Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-04
The Arkansas Troops and Munitions of

ammunitions and provisions belonging to the State, notwithstanding 1t hal sent an agent to Richmond who had effected such an arrangement, and being confirmed III that belief by its order calling Maj. Genl. Yell into service, which was a wholly un necessary and useless expense upon the trea- sury, we had prepared an article dissent ing from such action, and giving our req sons therefor. But learning upon what we know to be good authority that the Board has determined to transfer all of our forces, arms, munitions of war, etc, to the conted- crate government, we not only chcerfully suppress the aforesaid article, but cordially accord to the Board our indorsement of the wisdom of its action.
 Why should we wish separate military State organization, when it will not only entail upon us millions of dollars of ex- pense, but really result in injuring the cause we all have at heart. by having two sets of officers and troops in the field, ,who by their iealousies, discord and disagreements will only disturb and destroy the efficiency of the whole? What object can we accom- plish by keeping up a separate and distinct military organization in this State, and thus keeping our men and guns out of the con- federate service where they are so much needed for the common defense? As con federate forces our troops would be employ ed under experienced leaders in offensive operations, by which the tide of war might be rolled back from our borders, but as State troops could onl y meet the enemy on our own soil, after by the invasion ot the feleralists. all the horrors of the war shall have been visited upon our people
 The Board acts wisely in transferring our | forces, arms, etc., to the confederate au- thorities, and the sooner 1t is done, the bet ter for all. The enemy is already undoubt- edly in possession of southern Missouri, | and Gen. McCulloch in the northwest, and Gen. Hardee in the northeast of Arkansas, are demanding and wanting troops, not to be stationed idly at Fayetteville or Poca- hontas, but for the purpose of meeting the enemy and aiding our friends in Missouri. Not a day--no, not an hour Is to be lost. Terrible would be the responsibility our Military Board will assume if it thro WIS the slightest obsticle in the way of furnishing M:Culloch and Uardee all the men and guns and munitions of war the power of the State can command Let the Board then act with dispatch. If it wastes q moment in negotiation, in eXacting or imposing conditions for the delivery of our forces and arms to the confederate government, it will only show it's own incapacity and want of proper appreciation of our diff culties. Let the Confederate States have our troops, our guns, our ammunition and our provisions-all, every thing we have, upon the simple receipt of it's officers, and let us talk of conditions and our own sep arate State interests after the war is over. This is not the time.
 It was the wish of the convention that such transfer should be made. It was never contemplated by that body that Ar kansas should maintain a separate military power within the Confederate States On the contrary, they expressly provided againstit. To show this we quote from its ordinances Section , of an ordinance adopted May 10th, prescribing rules for the Military Board, closes as follows:
 [" Tn all things, take charge of, and be responsi- be for the safety and protection of Arkansas until such time as the authority of the Confederate States of America shall be extended over it; after which. it shall act in aid of and auxiliary to said Confederate authority"
 And section 13 of an ordinance adopted May 2Oth, expressly provides:
 '.Src. 13 Nothing in this ordinance, or in any other ordinance passed by .hs convention, or in any law or the constitution ofths state, shall authorize the employment of an armel force III the actual ser vice of this state unless it shall be to meet emer rency which shall be s) urgent to preclude pro vision being made for it hy the Confederate States | of America so long as this state shall be member of the same; or to provide essential defence when the Confederate States shall neglect or refuse to provide for it; to suppress all instruction, or | to repel an invasion"
 These sections clearly show that it was never intended we should have and main tain separate State military organization, unless the refusal of the Confederate an thorities to protect us made it es ly necessary.
 But we all know that the Military Board in its applications have met with no such refusal: On the contrary. for our protec- ton, Gen. McCulloch is in the western part of the State, calling for all the troops and arms he can get, and Gen. Hardee is at Memphis organizing force to attack the tederalists in southeast Missouri and repel an invasion of our State in that quar- ter.
 We have no time to lose. We trust in our next issue we will be enabled to an- nounce to our people that the transfer has been effected, and that our troops are marching against the enemy under experi- enced Confederate leaders.
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 Gs- We are pleased to state that Mes- SITS. S. H. Tucker t Co.,, will receive at par the war bonds of the State for anything in their store. Messrs. Burgevin & Field also take them at par for goods ot cost.- We presume all our merchants will take them for goods at par.
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 AK OLD PIONEER GoNE.-John William son a citizen of this State for the last thir' ty years, andfor eighteen consecutive years