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ThfmU) Morning, July 14, 1S6S,
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FOR PRESIDENT,
(loraliT) Soymour,
OK NEW lOKK.
EOU VICE PRESIDENT.
(■'I’iinciH T*. IJlnii*. .Ir.,
OF MISSOURI.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
FOR the statu at large:
.t. D. WALKER, of Washington Co.
JOHN If. FELLOWS. 9f Ouachita.
FIRST district:
ROBERT S. GANTT, of Prairie.
- SECOND DISTRICT :
A. II. WILLIAMS, of Hempstead.
THIRD DISTRICT:
j E. CRAVENS, of Johnson.
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foNORESstoKM. Dsmocratic Kx. Com. ^
Washington City, May 28, JStiS. j
The undersigned requests the chair
men of all slate, county, city, township
or ward democratic and conservative
tommitteos, associations, or clubs, to
furnish the Congressional Democratic
Executive Committee with the names
<>f memlw'rs of their associations, for
reference during the pending presiden
tial campaign. Documents will he fur
nished by tiiis committee, on orders
.accompanied by money, at the follow
ing rates:
For sixteen page documents, in wrap
pers, and franked, S12 per thousand.
For eight page documents,tin wrap
pers, and franked, $7 per thousand,
or at the same rate for a smaller
number. Ju particular cases they will
lie furulshctrigratuitously.
Communications may be addressed
to lion. Samuel J. Kendall, M. C.,
Washington City:
By order. d. K. DOOLITTLE,
Chairman Congressional Item. Ex.
Committee.
Samuel J. Kandall, Secretary.
Democratic and conservative jour
nals will plea«e insert the above notice
* onspiouously.
Up to this time our information
regarding the doings of the Democracy in
convention at New York, on the fourth,
i not so complete as we might wish it fur
the benefit of our readers. b\’e arc, how
ever, enabled to say that a larger, more
enthusiastic, patriotic and earnest assem
blage never congregated for a similar pur
pose. As early as Friday, before the
meeting of the convention, every hotel in
the great city was crowded. From every
section of the country, North, South, East
and West, the true men of the country
came fully determined to harmonize all
discordant elements and put in nomina
lion a man in whom the people could
trust, and who, with sound Democratic
principles would lead (lie pcoplo to victory
in November next. After the selection
of Gov. Seymour, of New Y'ork, rs Presi
dent of the convention, and the transae
lion of the usual preliminary business, the
convention proceeded to ballot. Of course
each State had her favorite, which neces
sarily gave at first a scattering vote, but
it was soon found that Seymour was .run
ning to the front. Gradually all other
candidates were dropped and a unanimous
vote given for Horatio Seymour, of New
York. Great enthusiasm prevailed when
this nomination was announced, which
only subsided that the convention might
go to ballot for the candidate for the Vico
Presidency. After a little balloting, Gen.
Prank P Blair, of Missouri, was unani
mously chosen, thus giving to the Democ
racy of the country for President and
b ice President men well known, who have
been tried and proven true. Every Dem
ocrat knows who our candidate for the
Presidency is. Gov. Seymour has always
Imon a Democrat, it; a Democrat still; was
twice elected Governor of New York; has
always been a consistent statesman, and is
a . 1 11* * * 1
UUi VI IIIU UV'V'Oi, J'UUSI nu.M <1* 141U
nation. Gen. Blair is known to the whole
country, mid is popular wherever known.
Wc doubt if a better ticket could be pre
sented to the Democracy of the country;
certainly for the times none more reliable
or suitable could be found. Now that
our country is torn and twisted by ambi
tious partisans, and almost lost in the
maddening whirlpool of political passion,
wc need wisdom more than nil else to
guide us. At tltc head of the government
we need ewd'etrong men—men too good
to he bought ami too strong to he bent
In the chief places of the nation we want
statesmen and patriots; in Gov. Seymour
and Geu. Blair the country will find just
Hindi men Let Democrats work that
they may win.
In another part of our paper will
be found tlio amnesty proclamation of
1’resident Johnson. We have long wait
ed to be gladdened by the pardon and
amnesty of all those who might bo charged
with treason against the government ol ,
the L nited States. Although he may
have seemed tardy to u« in taking the j
action, lie has most probably acted wisely
in writing thus long in doing so, no ! in
selecting the befitting occasion for pur
lormieg Mieh a great and magnanimous
act. 1‘rcsident Johnson has by his firm
ness, and Impartiality, and fearlessness,
endeared himself to every patriot and
homualdc minded man in tin nation No
man whu |i» ever fill* 1 tlif ptr'i'l'knli*l
chiir, Rfitl haJ -u vh a pr* i*l «u»t<*
w«r«i cin iinvUict < »tni i-1«♦. n f »'<>a
tend with adKor^ ro tl ly to the ton
fttitation and the tv ieti? bn iiim»U <->f the
government, lli* .Wy will ! o*<n him I
after liis death
Now !*"»* n fttll | ard' n has h« n grant
ed nil those who t<« V a part in tlo’ !<'
war, we hope no more of our countrymen ,
will hc.umc restless and di-satiafird with j
the land of their hirth. and wander in '
search of homes in ft-rrirn Gads but ra- |
solve to live where they have so many |
lies (o hind them to the pbice *f their in
titlty. This i, our i antra; here wo liist i
snw the light; here is the school room of,
our youthful day-, with its j.Uy ground- 1
so fnmilmr; here is the ehtireh wc have I
so long attended; here-i« our fishing and j
hunting ground that furnish n any a!
reminiscence of past sport and ploosure; j
here remains the old that wo so d< light U
honor; and lo ro arc the graves of uni
loved ones. Shall wo leave these to tin <
spoiler ami go about the world without
finding a place we could call home? No, |
wc will not. 'We will suffer with i ationpi
1 !
and labor with energy until rca- -n and
truth nssert their sway, rnd justice flic-,
not her place again.
nSr Mr. I'owcll Clayton, elected under
and in accordance (so thry soy) with tl <
reconstruction laws of congress, was duly
inducted into office on the 3d inst with
an attempt at a considerable display and
much eclat, but which, in reality, was a
very slim and meagre affair. According
to the estimate of the Gazette there was
not more than three hundred and fifty
persons in the turnout, though it could
have been made much more respectable it
they had not denied the poor negroes par
ticipation who have been so instrumental
in bringing about tlmir grand display. In '
another column will lie found his inan /tl 1
ral address, delivered on that occasion,
which is almost meaningless and fore,
shadows nothing except that portion which
refers to his intended course toward those
ho calls “a large part of the community,”
hut which does, contrary to his assertion
“accept the situation.” lie says ns soon
as the necessary legislation is had lie will
proceed to organize an efficient militia,
which, we fear, is only intended to sub
serve the ends for which Brownlow used
that placed at his disposal. We can see
nothing hut an unhappy condition for
Arkansas under the present regimen; hut
there is a hope that a “change will come
over the spirit of our dreams," and we
will see a decision made against the laws
that has thrust it upon us, und under that
decision this usurping Governor sent hack
to his home north of Mason and Dixon’s
line. God grant that wc wait no lunger
than next December
ISsy Wc see with plaesurc that Mr. A.
C. Mathews has mounted the editorial
tripod of the Des Arc Citizen The Citi
zen is one of the largest and most hand- I
[ some country papers published in Arknn- i
sas, and with such spirits as Jlcv. N. B j
Gair and Mr. Mathews at its mast head, i
will wield much influence in the upper!
White river section during the approach-.
ing presidential campaign, in behalf of
the good cause of Democracy.—De Witt
Klcctor. *
It is with feelings somewhat akin to
pride that we receive such flattering no
tices from our cotemporarics. Friend
Johnson, you have done ns kindly in
passing the compliment, and wo shall do
our utmost to sustain the position you :
would give us We have the most ; ub- j
stantial evidences of the high appreciation J
of our efforts in advocating the cause of:
right and justice, given us hv the people
of Arkansas, and, while our hands are!
thus upheld wc will continue to do battle j
for the tru*h. Our hearts are strong in '
the good cause of Democracy, and though
we cannot bring that ability into action
that wc could wish, our services, such as
they are, are freely offered, and we intend
to perform evcjy duty required of us if
we know it.
John It. Follows in \«vv Fork.
The following correspondence of the
lJtllc ltock Gazette, will be read with
pleasure by every true Arknnsinn.
Mr. Fellows is one of the Democratic
Presidential electors for the State at
large, and should our people he allowed
a fair chance in the routing election, ho j
will he a tower of strength to the
party :
Kiutohs Gazette:
On yesterday, O. H. Oats, of Helena,
John it. Follows and Mr. Chandler, ot'
Camden, K. H. Blanks, Mr. Dennison
and myself, of IJttlc lioek, called at 50
ulrpot con Mr Ainrnaf llnl.
inont, chairman Democratic National
Executive Committee. Wo saw him in
his oliice. 11nvo not time to say much
of him. He is a little lame, bald-head
ed Frenchman, or Jew, it matters not
which, llo is sound financially nnd
politically. He furnished us tickets
which secured us seats on the platform j
nt Cooper Institute, where Horatio
Seymour was to speak that night.—
When we got there we found about
five thousand people seated ; some two
thousand in the aisles and corners
around, nnd two hundred thousand,
like a Hold of wheat, in the llow'ory and
streets outside. Mr. Seymour made a
speech able and interesting. S. S. Cox,,
of Ohio, followed, devoting himself to
Arkansas and its recently admitted
congressmen. Our state and its affairs, I
for the last month, have occupied a
large share of public attention, owing !
to the fact of our having the frauds of)
its election brought to the attention of 1
our northern friends. All of a sudden
a shout was made for John K. Fellows,
of Arkansas. The shout continued, 11
louder oml louder, till it brought him j'
to the stand, llis youthful but-thought-1 <
ful face was pale, hut as placid as a
summer cveniug. Those of us who
were from his state of course were
anxious aud excited. We did not know ■
but what tho largo aud brilliant ball. I'
splendid audience with nti ocean of A
upturned faces, the large crowd of dis- i '
tingidehcd statesmen on the platform, '
all combined, might unnerve him, and ' i
lie might fail. But no. A nlomcutI'
served to show lie was nil right, and I , i
Ray that for the fifty minutes w ldoli lie
occupied 1 never heard anything half
so brilliant, bait'as happy, half as well-j
timed, or lone half the itl'crt that (hist
-pcccli had on the excited crowd. 1
cannot de- ribc the milt. When lie
noli of llir south—of its four long |
i i Rr* of ch - >1 itjon and devotion to it- ■
l*f; c I v. r"rs m ,r#ln - ami the heroic j
oVe nml r'i ichfncnt of it* soldiers to j
,er IV"; tlat, when Unit flag went
lor n Mr hi pcs nnd hairt went down 1
aril —' n I i ' - hi 4oh ;
•*B''-iii« I •• hat1 In •itrvn. Mu!
hem tint no one would deny gallantry
lo t . -Otl 1 rn tier : I l..lt the ■ I'M'
faith and honor to their country and
it * (big wldrh made them immortal in '
si ar was pledge enough with hottora- !
hie men iluit tlte sonth would nldde by !
her obligation*Now, with nil your j
greatness, avitls vonr cities, vonr ca
nals, your railroad*, vonr lines of ocean |
strain rs, your mereantile marine, your ,
telegraph*—Hko the reins and arteries
in the human body—•ending life and
health throughout the land, and your
ral»lr, ss tiieh spans the Atlantic anrl
sends the chained lightning careering
among the Meilnalds and fffml depths
of the ocean :—**wil!i theae, and such as
these, are yon notgreat enough within
yourselves to he kind Ritd generous
to your unforttmaio sisters of the
sonth v' Her the an ilenre eonld lie
restrained no longer—the wildest scene
of eiitbn-iasin succeeded. The crowd
seemed lor a uionrrut to drink iu the
thought, and with a voice like the rush
of ti e sen they rose to their feet with
cheer after cheer—ebeers for the south,
cheers for Fellows, cheers for Arkan
sas—until your poor correspondent
.-.ink down und wept like a child. 1
Imre no time to pursue the subject fur
ther. At Hie conclusion of his speech,
the crowd of friends who rushed up lo
congratulate mid scire him by the hntio
scattered our little crowd of Arkansl
nns, mid the last I saw of Fellows lie
Was being home off in triumph by the
I>emoc»act or New York.
•Adieu. Justice and rigid i* in the
ascendant. The nominee of the New
York convention will lie president of
these United states. T.
(•OVEHSOK'K NUNSthlk
JV/Zeir- Cifittmt of thr JSenatr iimi House
of K*pmmtatAfr*:
Seven years have elapsed since (lie
last State 1-egialntnre convened in these
halls—seven short year-compared with
the lifetime of a State, and yet how
long when measured hv flic amount of
. . • , I A A .. . ' 1 . ..1 _1
19 9 1 I I I • I 14 llll-' I 9 9»«*«« * 14 • UMM’ ll-> M
within that ixsriixl. W’ltcti that body
met, peaco and plenty reigned every
where; the granaries of the State were
literally overflowing, and that part Of
the community who controlled its
destinies were the favored recipient*
of wealth and prosperity. Protected
and fostered by (lint government which
gave the State existence, defended in
every constitutional right, w ith no dis
position to interfere with the Institu
tions of the State, though some of them
were manifestly unjust mid antagonis
tic to flic spirit of our government, it
wnssurely a strange plireto y that drove
the people to rut loose from the safe
moorings of the I nioti and launch out
amid the rocks and breakers of rebell
ion. lint bow different have the
results been from those ontiei| ated.
Tlie great blot of human slavery, that
so long defaced our national escutcheon,
and which the statesmen of the past
nnd the present have labored in vain to
remove, has by an overruling Provi
dence been forever wiped out tbrongh
Hie very agencies that sought to perpe
tuate it- Indeed “There is a Divinity
that slinpes our ends, rough t • w them
as w ■ nine!" I thank (tod that tin
work I* d im—tlmt the long agony i
over, nnd that the representatives of
the people an a; tin permitted jieneen
bly to u-seinble w ithin the J.—gtshilix r
Halls of the' Stale undi r the stai r; llag
of that country whh'li I- now Indeed
and in truth “The land of the free and
the home of the brave. ’
The duties ami responsibilities tv liieh
you have assumed are most d ,!h-till and
grave. Much is expected of yon. Tht
eyes of the friends of fix iI liberty
(Very where are fixed anxiously upon
you. Many of your honorable ! !y
iiave risked your lit « upon tlie battb -
fiejil in the service of your < et ’> all
have perhaps sacrificed min-h in tin .
*ainc cause. The people will expert
you to show the same devotion for the
public welfare in the future as y ou have
in the past. With the pa«-ion-, pr ti
dier* and and animosities that have
grown out of tho civil conflict tbrongh
which w e have passed, w e should have
nothing to do, except to provide for
and encourage their allay meat. iii-h
motives ami individual intere-*- should
he laid aside, and a desire to promote
tlie public welfare should prompt every
otlieial action- An industrious and
careful application should begiton lo
the public service that undue and ha-ty
legislation may ho avoided. In the
appropriation of the puldir fund- tru ■
oconomy should be oi ■ erved,its distin
guished from a mean and niggardly
policy.
The evils of pa*t legislation should
be at 'once corrected, and immediate
steps taken lo preserve the public pr u o
ami enforce the laws. Tin h.-,ly politic
has been prostrated by a t- rrih!c mala
dy, and rest and careful nursing i« re
quired for a time before the great w ork
of development can lie undertaken. In
our present weak, disordered and im
poverished condition, Is there not dan
ger of too much legislation? After
repairing and remodeling such parts of
the intricate machinery of Sim, govern
ment as ate known to produce friction,
let us put it in motion and carefully
note Its action. A practical test doubt
less suggest much that theory might
overlook or misapply.
1 respectfully suggest that,after mak
ing such enactments ns the pr, -rut de
mands and Hie now order of thing* re
quire. vou take a recess until niter the
full election*. Tins will enable yon to
act upon tlie submission oMhc quc-lioii
to tlie people of loaning the credit of
the State for the encottriv.emi lit of
railroads, to w hich your attention will :
hereafter bn more fully invited: will
permit such of your honorable body
as are engaged in agricultural pursuits,
upon the success of which so much de
pends, to give your personal attention
to your crops at this critical soncoti, '
and will enable you to confer with
your constituents and properly inre-ti
gatc the great questions ol public policy ,
which will requre aelion upon your
re-assembling. Should J’rovldencc
bless us with abundant, crops, a< the t
prospects now indicate, and peace and
good order be restored to the State, we .
may safely commence tlie grand inarch j
at improvement.
Believing that you will adopt this 1
’ourso, l will now proceed to call yourj
ittcution to such measures as, in my
mlgmeiit, require immediate action.
MILITIA.
Tlie fathers of the Ifepuhlie have dc- ■
dared, and experience has proven, that
■The bulwark of our libertir. i* our'
■itircu soldiery.” I'ndor the peculiar j
ireumst.itt . nl the pri .cut, jhe | eli
te safety absolutely demand* dial you
houhl proceed at once to provide for!
h efficient and well-disciplined militia. (
[’lie, military force should. in in
ipinion, bo composed of two clas-a
flic first class ahould cmbraco Midi.
.blebodied electors and voting men be
weeu the ages of eighteen and twenty- i
mo as voluntarily uniform theiuaulve* I
out offer tiieir service* to the State ; to j
io officered, organi/.ed and armed tin
ier the direction of the coin mail dor-in - j
■liief. The second class should rut
inter till ulile-hodied electors not f
irgauiAed in the Hrst da..-, who si,mil.I |
ie enrolled, and. at the di action ol j
i!io rommander-In-chlef, organised and
armed.
REGISTRATION ANI> EI.KCTtON RAWS.
The Constitution fixes the qualifica
tions, of elector*. Steps should bo
taken to cnatdc nil who are authorized
to exercise the elective franchise to do
■ ecly and u itln itl rostra nt, am
prevent the improper exercise of that
privilege* This must be done through
wise registration and ejection laws,
both of which are very important, and
should receive your early attention.
I recommend’that the county officers
having in charge registration, be re
quired, in addition to that duty, to en
roll the militia. This will save the ex
pense of detailing officers for that ser
vice, and will tie as efficient.
That the will of tlie people is the su
preme law is a principle ofgovernment
that underlies our free institutions,
lie, therefore, who would willfully de
feat tho true expression of tlmt will by
deterring our citizen from the exer
cise of the elective franchise, or by
defrauding him of Ins vote, strikes a
blow tit the foundations of the govern
ment itself, and merits the severe pains
and penalties of an outraged law.
In view of the fall elections yon
should, at an early day, by the enact
ment of a wise and rigorous election
law, put into the hands oft lie execu
tive officers of the state ample authori
ty for the protection of every qualified
elector in the free expression of his
preferences at the ballot box.
IMMIGRATION.
There is probably no question that
will affect the future destinies of Ar
kansas so much ns flint of immigration,
i’rovidenre has richly endowed our
State with those elements of wealth
that are necessary to constitute an
independent and self-supporting com
munity. Vet, in the midst of this great
age of progress and improvement, our
primeval forests, ns of yore, rear their
arms to Heaven and seem to defy the
hand of man. Millions of broad acres
teeming with fatness and fertile beyond
description, patiently await the “open
sesame-’ tint shall unlock and develop
their varied stories. Limitless wealth
buried under broad hills, eoi^enlcd in
secluded valleys, and hidden Til moun
tain caves, awaits tlie glad advent of
im* |hi b aim nar.
Reflecting upon our great ngrirul
tiirnI staple, we involuntarily pause to
li*tm lor tlie hum of machinery and the
clank of the loom.
After a patient watting of hal f a cen
tury the light of a higher civilization
Iiak hurst upon Arkansas.
The vast tide of emigration that, from
aero** the waters, lias been moving
westward for so many years—peopling
territories, building cities and creating
States with nmgieal rapidity—only
awaits our action to pour itself within
(lie limits of our State.
Wo should invite nil classes ntid
greet everyone with a cordial welcome.
Capital should be protected, industry
fostered, and over each individual
should be extended the strong and pro
tecting arm of the law—guaranteeing
upon the 'of! of Arkansas, equal rights
to all men.
I confidently rxpert that at an early
period you will establish a liberal and
vigorous bureau of immigration; and
I e arnestly recommend that you so de
fine the duties of the commissioner, and
A-lot hr him with such powers in rela
tion to I is intercourse with the more
populous parts of tl I* and foreign
countries as shall enable 1dm to cope
sncrcs-ftlllv with the agents of other
Mates; and to direct the capital and
labor of tin North to ibis ruoru goulnl
climate ; and by a thorough difllisioii
of J.iets and statistics to so determine
IliWlloe of emigration from Huron* to
till* Mlate, as will make iis ti e recipient s
of those elements of w ealth and pros
perity, from which, by the old order of
things, we were effrrtually debarred.
Ii UtROAIl.s.
Clo-ely ron:.e ted with (be qnoslion
of Immigration nto our railroad inter
ests. The emigrant in seeking and
locating hi* new home is apt to follow
raili • . ’. ; . And *utht it is true
(hat our noble river*, which spread
over onr Mute like great arteries, afford
a natural mean* At intereonimnnlnitlon
unsurpassed by any other Mate, they
►are in*ulHHont, and, for traveling pur
poses. must soon give way to railroad
communication.
The i erv net of constructing our rail
roads will bring into our State thou
stnda of laborers, who will soon dis
cover superior Inducement* to stay
among us; and by communicating
with their friend* w ill produce a flow
i of immigration which, once started,
will rapidly increase.
Hut I need make no aigumcnts in
favor o! railroads, lor i believe your
honorable and intelligent body i» fully
convinced of their great value ami im
portance. They are IbcUMeivrt exis
ting witnesses of their wealth-giving
power, tor wherever they reach out
their iron arms the seed* of prosperity
are rapidly disseminated; w berevr-r the
shrill voice of the "Iron hor-r" is heard
every branch of industry is stimulated ;
along the track upon which he courses
(he forest* disappear, Hie ron.Tii face of
nature ii smooth'd down, and farms,
villages, towns and cities spring up ns
by magic: as each successive train
sweep- by, laden with the varied mi f
eliannire ol every clime, far out to the
rigid nml left is disseminated informa
tion for the people, educating a* well
u enriching. •
Can wc do anything at this time to
encourage this great Interest which
bring* with it so many blessing*t
There is one important step whirh I
believe uovaii and should take in that
direction. A railroad bill should be
nassed before vim ndlorn. whirh w ill
provide for the loaning of the credit of
the Utah to Mich road* n« arc now or
ihay hereafter be Incorporated, vkieii
shall lie show 11 to be of sufficient heuclit
to the State to ju'tlfv »ucl» loan, ami
whieh tnnv not have received from the
general government hi gnrat of’lnnd*
or other* i»c atllHcicul assistance to in
Min the completion of the same with
out the aid of the State.
The Constitution wisely provides
that the rrrdif of the State 'shut' nerer
he loaned without the eoa». nt of the
people expressed at the ballot-box.
The qucMloU should therefore be sub
mitted to the pi oplr at the fall elections
whieh will enable son upon your re
assembling to tak.' >uch action as the
result may demand.
It is not expected that you will cre
ate fresh Indehtcdnv** by the i-snam-c
of bonds whilst our rredtt I* In its
present condition, unless the exigen
cies of the Stale government should |
require It.
I am indebted to Gen. M. Brin inn.
President of the C.iiro end hiiitm.
Itaitroad t'oinfanv, for an .-.bit i.- '
concise atatcrncnl of the history and
condition of that corporal ion. Thisj
document will be submitted to j«u for,
your Information.
01 n fttr.'KXT ntPEnm xrs*.
Whilst every principle of justice and
honor demand- that we should at »•'
early flperiod as praellcaldeeHthl e»> i
hoi . st drill, no mailer when > outre*!
rd, the public interests rcqulfi that we ,
should take -tiffli imt time to Ihorott.-li
ly investigate claims whieh orlgiiis’ed
so ninny years ago; ami at -i period '
whieh sc< ms to have been markotl lii a I
degree ol’ olilrial corruption and mis
rule probably uupri n dented In the ,
history ofatiy other I'tate.
*1 siiall make the iuv. li ition of this
important ul-n ins r-pxial dun
and endeavor to gain, ns soon as possi- i
tile, sucli Information ns will enable me , l
to lay before vonr honorable body, at I:
your're-assembling, stu b facts nnd tig- I
ures as will facilitate your action, nnd l
I hope to be able at the same time to h
submit rucIi terms of adjustment as
will conform to the interests and honor
of tlie State and satisfy the rights of
the public creditor.
FUl'CATION.
Your attention is respectfully invited
to a question which is perhaps more |
important than any you may lie called
upon to consider. It is that of univer- j
sal education.
To tlie ears of the oppressor this is a ,
startling and dangerous subject, tor
where ever ennobling influence of ed- j
m at ion is felt, the shackles tall from
tlie limbs of the-oppressed. The slave
becomes a freeman. To the lover of
freedom it is the very “Philosopher's ]
stone” which changes the base metal of j
the ignorant and slavish mind to the j
pure ore upon which the light ofliber
ty is caught up and reflected upon oth
er minds until the whole becomes illu
mined. To us it is the keystone of the
grand arch upon which rests the fair
structure of our free government. No
State founded upon the principles upon
which our government is based, can
prosper where ignorance prevails.
The people cannot rule successfully
unless they are educated and informed.
Free school and free labor are neses
sary adjuncts ; they go hand in hand
together. The one produces from the
warden of the tninil its choicest fruits,
the other causes “The wilderness to
blossom as the rose.”
The wicked and shameful manner in
which the servants of the people have
neglected their educational interests
and appropriated to tlicir own soltlsh
uses and tlie unhallowed purposes of
treason, tlie magnificent endowments
of a generous government, subjects
them to tlie merited condemnation of
all true patriots. In regard to tlie ad
vancement of the common school inter
ests, the question heretofore seems to
have been, not liow to do it, but how
not to do it. A comparison of the cou
.1:,:.... .. .. ... ,n,.|c II. io Slain
as shown by the Governor's message,
delivered to the General Assembly,
November 15th, 18G0, with that of the
State of Michigan, winch became a
member of the federal Union at the
same time with Arkansas and under
circumstances less favorable, is calcula
ted to create a sickening sensation in
the breast of one having the interests
of education at heart. In 1855 Miehi
i iran maintained 3255 common schools,
and employd 5978 teachers. In 1880,
as shown by the message above refer
red to, hut 25 common schools were
I organized and kept up, in tins State,
from the common school fund. I am
| unable to give you correct information
of tlie number of common schools now
i in operation, hut for practical purpo
I ses it would he safe to proceed as
1 though there were none.
From reliable statistics obtained
from the lists of registered voters,
made last fall, it is shown that thirty ,
per cent, of the white, and fifty per
• rent of the entire voting population
« ere nimble to write their own names.
Nothing hut a due sense of my Con
stitutional obligations, and an earnest
desire to promote the educational in
cests of the State, induces me to
i ike this shameful disclosure.
Fortunately, after thirty-two years of
ignorance and misrule, a way is at last
jicned through which the ligld of in
ti lligi nee can enter and shed its benef
; nt rays over the whole Shate.
The framers of our present Constitu
tion hnvr placed themselves in envia
i..e comparison with pa-t legislators,
,d merited I he iipprobufctou and grat
itude of posterity by that one net of
fur-seeing statesmanship which secures
future generations the inestimable
• non of education and gives life and
erpetuity to the State, by providing
tlie means whereby its future suppor
ters and defenders may he prepared
or the proper exercise of the duties of
American citizenship.
Volt are expected to take tip this
w ork which lias been so well begun,
and at an early day devise and estab
lish s wise system of common schools ;
■ me that will not he out of proportion
, with our limited means hut will he so
iuMed iis to grow with our growth,
I strengthen with our strength. Af
ter a system is established, the work of
■ ' edition should lie put into the hands
competent men, depending more
upon rlliricncy than numbers. The
v ,<i k that under the present system is
e itrtisteillo nearly sixty officers, could,
;u my opinion he more efficiently per-'
turnied by ten. 1, therefore respect
fully sitggc-l the propriety of abolish
ing the office of county school com
missioner, and creating in lieu thereof
district superintendents for each judi
■ iul district that is now. or may here- •
Iter, he established. These district
upeiintendents should be charged
with the work of organizing school
d'-trlets and establishing schools, they
-liould have immediate supervision
over the school directors of the various
t bind districts, and see that said direc
■ tors perform their duties promptly
and according to low; they should
examine and license teachers, and
organize teachers institutes; tlicv
_ a —....I.I.. ...i..l .t..*:....*.
IV the government of schools, and visit !
the school frequently for the purpose '
ot ascertaining the efficiency of the I
, teachers; they should examine the'
cilo of 9II school lauds llint have]
; 1 idol.11 c hecn disposed of, and re-;
port to the proper officer such, if any,
a« are illegally held anil their eondi
► t ion.
In short, they should have full super
vision of all matters appertaining lo
c school interests ln*tlieir respective
districts.
In addition lo these duties, the dis- |
trid superintendent, with the state ,
superintendent, as presiding officer, 1
111 d constitute a board of education,
which should meet at the capital year- I
I; . and have conferred upon it such j
ugislativc pots CI S as may enable said
bn.l to make »uch amendment* in I lie |
' .ol system a* the application of
>r\ to practice, or the exigencies of j
11 educational Interest* may demand.
I he pn sent condition of our school
.ati reals i- unprecedented. .V large,
p otion of the community are known
1 he aulagoiiisth to the principles of !
universal education. The prejudice* j
which exist against a cert tin class of;
tl, people will tend lo embarrass the j
d t 1 it ton. Obstacles w ill doubtless bo
thrown in the « ay where active sup-1
port should lie given.
The • •tahlisment of the sehool sys
tems of the older states has hceu the |
w< l hi tears. We • moot expert to
.r ci -fully apply the elaborate plans
w’ i.-h they have slowly perfected and
busted to suit their enlarged view* >
td peculiar localities and conditions,,
,i line* to our state. JU-fnre we can
live at such a degree of perfect Ion,!
tl people must he educated a* w ell as
the rising generation. .
Any st stem that we may agree upon, I
,, ill,doubtless, require frequent adjust- 1
Ini'nls before it will be found to work
w 1II in practice. It is for this reason 1
that I recommend the rslabll»ment of a
hoard of education.
til IX I* IXSTirt Mb
\ our attention is invited to the re
port* <>t the ’'-Arkansas Institute for
tin1 blind'
1 h|sinstitution -hould be maintained 1
ti III** public ex pence. In ease x*ou
mate the rdu« xtlnnsl hoard a re* fini
nonded, 1 would respectfully suggest , 1
|,nt you abolish the board ol trustee*,
nd put this institution under the ron
rol of said educational board.
Jt is believed that the institution ;
iliould be moved Irdm Arkadelpliia,
mil located *i thera|dUI. The reasons
riven forth* latter ioc:ilion are, that it
s move neocisible, that slll'pli'-1 Van be 1
obtained move conveniently, and that j
,vhen (lie legislature i- In session, the
nembers ran more read’llv neqoaint ,
lienisclves with its eonditiyn. If the
'xpensee of makinpr tin* roiili'iupliitoil
liange will not be great, 1 would |
rcspeetfiilly recommend it. i
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
For the purpose ol bringing to lijfht 11
nur great mineral resource* and faeill
Lnting their development, I respectfully
recommend that tlic Kxeeutivc be
authorized to employ a person skilled
in the sciences of geology, mincrology
mid mining, who shall proceed upon |
the data afforded hv thealde reeonnols
sance of Professor David Dale Owen, ■
to make a through investigation of the |
various mineral localities ot this state.
A reasonable sum expended in a soicr.- j
title. Investigation of this nature will,
doubtless, bring to light vast resources
of hidden wealth; which will not only j;
afford profitable employment to thou
sands of enterprising artizans, but will
add very much to the revenues of the j
commonwealth.
STATE HOUSE GROUNDS.
Your attention is respectfully called ;
to t ho condition of the state house. I
Strangers visiting our cajiital would
form a very unfavorable opinion of our
commonwealth, I fear, should they
happen to stroll into that building.
The public interest requires that it
should be kept in a state of repair, and
common decency demands that the
halls, corridors and grounds should be
cleansed of the rubbish which now
encumbers them.
Trusting that your deliberations may
oe imnnuIIIUHS aim i niumiu to I'm/
lie good, and that nothing may occur
to disturb or impair the unity and
confidence which should exist between
the gentlemen of your department and
the executive, I respectfully submit the
foregoing for your consideration.
--
13Y TELEGBAPII!
NEW YORK.
New Yoke, July 11.
Cotton quiet and weak; Uplands,
82 h. e.
The committee designated by tho Na
tional Democratic Convention to pre
sent the nomination to the candidates,
did so at Tammany ITall Iasi evening. !
Gen. Morgan, chairman, made the for
mal tender to Gov. Seymour and Gen.
lllair. Seymour accepted the nomina
tion, stating that the resolution were
in accordance with his wishes, lie
said from the evidence everywhere
phown Democracy would triumph at
the next election.
Gen. lllair accepted the Vice Presi
dential nomination, pledging himself j
to adhere to tho principles enunciated [
in the platform.
An cnthusiaslic meeting was held
outside tho hall, which was addressed
l>y Seymour, Cox. lllair and others, all
foreshadowing the triumph of tlie De
mocracy.
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Kxceutivc
Committee organized yesterday, with
McQuaid as Chairman. Blair’s nomi
nation was entirety satisfactory ; Scv- j
mour’s was openly condemned. Regis- j
tors show 7800 names, whereof over 100
are naval officers.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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TIIK
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The public's servant.
Louisville. Kv. Du. JOHN BULL.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM '
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Du. John Bum.: I send you 5*30 for ('ko
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I have been troubled for several years with
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I wo ii nth* si nee. when I was put under an
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FitED K TAXON, President.
IV. I># MKxnr.xHAi.L, Treasurer.
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[From W. P. Ileabl, Esq., Bangor, Me.]
Baxoor, Mr., April 24, 18B8.
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Banuok, Me.. March 81, 1808.
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1,1,88 THAN’ 4 OS'J
MALE and FEMALE
SEMIISr ARY,
Austin, Prulrlf fcunt y, Arkansas,
rpiIE Second Sc«*ion of this School, under
L the control of
Prof. W. A. Garner and Lady,
will commence the first Monday in August,
18e>8, and continue twenty weeks.
CHARGE*, TER RE*«tOS.
Tuition, from $13 to $25.
Incideutal Fee. 50 cents.
Board, (including wa-fiing and lights,)
from $10 to $12 per month.
Pupils will he charged from date of en
trance till the'closc of the Session.
Deductions mndoonly in cases of protract
i cd illness.
Wit, SAUNDERS, Pres.
Board of Trustees.
Wm. Donnell, Sect’y. jul!4-lm
A HOME COMPANY.
Capit n 1 ^850,000.
AUKANHAS’
FIRE, MARINE,
ANIJ
General Insurance Coy
OF
umi mi,
C. G. SCOTT, President.
('HAS. A. CLARK. Treasurer.
W. 11. FULTON, Secretary.
PTRF.CTORS.—A. McDonald, C. C.
Seott. John Robins, O. R. 'Weeks, Fred
Kramer.
\ / ■ i m uv I'ini.' i'm.. , —
L. Griffith, W. W\ Adams, Dr. I*. O.
Hooper, II. 10. McKet.
Tiic patronage of-the public throughout the
State is respect'fully solicited for this
HOME INSTITUTION.
J. F. FAG i!V, Agent.
jgggrOfficc in the Bank Building,
jnnltt_
GOOD *'113 v* G"
To iill Whom It May Concern.
A Large and well Selected Stock of
SPUING AND SUMMER GOODS,
To be sold out regard!* -■ of (\ f Prices
FOR < 1ASII.
Come Ono! Como All!
See for yourself and buy a flood Bargain
before it is too late, being determined to sell
out our entire stock in as short a time as pos
sible. Consider, then, your own inter -!:
times arc hard, money scarce: ai\d. in view of
these facts you will do well to call at
F. OATFS A lilto.
To buy 4 0nr
!
I
! Drj (aOoUii, (lollilng. Mini's null
IIihiI*, Sailillt-s mill tlrlillrs,
Units. Itllli's i<n I 1*1 toil.
4'ai prts, Hals mid
Cups.
•
And many other thing** f«•<» numerous to
monlion; ail '>>4& cold to hum tbe-o hard
tiuipc. aiul tift • y 'tivod in the pmcha.-o ©t
your lh*y Ooode 11 is
Mom v Mmlf.
So don't forget to call aeon, in order l*» gi l
the best eelccliour and limit i .»f g • 1?
F. C.ATKS A I1RU.
my 16
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STATU or ARK l\sis >
COUNT V OK 1‘KAUUh. (
In the Circuit Court of said emmy, on
Chancery fide thereof. l*oi n th« CU« % ...
▼ncati n.—July 1st, 1"
Sarah FI MeDermntt, ctmj :vnu
▼*. Kilt fa.
Marcus M. MuDtm dt, dof*. eUut }**
•*«r
I eolfoftere, and tie* h;>r bill *f t , • /.
tliia behalf, praying flier* • m <U- f->r
1 voree trom the 4et**i>d4ut: ■••» i u » i «
l>y affidavit annexed i . »•*: i H,,, .i. - .
i fendani, Marta* M V-l»or»*. * c t i
| resident of thia Slate* if i* *< i # *
i that he bo ttoi i&ed of lhe peiidrt;* y «
| again at him by publieatma of a copy of
I order In row# neeraj-sj er printed
| Slate, for the number of Com** *n*t wb > n *?
; time prtieriM by the atatntr. an t * t?
! let** he appear in paid court eu ©r I tf.^ee t*
third day of the next term thereof, to be be
gun and holdeu at the rmmhcm-e <>f *#v .
; county, in the town of Ui«»wn*' uU% <>a ito
third Monday iu Auguai, A l». 1***, »«d t.
exceptions, plead, an »er or d*n u f. .
hill, the mmm will be taken ** t* i j< «*« ■
again** biiu and an -try Aarrn m
lord accordingly.
Wn. cnowim, cirri.
A true copy from the r«s *rd
Afreet: H m OO "*t i \! <