Siiuomifftiiettk
Election on Monday, Cth August. 1850.
[Announcing candidates for Slate and
District offices. $7; County offices, $o; Town
ship offices. $3. Calls on persons to become
candidates are charged at the usual rates, ex
cept when persons making the calls are sub
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Jars charged as advertisements.]
The Canvass for Congress.
The candidates for Congress, Col. Gantt,
an t Dr. MiTcuei.u will address l^eir fellow -
citizens at the following times and places:
Camden, i - * Jniy 19
Eldorado, - - - "21
Magnolia, - - - “23
Louisville. - - - “24
Washington, ... “ 25
Paraclifta, - - - “28
Murfreesboro’ - - - “30
Editor Des Arc Citizen. — You will
please announce my name as a candidate for
re-clection to the office of Judge of the 5th
circuit of this State, composed of the counties
of Conway, Pope, Yell, Perry, Saline. Pulaski
and Prairie, at the election to be held on the
first Monday of August next.
» JNO. d. CLENDENIN.
Mr. Editor Please announce me as a
candidate for election, in August next, to the
office of Attorney General and Prosecuting
Attorney of the 5th Judicial District.
JOHN M. HARRELL.
(jy We are authorised to announce J. L.
Holi.owei-l as a candidate for re-election t«
the office of Attorney General, and Prosecu
ting Attorney of the Fifth Judicial Districts,
composed of the counties of Yell, Perry. Sa
line. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope, at
the ensuing August election. •
§y We are authorised to announce John
H. Quisenherry, Esq., as a candidate to
represent Prairie county, in our next Legisla
ture, at tile ensuing August election. ^ [febS.
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. *
. or We are authorised to announce W. E. |
Ra ulston as a candidate for Sheriff at the
ensuing election. *
To the Voters of Prairie Co.. Arlt.
I am a candidate for Sheriff of said county,
at the election to be hold on the first Monday
in August, next. WM. A. PLUNKETT.
January 4, I860.*
arc authorised to announce Wit.
Goodrum as a candidate for Circuit Clerk of
Prairie county, at the ensuing election. *
We are authorised to announce
Ciiabi.es. Dj Taylor, as a candidate for
Circuit Clerk of Prairie county, at the
ensuing election. *
Devall’s Bt.vrr, Ark.,
January 30th, ’60.
EorroR Citizen—Please announce my name
as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Prairie County, at tho ensuing August
election. Very respectfully, Ac..
feb 15 * J. VV. BLANTON.
i&r We are authorised to announce W. W.
Wair as a candidate for County and Probate
Judge of Prairie county, at tho ensuing elec
tion.
(£5T E. W. Douglass is a candidate for
County and Probate Judge of Prairie county,
at the ensuing August election.
Brownsville, Feb. 10, ’60.
Mr. Epitor.—You will please announce
my name as a candidate for Probate Judge
for the county of Prairie.
Respectfully, J. L. HUNT.
(Cgf" We are authorised to announce Wm.
J. Carry ns a candidate for Common School
Commissioner, for Prairie county, at the en
suing election.
(jpgr We are authorised to announce Wm.
P. Preston, as a candidate for re-election
to the office of Common School Commission
for Prafrie county. •
We arc authorised to announce Levi
Byram as a candidate for County Treasurer,
at the ensuing August election. *
MT’ We arc authorized to announce E A.
JIOWELL as a candidate for County Surveyor
of Prairie county.
tor We are authorized to announce Wil
liam D. Anthony as a candidate for County
Surveyor at the election to be held the first
Monday in August next. *
From the Old-Line Democrat.]
Democrats, Bead This.
Jesse N. Cypert, Esq., nn old Whig,
candidate for Congress, against Col. T. C,
Hindman, said in his speech at Huntsville,
Madison County, July 4,1860,—
That he did not believe what Col. Hind
man had said of the Johnsons was true.
That Gov. Conway's bunk policy was
good, and he told his Whig brethren that
the fact of Mr. Johusou’s nomination shquld
not prejudice them aguinthim, but to judge
between the two candidates for Governor
solely on their bank policy—they being
eunal in every other respect.
He asks his Whig and Know-Nothing
friends if they could think about support
ing Col. Hindman, who has abused them
time and again, and then declared that
Judge Rector was brought out by Col.
Hindman. Therefore oppose him too. (
He denounced the Dover Convention,
but said not aught against the Stale Con
vention !
He said he had no hopes of being elect
ed when he started out.
What did he come out a? a candidate
for if he had no hopes of being elected ?
Why did ho recommend Governor Con
way’s policy, and then tell his friends to
judge between the two candidates solely i
on their bank policy ? i
Why did he prejudice the Whigs and |
Know-Nothing against Col. Hindman, and
then declare that Judge Rector was brought j
out by Col. Hindmau ? 1
Answer these questions, and then say, c
Mr. Cypert was not brought out by Dick t
Johnson, for the purpose of prejudicing r
the Whigs and Know-Nothings against
Judge Rector. Ah! its too plain a case. 1
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TniNO To Be Remembered.—Every De
mocratic United States Senator, save only Mr. j
Pugh and Mr. Douglas, indorses the noinina- ]
tion of Breckinridge ami Lane, and will ren
der good aid in electing them. t
In the House of Representatives three-fifths f
at least of the Democratic members support
the same ticket. I
Ex-President Pierce, am! so far as heard
from, every member of his cabinet, arc for
Breckinridge and Lane, the Union and the s
Constitution.
President Buchanan and every member of
his cabinet, including Gen. Cass, tbe leader of t
the Democracy in the campaign in 1848, are -
firm in their support of the nominees of .the
Democracy, and brand the Douglas ticket as d
a bogus one.
Seventeen of the States of the Union are as a
certain to cast their votes for Breckinridge f
and Lane as that the sun will rise on the
morning of the election, while the friends of
the bogus ticket cannot pcint to a single State t
1 taeir Candidate is certain to carry.—[Louis- •
vilte Courier.
23" The London Times, of the 22n! of
Jane, makes a prophecy of famine. The
season has been, not only in England, but S
throughout Western Europe, unpropitious. j
J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.!
WEDNESDAY,77T.. .. .JULY 25, I860.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
TOR PRESIDENT,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
OF KENTUCKY.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
GENERAL JO. LANE,
OF OREGON.
Democratic State Ticket.
For Governor,
HENRY M. RECTOR,
OF PULASKI.
For Congress, First District,
THOS. C. HINDMAN,
of PHir.Lirs.
For Congress, Second District,
EDWARD W. GANTT,
* OF HEMPSTEAD.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
COL. JOHN C. DAVIE.
Canvass for Governor.
The Candidates for Governor, Henry M.
Rf.ctor and Richard H. Johnson, will ad
dress the people of the State upon National
and State affairs, at the following times and
places i
TOWN. COUNTY. DATE.
Clarendon, Monroe, Wednes’y, July 18
Brownsville, Prairie, Friday, “ 20
Little Rock, Pulaski, Saturday, “ 21
Benton, Saline, Wednes’y, “ 25
Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Thursday, “ 20
Arkadelphia, Clark, Saturday, “ 28
Princeton, Dallas, Monday, “ 30
Warren, Bradley, Wednes., Aug. 1
Hampton, Calhoun, Thursday, “ 2
Camden, Ouachita, Saturday, “ 4
Eldorado, Union, Monday, “ 6
The people are respectfully invited to at
tend these appointments, and all papers in the
State are requested to publish and direct pub
lic attention to them.
RICHARD H. JOHNSON,
HENRY M. RECTOR.
...mi i hi i .1 ■ i lilBMimnwwaWBWwnniOTWl
Prairie County Agricultural Society.
There will be a meeting of this society
in Des Arc, on Saturday the 28th inst.
A full attendance is solicited, as business
of importance will be transacted.
By order of the President,
jyl8-2t IV. W. WAIR, Sec.
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THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
—DISCUSSION AT BROWNSVILLE.
On Friday last, according to appoint
ment Messrs. Johnson and IIectob, the
candidates for Governor, addressed their
fellow-citizens of Prairie county at Browns
ville.
About half past ten o'clock the people
assembled in the Court House. This ca
pacious building was filled with as largo
and intelligent a crowd as we have ever
seen in the county.
Judge Rector led of! in a speech of
about two and a half hours. We will not
ittempt to follow him through the various
points he made in his speech, as we could
oot do him justice. Those who heard
aim, without an exception, acknowledged
ais superiority over his competitor in eve
ry point of view. He showed clearly and
luequivocally that Richard H. Johnson
is not the nominee of the Democracy of
Arkansas, and that the party, nor no mem
ber of it, ore under any political or moral
abligation to support Dick, m connection
with his pretended nomination. He de
nonslratod, beyond the shodow of a doubt,
hat the counties of Benton, Van Buren,
blreen and Lawrence were fraudulently
•asl for Johnson in the packed, pre-ar
..i_i _:_.. .
He handled the various fraudulent actings
ind doings of that convention in a manner
hat made the friends of Johnson present
juake for the fate of the man to whom
hey are wedded, in hope of future reward
it the hands of* “the family." He show
id that “Conway’s bank policy” was a
mmbug of the deepest dye. He charged
jrov. Conway with pocketing the bill of
he last Legislature, which reduced the
ate of taxation from one-sixth to one
enth of one per cent., and it will be re
nernbered thut Richard H. Johnson de
ended and justified Gov. Conway in this
irocedure, upon the ground that a surplus
n the treasury would be necessary, in or
!er to protect the sales of the Real Estate
nortgaged lands against speculators.—
["he Johnsonians have been driven from
heir position of raising a surplus revenue
a enubltnhc~StaTe to become a competitor
or the purchase of the Real Estate mort
;aged lands, and compelled to fall back
ipon the old hobby of “making the assets
f the bank pay the bank’s debts.” When
sited how they are going to accomplish
iiat, they answer: “Foreclose the States
mortgages, which were executed by the
lockiiolders to indemnify the Stale against
ny loss which she might sustain as sure
; of the bdnk, in the event of the bank’s
lilure to pay its bonds when they become
ue.” Every lawyer in the State is fully
pprised that the State cannot proceed to
jreclose those mortgages, which were ex
cuted to the State as the surety of the
ank, until the State suffers a loss by bo
ng compelled to pay the bank’s debts, or
ntil she comes in legal possession of the
onds; until then, the State can never le
ally sustain an action to foreclose. ,
Judge Hector “proposes t*.absorb the):
Suite indebtedness on account of the Stale
Bank in internal improvements, which is
generally believed can be done. He pro
poses to use all honorable means to liqui
date the debt, and if the people must at
last be taxed to pay it, to make it as easy
on them as possible. His policy is to
avoid taxing the people to any greater ex
tent than is necessary to pay the necessary
and legitimate expenses of the Government,
as the Constitution directs—to encourage
education among the masses; and, in
short, to elevate, by a liberal and enlight
ened policy, the people and State to a first
class position in the Union. Judge Rec
tor does not favor a resort to shave the
bond-holders at fifty cents in the dollar, as
does Mr. Johnson.”
Col. Johnson’s speech was, in the main,
a repetition of his address which we pub
lished last week, every important position
of which was fully met by Judge Rector.
There is no comparison between the
two men. Judge Rector is an easy and
fluent speaker, while Col. Johnson is dull
and prosy. The impression made upon
the public mind, after their respective ad
dresses, was decidedly favorable to Judge
Rector. That he will carry Prairie coun
ty by an overwhelming majority, the John
son men readily admit.
Judge Rector is confident that he will
enrr? the First District by a large majori
ty. The war of the Con way-Johnson
clique upon the gallant Hindman has seal
ed their political doom in that portion of
the State. Let the voters of the Second
District do their duty to themselves and
the State, and move as a mass for Rector
for Governor,'and Gantt for Congress,
a.nd the State of Arkansas will, in truth,
be “Redeemed, Regenerated and Dis
enthbai.eed !!"
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Cor,. Davie’s Letter.—We invite a
perusal of the letter of Col. Jno. C. Davie,
which we publish in to-days paper. It is
n mnn lu mid straightforward statement of
the difficulties which have surrounded Jiim
and prevented his return in time to parti
cipate in the recent canvass for Represen
tative in this county. We maintain that
the people of Prairie County will realise
more advantage in sending Col. Davie to
the Legislature than they would in send
ing both of the other aspirants. While
wc admit that they are good citizens, and
have the right to seek the office, yet, we
prefer a man who by his superiority of
mind has shown that he is capable of filling
the position to which his fellow-citizens
have called him. Col. Davie has not sought
the office—he did not seek the nomina
tion—on the contrary, he has ever hereto
fore shown a disposition to stand aside and
permit others to enjoy the honors and
emoluments accruing therefrom. Misname
was brought forward as a compromise in
the convention, and he was nominated by
acclamation. The people should not be
deceived by the chicanery and manage
ment of tricksters, but adhere to Col. Da
vie, who will have more weight £nd com
mand more respect in a Legislative As
sembly, than any other of the names now
before the people for Representative from
Prairie County in the next General As
sembly of the State of Arkansas.
From the Old-Line Democrat, 17th inst.]
The Eindman and Hooper Affair.
Several Democratic (?) papers of the
State having grossly misrepresented the
facts connected with the encounter be
tween Col. Hindman and one Mr. Hoop
er, at Baltimore, during the session of the
late National Convention, and an errone
ous impression having, by consequence,
been made upon the public mind, we are
pleased to have it*in our power to publish
the following letter from Mr. Hoadley, of
Little Rock, one of the delegates of Arkan
iKa Domnrrfifir*, flnnrpn.
tion, who was present at the lime, und
who, ail will agree, is an unprejudiced
and unbiased witness:
T. C. Peek, Esq..
Upon my arrival here, learning that reports
of the affair between Hon. T. C. Hindman and
Mr. Hooper were in circulation, in which in
justice is done to the former gentleman by per
verting the facts, I deem it mv duty, as an eye
witness, to make the following statement, and
to request of you, in justice to Mr. Hindman,
that it be published in vour paper:
Col. Hindman appeared before the commit
tee on credentials, advocating the admission
of the regular delegates, and Mr. Hooper
appeared as advocate for the bogus delegation. '
Mr. Hooper, while addressing the commit
tee, repeatedly used offensive words and ges
tures towards Col. Hindman, before the latter
took any notice of them. First—he said that
the regular conventions were composed of de
magogues, tricksters and political pettifoggers
exclusively.
Second—he shook his finger in Col. Hind
man’s face, who pushed it away.
Third—he again shook his finger in Col.
Hindman’s face, who once more pushed it :
away. Fourth—he said, looking at Col. .
Himlman, “this man says we do not represent
the Democracy, and that not more than one ■
hundred and fifty persons took part in our
meeting. The statement is false—grossly ,
false.” j
Col. Hindman upon this arose from his scat,
stepping directly iu front of Mr. Hooper, and
slapped him with violence on the face, at tba i
next instant partially drawing a pistol. Col. ,
Hindman’s friends 'immediately surrounded {
lim and drew him back some six or eight feet.
Mr. Hooper did not return the blow or attempt ’
:o do s*, nor did he make any hostile demon- 1
itration whatever. ]
Order being restored, Col. Hindman apolo- .
»ized to the committee for the disturbance,but
lot to Mr. Hooper. Mr. Hooper explained 1
,liat he had not intended to stigmatize any i
itateuient made by Col. Hinduian as false, but
;o apply that U'rtn to a witness whom Col. >
Hindman wished to introduce to prove the 1
imalluess of the Madison mass meeting.
F. W. HOADLEY.
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Ceorgia.—The Savauuah News gives ,
he names and politics of the severui pa- ]
jers in deorgia, summing up as follows:
For Breekiuridge and Lane 23, for Bell
tad Everett 13, for Douglas and Jehnwp
!. Not declared 20. t
Letter from Col. John C. Davie.
Greenville, Green Cn., Tenn., ?
July 10, 1860. $
J. C. Morrill, Editor Des Arc Citizen:
Dear Sir: You will please publish the fol
lowing, as I deem it my duty to inform my
friends of my situation, arid the unavoidable
cause of my not returning, according to pro
mise.
I suppose my friends are mostly apprised
of the fact that my design in traveling was to
improve, if possible, the feeble health of ray
wife. For that purpose I intended taking her
to some healthy location in the mountains of
East Tennessee, and leave her in charge of
one of her sisters, who had promised to go
with us and take charge of her during my ab
sence in returning to Arkansas. When we
arrived at the place where her sister had been
staying we learned that she had left and gonv
to Mississippi. Not having time to wait for
her, we passed on and wrote for to come to
the place where we designed stopping.
The fatigues of traveling over a rough road
and change of water had a bad effect, and my
wife becamo so feeble and debilitated that we
were compelled to stop repeatedly for her
strength to recruit. When we arrived at the
place where I designed leaving her ar.d re
turning home, her situation was such that I
could not, with any feeling of humanity, leave.
I impatiently waited for her health to im
prove, hoping and expecting, in the meantime,
that her sister would arrive, so that I might
return. Hut my hopes were fruitless, and my
situation became more and more unpleasant,
knowing that the time was at hand when my
frionds would daily be expecting me back.
Yet I felt it to be my imperative duty not to
abandon my sick companion. I was utterly
at a loss to know what course to pursue, and
up to the present time I have been kept in this
suspense. My feelings could be more easily
imagined than expressed. Thus you will see
I have been unavoidably debarred from re
turning in time to participate in the speaking
appointments; a thing that I was anxious to
engage in, from the fact of knowing that it
was the desire of my friends. Moreover, I
hadn’t given my views and opinions so definite
and explicit in my circular as I would have
done had I supposed at that time that I would
be deprived of the opportunity of doing so in
public discussion.
Yet, as the duty and business of a legislator
is merely to reflect the wishes and policy of
his constituents, it is not so important that
he should give his views and opinions as that
he should learn theirs. At least it is not his
province to dictate, contrary to their desire,
the policy and laws that they should' or
should not he governed by. He should only
will to do what his constituents want done;
and for that purpose it is only necessary for
him to learn of them what they require of him
aa their representative; and when he has
learn ed their wishes and demands, it is hi3
duty, a3 their servant,to abide their mandates
and use iiis utmost influence for the accom
plishment L'f such measures as he knows they
desire and hi.3 interests demand. Therefore,
it is decidedly More important that a legisla
tor should know the wants and interest of his
constituents than tL'at he should merely tell
what he will or will not do. No representa
tive should will to do what bis constituents do
not want done. Should he be so egotistical as
to set himself upas dictator, and require strict
subservience to his mandates, he would be an
unfaithful and dangerous servant, and not
worthy of the suffrages of an honest commu
nity. Such men should not be risked as pub
lic agents, but rather those whose only desire
would he to act in conformity with the known
will and interest of those they represent.
These facts being evident, the mo3t impor
tant matters for a legislator to know is what
policy is demanded, and what laws require
modifying,repealing or enacting, for the mu
tual interest and prosperity of the inhabitants
of the State and county.
The mere canvassing a county and making
stump speeches for a few days, would but illy
qualify a man to represent the county as leg
islator. He could not possibly learn, in so
short a time, the good or bad effects of the
different laws of the State, and the policy best
suited for the development of all the great
industrial pursuits.
Had I not believod that I was pretty well
posted on these matters long before my npmi
tiation, I certainly would not have accepted it;
but having lived in the State for the last eight
pears, and during that time been a pretty close
observer of the policy and laws, and the differ
int bearings andiniuencas they had on the in
.erest and prosperity of the Inhabitants, I must
rave'been very dull of comprehension and ap
prehension, not to have learned by this time
,vhat policy and laws are best suited to the
nterest and prosperity of my neighbors, and
he citizens of the county and State.
My own, or personal interest, if nothing
slse, would have dictated the policy best suit
id to the wants of a large majority of the i»
labitants, being identified with them in the
loHorable pursuit of farming, and feeling an
irdent, desire for the adoption of such meas
ires, and the' passage and modification of such
aws as would be most likely to advance the
nterest, prosperity;, and happiness of those
vithwvhoml live. Therefore it could not rea
ronably be supposed that my views and opin
ons would conflict materially with the inter
ist of the citizens of the county.
It truly would have afforded me a great deal
>f pleasure to have met with my friends at the
he different speaking appointments, and also
o have discussed the different topics that are
ixciting public attention ; yet, if the capaci
y and qualifications of myself or competitors,
is legislators, should be derived solely from
vhat we might learn ourselves, or others learn
rom us,-iluiing -SQ- short j. canvass, we cer
ainly would be poorly qualified to represent
'ou in your legislature.
I must say to my honorable competitors that,
ilthough I have been debarred from the con
lict, and they have had an open field and a fair
i^ht—bringing their batteries to bear against
ne occasionally, no doubt—yet I must claim
,n advantage over them. As they have been
n hot combat for some time, it would be rea- i
onable to suppose they had well nigh ex
lausted their strength and amunition, while I
lave been reserving my fire,that I might bring
t to bear with force and effect in our next
egislature, and make it tell in defence of the
ights of the people of Prairie county.
1 will return as soon as my wife’s health
vill permit. She is improving fast, and I
hink l shall be with you ere long.
Your ob’t serv’t, JNO. C. DAVIE.
Accspted.—JohnC. Breckinridge and
iosenh Lana have formally accepted the
lominatious tendered them by the Consti*
utioual National Democratic Convention. (
iVe will publish their respective letters
lO.xt week.
I
THE ARKANSAS CONTEST.
Statement of the Regular Delegates, j
Baltimore. June 20, 1SG0.
Hon. Caleb Cushing. President National
Democratic Convention..
Sir : On behalf of the regular delegates ;
from Arkansas, I beg leave lo submil ibis
statement of the facts that prove their right
to seats in the body over which you pre
side. .
Pursuant to the call of the State Central
Committee, whose authority is not ques
tioned, the Democratic State Convention
of Arkansas met, at Little Rock, on April
2d, 1860, to nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor, and candidates for Hectors, and to
appoint Delegates to the Democratic .Na
tional Convention. The Delegates ap
pointed were the following:
J. P. JOHNSON. F- A. TERRY,
N. B. BURROW. JNO. A. JORD AN,
V. H. MANNING, F. W. HOAPLEY.
T. 13. FLOURNOY, JNO. I. STIRMAN.
All the above named Delegates attend
ed the Charleston Convention, and were
admitted—a clear recognition of the reg
ularly of their appointment. When the
resolutions known as the “Majority Plat
form" were voted down, J. P. Johnson,
N. B. Burrow, V. If. Manning, F. A.
Terry, Jno. A. Jordan and F. W. Hoad
ley, withdrew from the convention, while
T. B. Flournoy and John I. Stirman re
mained.
Immediately after the adjournment o!
the Charleston Convention, T. B. Hour
noy issued an address to the Democracy of
Arkansas, appealing to them, and to the
Central Committee, to call another State
Convention to appoint delegates to'Balti
more. J.*P. Johnson also issued an ad
dress, affirming that the seceding delegates
would be entitled to seat3 at Baltimore,
unless displaced by the regular conventions
of the Democracy. These'addresses were
published generally, if not universally, by
the press of the State, but not until about
the last of May, when it. was too late for
assembling another State Convention. No
new State Convention was held, and no
call was made by the Central Committee.
On'May 14,1S60, the Democratic Con
ventions of the two Congressional Districts
met, at Dover and Arkadelphia respective
ly nmsnrint tn adjournment of the Con
gressional Conventions of 1S58. The Do
ver Convention (in the first, or Northern
District,) unanimously endorsed the course
of the delegates who seceded at Charles
ton, and requested N. 13. Burrow to attend
the Baltimore Convention and take his
seat there ;—he being the ouly one of the
seceding delegates resident in that Dis
trict. The Dover Convention also appoint
ed De Rosey Carroll andT. C. Hindman,
(her» present,) and N. B. Pearce (ab
sent,) as co-delegates with N. B. Burrow.
The Arkadelphia Convention, (in the
second, or Southern District,) also unani
mously endorsed the course of the Seced
ing Delegates, and requested those of them
resident in that District to attend the Bal
timore Convention and take their seats
there—to wit: J. P. Johnson, V. II. Man
ning, Jno. A. Jordan and F. W. Hoadiey,
(here present,) and F. A. Terry, (absent.)
The Arkadelphia Convention also appoint
ed R. VV. Johnson and Josiah Gould,
(there present,) and Thomas Fletcher and
J. H. Hobson (absent,) as co-delegates
with the others.
All the fifty-five counties of the State
were represented in these two District
Conventions.
It thus appears that the delegates ap
pointed by the regular Democratic organi
zation of Arkansas, and here present, are
the following:
J. P. JOHNSON, F. W. HOADLEY,
J. A. JORDAN, DE R. CARROLL,
V. H. MANNING, JOSIAH GOULD,
T. B. FLOURNOY, R. W. JOHNSON,
J. I. STIRMAN, T. C. HINDMAN.
Full documentary proofs of the facts
hereinbefore stated have been duly filed.
The above named delegates have all
agreed that there shall be no contest, as
between themselves, fey seats, and that
they will act as one delegation ; with the
further understanding that if no more than
eight can be admittea, under the rule, then
T. K. Flournoy, Jno. I. Stirman, and six
of the others shall constitute the delegation
on the floor.
The right of all the above named dele
gates to seats, except T. B. Flournoy and
John I. Stirman, is contested by Thomas
H. Bradley, David C. Cross and William
M. Hooper, as representing a so-called
“miss meeting ol the Democracy ot the
first district,” held at the town ofMadison,
in St. Francis county, on June 13, 1860.
The following summary of the admission
made by these contestants, show how ut
terly unfounded and absurd their preten
sions.
1. They state that their meeting was
called only about one month before the
day on which it was held—a notice bare
ly long enough for a township meeting,
and manifestly insufficient for a meeting
pretending to speak the voice of the whole
State, and to override the action of the
regular State and District Conventions,
which is really the claim set up by these
contestants, however inconsistent it may
seem with their assumed title of “ dele
gates for the first district.”
2. They state that their “call” was made
by no duly authorized committee, repre
senting any regular organization, but by
persons of four or five counties, represent
ing themselves only.
3. No copy of this “call” is produced,
but its contents and the names'of the sign
ers are stated from memory by the contes
tants. Of these alleged signers, at least
two, to my certain knowledge, are not, and
never have been within the Democratic
organization.
4. They state that their “mass meeting
was composed of persons resident in only
ten or twelve counties, out of the twenty-1
seven counties composing the first district,
and fifty-seven counties of the State.
5. They state that only between five
md seven hundred persons participated in
their “mass meeting,” out of the twenty
five or thirty thousand voters of the first
district, and fifty or sixty thousand voters
of the State, of whom atieastthree-fourths
ire Democrats.
The annexed letter of Lieut. Robert C.
Hill, 5th Infantry, U. S. Army, corrobo
rates the impression made against these
jontestwits by. their own statements; if,;
indeed, anything is lacking, with candid
men, to show the unauthorized, disorgan
izing, factious and anti-Democraticcharac
er of tho movement in which they are
:oncerned :
Baltimore, June 20, i860.
Hon. T. C. Hikuman,
Dear Sir: In answer to your inquiry of
this date, I have to say that I was present at
Madison, in St. Francis county, Arkansas, on
the 13th inst.. being en route to Washington
city. While there, at about twelve o’clock M.
I heard a hell ringing, and asked the hotel
keeper what it meant He replied that he did
not know ; that he supposed there was to be
some sort of a meeting. I then went to the
place of meeting, and found a Douglas conven
tion or mass meeting in session. The number
of person!, present I estimated at between one
and two hundred, of whom there were ten Or
twelve stage passengers from Little Rock, and
some twenty or thirty railroad passengers
from Memphis, who were on 4 fishing excur
sion, as 1 was informed. The remainder were
for the most part, citizens of the town, or ap
peared to be. except some fifteen or twenty.
The number taking part iu the proceedings
did not, in my opinion, exceed fifteen or twen
ty. The meeting proceeded to adopt a series
of resolutions, and to appoint delegates to the
Baltimore Convention.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT C. HILL, U. S. Army.
I have felt it incumbent on me to address you
this communication, in justice to the genuine
Democracy of Arkansas, and their duly ap
pointed delegates. The delegation for whom
I speak insist upon their right to admission,
without tist-oaths or obligations, and upon
terms of perfect equality with the regular del
egates from other States. Their loyalty to
their constituents, to Democratic principles,
and to the best interests of the whole coun
try, will induce them to advocate the adoption
of a sourAl platform, and the nomination of
sound candidates : and to the support of such
a platform, and the election of such candi
dates, they hazard notbingid pledging an over
whelming majority in Arkansas—the banner
Democratic State of the Union.
1 have the honor to be your ob’t serv’t,
T. C. HINDMAN.
Approved—R. W. Johnson, Jno. A. Jordan,
F. W. Hoadley, J. P. Johnson, DeRosey Car
roll, V. H. Manning, J. Gould.
gg#* There are no longer any pursers
in the navy, Congress having changed the
title to paymaster, as in the British navy.
The rank pay remains the same.
SALE-OF LANDS".
BY virtue of an order of the Probate Court
of Prairie county, October Term, 1859 on
MONDAY, the 8th oC October next, it being
the second day of the Circuit Court, we will
offer at public sale to the highest bidder, at
the Court House door in Brownsville, the fine
Plantation known as the late residence of Mil
loy vv. ware, io-wu: iue o. & v*i. ui
19, ami S. W. Qr. of sec. 20, in T. 5, N. R. 9
W.—320 acres. There is on this place thirty
five acres of open land, all fresh, and in a fine
state of cultivation ; there are two good dwel
lings, and other necessary out-buildings, a
good garden, two springs, and a good orchard.
The stage road leading from Des Arc to Fort
Smith runs through a part of this land.
ALSO—the S. W. Qr. of sec. 9, in T. 3, N.
R. 8 W.—100 acres—in the woods lying on
the same road. Persons wishing to examine
these lands will call upon J. E. Ware or
Sampson Moore, near Atlanta.
Terms or Sale.—One-third cash. the bal
ance in one and two years from sale.
JAMES E. WARE and
SAMPSON MOORE,
Executors of Milly W. Ware, deceased.
jy 13-2t , _
jS-ttoniioxs., XaciciAos -
CLOSING OUT
I
B
OUR Challie.?, Lawns, Beragea Bonnets,
Mantillas and Silks, to make room for a
full stock of Fall and Winter Goods, lie sure
to give us acall. JOHN JACKSON & CO.
jy 23_____
Come One ! Como AH !
A F E
To all Classes of Mankind in Reach!
THE citizens of RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
St. Francis county, Ark., have concluded
to give to the
HON. T. C. HINDMAN
□Sf” A BARBECUE,
Betv/een the residence of J. T. Haralson and
that of Win. M Bagby, on
THURSDJi Y, the 2d day of August next,
And the Breckinridge and Lane, Bell and Ev
erett, Douglas and Johnson, and Johnson and
Rector men, far and near, are requested to at
tend. All, both male and female, are invited
to coine and dine with us, and hear some good
Speeches by Hindman and Others,
on the occasion. Ample provision made for
thousands.
T. C. SUGG,
P. P. HILL,
WM. YORK,
JOS. T. HARALSON, '
T. P. WILSON. ,• Managers
WM. BECKETT,
WM. M. BAGBY,
V. P. HARALSON, J
jy25—2t r
UNIVERSITY of NASHVILLE
Military College.
T BERRlftN LINDSLEY, M.D..DD.
„ Chancellor of the University, and Pro
fessor of Chemistry and Geology.
Col. B. R. Johnson, Superintendent of the
Military College, arid Professor of Engineer
ing.
James F. Hamilton, A. M., Professor of
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
J. H. Stewart, A. M., Professor of Greek
and Latin I.anguages and Literature.
Geo. S. Blackie, A. M., M. D., Professor
of Botany and Natural History.
Rev. J, W. Hoyte, A.M., M.D., Professor
of Mental and Moral Philosophy, and Biblical
Literature.
It. W. Pitman, Adjunct Professor of An
cient I,auguages.
J. G. Anolade, Teacher of French and
Drawing.
C. K. Winston, M. D., Surgeon.
The first term of the Academic year, 1860
’61, commences on the 3d of September, 1860.
The second term commences on the 27th of
January, 1861. Commencement exercises take
place on the 12th of June, 1861.
Tuition, boarding, Washing, fuel, rooms,
servants’ attendance, and use of arms, $105
per term. Matriculation fee, $5. Students
are required to furnish their rooms. Engi
neering, French, Spanish, German, Drawing,
Book-keeping, and Fencing, each $10 per
term of twenty weeks.
Students under fourteen years of age will
not be admitted.
By the aid of Military Discipline, effective
government 13 established, and health, physi
cal culture, good order and industrious habits
are promoted.
For Catalogues, or additional information,
applv to any member of the Faculty, or
jy25-3m B. R. JOHNSON, Supt.
B. A. PARKER, SR. R. A. PARKER, JR.
R. A. PARKER &SON,
Cotton Si Factors
Commission JTormartring
s MERCHANTS,
NO. 6 HOWARD’S ROW,
}yl8-3m nnnphts, Tenu.
I
9. W. WILLIAMS. j w
WILLIAMS & MART IT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1
Little Rock, Afk
WILL practice in the enmities of r„i '
Prairie, Perry, Yell, Pope r0°» ^
White, Jackson, Moriroe, Arkansas J.fr*4?'
Hot Springs and Saline, and in the u„!:r!o",
and Federal Courts, at Little Rock '!r,t6'
jy 18, 1860.
r. t. sniPsoy, -
Attorney at Law
I>e» Arc, Ark
WILL practice in Prairie, White Art
sas, Monroe, Jackson, and the adjoj **'
counties. Office on Lyon street. J nit?
jy 18, I860
BISSOUTION —"
fTTHE partnership heretofore oxistinp h
JL tween the undersigned in the practi
Law has been dissolved by mutual co.,Ceor
The business of the late firm will b» !
by R. T. Simpson, who will continue the d*1*
tice of his profession in the office keretof*'
occupied by Martin and Simpson. or*
J. W. MARTIN
R. t. simpson’
Des Arc, July 18, 1860.
FARM FOR SALE
Near Des Arc.
AS I am desirous of changing my bU!.
iness, I offer for sale the place on whirt i
now reside, six miles South and West of n,
Arc, and three and a half miles west fro'*
Bucks Landing, on the road from Bucks i
Brownsville, and within a few hundredyanlili
the Wattensaw Presbyterian Church and Acad ■
emy, containing
450 Acres,
One Hundred Acres in Cultivation,
20 or 25 Acres in Lots
Of the different Grasses and Clover.
The residence comprise four rooms witheood
out buildings ; an excellent Well t^waterand
very plentiful; a fine young Orchid of about
2000 Bearing Trees.
I will sell with the Place, if desired,Main
Horses, Mares, Colts, Milch Cows, Dry Cap
tie, Oxen, Hogs, Fanning Implements,undthe
Crop of Corn now growing on 65acres, which
promises a good crop.
If not sold by the 1st December, I will then
sell at Public Sale the above Place and Pros,
erty.
Any person desiring further information
will call on me on the Blace.
JOHN G. WARNER.
Refer to A. W. McNeill and J. C. Morrill,
Des Arc, Arkansas. [jy 18, 1860-tf ’
n lLMAm Jvnn > . snAKIl,
.JACK. &, SHANKS,
Importers ami Dealers in
QUEENSWARE,
NO. 301 MAIN STREET,
itlempliis,.Tenn.
A LL KINDS Plated Goods, Wooden
f\ Ware. Window Glass, Looking Glass and
Housekeeping Goods on hand,
jy 18, 1800-6m
JULY AND AUGUST!
J. E. ffiERRIMAN & CO. :
-MEMPHIS'.
Having decided to give our numerous friends
and customers in Memphis and vicinity
the advantage of LOW PRICES, we
will (jfier, during the months of
JULY AND AUGUST,
FOR CASH,
Our entire, large and rich assortment of
WATCHES,
Among which will be found the celebrated
makers in the most beautiful and tastefully
gotten up styles.
C—H—A—I—N—S
Embracing many patterns of all sizes, length
and qualities, to suit the largest man and
smallest child.
DXAMOIVDS,
In this line will he found some of the moet de
cided bargains, being at any time worth
near the money paid for them.
... i k.te
^nasie ana eiauorate siyies in iuu —
»et3, to which wc invite the special atten
tion of the ladies.
-RIN as—
An endless variety, embracing all price*.
Among wnich will be found the motto of a®
great closing out sale—FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY.
Silver & Plated Ware, Table Cutlery, &
These goods we have a large stock of, *n“ *'
say don’t fail to take a look at them i"
July and August.
Guns, llijies, Sporting Apparatus, ^c
Gentlemen meditating an outfit in this H®*
the Fall and Winter Sports, will call afl“
the advantage in this department.
J. E. M. & CO. being determined to re*®
their stock, will look for the friends toW
firm to take advantage of this great closing
sales previous to our brilliant opening u>
tember.
July 18, 1860. _
B 1iih Sections For Sat1, (
ON Tuesday, the 7th day of August Deft
will offer for sale at public auction,
the Court House door in Brownsville, .
legal hours, the Sixteenth Section in J?. ^ta
2 north, range f) west. x\lso, the tu* .p9t
Section in Township 1 south, range to
all on a credit of five years. Purcna ^
give bond and security, and pay interes
rate of eight per cent, per annum, P J
semi-anuallv in advance. „
WM. P. PRESTON, .
jy ll-4t Common School Com^,
Cost ! Cost ! Cost!1
AT J. A. JEXfXiINGS & CO 'S.
WE have this day marked our *„et>,
of Muslins, Berages, Silks * pngf i»
with a variety of other goods, AT v
order to make room for a large Fall “ te,p.
Now is the time to get your good
We solicit a call from all. . rQ.
je23-tf J. A. JENNINGS ^ 1 '