta
which should be thought of by our citizens and
practised upon; there is profit to be derived from it
S To oor Subscribers.
The recent improvements and additions to our
office, have considerable increased our expenses,
and render it neceamry to make collections. We
attest have money in order to conrnlv with ourobli
gations, and faithfully to fulfil our promises to out
subscribers. We have never faltered in our duty,
nor spared either labor or expenae to make the
Risnaa interesting to them.
We must now call upon those who are in ar
reara to do their part and oetile up.
There ia a Urge amount outstanding; and, upon
our delinquent lint, we regret to find many who
are more than taro yean in arrears, whose names
we will be compelled to atnke from our list unless
their subscriptions are paid. During the spring
and summer of this year, we intended to send col
lecton into every county in the SUte, and hope
our aubaenben will be ready to assist us. Our
eollecton will also be authorised to receive sub
scriptions to the Burets, and we suggest to those
of out fellow-ciiisens who are not already subscri
ber that it will be a convenient opportunity to
send us tbeir names.
Sew Whig Paper.
J. M. Bu-rixa, has iassued a prospectus for a
whig paper to be eaUblished at Little Bock.
Mr. Bctlxs, has been for many yean engaged
in tbe Banner office, is a good printer, industri
ous and energetic, and if any man can succeed in
making money with a whig press we know he can.
He ut worth* it* ^ tU»sWsi» wf iLv
party to which he is devoted. —
O’ We publish in another column a list of all
the Acta which were passed at the last session of
Congress, which ended o» the 4th iast.
The Portication, River and Harbor, and French
Spoliation bills, involving appropriations to the
amount of nine millions of dollars were defeated.
The bill indemnifying Thomas Ritchie, failed to
>Pasa.
| The Presideat signed all the bills that were
passed.
The Senate continued in executive session up
to the 12 mat., in order to act upon the executive
nominations.
Part Office Changes.
The following new Post offices have been made,
and one discontinued in Arkansas.
Wolf Bayou, Independence eo., John Reeves,
P.M.
Petit Jtatif Yell co., Thoa. N. Hart, P.M.
Prairie P. O., Scott co., bas been Jiaeoutmuael.
O' Oov. Bell is not a candidate for re-eleetiow
in Texas, but for Congress, against Voloney E.
Howard.
O" The Hon. Heary Clay, sailed from New York
on the steam ship Georgia, on tbe 13th inst., fot
Havanas.
IJ" A “ Christian Anti-Slavery Convention,” to
be composed of persons from all parts of the Union,
has been summoned to meet in Cincinnati on the
I4lh Uth. 16th, and 17th days of April next, “to
take into consideration the present and prospective
condition of the Anti-Slavery cause, and to coun
sel together on one common platform, in respect
to the evila to be opposed, the difficulties to be
surmounted, and the proper means aad measures
for maintaining and sustaining their principles
practically and thoroughly."
marger against a Texas Jaage.
Mr. Howard, of Texas, presented a memorial to
the United States House of Representatives, on
Friday, from citizens of Texas, charging John C.
Watson. U. S. District Judge of Texas, with gross
malfeasance in office, and asking his impeach
ment The Legislature of Texas had previously,
by a joint resolution, requested him to resign.
Coed salary.
Each alderman in San Francisco is to receive an
annual salary of #4,000. An alderman is “ some
punkins " in California.
IT The celebrated Ninon d<r L'Enetos defines
a kiss “ an alms which enriches him who receives
without impoverishing her who gives.” Very true
but misses should be careful to choose none but;
deserving objects on which to bestow their chari
ties.
EX One meson given why the Londonecs omitted
the use of wood m constructing the building for the
World’s Fair, is that there would be so many Yan
bees there they were afraid they would wfcttfe W
das.
tT Father Mathew a preaching at New Orleans;
and administering the pledge to thousands. He
waa to leave in n few days for Texas.
A Stsd Mesa.
The Baltanoee and Ohio Railroad Cooyany have
mquuwd the contractors to increase their hands to
doable the preaeat number, so that the road may
be pat into practical oparatioa up to Thrae Fork,
in Taylor eaaaty, Va., by October next.
|7 Writ her aolared nor Mach cravats am now '
idaiwhlw oa full-dress ooeawoas. Black lac* I
artteaa am oaly half dram.
r
Tk* April
mb endeavoring to create acme excitement” in
favor of the re-nomination of Col. R. W. Joansos
to Congress. Wilt the Editor point ui to a single
article; nay, a line, which heretofore, in our paper,
hac tended to faator anch an impression? On the
contrary, by thoae who have lewd the Banner, it
i* well nndemtood, and haa frequently been made
a matter of remark, that we have rtrenuously avoi
ded the mention of Col. Johkbon'* name in connec
tion with the etation. Since, however, the subject
baa been thua brought before the people, we have
no reaaon for withholding an expremion tf our
views which have sometnnea been misunderstood.
While the Republican hoists its flag for a favente,
it seems to think we have not the right to express
privately an opinion far the candidate we should
choose. We will, therefore, so far a* our position
is concerned, leave it no longer a matter of specu
lation. With the means of iuformation we possess
of the sentiments of the people, we feel satisfied
that JoHaaow is the first choice of the democracy
of this Stale. Oui table is piled with letter* sug
gesting, or soliciting that he would again permit
htmoelf to be placed before^ the Conventior, and
men of influence, from every part of the State,
j have asserted a belief that only his re-nomination
1 will insure the success of the democratic party.
| With his declaration before us of s determination
' to retire, we have declined giving plsee to these
| urgent appeals, in the columns of the Banner, and
• it cannot be said, that we have before attempted
to bring his name into the controversy. In reply
| to the Republican, and to the many enquiries
which reach us, we do not hesitate to express the
| unauthorized opinion that if the Convention should
deem Col. Jmisaon the moat available democrat,
. and nominate him, he will not refuse again to take
, the field in the cause of democracy. In giving
this opinion publicity, however, we desire to re
iterate that we have no authority from Col. Johm
Sbv for saying, or even thinking that he would
; deviate from the course which he has announced.
I Oui opinion is founded upon his well known de
votion to the interests of the democratic party and
his aubserviency to the will of the people. Con
siderations of a personal character, we fee! satis
fied, would have no weight where an expression
was had that demanded his services in such a cause:
I In copied ion with this subject, thejlepublican
should have noticed the “excitement” which the
Bulletin (Helena) is getting up. In a recent edi
torial, referring to candidates for the Convention,
he says:
<• U,’ hn aKnll ><*» t Vis* -TTliW ■ r A t if Plin^lHfltP ffir
Congress,” is one to which our columns are ever
' open. We, of course, (swell as others, have our
. preference; but we hope it may never sway us from
acting in concert with a democratic convention.—
We believe this will be the general feeling of our
party. From our observations, in this section of
the State, Hon. R. W. Johnson, if he would per
mit his name to be used, would find little or no
opposition, in favor of another. Setting him aside,
there is much diversity of opinion, as to who is the
proper man. Flournoy, Izard, and Clark, are
probably the most prominent men for Representa
tive. Clark, however, has a stronger feeling of
hostility at the hands of those who oppose him in
the East, than any other name mentioned. The
best way for Phillips county to settle this matter
in a feeling of kindness, is to held a public meet
ing as soon as possible, and appoint snd instruct
Delegates to the Stale Democratic Convention.—
This is a subject that should cause no eatraugc
ment of feeling among democrats; and members
i of the party will doubtless guard themselves from
such a dangerous thorn to the democratic party.
Arkanaimns ia California.
Letters from California have reached us recently
j irom some ot our own citizens, icprcsent the
I state of affaira generally in no very encouraging
. light. J udge R. C. S. Baow* of CTawford county,
writes us from Stockton, 1st Feb., that the pros
pects are not sufficient to induce him to remain,
and that he would leave as soon as he could close
some business arrangements. He mentions that
, Major Rectos of Fort Smith, will start home about
the first of April. As part of the latest items, we
! give the following from our quondam fellow-citi
zen, Hvhen Mitchell, dated :
Stocetos, Cal., Jan. 17, 1851.
; “Depending upon the miners for trade and
money, their failure leaves us dull tnough. They
are doing nothing. Let any one who is even com
fortsble at home, not come to this country, for I
assure you that there are thousands who would
be glad to be back again to the States. None of
our friends from Arkansas 1 believe are doing as
I well as they erpectrj. David Shall left here yes
terday for “ Double Springs,’’ where he is ijur
chandizing and doing very well. Major Rector,
Judge Brown and Gen. BUckburu are all here and
! in good health. Labor is reduced in value very
much—good hands can be hired for from 2 to ‘21
dollars par day, and goods can be purchased as
cheap as in New Orleans. Even the gambling
houses are drooping and closing, and where once
i you might have seen forty or fifty Linking tables,
the show is reduced to two or three.
"Inregard to the newly discovered gold mines
called the " Gold Bluffs,” I have just seen a aon
of Col. Logan's of Arkausas. who informs me that
they are richer than any mines yet discovered in
California, and that thousands are flocking to
them. He says that the man who first discovered
their location and vaiue, was Nordheimer, formerly
of Fort Gibson. • • • F. L. T.
H. MITCHEI.I..
[?or the Banner.]
NoaBirrow*. Pope Co., Ark., >
March 19, 1851 $
Mnsas. Borrona: The democracy of Pope county
met in convention last Monday, and appointed
Delegates to attend the State Convention, which
will meet at Little Rock on the fourth Mondav of
April next; as you will see. they are instructed ,
to cast their votes for R. W. Jouxsos. The con
vention was nearly unanimous for Joan son. and 1
believe a large majority of the cilixens of this
county are of the same sentiment. ,
The friends of Col. Jonvsov here believe that
no man can serve the State belter than he, and
we all believe him best calculated to unite the
party. His fearless, manly course throughout the
laat Congress, has raised him high in the estima
tion of all, even of those who differ with him in I
politics tnd the great questions which hare dis
turbed the country. If Col. Jcmvsos can nut be
prevailed upon to become a candidate, or if the
Convention ahould aelect aome other trie southern
man. I have no doubt the nominee wiil receive
a hearty support from old Pope, it matters no!
whether-be hails from the north, south, east or
west. T.
M Tks lists Msssfselsrtu* her own Arm*
far Defence.”
Under this head the Charleston Courier innoun
ces that in addition to the construction of ajiow-j
drr magazine and depot for the recep-jon of amis
on the Citadel Square in Charleston, the Ordin-1
ance Department have ordered to be eaat within
the State two battehee of held artillery, consist
mg of eight h pounders and foar 12 pound how - ,
itsers—the material to be of bronze—and the work
ready for delivery by the l&th of June next. The]
Courier aays: “ We have already shown that are
can, with oat various factories, clothe ourselves,
eat ourselves, physic ourselves—and now we have
a chance to shoot ourselves, without calling upon
lbs Ysuhsss to supply the materials.'*
Bruimt Unum. Much 12, 1861.
QtmtUmm The Western Court bill ru passed
on tbo loot aight of the session. The bill is very
defective in several paints of view. It is the Sen
ate bill precisely, wtriatim at The de
fects I pointed out to tbo committee on the Judi
ciary, some time since, in presence of Senator Bor
land. But I told the committee at the time, that
1 cared nothing personally for the hill; 1 bad been
already subjected to too much abuse and misrep
resentation in regard to it; that the Senator, then
before them, felt more iatereot in the concern, and
had had more to do with it than I had ever had,
or cared to hare; that 1 was acting in the matter
in obedience to the voice of the Legislature of my
State, which had just adjourned—lea vine, in full
force, the provisions expressive of their will; that
1 had pointed out to them the defects of the bill,
snd left the whole matter in their hinds, with one
only request, which was to report favorably, and,
enable me to pass a bill of some sort—to stop the
unjust clamour with which I bad been pursued,
if they had any regard for me personally; and, as
my committee was then in session, I left them and
the Senator together.
They afterwards informed roe, that they would
report the bill favorably and tritbmU mnmimnt.
Rut their committee was never called by the.
House afterwards; and, consequently, the bill was
not reported, so that the House was not in posses
sion of the bill at all. Under these difficult cir
cumstances, I procured the bill from the commit
tee, and feeling satisfied that any motion to amend
would cauae the rejection of the bill, and that as
heretofore my effort to improve the laws projected
by others for our State, would lie set down to a
disposition to defeat and destroy them; and, if de
feat should follow, that the charge would be be
lieved by a good many; I obtained a suspension of
the rules by two-thirds, after an earnest appeal of
five or ten minutes, and put the bill upon its pas
sage; and at last, without the aid of the committee
on the Judiciary, who had already refused me
irvmlly, to move m its behalf; and who, with a
profound silenbe, left me to fight the battle my
self. I carried it through, as it came from its friends
par txrtllmce of the Senate. The bill is a law. I
am glad it is so, but I am not responsible for its
defects.
The county of Sebastian is not embraced in the
new District, it having been created after this bill
had passed the Senate, and before it had passed
the House. I did not attempt to amend in regard
to this, as t knew that-any baulk in an accelera
ted and irregular movement, such as I was then
making, on the passage of a bill which had hither
to been oppjsed uniformly, would almost certainly
f.t.l i. ...wU>wAn»*vu m.*
sion of Congress, will easily be obtained to remedy
this.
I will now be permitted to say, for the benefit
of those whn*have attempted so constantly through
this bill to.njure me in the estimation of the peo
ple of Arkansas, that 1 never did yet fail to avail
myself, on the floor of the House, of every oppor
tunity, anc every advantage afforded to pass it,
from its advent to the House, to the hour of Tts
passage; ani will further say that knowing well
who they were, who were most active in pointing
the public centure to me, I never have felt the
slightest expectation of kindness in their hearts or
justice at their hands. The same men were lea
ders ; and. mis :ed many others who were far better
and purer than themselves) and planned ami con
summated the destruction of the oldest, ablest*
most faithful and distinguished of the public ser
vants of our State. I mean Sevier. Had his fan
been left to the people to decide, how diflerent.
would have been the result. And, when he fell,
how palpably was it felt at Washington, both in
the Senate amt by the administration, that Arkan
1 aas was shorn of her power and position. Who
wilt judge me out of their mouths? Honor them,
' if you please, for their deeds, but make them not
! my judges.
On the last night of the session, after it bail
'been twice rejected, 1 procured the passage of
j the bill for the relief of Cincinnattus Trous
dale and John 0. Connelly. It will give piea
; sure to some to know this, as it did to myself
when so fortunate as to succeed.
\ It was impossible to get up m regular order. my
bill granting land, 4c.| for a Kailroad from St.
Louis throuth the North and centre of Argauss,
to Fulton in the South-west of Arkansas, with
; branches from the Mississippi river to Fort Smith
in the West, and to. get it up out of order required
luv-UnrJt of the House. At all umes I couId «m
mand a maturity, but never Im t/urdo for the lull
1 made the effort nevertheless on the Iasi night,
and on this account it failed, h con be paum next
C<mgreti.
The River and Harbor bill we had passed in the
House of Representatives with appropriations of
($80,Otg>) eighty thousand dollars for Red Kiser,
and an amount equal to ($00,000, or 70,000) sixty
or seventy thousand for the Arkansas river, to
gether with means sufficient to build the nei eisary
Snag boats. This bill perished on the last night
of the aession in the Senate, and is deeply to be
regretted.
It received my warm and decided suppor in the
House, and will always receive it. except when 1
shall deem it inexpedient from the poverty of the
Treasury, or the extravagance of the appropria
tions, or a determination materially to extend it
bevond the claases of objects embraced in the bill
as at first reported by the committee on Commerce.
No party in this country can live long, who wiU
refuse aid. facilities, and safety to a commerce of
(360,000,000) three hundred and fifty millions of
dollars, on the MisstssinDi and her numerous tribu.
lanes, at an expense of a million dollars only,
whilst they will vole twe.ntt mi.uo.ms annually
to the Navy, and the Harbors and Light Houses
and defences on the ocean, and to our Foreign Re
lations. all of which are maintaiued for the sake
of our Foreign Commerce, the entirely of which is
not equal to the internal commerce of that section
of the Union watered by these rivers.
I can go into no argument on thia mooted and
exciting subject m the short space of a letter, but
will dismiss it with the remark that the party
winch rejects the system of River and Harbor im
provements altogether, and the party which
adopts it, and runs it to a wasteful and ruinous
excess, will share the same fate. It will be Ue
death of c»ch, in view of the vast interest and
vast consequences involved to the people in one
event, and the General Government in the other
when debated befurc the public.
An additional appropriation has been made to
complete the Hospital at Napoleon; aid, when
completed, it will prove a blessing to the com
merce of White sn 1 Arkansas rivers during all
periods of epidemics or unusual sickness.
A bright prospect awaits the people of the North
west of Arkansas, on which they may well be con
gratulated. The claims of our peaceful frontier
Indians, have been adjudicated; and the looney
appropriated, and now ready to be disbursed to toe
amount of about (*2,‘JO(>,000; two millions ol dol
lar*. iu a sound specie currency. It will neces
sarily produce aa active and remuncrating market
fox every thing they can raise, aad may wish to
dispose of. It can not fait to carry into our border
counties a degree of prosperity never known l-efoxe,
whilst to out merchants and traders, it offers the
richest harvest. Nox will it stop with these two
millions, as there is still duc> end will »c paid t
the Choctaws, CKickiuwi and Creeks, if then
nghU we properly advocated and iniUuml, al
least one aad a half mlliona, if not two and a half
■illione more, and this will be. or ought to be ap
propriated and paid to them next rear.
It has been my earnest and constant effort, for
taro months past, to procure an order from the gov
ernment to pay the sums appropriated for their
payments, “per capita," to the living Indian. I
am glad now to aay, met positively, that the Head
of the I ndian Bureau, a most excellent and su
perior of tees, m, after mature consideration, satis
fied that the money ought to he so paid, can be
piid out justly in no other manner, and that a
doubt a* to hia power, under the treaty of 184fi,
and lhor.e to which it was supplementary is the
only obstacle; ami, that if thia can be overcome
by turn, it will be ao paid.
Tc the old settlers and their friends, I ran aay 1
that the commissioner will certainly pay on the
Brown census, if he does not pay “per capita" to
, the living, unless something hereafter shall change
i his mind; and, when I left, was only waiting to '
rece.ve advices from the superinteiK.ant to hear
hw views and opinions on the subject, before giv- '
ing a final decision.
1 also procured in the House, the passage of a
bill for the relief of the widow of the late I)r. Wm.
Gray, late Lieut.. Colonel, commanding the Ar- j
kansns Battallion of Volunteers. There will be i
many in the West who will hear with pleasure,
that it became a law.
I recollect, at this moment, of no other matter
! not hitherto mentioned of local at peculiar interest
j to Arkansas, which earner before the House of Rep
j res» ntativux during this short session, and trusting
’ that, in this very hasty scrawl, you wiil overlook
■ errors.
I am your obedient sev’t.
R. W. JOHNSON.
Correction.
Nothing could possibly be farther from our in
tention, than in any manner to do the slightest m
j jury or injustice to Major Ftor* sot.
It seems, from his letter of March 15th, that an
error was |omoutLed in the publication of his pre
vious letter.
We re-publish the letter to-day with the correc
tions.
Searcy, March 15, 1861.
j Messrs. Reasdom asd Wnmcttv:
Dtur Sira—In your paper of the 11th mst., m
I which you publish my letter making appointments
1 for Mr. VVim and myself, you have made two |
i errors. One of which, had you been my enemy, j
- and trying to make me ridiculous, is the error you
WUUIU UiUC iliaUL.
uu ii«»c uit line w i' .m
“Trusting in the justness of our career,” instead
of reading “justness of our cause.”
Such mistakes worry me. You will please make
the correction. The other mistake is Saturday the
30th March, instead of Thursday the 20th March.
I am yours,
T. B. FLOURNOY.
Laconia, Feb. 26, 1851.
Messrs. Reaaoon iso Wmitklev :
f»oitlrmm—At the request of the friends of the
peace measures—commonly • called Compromise
measures—of the last session of Congress. I have
consented to make the following eppointments,
which you will please publish in the “Banner.”
Mr. Mathew F. Ward, of Phillips, will tie with
me. and assist to fill the appointments. YV'e will
address the people of Independence, at Ban suite,
on Thursday the 20th of March nest; at Smith -
vilie, Lawrence county, on Saturday the 22d of
March: at Pocahontas, Randolph county, on Mon
day the 24th March; at Gainsville, Green county,
on Wednesday the 26th March; at Bolivar, Poin
sett county, on Saturday the 2f>th March; at Mt
Vernon, St. Francis county, on Monday the 31st
of March.
Trusting in the justness of our cause, we neither
seek nor decline discussion; so, if any gentleman
entertaining views unfriendly to the Compromise
measures, and friendly to secession, wishes to dis
cuss them, and will attend at the above times and
places, he will be politely invited to do so.
My fann demands my attention after the first of
Apnl, which my friends must take as my apology,
for declining to make further appointments.
T.^. FLOURNOY.
[For the Banner ]
Ma. Editor: The day appointed for tbs; Cua
vention to meet at the capilol. to nominate a can
I didate for Congress is drawvug near, and gtyi'.le
tnen in various parts of the State are dessigtutting
i the friend who they wish to receive the nomma
! tion. Among the host of aspirants spoken of m the
eastern and north-eastern counties. Messrs. Izard,
Fi-oeasov, Bran and Rector, seem to be most
: favorably noticed. Either of whom, backed by
! the nomination, would command a good vote.— j
But 1 am quite sure that the nomination of Coi.
: Izard would give greater satisfaction to the demo- !
cracjr in the northern aud eastern portion of the :
' State than that of any other, whilst it would be 1
a “death warraat to whiggery.'’ It would be :
, hailed by the masses as a reward for long and
faithful services, for it is well known that the I
. Colonel has filled several important offices in the
State, and has always acquitted himself with
houor and given satisfaction to his constituents. ,
In these times of discord, it behooves us to tie
cautious in the selection of a standard-bearer for
the approaching campaign, lest we be divided
, against ourselves, in which event defeat is inevit
able—wc would be MrtewnueJ. I n political creed
the Democratic Party of Arkansas are as one man,
and there is no reason why we should be divided
, f.ar enutas Am a < < Tk.
front" of our party, sleeps beneath the generous
| toil that has often honored hun, and it is to be
hoped that his successful rival will win himself t
as bright a name. 1 trust the delegates will be
actuated by a spirit of harmony and concession,
and present to the Democracy of A kansas a can
didale worthy of their undivided support. So far
as my knowledge eitends. Col. liaau is the man,
and if he should get the nomination, my predic
tion will be verified in August next by a
MULTITUDE,
France -lie* peel for the lie-public.
A London letter of the Slat of January, in the
New York Commercial Advertiser, says
" Among other signs ol the degree of reap, -t in
which the Republic is held by some of the impe
rialists, Orleanuts and Legitimists, it has just been
openly amounted by one of the Representatives
ot the people, 'M Laborde) during a speech in the
Chamber, that when the time shall arrive for re
vising the constitution, he intends to move the fol
lowing resolution:—“ France returns to hereditary
monarchy."
Consul la Hans.
Samuel (1. Goodrich I'eUrr Farley has been
nominated as Consul at Paris, vice Robert Wa sh,
resigned. This new sf-pumment takes effect on
the 1st of April
A Monument for Sevier, of Arkansas.
Wt- were yesterday shown a beautiful and ap- ;
propnate monument at the marble house 0| ,vjr
Salve, on JelR-rson street near the Post Office,
which we learu was ordered for the U :ub of one
of Arkansas’ illustrious dead- The Legislature
of that State has ordered it to be placed over the
grave of Sevier. In a few days it will lx se nt on.
We learn that m ail probability a monument w,ll
also be ordered for Oov. Yell, the hero of the
Mexican war. who fell at the battle of Buena
Vixta. It is but right that such fitting tokens of
[ respect should be sh >wn the memory ot those who L
died in the service of their wintry — Dim. r
[Correspondence of the Banner.]
N«w Oauuna. La., March 19th, 18*1.
*•»—Yesterday being the ckiaing day of the ar»
«ion of the Medical College of this State and more
orer the snmversary of the commencement of th«
Institution. it was eelehrate<l with appropriate
ceremomea. Dr .Vott, the Dean of the Faculty,
delivered the customary lecture before a large au
dience assembled in the hall of the Medical school,
ft was listened to with much attention and no
little interest by all present. He was followed by
Chief Justiee Eustis, the President of the t'nivcr
aity, who highly complunehtrd tin Faculty of the
College; to whose unremitting exertions, he said
the University was indebted tor its renown tnd
prosperous condition. Thirty-seven students who
had satisfactorily passed their examinations, then
bad degrees eoniened upon them, and the session
of the College, for the present tenn was declared
closed.
On Monday night an occurrence of somewhat a
tragical nature took piaceat a coffee house on thr
comer of Circus and Common streets. An alter
cation having arisen between a Capt. Warrenton,
and a man of the name of Griffith, angry words
were interchanged which w on resulted in more
desperate means of settlement. Before those aur
rrmndtng the combatants, could interferr, Capt.
W. fell to the door from the effects of a severe
wound in the abdomen indicted with a bowie kiufe.
He was immediately carried to Dr. Nott's hospital
where, after lingering for twenty-four hours in
great pain, he expired. Griffith was arrested yes
terday morning, and confronted with the dying man
last night. Warreutnn recognized him and swore
that he was the man who had stabbed bun. Grif
fith is to be examined to-day lie fore Recorder Cald
well; he strenuously domes br ing the person who
indicted the wound.
The celebrated McDonough case will lie argued
here in the United States District Court, some
time during the ensuing week. It is attracting
great attention no less on account of the magni
tude of the interests involved, than from the cele
brity of the counsel engaged on either side. The
ultimate and final decision rests of course with the
U. S. Supreme Court.
Dan Rice .he celebrated clown, is here w ith his
leviathen circus, and has been doing wi ll through
out the season. As he had given several benefits
in behalf of a Tanety of charitable and patriotic
institutions, our municipal authorities thought
proper on Monday last to reciprocate the faver.—
Accordingly a complimentary benefit was an
nounced for that night, to which nearly every
bodv partial to Circus exhibitions went. I need
not say that standing room within the tent was
scarce, when I add that policemen had to be sta
tioned outside to warn the crowd which pressed
towards the entrance that it was impossible to find
room for another occupant. I have not heard
what the receipts were but they must have been
enormous.
A complimentary dinner is to be given this even
ing at the St. Louis Hotel, to Gov. Quitman, and
aome of the panic,pants in the late Cuban trial.
Jt has been kept so quiet however, that none ex
cept those concerned were cognisant of the fact
until it was publicly announced in this morning's
papers.
The erection of our new Custom House, Second
Municipality Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Place
d* Armen Cathedral and other public buildings is
progressing rapidly. The ruins of the St. Charles
Hotel are being rapidly cleared away preparatory
to a re-erection of that edifice; and public improve
ments generally, arc being urged forward in a
moat expeditious and satisfactory manner, liy
next season New Orleans will be quite rejuvma
ted.
Gen. Tom Thumb is exhibiting his diminutive
body here at twenty-five cents admission and at
tracts more attention than bigger and better men.
He is at present at the Armory Hall.
Jenny Lind and suite left our city on Monday.
“ en route” for St. Louis. Her last concert like all
her others was a perfect triumph. Our enthusi
asm respecting her must seem very atwtird to those
who have not heaid her, but should you or they
ever enjoy that pleasure you will become inocu
lated with the same disease. H.
riax vs. Cotton.
We find the following short article on a subject
in which the people of the South and Southwest
have a deep interest in the Philadelphia North
American. It suggests matter for profound rt fl.-c
tion:
The flax question promises to become the ques
tion of the day, and there is every evidence that
it is beginning to exeiti- attention in this country
as well as in England. As regards the latter coun
try, timre are prodigious interests, commercial and
political, as well as peculiar deep rooted senti
ments, concerned, to put an end to the dependence
on the I'nited Slates, which must exist so long as
cotton is a great staple and America the land where
it can be grown moat abundant y and cheaply_
The British have no! abandoned, and, we suppose,
never will abandon, the attempt to establish the
cultivation of cotton on a successful scale m their
colonies; but, m the meanwhile, if it be possible
for human skill and ingenuity to substitute liai
for it, we may be sure that flax will be substituted
for it, to such an extent, at least as may be neces
sary to effect the great ends in view—national
safety and escape from connection with the ‘in
stitution’' against which Englishmen are .all uni
ted in a common oppomuoii. The interest in this
country is of a different kind. The fanners of the
Eastern and Middle States, and of the Wist, can
not be indifferent to a movement which promotes
them a prospect of sharing the advantages of the
huge market heretofore exclusively supplied from
the co'ton fields of the South; and it is not unnatu
ral to suppose that the feeling on this subject is
promoted by the perpetual ding dong about dis
by the extremists. in and out of Congress. Every
word on thi* subject is a new argument in favor
of. and it seta mote people to thinking about “flax
cotton”
We perceive from the N< w York papers that, at
a meeting of the Karmcnr Club, of the American
Institute, las! week, the exclusive subject of dis
cussion was flax, and n was resolved that it should
be continued as the subject of discussion at the
next meeting. Speeches were made by the Chair
man, by President Ta .inadge, and by Mr Kits
worth, the forrifer Commissioner of tie: Patent of
See, all of whom wealed the topic as one of un
common interval and main lost pnnmse It was
stated by M'. Tallinadge that Mr. Anthony IVy, a
number of the New Yosk bar. twenty years ago,
discovered a mode of separating the fiat fibre,
without rotting the plant, arid made cloth from it;
which, however, from some unknown cause, on
berna p a.e i m a cInset, turned of a dark color and
began to lot. This, we may sav. on.v proves that
Mr. Dey'a chemical knowledge was not equal to
ha mechanical ingenuity. According to Mr. EIU
worth, “Kellogg, of New Hampshire, is pn paring
flax t..r > it:ion' Mm is to spm tins v nr' x be same
s|i»-aker said that flax tan be raise I by Western
farmer* "cheaper than cotton.” Aresolu'im was
adopt, d by the Club, recommending the institu
tion to offer premiums tor improvements m t lie cul
ture, prcparaioo and in the spinning and weav
ing of flax by labor-saving machinery.
.» Novel Theatre.
A theatre on a new plan is building in the Fau
bourg da Temple at Paris. The place of ttie or
ehestra is above the stage, and the sounding board
u tuned like the uii.rwmeri's The entire stage
turns on its axis, so that all the persons before the
.1 i.Uience can be whirled but of sight in a twiok
ling. The house is lighted by a sun in tile roof
hen night is represented, this is covered up and
stars tome out instead.
Expressive.
The Mirror *a*s a gentleman just returned
from Kan Franc aco, say* that he would rather be
hanged m New York, than die a natural death m
California.
Tha Slew i.,,
lk“ important law. which p*,*.., t
Ae M instant, will go ,.to np^.:,n ^
cf July «■«. The »„ *
KW:
utrrKM.
For c**y m>f\c letter, tm „T *„
the l mted Staten, a.* ovo, ,!iru.
m'!*' ;irr' if.po'p*,: . Vl ■
prepaid. u
For anv distance over three ;h.Muiv
double tlw iV»ve rates.
For every tetter. mnvcr w,
part by sen, amt to or loan * fo*.,..,,
any distance over twenty five hvtir-t
twvajr ccM*. and fur any dagang. urn,- ,
five hundred mde*. lei mij#, except * „ .,
wise pvovetrd by treaty
For « double letter then- *hn be rh»r << <
the above rate*, *o<t for a tM>! „
above rates. a «l for every quadruple ,’.
tuple the above rates.
Kvery letter or parcel not exceeding >,
mince in weight, shall be deem,ha- ,
and every additional w.-i<ht of ball ,
additional weight of lets than half
shall la- charged with an ad.iiu.uiai .
All drop letters. or letters plae. 1 ,!,
office, not for transmission. hut (hi .
•ball lie charged with mt mi p,w>,(1
ert!' '» additmn to tin- nguiar p.«tav,
t ho l hs*Rvast«*r Ounrrxl « '•tup-’Wt rt'<i •
lish p.wt routes within citn-a t pro, ,(,'.
mg letters to the post offire. hv eatahh.h'-.
hie and convenient places of A. p«,t
ploying camera to receive and deposit them
post office: also to rails.- letters to >* i.
amiable carriers, at a charge not , v., . . .
two cents each letter.
sawsrxrcas, nca.'oDt.-«i>. 4,
All newspapers puhltah.nl weekly ,„|T n
c>edmg three ounces in weigh:, sent Ir.-i
h. e ot piibiieatio.i to actual *t„t h,„„
acnhers, shall circulate m the man |„,
in t!.e county when publisie !
Waeku- newspapers not -—rtini
weight, aitpll be charged/os rear.
anv distance not exceeding y/i. mil„ ,,,. ,
county where published.
For any distauhe over SO, and not exceed;,,
miles, tm cents per quarter;
For anv distance over ant and not ,
l.iSHI miles, lijlrrn rrn:t per quarter.
For anv distance over I.ism sad not ..
2,01)0 miles, (trenfy reals per quarter.
For any distance over 2.1am and not ev,o
4,'>s’ miles, twenty Jire cr«r» ja r quartet.
Ami for am distance exceeding t.ism miJ,, ,,
ty reals per quart.-rt
M "itlily newspapers to be charged «
quarter; semi monthly one half;-* mi ki,
ble; Ui-w.chly treble; and daily live • ,,,
above rates.
I [ion every other newspaper, and each
not sealed, handbill, engraving, pump!;,,
cal. magazine, book and every other dew
printed matter, unconnected with an, m,.
or written matter, and which a may V
transmit thmiiFh ..
for «u> distance nut exm-dutf
one cent; and toreach additional umirr ,«
of an ounce, on#cent; and for anv distai
»t«> and not exceeding 1.50U mile* doutn
rates; over 13(10 and nut incwliiy
Ulnae rates; over i.600 and nut excrrdine
four times those rates; and for anv ilulaiW
in* 3,51*1 mites five tunes those rates.
Kuhsenhers U> all periodicals shall hem,
pay one quarter's postage in advance; in • -
cases the postage shall be one-hall the h ■
rates.
Hound books and parcels of printed tj; -
weighing over thirty two ounces shaft tv
mailable matter.
The postage on all printed matter. ..iter
newspapers and penotlical, published a1
not exceedin* three months, and sent fr e
lice of publication to actual and t«ma hi:,
bers. must fie prepaid.
The weightof newspapers to be ax. • r:a
dry siate.
Matter required to be prepaid, if m , •
lie prepaid, to be charged double po»ta*i
The Postmaster authorised to increaw or
ish the postage on letters belwesu U»
States and foreign countries.
It is made the duty of Postmasters at the i
drltrrnf to remove wrappers and envelop ,
printed matter and pamphlets not chart- *
letter postage, to ascertain if there is any «• ;
shout the same, which would make n . ,
with higher rates of postage.
Publishers of papers, pamphlets, 4c ,
ceeding one pound ill weight, are aih,in
terchange thetr publications reciprocal
postage.
Also that they outv enclose in their puh
their subscription bills, without any Ml
charge of postage.
Provision is made for supplying poatar ;
of the denomination of three cents, ami d
other detuaiiiriation as the Postmaster fien* i
deem necesaary, or expedient, to facilitate
payment of postage. Penalties are prut riel nu
counterfeiting such stamps.
Postmasters are to cause to be delated
stage stamps deposited in their office for
or to be sent by mail.
The lust of uncalled for letters to be
once only, In the paper having tbr nrg«
tion within the range of delivery of the pe
at a charge not ex Seeding ora- cent.
l
i The provisions ofthe act not to diminish ~t
penaatiou of p-monasters, or to uj* rat- to <
i tinue any post route.
From the passage of the act it shall Is o 1
j com, at the mints of the United Stab». • i
j pieces, to be composed of three-fourths» 1
i one fourth copper, to be a legal lender for i. A
, under thirty dollars.
The Democratic I'arty and its Prised
Every member of the deimsiralic juriv. i
the Morristown Keg inter, has reason " - '
his connection with it. It is the parly -,i
i try—the party of equal right*—the pan 1
sustains the purest code III political elhn ■ ‘
world has ever known. Thos Jetfcnun.
its creed, and earned it fundanu nlal dm tr::
senders read them, anil, if they ean. lurna
nobler, and better.
The people, the only source of h gil.-nu ■'
The absolute and fasting severanct i
and State.
The freedom, sovereignty, and iii-itp
j the respective Statjs.
The t'nion, confederacy, compact, tr
' consolidation nor a centralisation
The constitution of the t'nion, a spec
i grant of power limited and definite.
The civil, paramount to the m-.liUr-- pj»
| hi* constituents
J * Election* free, and suffrage tini'-r*«.
No hereditary office, nor order nor
No taxation beyond the public wai.
No national debt if possible.
No costly splendor oi administration.
No proscription ot opinion, notol
tion.
No uanecessary interference with
conduct, projierty ot speech.
No favored ciaaiM.-*, and no ino.uop
No public moneys expended, cl *:}'
of special approbation.
No mysteries of governin' ■< 1m1 ■''11
public eye.
Public compete*Uon for pubiu wrv-' •
moderate and pervading econonn
* Indicate lintitution
A verdant fellow from the counlr*
jeweler’s store yeaterdav, with a w': i'
arm and Ins hand* in h.» Jan bets, »" ■»
I in? aiiout for » while, leaned ov r
whispered confidentially to the inn »
be overheard by the ladies v andou
you sot »n» bsua pone s the ’ '»
derslaiidmg the question. mswend ia •
•• I guess you have,’' said the r«*»
mean ttvU.—i'eapic'* f'lptr.
X • A young geotleotsa >ti d> »! > •>■■4
of h.s first waltz, vay* be theno'd! ’ • ***
heaven oo a band of music. ft!'
he appeared to be swimming in a *> • '■ r
with .1 blue atig'-l. This wM 1
} to a ds ria hi ot mmxm * fes
brain got so much mm ‘ up with * .
froclts, mask and melody, that Ik has v
ever since.
IT A watch connate ef Vtl perces, '
tug it 23 trad'ri *ad abojt 21/0 w 1
moved A remark able inatanc of
labor, in augmenting the value > t
afforded by the balaaee-spring of :l.u> *
One farthing,* worth of iron wilt *-*•
■ ance-springs, the market value 111 win**
£UH, nearly ♦fbUP.