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VOLITME VI._ _ BBS 'AHa'ARKANSAS, >T ITLY 18, 1H(>()._KBMBER 8%.
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OTTFl JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied .ourselves yrith -a good
assortment of Printing Material, and arc |
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets. Cata
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Pleads, Blanks of every descrip
ion, for Cle ks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Cchisfablei, &c.
ir gr-»'an«aaroa»g»»WiUii«wi«« ui.ih.vwss—■«—a
<& CL mL%LYB
DRUGGIST,
S AND M
AJPO'fSlSOAH.Y.
ALSO. DEALER IN
Stationery, Perfumery,
PIKC¥ ARTICLES, AC.,
Lane &. Watts’ old stand, Buena Vista street,
TpY pvN yC' rv V v J) f’V „
uU^ut^v iXiv
■ar Fine Wines, Brandies, &c., for Me
dicinal purposes, always oil hand.
Zjyjf*Physicians prescriptions are accurately
compounded of the best articles that can be
procured. janlStf.
c A. ji'DSOV,
pARPENTER AND JOINER, Also,
Dealer in Sash, Doors, Mantles, Window
and Door rramel.s-c.
Shop corner of Erwin and Park streets.
DES ABC, ARKANSAS,
V. R. — f oflSns made to order, on short
notice. feb22;lv
©► at jr«Ksr*ow,
BUGGY AND CARRIAGE
Mcmiafaotxiror,
Hickory Plain. Ark.,
(V■’•-'Tty Will make and repair Buggies
■“ ^—and Carriages.&cv toorder. Or
ders 'espectfillly solicited.
vV* All orders will be readily attended to,
all new work warranted twelve months. I re
turn my thanks to the public for past favors,
and hope to receive a liberal patronage in the
future. nov2B-tf.
J. S. AVDEUSOY,
SADDLE, BRIDLE
-A N D
S!a r ness . ?# a nufaeturer,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
CLk RESPECTFULLY informs
—the citizens of Prairie and 'op§8 j
adjacent counties, that he has on hand. *I'«m»
and is oreuared to manufacture to order,
Saddles. Bridles. Martingales, Buggy,
Carriage and Hack Harness,
As well as every other description of work
usually done in such establishments.
Shop on Lyon street, back of Frith &
Jackson’s store. jai12l-ly.
BL . J C K S MI Tli JjY G
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DF„S ARC, ARKANSAS,
^•sr-r-T* rmiANKFUL to the
—jKd&C- | people for their past t'a-d i)
eS*~jCa*Ji yors,respectfully announces v v
that lie has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
stand, on Park street, where he is prepared to ,
do all kinds of work in the,above line.
itS^Btucksinirlung. wagon and buggy baildt
*nwheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
—shor—n itiyo.—t——- -—.—^---,-•— ■
l‘i^“Horse-shoaiag done promptly,
fe b 18 -if
JO HU leH A BS E,
( T .1 # t K ,
Dch Arc, A r k a n s h s.
; QHOP ON BO K N A V! 8 i A 8 i t J ft ft T—
* O itonn i'e h':- Nucleus House”!—wliire he
, , n[.■ t:l kinds ot V oi k in
his line of business, in * neat and fashionable
style, I
July 2", 1859.—{tj;]
WM . GR KENSL A D Ef
tWerchftiif Tailor,
Des Arc, Ark., |
SHOP on Ruena Vista street, one door West i
of the Post office. Ait work executed in
a neat and fashionable style.
feb29-ly.
J< r IEfTa V T? f) r> K-v^El{~r i
bHAflKO, BAIU-CUTTISC,
HA.I R-t> rJE SSI N G SALOON.
—ALSO— k
SHAMPOOI53 AND KAIR-DYING,
BL'LNA VJtiTA 8'ohekt. south-side, two)
doors east of G it J JdcLaren’s, Ues
Ate, Africaners. yaall-tf !
PROFESSIONAL CAIIDS^
Sw. ‘■TirRFT.L*. MVoIFPhy5lcUnlr.il
• Surgeon. Brownsville. Ark. Office—At
Lightfoot’s Drug Store. Main at. je2-tf
T SENDERS. J.,L. NEEL.
r\ RS S ANDERS Sc NEEL. Resident. Phy
sicians. Des Arc. AVk.,'having formed a
partnership in the practice of their profession,
tender a continuation of their services to the
citizens of Des Arc and adjacent country.
Office — up stairs, corner of Buena Vista and
Woodruff streets. my26-tf
DR. H. A RMISTE AD having permanent
ly located at D»s Arc. offers his pro
fessional "services to the citizens of the town
and adjacent country.
(13?- Office on Lyon street, Martin Sc Simp
son’s Law Office. . [mareh21-6m
DR WM. BETHELL will continue the
Practice of Medicine in Des Arc and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fifteen years, he hopes to
receive a share of the public patronage.
(j3?” Office at Balslv’s Drug Store. Resi
dence near the forks of the Little Rock and
Searcy roads, first house on the South side of
the road, entering the town. mar21-lv.
J. J. LANE.W. H. CHAMBERS.
DRS. LANE & CHAMBERS!) .vingform
ed a partnership in the practice of
their profession, tender their services to (he
citizens of Des Arc and adjacent country.
From their experience they hope to share
at least a portion of the patronage of the
public.
aar Office on Buena Vista street, at Bals
ly’s Drug Store. feblitf
DR. N. L. RAGLAND, having located at
the residence of R. B. Trezevant,
(formerly B. B. Allens place.) 2j miles from
Wattensaw Landing, offers his professional
services to the public.
(j^“ Particular attention given to deseases
of women and children. jan 1-ly.
TAIL V\. F. WALSH, having located at.
| / Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser-"
vrcES to the public, Calls promptly at
tended to. may29,1858-lyk
TJ. WOODSON, Attorney nt Law,
. Des Arc, Arkdusas, will practice in ib» !
Fifth Judicial Chcuit, and the counties of ;
White. Jackson and Monroe.
* * Ail business entrusted to his care will .
be promptly attendee) to. mayv-ly. j
\W. McNFILL, Attorney at Law. Des1
• Arc. Arkansas, practices in the courts i
of Prairie and adjacent counties. £3?~OIGcc. ,
corner of Erwin anu Lyon .streets. [apll. j
EVV DOPGLAS3, Attorney at Law.
• Brownsville. Arkansas, will promptly
attend to all business entrusted to him, in
Prairie, Arkansas. Monroe, Si. Francis, Jack
son and White counties.
%* Prompt attention given to the collection
of all claim'- entrusted to his care. apr28
-i---r.~ i
U. D. TURNER. • •”.V.'M. T. JONES.
tJGURNER & JONES, Attorneys at
Law. Brownsville, Arkansas. Will at
tend promptly to all business entrusted to
them. jan4-tf.
rp R. LAWRENCE, Attorney at
* Law, Des Arc. Arkansas. Special at
tention given to collecting. jan4-tf.
Q H. HEMPSTEAD. Attorney at Law,
O* Little Rock, Arkansas. Office on Mark
ham street. janll-tf.
r. s. oantt. w. j. bronaugh
Cl ANTT & BRONAUGH. Attorneys
(T at Law. Brownsville. Arkansas Will
sttend promptly to any business . confided to
them. *eptl4tf
TACOB T MORRILL. Attorney at
i) Law. Notary Public, and Justice of
rHE Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe j
County, Ohio. [jul27-tf.
r. E. GATEWOOD..J. A. MOON.
GATEWOOD & MOON, Land
IT Agents and Real Estate Brokers.
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attciid to payment
if taxes, locating Government. Swamp or Mil
tary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aiig3-tf.
rp B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc. 1
l • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
prairie. White, Monroe. Arkansas. St. Fran- ,
cis. Jackson, and Independence counties. All
business Intrusted to his care shnI! meet with
prompt attention. £3?” Office on Lyon
street. [jmi8-tf
T - E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
# Law. Des Arc. prairie couruv. nrKunsas.
Wi*ll practice in fho counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pope. Will investigate Land
Titles, and act as General Land Agent.
Prompt attention given to all business entrust
ed to him.
Office—First door up stairs, one door
East of John Jackson &• Co.’s, Store,
fcbl 3-tf.
r. L. HOLLOW ELL..w. D. JACOWAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law. Dardanclle. Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je2C-tf
SPRINGS- SUMMER GOODS'!!
LEVIN HARRISON,
----i 4
Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING. ILIRDWJIRE. HJTU
Boots, Shoes, &c.
ijiis Aitc.A.mv.
[s in receipt erf liiu supply of Spring .t • P*
in k Goods, coasieting or all articles usually
:'ouud in Pry Goods Houses. His stock n s
veen selected with care, arid expressly to suit
he trade of Pes Arc. As to prices, he only
.visiles dealers to' call, and he will Satisfy
hem that he can SELL AS CHEAP and £ur
lish as good articles as any olher brore ill this
ection of country.
He Hopes by strict attention to business,
ind a determination to please all, to merir a
•ootlnuance of the liberal custom which the
louse has received during the past two years
ind a half. , [apnl It
WATTED
A NEGRO BOY OR GIRL, targe enough
to nurie a child ten months old. Apply
it this office._P'J~'f
Jl'ST KF.CKI'* ED
’Pen ifitzt’n Unlit—nuxovted.
By.i3 *.f g McLaren & co
A yfiiiKSS
RICHARD H. JOHNSON
, f '
T O
THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS.
Fellow Citizens:—The Democracy of fhe
I State, in their Convention, assembled at Little
Rock in April last, nominated me asth Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of Arkansas.®
As 1 shall not be able to visit, and speak in all
the counties, as I should desire, nor in so many
of them as I at first anticipated. I have deemed
it proper to adop't this method of making my
views generally public. I shall also visit and
address the citizens of as large a portion of the
State as is possible, and 1 shall trust to their
courtesy and kindness for an attentive hearing
and an impartial verdict.
The brief limits of a circular letter will not
permit me to enter so fully as I could wish
into the detail of my views upon public ques
tions; but [ hope to be sufficiently explicit to
be clearly comprehended, and, as 1 sh ill pre
sent nothing hut my earnest convictions. I beg
to request they may be well considered. I
shall address myself directly to the judgment
and good sense of the people. It is to them 1
appeal, and it is by them I wish to be under
stood ami appreciated.
The office for which I hive been nominated
by the Democracy is the most honorable and
responsible oiL any in_ the gift of the people,
ami when I reflect that in its wise and efficient
execution, the interests, the honor, and even
the future destiny of our State are involved, 1
must confess that I accept the position as a
candidate for it with an extreme diffidence of
my abilities: All I can promise is. if elected,
to bring to the execution of the duties of the
office an honest and earnest desire for the
prosperity and welfare of the State.
The Convention that honored me with the
nomination for Governor assembled at Little \
Rock on ths 2d April last. It was regularly i
called by tbe F.xecutive Committee, appoint
ed for that purpose by the State Democratic
Convention of 1S56, and ample notice wasgiv- !
en. Every county in the S ate wasfuliv noti- i
fied. aud on the day set apart four-fifths of j
them assembled in convention. The conven- ‘
tion was regularly organized by the election ;
of officers to preside over it. and a commirtee |
On credentials Was appointed in the man- i
ncr.
Two.sets of delegates appeared from each
of the counties of Benton and Phillips, and !
they were'sent befo’e the committee on ere-j
dentials. The committee was composed hf '
honorable and just men. audit considered well j
and impartially all the facts in each case, and
to myself, hut upon ttie facts atone, the com- '
mittee reported In favor of thi delegate from i
Benton county that was friendly to my nomi- j
nation, and in favor of Uie delegates from
Phillips that Were opposed tb me. Their re
port was adopted in the convention by a over
whelming vote.
The decision of the convention in regard to
Phillips'county, as it was against my friends,
of course is not complained of by my enemies;
but the decision in regard to Benton county, j
being in favor of the delegation friendly to i
me, is for the same reason objected to. This
objection at first extended only to ihe action
of the convention, but now it is urged against
me as the nomi nee.
All good and true Democrats were satisfied
with the action of the convention, and thought
it light. Two delegates had appeared in ihe
convention and claimed to represent the De
mocracy of Benton county. One of them, Mr.
Robert Harston, waja citizen of Benton coun
ty. and the other, Mr. T. C. Peek, was a citi
zen of Little Rock. The convention awarded
Ihe right to represent Benton county to Mr.
Harston, who was a citizen of the county, ami
ruled o.ut Mr. Peek, who was not a citizen.
Hau the delegate* from the meeting which Mr, ;
Peek claimed to represent as proxy thought i
the matter of much importance, and had thev [
believed their meeting to be ihe correct and i
legitimate one, it was reasonable to suppose, I
under the circumstances of a contest, thev j
would themselves have attended. They did j
not Jttend, and the inference was .strong and '
conclusive that the delegate from the adverse 1
meeting, who did attend, was clearly entitled
to his seat. A citizen of LitMe Rock had no I
right to represent Benton county, when a cit
izen of Benton was present with his creden
tials. claiming the right The vete of the :
convention manifested the feeling on the sub- ,
ject. Sixteen thousand four hundred and sev- ]
entv-five votes were cast in favor of Mr.
Harston. and only five thousand sixty-two in
favor of Mr. Peek. Over three-fourths of the !
votes cast were in favor of Mr. Harston as the 1
delegate.
Those who complain of this aclion, also
contended for the adoption of Ihe two-thirds
rule in making nominations. Here is a decis
ion made by a vole of more than two-thirds—
made bv a vote of th' en-fnufths—and yet. they
are not Satisfied! This shows cleaily that
had my nomination been made under the two
this,Is or even rhp I h ree-foo. t h - rule, il wool.I
hot have pleased ihe parties now objec’iiig.
The reasons assigned for opposing me are mere j
pietexts.nnd the real reasons are carefully
concealed from the public.
l'h» vote of Van Bnrpn county is alJbicora
plnined of. That Vote is a matter to me of
unfeigned regret. It was the vote of a proxy
in mv favor upon forged instructions, and hid
mv nomination depended upon it, I would now
decline that nomination, it was the act of
some imprudent friend, or.some designing e'ue
my. Be it, however, whom it may. it was an
utipardonable wrong, placing me in a false po
sition. It did,me seiious injury, and in no
event could have done me a service.
Had the vote of Van Btiren ebunty heen nec
essary in the convention to my nomination. I
would now decline the honor. But it was not.
Throwing out Van buren county, and refusing
to cotint it entirely, the following statement1
shows the result: . j
The nnmberof votes cast, after deducting ■
the vote of Van Buren county, were. 24.H7 I
Necessary to a choice..12.187 j
Tile vote of It. H Johnson-, less the vote
of Van Buren county (455) was.13.00 t
Thus if. is conclusively shown that Ihe vote
of Van Buren eoUhty was mmece-sary to mv
nomination. After'deductiug the vote of Van
Buren. anti th owing it eisti-edy out of the
count, I had 810 votes more than enough tq.se
ctire my nomination. And, in’this statement _
of mV vote, most Of the counties that instruct
ed for me as their second choice ar» not inclu
ded. Had the convention failed to nominate
me on the 2d b Hot, and proceeded to one mp.re
ballot, I sb°Hld have received neatly, if not
quite, three-fourths of the votes cast. As it
is. tnv nomination was made unanimous, and I
am before the people of the State as Lbe Dem
ocratic nominee for Governor by the unani
mous vote of the convention,
I had no agency in the Van Bureri eohnty
fraud, and was not aware of it until many
weeks after the adjournment of the convention.
Am I then to be held responsible for it? Ain
1 to sutler from an act in which I had no agen
cy and over which I had no control ? I hue
nJHTlv j,,4, I,, Van Buren county, bothpolft-,'
iral and personal, and some political eneunts,
sun to then. all J now appeal. They a-» £on-.
orable and intelligent men. apd 1 submit tb-*
farts with a p6n§.lence that their Ju gment
will acquH 'm». A* fat as in my power. 1
have repaired the wrong by throwing out the ,
vote of Van Buren youlily, apd refusing to
count if. Without the Van Boren cyunty vote
I still had more vot^s than enough to nominate
me.
TheState Convention wm conducted, in ev
ery particular, as former Democratic conven
tions. The rule adopted requiring the suc
cessful candidate to obtain a majority of all
the votes cast was in accordance with the pro-,
ceedings of every previous State Democratic
Convention. The same rule was adopted
in the first Democratic convention ever held
in the State, and has continued through all
successive conventions doten to the present
day It was the rule adopted in th» conven
tions that,nominated candidates for Governor
in l8ll. 1818, l8vd, and 1850 The same rule
was adopted at tile recent convention, and. un
der its operation, I received t.he nomination on
the second ballot, and was then, by a vote
taken, made the unanimous nominee of the con
vention.
I have thus shown that no usage or custom
of the party was violated, as has been charged.
Over three-fourths of the counties were pres
ent—more than a quorum—and by a vote of
over three to one, the majority rule in making
nominations was adopted. That the majority
of a quorum shall do business is a principle
that lies at the very foundation of our State
government, and a principle that has been re
cognised and established in every State Demo
cratic Convention ever hold in Arkansas. Tins
recent Stale Convention, following the prece
dent set, also recognised and adopted it. and
as the principle 1 liat tile majority shall rule
has been acceptable to the Democracy hereto
fore, it was thought it would prove acceplab'e
now Principles never change, oitli -r with
circumstances or the lapse of time. The,’ are
the same everywhere and always. That the
majority shall rule 111 .Arkansas is a principle
so well established, that to alter it would be
to alter the very nature of the State govern
ment itself.
The State Democratic Convention, in all
cases, was exceedingly liberal to those who
opposed my nomination. It permitted the
votes of .! iclcsoir and S ’Ott counties to be cast
and counted against me. though neither of the i
counties was represen ed i 1 the convention. j
In the bill of indictment preferred against the j
convention. I think this fact should be set t
down to its credit. It was not a captious body !
by anv means It was composed of libeiul !
and intelligent gentlemen who sincerely desired j
to ascertain the wish of a majority of tliu D un- j
or (tie'0 1 rtv of the State, and to act accord- 1
ingly. They acted g ‘.i>M (Uisly oii 'ill ocra-ions, \
and were far from meni Jng the opprobrium ■
sought to be cast upon them,
Tile Democratic State Convention adopt” I a 1
platform that c unmiuds mV cordial' app oval.
I quote the resolution 011 the great issue that
now divides the North and' South—the ques
tion in regard to 'ta; protection of slave ptop- j
••Resolved, Tin' w're- tlB "i tin political j
principles enunciat-ed in the Cincinnati plat- ■
funn liy In l> • nociacy of the United States
in June, 18')d. an i assert, as illustrative there
of. that neither Congress nor a territorial leg
islature. whether by direct I'egidaiion. or by
legislation of an indirect and uuf. i-ndlv char- !
acter. posse s power to annul o impair the
constitutional.rights of any citizen of the Uni
ted States to take his slave property into the
common territories, and there bold and enjoy
the same, and that if experience should at any
time prove that the judiciary ami executive
powers do not posses? the in tans to insure pro
tection to constitutional rights in a territory
—and if ihe territorial government shou(d fail
to provide the necessary remedies for that
purpose, it will be the duty of Congress to
supply the deficiency.”
These views have the indorsement of a sol
emn decision of the duprem- Court of the
United States. That court held that "the
right of property in a slave is distinctly and
expressly affirm vl in the Constitution.” That
• no word can be found in the Constitution
which gives Congress a greater power over
slave property, or which entitles property of
that kind to less protection, than properly of
any other description. The only power con
ferred is the power coupled with the duty of
guarding and protecting the owner in his
rights.’’ The Supreme Court held that the
territories, whether organized or unorganized,
are the common property of the Stales, and !
that they are held and governed by the Federal
Government as the representative and trustee ;
of the p-ople of the United States. All citi
zens of the United Stales have the right, under 1
the,.Constitution, tu enter any of the ternto- ;
lies, with their property, including their
slaves, and when there, have the right to pro
tection in the possession and enjoyment of !
their property. Such is the decision of the j
Supreme Court. Such, too, are the views of |
our present able and patriotic President. Mr. |
B ichatian used the following explicit language ;
in his message:
"The right has been established of every '
citizen to take his property of every kind, in- |
eluding slaves, in'o the common territories
belonging equ illy to ali the S ates of the con- ,
federacy. end to hive it protected tiiere under
the Constitution ”
Congress neither has.the power to establish
or prohibit slavery in the territories. I Ills |
far non-intervention in the domestic concerns
of a territory is the sound doctrine. But if
a citizen of the U rited State- takes hi- slave 1
into a territory, he does so under the authori
ty of the Constitution, and is entitled to pro
tection i'll the possession of that slave ; and it
is the iinperu1 ive duty of Congress to alibrd
such notection whenever it is needed.
if Congress cannot estah.li.h or prohibit
slavety in a territory, neither can it confer
such power upon a tetri to cm legislature.—
That power rests solely with the p-opie of the
territory, when they number enough to entitle i
them, under the apportionment law, to a rep
le-entative in Cong ess, and when after test- J
ing.lhe adaptability of the soil and climate to
slave labor,-the ,' come to form a constitution,
pfSpViitO'^ko mlun.-ioii a- a State into the
fjnjrip. -'Ami if the legislature of a territory
camiot "prohibit slavery by direct means,
neither can it,do so by imfir- -t rn un<. The
iniiit’e^t m-arts, «uch :is ‘-nnft iertdty ''■ gi-!a
rion by mean- of discriminating tax nion,” is
as palpably in violatipu of the federal Cun.sii
fution ns the direct, and in >f ,utv tar rnord obi ,
noxious to cens ii e.
The doctrine r f p btertion to -livery.in th>
teriitoi ies isorie that rnir lis i* tied by a por- -
lion of the Dstniaftev In .h» V > ll‘ u state.,
!>rft it is a doc-trine based ip in -uch < o i i fom
itationc that, by inquiry amtuii.se*- -ion, it w .ll
soon obtaiu as tile p acltce of the f ed,- a Goy
erurneht. VII that is nece-siry upon tile part
of the Son*h is firmness amt ten-rcitv -if pur
pose We need hot fear discussion. Discus
sion is the vow life of th i institution of slave
ry. l'tie more the institution ir inquired into,
and the inor ■ that i- known of it. the male
fixed a id popular it becomes in the popular,
mind. The past demonstrates this fact.—
Twenty year- ago nearly the whole Southern
people were apologists for slavery as a neces- ;
vary evil, but now not only the Southern, but a 1
respectable portion of the Northern people,
think and belive the institution of slavery to
--e a common blessing to both Lite white and
black races. This h is been brought about by
disenssion. The proposition to lepeal the
Mi'-ouri tssUietion. had it been made twenty
years ago, would have ruel not only thy undi
vided gmupsjtion of th • free States, btlt with
the bppbsitiqn Of a part of the slave States.
It could tiled have b«wi carried. Hut now. to
gloat has been ihe change in Ihe public ipiiid,
that,the restricting enactment h is been wiped
from thy statute book, and no longer opposer r
the ulilimited expansion of ilatery. A great,
change is constantly going on in tlie popular
mine!—slow, it is true, hut nevertheless sure
and inevitable. All that !• necessary npor.
the part of the South, in iny opinion, is to
stand firmly by its rights—never to concede,
yield or co'tnprbmi** th-m n\v,iV*-nnd justice,
full and complete justice, will be givfch her.
The disposition of the South lately manifests
ed so emphatically, to yield and compromise
no farther, inspires me with aiencwed hope
for the Union. I look upon the victory as be
ing within the reach of the South, as soon as
she will exert efficiently the power now in her
hands.
In our State affairs the great, and paramount
question to be disposed of is the public debt;
It. is well Known that thee is a heavy debt
Hl'-eatornin* to fhll upon the S’ate, if'Hie prop
el steps are not taken to avert it. This debt
con dsts of bonds of the State, issued to the
Heal Estate and State Banks, ami sold by them
to raise money to bank upon, it was not ex
pected. when these bonds were issued to the
banks, that the State would have them to pay.
It was thought the banks would prove success
ful in tlisir banking Operations, and that they
would meet the interest upon Ihe bonds as it
accrued; and, when the bonds fell due, that
they would redeem, cancel, and file them in
tlie Stale treasury as fully paid off, as they
were bound to do by their- charters But the
banks, in a very short time after they com
menced operations, proved a failure, and all
payment on the interest on the bonds, as it ac
crued. was.immediately stopped. Since then,
pur State has been under protest, and a stain
that has effectually destroyed her credit hak
rested upon her character.
The policy of the present Executive of the
State llasdieen to make the banks themselves
pay offttiis debt, both principal and interest.
It has been bis policy to have the assets of
both bank” collected and applied to tlie re
demption of the bomjs of the State v^et out
standing and unpaid. Thiswise policy, it has
been made my duty, by a resolution adopted
bv the State Convention, as it is my pleasure
to pursue, in the event of my election. The
Stale Democratic Convention resolved i
“That the Demote r a cy^i Arkansas indorse
tl;e course and policy oi’Swr present Governor.
Elias ff. Conway, and it; is 'recommended that
hi, successor carry out the policy adopted by
hi in.”
The bitterness with which Governor Con-,
way’s course in winding up the banks and ap
pIviiig their assets to til” redemption of the
public debt has been assailed, and the con
stancy with which 1 supported and defended
him in the columns of (he “True Demur -it”
during all ihe time, are well known to the
people of tlie State, arid furnish them a'guar
anty on inv part, that I wifi, if elected,“carry
mi !h.» ni>JI-pv Hiloiitpfi liv him.**
To illustrate the vvi-Horn am) success of Gov
Conway’s action in regard to the hanks,a b ief
sta'.ement.of the facts only is necessary. On
tli ■ 2(1 tia'y <>f April. 1842, when Ihe assets of
'h- Heal Estate Bmk were placed in the
hands of the trustees, under the deed of as
signment, to be collected and applied to the
extioguishmert of the debts of the bank, the
assets and liabilities amounted as follows:
Assets on 2d Anril, 1642.$2.28 1.720
Liabilities*‘ *• ‘‘ . 2,231.798
Excess of assets over liabilities.. $30,930
Thus the records of the bank show that
when the deed of assignment was made, in
1812. there were thirty thousand nine hundred
arid thiriv dollars more of a sets than enough
to pay off l he debts of the bank.
Oil the 20th day of April, 1835, when by
means of the suit brought against them by
Gov. Conway, the trustees weie divested of
the assets of the bank.the assets and liabilities
were found to be :
Liabilities . $2,421 933
Assets classed as good. 1.027.788
Deficiency of assets. $1 391.105
In 1342 th'* assets wete more than sufficient
to pav off'every debt on account of ihe Heal
E 'tate Bank, and iu 1833.after the trustees had
charge of them for thi r teen years, the defi
ciency in the assets was found to be nearly
one million and four hundred thousand dollars!
This shows the gross neglect and bad manage
ment of the trustees,and the necessity that ex
isted of depriving them at once of the assets.and
placing them in some more safe and prudent
hands.
Again, it appears that on the 1st of May,
1851, when Gov. Cpriwav filed his bill against
the trustees,theyhad not redeemed,Canceled and
and filed in the State treasury.as fully paid off.a
single bond of the State. By the report of the
Receiver of the Rea Estate Bank,appointed by
the chancery court.it appears that the trustees 1
had collected, on the day Gov. Conway filffd I
his bill against, thorn, $487,938 of the bonds
and interest, but instead of canceling and lil- <
ing them wi ll the treasurer of the State, they I
re-issued and sold at a ruinous sacrifice.bonds J
and Interest to the amount of $133 813, which |
deducted from the amount they had collected, j
left $334,115—all of the bonds that the l.rus
tees had collected in the twelve years and
twenty* eight days, ending with the 33th April,
1854
When the trustees were ousled. and a Re
ceiver in Chancery of the assets was appoint
ed, tlies** bonds were turned over to him and
by him canceled and filed with the State treas
urer. What lias been done since In the way
of collecting the asset*, redeeming the bonds
and canceling and filing them, the tieasmei of '
the State informed me a few days since in the {
following note :
Treasurers Office, ) !
Little Rock, Ark., May 14, 1860. $ 1
Con. R. H Johnson:
Sir — In rospo ise to your note of this date, I
have to sjtate that since the first of October, i
185ft, the .following amount of Real Estate ’
Bank boTrds^andr'•coupons, an«i State Bank I
bond* and coupons *havc* been paid into the 1
ti easury : J —*- !
Thirty-one R *al Estate Bank bonds.$31.000.00
Coupons attached a id duu.ch$d y • • 33.579.UO :
To*’! 1 R E. It.jnk boxuLaad ram pan* .$64 57004
Six State Bank-bonds.. 6,0du.00
Coupons atrach‘*d and detached ••• • 7,035.00
Total State i^mli bond and coupons.$13,635.00
Mulling a tot>kLof bonds and coupons
for bpi.b of ;.h ‘ ban v >of.$78,211.00 !
Which added to the amount of R E.
bank bou*k» and 'coupons canceled
arid filed befo ethe 1st of October,
1858 as >hown in the Governor’s
message ..• •••. $1413,694.33 1
And State Bank bonds and cou
pon* to same date, as shown in
the Governor’s message. 932,790.03
Total.$2,224,098.36
I hereby certify *hat til** foregoing is a true
.statement of th amount of Real Ev.Ee Bank
bauds aha coupons, and Stafe Bank bond* and
coupon? tiled hi the treasury and canceled- *t»
fully paid oif, as shown in thf* for egoing state- '
merit. JOHN QUINDLEV
'l'. e •
Thus.itJj shown that Gov. C^ivyay’s poli
cy ha* acted way. aiiddltai iihdir It two mi
lions two riuTidfed and twen*y-fo«r thou- ir.l
six hmnheo arid ninety-eight dollars of the
ijt tte debt has been paid oil. and the bond* and
coupons canceled and filed with the treasurer
of State.
That this policy oT collecting the assets ami
applying them to the redemptiVtn of the hoods,
and filing, and canceling the bonds thus ve.
deemed with the State treasurer, should ha
pursued until the whole of the assets are ex
hausted. 1 presume no man 6f sound sense, or
anv-regard for the interests of the State, can
entertain any doubts.
After the whole of the assets are exhausted
then- will, according to the report of the Re
ceiver in Chancery, still remain a debt on ac
count of the Real Estate Bank unpaid, amount
ing to $1,391.1(53.
When the Slate issued her bonds to the Re
al F.-tate flank, the stockholders of that insti
tution mortgaged to the State, to save her from
loss. 207,101 acres of land, valued bv commis
sioners,under oath, at the sum of $3.3.80.772.
It is to these mortgaged lands the State has
now to look to pay oil' the one million, Ihrce
hundred thousand,’one hundred and sixty-live
dollars of debt that will remain unpaid after
a) I tlie assets are collected and applied. Wlieth
er this can be done, and the mortgaged lauds
made to produce the necessary amount, de
pends entirely upon the executive and members
of tlie legislature, to be elected this summer.
Gov. Conway’s term of office expires 15th No
vember next, and under the operation of the
constitution he Is ineligible to a re-election.
He has done all in his power, and it will rest
with his successor and the next General As
sembly, whether or not the policy he has in
augurated. so happily for the State, and work
ed out so far to such glorious results, will be
carried out faithfully and the atate releused
from debt.
1'he bonds issued to file Real Estate Rank
bv tlie State, will fall due on the 26th Octo
ber, 1881. ft will conseciuently devolve upon
the next legislature to lake Ihe necessary steps
to commence proceedings against the lands
mortgaged by'’ stockholders, for pro rata
amount from each, sufficient’ in tlte aggregate
to pay off the entire indebtedness of the State
on account of file Real Estate Bank. When
this is done, as I ain assured it can be done,
the debt of tlie State, on account of bonds is
sued to and sold bv the Real Estate Bank, will
be fully paid, and the Stats reliavcd entiroly
from her obligations.
According to the report of the accountants,
appointed by the Governor to examine the con
dition of the Stbt.e Rai-l:. itH appears that the
debt of the Sure, on account of the State
Bunk, after all of the assets are collected and
applied to the tede.rnplion of the bonds, will
he something less than ono million, one hun
dred thousand dollars. To meet this debt, all
that is noieu: ary is that the State should re
store what, tinder the acts bf od February,
18-13, and lOth January, 1845, (see Gould’s
.. . . . Itt-Vv I_1, ika .litu
of the bank'. According to the report of the
accountant-.! it withdrew from he bank, at va
rious time?, to. .pay the ordinary expenses of
the government. the sum of th> ee hundred nod
seventy-three thousand two hundred and nine
two dollars This amount was taken from the
capital of the. bank many years ago, when the
credit of the State was such she could notbor
i ow any money, and when the distress and
ernbai rassment of her citizens were so great
plie could not increase lire taxes. This amount,
thus appropriated by the State, was pledged,
a« the capital of the bank, for the payment of
the debts owing by the bank, and it is honor
able and just that the Slate should restore it ;
and as the State Bank bonds are and have been
drawing interest at the rate of six per cent.,
it. is right and proper that the State should pay
six per cent, upon the amount she used.
With this sum. the principal and interest,
amounting to six or seven hundred thousand
dollars, the State Bank could redeem all of
the bonds anil coupons of the State, now out
standing and unpaid, and release Ihe Slate tn
tirely from all indebtedness bit account of the
State Bank. The State is now in a condition
ami amply able to pay every dollar she justly
owes. She could make the necessary provi,
sion at the next, legislature, and commence the
payment next year, ami in a very years, four
or five at farthest, she could wipe out the last
vestige of the debt that has so ions overshad
owed and crippled tierenergies. Sneisatnply
able to do this without lijot easing her taxes
upon the people a particle, and it is too glori
ous a result to lie longer deferred. When
all shall be consummated, the debts of both
the State and Real Estate Banks paid off, all
of which can he cffnltffd in a very few years,
the State of Arkansas will present the solita
ry example smoiig her sister states of being
untrammeled and free from debt.
Fellow Citizens—You have heard much
said about the “Johnsons” breaking the banks,
and have known of attempts to make me,
amdng others, responsible for the present un
fortunate coi.dit'otiof those institutions. I
can truly say wjiat Gov. Conway said to yon
in his address,four years ago, that “I never had
any thing to i(o with any of the banks of this
State, either as a stockholder, director, or
other officer ; nor did I ever borrow a dollar
from any of them ; and I am not nov ,and nev
et was indebted to any batik.” All the insin
uations and charges made against me in this
connection do me gross injustice. I cm no
ways concerned In either of the banks, and
never in my life had any connection or trans
aition with them; nor am I in any manner in
terested in having them wound up. more than
the deep interest 1 fee! us a citizen of the State
to have the State released from the debts that
threaten hef on account of the banks.
Connected with the subject of the public
debt U the question of Interna! Improvement.
To the cause of internal Improvement, as a
means of developing the acknowledged vast
resources of the State, 1 shall., if elected, ex
tend all the assistance in my power, consis
tent with the best interests of the State. All
that is needed to develop the unbounded wealth
that lies concealed in our midst, and hi ing in
to the State at an early day , a thriving and in
dustrious population, mijny time- greater than
we now have, is a complete system of rail
roads, such as is now projected, in successful
operation. If I am houoied wiih the election,
it will be my pleasure to give my sanction to
ail enactments of the General Asirch-bly In
tended and calculated to promote such an end,
without burdening the peojile' with taxes or
involving the State in n debt she could not pay.
To jirotcct the people from heavy and oppres
sive taxes, the constitution has wisely provi
ded “that no other or greater amount of reve
nue shall at any Mu»a bn levied than required
for the necessary expense- of the govei nment,
unless by a concurrence of two-thirds, of both
ponses of the General Assembly.” So long as
this provision of /he constitution is observed,
there is not much#- ir of the taxes ever being
made oppres-ive. or much danger that the State
will ever embark m any useless or barren en
terprise. •_
'I’lie question of State aid to railroads, is
much tnooi ed just now, and there are some who
advocate the issuing of State bonds to raise
the necessary means to build iheui. While it
is evidently the interest of the S'ate to aid the
constiaction of 'ail.oads. I feiy much que
tion the p.op le y of i -uiug ue>v bonds until
the old one- uie redeemed
The bond- of the wool*be woi-tl» very
• .
fctbuu.Owl worth of bond-, »* d >h*interest on
this sum, at six per cent would be $2-l‘J,<W0
per annum. Could any company atfo.-d to pay
«nrh an interest; an interest in fact equalio
12 per cent, on the actual cash received for
the bonds ? I think not, and were 1 a member
of a railroad company I certainly should vote
to refuse any such aid—aid that would cer
tainly destroy the company entirely. When
the State of Arkansas is nntrammeled with
debt—ricll and prosperous as she then will b»
—the question of issuing bonds of the State
to build railroads with, might, with great pro
priety be brought before the General Assem
bly. But such aid now would not only destroy
the railroad company that received it, but
would involve the State in a ruinous debt from
which she would receive no compensating
benefit.
The State Convention adopted the following
resolution :
■t Resolved, that we are in favor of the 35th
parallel for the Pacific railroad, provided the
same be the most practicable.”
I regard this enterprise as one of deep In
terest to the State, and I look upon the con
struction of the railroad from Memphis via
Little Rock to Fort Smith, as the sure means
to obtain it. The work of building the road
between Memphis and Little Rock is rapidly
progressing. The division between Memphis
and the St. Fran eh) river—40 miles long—la
completed, at d the cars are running over it.
The division between Little Rock and White
river will he finished by IstJuly, 1861. Near
ly all of the grading Is done, many of the
cross ties have been obt'lned and placed on
the ground, and the locomotive has been pur
chased and shipped to Little Rock. With the
aid that th" State can extend to this road at
the next meeting of the General Assembly,
out of means she has on baud, I doubt not if
can be built to Foi t Smith in a very few years,
and 'hits become a formidable rival to more
northern routes in the contest for the great
Pacific railroad.
The Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River
railroads, the Napoleon and Pine Bluff road,
and the Cairo ami Fulton road equally impor
tant and necessary as parts of the system the
State should adopt, and as necessary to the
general wealth and improvement of the State,
demand and should receive like aid and encour
agement.
The cause of education commends Itself al
ways to the Executive and General Assembly
of the State. With the means we have, little
has beeu done, and but little could be accom
plished. But. those means can ami should be
increased. The counties will soon have finish
j cl their court and jail houses, and cei tain funds
j of the treasury now generally directed to the
purpose of building, might be very prsfitably
added to the school fund.
I_ tk . C<_I . . f iL. J fll.l. . fl_a. - .
| Johnson of this State introduced and passed a
bill known as the Homestead bill. If this bill
[ should be passed through the House of Rep
resentatives, a it came from the Senate com
mittee on public lands, this State will receive
a rich grant of lands from the federal govern
ment. All the lands within the, State lhathave
been exposed to sale for a certain period of
time—I believe 30 years—are granted by the
bill to the State. If this bill should become a
law at this session, I should be in favor of of
fering all the land it grants at once for sale on
reasonable terms, and applying the proceeds
to educational purposes. As there are now a
great many lands in the State that would be
granted under the provisions of this bill, and
vs the amount would be added to every year,
the fund arising from tin; sale of them would
be n princely one; am|8v sufficient to afford a
good school in every neighborhood in the State.
Fellow Citizens: This address has alrea
dy grown too long, and 1 must close it. I am
before you for the first, time in my life as a
candidate for office, and I cheerfully submit
myself to your will, to be expressed at the
polls. I know I have .bitter, unforgiving ene
mies. who will studiously assail and misrepre
sent my character, i have been too long in
public life, and have borne loo conspicuous a
part Jii the contest for your rights and inter
ests not to have ma le many enemies. Rut that
they can destiny me ilt your good opinion, or
cause Democrats to forget the long and faith
ful service 1 huve done them, I do not for a
moment believe.
I am a native born citizen of the State, asd
the first I believe that has ever been honored
by any party with a position of distinction’ in
the State. I was born and raised, and my
whole life has been spent in Arkansas. I have
never had or known any other home, and every
tie, every affection, every interest and every
hope I have on this earth are centered within
tiie Ktate and bound up In her welfare and pros
perity.
Respectfully, vour fellow-citizen.
Ricq'p H. JOHNSON.
Little Rock, Ark’s, May 31st, 1860.
jy!8-lt
JILX9UEiLiLiAHr<UU9 iiiiiUO.
In California they have fire flies so very
large that they use them to cook by. They
set th* kettles on tliei hinder legs, which are
bent for the purpose like pot hooka.
,i An exchange suggests th* following ra
ther novel method of gardening for ladies :
“ Mane up your ‘bed#’ s.ii ly in the morning ;
‘sow’buttons on your husband's shirt; do not
rake up any grievance-; protect the‘young
and tender branches’ of 'your family 5 ‘ plant ’
a smile of good temper in your face, mid care
fully ‘ root out ’ ali angry feelings, and count
on a ‘good crop’of happiness.”
—Never shave voor Whiskers with a hatch
et. The b*st method of trimming is to pas* a
red hot iron ge- tly over them The operation
smoothes them regularly, giving the~end of
each hair a smooth, crispy appearance.
-The proprietor of a hotel in the capital
of a Western State, posted the following no
tice in the hall-way leading to the dining room:
“ Membeis of Assembly will go to the table
first and genttemen afterwards.”
—— An exchange tells of a la/.v gnitiui, who
being asked, as he lay gunning himself on th*
grass, what was th* height of his ambition.t*
-pHcd. “Trr r :rry a ri< U widow that’s -ggt~a
bad cough.”
——A man of sense is not ashampd of pov
erty, or of deliberately confessing it,; but he
keeps the marks of it out of sight. -I, for my
part,” says one. “am poor, and I feet no
shame stall at it* being known Why, Ibis
coat that I have on l b ive had turned, be
cause 1 could riot well adord a new one ; and
i care not who knows it;” yet if there had
been in his view nothing indecent in the dis
play of poverty he would have worn the coat
without turning.
—An exchang - paper says “if you would
keep your children in health give them plenty
of fresh air.” Th s is w*!l enough; but now
a days children put 11 so many of In ." own,
that it is almost iuipo-nbie tu give theta a
fresh one every day.”
— A countryman stopped atat^ve:'! aid
eall-Ifo some Y.-jad aodt-be*'*. I- was hand
ed to h-1-r. He -0011 di-cove, ed (hat h:« d>lll>
was m.oie fiom the bluest skim nifliti atd
hard »s a chip. He put a slice of H u;,<ji»h‘9
fork a .A attempted to melt it but found Mr. t
Impossible During thi- effect th' landlady
ewt#od th* roJm, when the trarelSer re
marked: ,
• i say, m , Jam. this is brave cfce«'<«u )W*»
‘ B avu 1 Why?* replied th* landlady.
‘Because,'’ retained the traveler, it will
sooovr burn thin run.”