PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT DES ARC, PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS. BY J. (I MORRILL, TERMS—$2 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME VI. DES ABC, AUK A NSAS. DECE.YI MKU 1 -1, _ ISTUMDEU 6.
THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
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isy Personal communications charged dou
ble the rates of regular advertisements.
W Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
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tion.
?V Announcing candidates for State and
District offices, $7; County offices, $5; Town
ship, offices $3, invariably in advance.
W Calls on persons to become candidates
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peisons making the calls are subscribers to
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ff^-Politi cal circulars charged-as adver
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charged for accordingly.
advertising to be paid for quarterly.
OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
\VE have supplied ourselves with a good
assortment of Printing Material, and are
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 Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriff's, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &c.
V. II. burkT
(Successor to H. P. Vaugliaii.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL
ER IN
Stones, Sljcct 3rott, Wire, $Tt.:
.'21 so — .Manufacturer oj Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware,
Buena Vista St., (Opposite Nucleus House,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having bought the stock on hand and
material in this shop, from H. P. Vaughan,
h Esq., the undersigned will continue to carry
on the above business, in ail its branches. He
has on band a good stock of
CO 0 KINGS TO VES, TIN
W./tRE, Sec.,
which 1m will sejl at Memphis prices.
fiUTTERIIBt A5B JOBBINC*
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
A share of the public patronage is rc
dseetfnliv solicited.
jund9-fim N. H. BERK.
J. T. P ARTI AM,
ARCHI I fci U I ,
C A KEEN T E R ASH! JOIN E It,
V iT»»P. sp
"O ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
LX Des Arc and vicinity, that lie is prepared
to execute nil work intrusted to his care, with
neatness and dispatch.
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
lias the contract for the same.
(J^p* From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, lie flatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. jun29-tf
'■w % Mk
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work iu HIS Eiue of Business,
in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
rience, he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY,
Left at G. W. Vadf.n’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. Juti29-ly
ALEX. LEUDERS.
HOUSE, SIGN, AND FRESCO
painter,
DES ARC, Ark.—Also, Carriage Painting,
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper
Ilanging, &c. All work done iu the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near the Landing.
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A S. HARRIS,
H * .1 T C BE - Jf *1 & E IS
AND
TEWEIjJSII
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the
Nucleus House, Des Arc, *Ssi2i!s&Sr
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf
Family Grocery.
HENRY JACKSON,
AT HIS “OLD STAND,”
CORNER OF BUENA VISTA AND WOODRUFF ST9.,
DES ARC, ARK., .
C10NTINUES to keep constantly on hand a
J full assortment of
Family Groceries,
which he offers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
The highest prices will be paid for
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the productions
of the farm and the garden.
His Bar is supplied with the best of
Liquors.
(^“Remember the “Old Stand,” which
he nas occupied during the past six ye.v .
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Fresh Drugs and Medicines,
ALWAYS on hand Wholesale and UeUil.at
the Des Arc City Drug Store.
aprillS- I>. P. BLACK & CO.
r
_ PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. AV. A. THOMPSON. Reform Phy
sician. late of McLemoresville, Term.,
having located in De? Arc. Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, in its
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Office—Evans b Horne’s build
ing, third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julyl3-ly.
T)R. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on AVattcnsaw, at the resilience
heretofore occupied by AV. B. Means, deceas
cd. offers his professional services to the
public.
(jgjp* Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
T)R. tTT. CUMMINGS, having per
manently located at Atlanta, Prairie
county, Ark., offers his professional services
to the public.
ay Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
35^” Office at Peebles’ Hotel, [apr 1-tf.
TfcR. J. C. GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
continue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative .
Medicine.
gar,Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug ,
Store. __aprill-lv
T|R. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
located in Des Arc, Arkansas, offers
his professional servifccs to tile citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over AVasher,
Vaughan b Go’s Store. [mar fl-ly. ;
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; ind, from a -
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. (ST. Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
JAR. W. F. WALSH, having located at ,
[J Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, Calls promptly at
tended to. may29,1858-ly*
TVR. WM. BETHELL, wilt continue !
J J the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and ]
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas i
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
fTSP Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence In the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
T'fcR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession, and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
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¥W. EDWARDS, Attorney at i
. Law. Lake Village, Chicot county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts i
of Eastern Arkansas. 0T Prompt attention s
given to the collection of claims, Ac.
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R. S. GANTT. W. J. ERONAUGH
p ANTT & BRONALTGII, Attorneys
\j(" at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septldtf
TACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at j
J Law, Notary Public, and Justice of,
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe s
County, Ohio. [jul27-tf.
J. F.. GATEWOOD..J* A. MOON.
p ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
\T Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
of taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug3-tf.
r]J B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
L • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of 1
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
cis, Jackson, and Independence counties. All 1
business intrusted to his care shall meet with |
prompt attention. 0?” Office on Lyon
street. [j’mb-tf
Robert h. crockett. attorney at ,
Law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie.
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L. ... r. H. FAIUl.
FEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor- i
nf.ys at Law, and Rf.ai. Estate Agents, 1
Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the 1
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St. 1
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular ■
attention given to collections. jyl^
JE. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
. Law, Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, at. rrancis, jacKson, mmc,
Conway, and Pone. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him
Of OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. feb13-tf
T VV. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
J , Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. 0^" Office on Lyon street.
sept2fi-tf
WILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice iu the counties of Prairie, Jefl'qrson,
Arkansas, Monroq, St. Francis, Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. __sept26-tf
sTm’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. n. WILLIAMS.
ii/TI,LIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
■ * torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. deed
J. L. ... D. JACOWAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas.
I Will practice iu the counties of Yell. Perry,
! Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
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j I. N. HENKEL.A. b, HENKEL,
Memphis- New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
j C O T £ O N FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 71, FRONT ROW,
‘ m»v4-lv Memphis, Tenv I
Sylvania Academy,
PRAIRIECO., ARK.
4§i| MISS E. R. SAFFORD,
P,il NJOJF^AL ■
. —
rpHE exercises of this institution will he
_L resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session of Five Months.
Primary Department.$1® 00
First Academic Class . 12 00
Second Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra. Geometry, Astronomy, &c • • 10 00
French and Latin. 10 00
Music. 20 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
incidental. 50
.Ieeerences —Rev. ,T. W. Moore, Col. J.
M. Bell. John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Or. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tonn.j Rev.
L P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew
s, Oxford. Miss. aug3-ly.
EDUCATIONAL
THE third session of the “Res
Arc Female Academy,”
under the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will be open for the
reception of pupils on the First
Monday of September next.
Terms, per Session of Five Months :
li thography and Reading.$10 00
Irthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
["he above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 14 00
Jigh Branches. 16 00
nstruinental Music.,. 25 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
(HP” Pupils charged from time of entering,
nd no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
xcept in cases of protracted sickness.
Des-Arc, July 27, l8r>9.-tf.
J. G-RIFPITH,
BLACKSMITH
WOODRUFF STREET,
D)©g Aif©* TFraiM® (D@.„ Airko
Wagons, Carts,
Drays, Wheel-bar- j,
rows. &.C., made to Ss
irder on short notice. Repairing and planta
ion work done on the usual time for prompt
laying ci stomers, (all others must pay cash.)
(KS?” All new work must be cash or rrs
EQUIVALENT. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21, 1859.-ly.
BLACKSMITH INK}
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Thankful to the
people for their past fa
vors,respectfully announces
hat he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
tand, on Park street, where lie is prepared to
10 all kinds of work in the above line.
(JgP’Blacksmithing, wagon and buggy build
ng, wheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
horl: notice.
([egt-Horse-shoeing done promptly,
teb 18-tf
JOHN McN XmEET
T .1 I Ia O 31 ,
15 e s Arc, Arkansas.
3 HOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
5 west of the “Nucleus House”—where he
s prepared to execute all kinds of work in
ds line of business, in a neat and fashionable
tyle.
July 27, 1859.—[tf]
Ta M Fi S .1 OHNSON.
Gunsmith.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located tnyself,
1 am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &e., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
n reasonable terras.
t&OF LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made,
n fact, any kind of work in my line will be
n amptly attended to.
Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
FPJVE W\1VGM Ef* 7~
rO THOSE persons who are very par
ticular with regard to time, we can now
ifler Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
vhich will give entire
SATISFACTION
n time-keeping. We know this by trials of
he watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
K.EEPEKS, and are giving attention espe
cially to the regulation of all our watches, so
hat our customers shall not be troubled with
aulty, or irregular pieces of machinery, that
lave only the appearance of being watches,
vhile in fact they ai r not so. We shall al
vays bold ourselves in readiness to make good
svery thing we sav in regard to all that we
tell. » .1. E. MERRIMAN Jc CO.,
nar25-tf] 253 Alain street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment.
BY HENRY JACKSON,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
3NE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
( On the Main Road to Fort Smith.)
WEAVING ereccted a large
eommod'oiis Building, he is now/x_j\_
better prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
commodate the public with entertainment.
His rates of charges are reasonable,
tin.i hia A rrnMMon ations are inferior to no*r6.
He has excellent Stables, and necessary
shelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
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C. AJU I) SON,
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH,
—A L S O—
CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
AND JOINER WORK, & C.,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TERMS
Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
jan 8-ly.
Family Grocery.
J. W. WALLACE,
Des Arc, Ark.,
YZ'EEPS constantly on hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
which ho oilers for sale ou reasonable terms.
Ar.so—All kinds of Wines, Liquors,
Tobacco, Cigars, Ac.
The highest price, either in Cash or
Groceries, paid for Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and
all kinds of country produce. may-l-tf
To the Human Countenance.
Mystic source of strange expression,
Fairest Knit of nature’s chain,
Stamp’d with God’s divine impression
O’er his mighty Works to reign,
Whence, O say, thy mighty treasure ?
“From what wide, unknown abyss,
F.ver yiehl’st thou endless pleasure.
Speechless, gentlest, wildest bliss?
Is it in thy front aspiring,
Where the virgin-lilly blows,
While with living purple firing,
Spreads the gentle, blushing rose ?
Or, with pensive lustre streaming,
Where yon sparkling glories rise,
Sweetly sad, like Cynthia beaming,
In thy love inspiring eyes'?
Is it in yon bed of roses,
Breathing thousand odors round ;
Lucy’s lip. where love reposes,
In etherial fetters bound?
Or, in yonder winding dimples,
.Magic cells of fairy art,
Where the elfin, culling simples,
Brew's his spell upon the heart?
“Cease, 0 cease thee, sightless creature,”
Thus I hear thee stern reply,
“’Tis not in one wizard feature
My enchanting sources lie;
“Neither yet, where gently flowing,
Each in each congenial run,
Softly blending, fading, glowing,
Sweetly struggling Into one.
fCRnf In f Vi nf mxrtjf nri nilR llllinil.
Secret source of strange control,
In that sweet, divine communion
Of the features and the soul.
“Ponder then, O child of pleasure ;
Haste to seize on Virtue’s grace,
Would’st thou have the magic treasure
Of a love inspiring face.”
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HOW TO SUSTAIN YOUR LOCAL
PAPER.
1. Lay aside your fears that the Editor
will get rich faster than his neighbors.
We seldom heard of a man making more
than a decent living by publishing a
country newspaper, even if he had ever
such a good business, and nine times out
of ten is in a tight pinch for money to buy
his white paper with.
2. If the paper agrees with your way of
thinking, subscribe for it, and pay for it,
and persuade your neighbor of the same
mind to go and “do likewise.” And if
the paper happens to disag-ee with your
views in some respects, don't fly into a
passion and blame the editor without
mercy, failing to award him praise where
he really deserves it. And do not tell him
to send bis paper tojypu until you get to owe
him two or three dollars, and then, when
your friends speak of it, say that it is no
.account, and will “bust up” one of these
days. The way, under such a state of the
case, to keep a paper from "busting up,”
is for each subscriber to keep the Editor’s
books free from all charges against him
self. This thing of applying the credit
system to the newspape’r business may be
likened to a farmer selling out his crop by
a bushel to a man. The sum each owes
for the bushel does not seem of much im
portance to the debtor, but the aggregate
of these bushels may make or break the
poor dealer in the soil. So, these dollars
scattered here and there, an editor often
looks to as the means to liquidate an ex
pense of thousands per annum.
3. If you have a father, mother, broth
er, sister, or friend of any kind, residing
at a distance, and are able, suberibe, pay
for and send them a copy. There are
many in our town who might easily do
ibis.
4. If you have any printing you wish
done, do not “jew” the editor down to a
starvation price, and when lie comes to
make a purchase of you “spike on the
tariff.”
5. If you have any advertising or job
WOrK ID UD UDliy, Ittlve 11 id yum wuuiy
per, except, perhaps, you may want to ad
vertise in more than one paper. Do not
run off to the city to get your handbills,
labels, cards, etc., printed, because, for
sooth, you can get a reduction of a few
cents in price. Support your own as you
wish to be supported. A man who is al
ways running away from home with his
business, little deserves the patronage of
the community in which he lives, and, as
far as we are concerned, such will receive
the “cold shoulder.” What would you
think of a man who sends a long distance
from, home to buy his sugar, coffee, See.,
only because be can save a few cents'?
G. If you hove the control of legal ad
vertising, send it to your friend. Adver
tising will “pay” the advertiser any tune,
and is also beneficial to the Editor. It in
creases his receipts, and therefore enables
him to make his paper useful, amusing
and entertaining to the community in
which it is printed.
7. Do not expect much of a paper when
its Editor is driven to be his own composi
tor, proof reader, pressman and “devil,”
and has to run ail over town in the fore
noon—in the vain search of a “dollar oi
two” to buy paper with. And under these
adverse circumstances, if you should see
now and then a little error, don’t criticise
too severely, for you might not be able tc
do as well yourself.
8. Do not expect the Editor-to make
honorable mention of you or your business
every week or two, for nothing. flit
space in a paper and a man’s time art
worth something, and every notice comes
back to the drawer of the recipient, it
dollars and cents.
9. If the Editor owes you a shilling, d<
not chase him from “rosy morn to balm)
eve” for it, and when you happen to ge
the balance on the other side, “cut the gen
tleman’s acquaintance.”
10. Do not suppose it is the duty of the
! Editor to insert every communication nnu
loolish news you may bring him. He is
the best judge himself of what should go
into his paper.
11th, and lastly, observe these rules,
and deal justly with all mankind, and
blessings will attend you. — [Southern
Champion.
Slave Insurrections.—The only se
rious insurrection of slaves that has ever
occurred in the country occurred in 1831,
near the Virginia and North Caroline line,
in Southampton county, Virginia.
A large camp meeting uad revival in
religion Imd been going on in an adjoin
ing county, which the greater part of the
male population were attending. The
negroes, taking advantage of this, arose
to the number of a hundred anil filly, and
commenced their work of destruction and
horror. Mrs. Whitehead, a worthy widow
lady, and her family, to the number of five
or six, were the first victims. The whole
number of whites assassinated amounted
to fifty-eight persons.
Prompt and efficient measures were
immediately taken by the Governor of the
State to suppress the insurrection. In
fantry, cavalry and artillery were dispatch
ed in all haste from Richmond and Nor
folk. The authorities of North Carolina
also supplied troops, arid the federal troops
stationed at Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, and
other points, were placed at the service of
the State. The result of these prompt
and decisive measures was, that all the
negroes engaged in the movement were,
with few exceptions, killed or captured
within a few days. It was thought that
some of them had made their retreat into
the Dismal Swamp,.and soon afterwards
a rumor prevailed that that locality was
the rendezvous for several hundred run
away slaves. Fortunately these rumors
proved unfounded. The movement was
completely suppressed, though not until
from fifty to Fixty whites, principally wo
men and children, had been barbarously
slaughtered, and until full vengeance had
been taken on their hellish murderers.
From the published account of the affair,
it would appear that the numbers of the
blaclfc were greatly exaggerated, but that
their atrocities were not.
The negroes were routed everywhere.
They made attempts to escape to the
swamps, but were cut off, and few, if any,
i escaped death.
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Ferry, though less horrible in its details,
was in some respects more dangerous.—
Although the number was small, yet there
was il preconcerted plan, a system, with a
leader at its head of some ability, and un
doubted courage. There were sympathi
sers in the North who had contributed
money to assist in the murder of their
follow-citizens. There was an effort to
organize the outbreak into a general in
surrection, which, it was thought, would
go, like fire in flax, over the whole South.
In this they were mistaken. The slaves
refused to join with them, sensible, per
haps that death would be their portion in
such an attempt, and overawed by the su
periority of the white rnce, and also be
cause their affection for their masters pre
vented any sympathy with these fanatics
and traitors.
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Color op Arab Horses.—A writer in
Blackwood, speaking of horse-dealing in
Syria, and of the color of Arab horses,
says:
Gray of every shade, bay, chestnut and
brown, are the ordinary, and it may til
most be said the only color of an Arab
horse. The commonest of all colors is
one which J recollect as being very fre
quent amongst the Arabs met in India, a
dark, uniform, nutmeg gray. Light gray
verging on white is neither rare nor pecu
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11rlI IIJ UlU nuioco, iu.*i ^ b V
quency comes bay anil chestnut, both fine
and rich in quality, and the latter so prized
above all colors by the Arabs, that they
have a saying that, if you ever hear of a
horse performing any remarkable feat,
you will be sure to find upon inquiry that
he is a chestnut. Brown is not unfre
quent, and in my registry of horses brought
from Anazch, I find one black; but so rare
is that color, that if I had merely trusted
to my recollection, I should have said I
never saw a black horse in the desert. Of
other colors I saw none, except in the sol
itary instance of a skewbald; and I can
not, at this moment, undertake to say that
he was an Anazch, or belonged to some
of the tribes where the purity of the breed
can less be depended on.
g$g“ A Spaniard having stolen a horse
from an Indian, the latter convicted him
of the offence by a very ingenious plan.
He complained to a judge, who had the
Spaniard, with the horse, brought before
him. The prisoner swore that the animal
belonged to him, and that he had always
had it; so that the judge did not find him
self in a position to convict. He was even
about to return the horse to him, when
the Indian said: “If you will allow me,
I will prove that the animal belongs to
me.” Immediately he pulled off his
cloak, and covering the horse's head,
asked the Spaniard of which eye it was
blind ? The robber was much embarrass
ed at the question; but, nevertheless, not
to delay the court, be replied at hazard,
that it was the right eye. The Indian,
uncovering his head, exclaimed, “The
horse is not’blind, either of the right eye
I or the left.” The judge immediately de
cided that the animal was the Indian’s.
-The best time to frame au auswer to
II the letters of a friend is the moment you re
ceive them; then the warmth of friendship,
and the intelligence roceived most forcibly
co-operate.
axlE rUolTiUiN AAI.U DUXiESUi! i-tlE
SOOTH.
We nre convinced that the feeling
which vastly predominates nmong the
Southern people, is that of sincere and
deep rooted attachment to the union of
these States under the constitution. We
read declarations as h) the existence of a
similar state of feeling prevailing among
the great mass of the people of the Nortlf,
not only in the Democratic journals pub
lished there, but in very many of those
which nre enlisted in the support of what
we of the South term Black Republican
ism. Attachment to the Union, there
fore, may be assumed as being the con
trolling political feeling of the entire coun
try. Nevertheless, all candid and reflect
ing men in both the North nnd the South
cannot deny that this Union has for years
past been in imminent danger of disso
lution, and that unless the irritating causes
which have made it a “ sick than," with
the hot fever of sectional strife coursing
through his veins, prostrating his nervous
system, and heating to the point of mad
ness its very heart’s blood, be removed,
no moral skill can avert so deplorable a
result. If there be any balm in Gilead
which can effect a cure in this dangerous
case, it is from the hand of the South that
it must come, and upon her shoulders will
rest, in a great degree, the responsibilities
for its proper and effectual application :
always supposing she wishes the patient
to recover.
Since the beginning of this sectional
strife on the slavery question, the South
has seen with admiration the firm devo
tion to her constitutional rights of many
niYimirv lint landinrr moil ill t llA Dl-MltClf*.
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racy of the North; and she has mourn
fully beheld the heroism with which some
of the greatest and best of the statesman
of that section have met with political
death while bottling with the serried ranks
of her enemies. Each of these martyrs
in the cause of Southern equality and
Southern rights, has a monument in the
grateful hearts of every loyal and just
minded Southron. Even yet, our battle is
being bravely fought by Northern men on
Northern soil; ahd nobly are they con
tending against odds which might appal
men less resolved to fight for the right
and against tjie wrong. Despite some
little cavilling here and there among us,
there is a sentiment growing up that our
Northern allies have lately given a severe
check to the hitherto invincible hostile
forces; and that even in the enemy’s ranks
there are whole regiments and divisions
who begin to relax in fervor, and to pon
der in their tents as to the justice and pro
priety of the crusade in which they have
been enlisted; and there is reason to be
lieve that many among them may perhaps
break up their camps and retire from the
field, or even turn their arms against those
at whose sides they have until now been
fighting.
if the South acts with the mingled firm
ness, dignity, and moderation which befit
her. she may do almost anything to bring
about the restoration of good feeling be
tween all sections of the Union; while if
her efforts to that end should unhappily
fail, she will at least command the re
spect of the civilized world, and win its
sympathy and, if needed, its aid in the
reconstruction of her political system, out
of i,he confusion which will inevitably follow
'he breaking up of the preseut Federal Uni
on. Her course, we take it, is plain and
simple. With singular unanimity her
people accepted the declarations of the
Cincinnati Platform on the vexed ques
tion of slavery. They endorsed the con
struction placed upon its language by Mr.
Buchanan in his letter accepting his nomi
nation for the Presidency; and they hail
ed with satisfaction the decree of the Su
preme Court in the Dred Scott case,
which maintains their equal rights to hold
their property in the common territories,
with the citizens of the Northern States.
Upon this ground we are convinced that
nineleen-twehtieths of the people of the
slaveholding States are willing to stand,
now, and for the future. This vast ma
jority of the Southern people do not de
sire any interpolation of new issues in this
part of the Platform, nor do they sympa
thise with the ultraisms which are put
forward by a few among us, ns regards
the slavery issues. We do not wish to
embarrass our Northern friends with the
burden of maintaining positions not actu
ally essential to the proper vindication of
our rights and equality. It will probably
be expedient for the Charleston conven
tion to endorse the Dred Scott decision,
and in order to prevent all future possi
bility of misapprehension or dispute, to
assert that the right of the people of the
territories to regulate the slavery ques
tion, begins only at the moment they are
forming a constitution fora State Govern
ment. There exists neither necessity nor
desire to go farther than this, and upon
such a platform the lovers of the Federal
Union, and the adherents of the Consti
tution, will in all likelihood be able to
carry the Presidential election next year.
If victory cannot be thus won, it will be
plain that it is not attainable under any
circumstances, by any. party opposed to
Northern sectionalism and aggre^Mn,
and the South will then be obliged to
shape her own future as the best course.
—[New Orleans Courier._
The Democratic Stale Convention
of Illinois, which will appoint delegates to
Charleston, will be held at Springfield on
the 4th of January, 1860. It will consist of
411 delegates, the basis of appointment
being one delegate for every 300 Demo
cratic votes polled at the last general elec
tion.
-Every one hath enough to do to govern
himself well.
mibUiSI.IiAflJSOUS ITEMS.
-“I do not think, madam, that any man
of the least sense would approve of your con
duct.” “ Sir, how can you judge what any
man of the least sense would do?”
-Leisure for study, thought and social
enjoyment, are to be counted as part of income.
-A forward and talkative young man is
not. likely ever to become a great man.
-Men are semtimes accused of pride,
merely because their accusers would be proud
themselves if they were in their places.
-Most people complain bitterly of the
troubles of life, yet often greatly increase
life’s real troubles by the anticipations of
imaginary ones.
-There is no outward prosperity which
can counteract indolence, extravagance, and
foily at home.
-Truth is a rock of strength sufficient to
boar the universe; error, a mire in which
bodies sink in proportion to their gravity.
-Is It not better that your friend tell you
your faults privately, than that your enemy
talk of them publicly?
-Experience is the most eloquent of
preachers but she never has a large congrega
tion.
-A fop is like a set of new knives and
forks—you can’t put him in anything useful
without taking away all his polish.
—It is always a waste of raw material to
put five dollars worth of beaVer on ten cents
worth of brains.
—The silent testimony of a quiet con
science is of far greater value than riches.
-The leniency of our courts in regard to
the light fingered gentry Is of that quality of
mercy which ‘''blesseth him that takes” mueh
more than “him who gives.”
-An Irisliadvertisementsays: “A reward
of $5 is offered for the apprehension of Pat
rick O’Flaherty, who last week stole the
jackass, which same had on a pair of cor
duroy breeches, with blue eyes, and smoke* a
short pipe; much given to squinting and like
V • _ V._1.1 J_-A. Ik. L »•
TV 130 mo OUVOO IV. U UVMJi •••« MWWOt
—So vital a neceuity to all living men la
truth that the vilest traitor feels amazed and
wronged—feels the pillars of the world shaken
when treason recoils on himself.
--For .everything you buy or sell, let Or
hire, make an exact bargain at first, and not
be put off to an hereafter by one that says to
you—“Wo shall not disagree about trifles.”
j—The severest punishment of any injury
is the consciousness of having done it; and no
one but tbe guilty knows the withering paint
of repentance.
_Who has not seen a child turn from the
embodiment of all that could please the eye,
to sit, a charmed listener, on the lap of one
whose only attraction was a gentle voice
speaking words warm with the love of a pure
heart?
-The world would be more happy if per
sons gave up more time to an intercourse of
friendship: but money engrosses all our de
ference; and we scarce enjoy a social hour,
because we think it unjustly stolen from the
main business of our lives.
—Danger should be feared when distant,
and braved when present.
_A man’s dress has a wonderful influence
on his character. Dress like a rowdy, and in
less than a month you will commence acting
like one.
-A fellow went into tho Syracuse police
office a few days ago and asked if there was
any penalty against suicide by drowning,
adding that he contemplated such an act.
“No,” said the Chief, “there is no human
law against it. Officer, show him the deepest
place in the canal.”
The River Jordan.—A correspondent
of tbe Utica Herald thus describes th«
River Jordan:
A line of green, low forest trees be
trays the course of the sacred river
through the plain. So deep is its channel
and so thick is the forest that skirts its
banks, that I rode within twenty yards of
it before I caught the first gleam of its
waters. I was agreeably disappointed. I
had heard the Jordan described as an in
sipid, muddy stream. Whether it was the
contrast with the desolation around, or my
fancy that made its green banks so beau
tiful, I known not, but it did seem at the
moment of its revelation to my longing
eyes the perfection of calm and loneliness.
It is hardly as wide as the Mohawk at
Utica, but far more rapid and impassioned
in its flow. Indeed of all the rivers I
have ever seen the Jordan has the
fiercest current. Its water is by no means
clear, but it is as little deserving the
name of muddy. At the place where I
onw it tradition assigns the baptism
of our Savior, and also the miraculous
crossing of the children of Israel on thetT
entrance into the Promised Lana.
Worth its Weight in Silver.—Hon.
Jas. Morgan, President of the Morgan
County Agricultural Society, a few days
since tendered to the agent of the “Cash*
mere Shawl Goat Company” of Tennessee
for one of the pure blood Cashmere goats,
its weight in silver, which was refused.
The company will not part with the pure
bloods at any price. The seven-eights
blood produces the wogl which commands
eigut dollars petjound in the market.
[Jauesville (111.) Times.
To Clean French Kid Gloves.—Put
the gloves on,your hands tun! wash them,as
if you were washing your hands, in some
spirits of turpentine, until quite clean;
then hang them up in a warm place, or
where there is a current of air, and nil
smell of the turpentine will be removed.
This method is practiced in Paris, and
since its introduction into this country,
thousands of dollars have been gained by
it.