Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-09-26
To the Voters of the Sd Congressional

District,
 Composed of the counties o Pulask Saline, Dallas,
 Calhoun, Union, Jaferson, Bradley, Dre,o, Asa- leg, Chicot Desha, Arkansas and Prairie. | FELLOW CITIZENS
 In the exercise of the privileges of a freeman, appear before you as a candidate for seat in the Confederate Congress, at the election to be held on the 9th day of November, leG1 I am relieved from the necessity of discussing the issues which have heretofore agitated and divided our citizens, since party spirit seems to be hushed to- silence, and all of us stand together as one man to defend our country and her cherished institutions from the lignant assaults of an unprincipled foe-who have trampled in the dust the constitution of our fathers and threaten our subjugation and the ruin of our property. We have been driven to the ne cessty of dissolving our political and social con- nection with the northern States, by their increas ed and increasing violation of our rights-and so devoted were people to the old constitution and it's sacred obligations, that in new Confe- deracy we have adopted it, and now hold it up to the gaze of an admring world, with its original de- ects cured, of the wisest and greatest char ters of liberty the world has ever known; and it is for the perpetuity of this great political textbook that we have sacrificed so much, and for which we risk our lives and our all. An early advocate of the policy of total separation from the northern States, would, if elected to Congress, give to President Davis and the confederate government my cordial support in the measures best calculated to conquer lasting peace and secure the recogni- ton of our independence-to this end 1 would CO., operate with the true friends of the South.
 Born and raised upon the soil of the South, have been identified with her institutions and in terests for fifty years. Every pulsaton of my heart beats for Der speedy deliverance from the dangers that surround her. My experience in public affairs embraces period of twenty-five years-in l830 and l639 member of the Legislature of Mississippi bank commissioner of the State of Mississippi for the year l840-commissioner to locate the lands granted by Congress to the State of Missis- sipp in the years l842, l843 and lS44 Four years a member of the State Senate of Arkansas, and elected unanimously President of the Senate for the session of 1S54-'55-for six years Special Agent of the Post Office Department, embracing
  and up to the 30th of September, 156O-having been commissioned by Post Masters General Kendall, Campbell Brown and Holt respectively. In all these situations and others of less importance, 1 have used my most faithful endeavors to discharge my duty.
 never have betrayed friend nor changed my political princples-I have always advocated the State rights strict construction doctrines of Jef ferson and Jackson. In the knowledge and prac- tice of parliamentary usages yield to none of my For six years l have travelled over every portion of Arkansas, and formed acquan- tances with her people and learned much of the local interests and wants of her citizens. 1 am plain farmer Our State and Confederacy is more deeply interested in agricultural affairs than all others. It is good to have mixture of farmers n your legislative assemblies. l would use every endeavor to guard against that system of bountes and protective tariffs that so early and so fatal y introduced into the legislation of the United States, which was so effectual in robbing the to ing millions of their honest earnings. I have sons and many relations in the army of the Southern Confederacy fighting for libertyand Ifneed be, l am willing to stand n the ranks with them in defending the interests md honor of our beloved South 1 learn that my competitors have agreed not to canvass the"dis rict to address the people publicly. therefore ssue this circular to bring my name before the | people, and rely upon my acquaintances and friends each county of the district to give it circulation, md will bow to your verdict at the ballot box, with becoming submission.
 your fellow citizen,
 B. C. HARLEY. Princeton DaLas C0unty, Ark/