JES arc citizen.
J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DKS ARC, ARKANSAS:
WEDNESDAY.. .MAY 18. 1859.
REMOVEDr
®3P“ We have removed the “Citizen
Office,” lo our new rooms, at the corner
of Lyon and Walton streets, up stairs—
south of G. W. Vaden's Warehouse—im
mediately opposite the Steamboat Landing.
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The Evening Argus.—This is the
title of a new paper, the first number of
which was to have been issued at Mem
phis on Monday last. Three young
gentlemen, Messrs. H. Leigh Priddy,
Walter Hay and C. A. Brower, arc
the publishers and proprietors. Success
to industry, energy and enterprise.
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The African Slave Trare—Letter
of Col. I. N. Davis. — We invite a care
ful perusal of the letter of Col. Davis, of
Mississippi, which will be found on the
first page of this week’s Citizen. We
have for near twenty years maintained
that the African slave trade should be re
opened—that every negro brought to our
shores has thereby t.ad his condition bet
tered, in everv noint of view—that the in
stitution of slavery is right—and that Con
gress, in passing the law preventing the
importation of slaves, transcended the
power granted by the Constitution of the
United States, and thereby infringed upon
the rights of the slave-holding States.
There is no medium ground—Southern
slavery is either right, or it is wrong. We
maintain that it is right, and, therefore,
every resident of a slave State should be
encouraged to possess himself of this kind
of property, in order thnl our interests may
be co-equal. In commenting upon Col.
Davis’ letter, the Memphis Jlvalanche
presents the following remarks :
After having vindicated slavery in the ab
stract, it will not be difficult to show the ad
vantages to be derived if the slave trade should
be rc-opened. And the whole question reselves
itself thus : If it is right to buy slaves In the
Southern States, why not in Africa? “ What
is the difference iu a moral point of view?
What rights have slaves in Africa, that they
have not in America ? Our readprs will please
bear in mind that we now speak of slaves—for
they have slaves in Africa as well as in Ame
rica—slaves, too, for sale or slaughter, just as
it suits the pleasure of their owners^ ami that
such has always been the case, with this dif
ference in favor of the African market, that
they are much cheaper there than here. Why,
then, should we not buy in the cheapest mar
ket? What, is the condition of slaves in Af
rica? Each chief or ruler there has his reti
nue of slaves—in fact, their subjects are all
salves—slaves of the most abject character,
whose lives are held as a tenure from their
owners. They are slaughtered in war—they
are slaughtered iu peace—they arc slaughtered
to gratify the whims and caprices of their
owners, and they are slaughtered to honor the
death anil burial of their masters. Whether,
then, al home or abroad, in war or in peace,
they are equally the victims of a system of
cruel butchery. Rights they have none, civil,
religious, or political. With no civilization
and no religion, they are the degraded vietim*
of superstition and cruelty, whose fate it is to
be bought, sold, and slaughtered. Such has
been the condition of the African slave for
thousands of years past, and such it will con
tinue while the Ethiopian lives and reigns.
What great moral law, then do we violate,
when we s'retch forth the hand of civilization
and transplant the slave from Africa to Ame
rica? When we give him religion for super
stition ; tile freedom of the gospel for the thral
dom of Satan ; the civil and religious rights
of Christianity and civilization for the galling
•chains and fetters of savage tyranny and cruel
ty. What moral law do we violate when we
convert a savage of Afiica to a citizen of
America ? when we make a lazy, worthless,
idolatrous, non-producing inhabitant of that
country, an industrious, useful, producing, and
Christian member of society here? What
rights has he there, and what rights are vio
lated by his transfer to this country?
“How is it with the slaves in Virginia?
They enjoy civil and religious privileges there.
Their lives, their limbs, their health, their
happiness, their morals are all cared for and
protected there. They are not savages, not
idle, useless, non-producingdrones. Why then
disturb them in their peace and quiet there,
and remove them to Alabama or elsewhere. Is
the paltry consideration that they can grow
more cotton in Alabama, than in Virginia, the
reason of their transfer. Why not go to Afri
ca at once and buy. where all are non-produ
cers, all idlers, all idolators, all cannibals, all
savages ; and when bv so doing, we not only
supply the demands of labor on cheaper terms,
but answer the demands of religion at the
same time.
“ To our minds the reason and morality of
the thing is in favor of buying in Africa, in
stead of Virginia. A slave is a slave, whether
in Africa or in America, with this difference,
that in Africa he is wholly degraded, wholly
oppressed, wholly worthless; while here, he
is made to fulfill his destiny in subserving the
useful and necessary purposes of life. We are
unable, then, to see why it is wrong to buy in
Africa and right to buy in Virginia.”
As au evidence of the prevailing sen
timent in reference to the Slave Trade,
we clip the following from our exchanges:
Re-opening the Slave Trade.— At a re
cent meeting of the Black Oak (South Caro
lina) Agricultural Society, resolutions were
adopted, requesting the Legislature of South
Carolina “ to take such steps as will induce a
change of the unconstitutional and iniquitous
law of the United States, forbidding the intro
duction of the negro from Africa into the
Southern States.”
The preamble is in substance, that the
South is in great need of negro labor, and that
the planter is the best missionary to the
African.'
One Thousand African Negroes Want
ed.— An advertisement appears in The News,
publish'd at Enterprise, Mississippi, addressed
to ship owners and masters of our mercantile
marine, offering $300 each for 1,000native Af
ricans, between the ages of fourteen and
twenty, sound and healthy, to be delivered
within twelve months, at some point between
Pensacola, Florida, and Galveston, Texas.
The advertisement is signed by eighteen re
sponsible citizens, whose character is vouched
for by the editor of The News.
The Slave Trade of New York.—The
Washington Republic learns by private advi
ces that five slavers have probably been fitted
out ami cleared from the port of New York,
within the last two weeks.
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-Mr. Black, U. S. Consul at the city of
Mexico, who, according to report, has been
ordered to leave the country by Gen. Mira
mon, has acted as cousul in tha* city for more
than twenty year?. He is now an old man,
and very infirm.
jj Senator Douglas proposes, it is stated, to I
"take another trip to New Orleans • I
PRAIRIE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
FAIR.
Mr. Editor :—Please insert the fol
lowing extracts from the minutes of the
Agricultural meeting:
« Resolved, That a committee of two
he appointed at each place suggested, as
suitable, for holding the next Agricultural
Fair, to ascertain which point will sub
scribe most liberally toward fitting up
grounds, &c., &c.
Brownsville—P. H. Wheat, Nathan
Bird.
Jttlanta—I. C. A. Skillcrn, John M.
Ball.
Hickory Plain—Jno. C. Davie, Dr.
Win. L. Moore.
Des dre—Simeon Horne, J. W. Mar
tin. Simeon Horse, Sec’y."
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The War ir ErRorc.—The foreign
news which we publish in our columns
announces that the troops of Austria have
crossed the Ticinio, and that war has ac
tually commenced between that nation on
the one side nnd France and Sardinia on
the other. The New Orleans Courier of
Friday last, has the following view of the
consequences of the war :
Already consols have fallen in England.
Government securities in France, and confi
dence in the general state of existing affairs
everywhere. It appears that the public at
large have no trust in governments in tight
times. When a crisis comes, a government
maybe broken like a bank or a merchant.
The effect upon us is not less striking,
though well known beforehand. Our cotton
market has been paralyzed ; the price has
fallen : the sales have become almost nothing,
and a general panic has seized the public.
The interest of money has risen, general cred
it hue fallen, nil of pvorv sort: has h<»f»n
disturbed and everybody is on the lookout for
coming events.
We presume, of course, that the United
States and all their people, arc perfectly ready
to meet any contingency likely to be produced
by such events, amt to act as their duties and
their interests may dictate. We take it for
granted that, in a matter in which wo are not
at all interested, we will, all of us, form our
own idea* and pursue our own desires and pur
poses.
It is quite obvious that, at the first, we of
the Southern States must suffer, while those of
the Northern States will be benefited. Cotton
will fall, but wheat and provisions will rise.
This loss we must stand, and we ought to be
prepared for it.
The JVew Orleans Delta of the same
day, after quoting the foregoing, says :
The Southern States would doubtless have
suffered largely from the causo named, had not
the cotton crop of the past year been sent for
ward. But, as the great bulk of that crop is
off our hands, there is not much chance of our
being seriously affected by the European war.
Before the next crop begins to come into mar
ket, affairs will have settled down into a heal
thy and solid condition.
We are not so well satisfied that, the North
and West will be so greatly benefited by the
European bouleversement. It may increase
tile demand for breadstuff's, but the great wants
of the West, which is the onty reliable grain
growing section of our Union, are capital and
labor, and these will hardly be increased by a
European war.
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The Railroad from Devall’s Bluff
to Little Rock.—VVe clip the following
from the Little Rock Gazette and Demo
crat of Saturday, the 14th inst., that our
readers may be kept posted in reference
to the building of this road :
Contracts for Clearing and Grading
the Memphis Road. — We have been shown,
by Oapt. Lynch, the accomplished Chief En
gineer, the profiles and maps of the third divi
sion of the Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road, from White rirer to Little Rock. They
may be seen at the office in this city, over the
post-office ; and, by consulting them, a very
thorough knowledge of the road, and the coun
try over which it is to pass, can be acquired.
By reference to our advertising columns, it
may be seen that Capt. L. invites proposals
for clearing and grubbing this road, and grad
ing and throwing up its bed, between the Ar
kansas and White rivers. Contractors are in
vited to specify the amount of pay they desire
in money, and the amount in stock, as well as
to make proposals for pay in all money or all
stock. There is no doubt now of the building
of this road—its completion is "only a question
of time. Its advantages to the country are so
manifest, that we need not areue that question
bafore the people now. We hope to see the
whole country identify itself with the enter
prise, by every citizen on the line taking con
tracts for more or less of the work.
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Letter from Hon. James 13. Clay.—
The Old Line Whigs of Shelby county,
Kentucky, (says the Memphis Ava
lanche,') addressed a letter to Hon. James
B. Clay, asking his advice as to the course
they ought to pursue in the contest now
going on in that State. Mr. Clay seuds
them an able and interesting reply, cen
suring the conduct of some of the present
leaders of the Opposition towards his illus
trious father, and closing with the following
language:
In conclusion, gentlemen, I will say that
I have seen no reason to doubt the correct
ness of the position which 1 assumed three
years ago. I believed, then, that the only
great political contest in the country was
between the Black Republican party and
the Democratic party—that the stake
played for was the Union itself. I believe
that next year, under whatever name the
opponents of the Democrats may be ar
rayed, we shall have the same battle over
again. Whilst I cannot expect every
measure of the Democratic Administration
to accord precisely with my judgment, any
more than could the measures of any other
party be expected to accord luliy with the
opinions of each individual member of it;
and whilst in the selection of men, I shall
feel myself free to vote, or not vote, ac
cording to my own choice, it is my inten
tion by every honorable means in my power,
to sustain and support the Democratic
party, as the only political organization
which has the wdi and the power to pre
serve the Union from dissolution.
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-Thus far, this year, nine thousand sev
en hundred and twenty-eight emigrants have
arrived at the port of New York, about one
thousand less than to the same period last
year.
-Haskett, the “ Fakir of Siva,” a slight
of hand performer, has juggled himself into a
Congregalionalist pulpit out West, to which
is attached a salary of $1,000 a year. His
coarseness of speech has caused such a com
motion that it is not unlikely he wili have to
turn to his old trade before long.
Couldn’t Resist the Temptation.—Mrs.
Anderson,an accomplished lady of London,
C. W., insured her fife for five thousand dol
lars, for the benefit of her son, who adminis
tered strychnine to the mother, from the ef
fects of which she d ed.
Quarantine.—Gov. Wickliffe, of Louisiana
has issued his proclamation, upon the advice
of the Board of Health, declring all vessels
coming from a number of tropical ports sub- ]
iect to a quarantine of not tess than ten days, j
Bodies Recovered.— The steamer
Victoria, from Vicksburg, arrived last
night at nine o'clock, bringing the body of
Mrs. Glime, wife of Mr. B. V. Glime,
the first clerk and one of the owners of
the ill-fated St. Nicholas. Her remains
will be forwarded to St. Louis to-morrow
evening by the John H. Dickey for inter
ment.
The officers of the Pacific reported at
Helena, on Wednesday morning, that they
had seen two bodies, male and female,
floating in the river a short distance be
low that town. The were supposed to be
the bodies of Miss Dunnica and Capt.
McMullen. Boats were immediately
sent down to recover them.
Besides the above, we learn from boats
from below, that the body of Dr. Avery,
or Atey, was recovered on Tuesday and
was buried in the graveyard at Laconia,
Ark.
We, also, learn from the officers of the
Boone, which arrived yesterday aftprnoon,
that Gen. Pillow had reported to them that
he had recovered the bodies of twenty
three persons, all of whom were, doubt
less, victims of the St. Nicholas disaster.
No tidings have been received of the body
of his son, Gideon J. Pillow, Jr. Among
the bodies recovered by Gen. P., was one
of a man, five feet, eight inches high,
dressed in a full suit of black cloth, with
silk under-clothes. He was buried upon
Gen. Pillow’s place.—[Memphis Ava
lanche 13th ult.
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Gen. Walker and his Move
ments.—A San Francisco correspondent
of The New Orleans Picayune, writing to
that paper, says “ the usuai amount of
mystery attends the movements of Gen.
Walker. The fact is now well known
nere uiai sume are quieuy purunnsiug a
considerable amount of fire-arms in this
city. This has been going on for more
than a week. The fact is, the little
“ Grey-eyed Man of Destiny ” is becoming
a theme of cogitation for all those who
think that still water runs deep. I have
no doubt that Walker fully intends organ
izing another expedition against Central
America. We have it here that the
Government has ordered a naval vessel to
the Pacific coast for the special purpose of
watching his movements, He is seldom
seen conversing with any person, but is
certainly at work at something. Time
will soon reveal what it all means. ”
Death of A. H. Avehy, Esq.—This
gentleman, long and favorably known by
almost every citizen of Memphis, died at
the residence of Henry B. Childs, Esq.,
in that city, on Sunday the 8th inst. His
disease was consumption. Speaking of
the deceased, the Memphis Avalanche of
the 9th inst., says:
Mr. Avery was a native of Buffalo,
N. Y., and, at the time of his death, was
in his thirty-seventh year. Since 1850,
with only short intervals of relaxation, he
has been engaged as reporter and associate
editor of several journals of this city, and
it was the arduous self-imposed labor in
those latter avocations that, perhaps, has
tened the early termination of his period of
life. He possessed indomitable energy, was
correct in all his dealings with his fellow
man, and in all the relations of the family,
he was kind, loving and gentle. Peace
to his ashes!
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Death of Matt Peel.—Matt Peel,
of negro minstel memory, died at the
American Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.,on Wed
nesday morning, 4th inst. He played
quite recently in Cleveland, Painesville,
and Erie, and was pluying an engagement
in Buffalo. The Express, of that city,
says:
“On Tuesday he experienced a slight
hemorrhage of the lungs, and in the even
ing, while dressing for the concert, was
taken so ill that lie was compelled to return
in Ins rnnm A nlivsimnn wnscnllnrl wlm
administered some medicine, but saw
nothing immediately dangerous in his con
dition. About 5 o’clock in the morning,
while sitting up in bed, laughing and
talking with his wife, he suddenly fell
back, exclaiming, “ O, Mag, I am dying !"
and instantly expired.
We learn that Matt. Peel’s real name
was Matthew Flannery. He was born in
Brooklyn, in 1829, and commenced his
career as a public performer about the
year 1847.
The Effort to Abolitionize Kentucky.
The Louisville Courier thinks as we do,
that there is an effort being made by the
Louisville Democrat and others to aboli
tionize Kentucky for the benefit of Doug
las and bis assignees. The Courier says:
“ The editor of the Louisville Democrat
and his confederates of the press and
stump, are bending all their energies to
the shameful purpose of making the
Democracy of Kentucky swallow down a
Black Republican heresy that must, be
yond a doubt, strip the party of all power
in Kentucky, simply to elect their favorite
or their favorite’s friend to the Presidency
in 1860. We shall submit to no so such
outrageous action in the name of the De
mocracy. We shall contend against it
from the beginning to the end, and if the
State elections are lost because all the
Democracy will not swallow such Aboli
tion heresy, the blame will rest upon the
heads of those who have forced this ques
tion upon us and advocated it with a per
tinacity worthy off a better cause. We
call upon the Democracy of Kentucky to
lift their sovereign voice at once against
the movement, and to save their Congress
men, their Legislators, and all their can
didates from the defeat which such a here
sy must inevitably bring upon them at the
approaching August election. Let us
stand by one another, let us stand by our
State, !et us stand by the South, and we
will crush out this Black Republican here
sy and come out more than conquerers.’’
Wejoin the Courier in warning the
Democracy against this thing. Mr. Clay
said that if the Whig party sunk into a
mere Abolition party, he would no longer
belong to it. We say the same thing ol
the Democratic party. If through a mis
erable policy, or through timidity or dis
honesty. it identifies itself with the vile
heresy of Douglas, Forney, and Harney,
it will deserve to die, and we pray God
that'in such an event it may.—[Paducah
Herald.
The Mississippi Vallet.—The in
terests of the Mississippi valley are of more
importance to this whole country, than has
ever been acknowledged or acted upon by
our government. This enormous region
of country, productive in its various parts
of nearly every sort of articles of trade or
growth of soil of the temperate zone, has
never yet been properly appreciated by the
government of the United States or the
powers of the world. It has always been
subordinated here in our own country to
the Atlantic border, and in Europe, the
sentiments and interests of the Atlantic
cities have been usually taken and deemed
to be the sentiments and interests of
America.
It is quite time that this sort of thing
should cease. It is quite lime that the
States of the Mississippi valley should
assert their own policy and carry out their
own desires. They have a tremendously
important and valuable commerce to pro
tect, which passes of necessity down the
Mississippi river and through the Gulf of
Mexico. They are all liable to suffer
terribly from a war with any European
power in case the West India Islands re
main as they are, or Central America is
not Americanized in our sense of the term.
They have therefore a right to demand of
our people, the people of the United States,
of whom they form the principal part, that
some arrangement shall be made, or some
proceeding taken by which they shall be
protected from such a result. There is no
good reason why the States of the Atlantic
border should be allowed to monopolize all
political power and all government pro
tection.
This country ought to own Cuba. It
commands our hiehwav of commerce with
Europe. It ought to own the Isthmus of
Tehauntepec and the passage across Mex
ico ; it is neceeary for our intercourse with
our own Pacific coast. These are true and
real demands of the Mississippi valley,
and ought to be attended to by our Admin
istration.— [New Orleans Courier.
g@“ Baron Humboldt has addressed
the following letter to Lieut. Maury, of
the National Observatory:
Berlin, April 11, 1859.
It is with the most lively acknowledg
ment that I offer to my illustrious friend
and associate, the Superintendent of the
United States Observatory and Hydro
graphical Office at Washington, the tribute
of my respectful admiration. The mari
time conference at Brussels, and the happy
influence which your visit to Europe has
fortunately exercised, especially where
your presence has been enjoyed, have con
tributed to spread your views as to the
means of shortening the duration of voy
ages through seas traversed by currents.
You are now enjoying the fruits of im
mense labors.
It belongs to me, more than to any other
traveler of the age, to congratulate my
illustrious friend upon the career which he
has so gloriously opened.
Scarcely in a state of convalescence, I
must limit myself at present to offer you
the tribute of acknowledgment due you for
so many years.
Your very humble and very obedient
servant,
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT,
At the age of ninety years.
The usual excuses for the incorrectness
of my horrible writing.
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The Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs.—The President has selected the
Hon. A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas, to
fill the place of Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, which was vacated a short time
since by the resignation of the Hon. J. W.
Denver; and we understand that he has
consented to accept the appointment.
In this selection the President has shown
his usual good judgment. Judge Green
wood is a gentleman of high character
and standing, and acquired, while in Con
gress, an excellent reputation for good
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residence for many years on the frontier,
in the immediate vicinity of some of the
largest tribes of Indians, and the informa
tion and experience acquired by him
during his long service as a member and
as chairman of the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the House of Representatives,
peculiarly fit him for the important and
responsible office of Commissioner of In
dian Affairs. A better selection could not
have been made.—[Constitution, 5th inst.
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The Arizona Artesian Wells.—By
the report of Capt. Pope, who was sent to
endeavor to find water in the “ Staked
Plains” of Texas and the arid regions of
Arizona, by boring Artesian wells, it ap
pears that having bored one hundred and
eighty feet, in various places, without
finding water, he has abandoned the en
terprise, despairing of ever finding the
liquid element in that region. There is
something almost farcical in this announce
ment. The fact of boring one hundred
md eighty feet is considered as settling
he question of the perpetual aridity of
vast sections of country. Why, this work
is not worthy the name of Artesian boring,
riie finest Artesian wells in existence
only throw out bountiful streams after
reaching a depth of thirteen hundred feet,
ind we know of no well of this character
hat only reaches the depth of one hundred
md eighty feet. This report by Capt.
Pope will not immortalize him.
He a ltu of IIon. Lynn Boyd.—A cor- 1
•espondent of the Washington Star con- '
radicts the statement that the Hon. Lynn
doyd is lying at the point of death at his
esideuce in Kentucky, and says that he
'accompanied by his wife and son) has i
)een at Philadelphia for eight weeks. 1
Dr. Pancoast, of that city, an eminent
)hysician, has been prescribing for him, I
md entertains the hope that he will have I
lis patient sufficiently recovered by the 1
1st ol June as to enable him to participate
n the canvass in Kentucky.
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Melancholy Death.—About two
veeks since Walter R. Leake, Esq., the !
worthy President of the Bank of Waydes- j
icrough, N. C., embarked on the steamer
letuue Whipple, in the enjoyment of
lealth, on a business visit to Terry’s Land- |
ng, Arkansas. He sickened on the way *
ind died, and his dead body w'as brought ;
o this city yesterday by the same boat that
)ore him away a fortnight ago, when be
was in the vigor of health and manhood. -
Memphis Appeal, 10th inst.
from the Nashville Union and American.]
THE GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
The following table will exhibit the sum
)f money appropriated at the last session
>f Congress, for the support of the various
lepartinents of the government.
Second Session—Thirty-Fiflh Congress.
GENERA I. APPROPRIATION BILLS.
[ Amount appropriated fortbcfiscal year I860.]
Pension... $852,000 00
Military Academy. 179,588 00
Indian. 1,797,308 48
Consular and Diplomatic. 1,047,745 00
Army.15.289,845 76
Legislative, Executive, and Ju
dicial . 6,947.176 95
Naval.10,527,163 55
Sundry Civil. 3,169,003 27
Total.$39,809,891 01
OTHER APPROPRIATION BILLS.
To provide for lighting with gas
Four-and-a-Half, Seventh, and
Twelfth streets. $0,400 00
To provide for paying expenses
of investigating committees,
House of Representatives. 10.000 00
Lighthouses. 331w07 50
To carry into effect treaty stipu
lation's with certain Indian
tribes, and for other purposes :
Indian Service.-$621.166 66
Mail Steamers--$341,229 16=962,395 82
To provide for paying expenses
of investigating committees,
House of Representatives. 10,000 00
Total.$41,130,194 53
This, it is true, does not embrace the
expenses of the Post-Office Department,
for the next fiscal year; the bill making
an appropriation for which having failed.
We submit, however, that it speaks well
for the Democratic organization, the De
mocratic committees of the House, that
they have been able to bring the aggre
gate expenses of all the other Depart
ments of the Government, with the solitary
exception of the Post-Office Department,
down to $41,130,194 53. Have the De
mocratic organization, in this work of re
trenchment, had the co-operation of the
Opposition party in the House? They
have had the aid of its senseless declama
tion against extravagance, and its essays
on economy. But in the practical move
ments set about, calmly and wholly with
reference to the single idea of a proper
economy, uninfluenced by any motive of
political capital, the record will show that
the other side of the House, while it prated
the most about retrenchment, voted uni
formly to swell the Government expendi
tures. We give a table of all the votes
during the Thirty-Fifth Congress, on any
important moneyed proposition, and let
the public draw its inferences.
May 14, 1858. On the bill to appro
priate $100,000 for a wagon-road in New
Mexico. Ye as: Democrats, 22; Oppo
sition, 42. Nays: Democrats, 37; Oppo
sition, 32.
May 15,1858. On the New York Fire
bill, involving over $5,000,000, the motion
being to lie on the table. Yeas: Demo
crats, 75; Opposition, 13. Nays: Demo
crats, 14; Opposition, 56.
May 19, 1858. On certain resolutions
of the printing committee to save $330,000
to the Government. Yeas: Democrats,
94; Opposition, 21. Nays: Democrats,
9; Opposition, 56.
May 26, 1S58. On a certain amend
ment of the Senate to the legislative ap
propriation bill to violate the compensa
tion law by paying mileage of new Sena
tors at a called session. Yeas: Demo
crats, 6; Opposition, 19. Nays: Demo
crats, 97; Opposition, 56.
May 28, 1858. On the mail steamer
appropriation bill, giving bounties to mail
steamers. Yeas: Democrats, 47 ; Oppo
sition, 54. Nays: Democrats, 57; Oppo
sition. 37.
June 8, 1858. On the amendment to
the civil appropriation bill, making appro
priation of $2S7,000 for certain custom
houses. Yeas: Democrats, 18 ; Opposi
tion, 21.
June 8, 1S58. On an amendment to
the civil appropriation bill, of $340,000, to
publish the American State Papers, by
GalesSeaton. Yeas: Democrats, 21 ;
Opposition, 65. Nays : Democrats, 59 ;
Opposition, 65.
February 7, 1859. On suspending the
rules to introduce a bill appropriating
$87,275 for repairs of Chicago Harbor.
Yeas: Democrats, 16; Opposition, 85.
Nays: Democrats. 69; Opposition. 1.
April 22, 1859.' On Mr. Morrill’s bill
granting 6,000,000 acres of land to the
States for agricultural colleges. Yeas:
Democrats, 19; Opposition, 68. Nays:
Democrats, 90 ; Opposition, 10.
February 21, 1859. On a motion to
suspend the rules to iutroduce a bill re
pealing the fishing bounties. Yeas: De
mocrats, 93 ; Opposition, 11. Nays : De
mocrats; 19; opposition, 85.
February 9,1859. On the amendment
of Mr. Phelps, of Minnesota, to have an
overland mail fiom Saint Paul to Fort
Union, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Yeas: Democrats, 14; Opposition, 53.
Nays: Democrats, 84; Opposition, 20.
February 9, 1859. On striking out the
imendment appropriating $13,939 20 for
be Congressional Globe, buildings, etc.
Yeas: Democrats, 64; Opposition, 27.
Nays: Democrats, 30 ; Opposition, 52.
February 9, 1859. On the proposition
rf Mr. Curry, of Alabama, to repeal all
aws to build public buildings not con
racted for. Yeas: Democrats, 57 ; Op
rosition, 0. Nays: Democrats, 30 ; Op
losition, 74.
February 8,1859. On striking out two
ippropriations, one of $49,333 42, and
he oilier of $18,046, for the Congres
sional Globe. Yeas: Democrats, 65;
Opposition, 14. Nays: Democrats, 26;
Opposition, 53.
We submit to every candid reader if the
ilaternent of votes given in this article does
lot establish the fact, beyond controversy,
hat upon every proposition of magnitude,
nvolving the expenditure of money or
and, a majority of the Opposition have
fiven their votes affirmatively.
CONCERT AND SUPPER,
AT
Wattrnsau) Presbyterian (Cijurei),
SIX MILES SOUTH-WEST OF DES ARC.
SgT Wr. are requested to announce that the
adies of Wattensaw will give a CONCERT
IND SUPPER, at Wattensaw Church, on
Wednesday, the 18th inst., for the purpose of
iding in completing their new Church build
ng
Ample accommodations will be provided for
11 who may attend. [cuay4]
10 Dim ACRES of valuable land in
LU.UUU tracts to suit purchasers.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS,
aar 4-tf Land Agent, Des Arc, Ark.
w. F. MASON, CARRINGTON MASON, !
Holly Springs, Miss. Memphis, Tenn.
MASOJV Sf CO.,
RV\\\COTTON FACTORS
( and
Commission Merchants)
263 MAIN ST. IN THE BRINKLEY BLOCK,
Jtlemphis, Tennessee.
OUR charge for selling Cotton, Grain of
every description, Bacon, or any article
of plantation produce, except Tobacco, is 2\
per cent, upon the gross amount; for the lat
ter five per cent, will be charged. Consign
ments are solicited.
We will fill orders for household or planta
tion supplies carefully and promptly.
Having a large Warehouse, centrally lo
cated, we can furnish storage for articles of
every kind, for sale or for shipment, upon rea
sonable terms. Insurance always effected, un
less advised to the contrary. Special attention
will be paid to the receiving and forwarding
of Mcchandise. " mayl8-6m.
VALUABLE“ PROPERTY
F O R SALE.
THE undersigned desires to sell the follow
ing property, for cash, or half cash and
the balance on time; and will give good bar
gains to those who will apply immediately:
Part of lot No. 2, block27, in Des Arc, Ark.:
47 feet wide, 140 feet deep; in the heart of
business, adjoining the new store just built.
Also, the beautiful lots paled in, numbered 1,
2, and 3, in block No. 29. opposite the Presby
terian Church, on the Public Square ; also,
one-half interest in the house and fractional
lots fronting the river, formerly occupied as
the Citizen printing-office ; also, 160 acres of
beautiful woodland, 1^ miles west of Des Arc,
l to i mile north of the Little Rock road,
numbered S \ of N E J and N W J of N E |
of section 9, and S W 1 of N E | of section 10,
township 4 north, range 5 west; also, 520 acres
of excellent highland, 3\ miles N W from Des
Arc. 40 acres cleared, log-houses. &c., num
bered N \ of X W, and S W of N YV. and N W
of S W, and S E of N E. and NEofS E, and
S E of N W. and S W of N E. and N W of S
E, and N E of S W, and S E of S IV of section
14 ; and it ffof S VV, and 9 W of N W of
section 13, township 5 N, range 5 west—all in
a body—timber, oak, hickory, dogwood, -tc.,
&c. Also, the S W i of 9 W J of sect 1, town
4 north, range 5 west—40 acres, east of White
river, J mile from Des Arc. Also, S E of N E,
and N E of 3 E J sect 26, town 5 north, range
5 west—80 acres, 3 miles north of Des Arc ;
also, W J of S W l sect 30, town 5 north, 4
west—80 acres, 24 miles north of Des Arc, on
the river; also, the N E 30, town 1 S, 6 W—
140 acres, S E of Brownsville ; also, 160 acres
adjoining the town of Aberdeen, being the 9
W \ sect 21, town 1 S, 3 west—deeded by the
Governor of Arkansas, on the 15th of June,
1858, as a part of the 500,000 acre grant.
Also, the following lands in White county:
S W J sect 26, town 8 N, 0 W—100 acres, 14
miles N E from Prospect Bluff; also, E 4 of
N W, sect 33. and N \ of N E J sect 34, town
8 N, 5 W—100 acres, also. 8 E of S E 31,amt
N E of N E 32, town 8 N, 5 W—80 acres;
also, E \ of 9 W 21, town 8 N, 10 W—80
acres; also, W 4 S W 22, town 8 N, 10 W—
80 acres.
JOHN H. QUISENBERRY,
mayl8-lm Des Arc, Ark.
'administrator’s Notice,
"VTOTICE is hereby given that the undcr
J-\ signed was appointed Administrator of tbc
Estate of Stephen Red, deceased, on the 15th
March, 1859. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit the
same to me, properly authenticated, within
one year after the date of said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit in said es
tate, and if they be not so presented within
two years, from the date of said letters, they
will be forever barred.
J. M. ROBINSON,
may 18-6w Administrator.
WILDS SALOON^
(Opposite the Steamboat Landing,)
Des Arc, Arkansas.
H AVING leased this finely
located house, (formerly
occupied by S. Red,) for a
term of years, I have opened the establishment
for the purpose of “ cheering of the inner man,”
and sending residents and wayfarers on their
way rejoicing. The best of
I.i<liiors, Wines,Tobacco, Cigars,
&c., always on hand.
Strangers and others, visiting Des Are, wilt
find this Saloon ready to receive their calls,
aud due care will be taken in “ raising the ge
nius, and mending the heart.”
ggp” Call at “ Wilds’ Saloon.”
mayll-tf
LATE OF ARKANSAS, WITH
Garvin, iS c If A' Co.,
T IMPORTERS And Wholesale Dealers in
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
2lnh Rtaimfcuturcrs of (£lotl)iitg,
NOS. 442 and 444 MAIN ST., North Side,
(Between Fifth and Sixth,)
mayll-3m Louisville. Hy.
Strayed or Stolen,
yps. FROM the subscriber, a cream-colored
HORSE, about eight years old, of
tfvBtrfiU medium height, thick and heavy set,
witli black mane and tail, bald-faced, and
with one white hind leg and foot. Any infor
mation in regard to him will be thankfully re
ceived and all trouble and expense will be
amply,recompensed.
JOHN H. QUARLES,
mayll-3t Near Des Arc.
Fresh Drugs and Medicines,
ALWAYS on hand Wholesale and Retail,at
. the Des Arc City Drug Store,
apri 115- D. P. BLACK & CO.
Buggy Trimmings.
3 PIECES enameled cloth, 2 pieces damask,
fringes, laces, Ac., for sale by
april 15- G. A J. McLaren & Co.
Family Grocery.
J. W. WALLACE,
lies Arc, Ark.,
"I^EEPS constantly on hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
which he offers for sale on reasonable terms.
Also—All kinds of Wines, Liquors,
Tobacco, Cigars, Ac.
(jy The highest price, either in Cash or
Groceries, paid for Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and
all kinds of country produce. may4-tf
L S. Day.Late of Lagrange.
W. P. Proudfit, late of Harris, Wormley A Co
DAY & PROUDFIT,
Cotton Factors
AND
GKFtO CEnS,
NO. 33, FRONT ROW,
may4-3m Memphis, Tenn.
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
1HAVE a good lot of SHINGLES on hand,
and will continue to have, at Des Arc. 1
vill ship to any point on White river; also to
my point on the Mississippi river, between
Vapoleon and Memphis.
William Lee is my authorized agent, at
Des Arc.
ap‘29-tf JOSEPH T. DISMUKES.
rP" O tracts fair upland nine miles from
A Des Arc. one ceulaiuingSO and the other
Ifift acres, a bargain can be had as the owner
s anxious to sell.
marchl8-tf. JOHN S. WILLIAMS
A. G. GOODWIN.A. r. COO**?, I
©©©awo^ &
DEALERS IN 5
svaibipb & baits'?
DRY GOODS,
Clothing, Boots, Blioes, Hats, i
COMMISSION MERCHANTS " 1
-AND- ’
G E N r. R A L AGENTS
®IE5 iUEOa -AlBlSlUSgM, •
NEW STORE—NEW GOODS';
WE have just opened a general assort,
ment of staple and Fancy i>rr
Goods, Clothing, Boot*, Shoes, Hats, j./ I
embracing almost every tariety—andas wej,'] 1
sign making Des Arc onr home.it will be 1
our purpose to sell our Goods at small profit. '
and at such prices as to inst-re satisfaction J
purchasers. We respectfully invrt<- p^r.0M 1
wishing to purchase, to give us a call an'.j j
examine our Goods and prices, it is no tronhU I
to show Goods. GOODWIN it SOX. a
april22-Cm.
WHOLESALE AND RETAlT I
Spring and Summer s
TRADE
A. T. WELLS & BROTHER, 1
237 MAIN STREET.
MEMPHIS, TKNNKSSEF,.
Wl! are now prepared for Wholesaling j, |
well as Retailing, and desire to call'll), »
attention of Country Merchant’s as well n I
Planters and the community in general to our! 1
well assorted stock of Fancy and Mnple
Dry Goods, w hich wu offer at onr usaal ‘r 1
or rather unusual low prices. Call and soe«.'
A. T. WELLS & BRO., |
apriT22-3m. 237 Main Street 1
ICE!.ICE!! rcEirl
Bohlen. Wilson & Co., ’
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN' |
ICE.
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.
WOULD respectfully say to the citizen, BE
of Des Arc, and White river country 1
generally, that they are now filling their j
Large Icf. Houses, with a very large supply I
of the best quality of Ice, and are ready to fill I
all orders in ibeir line. Particular attention j
paid to have Ice well packed and shipped in
good order to any point desired.
npril22—5m.
RUSS EVANS,
KIM I, ESTATE AM) GENERAL
LAND AGENT, DES ARC,
ARKANSAS.
PROMPT attention will bo paidtn all bull- I
ness entrusted to him in his line,
mar 11-tf.
JUST II E (J E fv El), I
OUR STOCK OF
Spring and Summer Goods, 1
Boots and SIiocs,
Hats, Bonnet*, Ribbons, No
lions, &c., fcc.
Also—A general assortment of Hardtvirt, |gj
Fancy Soaps, Ac.
aprilft- G. J. ittcLaker Jt Co.
CABBETING.
,) PIECES woel carpeting, 1 piece union I
& carpeting, 1 piece oil carpeting, 1 do*, rnpls
and mats, for sale by
opril 15- G. & J. McLamv Jt Co. |
Lauderdale Factory Agency.
JUST RECEIVED, direct from the Lauder- I
dale Factory, in Alabama, ten bales of
OanalDiir^Sf
and a lot of $ p u n Colt o 11 , for safe.
janfl G. Si J. M< Lapkn & Co.
•Kit) ACRES good op Laud miloi||
from Des Arc. for sale on ltfcml ■
terms. JOHN S. WILLIAMS. fj
march lS-tf.
IJXSH.I) OIL,
I> Y the barrel, or less quantity, best English. ■?
J a superior article, free from adulteration, ,1
at the City Drug Store,
apriila- D. P. Bi.acK & Co. j|
A New Contribution to Ncienct.l
THE GREAT GRAND DISCOVERY: 1
R. R. R.
IJ ADWAY'S Reculatisc Piu.i.-H
Dr. Rad way & Co. have recently discover- H
ed a method for extracting from roots, hurts. H
nltinfc niwl nrnma n nntrifiiNiic ovfrnot <11fh Mi
wonderful nourishing power — which they saj
have combined with Railway’s Regulating /•)!
Pills—that six of these Pills will supply thrH
blood with the same amount of nutrition a- Ja
one ounce of ordinary bread; so that, whilt SB
the system is undergoing a thoi ough physicing. .4
and regulating process, it daily becomo J
strengthened.
Persons aillicted with Liver Complaint- j
Dyspepsia. Heart Diseases, Fullness of Blood i
and all Females who arc subject to Irregulari- I
ties, Hysteria, fee., are particularly recoin- I
mended to use these Pills. They are plet'ai-' J
to take—elegantly coated with gain—free j
from taste, and will not gripe, sicken or weal- J
en the system, or leave the bowels costive-.®
Mothers nursing should likewise take one sd
pvo of these Pills once or twice per wed- fa
They will not only keep your system healthy ||
and regular, but will protect your infant-i
against cramp and pains in the stomach, amM
insure not only a healthy child, but will il']‘ ■
vest every child, thus suckled, with a swe ,»Jj
disposition. II
RADWAY'S REGULATING PlU'JJ
Regulate each ami every organ of the y.yslCTl jj
and correct all derangement of tlie UvniB
Bowels, Stomach, Heart and Kidneys.
THEY CURE
Costiveness, Indigestion,
Heart-Burn, Dyspepsia,
Billiousness, Consttpatiou,
Dropsy, Head-ache1,
Palpitation Congestion,
of the Heart, &c., &c,, 1
They are entirely vegetable anil banal™ a
m infant at the breast can take them * M
lafety, and persons who are subject to m
Apoplexy, Epileptic, Heart Diseases, -J
ihould always keep a box on hand. , *3
Price 25 cents. Ask for Radway's ”eSy jj
ors, or Regulating Pill3. ‘. 11
For sale by D. P. Flack &. Co., Drag!!1*1' 9
Des Arc, Arkansas. __.m
Window Glass,
4 LL the different sizes, at Whole»|||
or Retail, and any quantity p^ ""'L ^
,ladders at the City Drug Store, D»s 1 S
Arkansas. D. P. Black*- j
april 15- _
PA I NT BRUSHES. -
4 SSORTED sizes, together with «« “J
*■ colored Paints, constantly on hand a
Aprils? S^__D, P.
QUININE, i
FRENCH. English and American,
sale and Retail, at the City Drug
Wholesale purchasers will be finni
ow figures. D. P. Black *
april IS_ 1———t
Spi rits Titrpcniiuc, ^
BY the barrel, gallon or in the bottle, L ^
purchasers at the City Drug 5 ,
Arc. D. P- Black
april 15- __.
i'east I’otctiers,
PHE most approved brands, in tit)
L by Wholesale and Retail at the City
Store. D. P- Black - •
april 15