Resolved, That upon the opening cf
the Convention this morning, our Chair
man be requested to stale to the President
that the Georgia delegation, after mature
deliberation, have fell it to be their duty,
under existing circumstances, not to par
ticipate further in the deliberations of the
Convention, and that therefore the dele
gation. withdraw.
Resolved, That all. who acquiesce in
the foregoing resolution, sign the same,
and request the Convention to enter it on
their records.
(Signed)
H. L. HENNING, J. WINGFIELD.
P. TRACY. H. R. JACKSON,
JEF’SON L. L A MAH,J. M. CLARK.
Ed. J. McGEBER. W. M. SLAUGHTER,
GEO. BILLYEU. JOHN A. JONES.
xMARK JOHNSON, DA VIP C. It ARROW.
Ed. R. HARDEN, .1 AMES A. D1AMAN,
JOHN H. LUMKIN, A. FR’KLIN HILL,
G. G. FAIR. E. L. STROHECKER.
JAMES HOGE. O. C. GIBSON.
W. J. JOHNSON, H. O. THOMAS,
The undersigned, delegates from Geor
* gia, have voted in the meeting of the
delegation against withdrawing from the
Convention, yet believe, under the in
structions contain' d in the resolution of
the Georgia Convention, that the vote of
the majorny should control our motion,
and we theretare withdraw with the ma
jority.
J. T. IRVIN. W. H. HULL.
JULIAN HARTRIDGE, L. H. BRISCOE.
This paper is signed by twenty-six out
of the thirty-three or thirty-four delegates
in that Convention Irbm toe State of
Georgia.
I have now. Mr. President, discharged
the duty which has been entrusted to me
by tay delegation.
The majority of the Georgia delegation
then retired from the hall.
viff‘Hi ^ 4 .; ii * to '*:!
Hon. Caleb Cmhiiig, President of the Demo
cratic National Convention :
The undersigned, delegates from the
State of Texas, would respectfully protest
against the late action it this Convention,
iu refusing to adopt ihe lepbrt of the ma
jority of the Commiik-e on Resolutions,
which operates as the virtual adoption of
principles affirming doctrines in opposition
to the decision of the Supreme CUuri in
the Dred Scott case, and in conflict with
the Federal Constitution. as especially
opposed to the platform of the Democratic
parly of Texas, which declares :
1. That the Ejetnocraiic party of the
State of Texas reaffirm and concur in the
principles contained in (he platform of the
National Democratic Convention hfjd at
Cincinnati in June, 18S(i, uiid’a true ex
pression of political laith arid hpmioii, and
herein reassert and set lortli the principles
therein contained, as embracing the only
doctrine which can preserve the integrity
of the Union and the equal rights of the
States, “ expressly rejecting' tiny interpre
tanon mereoj javorrng me qocinnc. mown:
as Squatter Sovereignty," and linn we will
continue to adhere to and abide by the
principles and doctrines of the Virginia
and Kentucky resolutions of 1798-99.
and Mr. Madison's report thereto.
2. That it is the right of every citizen
to take his property o! every kind, intitul
ing slaves, into the common territory, be
longing equally to all the States of the
Confederacy, and to have its protection
there under the Federal Consiitulion.
Neither Congress nor a Territorial Legis
lature, "nor any human power, lias any
authority, either directly or indirectly, to
impair these sacred rights; and they hav
ing been affirmed by the decision of the
■Supreme Court in tile Dred Scott case, we
declare trial it is the duty of the Federal
Government, the common agent of all the
States, to establish such Territories, and
so change die same from time to time, as
may be necessary to insure prolection and
preservation of these rights, and prevent
every bi'iingnierit of the same The
nffiriiia ; a ol tins principle of the duly of
Congies- io simply. protect the rights of
DrOIHMtV IS niKVi>p in rnnflii I willi tin*
hererViM;estaHlish-d and well organized
prmcipi . ,,i me Democratic parly, that
Congte.*. Joe* npt possess the power to
legislate sl.weiy into the Territories, or to
exclude u therefrom.
Recognizing Ute»e declarations of prin
ciples u.> lost motions to us lor our govertt
nient m me National Cottvetilioti, and
believing mat a repudiation ol them by all
of the Noithetu St iles, except ti.e noble
Stales ol Oregon and C nloiulii, the whole
vote ol vvfncii t» mule t .an doubtful in llie
ensuing Presidential election,demand from
us our unqu d disapproval.
The undersigned do not deem this the
place or time 10 discuss m practical illus
tration that has been given of the *'• nre
presstble conflict” between the Northern
and Southern Slates, that has prevailed in
this Convention lor me hist week.
It is sufficient to say, mat ll the princi
ples of the Northern Demociacy aie pro
perly represented by the opinion and ac
tion of the majority ol the deiegaies from
that section on this flour , ,\e do uoi hesi
tate to declare l .at then p'rinCtpJes are not ;
only not ours, but ii aduered to and en- i
forced bjr them will destroy fins Union j
In consideration of die loregomg tacis j
we caunot remain in toe Convemson Wi 1
consequently respectfully withdraw, leav.
ing no one authorized m (rs: the vo^e of
the State of Texas.
G. M. BRYAN,Chm’rnTv. C-GP/TRES.!'
F.R. LUBBOCK, .M : OVEY.
F. S. STOCKDALE, »V. ,* PARsONS,
E. GREER. It. V» \R£).
11, R. RUNNELS, J. F. CROSSV.
LOUISIANA
To the Hon. Caleb Cushing, President of the
Democratic Convention :
Sir: The undersigned, delegates from
the Slate ol Louisiana, in withdrawing
from the Convention, beg leave to make
the following statement ol facts : ,
On the 5th day of March. 1S60, the ;
Democracy of Louisiana assembled in
State Convention at Baton Rouge, and 1
unanimously adopted the following de- j
duration of their principles :
Resolved, That the Territories of the <
United States belong to the several Stales '
as their common property, and not to in
dividual citizens thereof; that the Federal
Constitution recognizes property in slaves;
and as such, the owner thereof is entitled 1
to carry Ins slaws m o any Territory in
the United States, to hold them there as ,
property; and in case the people of the '
Territories, by inaction, unfriendly legis- '
latiou or otherwise, should endanger the
tenure o. such property, or discriminate t
against it by withholding thnt protection
given lo oilier species of property in the
Territories, it is the duty of the Govern
ment to interpose, by the active exertion
of its constitutional power to secure the
rights of the slaveholder.
The principles enunciated in the lore
going resolution are guaranteed to us by
the Constituiion of the United States, and
their unequivocal recogni'ton by tho De
mocracy of the Union we regard as essen
tial. not only to the integrity of the party,
but to the safety of the States whose in
terests are directly involved. They have
been embodied in both of the series of
resolutions presented to the Convention
by a majority of the Slates of the Union,
and have been rejected by a numerical
vole of the delegates.
The Convention has, by this vote, re
fused lo recognize the fundamental prin
ciples of the Democracy of the Slate we
have the honor to represent, and we feel
constrained, in obedience to a high sense
of duly, to withdraw from its deliberations
and unanimously to enter our solemn
protest against its action.
We usk that the communication may he
spread upon the minutes of the Conven
tion and beg leave to express Our appre
ciation of the justice and dignity which
have characterized your action as its pre
siding officer.
(Signed)
A. MOUTON, K. LAWRENCE,
JOHN TARLETON, A. TALBOT,
RICHARD TAYLOR, B. W. PEARCE,
EMILE LASERE, R. A. HUNTER,
F. H. HATCH, D. D. WITHERS
We give below the majority and mi
nority reports at the recent Charleston
Convention. The adoption of the minority
report created the division in that body,
which caused the entering of protests and
retiring of various Southern delegations,
wtio formed a separate organization, and
after deliberating, adjourned to meet at
Richmond. Va., on the lltli of June;
while the delegations who remained in
the first assembled body, adjourned to
meet at Baltimore on the 18th of June.
MAJORITY REPORT.
Mr. Avery, of Norih Carolina, presen
led the following, from a majority of the
Committee on Resolutions:
Resolved. That the Platform adopted at
Cincinnati be affirmed, with the following
resolutions :
1. Resolved. That the Democracy of the
United Slates hold these cardinal principles
on the subject of slavery in the Territories:
First, That Congress has no right to abolish
slavery in the Territories. Second, That the
Territorial Legislature has no power to
abolish slavery in the Territory, nor to pro
hibit the introduction of slaves therein, nor
any power to exclude slavery therefrom, nor
any right to destroy or impair the right of
property in slaves by any legislation what
ever.
2. Resolved, That the enactments of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
of the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in char
acter, subversive of the Constitution and revo
lutionary in their effect.
3. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Fed
eral Government to protect, when necessary,
the rights of persons and property on the high
seas, in the Territories, or wherever else its
constitutional authority extends.
4. Resolved, That the Democracy of the
nation recognize it as the imperitive duty of
this Government to protect the naturalized
citizen in all his rights, whether at home or
in foreign lands, to the same extent as its
native born citizens,
5. Resolved, That the National Democracy
earnestly recommend the acquisition of the
Island of Cuba at the earliest practicable
period.
Whereas. That one of the greatest necessi
ties^jf the age, in a political, commercial,
postal and military point of view, is a speedy
communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the National Democratic
party do hereby pledge themselves to use
every means in their power to secure the pas
sage of some bill for the construction of a
Pacific Railroad from the western line of the
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, at the
earliest practicable moment.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. Payne then presented the report of
the minority, slating that one or two of the
resolutions were identical with those of
the report of the majority, but hopiug that
tiie report of the minority would be adop
ted as a whole they had preferred lo make
it complete The minority report was
then read, as follows:
a uu iiiiuw u iu iiivi ivj v’l uic vvfiimin.
tee on Resolutions, regretting their inability
to concur with the report of the majority of
your committee, fee! constrained to submit the
following as their report, and recommend its
adoption as a substitute for a report of the
majority.
Respectfully submitted,
Amos Roberts, Maine..
\V. Burns, New Hampshire.
E.’M. Brown, Vermont.
C. S Bradley, Rhode Island.
A. G. Hazzakd, Connecticut.
1!enj. Williamson, New Jersey.
H. B. Payne, Ohio
P. C. Dunning, Indiana.
O. B. Ficklin, Illinois.
G. V. N‘. LothRoi', Michigan.
A. S. Palmer, Wisconsin.
Bens. M. Samuel, Iowa.
J as. M. Cavanaugh, Minnesota.
Hendrick B. Wright, Penn.
in compliance with the wish of the New
Yo.k delegation, 1 concur with the report so
far as it goes.
Edwin Crosavell, New York.
1. Resolved, That we, the Democracy of
nr ILnon, in convention assembled, heieby
iecfare ohi affirmance of the resolutions una
i.moUs'v adopled .mu declared as a Platform
if P, incip*.■ s by :he Democratic Convention
tf-Citiciliuati,an the yem- LAfii, hi-lifying that
Lieinocfatic principles are unchangeable iu
beir nature, w hen applied to the same subject
natters ; and we recommend as the only fur
her resolutions, the following ;
Z. Resolved, That all questions in legard to
.he rights of pioperty in the States or Terri
tories, arising under the Constitution of the
United States, are judicial in their character,
md the Democratic party Is pledged to abide
>y and faithfully carryout such determination
it these questions as lias been or may be made
>y the Supreme Court of the United States.
3. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Uni
ed Slates to afford ample and complete pro
ection to ail its citizens, whether at faomeoc
.broad, and whether native or foreign born.
4. Resolved, That one of the necessities of
he age, iu a military, commercial and postal
mint of view, Is speedy communication be
weeii the Atlantic and Pacific Stales : and the
Jemocratic party pledge such constitutional
iovernment aid as will insure the construction
if a railroad to the Pacific coast, at the ear
iest practicable period.
5. Resolved, I hat the Democratic party are
n favor of the acquisition of the Island of
Juba, on such terms as shall be honorable to
mrselves and just to Spaiu.
C Resolved, That the enactments of State
legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
if the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in
haracter, subversive of the Constitution and
evolutionary in their effect.
-In twenty years, the American coal
rad* ro>c from 350 tons to 60 000 tuns
Innounmnents.
Election on Monday. 6th August, I860.
[Announcing Candidates lor State and
District offices,'$7; County offices, $5j Town
ship offices. $3. Calls on persons to become
candidates are charged at the usual rates, ex
cept when persons making Hie calls are sub
scribers to our paper. Political circu
lars charged as advertisements.]
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR.
R. H. JOHNSON.
PRESIDENTIAL EL ECTOR 8 AT LARGE,
W. W. FLOYD
T. F. SORRELLS.
FOR THE DISTRICTS,
O. W. TAYLOK, 1st. Dist> ct.
H. »V. LEAKE, 2d. District.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
COL. JOHN C. DAVIE.
Public Speaking at Brownsville.
I propose to meet my opponents for the
Legislature at Brownsville, Monday28th inst.,
(court day) to address the people of Prairie
county, ou county and State policy, and agree
upon appointments for speaking in the various
townships. J. H. QUISENBERRY.
myl9-lt [Prairie Democrat copy.]
To the People of Prairie County.
I am induced, by my own wishes and the
solicitation of many friends, to present myself
as a candidate for County Treasurer, at the
next. August election I am a Democrat in
politics—have ever been one, without varia
bleness or shadow of turning, and have served
my country, as an officer, two years, in Mon
roe county ; and in becoming a candidate I
have no complaints to make against the action
of any party or individual ; but I want the
office and have a right to seek it. My Demo
cracy teaches me to believe that all the offices
of the country belong to the people, and are
open to the aspiration and competition of all
free white men. And as a free, independent
Democrat, owing allegiance to none but my
country, l offer myself as a candidate fo' your
suffrages, if I should be elected, I will bring
to the duties of Ihe office I seek all the indus
try and ability I may possess. Not being a
stranger to the duties of the office, I hope at
our next August election to receive a sufficient
majority of your votes to elect me
JOHN K. GREEN.
Hamilton Township, >
May 11th, 1860. ) mayl9-lt
Mr. Editor: We understand there is a
considerable common school fund in the hands
county, ami we know there is a fund from the
sale of she sixteenth section, and yet we can
not get one cent from him. nor a settlement,
according to the school law; therefore £e
need and desire a change in that office, and if
John H. Bulls, Esq., will announce himself
a candidate for that office he can be elected
and would confer a great favor on the people
of the county, for we need a radical change in
the management of many of oui offices.
Many Citizens.
May 16, 1860.
May 16, 1860.
Mb. Editor: If Col. W'. VV. Wair will
consent to become a candidate for Probate
Judge he will be elected, and will no doubt
receive the vote of Centre Township.
E. W. Douglass is a candidate for
County and Probate Judge of Prairie county,
at the ensuing August election.
„ ay We are authorised to announce
Charles D. Taylor, as a candidate for
Circuit Clerk of Prairie county, at the
ensuing election. *
(£5?” We are authorised to announce J. M.
King, as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Sheriff of Prairie County, at the
ensuing August election. *
sywe are authorised to announce W. E.
Raulston as a candidate for Sheriff at the
ensuing election. *
(J^“We are authorised to announce Wm.
Coodrum as a Candidate for Circuit Clerk of
Prairie county, at the ensuing election.
„ ay We are authorised to announce Lf.vi
By ram as a candidate for County Treasurer,
at the ensuing August election.
_«y We are authorised to announce John
E. Hudson, as a candidate for the office of
Clerk of Prairie county, at the ensuing Au
gust election.
We are authorised to announce John
H. Quisenberry, Esq., as a candidate to
represent Prairie county, in our next Legisla
ture, at the ensuing August election. [feb8.
Brownsville, Feb. 10, ’60.
Mr. Editor.—You will please announce
my name as a candidate for. Probate Judge
for the couiYy of Prairie.
Respectfully, J. L. HUNT.
To tl*e Voters of Prairie Co., Ark.
I am a candidate for Sheriff of said county.
at tne election to be nelu on tne first Monday
in August, next. WM. A. PLUNKETT.
January 4, i860.*
Devall’s Bluff, Ark.,
January 30th, ’60.
Editor Citizen—Please announce my name
as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Prairie County, at the ensuing August
election. Very' respectfully. &c..
feb 15 J. W. BLANTON.
S3" We are authorized to announce Wil- I
mam D. Anthony as a candidate for County
Surveyor at the election to be held the first
Monday in August next.
Taking the Census.—The Secretary j
of ihe Interior has issued his instructions
to the U. S. Marshals for the taking of
the e guilt census. For the information of
Postmasters and others, we copy 'he fol
lowing eleventh section from the instruc
tions :
i‘ Franking Privilege.— The attention
of Postmasters should be directed to the
17th section of the law, which authorizes
you and your assistants to frank all pack
ages and letters relating to the census, and
this is rendered the more necessary from :
the fact of reference thereio being omitted i
in the abstract of the laws regulating the
Post-office Department, last published.”
The following is the 17th section re
ferred to:
"That the Marshals and their assist
ants are hereby authorized to transmit,
throughout the post-office, uuy papers or
documents relating io the census, by wri
ting thereon, ‘official business, census,’
and subscribing the same with the addition
to his name of Marshal or assistant, as the ,
case may be; but this privilege shall ex
tend to nothing but documents and papers
relating to the census, which shall pass
free,”
-^*4
——Arlzonia is to be called by that name
io longer. The proper name and the otio de
ified upon by e'on"re»« is Ariznma.
-•*-...—.
desIrc citizen.
J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS?
SATURDAY..MAY 19.1860.
The Pine Bluff State Conven
tion.—By reference to die proceedings
of the Democratic Meeting, which will
be found in our columns, it will be seen
that delegates have been appointed to
meet the Democ-acy of the State in Con
vention, at Pme Bluff, to nominate a can
didate for Governor. The suggestions
thrown out by the meeting in Jefferson
county, on the 18th ult., and their ad
dress to the people of the State, which
we published last week, meets with a
hearty response by the people of this sec
tion of the State. The Democracy of
Arkansas are not satisfied with the nomi
nation of Richard tl. Johnson. Even
were no other candidate to run, his vote
would be meagre in the extreme. The
great mass of the people, as affairs now
exist, will not vote at all. Therefore, if
Mr. Johnson’s friends are determined to
“ crowd him upon us, nolens volens," no
time should be lost in selecting a com
petent and true man—one who can be
relied upon for ••soberness and staidness ”
to fill the exalted position of Governor of
our State. As things are now, we shall
vote for Mr. Johnson; but give us . bet
ter man. fairly selected, and we shall be
found battling for his election. There are
numbers t»f names we could mention, that
the people of the State would delight to
honor—men who would add lustre to the
name and fame of our glorious Stale.
The short time which will elapse
between now and the opening of the
Convention at Richmond renders it very
important that the Delegates should be
prompt in their, attendance. The Dele
gation who represented Arkansas in the
recent Convention at Charleston, will, no
doubt, be prompt in their attendance at
Richmond on the 11th and at Baltimore
on the 18th of June. Those who seceded
from the Charleston Convention unques
tionably represented the feeling of a large
majority of the people of this State, and
will be fully justified in the course they
pursued. The following from the Charles
(on Mercury is especially worthy ol then
consideration :
The Southern States which have remained
in the Convention, may, we suppose, be fairly
considered as engaged in the exalted vocatior
of Pi evident-making, without regard to the
rights of the South. They go into the ballot
with a Squatter Sovereignty platform. On
such a platform, it is little or no consequence
to the South whom they nominate. Mr. Doug
las is just as good as any Southorn man who
can be nominated. Indeed, he may be far
better. A Southern man who will accept of a
nomination on a platfohm opposed to the
bights of the south, whetlier he believes it
or not, is totally unworthy of the support of
the Cotton States. If he believes in it, then
he is worse than Mr. Douglas; for in adminis
tering the government, he will endeavor to con
ciliate the North while Mr. Douglas, on the
contrary, being from the North, would strive
to conciliate the South. And if he does not
believe in the platform then he is still less
worthy of the sup; ort of the South. He sac
rifices his principles to obtain office—prin
ciples, in the opinion of the Cotton States at
least, vital to their rights and liberties. He
puts himself into this dilemma : If he carries
out his principles in the action of the Govern
ment, lie is a traitor to the platform on Which
he was nominated, and deceives those Who
shall elect him. If he does not cariy out his
principles, then he abandons them for office,
and is a traitor to the Constitution and the
South. Our opinion, however, is that no such
profligacy will be perpetrated; because no
nomination will be made by the Convention
We congratulate the Southern States which
have with drawn from the Convention, that
they are free of this ignoble struggle.
--*•«>
Col. N. B. Burrow.—This gentleman,
as we learn from the Memphis Avalanche,
made a speech in that city on the night oi
ltie 1 Olh inst . which is snoken of in words
of the highest commendation. The Ava
lanche adds : “ There was no music—no
drumming—no effort to attract a crowd ;
the audience, which was nevertheless
large and respectable, for two hours lis
tened to the speech of Col. Borrow with
breathless anxiety. In fact we have
never, on any occasion, seen as much
attention shown a public speaker. Col.
Burrow gave an account off his steward
ship as one of the delegates to the Char
leston Convention, and he most conclu- 1
sively showed that the Southern States
could not. with honor, remain in the Con
vention; that the entire South would have |
joined the seceding Slates but ior the petty |
aspirations of small men. In triumph he (
held up the majority platform, which ;
Southern States had adopted, and said j
that the seceding States intended to de- |
fend and stand by that platform to the t
last. -With scorn and indignation he re- I
buked the charge ol disunion, and showed '
that the seceders were the true friends of (
the Union—that they loved principle more
than the spoils of office. Owing to the f
lateness of the hour we canuot give any- 1
thing like a review of his able, eloquent J
and powerful speech. From the first to j.
the last he was loudly applauded, and a
there was an interest and enthusiasm a
manifested, which showed that even in P
poor degenerate Memphis, there was still j
exisliug a latent spark of patriotism which
was destined to kindle a fiame of true
Southern feeling.” ,
RSF“ Mr. Dallas in dispatches to the [,
Covernmeut, intimates that serious ap- l<
prehensions are enteiuined by English *><
statesmen for the general peace of Europe.
He thinks that European affairs are in u
arecarious condition. v
Good New from the Dover Convention -
Col. T. C. Hindman nominated for
Congress from the 1st District, upon
the First Ballot.
We are gratified to leam from Col. J.
T Haralson and Col. P. P- Hill, who
arrived in town last evening, from Dover,
that Col. T. C. Hindman was nominated
for Congress from the 1st District, upon
the first ballot. He received 27 of the 39
votes. Three times three cheers for the
gallant Democracy of the Northern Dis
trict! We congratulate them and the gal
lant Hindman. He richly deserves and
has received their full commendation.
- -
Bell and Everett.—The Opposition
Convention, or more properly Ignorers,
iflio assembled at Baltimore on the 9th
instant, nominated John Bell of Ten
nessee, for President, and Edward Ev
erett of Massachusetts, for Vice Presi
dent. We heard one of our citizens very
properly characterise it a Kancaroo tick
et-all its strength being behind. Gen.
Sam. Houston stood second best with
Mr. Bell in the ballotmgs, and his Ten
nessee friends were quite confident, up to
the last moment, believing that “the Gen
eral’s eccentric luswry would give him a
degree of acceptability which tt,e longer
tried members of the Ignoring party very
much lacked.”
The nomination of Bell and Everett
has not created the least enthusiasm in
any section. As the Ignorers are said 10
be believers in “strange coincidences,”
perhaps they remembered about the hour
of adjourning that they were occupying
the same house, in which Mr. Van Bu
ren was nominated when he was beaten
by Gen. Harrison.
The platform adopted can be covered
by the three fore-fingers of either candi
date. and we presume is all that either
desired. It will suit any point of the
compass, and renders ratification meetings
unnecpssarv. as such assemblages, at the
South especially, might reiterate the well
known fact that Mr. Bell co-operated with
Mr. Douglas on the Lecompton question,
aud voted with him and the Black Repub
licans for a whole session of Congress,
Below we give the platform:
Whereas, Experience has demonstrated
that all platforms adopted by political divis
ions by encouraging geographical and section
al parties, therefore,
Resolved, That both patriotism and duty
require that they should recognize no policy
or principles but those resting on the broad
foundation of the Constitution of the country,
the Union of the States and the enforcement
of the laws and that as representatives of the
Constitutional and Union paity. and of the
country the) pledge themselves to maintain,
protect, and defend these principles, thus'af
fording security at home and abroad, and se
curing the blessing of liberty to themselves
and posterity.
Sardinia Before and After the
War.—Victor Emmanuel has certainly
obtained enormous annexations to his
dominions, by the late conflict in Northern
Italy. Before the war, his subjects num
bered 5.167,542 Now (after deducting
Savoy and Nice) they are 10,936.075! In
addition to Sardinia Proper, he is at this
moment the sovereign of Lombardy, Tus
cany, Modena, Parma, Bologna, Ferrari
and Foili. So that he is lord of Northern
and much of Central Italy. But France
having absorbed Savoy and Nice, the
former of which Louis Napoleon regards
as included in her "national boundary,” is
in a position that may be termed an Alpine
•funmaud rtf ;tll hiir A
glorious and brilliant future has been re
vealed by the events of the past year, for
Sardinia. May Victor Emmanuel use
bis advantage wisely, and ever promote
the cause of liberal and constitutional
government!
Romanism in the United States.—
Mr. Brownson is warning his Catholic
brethren, in his Review, that "the Church”
nust decline in this country, and dwindle
into insignificance, unless it can attain a'
greater intellectual power. He says that
he Church is not growing by conversions
is rapidly as it is diminishing by perverts;
hat it cannot hope to maintain its ground
ay immigration from abroad; and that very
soon some of its great cathedrals will be
without congregations. He says the Cath
3I1CS must humble the Protestant pride of
ntellect in ibis country by proving them
selves superior; and of this he sees but
itlle present hope, as the intellectuality of
he Catholics of America is now so near
tero that atnong all the hundreds of thou
lands no work of any merit from the best
Pupal pen can command more than 2,000
)r 2,500 sales of copies.
The States of the Church.—Con
ention has been, and will continue to be
or some time directed to the temporal gov
trnment of the Pope. His entire kingdom
contains about 16.000 square miles and a
sopulation of 3.000.000. Nine of the
irovinces of legation- and about 2 000.000
if the population are East of the Appemne
vlountams and the Adriatic, from the
lorrhern “boundary—nf rfie kingdom ^of
Naples to the river Po. which forms the
ine between the territory of the Pope and
he Austrian province of Venetia. Eight
irovinces or legations lie West of the
I'ledtterranean, and have about 1,000,000
nlmbitants. of whom 175.000dwell in the
ay of Rome.
The country is described as one of the
tu-st in toe world But the government
iso inefficient that it affords no encour
gemt-nt to capital or labor, and c >nse
uently its abundant agricultural, mineral,
lanulacturing and commercial resources
re greatly neglected, and there is a vast
mount of poverty and wretchedness in all
arts of the country, the city of Rome and
ie adjacent provinces having more than
ie other parts of the country.
—
-A party of Cubans have been in Aspin
all, uesrotiating with negroes and Indians, to
jprentice the latter for a term of «ervh»r
inging £rom two to six years, on plantations
I Cuba. The project had met with more or
ss success, and a number of appientices had
arted for their destination.
-An amendment to the Military Academy
II has been passed m the House of Repre
ntatives, reducing the term of study in the
re«t Point Academy to four wears.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Des Arc, May 14, 1860.
According to previous notice, a portion
of the Democracy of White .River town
ship, and adjacent country, met on the
above day.
On motion, Dr. G. W. Glenn was
called to the chair and J. C. Morrill ap
pointed Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the
meeting to be to appoint delegates to the
State Convention, to be held at Pine Bluff,
on Monday the 4th of June next.
On motion, a committee of four, con
sisting of A. W McNeill, Col. YV. W.
Wair, Amos Ivoonce, and Dr. J. S. Pear
son. vvere appointed to draft a preamble
and resolutions expressive of the sense of
this meeting.
The committee, after retiring, reported
the following, which was unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, a Democratic State Convent'on
which convened «t Little Rock on the 2d
day of April, a u . 18fi0, did so far depart
from the established usages and customs of
the Democratic party, and so far defeat^
that faithful expression of the democratic
sentiment for a nomination for Governor,
as to lay aside principle and neglect the
tone and first basis upon which nominations
in conventions should be conducted; We.
a . portion of the democracy of Prairie
county, hail with pleasure the proposition
to hold another democratic State Conven
tion at Pine Bluff, and there make a nomi
nation for Governor upon democratic pre
cedence which shall be acceptable to the
entire democratic party in the State.
1st. Resolved, That owing to the short
period of time now before the meeting of the
State Convention, to be held at Pine Bluff,
on the 1st Monday in June, and the late period
at which we received notice of the call of
said convention; that it is not now in the
power of the democracy of this Comity to
iioid primary meetings, anu>enu ueiegaies tu
a county convention, for the purpose of send
ing delegates to the State Convention at Pine
Bluff. And we recommend to the different
townships, in the County of Prairie, to hold
township meetings and appoint delegates to the
Pine Bluff Convention, on the 4lh day of
June, I860.
2d Resolved, That we believe, that the
platform adopted at Charleston, by the ma
jority of said convention to be radically un
sound and unjust, and justly odious and offen
sive to the democracy of the south. A mere
“ catch trap,” gotten up for the purpose of
again deceiving the south by pretending to
guarantee t us our constitutional rights,
when in fact nothing is guarantied, and noth
ing intended hut a fraud ; and. that the whole
intention of the thing, was to deceive the
south into a support of the odious doctrine of
squatter sovereignty, and by a course of un
paralleled duplicity, succeed in inducing the
south to cast its vote for an unsound and dan
gerous man, and thus eventually to succeed in
the election of Stephen A. Douglas president
upon his own platform of squatter sovereign
ty ; a doctrine as dangerous to the south as
the “ irrepressible conflict” doctrines of W.
H. Seward, and justly condemned by true
southern men.
3d. Resolved. That we maintain that our
right to slaves, is a natural right; sanctioned
by the Constitution of the United States, and
is consequently a natural and «fnstitpti«na!
right; and, that we spurn the idea that it is
only an judicial right.
4th. Resolved, That entertaining the views
expressed above, we do most cordially endorse
the dourse pursued by those of our delegates
in the Charleston Convention; who. after
fighting manfully for our rights under the
constitution, and a platform that was practi
cal and easy to be understood, failing to se
cure it, and prefering a defeat upon principle
rather than a success at the sacrifice of hon
or and principle, withdrew from said conven
tion, protesting against its action.
5th. Resolved, that ihe Chairman of this
meeting appoint five delegates to attend the
Pine Bluff Convention, and that each town
ship in the county, are requested to appoint a
like number of delegates to attend said con-1
vention.
In accordance with the 5i!i resolution,
the Chairman appointed the following
delegates, viz: A. W. McNeill, J E.
Gatewood, J. C. Morrill, R. Koonee, and
Dr. J. S Pearson.
On motion, the Chairman was added to
the delegation.
On mnl inn nf .T
I ’
the Chairman appointed seven alternates,
viz: J. E. Glenn, Col. W. VV. YVair,
D. VV. Munroe, M. M. Erwin, T. J.
Woodson, G. A. Mclver and Simeon
Horne.
On motion of Dr. J. S Pearson, the
following was adopted :
Whereas: The Democracy of White River
town-hip at a former meeting in the town of
Des Arc, did express a preference for Maj.
T. B Flourney as their choice for Congress
from this District;
Resolved, That we do hereby freely and
wholly revoke said expression, being deceived
in the man and his opinions.
On motion of M. M Erwin, Esq., it
was
Resolved, That in case the democracy of
Prairie county hold a Mass Meeting at
Brownsville, on the 4th Monday of this
month, we pledge ourselves to abide by any
action that said meeting may devise; Pro
vided, said action is strictly democratic.
On motion, the proceedings of this
meeting were ordered to be published in
the Des Arc Citizen, Prairie Democrat,
Old-Line Democrat, and oilier democratic
papers throughout the State are requested
to copy the same.
On motion, the meeiing adjourned.
G. W. GLENN, Ch’n.
J- C. Morrill. Sec’y.
S PR AYED
FROM my premises on the night of the
11th instant, a large Bay Mare, black
mane and tail, hind feet white; was thin in
order when she left. A liberal reward will ,
be given for her delivery at my place, two
miles south of Des Arc. Any information
which will lead to her reeoveiywil! bethank
Fully received Q. R, QUARLES.
May 19th. 1860-tf.
r actier’s Wanted at Hickory
Plain, Prairie bounty Ark.
WE wish to open a School at the-Hiek
ory Plain, (Male and Female Institute,)
jy the first of August next, and desire lo pic
ture a competent male and female teacher for
hat purpose. Teachers desiring situations,
will please let ns hear from them by letter or
personal interview. We also, wish a music
eacher. i
We would say to teacher’s, who may not be
icqnaiuted with the location of our school, '
ha. we have a large and well ai ranged house,
■ituated in a beautiful and pleasant country,
lurronnded by as good society as can bt found
n the State. I
We have ample arrangments made and be- ’
ng made, to accommodate teachers and pupils.
Correspondents will please address either
he Secretary or President of the Board of i
L'lustees, at this place. i
JOHN C. DAVIE. President.
A. J. Thomas. Secretary.
Hickory Plats, Ark., May 12, I860 Ira.
-Negro Sam, who lately died on t>,
plantation of Mr. Billingly, in Jones count*
Georgia, is believed to have been over la/'
years old. It is certain that he lived shot
100 years in this country, and ho said he »
49 years old when captured in Africa. 44
-Mr. E M. T Spratt, a printer, cm,
niitted suicide in Galveston. Texas, (>„
evening of the 29th ult., under the influcr.lf
of mental derangement, produced by j
perance. " I
-♦♦♦—--—
MARRIED:
In Des Arc, on the 6th inst., by H p
Vaughan, Esq., Mr. William Nelson to Mi,,
Elizabeth Bennett.
-In Ozark, Arkansas, at the residence of
D. C. Hurley, Esq., on the 8th of April, lftnn
by John Warner, Esq.. Mr. D. W. Filliugi*
to Mrs. Sabah E. Kidd, late of Des Arc
Arkansas.
-On Tuesday morning the 1st inst>nt, a. j
the residence of the brides father, Capt. J0||r i
Dennis, by Elder John Carroll, John P. S«irw i
formerly of Tennessee, to Miss Maiy {
Dennis, all of Prairie county Arkansas. ;
DIED :
In the vicinity of Pleasant Hill, Prjip,
county, Arkansas, on the 30th of March
William Cook, aged 37 years.
-On the 19th of March. Thomas D
Cook, son of William and Catherine Cook
aged five years.
-Near Pleasant Hill. Prairie county. At. r
kansas. on the 17th of March, Mrs. Faith
Walls, aged 42 years.
-On the 20th of March, 1860, at (be
residence of her husband, William 8w»im,
Mrs. Rosannah Swaim; after a long
painful sickness, aged 32 years.
-On the 7th of March, William San
ef.rs, at his residence in the vicinity of Pleas
ant Hill, Prairie county, Arkansas, aged 64
years.
Prairie County Agricultural and K«.
chanical Society.
Persons wishing to become members of this
Society are requested to call at the store of
Washer, Vaughan & Co., in Des Arc, where
R, C. McCarley, Esq., will receive their
names and dues. W. W. WAIR, Sec’y.
May 19, tf.
ATTENTION DES ARC BI.IiS
THE members of this com
pany are requested to meet
at the Town Hall, this
(Saturday) evening, at 8 o’clock. Every
memDer is requesceu 10 oe present, as Dim
ness of importance is to be transacted.
May 19. T. B. KENT. Sec’y.
Dr. S. Cheniva’s Infirmary,
WOODRUFF STREET,
DES ARC, PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARK.
Not’ce to Planters and Slave
holders.
rpHlS INSTITUTION is open for there-' gT
_L ception of patient*. 'Hie building isnew,
and the rooms large and airy. Every atten
tion will be paid to the comfort of (he pa- I if"
tients. Wards, devoted to the treatment of > jH
slaves, are commodious. ;
Terms Moderate. Surgical operations !>,
charged extra. , m'
Dr. S. Cheniva will continue the practice of
his profession in-Des Arc and adjacent com- ifiif
try. mayl9-tf
5,000 Telegraph Poles Wanted. '
PROPOSALS will be received by the under- .KJf'
signed at the Anthony House, Little Hock. ;||j
or by letter, for the supplying along side oi ■
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, ol
Telegraph Poles, of the following character j |
and dimensions: Of Post Oak, Sassafras, or j:|
Black Locust, 22 feet long, straight, trimmed, 1
and not less than S inches at the butt, or 4 Jr
inches at the top. The poles to be delivered j f'
singly, at the distance of 20(1 feet apart,along J
the line of the Memphis and Little Rock A|
Railroad.
Divisions as follows' Little Rock to Browne- $*'
ville—Brownsville to Duvall’s Bluff— Madi- 1:
son to Memphis. The divisions will be divi
ded to suit the parties along the line. An g#j|
inspector will examine the poles when deliv- -f4
cred, and the cash paid. Those proposing f"
between Madison and Memphis will mid an *
agent at the railroad office, in Madison. All '%,[
propositions to be made in writing* up In 9
June 1st, and all contractors to commence j|
work by the 4th June. (
SNOW & KETCHUM. ftt
Little Rock, May 10, 1860. mayI9-2t Mjc
*S5 REWARD :
RAN A WAY from the subscriber, a bout the
8th of May, 1860, two negro boys—ok ’#!•
named Amzie, the other named Reuben, lib
Amzie Is about 22 or 23 years of age, nlack. j
raw-boned, and rather tall, weighs about II#f JL
or 170 pounds, Reuben is also dark, rathe:' I,r
heavy set, about 20 or 21 years old, can read II
plain print. Also, there is another boy will: 9tli
them, who b, longs to Mrs. Barrow, named L
George, about 16 or 18 years old, black at-1 ||
rather raw-boned. I will give the abovere-t wF
ward for the negroes Reuben and Amzie,u S''1
livered in any jail or to me, at my place16 yJJto
Pulaski county, Ark. Any information cor- jSc|(
serning said negroes will be thankfully re
ceived and liberally rewarded by address:"! «§
me at Bayou Meto P. O., Pulaski count)', «ri
Ark. '[mayl9-lf] JOEL JOINER ■ 1 ‘
NEW E St A BEISHM E NT. ■*"
HA YANG secured the services of anejp*' Jrl'1
rienced workman, we are now PreP*rJ .SB80
to do every description of BLACKSMITH'
ING. PLOW-MAKING, and REPAlWJ” S
GENERALLY, in a style and at prices tin .j|
cannot but give entire satisfaction to tbepB“' tiKJff
lie. We use none but the best Tennessee ico® gjgic!
Shop on Woodruff street, near the Saw Mb ■ J
and upper Steamboat Landing H
FRITH, BAUGH W
Des Arc, May 16, 1860. myI9-H.
JUST RECEIVED H>b
Ten £9ozen Hats—ussortti
may 19-tf G &. J. McLAREN ||
NOTICE Hite
IS hereby given to all persons, that »* ! | |Trc
July Term (I860) of the Probate Cow | JHbj
I’rairie county, Aikaiisas, I will apply‘w
.. ,1 * _ 11 it .. 1- ii • tv . - l E'eVof-p. 4$ w* fil
property of the late Stephen Red, decdu';; llapd!
Lots 9 and ID, block 15 : lot 7 in Prr 1
ot 1 in block 36: lot 12 in block 391 1us
i. 4, 11 and 12, in block 16, in the toW» ' | f
lies Arc. Watkins’ survey of said town.
Also, S. W fractional part of section*!’ B||
ownship 4 north, range 5 west, colit*1"" ; ^ |y,
14 75 100 acres. , ^ ■||*l|ii
Now therefore, all persons interest* .Eg |{
lotified to come forward and show
my they liavc, why such order should • I
-ranted J. M. ROBlNSOfy
Administrator of Stephen Red, “e’" * 'S'’cl
Des Ahc, May 14, 1860. Biayl^, «cf £
Merchants of Arkatt88*'||
WHOLESALE
Dry Goods » ClOtliiaf H
WE ARE now in receipt of our rp
large stock of Goods this season, riilBperl
ly one of our firm in person, in latter J’.firjJKour
April, at GREATLY REDUCED ppl R(
rhe Merchants of Arkansas will nn J L
heir interest to examine these Goods, rg 1
ing up replenishing bills. »trflg ^
He sell no Moods «♦ Ret»** 0 I1
1 onsumers, h t*i> E»1-‘ih
3ut ofler inducements to the trade “ jcU|t|»j,arei
:ompare with any other market. "* mo
ittention paid to filling orders. n Sr
SOUTHWORTH, NANCE * th
261 Main Street,
may l?-ly S Fp