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BANNER.
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LITTLE HOCK:
TVRIDit MOMINe, IliNK <t l»l.
For Congress,
ROBERT W. JOHNSON,
All AdTertUeroenta intended fat (be Baltic r, ahould be
headed in by 19 o'clock, on M<nuJ«> mommy of each week,
to WMirr rhcir iaaertion.
trW« M. Van Vtutfium, Kmj , Warren
Bradley county, la authorized to net a» Agent for
the Arkauaea Banner.
PRINTIXU BOA RUN, CARD*, AC,
We ham Jaal receive,! • new end rlcfrux anaonmaut a
fancy enrda Mid printinf bunrde, nine paper Ac., and an
ready to do tip all aorta of fancy pnntinf cheaper, awn
quickly and in a better Mjle, than it baa ever been done be
fore. Call and are at the Benii'.r Office.
TO FRIKTKRB.
A food aaaortnieiit of printinf, book. ftndaenp, letter and
f.dio-pmt paper, hi cuataiiUy kept <>u baud at the Arkatuma
BannerVlffiee, and win be fnrniatied to the trade at low
pricer for CASH. .
TO UniPPCBK.
Bitli of I .rid inf, neatly printed, for eale at the Arki
rOffiee.
Printing Pres*.
Tor rate, cheap fcr CATR, one Doable Medium Pit nun*
Froee in eotaplcte order - apply at Ibe Arkanaa* Banner
i tT Tha Banner is the authorised new r
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then be deemed necessary,
I am sir*res|>cctful!y yours,
It. W. JOHNS* IN.
trWc are authorised to announce John C.
Mwur, of Jefferson county, a candidate for the
office of Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Cir
cuit, composed of the counties of Hot Spring,
Dallas, Calhoun, Bradley, Drew, Ashley, Chicot,
Dosha, Arkansas and Jefferson, to fill out the un
expired term of Hon. Josiah Oould, resigned.—
Election on the 1st Monday in August next.
J Our thanks are due to Capt. John Apple
gate, lor the latest New Orleans papers.
ay Our thanks are due to Mr. Ilelscr, of the
I'ontiac No. 2; for late New Orleans papers.
IT We were gratified on Friday night last, by a
visit from Id. Col. D. S. Miles; 3d I'.S. Infantry.
Ho has been for some time in command of Fort
Washita upon our frontier. Having been promo
ted from the 3th Keg't to the- 3d. Ho is now en
route to take the command at Santa Pc, New Mexi
co. Jits experience and ability will be" very use
ful in checking the inroads of the Indians, who
are now at open war with the whites in that part
of the country.
O'The Cmpire passed down on Friday night,
running like “ a streak of greased lightning.” We
are undi r obligations to Mr. Junks Brown, her
clerk for iate advices every trip.
O’C ivv; or FiMrOrncK.—Springfield in Yell
county has been changed to 1‘nrkrrtburgh.
Attempt to Assniinate an F.ditor.
We find :n the the Athens- (Gs.) Banner of the
hth iitst., an account of the attempt of a'wutnau,
described as being of “ slight frame, w ith gray
eyes, and about forty-live years of age,” supposed
to resul" on Tugatto rver, in South Carolina, to
kill the editor of that paper. Col. Holscy happen
edTb be absent from the olfice when the women
entered, f he publisher, Mr. Thomas S. Reynolds,
who was in tin- pr- ss rown, was accosted by the
woman, and after an inquiry as to his “types,”
she drew a pistol and shot him through the arm,
tl, t ball entering the body and ra gmg nearly di
rectly through it. Mr. Reynolds is represented as
being dangerously wounded.
The woman was armed with two large, rifle
bored pistols and a bowie kuife. She is no doubt
deranged. She gave as the reason of the act that
“she had been pabbahed in the Southern Banner
as a man in woman’s clothing, going about doing
mischief.’ Tb« Banner dene s making such pub
lication.
The woman has I wen committal to to the county
jail, under a charge of an assault with intent to
murder.
O’ The New York Herald of the 12th nil., says:
« We have every reason to believe that there are
at this moment encamped on the coast of Georgia,
Texas ami F lorida, espec ially this last named Slate,
bands of young men who are ready, when the first
opportunity offers, to cross the Gulf some fine night,
and invade Cuba. The Florida peninsula and
keys, from Cape Sable to Cape Plorida, afford to
the expeditionists facilities for safely embarking for
Cuba, that will render all the vigilenceof the Uni
ted States government and of the Cuban authori
ties ineffectual, if the matter were properly man
ned" _
tTlt is staled that despatches lave been re
ceived, announcing the arrest ofOoKsau* at 8a
van ib Ga.. who in charged with planning an expe
ditin,. against Cuba.
O* The Satan Rouge (La.) Gazette gives sln
, tistics showia; ths' the overflow of the Miseiesippi
\fotiring the last two years hive involved tosses to
■textent of hogshead of sugar, fully worth
. nr
I TIM Bare* intalliffaacer aa4 Cal.
IthMM.
Thw paper like aaother Pheotix, has risen from
the ashen, and like it too, reckkmsly fans ike flame j
of discord that will more effectually destroy it, than
the contlaeration from which it wss resuscitated.
It presents a good appearance, the workmanship »
well ordered, the typography ia neat and new, Ita
aelectioni are in good" taine, and there ia hat one
thing wanting to render it what it ahould he, and
that m—the want of principlr. This lamentable
deficiency is fully exposed in its leading editorial
in rcfercnc ; to the nominee of the recent Demo
cratic Convention. The editor ws* one of the
projectors of thw Convention, and every effort was
exerted by himaclf and his friends, to make it a full
and satisfactory representation from the democracy.
Gen. Clarke openly declare*! himself a candidate
for the nomination; his friends were active in his
behalf, and the Gazette and Democrat presented
almost every week letters announcing his immense
popularity (?) in counties that contumaciously re
fuaed to verify its predictions. So strong was the
Woodruff influence at one tune exerted for him,
while others were quiescent, that hia nomination
upon the first ballot was pronounced certain. This
idea became prevalent, and it was enough to arouse
the democracy. He was not acceptable and the
people began to caat round for some candidate moTe
palatable to thejjtarty. Hence the resort to CoL
Johnson, whom it was well known, enjoyed the
confidence and affection of the democracy, and
such was the faith of men in Ins devotedness to the
principles he espoused, that notwithstanding his
positive declaration that he had uo desire again to
•ntcr the political arena, he was again nominated.
He accepted the nomination, and made his appoint- j
menta to meet bis old constituents, so far as the j
j brief period before the election would allow. Gen.
I Clarke went home defeated, and we suppose, like j
most other politicians under similar circumstances, '
mortified and embittered. This was natural, but;
hat he should refuse weeks afterwards, in bis first I
tublic notice of the Convention, to support the
•ominee after fairly submitting his claims in oppo
ition to thiwc of Col. Johnson argues a great want
f that tact and cunning, for which lie is widely
redited.
The people will reasonably ask what are his i
mtives for this disorganizing course and what fca
>n does' be assign for,violating his pledge to sus
n the nominee of the convention Does lie say
at the convention was not full and fair in its
•hole character ’ No. Does ht- saj that Col. !
Johnson is not a good dec icrat ? No. Does he
say that he has not served ku S.aU. well and faith
fully or what excuse does he offer for thus attempt
ing to disturb the peace of the party, and give to
our active enemies, the whigs, such aid and com
fort as lie can afforJ ? We will tell in his own |
words his reasons,as far as we can find out, for such j
a course, and trival indeed they are. The editor :
must be “ hard up” when he can find no better :
cause for repudiating the nominee of a democratic !
convention—when he can only say:
" If the whole canvass before the convention,
the course and declarations of the Arkansas Ban
ner, and many of the influential friends of the i
■‘nominee,” with the illiberal and offensive com
ments of that paper upon the rosult of the Conven- :
! lion, did not afford convincing proofs that the mo \
tivea of those most active in bringing about the j
nomination of Johnson, were not wboily pers'nutl
and in entire disregard of prmeiple—the letters
which we have received from ranen* parts of the
j State, informing us that previous to.the holding of I
I the Convention, it was the settled determination of
I the leading friends of Col. Johnson, in rwious j
counties to vote for a icAig if another had been '
iioannated, furnishes damning evidence of the fact:
and in future numbers we shall hold up these facts
for the consideration of the democrats of Arkansas.
Now if this means anything it is: first, that the j
Banner and the frienits of Col. Johnson crowed i
somewhat too loudly after the Convention—that it
was offensive, Ac. We acknowledged this some i
time ago anil made the amende we thought in the
most satisfactory style. The second objection is,
that a majority ol the Convention (” those most
active in bringing about the nomination of John- j
son,”) were governed by personal motives and not
principtr. This large body of respectable gentle- j
men will no doubt be obliged to the editor of the
Intelligencer for the discovery, but we cannot but j
believe that their constituents will award to them
principles by giving Johnson prrsmnUy a hearty 1
support spite of the denunciation of a defeated
candidate, But another and more cogesit reason
for opposition to Johnson is that the editor has
learned by r-irwus letters from r irious parts of *
the State” that certain friends of the nominee
would have voted fora wing if he were not nomin
ated. This is a declaration we have never heard j
from any one as extensive as our correspondence
has been, and while wc have no intention to 1111
pute to the editor an attempt to mislead his ren
dent, we feci perfectly satisfied that, if Flournoy, !
Rust, Byrd, Cross, Conway, Royston, Izard, or!
some other democrat equally prominent had been
nominated, the party would have rallied upon
him as they will upon Johnson. We acknowledge
that we have heard the unwise and ungenerous
remark more than once from democrats, that if
Geo. W. Clarke v'ere nominated, they would vote
for a whig, but never that they would so violate
all party organisation if Col. Johnson terre not
nominated. The spirit of disorganisation was never
breathed except m the event of such a result.
Pending the meeting of the Convention we made
no use of these expressions to tne prejudice of
Gen. Clark, lie had an open field und made the
best fight he could, but, having faded, lie lakes
away all the magnanimity ami manliness of bis
part of the contest, by throwing bricks at his op
ponent, who expected battle from the whies alone,
lie ste ps in between the nominee of a lb -mnsratie j
Convention, the choice ox his own party, m a
struggle with the wings, and administers to Col. j
Johnson what he suppose* will beadur under the
fiflflf rib. The platform which the editor has se
lected for himself is not an enviable one, and we
think few will join him in its support. The opin
ion, so far as we have heard aa repression by
democrats, ha* Ix'en one of unqualified disappro
hation of the means be has taken to injure the
election of Johnson, while the wings, of course, i
are immenseclv gratified at what will turn out;
to be nothing more than a piece of “ malice which
will go home to roost.”
The editor of the Intelligencer says in the same j
article :
•* We would jirove truant to ,»ur principles, to;
__— If Aik* •xnrt.lo m Ava iS/lx In -W • l-n , n Alii u n I ,Ali
ourself, our friends, were we to give in our adhesion
to his (Johnson's) support under the existiag eir
ennwtancea.”
“Our friends !*’ who was it that in Convention
that were the first to claim inat every member of ;
the Convention w*» pledged to support the nominee
ami in what a dilemma has Gen. Clarke"placed
those friends who voted for the following readu- J
tion which was unanimously adopted vis.
‘ “Ou motion of .Mr, Ross,
Memifeed, That Hon. K. W. Johnson having re- !
ceived a majority of all the votes cast m this Con-1
vention, and declared the nominee of the same, we
hereby declare him the unanimous choice of the
democratic party, and we pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to procure bis election.”
Does he suppose those delegates who voted fa
him will repudiate their own solemnly recorded
declaration or because he has seen fit to resent his
defeat by disorganization that ihey will be led by ,
bis dictation. Note*. There were good a ud true i
men who would have voted Tor him that we arc j
assured will now cast him off utterly, and so will j
it be with, all who attempt to defeat the will of<
the people and the party. With these o« our side
we have nothin; to ask of the Intelligencer
IT In to-day's P«P« will be foam! the Virgin*!
and Kentucky resolution* of 179?, We hope ou
reader* will peruae them carefully, and ponde
upon them; if they will iaatitute a coNtpanaon be
tween that time upd the present, they will ace tha
the government kM Wlempted before now to in
fringe the peculiar right* reserved to the people b;
the Constitution, and the manner in which such en
croachments were met in the olden time, when th<
Union had just been formed, imd The breast o
every citiaen was filled with generous patriotism
The main feature in the resolutions of ’Sid, i
the Slate rights doctrine, for which the democrats
party has always been nhd is still battling, suit
which the federalists, ronsoiulatioiii.su, wings o
Union men, or whatever they may choose to ral
themselves, have from the commencement of tin
Republic until now, been anxiously endravorin(
to crush and annihilate.
another Richmond in the Field.
“ C'ulJren you should never Irt your angry /rsotiom
rile,
Ymir little hnndt were never made to tear each othen
etfet.”
The Ouachita Herald (whig) has placed at iti
mast-head the name of Abner A. Stith as a eandi
date for Congress. The editor of the Herald speak
ing for the whirs of South Arkansas, indignantly
rejects the candidate proffered by the Telegrapl
and Whig, and refuses to submit to. the dictatiot
of the whig clique of Little Rock.
At present there are symptoms of a triangulai
fight among the whig* of the State, Capt. Preston
in the Last, sustained by the Arkansas Whig and
Washington Telegraph; Major Stith in the South,
pushed forward by the Ouachita Herald, and Mr.
Jesse Turner in the West, backed by the Arkansas
Intelligencer. We suppose it will bo a sort ol
Kilkenny fight, in which everything will be used
up except the tale. We are like the woman whose
husband was fighting with a bear, We “don't rare
a farthing which whips,’’ for any or all of them
will come out of the contest, if not “unwept, un
honored and unsung,” at least most signally de
feated without any sympathy from the people.
The Herald in'Speaking of Capt. Preston, says :
“Wc notice that one or two pajiers in the State
mention the name of John Pbkktov, of Helena in
connection with the Congressional canvass; hulas
Mr. Preston has not yet given his consent to run,
it is presumed be will not do so when he learns
that there is already another able man in the field.
Mr. P. is a gentleman of talent and worth, and has
high claims upon his party, bht we do not really
think that he is possessed of that pentImr talent
requisite to success in the present campaign.”
We agree with the Herald; we do not think that
Captain Preston “ is possessed of the peculiar tal
ent requisite tosucresa in the present campaign.”
but unfortunately for them the same may be justly
said of any trSig who may become a candidate.
33 ■ The Ouachita Herald indulges in the follow
ing sarcastic allusion to the inaugral address ol
the Editor of the Arkansas Whig ;
The editorial address is the most handsomely
written ‘document’ of the kind we have ever seen.
The only fault to be found with it is,’that it is too
short. An editorial address, especial! when writ
ten by a young man, should be at least four col
umns long.
There is a good deal of truth and much more
irony iu the remark.
JjTThe Ouachita Hcrakl promises to publish this
week, a list of political appointments for its Con
gressional candidate, Maj. A. A. Stith.
Southern Military Asylum.
The commission of survey for the location of the
South Western Military Asylum has temporarily
suspended its operations.
We regret that their survey did not extend as far
as the Hot Springs in this State, which, without
prejudice or selfishness, we believe to be by far
the most advantageous site that can be selected in
the whole Union. The main points to be consid
ered by tbe commission of survey were salubrious
n*'ss of neighborhood and convenience of access.
Few places in the south-west can unite these two
qualifications m an equal degree with the Hot
Springs of Arkansas. They are situated in a
mountainous country where epidemics and un
healthy atmosphere is entirely unknown. They
may be easily reached either by the Arkansas or
Ouachita rivers—being about equi distant from
navigable {mints on both ; and with the contem
plated improvements of the several roads leading
toward them, the land travel will be as commodi
ous as can be desired. In addition to these
advantages the peculiar efficacy of the warm
water in curing many of the most obstinate and
violent diseases render them worthy of particular
attention. Humanity alone would seem to dictate
that the valley of the Hot Springs is the proper
site for the contemplated asylum.
Episcopal Jubilee.
The Arcbishop of Canterbury has addressed a
letter to the House of Hishops of the United States
in reference to the “Third Jubilee of the Society
for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts.”
The commemoration will commence on Monday,
June tilth, (being the anniversary of the signing
of the charter,1 with full church service in West
minster Abbey, and on Sunday, June 22d, ser
mons appropriate to the occasion will !»e preached
in all the principal churches in London. The
Archbishop invites all the dioceses in this country
to join in the celebration. In conformity with tins
request, the ecclesiastical authorities of the dio
cese of New York have responded to the letter ol
the Archbishop, notifying him that they will join
in the celebration—the services to be in Trinity
church.
Govern meut Entail re*.
The receipts mto tbe United States Treasury,
from January 1st to March 31st, amouutcd to 115,
601.117 It, and the expenses for the same period
to •10,517,698 60. Of the receipts, •l4,t«0,379
17 was from customs, and ?827.076 79 from lands,
the rest loan and miscellaneous.
Jj* The number of passports demanded by per
sons intending to go fiott France to visit the ex
hibtlion hi London already amounts to it),000.
H i We take the following extraordinary para
graph from a letter to the New York Tribune,
written from Washington on the 9th instant:
“ Information has reached the Spanish Miuistei
that the Uaplaiu General of Uuba is instructed tc
liberate and arm tbe staves, in the event of dangei
and Sir 11. Bulwerffias intimated that 'Spam will
not want assistance mease of a formidable maraud
ing expedition.
J j' The H .st >n Advertiser learns from a good
tourcc that the Cuban authorities ha*;- ordered the
Spanish nw-n of-war not to capture or molest auj
s'itspicious vrsael they rua fall in with at » a, but
to wutcb them, and if any attempt he made lo tans
anarmed force, to attark and show them noquar
ler. _
Ptogms of the Mhort Ureas tlorrmraf.
We find the following in the Bo*ton Traveller;
A New York house ha* recently transmitted an
<w.i«r lo Parts for aa invoice of dieas good*, with a
deep border on the aide. There good* are intended
for ladies' short dresses, and the width of the doth
will comprise the length of the skirt.
IT There we three preachers of . the gospel tn
the Indiana Stale piano, oonvkksl for horse
stealing.
jy On our first page mi, be found au interest
ing lettei from California
■ I. I. ■—a ^—J"—
Tla rroniW Wt«ks>
We have frequently bad bccawon to observe the
mei ii*! •' * of the apportionment «f tnmtk» aeaeJee
strong tbeaevwnl eorpa of the UA Ar»ny.
t Tic companies B and K, of U» *th Infantry,
which pswM hew Lsat week, hate now fa* ele»e«
month* been doing artivr and severe duty ape* the
Mexican I •order, and are at present e« eonto far the
moot remote ports upon Marry'» route to Unlifaf
ma. On the 1st July last they toft ft*t Gtheon
and marched to Corpus Chrstii a iattanec hf 7*0
to miles, doing service for some lime at Ban
Antonio. Since October tost, they hate been at
i Corpus Chriali, performing the double duty of In
fantry and dragoons upon continual reouting par
ties, with only half a complement of officers. Du
ring all this time companies tfr Artillery are enjoy
ing their winters mm2 summers in the neighborhood
of pleasant cities and watering places upon the
sea board. No blame should be attached to those
odicers and soldiers who have been thus favored,
but the proper authorities at Washington secan to
have exercised a meet unjust partiality in the de
tails of the several corps.
CT Right wiHtnglif do we take the Banner's wel
come “ to the field of fair ami deliberate discussion
of principles:'’ and in touching Ins shitdd with the
point of oar lance—like a true knight of olden
times, we are determined to carry on the contest
; in accordance with the strictest principles uf chiv
alry and gallantry, pot forgetting fair dealing and
good tempi r.—Arkanmt Whig.
We thank the editor of the Whig fin the gallant
language in which he has bid us to the contest, we ,
I will endeavor not only to vindicate the truth of
’ our cause by a skillful ugy of our weapons, but if
possible to surpass him also in courtesy and gener
ous gallantry. Let the lists he thrown open.
Masonic celebration.
The Masonic Fraternity of Arkadelphia, propose
to celebrate in a becoming manner the approath
, ing anniversary of their Patron, St. John the Bap
tist; on the ’,14th June, inst., measures will be
i taken upon the occasion to advance the progress
■ of the St. John’s College of Arkansas.
We are pleased to see this enthusiasm upon the
! subject of education—and we hope the Fraternity
, throughout the State will manifest a like interest
|in this truly noble, generous and fraternal under
taking.
If successful it will be an eternal monument of
j the useful viiturs and practical benevolence of the
order.
; ID"The l’ontiac No. 2, arrived at our landing
on Saturday night last, five and a half days out from
New Orleans. She had three hundred a id fifty
| tons of freight. Among her passengers were Lt.
Col. Abereombie and family; Hvt. Major Kousel
and family; Lieut. Lear and family, Lieut. Lewis
and companies B and K 5th U.S. Infantry, en
route from Corpus Christi to Fort Smith. There
was no sickness of any kind on board.
Jj' Why is it that the Banner, in noticing the
I “Whig,” did not also notice the worthy whig stan
dard-bearer. John 1'bkstos, J«! Is be beneath
1 the notice of the unterrified democracy? or was the
KJilo. fraid that a passing notice would herald
forth the name of one full of an ambition aud an
j enthusiasm worthy of the cause?—Arkansas Whig.
hnprimu because we were not informed that Capt.
: Preston had ever responded to the call made upon
1 him by twfo of the whig papers of the State to be- :
come a candidate for Congress; aud we are not in
| the habit of finding fault with the political views
! and principles of any of our fellow citizens who j
| do not place themselves in a position to be attack- j
ed by becoming aspirants for office. J udging by
(he past, and remembering the gallantry and good
sense which, in ail our acquaintance with (.'apt.
Preston, be has eminently displayed, we coaid uot
suppose that he would willingly become Ihc cham
j pion of the political principles avowed by the Ar- t
kansas Whig, and Washington Telegraph, and (
thereby class himself among the Federuliih and 1
j I'rrr soileft.
Our aduuratiou and respect for the social virtues
of the gentleman whom the "Whig” wishes to
make a candidate, would lead us to regret that he
should make himself a martyr to the futile expec
' tattoos of his whig friends by tillering upou the
hopeless task of competition with the democratic
candidate for Congress, as the “standard bearer”
of a party, whose principles, if they have any, are
altogether anti-Southern and anti-Krpublirnn.
Mysterious Movement—titeamer (.'bartered
'by the Government for tbe Mouth.
The New York Herald says, that on Saturday, .
the 10th ult., a dispatch was received in that city
from Washington, giving orders to charter a steamer
fiir the service of the Government, for not less than
twenty days, nor more than ninety days, to cruise
from that port to Florida; . '-I
“ It is believed that the destination is Charles
ton, and that the dispatch has reference to tbe se
| cession in the South. Tbe Brother Jonathan,
Norih America, and other steamers were m con- '
temptation, out finally tbe Crescent City'was fixed
upou. She is to sail with sealed orders, and not
I to be more than 500 miles at any time from laud.
She is not to carry more than 700 men.”
A New York letter, of Sunday evening, says this
vessel is to have two hundred marines and soldiers
on board, and adds:
“ She will sail in the ccurse of the evening. It
is card that the officer in command has sealed orders,
which are not to he opened until he reaches a cer
tain point. It is generally supposed, however,
! that the expedition is intended to operate against
the Cuban expeditionists in some Southern State.
In this connection, it may be as well to state that
lour • otnpames of I'nited States soldiers, taken
from the forts in the harbor, left here yesterday for
Savannah, in the steamship Florida.”
A letter in the Norfolk Argus states that 300:
nicu were encamped near Cape Charles, lor tbree
or four days, about the first of this month, and
i that they stl embarked on board a steamer, on
Sunday, the 1 th mstaut. They were well furnish,
ed with provisions and munitions of war. aud while
on shore, were drilled every day. They were i
mostly foreigners, and alleged they were engaged
iu sounding amt surveying tbe roast. It is not
! known from wlicnca they came, but it is conjec
tured they were a part of the “uba expedition.
I
V UHHtXIK Hli
The legislature, ou (he 8th mst., proceeded to
the election of Slate officer*. Thouias H. Seymour
I idem.) was elected Governor by three majority.—
Green lic-udnck (whig) was elected Limit. Goter
' nor by one majority. Thomas (’lark (whig) was
elected Treasurer by the 1 ke majority. John 1*.
! Mather (dero.) was chosen Secretary of State
; and Riifua U. Pinney idem) Comptroller—each by
two majonty. The two whig* were elected by the
j aid of Temperance votes.
£T There are two, le-dgea of Odd Fellow* in
; California—one in San Franc,wo. and one in Sac
ramento City. If they bad one more Lodge, they1
would, under the rule* and regulaLuuis of the
Order, be entitled to a State Grand Lodge.
Governor of California.
Major Kotiian, the present Treasurer of the State,
and Mr. David F. Douglass, Senator from Calaver
; as county, and U. S. Marshal, *re the prominent
candidates for nett Governor of California.
—
A sensible hot Vain Keenest.
M. Shoetsm, the colored Representative in the
French National Assembly, from Martinique, has
written to this country for a certificate of the sanity1
of the members of the American Anti-Slavery So
ctety. The N. V. Courier thinks that ao such
document can be procured from any man who baa
ever shew, r<-ad or heard ef * erne of monomania.
CTTbe human numt u hke a carpet-bag; with
caiaful packing it will contain any amount of use
1 fvl thing*
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run C*mirt~*-?KT. w*i rotsTtcs wau m New
T<u-F;«, «* 0k, *»» «Wu« «*«**•*»
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TUI Woil.‘tFvi.
ttrm Y**, Jfafl*. fail.
Eton*#* n» ms Bum :—.Wording to auUrt
patten, yc-s’crday t.'M a truly “greatT dsr in Oo
th«m. Pr.ru an early limit ;a the roonnis until
the arrival of the President and anil, about I, v.m>
tbc whole of the 'ower part >f the «tty was crowd
ed with thousands of oiteen*, arranged in tbe*r
holiday suit, ail cage! to obtain a ught of tne
great men who were expected to arrive bet*, to
grace the opening ceremonies of the Erie Kail
road.
At 2. r.a., the President and hi# distingu.shed
companions arrived at Castle Garden, under a na
tional salute from the Mattery. Major Kiiusland
introduced the President to the assemblage, and,
after a moderate amount of s pitching, the " bead
of the nation*’ was escorted from the flattery to the
City Hall, by a concourse of ixime fifty thousand
persons, including about nine or ten thousand
military, which latter made* a very brilliant and
orderly appearance. From the City Hall the Presi
dent retired to the Irving House, where a private
lunch had been ordered for 12 A member of
(he Common Councilmen insisted upon the Presi
dent and Cabinet joining them at a sort of im
promptu dinner, which was served up at 7, r. a.
The necessity of early rising on the following morn
ing, induced the President to retire to real at an
early hour last evening, but about midnight hi*
■lumbers were pleasantly broken by a beautiful
serenade performed by the Young Gaurd Henry
Clay Association, assisted by Dodworth band.
Grand displays of fireworks took place in vari
ous parts of the city, during the evening ; and the
whole day's proceeding went off very smoothly
and without accident.
This morning, at S a. u., our distinguished visit
ors departed in the Erie steamboat, for Piennont,
whence IJicy will take the cars for Elmira. There
they will rest for the night, and in the morning,
they will continue their journey to Dunkirk, the
terminus of the rotd where extensive pfepersiiOna
have been made for their reception. A respecta
ble !' feed” has been provided for the President
and his suit, by the Dunkirk villagers, and the for
mal ceremony of Uie opening of the Erie Kail road
will be finally wound up by eating and drikiug,
speech making, and pyrotechnic displays as at New
All sorts of rumors ato afloat in the city to-day
in relation to difficulties in the Cabinet. It is said
that Mr. Webster will resign in a short time.—
There is but little reliance to be placed in any of
these rumors, especially those relating to Mr.
W ebstcr.
In this city politics have come to be regarded a
nuisance, and it is exceedingly difficult to awaken
the slights! interest in regard to them. Our mu
nicipal elections have degenerated into mere gam
bling speculations, and the persons who have the
“biggest piles" invariably win. It costs a man
from $8,000, to SIo,000 to be elected Alderman,
and twice these sums to be elected Mayor, m tins
City, although the salaries paid these officers
amount to very little, and the honor attachled to
the offices ispusiltvciy nothing. Why do they ex
pend so much money to secure their election then?
you are ready to ask. I will tell you.
Every Alderman in New York annually makes a
fortune out of his office. How ? By selling his
notes, and by all sorts of official rascality. The
Mayor's perquisites are illimitable. There are tit
thoutani gaming salxma in this city, every one of
which is kept open tu direct violation of the law.
Their locality is known to the authorities; and
why are they not broken up! They pay too liber
ally. There are nearly Jour tkoummd liquor shops
kept open every Sabbath in direct violation of the
law. Why are they uol dosed * They also pay
liberally for the privilege of dealing out their li
quid poison on God’s Holy day ; and consequent
ly they and the gambling k— i’s are allowed to
pursue their urfanous callings undisturbed. So it
is with the hundreds of houses of ill fame that are
scattered all over New York. They arc all known
tu the authorities, their precise locality is carfully
marked down, in a big book, kept for that sepcial
purpose by the Chief of Police. It is convenient
for the authorities to know the direct route to them,
although they never visit them in their official
capacity.
i A Mnaiuie tor mo .uayonmy in new xor* ■*
(generally selected with direct reference to the
amount of cash lie can and in ft expend during the
contest. It u> said that Dr. Moffat is to be the next
candidate on the Democratic ticket. 1 hardly
credit the report however, both parties have been
coquetting with Mr. M. for several years, and have
used every artifice to get him to accept the nonnua
lion for Mayor. He has tiuUions of dollars, and in
casuof bis being a candidate would “ some down1’
tike a prince, but he it too kecu to be caught by
any such municipal bauble. As he owns »cv rat
blocks of buildings in the upper part of the my
when- gas and Croton water have vet to bf Yhtro
ducea, and where romuderatde grading of the
slreels has to b- done, it may le he will consent to
let lus name be used kefort I hr nrnmneUxnt just long
enough to get all these things dene in tint rale style,
when he will again " reluctantly the bar the honor
sought to 1* conferred upon him,'' Ac. Ac, 1*
slnkoo me that Dr. Moffat should accept the nom
ination, he would certainly be. elected, and his
position would enable him to increase Hue tale of
Ins Life Fills and Fhicuiv Hitlers indeffinucly.—
He could supply all the Hospitals, umnigiauts and
petty office holder* with them at almost any price.
He ought to accept.
I will conclude this portion of my letter by sta
ting a most humiliating taut, namely, that the pro
prietors of the v mania gaining shops and liquor
saloons control oar municipal elections, and no
roan can.be elected loan) commanding station in
New York who is known ir» be jniltBrsi prahciL
!f, to their interests.
A fire occurred n the eastern portion of the city
yesterday morning, by which two children and one
man lost their lives, it broke out tithe store of a
wealthy Uernian grocer. The family lived >n the
upper part of the building over the store, and
were all wrapped in sleep wheu the fismts burst
forth. The con dag, ration spread so rapidly that
it was impossible for those m the upper story, who
appeared to have slept very soundly, to escape.—
The ow net of the premises appeared to think more
of a large amount of moot) he had left in his side
Use night before, than of his father and tux two
children who were perishing in the flames. He
wrung hia htvds iu agony and exclaimed, “O my
tnonish! ray monish ’ it will be burned up.—1
shall he ruined.“ But hit safe was of Herring's
celebrated Salamander, anrt when1 if was finally
got out of the ruins, opened, and the contents found
to be iu a state of perfect presen alum, the grocer
fairly danced for ioy. He blessed the name of
Herring, and gave it as hia decided opinio* that ho
ought to be the greatest utau in the L shhl Alto
gether the scene was revolting.
Knife yesterday morning 1,4*} inuntgrants have
arrived ip this part. That's the wsy they are Oon
tmasliy coming.
Jenny Lind is singing to immense nudwuses st
CmU. Garden. TV mem?** average about H4,.
(WO • coorert. I
The Brrtwhcoorutat thi* port has employ <M (wo
Of OTI *ti»rpo*t police office**, to go to Loud..n In
. *• if*r Sfc* ^tsmuwrt gentry Who may «ren IW ;
> Atlantic. Cm tte putfm* nf prar'iWnt thou »« *11
ItVWor !#»!»**.
T»«ly ytrnn. T. F.
Proht a»4 U«.
j, Here w mi aewwwrt of IV: tight of nw staves ’
j in one wort, fesn two counties in Kentucky, than j
hive been recovered under the higihvei>i<vt u«
in nil the Northern States m eight month*.
The Mayiviik; P«t Soy of the ’i«l nil., save
Dunn* Hie post wdi, a leave* takina fever has
prevailed amour tv liavia in ifcta a«ln*. On
Sunday nutht, a woman ami three children lh.
property of F. M. Weedon of oar city, left, On
Wednesday night, nineteen in one. gang left iVir j
owners in Lewis,—etght belonging to Mrs. Kins
Sheppard, two to Chss. Wont, and the remainder, .
owner* naan not ascertained. From Nicholas
several have also departed for freedom during the
past few'days.
Charleston (». C'.J Staler prise,
TV merchant* of Charleston are advancing,
with much *c»l in the turner able carter of enter
prise. Faying little attention to the restless agi-:
turns of political factions in the Slate, they arc
vindicating their high character a* merchants, hy j
practical me*us. The well known firm of John i
Fraser dr Co., of Charleston, have now embarked i
largely in direct importations from Europe. Speak- !
ing hopefully of this movement, the Courier ex i
pert* to set' merchandise of all kinds adapted to!
Month Carolina markets, successfully imported by;
Charleston, and adds:
•• As an instance of the correctness of nnr saner
lion, we can point not only to the brig l'aul T. i
Jones, just arrived here from Kiode Janeiro, with
a cargo of coffee for this ftrm j but stale that the
Br. ship Grasmere was, on the 7th of March last, 1
loading at Calcutta, .for this purl, with raltpetre, J
and that most necessary article for cotum imaging. |
I gunny-cloth—heretofore obtained m Boston or
New York—expressly for these gentleman.
IlIflMI!! M THE l'. S. StPREIE Cfl RT.
N* M -Dtff ubei Term 1**4*.
| John W. Poiip, James Tnggg,
and Ktchatd Prior, fUmnUfiv
, m trmr. n.
Thomas 8. Drew, as Governor
of the State of-Arkansas,
and successor of Archibald
Yeti, 4e*rmtn/.
Mr. Juslict Mel.KAN delivered the opinion of
the court.
This is a writ of error to the supreme court of j
Arkansas, under the 25m section of the judiciary
; act of 11».
A judgment was rendered, m the Pulaski citruit
court, against the plaintiff* in error on the 2M De
cember, 1847, for six thousand otic hundred and
nineteen dollars and costs ; on bonds payable at1
different times giTen for the purchase of a part of j
a seminary, granted to the State, by Congress, for '
the support of a seminary, and which lands wets :
sold by the governor as the agent of the State ■
under the authorty of the general assembly. The
bonds were made payable and negotiable at the
State bank of Arkansas, " in speHeor its equiva
lent.”
The defendants pleaded a tender in the notes of
the State bank of Arkansas, and relied upon the
ilth section of the character of the bank which
provided, " that the bills and notes of said instition
shall he received in all payments uf debts due to
the State of Arkansas.” That the notes of the
bank tendered, were issued while this section was
m full force, and which constituted a contract to
receive them in payment of debts by the State,
which the State could not repudiate, Ac.
i There was a demurrer to the plea which was
sustained by the court. The case submitted to a
jury, whose verdict was for the plaintiff, on
which a judgment was entered. A writ of er
ror was prosecuted to the supreme court of Arkan
sas, ua which the judgment- of the circuit court
was affirmed.
By the act of the 2nd of March 1827, the Secre
tary of the Treasury was authorised to set apart '
. and reserve from sale of the public lauds, within
the territory of Arkansas, a quantity of land not
, exceeding two entire- townships, for he use of a
University, Ac. And by tbe act of t'.:e 23rd of
: J une 1835, it is provided that tbe two entire town
ships of land which have already been located by
virtue of the above act, are hereby voted in and
confirmed to the general assembly of the said State,
to be appropriated solely to the use of such semi -
nary by the general assembly.” Under the act of {
the State of the 28th of December 1848, them- i
lands were sold by-the governor of the State, and i
the bond now in question were given on the pur
ebase of a part uf them at above stated.
The entire capital of tbe bank is owned by the
, State and ita concerns are managed by the agents !
1 of the State. The directors ol the principal bank j
and of the branches are elected by the legislature ;
: of the State.
j In error ti> the Sn- ;
| prrmr court of
f the SUtltoj Ar- j
Inmans.
riitip 1I «1 H UTrw, limernw, C\C.
In the caae of Woodruff vs. Trapitall decided at |
the present lenu, this court held that the 28th
section in the charter constituted a contract be -
; tween the State and the bolder of the bills of the 1
! bank. That the pledge of the State to receive the
notes of the batik, Ui payment of debts, was a j
standing guaranty, which embraced all the paper
issued by the bank until the- guaranty, which e-m
braeed all the paper issued by the bank until the
euranty waa repeated. And that thisromifraction !
was fuunded upon the fact, that the tiank lielorigcd
exclusively to the State, waa conducted by itsoffi j
• eers and for iU benefit. 'Hist the guaranty attach
etl to the notes of the bank in circulation at the ■
time of the repeal, and such notes the State, was j
bound to receive in payment of ita debts. That m
thia respect the obligation ot the contract applied
to a State equally as to ait fn<n\ idual. Ami that as
! to the landing force of a similar guaranty by an
individual, there would seem to be uo ground fur
doubt. But that under this guaranty the Stale is ,
bond to receive the notes of the bank only, in j
payment of debt* m its own right.
The lands sold did not belong to the State of
Arkanaas, but were held by it in trust “ bi oe ap j
nrupriaied solely, fpr the use of the Seminary."—
The money, of course, secured to be paul by the
purchaser partook of the same character. The
bounds were made. payable to the governor or hia
successor in ofBce. And it appeals aa stated in;
j the plea that the money to be received, was intend.
' td, under the act of incorporation of the bsiik, to
constitute apart of its capital. The govt .nor acted
aa the agent of the State in making the sale of the
land ui collecting the money: but be could only!
represent a trust interest. The manner in which <
the money v>aa now under consideration. In law
the money did not belong to the State, in any'
other capacity than aa trustee, ami consequently
the debt was not due to the State in its own right.
No court can sanction the violation of a trust, but
will always acton the presumption that it will be
faithfully executed. And this is especially th*
case, when the trust is vested in a State, which is
not amenable to judicial process. To bold that
the Stale of Arkansas is bound under the provision
in the character of the bank to receive its notes in
ysiynient far the Seminary lands, would violate the
tiusi, a* it would greauy reduce ihc fund. Should
the in.mcy be invested by the Mate, and lost, a
would be responsible for it No hazard incurred
in the appropriation ot use of this money could ex
onerate the State from faithfully carrying out the
object, for which the fund was originally consti
tuted.
The bonds were given payable ‘‘inrpccie or
raequivalent." This shows that it war the un
derstanding of bogjh parties, tbat currency leas
,valuable than specie should not be received m
payment of the bonds. If by a conUacl the
State was bound to o-ceivo the notes of the bank
in payment of its debts, by a contract this ob
ligation might be waned. And no waiver could
be more e« press than an obligsuou by the debtor
to pay iu specie or its equivalent,
j We are therefore of opinion that ss this fund is
a trust in the hands of the State, it cause’, within
the 20tb secliou of the charter of the bank, be
considered a debt due to the Stale . and wu think
i by the condition of the bonds to discharge them
y“ in specie or its equivalent,’’ the notes of the
bank are also excluded. On both these grounds,
the contract net np aa the pleading not being un
paired. we think the judgment wf tha Stale court
mast be atftrmrd.
IT The Board of Managers ot the " National
.Monument ’ aaggi-st to their fellow tiusen through
out the liimm, tbat colioruoon be made on the ap
preaching Annivessary of the N steins I Indepen
ilmM is ud « Hus patriots- work, wherever
' tbs day m cefelxatnd.
Washington awH|,
The WaaSiagtoo Obrr*»j> «driu .,| .... v
York Herald, umter d*tc of May 9.
l««l»
‘The Jf«r« from Stoath CteN.tewi, , ■
noun m i«f import. tom »«* f«■£(»• ,£*;
The OovmsseM. of course, ca vm>t rtr -
r*M f a<chmk. Like global,** , v,
IbrS? States, niton «,■ united h> * p ' '
rmtiution, formed om-glorious wh..1,* ,
their total Mfam««'tMv hut ytShhiig of , ,
*tal <U» crnitw-Bt, steonid South Carolina .. .
» --ste, tin.! stir can arc.-te ,n lln ^
tvu! rake «#»!!«»<■ nf maase* «<r Stsi, ,rtJ,
tentof Siit of individuate. who wilt separately >
dealt with s* violators of Urn taws.« ** gUl|[|
*r**son. a* »h* caw km* be. The DnUrv-i \<\
*fi hf flhHith Carotins if now Mere, r*>r> V;i.»
litStTtlSIf HWS. ”
-Thu lust statement, h.re «.»»>n to }<>!„,
i* on'v trim a* to the fact of Mr f*. ■ <, , ,
W**hj ngtoA. Wf have understood that h .
imw* tk«*i,wM (M a character altogether did, r.
fr m that which i« here intonated Ttat *h»
vonlt* scheme of tlx; A damn stratum Urn enn.
in* South CnuIim i* auch ** this writer
wo thittk highly pwpablc. Tlx- National I„
IfciKor has jiut out touch Hu- same p
an improvement on ( apt Bobadtl* mr-ij.,,.‘,
fnlxln.ne an twy. bv killing all tin- m* r,
succession (l (I no la. There is one obstacle n,
way, that strike* us rather grave. Sou*!, ( ,r
haring seceded front the Vamn, there w;|| s. ,
such thing ax Cnited State* office* of nffiem
the State, am! any persons claiming tuch aut‘ ,
ty, am! attempting to excreta? it, woute he i,
the Hoard house as disorderly people.
Omrltahm Mcrwr.
Prom Mtitn Pr.
Mu ,M. rs.%
Dale* have tews received in* Santa Ft to >1
23d April. The Boundary ‘vTiunis*iiiii i. ,
reached I)oo Aaa. anil derated to place a
stone seven nmea below that point, j « . Ull
to.m F.i Paso had been plundered ami wieral
killed. Alan) of the young officers ami aoidw
were dying with the scurvy.
The Apache lmi.ans had broken (hems* nun-i
ty a tread r, and kilted two men.
Co*. Calhoun give sail*factuw. The Legate
live election* take place on the 19th Mai, at
those which are railed the prim's ramixlatn t;
ante' of an election.
Lapt. RejiiuliU ai d Major W utgliUiHui ai,•, 4.
dulates for Congreae.
Onl. Hoffman is on the plains, neirnrtatmg a im,
IV with five trila’#. Two have refused the ..«■ r
ireaiy.—iV O. f’cwyuae.
Por the Indian Territory.
We learn that liiahop Miegc, lately coiiteu-r j a
in thia city R.sliop of the Indian Territory. »nd it
celebrated Father He Smut, whose best jr ats !,».
been passed as a Missions!y among the varies
tnbea of Indians at the foot of the Ro< ky Mounts n
will depart from St, Louis next Saturday, for ti
I'laiux, with a view to take up then permauu
reautence anxmy the uncivilised in he* of the f,
West. It is nnderstood that s. v.,ral of them hm
npreened a willingnem to receive the “ hi»i
gown*,” accept the Christian Religion, ami
render themselves to the humanizing influeino
civilutatwn.
We look upon thia mission with no ordinary !u1
imp of pleasure. We fee} convinced tbs: ta
efforts of them gentlemen, carrying no other a cap
ona than humility, seal and love, will Is: tar ins
effectual to suppress the desolating hustdily |>
tw.-cn tribe and tribe, the robbcrieaand tauntea v
peaceful einigranta to the shore* of the 1‘si uV
and all the fatal results of Pagan barbaniy *ioh.
the red men of the West, than twenty regimem
dragoon*.—til. /aur l imm.
tV The M usioul World of Pari* hat been thm*
into ectacm by the appearance of a new vurii*
who ts sanl to nval Jenny Lind, (insi, Snntas tm
other •luccnsofsung. Her name is M’lle. Cruu.
she is a Pruruan by birth. She selected for lx
debut the rmU •/ Emmm, and her auecess «
triumphant.
A Mel.
Lieut. Adams ami Lieut. Kdwardx, Third Arbi
lery, stationed at Fort Moultrie, H. 0., have had
hostile meeting St Sullivans’* Island. After ■
exchange of sheds, by which Kdwsolswas sliyb
wounded m the back, the difficulty was recom ik
A lady was at the bottom of the misnn li mtaiidiiu
as usuaL
UTThe Louisville Courier learn* that a ivi
Whig paper is to be established St Springfield III
to advocate tho election of flen. Scott lor Prra
dent, and e* Governor June* of TeDiitTaci, u
Vice President. The first number is to tie *ku.
alwut the 4th of J ttiy.
vBM nun IB-ipruitioti.
A fUvmM comrupoadepl of the New Yra
Journal of Commerce Hate* that some few nr
sudden arrests have been node, bul whether rin
meted with the affair, one cannot say, sltbmu
il is presumed they are. ^
" A corraapomient of the New York Kipi
states that the Captain General baa declared tin
in cane the expedition should attack the Islam!
defeated, and retreat to Key West, which m tepee
a* their intendsd-refupe, he will follow them Uu
and destroy the town.
The Virginia Convention.
The select Comma tee to comproou* the :ep
dentation question ill the Virginia Constitiitne
refom(Coaventw,n have made the following rep>■■■
t. The House of Delegates shall oonsis’ f I
memhm ft! to be chanea trow the West. a:.
from the Bast, making a Western majority of 14
2. The Senate shall consist of 40 member*,
from the Bast, a ml 20 from the West, making i
Eastern tnafortty of 10.
11. In lffr>5 the Legislature nJmtU reapportion rr
resentatiou IB both (louses : hut if ltraunot arr
upon a respportionmtn!, or for any cauae (ail
make one, the tense of the qualified voters u
be taken whether the two Houses, or sillier
them, shall be apporhonad upon the suffrai.'
the mixed has it.
4. Insvery tenth year after lMff, reprusetita'i
u the two Houses shall be reapportioned upon t
I nuns thus eatabirahed by the popular vote.
kuawneal in Mot spring Co.
Through tins kind attention of J. LvsUt, k»
Clerk of Hot Spring county, we have been fttm"
cd wdb an abstract of the assessment, list "f 8
Springs, showing the condition of the count)
Pstsons liable to pay taxes, *BC ; No. iff saw*
land taxed, Mt,M9 77 lt» ; Slaves over* and
der 60,27 ; Sawmills 3, Tan yarda 4. Total»»
of taxable property *447,22ft Iff. State tax %»'J ' *
Cout.iy tax fib, Hd V'. -
The Military academy at Weal Poiat
A register of the officers and grsnduab*
l'. S. Academy at West Point from Msc •
la()2, to January 1, IffSl. gives the fob owing
formation; 1
The total number off graduates during in- ,
embraced in Util register is 1.445* Ol them
are now in service, fffig resigned. *48 died
vice, 69 were kilted tn battle, 46 have be*'11
Unruled, t dwchsrgad, 18 dripped, Iff Aspim*
cashiered, and 1 d«* lined thoir r«ainma*ioro
The followirg are toe “ profession* and ores-,
titos w which aom. of the graduate of tlw
:arv seodray have t<«n engaged since fern
iilrtarv service •
•‘Foreign minister I ; go»en»or of Bute l
! ne I'.V'rs of Congress $; mssnben or «•
jislatiirss 4! t prevtdentml eu-etorv. 2 : > -
'ate* civil officers, 78; Slate officer*. 38 jc
: attorneys and eouBOillocsat law, 9" , pe*v
I college*, fc«.,,p; pnoripata of scad*-.t*
!bools, 27 ; jootesaors, teachers, die., 46; f
to, mdTuding one bishop. 44, physic
lithor*, 12 , editor*, II ; ftltort. 1 ; pre«r*itim
Luiuad or canal companies, 9: chief ear
ales, 8 ; eknif tnpnetm of raiilroada or '**•*
Ij ervil engineer*. 186, merchant*, '"**
r* of bapka, 2 7 pTxnww w* i*™****- «*. »»
facCarets, 14 ; military storekeeper*, 8 :
»e volunteer roryiee,.. 84 ; officers of uut.'-*. '■
cud whig trr.»moony.
The New York Dny Book whig) make* th
iwirf* candid arfmmsvm r „ . „
h co aaot be denied that the <dd Hunker*
eurocrats: party proper, are rounder *».
stiorxi in their principles, than a»v ms r*
now tp existence