Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-12

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 nsg~ The following is copy of General Order issued by Col. BoRLAND. at Pocahontas:
 HEAD. QUARTERS PocAuoSTAs, ARK,
 Nov. 29, 1861.
 WHEREAS, the evil spirit of speculation and extortion is manlesting itself, through this DOT ton of the State, in manner and to an extent at once subverSive of moral right and decency, injurious to the people, and dangerous to the public safety; and whereas, 1t cannot be reached by the legal arm of the civil authority; deem 1t my duty to exercise the military power entrusted to me, for the protection and defence of the country, as well against lntef3sM as agalnst eX ternal enemies, and, therefore, for the suppress sion of this evil.
 And that there may be no misunderstanding of the scope and purpose of this order, nor as to the persons and practices against which it IS d;- rected. make the following specifications:
 It Is now ascertained that in this State andf especially in all this portion of 1t, there isfho surplus of meat, or breadstuifs, or of any other kind of subsistence supplies, for man or a6imals, either of those articles produced in thaScountry or imported txom abroad. On the contrary, 1t is believed that of most, if not all Of these arti ces, there is a scarcity, of several Of them, to degree that even with the best management, will cause suffering among the people.
 It is ascertained, als0 that Of arms and mu nitions of war, including all kinds of firearms powder, lead and percussion caps; and also of medicines, there are not enough in the State to supply our already pressing necessities.
 Notwithstanding these facts, a number of persons are known to be engaged in trayersing the country, taking advantage of the ignorant and unsuspecting, and buying up many of tbe articles mentioned, at the customary prices, and then, availing of the monopoly thus obtained; raising those prices fourtold, and in some iustan ces teufold; or, failing to make speedy sales at these extortionate rates, sending the articles be- yond the limits of the State.
 It is believed that most of the persons thus engaged, are non-residents of the State, and are perhaps, aliens in law, as they prove themselves enemies at heart to the Southern Coniederacy. But it is known to be true, though humiliating to admit that certain resident mercantile dealers are engaged in similar practices here, these craE tily mon0po,ize the home market, and then, from no motive better than the Shylock' lust of gain, suddenly demand Q price for the ncces saries of lie, which would ruin many oF those who are compelled to have them. Take for ex ample the article of SALT. It is now well known that there is q scarcity of this arjlcle in the market. here, and in all the surrounding coun- try, that it is doubtful whether there is enough to supply those who are compelled to have 1t, or greatly suffer. A few only who had means at hand, anticipated this, and provided a supply, in time; but large majority, aud they ot the poorer class of people, failed tO do So, and are now destitute. Before this was ascerraiued, salt was selling here, and generally in the mar1etj at from g. to s. a sack. But as soon as tbh deficiency of supply became known to the crafty dealers. the market was monopoHzed by tkem, and the price rapidly run up to $7-Jo $ A-to $l5,-aud nov stands at $20 A SACK!
 Whether such things be done by cTzens or iens-by protessed friends or opeF enemies, their detestabie character, and eT tendency, are obvious to all; and unless the l3fter be speed fly checked, cannot fail 10 resul1fn one ot two ways either there will be greagssfering among the people, for want of the neces2arIes of lite or maddened by such wrongful privation, and left without a legal remedy, they will resort to vio- lence for relief and redress. Already the threa enngs of this aIternatiye and heard from va7- GUS quarters I Weuld avert it; and every good man will aid nc in doing So.
 Nov therefore, in the interest of humanity, to preserve the peace among our own people, and, as tar as l can, make good the defence and pro lection Of the country committed to my care, against the common enemy, Il Is hereby ordered
 l. That no article of subsistence supplies, constituting the necesSarles ot life, such a5 meat breadstuffs salt potatoes, beans, peas, sugar, coffee, tea, rice, etc; nor any arms or munitions of war, nor any medicines, shall be exported from the State, or monopoized, for the purposes of ,peculation or extorti3n, in the way herein before pointed out.
 2. That every person acting, aiding. or abet ting, in violation of this order, shall be restraned bv arrest and confinement, and the articles he was thus improperly using shaIl be seized, put in the hands of suitable agents, fairly valued, and eauitably disposed of; and when 50 disposed of. duly accounted for to the owner; deducting from their value, the necessary expenses of their seizure and disposal.
 3. That all officers and soldiers, under my command, will be vigilant and active in the eX- ecution of this order; and as 1t is intended only for the public good, l request and expect all rood citizens to do the same.
 This order will be executed in good faith, not merely according to its letter, but in the spirit that dictated it. which has been sufficiently ex- plained, so that no one who violates it need ex- pect to escape by pretended ignorance, by quib- bling evasion, pr by any kind of special pleading. But should any case occur where literal con struction of the order would operate unjustly to any one, prompt relief will be granted upon ap- pcaton at these Head quarters.
 This order will remain in force until the lst day of March, 1862, unless sooner countermand- ed by myself, or by some higher authority. SOLON BORLAND, Col.
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