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Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-11
From the Journal of Commerce Masked Batteries,

| lis painful to see phrase like this, de- scribing one of the most fatal engines of war, applied to a peaceful object. But the l Evening Post so uses the words. The Post says
 "Mr. Crittenden, who has just been elect ed from Kentucky, announces his determi nation to make some motion for bringing tie war to an end. He will be sustained by other southern members, and by some, we fear, from the northern States. Already convention of editors is called in this State, to agree upon plan, 1t Is said, for bringing popular opinion up to the designs of the leaders, and not few hints are given out in private conversation, to the effect that the war has gone far enough. A part of the scheme embraces the capitalists of the cities, who are to be persuaded not to lend their money to the government for the prosecution of hostilities, or to lend only at such rates of interest as will discourage the government in it's attempts to maintain the federal ascendency.
 "This scheme is nothing more than a mashed battery of Jeff. Davis"
 It will be observed that the Post thinks the war has not gone far enough. Any scheme flor bringing the war to an end" is A masked battery. We have fallen on so,rowful days A little while ago the President said in his inaugural that if we had a war we should gain nothing and only have the same questions to settle after we have fought. But now proposition to pause and settle the question at once with out fighting. is,a masked battery.
 What do these war gentlemen expect? We have gone through one after another phase of their plans and prophesies The first uprising of the North was to scatter the rebel hordes. It only strengthened their arms, reused their spirit, and increased their numbers. It drove Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee into the arms of the secessionists, and gave the South the unity of purpose they had before lacked.
 Then we were promised the ability of the North to pour such columns of soldiers into the field that all resistance would be over powered, and bloodshed would be prevent ell by the hopelessness of the Southern cause But we find ourselves now eoualed if not outnumbered by the rebels in arms, who have the daring to advance their out posts up to the very lines of our camps.
 We were assured of the imminent starva- ton of the entire of southeraors, and we find them now in the midst of plenty. We were told that hey would run from our ad vancing regiments. and we find them abun- dantly ready to take advantage of our un- skilled leaders and drive us back from their batteries.
 Every promise. every expectation of the war party has thns far proved false, and we stand now in the presence of the solemn
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under the command of col Hsmi'tsa n Wa'hiss. s,n arm ', and was discharged aferrecely,ng ashot mo,,,,g at inc battle of Bunker's Htt. for whsD Coagress made him special appropr,atiohs' lie bss rss;ied in Pulaski county for the last twenty ono yesrs as a farmer, and leaves 'rge fauli!, fully identified with his patriotic ie.iis .r,p sp'i' which he always felt for his adopted country.
 He has lived to that ripe old age ~ mnlGn ne could sec his grant children assemo,e arounu n!u hannv contented and blessed, with the con olatloh that better and purer world was to be hls future Peace to his ashes and may he realize Tn aonghter and holier sphere the kind wishes ana prayers o' his devoted family.
 Tn this ci.v on Saturday, 6th.inst, n the lOth ,.oa- of his are. CHARLES HENRY, son of A. F. ald Nipry J. Dyer. ,, h.,
 This bright and promising child was drowned
 h;la bathTue in the river; but the body was recoy VII on Sunday morning, to the great relief ot the rIio,ad narenis and was committed to the grave, snrr,undei by his weeping pastor anu teacher and sobnolmates: with the solemn service of the Eps- conal Church. and the soothing nope oi Dest re upion in n better world beyond the grave
 Tn Union county, Ark, on the 22d ot May lS6l of canrestive chiiIs, DANIEL BAKER, infant son of I. C. and M. E. Peoples, aged : months and lO days. so;d he And lay them in my breast,
 Protection they shall find in me, | Tn me he ever bleSt.
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The Arkansas Fifth.

We were gratiiied to meet at the Gayoso, last evening, our friend Col D. C. Cross, judge advocate of the court martial in scs- sion at Mound City. Since he entered upon the duties of the latter position, the fifth regiment of Arkansas hls, without solicita- ton, conferred upon him their colonelcy. and he will shortly be in the field. To the Confederate cau7e his promotion is val uable acquisition. Experienced and brave himself, his men will eaily acquire the military attributes of their commander. and the corps be favorite one. We look for gallant deeds from his command when and wherever duty may call it.-Aenphis Ap- gsa, Juiy2.
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FoRr SMITH, July !, 1861.
EnTToRs TRrF DEMOCRAT

EpIToRs TRUE DEMOCRAT
 I have just heard from Camp Walker and Neosho, Mo. Our troops took Neosho and 200 prisoners. Our army IS advance ing on the iederalists and they are retreat ing. A bloody fight expected. Fifteen or twenty thousand southern troops now in and on their way to Missouri. Gems. Me CnIloch and Price advancing on them with thousands of Missourians hocking into camp. In few days, Missouri will have 9 GOO men in the field. The work goes bravely on. Yours truly,
 A. c. WAIVERS.
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From the Harrisburg .Iournal-Extra NEWS FR0M MISSOURI.
Statement of Capt. s. c. Kitchen.
CAMP CRoss, June 2S, 1861.

CAMP CRoss, June 2S, 1861.
 I,S. c. Kitchen, of Bloomfield, Mis- souri, do certify that the following is . true and correct statement, in regard to the movement of federal troops towards Bloom fiald, viz:
 On the 19th of this month'fve hundred Dutch started from Birds Point, Missouri, \ proceeded to Charleston, of Mississippi Soanty, Missouri, adistsnee oftwelye miles, End U oz possession of the rvwr, anu ar- rested six men, and sent them to Cairo They then proceeded to Byrtrand, a dis } tance of nine miles, they there took two otisoners, and then dispersed a company of southerners that was about to be organized in obedience to the call of the Governor of Missouri They then proceeded to Syke- Y ton. distance of seven miles, took posses sion of the Cairo & Fulton railroad, and was then within eight miles of myself and Capt. Waugh. on Little river. They then lretreated back to Cairo.
 On the 21st of June, fifteen hundred fed
 ral troops left Cairo on steamboat, pro
 eeded to Commerce thrty-fve miles above aro, in Scott county, landed, took two fisoners and sent them to Cairo. From bmmerce, they moved within fourteen Eles of Bloomfield, and six miles of our eampment, where we had six hundred
 ntherners, armed with the common rife
 Il shot gun. The federalsts then retreat
 back on the same road ten miles, at that
 pint they changed their course and marea
 ! to Benton, in Scott county, and<here
 hey examined every house in the place for
 rms, and attempted to ravish some ladies, sit was stopped by their officers. They broke pen several private houses, that had been Bit by southern men, took all their provi- ions left in their houses, and occupied hem that night, also took possession of he Southern Methodist Church and made t privy. They then returned to Com. rnerce, left a small force there and returned to Cairo with the intention, as declared by their officers, of reinforcing ana return, take possession of Stoddard and Dunklin counties.
 La S. G. KITCHEN, Captaia
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her Independence < probable event.-~ rhe North is to krpw whether the south is the feeble and helpless country It has been brought to think The question oi conquest is not involved mo power on eattll can subdue the Ssuth The question IS oi our equality as political power and as a
 martial combatapt.
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GIThe city seems to have been deser- .ted, there aro but few left, and they the old rcsidenters- -tenths of the young men have shoullered their musksts and are " of to the vars '--those of them who remain intend doing so soon-basiness of every kind is at stand still, and strange as it may seem, on Monday afternoon, q person who stood at the corner of Main and Mark ham streets, says that for IT minutes not a person could be seen walking on either strapi
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We had occasion in our last issue, ffo speak in the highest terms of praise of the Little Rock Artillery company who were encampel in our midst fortwo weeks. But this week are compelled to speak in tones of condemnation of portion of the caralry from Pulaski county. The con duct of ten or twelve of the members of this company, on passing through Van Baren on Saturday, was outrageous, and drought disgrace upon the company and regiment with which they are connected, and was condemned by all good citizens.
 The matter was laid before Gen. McCul- loch, on Sunday. as he passed through here, who will give it proper attention.- Fan Bursn Press.
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$50 Reward.

YHE above reward will be paid for the A apprehension and delivery of James NevIls, private in Capt. Galloway's Company, Arkansas Mounted Rifemen, who deserted on the 2lst ult., lie lives in Eagle township, Pulaski county, Ark. DEscRIPrIoN.-Said Nevils is about p or EG years of age, feet, ID or II inches high, blue eyes, hair slightly dark, rather stoop shouldered, and has a down look, also slow spoken.
 M. G. GALLOWAY, Capt, lst Regiment of Mounted Rifemen P. g. Said Nevils took of sorrcll horse, about Is hands high, years old, has two whie places in his forehead, and one white foot, back badly scalded by saddle. July 4, le6l.
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Ey-On Friday two horses that were hitchel on the public streets were stolen, by A. Cotton and Murrah. They were pul- sued, and as they thought they would be shot, in their fright jumped from the horses and took to the woods, and walked till night when they crossed the river. At daylight they were found asleep on the pnb- lie road abvoe Delta, on the Mississippi side. They were brought here this morn ing, anl their guilt being fully established before jury of twelve men; they rec ommanded that Cotton be turned over to the citizens 10 do as they pleased with him, and that Murrah be confined in jail and let the law take its due course.
 P. S.-Since the above was in type, Cotton has been hung and further time gir- en Murlah. Cotton swung off at four minutes before o'clock. This morning Cotton was king of ruthless banditti but now tries the untred realities of an unkno MI country .-Neiena Eote Book, July l.
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Arrival of Desertsers from LIncoin Camp Sad State of affairs at Wash- inrtnn efc
lngton, etc

|
 A Fredericksburg correspondent fur , nishes the following, under date of Monday last:
 The town, unusually quiet, was thrown into little torment yesterday by the ar. rival of six deserters from the Ganoaiai Legion, of New York, now stationed m Washington. Every one was, ot course curious, and wanled a word, amt Tor short time there was considerable Jam and squeeze. After the first puff had somewhat blown over I learned with good deal of difficulty that they, beng French, and scarcely able to understand a word of English. were en route to Join the New Orleans Zouayes, and had deserted on Wednesday morning, and walked all the way from Washington to point on the Maryland shore of the Potomac, nearly op- poste Matthias Point.
 They report quite an interesting state or affairs at Washington, and adduce It as among the reasons which induced them to leave They say that the excuse of the Government for not paying the soldiers | viz: the absence of pay-rolls-is all fudge, and that the Government has no means oi getting money. As evidence, they say that shoe merchant who had furnished about 1 SlO 900 worth of shoes to the soldiers, pre- sented his bill, and was told that it was inn possible to pay it, the treasuaTy being al- most entirely empty.
 l They also throw some light on the hlth- erto dark question as to the number killed in the fight at Acquia Creek. They say that eighty-one dead bodies were removed from the Freeborn at the Navy Yard at Washington-many of them horribly man. gled Ithinh this report can be relied on, as received similar statement from Dr. Green, late Of the Navy, who has just ar rived from Baltimore.
 Dr. Green says that New York wears the appearance of the most quiet Sabbath, and that all buisness is at "dead lock" lie also says that before leaving New York hC learned that the Vanderbilt was about tc transport the Wilson Zouaves to some point South, the precise destination he conld not learn
 Marylanders arrive in small squads almost every day, and receive hearty welcome from slmost every one.
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EFNAJE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
 Little Rock, Arkansas.
PRINCIPALS.
Rev. N. Z. GRAVES, A. M.,
 Rev. Dr. F. F. SCHEiFLEk. ;stad by A full corps of able and export


 Rev. N. Z. GRAVES, A. M.,
 Rev. Dr. F. F. SCHEiFLEk. assistad by A full corps of able and experienced
 Teachers.
 yB,UE above named PRINCIPALS ,sEZsaa \ respectfully inform their friends, 2 na irons and the public generally, that ssas~a.s5 The next session of this Institute will commence On the lst Monday in September, 1881 Gratefully acknowledging the very liberal pa tponace they have hitherto enjoyed, they now rlD affirm that no effort shall be spared to render the Institute all that it's generous supporters may de s,re The most thorough training will be given ;n su branches of comDiete Ea4tish Edueation, uatb,motics. Modern and Ancient Languages will be tauoht as far as in any colleges and in the depart me5t of Music, Painting. Draring, etc, none but teachers of the highest qualifications will be en- nIovad The gov ernment of this Institute Is char pterized bv the utmost kindness; the sense of pro- nretv and individual responsibility will eappea!ed o raber than fear of punishment and the moral trai ning receives unremtting attention Tuition vii he charged from tn time of entrance to the close d tho session. No deductions from tuitlons except G1r nrotr,cted illness. The scholastic year is 1ivi, Ied into two sessions of 2l weeks each. The Jnst;tute will embrace three Departments - the Primary, Junior and Senior. For terms aaI particulars apply to he Princl9ala Y,t,Ie Pnck July lst, 1861.
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 gfr The real object ani real issne of the present war is involved in . question Of boundary. They know that the ol con cern is hopele9sly severed, and they ale bringing large armies in the field for the purpose of throwing the southern bounda- " as fur South as possible. At present thev would be content with the Potomac as the line in that direction, leaving Mary land to their jurisdiction. They have special objection to seeing Baltimore city of the Confederate States, because they feel it would rival the great Yankee empo- rinms of Philadelphia ani New York as commercial metropolis. In tie northwest they hope to save Missouri and ail it to the dominins of the northern Puritans.- Kentucky too, is to be saved, if possible A proligious army and few rapid and vigorous moves they hope will put them in possession of Richmond, anl when. they get 1t they will offer to treat for peace and recognition on condition these boundaries be yielded to them. The Confederate go- vcrnment will not make peace upon any such terms. We must not purchase peace at the price of the slavery of our brethren in these States.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-11

TuE WEArHER.-Providence seems to be on the side of the South, if we are to jndge from surrounding circumstanees-- sunshine and showers, as they have been, will give us crops exceeding and exccling many year past.
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Ag~ Hon. R. w. Johnson paid our city visit during the present week. We were pleased to see him in the enjoyment of i'm proved health. We learn from him that he leaves for Richmond in few days to take his seat in the Confederate Congress, which meets on the 20thi inst We under stand Hon. A. II. Garland accompanies him. Hon. II: r. Thomason passed here en route fer Richmand about a week since.
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Eg- Prof. H. B. Todd, an aid to Go. vernon Jackson of Missouri, addressed the citizens of this place on Saturday evening. The Professor is fluent and interesting speaker and portrayed events happening in Missouri with the vividness only ofan eye witness
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HEADQUIRTERs ARMY ON POTOMAC,
 fEtnneena Ltncfiain Innn 0h ,R1

HEAnoUGRTERs ARMY ON POTOMAC, ]
 ilanassGs Junrtion, June 26, '6l( General Orders No. 27.
 On anl after the 30th inst, no person whatsoever, with or without passport, ex- capt from the war department, will be per nitted to enter the lines occupied by the amy of the Potomac, with intention to pass thence or thereafter into the United States, or the lines of the enemy.
 By,order of Big. Gen. DEAuREGARD. Thos. JORDAN, A. A. A'!j't Gen.
 We fud the above in the Richmond Whig. which requests papers throughout the Confederate States to publish the or der
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 SPRAYED OR STOLEN

T1ROM the undersigned, on oFEA
 ahout the 18th June, 1861, bay ESa horse MULE, about B hands high, lO orasA1tzs II wears old, left eye blind, some saddle and gear marks, ears very erect. Any person taking up such mule, or giving me information so that can get him. will be literally rewarded. ,,, hiln' "''' J. J. ATKINSON.
 I.aIa pncL Inly IL. lS6l. It
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TAKE NOTICE.

ALL persons indebted to me will call 4 "A and settle their bills.
 N. B. All persons who do not call and settle need not ask for credit, for it will be refused;
 Jnlv4 VIM. JONES.
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! oars,

Gg- Dap! Robinson. a member Of the Chcot l}dhgers. Col. Churchips regiment, was killed very suddenly on Saturday even ing last, near the residence of Henry Will cox, esq, by his. horse running away and throwing him against q free, striking on his adkillins him instantaneously.- Fan Buren Press.
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DIED-ln this county on the Sd of July, 1861 FRANCIS MCCAIN. aged 73 years.
 Major McCann was born in Ireland, and emigra- tel to the United States at the age of years, set ting in Virginia and then in Pennsylvania, about the time of the old revolutinn--ke was requested to eater the ranks and did volunteer for six moatke
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GEN. BRADLEY-We learn from au- thentic sources that the court martial, re- gently convened to examine into the charges against Gen. Bradley. has concluded its labors, and recommended to the military board his dismissal from the service. It has not yet transpired what action the military board has taken upon the finding of the court martial but we presume it is or will be confirmed.
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MARRIED--By Vim. Green, on the a3d of June, lS6l, UgIAH VEwKERK to Mrs. SARAH FAIR BANK, aged s and 55 years, all of Saline county
 On the igth June, hy the Rev. James Mackey, pr. ISAAC foLs3M to Miss SALLIe F. PICKETT, all of St. Francis county, Ark. T1T-7------,1
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NEW LIVERY STABLE AT AN GID
 STAND.

TE F. HELLhIAH \. -(,JNt<J7a
 E.. has leased for term of lh1rf < " --S- years the large and convenient z~@A aa-zsssa-lsa
 @ LIVERY STABLE, recently Sd, 2 5ss; kept by Cook Ward, near 1s:3sss Main street, and immediately west of Wards new brick building, Whs he i' prepared to keep stock in the best manner, and on reasonable terms, and will carry on ai, o,aef branches in the livery line. July 4, 1861 tf
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SHOOTING AFFAiR-An Irishman named Fitzgerald was shot by another named Scofied on Monday evening at the land ing. Fitzgerald is badly, if not mortally, wounded. Scoield was examined before Squire Hatchengs Tuesday morning who discharged him.
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The Mobile Register deinnrs to the cor rectness of the \. O. Delta's statement, .a'- trihuting northern or Manhattan origin to this stirring national'air. Every body who has lived among southern negroes has long heard the air in their corn songs and boat songs. As long ago as \. T. Willis made tour South. lis ear caught its rich melody poured forth from the lips of a sturdy gang of boat hands, to the words of
 "0h don't you see the Emperor coming,
 Oh lio Oh hop
 The slight difference of metre needs no ex- planation to those familiar with the man ner in which negroes manage their melo- dies. Now this same tune, familiar to ne gro boat hands from New Orleans to Pitts burg, has been adopted as a vehicle for their expression of preference for the oou'h over the North, and they take no little pleasure in sossing 'sOhio niggers' and white men too. with invidious comparlsons between the two. Pet names have always existed and always will, and we might na- turally suppose that as the Virglnlan spoke of old |" Shortgrass and the North Caro- linian of " Old Rip," the southern negroes wonld pick up or adopt some name tor the region which they love, the Mecca to which their longing eyes turn when misfortune or arror has given them to the shiverlng hard hearted North. We have it on satisfacto- ry authority that this country has long boen called by them in this fashion Dixie or :" Dixon's lana'' as the short for Mason and Dixon's land What Mason and Dixon's line may be they don't know, but they have always heard it associated with the South.
 This we belieyeis the origin of Dixie The rapdily with which it took when heard in it's present form throughout the South is remarkable l. had come home to live. { The melody had been wandering about in the northern land, seen how things were tending, and that that was not its place. SO turned seuthward and as 1t pass ed upon the breeze, whispere in every southern ear and every southern heart that in less than a year we shonld have our selves 10 ourselves, our own songs, our own flag, our own home; every thinS our ov, in which no Samaritan should hence forth claim part or parcel, name or kindFea. It was the harbinger of the good time com
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TIE RlvER-Low water boats running from this place to Fort Smith, connecting with the mail boats for Memphis.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-11

lg~ We are indebted to Mr. J !. D. Butler for some enveIops and note paper with the confederate flag and the picture of Presi- dent Davis, handsomely printed on them.
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GzEfieutenant Henderson and Sergeant Br6okin of Capt. Danley's company arrived here Tuesday from Searcy. They report the company in good health and fine spirits.
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( q KITCHEN Captaia

VI Of Stoddav0 O. Rdngers, 10. .x P. S.--The federal troops mentioned Tn the above statement, composed of infantry with two field pieces supposed to be SIX pounders. s. G. k.
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Rg- Some forty men have deserted from the New York 9th regiment, now stationed at Rizers island, near that city. The Express says that mutinous spirit pre- vails in the whole regiment.
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Dpovvrn On Saturday afternoon. tn

DROWNED On Saturday afternoon, the son of A. r. Dyer, while bathing in the river about three miles above this place, was drowned. He was unable to swim, and in company with another stepped over the reef into deep water-a man on the shore near by jumped in and saved the other. His body was found on Sunday morning near the place.
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EE-In all three hundred and sixty tn ou- sand troops thus far have offered their ser vices to the Confederate States, to engage in tue war against Lincoln and his hire lings.