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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. AT DES ARC. PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS BY J. C.lORRILL TERMS-S2 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME VI._DES AEG, ABKANSAS, DECEMBEB. 21, 1859. _NUMBEB 7.
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OTJS JO^PRINTmG^DEPAETMSNT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
assortment of Printing Material, and are
I . . ... ...4. -11 l-ir. la t-.fi Tftk DrinfitWF ftn
icauj nv -w — • - 3/
reasonable terms.
We aro prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
<ion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, i-c.
A. IlT HU UK,
i (Successor to II. P. Vaughan,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL
ER IN
Stooca, 0l)cct Iron, uUre, &£.:
if Also — 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,
* Esq., the undersigned-jvili continue to carry
on the above business, in all its branches. He
has on hand a good stock of
COOKING-S TO VES, T1N
WARE, &-c.,
which he will sell at Memphis prices.
CIJ'fTERISW AND JOBBING
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
A share of the public patronage is re
•dseotfullv solicited.
jnn29-6m N. H. BURK.
JTr. PARTI AM,
architect,
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute ail work Intrusted to his care, with
neatness and dispatch.
' PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
has the contract for the same.
(‘i3F From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he flatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. jun29-tf
Wl a*
jCAliPENTER, AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work in HIS Cine of Business,
I in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
?|f rience. he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re
gret it.
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY,
Left at G. W. Vaben’s Store, will meet
wiui prompt aiicnuuii.
ALEX. LEU DESS
HOUSE, SIGN, AND FUESCO
PAINTER,
% I*\ES ARC, Ark.—Also, Carriage Painting,
I IJ Furniture Varnishing, Chaining, Paper
| Hanging, &c. AH work done(P the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
’ pied as the “ Citizen” Olfice, near the Landing.
junl5-tf
A. S. H ARRIS,
UP* af T € H - .?/ .1 Al E M
AND
JEWBIjER
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the
R Nucleus House. Des Arc,
B Arkansas. Clocks, Watcher and Jewelry
§? repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
g ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf
Family Grocery.
HENRY JACKSON,*
AT HIS “OLD STAND
- CORNER OF BUENA VISTA AND WOODBUFF STS.,
I» E S IKE, A It H . ,
C10NT1NUES to keep constantly on hand a
i full assortment of
Family Groceries,
which he infers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
The highest prices will be paid for !
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and al! the productions j
of the farm and the garden.
£5^ Hlr Bar is supplied with the best of
Liquors.
iSP" Remember the “ Old Stand,” which
henas occupied during the past six years.
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vresh Drugs and Medicines.
'■ \ VS on hand Wholesale and Retail,at
the Dee Arc City Drug Store.
ajwiHS- 2. T. BLACK* CO. ,
I
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. a. THOMPSON, Reform Phy
sician, late of McLemoresville, Term.,
having located in Des Arc, Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, in its
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Office—Evans & Horne’s build
ing, third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julyI3-ly.
T^rTn'. L. RAGLAND, having 10
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed, offers his professional services to the
public.
03?” Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
fjj R. T. J. CUMMINGS, having per
manently located at Atlanta, Prairie
county, Ark., offers his professional services
to the public.
03?” Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
0?^* Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf.
T"fcR 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.
03?” Thankful for the liberal patronage ho
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
0^” Office at D. P. Black Sz Co’s.. Drug
Store. aprill-lv
T|R. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
-*-^ly located in Des Arc, Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan & Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis,
having settled in the town of De3 Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. W. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. 05T Calls promptly at
tended to. may29, 1858-ly*
BR. WM. BETHELL, will continue
thg Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the pa3t fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of ' the public patronage.—
Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
TThR. 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.
may!5-tf ___
VW. EDWARDS, Attorney at
. Law. Lake Village, Chicot county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Eastern Arkansas, jgg" Prompt attention
given to the collection of claims, Szc.
oct5-tf.
D a f i V,'T W. J. BROSAUGH
fl ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
VT at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl4 tf
TACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at
J Law, Notary Public, and Justice or
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County, Ohio. [ju!27-tf.
T. E. GATEWOOD..«*• A. MOON.
H ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
\T Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
nf taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug3-tf.
rp B. KENT, Attorney at Law. Des Arc.
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 shall meet with
prompt attention. Office on Lyon
street. [jun8-tf
OBEItT H. CROCKETT, Attorney at
Law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie.
apriI22-tf,
f. VT'.ATHERSTON....P. II. FARR.
T7IEATHERST0N & FARR, Attor
I' KEYS at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson ami Phillips. Particular
attention given to collections. • jyl7
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
.1 . Law, lies Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pone. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him
S3T OFFICE— Over Town Hall, (Frith’s
New Building.) first door. febI3-tf
T W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
,} , Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White,
(jy Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land, (jy* Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, 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
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.w. I.. D. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & 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. HOLLO WELL..W. D. JACOWAV.
HOLLOWELL St JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas.
Vyill practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway gnd Pope.
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I. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,!
COMMISSION' MERCHANTS,
NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
tnay4-ly Mtxrm, Ten* ,
Srhania Academy,
PRAIRIE_CO., ARK.
MI$$ E. I). SAFFORD,
PRINCIPAL
THE exercises of this institution will be
resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session of Five Months.
Primary Department.$!♦> 00
First Academic Class. 12 00
Second Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra, Geometry, Astronomy, &.c ■ • 16 00
French and Latin. 10 00
Music. 20 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Incidental. 50
References —Rev. J. W. Moore, Col. J.
M. Bell, John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tenn.: Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. aug3-ly.
“7 DUCUTIONAL.
^ TH^third session of the “,I>eR
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 :
Orthography and Reading...$10 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
The above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 14 00
High Branches. 16 00
Instrumental Music. 25 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
GJ3?” Pupils charged from time of entering,
and no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
except in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, July 27, 1859.-tf.
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
A N I)
’Wrj&.G-OTST 1MC JEHEl,
WOODRUFF STREET,
Bess Aro, Fff®mc^<D®., Airis. ,
order on short notice. Repairing and planta
tion work done on the usual time for prompt
paying ci stomers, (all othersmust pay cash.)
(J3?” All new work must be cash or its
equivalent. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21, 1859.-ly.
BLOCKS Ml ThilNG
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHET TER, !
DES ARC, ARKANSAS, i
rpHANKFUL to the ^r.v I
1 people for their past fa-|( jl i
SmSSmSS vors.respectfully announces o ly
that he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
stand, on Park street, where he is menared to !
do all kinds of work in the above line.
(®"B1 acksmithing, wagon and buggy build- j
ing, wheelbarrows, repairing. Ac., done on
short notice.
ijg^”Horse-shoeing done promptly. !
feb 18-tf '
JOEN McNAMEE 7 <
T , J I Ij O K ,
bes Arc, Arkaiuaii. :
SHOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET— ,
west of the “Nucleus House’--—where he •
is prepared to execute all kinds of work in '
Sis line of business, in a neat and fashionable '
style. t
July 27, 1859—[tf] ,
J A M E S JOHNSON, j
twiinsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS. .
Having permanently located myself, |
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, Ac., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
jn reasonable terms.
LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
[n fact, any kind of work in my line will be I
promptly attended to. ;
Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
~ FIJYMi WJiTCUKS!
rpO THOSE persons who are very pur
1 ticular with regard to time, we can now ‘
affer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated, '
whicfc will give entire I
SATISFACTION ,
in time-keeping. We know this by trials of
the watches; we are aiming to supply TIME ‘
Cf IIOIHOIX.-1 ... I ...... .-I. in.* ntfnntlnn ..onn_ I
cially to the regulation of all our watches, so
that our customers shall not be troubled with
" ulty, or irregular pieces of machinery, that
have only the appearance of being watches, 1
while in fact they ar- not so. We shall al- I
ways hold ourselves it. readiness to make good
every thing we say in regard to all that we
sell. J. F.. MERRIMAN & CO..
mar25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment. i
BY HENRY JACKSON,
..AT THE OLD STAND.. |
ONE MILE WEST OF DES ARC, ,
( On the Main Road to Fort Smith.)
ITAVING ereccted a large aitd'iV^-*
commodious Building, he is now/TT :
better prepared, than even heretofore, to ac- ■
commodate the public with entertainment.
(jgf His rates of charges are reasonable,
and bis Accommodations are inferior to none.
He ha? excellent Stables, and necessary
shelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
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C AJUDSON,
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH,
—A LS O—
CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
1\1) J O i E R WORK, S. C.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
-TERMS
Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
janS-ly. _
Family Grocery.
J. W. WALLACE,
Des Arc, Ark.,
KEEPS constantly on hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
which he offers for sale on reasonable terms.
Also—All kinds of Wines, Liquors,
Tobacco, Cigars, Ac.
£5?” The highest price, either in Cash or
Groceries.paid for Butter, Egg*, Poultry, and
ill kinds or country produce ipayl tf
J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DES ARA ARKANSAS s
WEDNESDAY,. .DECEMBER 21,1859.
IfraF" We mentioned last week, the fact
hut Hon. R. W. Johnson had written a
etter intended to provoke a challenge
'rom Hon. T. C. Hindman. We give be
ow the letter of Mr. Johnson, as also
hat of Hrnry L. Biscoe, Esq., the
"ather-in-law of Col. Hindman. Our
■eaders can judge of the merits of both.
We should be extremely sorry to learn
bat a Senator and Representative in Con
gress from Arkansas were compelled to
spttle their differences by a resort to arms,
3Ut should it occur, our feelings and pref
jrences are with Col. T. C. Hindman.
We have known Col. H. since 1814, and
ully appreciate his personal and political
■vorth.
Letter from Hon. R. W. Johnson.
From the Pino Bluff Independent.]
W. F. Dooolass—Dear Sir: — Du
ing my absence at Little Rock, many
etters have accumulated for me. They
nake it clear, that I cannot with propriety
eave the State without a further public
leclaration of my intention.
I declared in n public speech in this
own, in July, 1858, that it was my fixed
lelermination to retire from the public
iervice, and that my name would not
tgaiu be used (or re-election to the Senate
>r any other office. This fact was noticed
it the lime by the public press.
The writers of these letters are my
riends. They urge me to declare myself
t candidate for reelection to the U. S. Sen
ite, or for the Governorship, and they do
o chiefly on account of Col. Hindman’s
urbulent and distracting course. I can
•• it ■ .• ..i II I
IUI, Willi all lifty ucvuuuu IU me win, auu
ny deference to tlie opinions of my
fiends, give my consent to the further use
>f my name for either office.
Col. Hindman’s attempted disruption of
he unity and harmony of the Democratic
lafty is all selfish,-and in less than twelve
nontlis will be of small moment. He is
epresented to have assailed iny political
icts very bitterly, but without personal in
ult. This I do not object to, but he has
n every other way sought to be offensive,
ind particularly by a frequent anil general
denunciation of the family of Johnsons.
:nd to add to his dffensiveness, he pledg
'd himself in his public speeches, to visit
jittle Rock, and to denounce them to their
aces. The 24th inst., was the duy set
part for this purpose, and was public to
II. I travelled fifty miles to attend this
ppointment, and to afford him the onpor
unity. He failed to attend and redeem
lis pledge. His excuse was false in spirit,
nd paltry in fact; and the whole affair l
ironounce to be another of his ingenious
levices to win for himself a name for
ourage, and to fling on others an imputa
ion of cowardice.
His conduct in the few years he has
>een here, is to my mind that of a bully,
nd an impostor in the ranks of honor.
His position as a member of Congress
ecures for him my notice.
In again announcing to my fellow citi
:ens my wish to retire from public life, I
legto express my deep sense of gratitude
or the many honors they have conferred
ipon me, and for the unchanging confi
leneethey have shown me for so many
■ears, I am, very repectfully,
R. W. JOHNSON.
P. S.—My private nfl’airs will detain
ne perhaps until the 8th of December at
mine, after which I shall hasten 911 to
Washington.
Pine Bluff, Nov. 23. 1850,
To the Public.
From the (Helena) State-Rights Democrat.]
Senator Robert W. Johnson has written
i letter to the Jefferson Independent, the
isiensible purpose of which is the asser
ion of his resolve to retire to private life
io soon as his present term expires. Hi3
■eal purpose is to insult., personally,
Fhomas C. Hindman.
1 wish not to be regarded as desirous of
nixing myself in the political affairs of
his State. But I see in this letter from
Col. Johnson what 1 am bound to regard
is a well laid scheme to take an advantage
mder the “code of honor.” It is to he
loped that this belief is erroneous, hut let
he public judge if there is not a pretty
strong array of circumstantial evidence to
support the supposition, and let me have
it least the satisfaction of exposiug an in
jurious contrivance against a member of
ny family.
Col. Johnson begins his remarks on
Hindman with these words:
“Col. Hindman’s attempted disruption of the
rnity and harmony of the democratic party is
ill selfish, and in less than twelve months will
je of a small moment. He is reported to have
issailed my political acts very bitterly, but
WITHOUT PKHSONAL INSCI.T.”
Well, this remark is meant by the
writer merely to prevent the people from
wondering why he did not himself call on
Hindman for satisfaction. Seuator John
son is obviously aggrieved, from wiiat fol
ows, or he is guilty of gratuitous insult,
which we all know is in the highest de
cree ungeiitlemauly.
He proceeds by saying ihat Hindman
failed to attend his Little Rock appoint*
! inent, and that his excuse for not attend*
| ing “was false in spirit and paltry in fact.”
j Col. Johnson must have more vanity in his
i composition than becomes a Senator of the
| United States, if he really thinks that he
| frightened Hindman from Little Rock.
1 Ho must also have a Spartan heart, to call
an accident nearly causing death to a man's
i own mother “a paltry fact” to that man
j himself This, doubtless, is Col. Johnson s
I filial love.
But Mr. Johnson says:
‘iRis ( Hindman's) conduct in the few years
I he nas been here, is to my inind that of a
bully, and an impostor in the ranks of honor.”
Now, compare this last quotation with
the first. Col. Johnson thought that his
friends might possibly think him called
upon to fight Hindman, or he thought
Hindman a politician dangerous to the
I “family." lie therefore wants Hindman
1 killed off. To accomplish this end, he
thoroughly practices himself in the use of
a particular weapon, and then fabricates
a basis for insulting him. The means of
attack or challenge thus falls on Hindman,
the choice of weapons on Johnson, and
thus he thinks to attain the end with that
weapon in the use of which he is skilled.
Such, I candidly believe, is the infam
ous manoeuvre adopted by a Senator from
j die sovereign State of Arkansas, to com
pass the destruction of a political oppo
nent. And yet, this man has the auda
city to prate of “the ranks of honor!”
I look upon the explanation just giveft
of his course, as the Only rational one.
Why was he so particular at first to state
that Hindman’s speeches were “without
personal insult?” And why then did he
so unequivocally insult him afterwards?
There is a deep calculation of the chances
at the bottom of this. Let the people
mark my prediction.
See subjoined letter to Hindman from
| his brother-in-law, Dr. Ellis of Mississippi
which 1 have louna among mnumans
papers. HENRY L. BLSCOE.
T. C. Hindman. Helena, Ark.
Dear Tom:— We had a misfortune to occur
here last Sunday. As all were coming from
church, the driver stopped to shut a gate near
home and the mules started. They became
alarmed at the screaming of the children, and
ran awav and broke the carriage to atoms,
bruised Jane, Fannie, Susie, Sallie, and worse
than ail, your mother. She was dead, to all
appearances, for half an hour, and totally out
of her senses for 24 hours. She is bruised all
over, her collar-bone broken, chin, eye, arm
and hip badly injured. An express was sent
tome. I drove home in 3 hours—31) miles,
and a miserable road. The driver, Old Cap,
was dragged and torn about severely. He lost
one eye and was otherwise hurt.
Your Friend, ELLIS.
The above letter was Hindman's reason
for going home, arid this reason is termed
by R. W. Johnson, ‘‘false in spirit and
paltry in fact.” Judge not, Mr. Johnson,
iest ye be judged. H. L, B.
Gen. Jo. Lane and the Presidency
The name of Gen. Lane, as a Candidate
for the Presidency, has been received
throughout the Union with almost univer
sal favor, amounting, in fact, to an out
burst of enthusism which has not been
equalled by that of any other suggested.
A Washington correspondent of the Phila
delphia Atlas, inti recAitletter,discourses
jis follows:
The Presidential excitement increases
with the crowd as it gathers here. The
friends of the old Indian lighter, General
Jo. Lane, are in high spirits at the pros
pects of his nomination at Charleston.
Events which have occurred within the
last month, seem to have fixed the question
of the Presidency, rendering inevitable
the success of the Democratic candidate.
This settled upon, with General Lane, the
Marion of the Mexican war, as the
standard bearer, will give to the Democ
racy, in the judgment of conservative
politicians who never yet have gone astray
in their calculations, the following Slates
and electoral voles: Maine, 8; Con
nfecticut, 6; New York, 35; New Jer
sey, 7 ; Pennsylvania, 27 ; Ohio 23 ;
Michigan, ti; Indiana, 13; Illinois 11 ;
Iowa,4; Wisconsin, 5; Minnesota, 4;
Oregon, 3; Kansas, 3; California, 4;
| total low, m me r ree ouues, which is mo
more than is necessary for a choice.
The Southern States, which are enti
tled to votes in the Electoral College:
Virginia, 15 ; Delaware 3 ; Maryland 8;
North Carolina 8; Georgia 10; Mississip
pi?; Louisiana, 6; Arkansas, 4, Ten
nessee 12; Kentucky 12; Missouri 9;
Florida 3 ; Texas 4; Alabama 9; total 120.
There will be added, of course, to the
number of electoral votes in the free
States for the Charleston nominee, to-wit:
Free States 159; Slave owning States
120; total 279.
This leaves to the candidate of the "ir
repressible conflict” abolition ptyty: Mass
achusetts 13; Rhode Island 4; Vermout
5; New Hampshire 5; total 27.
It is by no means certain that all these
votes, few in numbers as they are, will
be given to the abolitionists. New Hamp
shire in the conflict between conservatism,
land the union with abolitionism and disu
nion will no doubt be counted out of the
black crowd (?) in which she is placed.
This, added to the above total of voles for
the Democratic candidate, will give 284
votes for the Charleston nominee. This
estimate aud calculation may excite sur
prise, and may be considered at this time
extravagant. I only ask every sound
thinking mau of your thirty thousand
readers who peruse this communication,
whether in the contest lobe waged against
the ruthless fanaticism, he will not be
found on the side of his country in that
fighi. He will answer, yes! and that
will be the responses at the ballot boxes
by ninety-nine hundredths of the good
and true men all over the land. Not to
| be considered extravagant, I have left out
Rhode Island, giving that State to “the
; blacks.” I fear ibis is doing injustice to
lit tie “Sister Rhody,” for she is union lov.
ing and patriotic. If, as I trust, ought to
be the case, she is included in the list it
will give 12S3 voles for the candidate of
the Democracy, leaving only Massachu
setts and Vermont in the hands of the
freedom shrieking abolitionists. Put a pin
here and mark the prophecy. This is
put down as probable vote, for General
Lane 2S8 votes, "Irrepressible conflict"
IS.
The candidates of the Detnocrncy will
be either General Lane, or Governor
Isaac Toucey for President of the United
States, if tho candidate is taken from the
Free States, or if taken from the slave
owning States will be Howell Cobb, R.
M. T. Hunter, John Slidell, or John C.
Breckenridge.
This I regard as a certain and fixed
fact. It is true that Governor John B.
Floyd possesses marked popularity and
distinctive elements of character fitting
him admirably for the position, and he
may be taken for President. Either Floyd
or Cobb would make a glorious run.
My judgment, however, is, that the
candidate will be from a so-called Free
State. If taken from the eastern section
of the confederacy, the candidate will be
the present distinguished Secretary of the
Navy, Governor Isaac Toucey, of Con
necticut. Mark this prediction. He is a
sound national statesman, which his rec
ord in Congress, and all public acts prove.
He was always right in his Congressional
vote. His faithfulness to the Democracy,
is proven by the fact that tho Black Abo
lition Republican Legislature, of Con
necticut, lately passed resolutions of cen
sure upon the position he occupied in the
Senate of the United States, in voting,
as he did, for the Kansas Nebraska bill.
Rather a high feather in his cap, 1 think.
Should the candidate be taken from
“the West,” as now seems most probable,
it will be General Joseph Lane, the fiat
boatman of the Mississippi, whose history
is so full of glorious adventures and
bravery. The “great West” has never
had a President of the United States, ex
cept during the thirty days of General
Harrison. She now claims the nomina
tion, and it will be in all probability ac
corded to her. That with J. Lane, (“old
acorn,’’) in the field, we’ll sweep the
Slates, (and the stakes, too,) and save
this happy confederacy from the machina
tions of Abolitionists, “irrepressible con
flicted,” freedom sliriekers, Sharp’s rifle
preachers, John Brown sympathizers, and
disunionisls of all colors.
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Qen. Jackson and the “Turtle.”
Among the many charges brought by
the opponents of Gen. Jackson against
him to prove that he was not fit for the
Presidency was lhathe was illileraU, and
this was the honest belief of a grent ma
ny everywhere.
During his Administration, a vessel ar
rived at Norfolk from the West Indies,
and on its deck were several sea-turtles.
Among them vvns a giant of reptiles, which
attracted the attention of every body who
went aboard. The captain had them all
taken on the wharf and exposed for sale.
Among those who admired the fellow
above, mentioned were several leaders of
the “unterrified,’’ four five of whom made
up a purse, bought the monster, and by
the next Washington boat sent it up as a
present to Old Hickory.
He was much gratified at such a pres
ent, and the inmates and visitors of the
While House enjoyed a rare treat in the
way of “turtle soup” of the most magnifi
cent description.
The General wrote a very polite note
acknowledging the receipt of the present,
which was duly received by Dr. A., who
had seul it in the name of himself and
his other Democratic friends.
Shortly after the receipt of the Gener
al’s answer, Dr. A. was- hobbling along
on Main street, and just when nearly in
front of Mr. B.’s bookstore, he was hailed
by five anli-Jacksonians as follows:
“Well, Doctor, have you heard from
the General about the turtle?"
“Yes,” answered Dr. A., “and I have
his reply in my pocket.”
“Let’s see it! let’s see it !*’ they all
cried in a breath.
••Here it is,” Dr. A. replied.
He produced the note, and they read:
“Gentlemen : I thank vou for the very
fine turluibe you so kindly sent me, &.c.
•‘There,” said one of the gentlemen,
“we had always heard that your great
man could not write English, and now we
know it. Who,ever heard of a turtle be
ing called a tortoise?”
“Willyou take a bet on it” said A.
“That we will,” answered they, “and
we will decide the point by going into
friend B.’s.”
So in they went, and both parties agreed
to abide by the definition of a certain dic
tionary then the standard of the language.
One of them turned over its leaves till he
reached the word turtle. The definition
was "a bird of the dove kind ;” and in the
next line, “this word is sometimes used
to designate the tortoise found on the
shores of the West Indies. It is a cor
ruption used by sailors and illiterate peo
ple.”
“Are you satisfied, gentlemen.” ex
claimed Dr. A.; “I know you are not
sailors—so, by your own authority, you
are illiterate. Bo pleased to pay your
bets, and never after this say that Genera!
Jackson can’t write English.”
They did as requested, giving each an
order for six bottles of Madeira; and as
they went out of B.’s a bystander observed
that there was in the ear of each u very
large flea. • [Staunton Spectator.
An Hour at the Old Play Ground.
j 1 sat an hour to-day, John,
Beside the old brook stream,
Where we were school-boys in old time,
When manhood was a dream ;
The brook Is choked with fallen leaves,
The pond is dried away—
* I scarce believe thatyou would know
The dear old place to-day.
The school-house Is no more, John,
Beneath our locust trees j
The wild rose by the window side
Xo more waves in the breeze;
The scattered stones look desolata,
The sod they rested on
Has been plowed up by strange hand*
Since you and I were gone.
The chestnut tree is dsad, John,
And, what is sadder now,
The broken grape-vine of our swing
Hangs on the'wlthered bough j
I read our names upon the bark,
And found the pebble* rare
Laid up beneath the hollow side
As we had piled them there.
Beneath the grass-grown bank, John,
I looked for our old spring,
That bubbled down the alder path.
Three paces from the swing;
The rushes grow upon the brink,
The pool i- black and bare,
And not a foot, this many a day,
It seems, has trodden there.
I took the old blind road, John,
That wandered up the hill j
’Tls darker than it used to be.
And seems so lone and still i
The birds sing yet among the boughs
Where once the sweet grapes hung,
But not a voice of human kind
Where all our voices rung.
I sit me on the fence, John,
That lies as in old time,
The same half pannel in the path
We used so oft to climb s
And thought how o’er the oars of Ufo
Our playmates had passed on,
And left me counting on the spot
The facts that now are gone.
A Lilt of Wondtra.
Among the thousands of marvelous in*
vontions which American genius has pro*
duced within the last few years are the
following, compiled from the Patent Office
Report:
The report explains the principles of
the celebrated Hobbs Lock. Its “unpick*
ability" depends upon a secondary or false
set of tumblers, which touches the real
ones. Moreover, the lock is powder-proof,
and may be loaded through the key-hole
and fired off till the burglar is tired of his
fruitless work, or fears that the explosions
will br>ng to view bis experiments more
witnesses tnan ne desires.
A harpoon is described which makes
the whale kill himself. The more he
pulls the line the deeper goes the har
poon.
An ice-making machine has been pet
ended, which is worked by a steam engine.
In experimental trial, it froze several bot
tles of sberry and produced block* of ice
the size of a cubic foot, when the ther
mometer was up to eighty degress. It is
calculated that for every ton of coal put
into the furnace, it will make a ton of ice.
From Dr. Dale's examiner’s report, we
gather some idea of the value of patents.
A man who had made a slight improve
ment in straw cuttprs, took a model of hie
machine through the Western States, and
after a tour of eight months, returned with
forty thousand dollars. Another man had
a machine to thrash and clear grain, which
in fifteeu months he sold for sixty thousand
dollars. These are ordinary cases—while
such inventions as the telegraph, the plan
ing machine, and India rubber patents, are
worth millions each.
Examiner Lane’s report describes new
electrical inventions. Among these is an
electrical whaling apparatus, by which tbs
whale is literally “shocked to desth."
Another is au electro-magnetio alarm,
which rings bells and dsiplays signals in
case of Are and burglars. Another is an
electric clock; which wakes you up, telle
you what tirr^ it is, and lights a lamp for
you at any hour you please.
There is a “sound gatherer,” a sort of
huge ear trumpet, to be placed in front of
a locomotive, ui mgiug w •
ears all the noise ahead, perfectly dia
tinct, notwithstanding the noise of the
train.
TheTe is an invention that picks up pins
from a confused heap, turns them around
with their heads up, and then slicks them
in papers in regular rows.
Another goes through the whole pro
cess of cigar making, taking in leaves and
turning out finished cigars.
One machine cuts cheese; another ooa
scours the knives and forks; and another
rocks the cradle; and seven or eight take
in washing and irouing.
There is a parlor chair patented that
cannot be lipped back on two legs—and a
railway chair that can be tipped back in
any position without any legs at all.
Another patent is fof a machine that
counts passengers in an omnibus and
takes their fare. When a very fat gen
tleman gets in, it counts two and charges
double.
There are a variety of guns patented
that load themselves, a fishing line that
adjusts its own bait, and s rat trap which
throws away the rat and then baits itself,
and stands in the corner for another.
There is a machine, also, by which a
man prints instead of writes his thoughts.
It is played liko a piano forie. And
speaking of pianos, it is estimated that
nine thousand are made eveiy year *n the
United Stales, giving constant employment
to one thousand nine hundred persons,
and costing over two millions ot dollar*.
-Love, like the cold bath, U nevsr nega
tive; it never leaves us whers it finds •*; if
once we plunge into it, it will either heightsa
our virtues or iudame our vice*.
_A ptn has as much head as s S°°*
\ many authors, «nd \ $re*t deal were point.