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THE BANNER UTTLE ROCK: TCWDIT NtKMIiia, iCLV^ tUl. For Congress, ROBERT W, JOHNSON. 17 We an authorised to aaeouace Jon* C Mcum, of Jefferson county, a candidate for tb office of Circuit Jedge of the Second J udicial Cu cuit, composed of the conatiea of Hot Sprnq Dallas, Calhoun, Bradley, Drew, Ashley, Chico Deaha, Arkansas and Jefferson, to Mi out the ui expired term of Hon. Joaiah Gould, resigned. Elecuan on the let Monday in August next. L. J. KtmrJta, £*?•• Daaa Sia:—You will please announce Hoi Isaac Basse, a candidate for J udge of the 2d Ji dicta! Circuit of the Slate of Arkansas. \ MANY FRIENDS. All Aiwr*l»«m»«U» mrcadcd ror th« Burner, «h"U,d I unadad in by 10 •’clack, oa Modtar morulas of each *«, 4n iuart thrtr inaenlon. J VT W« M. Van VsuitaavaoH, Eaq., Warn Bradley county, is authorised to act as Agent ft tho Arkanaaa Banner. PRINTS XU BOARD*, CARDS, drC. VVi have jiut received a M* and Biefanl aeaortment fancy earda and priaUna board*, Boat paper Ac., mod m ready la So op ail aorta of fancy prinUnf cheaper, mo quickly and la a bettor style, liiaa it has e»i been done b fora. Call and aae at the Banner Oflica. Printing Press. frrnb, cheap (hr CASH, one Double Medium Frintii From in complete order— apply at the Arkanaaa Banin Oder. Dsaa SntBefore I bad an opponent I put lished my first series of appointments. Our cor test which I am most happy to say is marked b freedom from all personality and unkmdnes warms as it progresses My appointments, 1 shai equally with my opponent and have left it wit him to make such other as be may think prope He has very politely consulted me on his list an I have approved and united with him in givin them to the public. Will you do me the kindne! to give them all publicity possible, that we ms have a full heariug, and request the same kindnei of ail other Publishers, Yours truly, R. W. JOHNSON. V in Bi-sen, July 1st I si 1. To the Editor of the Arlcanoat WAig: Deab Sou—You will oblige us by inserting 1 your next paper, the following list of appointment made by mutual agreement between us, it is ou wish and intention to attend and address our fei low-citizens, at the respective dates and place mentioned, at the hour of 10 o’clock, of eac day. We respectively ask that the other papei of the State will copy, so that the people may b duly notified. Your ob’t serv’t. JNO. PRESTON, J». R. W. JOHNSON. Benton, Saline county, Monday, July '21st. Rock roar. Hot Spring cty. Tuesday, July22d. Aumirui«, Clark cty. Thursday. July 21th. PaiHcrro.N, Dallas cty. Saturday, July ‘Jfit.’i. Camden, Ouachita cty. Monday, July 28ih. Eldorado, Union county, Wednesday, July 30th Lewisville, Lafayette county, Saturday, Aug. 2c Washington, Hempstead cty. Monday, Aug. 4th Sabbath school Celebration of the Fourth We have rarely witnessed a more gratifyin spectacle than was presented to our citizens, i commemoration of the day of our Independence A happy and m >st successful effort was made t change the time honored custom of expensive Kachaiidlian dinner parties and barbacues, to th purpose of implanting in the minds of the clul dren who are sprint.ng up around us, impression of the deeds which glorify the day. To pe.petu ate he patriotic reverence with which tee re-an this-anniversary, it is necessary that those to whon one day we must transmit this bright inheritance should be well instructed how much seif sacrifice and devotion to our country were required to con suramau. ‘he liberties we enjoy. To this end th celebration of the day was chiefly devoted an never has a richer or more prolific display of th rising generation been called forth than appeare in the procession of the Fourth. Hundreds o sweet, little girls, tastily and beautifully dressed and a whole h ist of bright looking, mischievoui boys, were assembled by the committee of arrange ments at the Christian Church early in the day where they were Cornu-1 in procession arid raarchei to the State House, there to attend the order o proceeding. Upon their arrival an immense ctowi had gathered and thia with the heat of the da rendered it almost impossible to enjoy the cere monies as we might have done under more favor able circumstances. Messrs. Ratcliffe, Green ami Freeman of thi •clergy officiated in a manner due to the occasion anda "Pourtb of July Hymn” was sung by thi children in attendance from the various Sabbat) schools. Col. T. W. Newton read the Deciara tion of Independence with his usual impressive and graeeful manner, and Leonidas Trousdale Esq., delivered an oration of exceeding nchnesi and originality. So extended was the assemblagi in front of us (to say nothing of the “ noise am! confusion”) that we were unable to obtain bu a partial bearing of the address, and we can onl; aay that thoae who were nearest to the speakei applauded him most. The committee of arrange ments will of course demand ils publication, when the public may judge of its merits for themselves The order of the day ended with a splendir eollatiaa for the children, prepared by the ladic of the city in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Never was a celebration of the Fourth of Juli "begun, continned and ended,” more happily an< more beneficially than this., . V*w Mad Valuable Invention.— Importan to Pltslrfh We are informed by our friend Mr. E. T. Parker of '.his county, that he baa discovered the mcthoc and invented a machine, which ho has had in sue cessfnt operation June; the last two months which will plant and cultivate Cotton with abou nne-fourtb the labor to a roan aud horse, and wind does the work much neater and t>ett«r than the usual way. It lava off the rows two at a time the ridges made in the usual way. The macltim t .ien opens the dull, drops the seed, aud covers thi 'do.' in two drills at the same operation, doing the work of seven or eight hands and four horses I then harrows aud scrapes both sides of two drill! at a time, it iheu barrows the same, and cultivates entirely breaking and stirring the ground the widtl of two rows at a tune, superseding nearly nil the necMMtjr of scraping and h ieing through the sea son, dtc. The machine is worked with one horse, and only one person is necessary hi manage it, and is very simple in its construction. A m ire full description will be given at some future time. [HmtimUr .lJsert.se,’. IJT Nothing will enme of the trial of Col. Tal cott. Col. Huger, of the Ordinance corps, had made a contract, an it seems, for some ennuon i and some dispute atone between Col. Talcou and the Secretary of war in relatkw to facts in the matter ; all which will be easily esplanied. , lte Whig m4 Tn hm Intelllfeacer “ Buds of a feather flock together,'’ is an adag ■Ot less trite than tree, aad will apply cspeciall to these two prints, whose unholy alliance mur than once we hare found it necessary to expose ti the democratie party. The one pnftning to be wig, although he cautiously avoids anything 1 ■ k . a defence of the principles to which the bones portion of his party Still cling; the other, thong holding out the democratic flag, is equally traitet ous to his party and sails under false colon. Ai ■ object in common governs them and they are con ’• sequent I y governed by similar rules. The “Whig * has the advantage of his ally, for he debases him , self for a purpose which may elevate him u ith a , unprincipled set of politicians of his party. Hi * co-worker the Intelligencer, should he succeed i bis endeavonto distract the democratic party sn elect Preston, will only acquire infamy and bnn down upon himself hisses and disgrace from s honest men. But even under this disadvantage i the contest the Intelligencer competes success fully with his adversary in the attempt to embai rasa the democratic party. Every effort is mad * conjointly to effect the destruction of all pari t, ties among the democracy, and the first is to brin into disrepute the recent convention. Both hav ' denounced it with a bitterness that seems to hav , emanated from hatred and malice toward the nc mince, more than from any ordinary political pre ; judices, and they vie with each other in presodl ing to the public calumnies and misrepresents “ turns of every hue and form. Col. Johnson, th „ choice of the democratic party is especially th e object of assault. If the Whig says he is a teen tumul and Uittuiionut in the face of truth and r Johnson’s own declaration lo the contrary, th 7 . e h d I f s Intelligencer takes up the cry and in violation i all he has heretofore professed in relation to South era rights, boldly backs his friend the Whig. Br fore the Convention, Clarke stood upon the South ern platform that Johnson helped to form, vii that the South should submit to no further a. gressiun, and declared himself ready to suppo; Johnson should lie be nominated for Congress. But his whig co-adjutors have imparled new ides to him and even his devotion to Borland who en tertains the same opinions, will not serve to kee him from backing from his former position in orde that he may aid and sustain the miscall d Unio party. In other words, he takes advantage of th Whig charges against Johnson to retread from h: first declarations, in respect to the question < Southern rights, that he may be justified sti farther in his apostaey to his party and his disri garded pledge to the Convention, if any of ou readers have noticed the course of this disorganiz ing paper, these facts have become known an I however ingeniously the editor may shroud then a ! the truth will not be the less apparent. The littl . | influence which the Intelligencer once had, ba r been loat by its disaffected course, and we raigl - well dispense with any notice of it, were it nc s that we desire to awaken the democracy to th ii fact that cabals and schemes are now concoetin * between the whirs and disorganizes, of whicl ? latter party Gen. Clarke is entitled to the leader | ship, and trifling though they may be in the resui should be guarded against under ail circumsUn | ces. We do not say these things because of th< ‘ personalities which Clarke has chosen to thrust a us, they pass by us as the yelping of a cur wh has no desire to bite—but because we think i : tune to put the democracy upon their guard, aD< inform the people of his real position, should h< . again presumptuously attempt to intrude huusell . The intelligent and high-toned democracy of th . North and West will never be again supine upo . Judean occasion as the late Convention, and w Have no fears that if they desire a representatioi ’ | in Congress, that some one will be put forth (an J : there are hundreds among them) more acceptabh i than the editor of the Intelligencer. (episcopal ton veil t ions. , This is the season at which the annual conven i tions of the various Dioceses of the Protestan ( Episcopal Church, are being held throughout thi United States. The only matters of general in terest Connected with these conventions, that hav come under our observation, are the following: In the convention of North Carolina, lately heli • at Fayetteville, preceedings were had relative ti ! the complaints against li.shop Ives, in regard to ai alleged Romish tendency in the teachings am , practices of the Bishop and some of the clerg; ! from other States, l’he Bishop made to the con vemion a full and most emphatic retraction of al ■ those offensive doctrines and practices, which hi 1 attributes mainly to violent diseases, which proa f \ trated his mental system. The subject was set j tied in an amicable and satisfactory manner. • ! At the annual convention of the State of Con i necticut, which convened on the 10th ult., tin . Right Rev. Bishop Brownell, on account of ad j vauctng years, asked for an assistant On the tltl 1 i an election was gone into by the convention, am I on the first ballot, the Rev. Dr. John Williams r j President of Trinity College at Hartford, was elect I ed. The vote was as follows: On the part of tin I clergy 73 for Dr. Williams, and 13scattering. Oi ' j the part of the laity «7 for I>r. Williams, and 1 ■i scattering. * ■ j In the State of Massachusetts, on the 9th ult I the Right Rev. Bishop Eastburn, ordained in St Matthews Church in Boston, the Rev. John T ! Burritl, late a clergyman of the Methodist Churcl i ! to the holy order of deacon. During the yea ■ there had been one hundred and forty-seven cou versions in that Diocess to Episcopacy. The Presidency. “ Ion," the well-known correspondent of th< Baltimore Sun, writing from New York on the 16tl uit.,snys: “ !n this city, at present, are the head quarter of the friends of the following candidates for th< Presidency, viz: Mr. Webster, Gen. Scott, Mr r Fillmore, Gen. Cass, Mr. Douglass, Gen. Wool Gen. Ptrsifor F. Smith. There are also somt movements in favor of the Toombs and Steven! ticket, which is Buchanan for President and How ell Cobb for Vice President. The Douglass am Houston ticket ha? many f. lends. So far as thi wings are concerned, Mr. Webster is the favorit) in this city, but it u idle to say that the State ii 11 not under the dominion of Seward. It is folly foi . ihe democracy to look to this State for the suppor ' of any democrat. Gen. Scott, with the free-soi vote will carry this State by a hundred tbousam majority over any democratic candidate who ha; been named. There will probably be three ticket! i in this State—an old line democratic ticket; i , national whig ticket, with Webster at the head and a free-aoil whig ticket, headed by Genera Scott. Itnby Walker. . j An ingenious philanthropist in New York ha invented a machine which wd! rival the bah; : jumper in the affections of the infantile race. I'h< 1 instrument ta termed a “baby walker,” an ariauge ini-ill for directing the erring steps of the little one ■ whose limbs fail to atf ird the requisite support f such a purpose. Its f irm rcsemV s sorm what ; common parlor ottoman, though in the top is eu a hale, into which the baby is p:» . J, and s -cute ; from falling. V small sad lie .s suspended In neat! ; the bole, upon which the infant rests, its fee | touching the door. The saddle is supported oi j springs, which give the up and down movement a • every motion of the tittle occupant. The contriv nice ia placed upon castors, and can therefore tn pushed around the room by the youngster with tin utmost ease. i IT The tw > Houses of Ne w Hampshire, in C m j ventioa elected ibe.r Governor, on the 2th ult j Whole number of votes 223; necessary to a ehotci 132. Diuriaore (democrat) had 145. Thos. E. Saw ycrfwbigl 120. ‘Ta glad this coflee don’t owe me anything su.i a financier at his breakfast. “ Why so," inqtred Ins wife, “ because l don’l j belive it would ever settle.” he replied. r » i t s i s I 1 \ 1 1 B t ! e e e e t e t A rtlwk*e4 Acknowledged. We have often known men convicted of stating what wsi folic upon the testimony of their fellow*, but that a man should go deliberately to work ta prove himself guilty of such a charge, involves a contradiction in terms, that we must explain. The Editor of the whig repeating from (he Var Burcn Intelligencer, although be made the amer tion at first as if from his own knowledge put fort! the following imputation: " Some of them (Johnson's friends; before the Convention had assembled, were bold and recklesi enough to avow that, in the event of <wy luptrun. getting the nomination, y*vr the Hon. K. W Johnson, that they would not support him, but ou the con’tary, use all the means and influence: they were master of, to defeat him before the peo pie.” We pronounced this declaration false and defict the Whig or Intelligencer to name any Democrti who had made such an nvowal. The Whig already in concert, it would seem with In* disorganize friend says in his neighborly way to ns. “ llav« you no recollection of it, neighbor; you sutely pos sess a very treacheroua memory. Your forgetful ness raises an issue of veracity between yoursel and those witnesses m whose presence the dec iaration was made.” He then promised testimony of the fact. We waited with some patience to see who ” those ml nesses" were, who heard us say what we neve: thought, dreamed or uttered as we well knew.— When lo! these tntnesses appeared in the lasl Whig and who does the reader suppose “they were?” why Geo. W Clarke, .and nothing shorter under his own signature sends a certificate to R. C. Farelly stating that we would not vote for him (Clarke) even if nominated by a convention, and this Farelly impudently parades as an excuse foi perpetrating what any plain spoken man would t s p r e 3 ( 1 r e s t t L t > t 1 1 l 1 > I l l l I ct-iutim) ucsi^Hoic us a iic. i Fareliy whs Clarke li'we ever said that we wouli support no other nominee for Congress than John son, aud Clarke unscrupulous as he is in some things, when it comes to a private conversation to which norland mu allied by hnntelj' at a mtnetm, does not vary from the fact but can only make oul the following statement: “1 was informed he (Rear don/ had declared that, in the event of the nomi nation of myself for Congress, he would not sup port me, and asked him for an admission or dema of the truth of the statement. He admitted it war true; and when asked what pretext he would offei for his course, he replied : Upon the ground tha there are too many proxies in the Convention.” We will not discuss now with Gen. Clarke the truth of his last assertion. We only desire tc show that his colleague has fallen into a ditgrace ful error. This assertion ‘lien made by the editoi of the Whig so peremptorily, and from which hi expected to make so much capital, to give it the most charitable construction, ts but a confute: remembrance of a prieau conrertatrm with "then wineettt." And who were they ? Why Geo. W. Clarke, and most unfortunately now he decline! to indorse the-slight prevarication. The edi tor of the Whig when he published Clarke’s letter, evidently felt that he was not on safe ground, and commenced a sort of jack-leg lawyer plea, beg ging the question in this wise: “ The wiley Editor perchance may attempt tu clear himself by a quibble: that lie never declared that he would not support any atpirant getting V,t nomination, hut that he would not support George W. Clarke.” Why w- said all the time through the Banner and every where as appears from Clarke’s letter, that we would support any boiybat bin whom the Convention might nominate—unmoors of the Ban ner will show it. It is a great trial to have to con test a truth with one who has no fixed ideas of right and wrong, and believing that it is time mis spent, we shall certainly make tins the last effort to implant any consciousness in the editor of the Whig or his confrere of the Intelligencer. [For the Arianseis !l inner.] Whilst the citizens of Little Hock, aud the jupe mlet in particular, turned out with becoming spirit to celebrate the ever mrraorable “faurtk” the cm zens of “ Gray Township” thought proper to hold the same day tn high honor by giving a Barbaeuo at Reeds Bridge. About two hundred persons wire present, and at the usual hour, collected together, to hear the .reading of the Declaration, and liie Orator of the day. Mr. Scott Gray, having introduced Mr. C. Lang tree of Little Rock to the meeting, he proceeded to real the Declaration of Independence, winch was listened to with attention and respect. Mr. John H. Beasley, then came forward and though not in good health, delivered quite a neat and sensible oration. In a brief, but appropriate manner, he detailed the rise aud progress of this great Republic—the hardships, and the stern re solves of the Pilgrim Fathers—the ever watchful Providence that guided thecoiomal destinies, un til the period of their final emancipation, under the great and glorious Washington, concluding with a rapid sketch of the present prosperity of the country under the law of the Constitution. This over the “ old settlers ” begau to stir them selves, and presently the tables were loaded with the most comfortable evidences of good cheer, aft a the ladies, of which be assured there was a fair aud goodly sprinkling—wo, that ist.»aay myself ami another gentleman .at down and enjoyed ourselves heartily—and with the u»'<st uninterrupted good ; humor. Every one seemed to be pleased with themselves i and the “rest of mankind,” and whilst my friend j in the centre of a knot of the Leaders, was laying down with praiseworthy eloquence the advaala ges of a good road to Memphis, naagable at all seasons of the year, I was led by the $ound of 1 the “ fiddle and the Bow ” to the room, where the maidens, and theliveiy b'hoys were laying it down with right good will, and evident satisfaction. The declining sun, j ust gave us time to get home, well pleased with the pleasures of the day. and ' the hospitable manner with which the Citizens of Gray, know how toenterlam their friends. L. r or ikr ArK tni ii ihmncr. Duni^aut, June 2lst 1851. Mt-isKs. Editors :—The r.aoJidatcs for C ingress were with us on yesterday, and addressed a large and respectable crowd of (he people of this and Pope county. It wuj not a regular appointment, but beiug a rest day with them the supposition was they.would give us a hearing, and it was accord mg!) made. The discussion was opened by ’be wing candi date Capt. John Prcyloa of Philips, the nominee ■ of -■ - (.say yourself) who heid forth for m >ro than two hours, reading extract* from the speeches and letters of Col. Johnson, and spitting out with up-lifted houis and upturued eyes such no-party c.ap-usp, “ all-in-my-eye,’’ stuff, as “glorious I’moa." Stars and Str^ies,” Ac., and when be 1 had completed his laboted harangue, be had dis gorged himself of i,u.ie a large dose of submus ston stuff The Capt. has a g,>od voice, tolerable appearance and speaks well in his way, but be i cannot convince the yeomanxy that be is anything i else but a whig, was brought out by the whin, and willlvote if elected with the whigi, though he puts 'great stress upon the fact that he came not before me people aa the nominee of a conven tion.—He did not say that he would not have ac Ieepted such nomination if tendered, neither did h< say that he was brought out by a few persons al i Little Rack, or in other'word* by • junto. If the gentleman had been nonr.ss««J h* • conven tion of the whig party large and respectable ai re gards r umber* end talents, he would certainly have preferred it to having been started on the track by a few broken winded politicians. He is oppo sed to conventions now, and wishes the people to be so too. Let the democracy but think whether they are going tosuppor; their regularly nominated candidate, or a mongrel Union no party whig, without endorcemcnt from Ins party by a convention as is customary, and we arc satisfied that the Cap tain's attempt to put dowB the democratic conven tion, will bo a heavy weight, and so flunscy that he cannot deceive the most gullable. When Co!. Johnson rose he was greeted by the crowd with three cheers, he led off in gallant style in v indication of his coruse upon the exciting top.es of the day, refuting the foul calumny which has been recently bandied about by wings am! whig journals of bus being a disumonist. He defined his position so clearly that no out; present could be mistaken, and ably defended aud contended for the rights of the South as guaranteed by the Constitu tion, and so expressly defined by that instrument.— Tha the was opposed to the dissolution of the Union but equally opposed to quietly submitting to the infringement of our just and clearly defined rights. That he voted against the compromise measures with the exception of the fugitive slave law, that f placed under similar circumstances be would do so again. An act that had robbed the south of all show in the valuable acquisitions on the Pa cifice, for which she had contributed largely her blood and treasure. That she had been stripped by the territorial bills of Utah and New Mexico, of 80,000 square miles of slave Territory, and »« a bonus for this high handed robbery,a bill was passed fofcjlhe purpose of granting the privilege of going 'after a runaway negro, which was already a con stitutional right. The north had gotten the lions share, and there were those amongst us who laud ed those acts as just, aud styled themselves par ex cellence friends of the Union, aud those who would not '• kiss the rod that smote them,” are to be branded as “disunionaxis'’ “sectiomsts.”— That lie was in favor of the maintenance of our just j rights and opposed to ali such robbing and thiev i ing schemes and if such constitute ddisunion they might make much of it. Submission lie could never agree to, as it was incompatible with the spirit of our institutions, his feelings, and proper appreciation of the rights of freemen. But our Union-submissiomats would have us tamely and gently submit until the chains aer completely forged and we placed at the power of our emetines. “ Great is Allah,” and we are told in the days of the Homan Empire “ Nero iiddied while Koine burned,” so it is with these self styled “ Union” ; wen, they rejoice at the disgrace and robbery of the south. Col. Johnson ably addressed the people for two hours, and we are satisfied the result was favora ble to the Democrary, and the cause of southern rights. We hear of converts to the true faith, ; aud the return of the disaffected, submission doc ! trines wont take in this country, and the w riter i who stated in the Whig several weeks since that if j John Preston would pay us a visit he would be i met 'n morse by the people, has since seen and I heard to his hearts content, to the contrary. The I Cap', hunseif, though his stay with us v.as short j could give abetter rede of public sentiment here, he was satisfied that the gilded piltuf Union, was not acceptable, and when in debate he was driven to the wall by being interrogated by Col. Johnson what he would do if the north repealed the fugi tive slave law, he replied he would would be for_ what ? Has our ” Union” man turned out a dis j unionist so soon ? Oh no! he was for revolution! i By the way these Union boys are great fellows— j The Union piatfunn as adopted by the party m Mississippi contains some six or seven reasons for i dissolution, such as repeal of the fugitive slave law its non-performance, and such like reasons. But | they can set still and see the South robbed, cheated, and insulted, and „ot one word from them. There j is a screw loose some where. After Col. Johnson had concluded, Capt. Pres : ton r.-piied in a sj*eecb of twenty minutes, going | over a portion of his former harangue, ami again 1 trying to prove Johnson a disunionist. Co!. Johns >n replied with great force and vigor, and after fifteen minutes of sound argument, and happy illustrations, took his sea'. The crowd were well phased with the Colonel and his manner I of speaking as he is emphatically one of the p> ople. Them was a pres ntation f a Banner to Capt. Preston, but I shall Wave to stone iyh;,.' writer to give a full and glow ug description if the affair, as it w . .Id not do for me a dein.*.$fifp toil how splendid the Banner was, how happy the speeches were delivered aud received in thd presen’.atation, | and how, when called upon, to give mile cheers for the Union the welkin rung. This pleasing task f ! shall leave to another, only remarking the Item-, mocraey were well pleased with the days work, and yon may look fur a good ac- o mt fr*>m Yell sii j August. Crops g.xxi here bir wanting rain. i SEN EX. Cur Iiic Arkunm* liunner.. Hkntox, Saline county, f Juno 24th, 4531! S Mture Elitwu:— In that newly discovered star lin the whig galaxy of Arkansas, the," Arktaaut Whig ” of the 19th mst., i due over a communica : non purporting to be from this county, over the ! Signature of “ Madison," and with your permis sion 1 shall take occasion to disabuse the public mind of an untrue statement therein contained re lative to the probable position, this county will sustain in the approaching Congressional election. "Madison" says: Should Pues-ton not suc ceed in maLng a I'tuun man out of Johnson, [ apprehend there will be a serious falling off, and flying the track by the Democratic party in this portion of the State. This is far from being true that it has riot the j least semblance of truth in it. T v 1>- raey of this county will i ivei h> k to Oapt. P. or any of his party to make improvements hi the position of Mr John in, or in his conduct in anyparttfu :r. Col. Jonxsos is too old a public servant, and !.;i position n well known to many of the people of Arkansas, for it p> require flaps. Pbehtox or Uiri anybody else to learn bun what hU bui nt v is. eituer as a candidate or as a public servant— Besides it is well known by ail who know any thing a’Ki.it the matter that Mr. Johnson is a* m i h s of an Cm on man as Cap P. Ii * ve.ry true that he think* that if the Constitution is to be trodden down by Northern abolitionists, a raajoiity of whom are identified with the gallant Captain by the iJiasoluble lit-s of ’>V toggery,) the Cuion will cease to be a bless.ng. And th,s plincipl- is vn. darsed by every good Southern man. whether he be V.'h g or Demicr it. Now 1 know of a fact that so far as Pk>.»ton u ! concerned, he will riot get half the volunteer's ‘ votes in this county, let Johnson do as he may with regard to the present canvass. Johnson will gel two thirds of the volunteer's votes from this county without a doubt. The people know Col. Johnson well; and they know the course he will pursue Hi* sped Les i.i Congress and his votes, as well as his varans let ters to his constituents, show most unequivocally that he places a ligh estimate upon the American 4 Cmon, and nothing but a desecration of Southern - _ — —I. TM..WWW ... .L.MIU rishti will ever cause him to cat 4 sot* for d,* utlvon. But it seems to be the object of the \\ h»< press in your city. and of all its puisne contributors to try to humbug the |*e >ple of Arkanaas into the support of Piiiwton, upm the »ro-md that he is »n l num man Oh ’ btrt the I'moti is *o precious to . these 1 nion losing sons of sordid federalism and free soiiism. that they sre willing to take it «s s hobby. and have their candidate to swing into office by its skirts. But the whirs “sre often thus and have been i from' their youth.” and must allow this carping j>enious, to wit; Mr. •' Madison' • to spin out his false deductions, but the Democrat* will never desert their standard foster. Jotivios !.** prov, n j true to our State ami tu r institutional rights. He : lisa done battle for .1 nobly and he will fo our ! nest Congr. ssnian. Vours in the bonds of the Democratic faith. SALINE. /Vjt tKr Bmmrr.} ilAtssviujt, Given co,, Ark. f June 5th, ls'it. \ V'w». Edittr*:—I herewith transmit to > >u several names of that portion of the reading class of the community who think your paper pret -raide to any in the State. The people her; have been blind to their true interest so far as patronising the j Gazette 4 Democrat. But owing to the different changes, and more particularly the manner in which the whig* obtained possession of the Gazette at a time when the democracy of the State needed all of the influence that the Gazette had formerly exercised throughout the State during elections of | importance and then llie course pursued bv that ifiupcr last summer, upon the Southern question ; convinced the people here that consistency and stability was larking—f write this out of no ill ; feeling towards the Gazette & Democrat, 1 wantn understood that some of its favorites are men that I respect, and always shall, without something unforseen should spring up; 1 will name two of them. Senators Boa land and Gen, Cum*, it ,t true I disliked to hear of Senator Boki.ano being absent from his post during the first s< ssi ms of the late Congress, but if it was necessary that he . should come home for the purpose of paying that attention to a sick faintly, and necessity required; it w as of course right. The Senator is right side up upon the Southern i question, and I am glad to see him and Cot. John son pull together; Boa is a noble fellow, the peo ple are pleased with him and Senator Boei.and s course in Congress, and it would give us great pleasure to know that they were again lnend*; Lord grant it for I like them-.both and that affre tion is no* confined to mv bosom alone but it exists I believe in the heart) of every man in this county, and should exist in the bosom of every Southerner I w ill now give you the names and places of ad dress. » » • Yours truly 4c. Our Sew York C'«rrM|ii>«(l(*iiiT. Nkw You*. June 20, 1851. | Toll- EJ.tortaf thr Dimnrr: On Tuesday afternoon, at i> o’clock, tlie l'. S. mail steamship Humboldt, arrived from Havre via. Cowes, bringing advices to the 4 th inst. She made tie’ passage in thirt in days, experiencing -westerly gales and he<d seas, the greater part of the time. The frigate S', Lawrence, sailed from South ampton fir New irk, J me t. She *a* to touch at Lisbon, for tin purpose of landing Mr. Had dock, the Aim ru i Minister to Portugal, the bear er of a treaty between the two governments. A grand entertainment was given th>- day before the St. Lawrence left, bv the officers of the vessel, to | the municipality of Southampton, as a return for the hospitable treatment extended to them during tl. ir sojourn at that port. The mayor and cor poration embarked .n five barges, and were received j by ilapt. Sands and the officers of the ship in full uniform; the band playing the English National Anthem. Th great exhibition was listed on the 2d of June by nearly 50,01X1 persons, chiefly of the working classes. The Queen was present on the same day. In China, the rebels were making headway a gamsi the Imperial troops. The commercial in telligence from India was not of a very satiafac 1 tory nature; there being a scarcity of money at Bombay. Louis Napoleon had visred the South ru De partments, and was present at the o|ieniag of the Paris and Lyons railroad. He seems to be getting m ire popular. His speech at Dijon was received u-.th the most enthusiastic acclamations. The Spanish government expected a popular in ; surrection at Madinl, and iver- making extensive military preparation* to prevent it. The Crescent City arrived on Wetlueaday night from Chagres via. Kmgstou, Jamaica.-w . n #750, 000 in gold dust and 627 passengers. The news by her confirms the telegraphic despatches receiv ed from New Orleans, the night before, stating that a U-rrible fire .had occured in San Francisco, .aying in ashes property to the amount of #15, 000.000. Among the buddings destroyed, are the custom house and siv Of the principal hotels; also Hose’s buddings, and the offices of the Steamship Com puny. The fire also spread to the shipping, burn mg a large number oi vest* i* that were lying at. their wharves. The buildings on Clay, Hunter, George, Main, Centre and KlDorado streets, ore reduced to mere shells; and thousand* are turned out of house and home. It is feared that several lives have been lost. Business was not thought \ of, and San Francisco presents, altogether, a sor rowful and heart-sickeumg picture. A great fire had aim) occurred at Stockton, the loss from which was near #1,0<j0,000. The New York Academy of M sJicine has in vited Emanuel Lyon, Esq., the celebrated cheat- j i»t, but better known ax the discoverer ol the ! singular compo .nd that entirely destroys rat* and other vermin, while no quantity of ,t w i uu favorably etlect the human system, t-i deliver a lecture on the prominent essential physiological differences between the constitution of loan and i that of other animals. It is said that neither ChAtoii, no. K nt. the two well known chemists, nor Dr. Mott, has In -n able to approximate, aft. r . three years’ devoti hi to the subject, a compound, that will immediately destroy annual Lie in one organisation, and yet be harmless when s-liu ii x , tered to another, even in large quantities. These gentlemen hope, by pushing -hi tar trier the al ready extensive researches of Mr Lyon, to dm covet the principle up..-i which the proper medi cine for each species of anmiai should be select* ■ ed; a;ci they are even sanguine of being ab;e, shortly, to graduate w th precision, and the net ti.nty of a t-u e, mtdic;ue to individuals of the same *(>cctes. according to age, temperament, men tal and physicai developoiee.is, 4c. Mr. Lvon has, hilceno, kept his invention a secret, in will 1 suppose, 1t\ this money-making age, continue to do so, urit.l he realties a fortune out of u. Baruain’s success in hw Jenny Lind specula tioti has turned the atUmt.-iu of ail our specula Tors to the importation of fore.gii uand un j lean v’-oiocUas, at its next seanon passes an act for ; the protection of •‘uative talent,” our American siugtrs, dancers, fiddlers, drummers, flutists tud pianists, will all be dnv> n fiorn the legitimate boards, and compelled to take refuge in the Eihto pian school, in which the; can bid defiance to all nations. Neither the Germans, French, nor lial _ »o«, c*n n , (de plantation," aid , Coekntv-i aspirates ire ,> w.y. evttau, »* •»*«•* utataim* m Etkm p an Mimtaelry. H.-ar him in /.ary Mr* Hu.' Ml** Lucy Neal, *>•' i>--r [.■!• v Neal, «». *</■ *'/ y<,, i„, mv ytrmtf Ou> '•wyi'/shmtld itei. On occasion, cl pubU h-<!,v,ty, ,, r. r^,, v, t>i' any kind, our common ..-uunc,; dwtim- u *„■ fr”!,i !he ^«a»n lien*, by fosctir of colored nhVnif. p,muni upon the bn'af, oftbeit mate. The ornament, ar- nct^Uniy . *ml are not at a.S in *eepu,< w.Us the . gmtv their official station. It may ho ne ««, for Ull,m to dittmgmsh themseivoa. that proper Mcnmca m*r ** l**"5 ,k«n *’> toe Ct.»d, who would not km‘w- »•»«* »ml what they acre. »u, t'uit ia no reason that they should In* Inched out hU- the floor commits, *• » cheap 1 would not have them wear red robe*. l,he the *•«," senators ,a Othello, and lhe Aid«»in of London,- b it why not hate sonic sort of m*y*M to N tin- poorer;y of ,h, civ. A nMU ,llvrT M «-Md medal, tearing the arms of the city, and the number of the War ! which the Alderman repo sen's, and attached to the button horn by a tn colorerl ribbon, would be a very proper mart ol ,]» t.nction for our city father*. 1„ ihe fon* run> these medals, which would last forever, would be a peat saving. It coau, the cty more than a ir.fle for the satin ribbon roaetta which our common council use up during a year. Vours truly, THOMAS TRADDLIJfl. f WaaHuaiTON Cmr, June 17, |Sfo Mr. l..k!nr:—Should it not he drem»-! -in.mar estine to your many readers, I propone to write .v, oceaaional letter for the Banner. A« tune warns, politicians become mote active and Kive some ;n dications of future event* The press of the city is rather cay and make but Vs passes at ea<-f, other on the subject of the nest presidential enn test. The Republic, it any, is ia advance ot all others. Mr. Kdmore is evidently th> choice of that print. The National Intelligencer and ih. Lmon indulge in the nun committal poli ty for ; . present, without, advocating the eiains of anv particular (wiaoii on either aide—whilat the South eru Press is pouring hot shot mto them all. li us of the movement, of politicians and then Wctica ,11 skirmishing, Ilia; I wish to remark of the wings. 1 may mention (Sen, Scott and Daniel Webater as being the moat prominent and active. It is true fieri Scott does not say much himself, but las friends are working for turn and it is but. favr to presume his chances of hem* the nest nominee of 'he whig party are best. H„ Kfl.sl military fame makes him moat available ami the himr nt! oiun of the party seem to think that that d"*' will make him next Presid -nt. Daniel Web ster, however, the ''gnat expounder of the Con stitution,” is the active man—politician of h„. d*y of that party. You see he has recently been traveling North, making fugitive slave but • apeei be, every where ia that quarter, it )(said he is to go South ahortly on a similar tour. H> ,* the man who “treads no steps backwards."_ What hi, steps forwards are to la-, ia not exactly known. If one imgnt indulge in figures, it is but fair to infer, he has given himself room to deviate either to the right or left of a straight line forwards as circumstances may require. Why should he claim so much credit for being the “great exfMiun der of the Constitution,” or rather, why should his friends claim it for him ’ Is he more honor able or patriotic than hundreds and thousands of highmmded and patriotic citisens throughout the country, who have not only stood by the Consti tution and the country under the most rrymg nr cumstauces, but would it it were necessary, pour out their life's blood in their defence. Where is Clay, Cass and Dickinson who took the lead of Mr. Webster in the discussion* of the great qu, tions which so recently agitated the couulry— are thev thrown into the shade of forgetfulm • by tin* bright son of constitutional Cmoii — Would that his rays had been as daggling ash withering on other occasions in days of yore. By the bye, ! am glad to perceive that the Demo cratic .State Convention have with much real re nominated Col. K. W'. Johnson for Congress. A better selection for the in erest of the Stale could not, it atoms to tne, have been made. It is true, no doubt, there are other gentlemen who would represent the Slate us, Congress with ability, but they lack experience, and it takes seme tune for new members to acquire cast and standing in ’he House. This, Col Johnson possesses in an enu :i< ut degree—and I think 1 may venture the iwu non, without, mtending to flatter, there was no nu mber of the last Congress who stood higher than he. His course on all question, of interest to his constituents, was marked by an open, pair,u tic and manly independence,, which conUibu - 1 much to the gratification of friends ami won trie respect of political adversaries In all local questions wherein Arkansas «i. m i rested, no qpe could have been moie devoted. His p)au of railroads and a donation ot a portion of the public lands to enable the State to bttiid them, and si, -ulil lie of the greatest importance to the people of the .State. It is Lrue the bill fan ed to become a law at the last session of Con gress. Should he, however, be re elected as I trust he will, his energy, industry, talents and perseverance are atone capable of aciomposhtris much for the future greatness and prosperity or Ai Kansas. rtlWASSEK. A WMl*m Divorff. The foiiowitif' is a, perfect cop* of a docnnjt nt recently issued by a justice of the peace at tine na, Illinois: , , “■ This is to certify that H- D- and wife wit part'd hfiore m> on the —day ul June Idl- oil account that they could not ayt1 *' w each other, and each parly gave consent v» to ')■■• never more to interfere with each other uni' **'■> mnacni of each other ; therefore if wu rtrr rM ten! In bt. joined together ay3ill, yuu hurt to aim< V fur* »f to “ pal tujrtlirr again. " Wi!iir-» m* h.Uid -S- fir— Juth" if inrcf and iinmrii ta lair. Dated at Gai<na, i ' • Davis county. i .1- .sjucs'vrun *.u ic of ti n. J c ■ -ri, tar is ui- third larger than life, *.owning S* •**) M rneut, is to . placed on the oesta) m Lata • • Square, Washington, oppoe-’e the President * House, on the 1th of J ly neV. j y “ Kale,” sard a brother senator to the ?>*• I lain pah ire man, ** d you snow what Casa aayse you"’ •• Vo"' - “ He say* yv r ‘ a Oramte goose.’ ” » Just tell the General lor loe, will you, that « a Jiunkr. ’ l f Tu- secretary of the Navs baa r>.i, .* ■< olijleie tegislaUoo* of ex Secretary Batyr. •> 4uir.«< nil persons con.iM.ete4 w tb the ca* ■ '» .■ a: i > .o. u> 1. .1V1 11 piewrde.l -uy • ..speuto altogether w tit the n> • <*tae>', luf' goatee. g.— Xh« Unit- A mis: cad fialt, tb • leading ■',»» of the South Carolina deiegatroo .a the 0” *• Kcpresen'aUS-.a, Has u«S* out .« opposition ’o'1' rashness in the act of MecwiMit. O* It ~s »a'd th3t G- P. K. Jam •, has i' a fans n Great Barrington, and r*. !! ten.-'? " •* • low it. I —