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Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-05
Elections at the North.

The elective franchise at the North is about
 :. played out The Lncolnite papers are plum ing themselves upon the almost uaanim )us vote in Maryland fur the Union candidates. T. those who know the way it was conducted, the whole thing Is farce-a travesty on sacred privilege In the first place, they arrested the opposing candidates and sent the state rights candidate for governor to one of their ba'tes. In the next, they robbed. abused, and, in some instances, killed every man who ditel to speak for freedom. And fiay, ou the dly of c!cc- iion, they required each voter to sw ar teaIty and allegiance 10 the Illinois Blb))n. O. ic)ur3e no decent or honest m tn w1Illv),e n ler3ich circumstances To make the vote appear large thsy sent up thjusands rom the D.s'rlct o' c. iurn bla and from adjoining counties in Pennsy vanla.
 Their humbuggery about unanimous vote ln Maryland, puts us II mind of story tn;
 yhiss usel to tell on the dem )crats in the days
 yhen thos. parti existe. Sone where ia we,- fern New York, or perhaps in New Jers y, therr
 vas d precinct which htl given una in ,uS lemocratic vote for n,,mb 1T of years. r. rhe
 urprise or everybody, at some election, when th,.y came to count out the tickets, whi5 vote
 vas found am )ng them Suspicion VAS lirectel towards d young man as the guilty party, and # the next election, when h. han lsd II hI5 ticket, the ul5e opened il, read J aii fetdrned 1t to him. telling him that h. could not vote that t.ket there. The you is mi q .ims the right [, vote. which the election judge acknowledged, and handed him a democratic ticket to put h. rhis he refused to do his vote was rejected a ld he nrecinct was unanim Jus o.ce ID Irt. 5 ot the Maryland election. IL was unanlm )a', b. cause those contrJ ding the election refused to receive but one class of votes.
 The following plrAgraph iron the Peter 'bars (Va,) Express shows how they manage things m Washington City:
 NovEt METHOD OF CoyDu TING ELEcroNs.-We have received on: of ihe printei houcc' se'Neu unou ev, " suuthern m m III WAshn 5ton cty pre- l vous to tne cleo ions, mhicr reals IS follows:
 .sGod an the tn on Headquarters Q! the Un- l ion Vigi ancr Comm tee, W aShimstnn D- C- of As pctson tavUring traitors to the oIioh, y"""'e notified that your name is recore on the secret l list of the association, your mJveme"'s be'h9 -tr cty watched; and that unless openly declare your adherence t. the Union. yJu will he dealt with l as d TRAITOR. Bt orier of 5, Secretary 1 Tnis interesting document embesheI with l the ieder flag, which is now like the seal ot the l mqusition, symbol of intamy. The devil finds | his match in Lincoln ant h.s parsans, but the lat l ter will have to succumb in the end
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"THE WICKED FLEE WHEN No MAN PURsU ETH"-We take much space to publish the Yankee account of the retreat of the federal, from the mountains of Kentucky. This wa> the celebrated Cumberland Gap expeiition.- There were several regiments at London, and with them parcel of renegade Tennesseeaus. Their leaders took big scare and ordered the brigade to gather up their sick and retreat, leaving such baggage as they could not carry. Away they went, helter, sketer, through thr mud and rain. The TennesseeanS left them iii disgust, while the others struggled on. Wagon, and teams were lost fording rivers, and thirty or forty thousand rounds of ammunition destroy ed. The roadside was strewn with knapsacks, bros ken wagons, dead and dying soldiers, and camp equipage. They marched day and night ana made very good time, but at terrible sacrifice of life and property. They ought to have hae Seigel there, for of all the Lncolnite generals he excels in retreating.
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CAMDEN KNIGHTs, i lTH R IT ARK VoI. ' Fort PHio0, fem, Nov. IJ, '6i.

Boron TRUE DEMoc.lr-
 Thinking pcghap; you ould be pleasci to hear something Of the lie Of an Arkansas soldier, have c)ncludel to write Our regiment Tt pre,cnt is satone Ut Fort Pillow, most bcaulifll p'aca, and vel fortified. about sixty cannon d ready m9u te |: and in fact, we are well prep re to ct the northern bloc l-hounds and give them hear reception too We have marching orders for ls- lanl Ten and will i've here 10 mOrrow-tis only fifty nile be ow Coluubu<, and soon you may ex- pect to hear of the gallant lth ong good service upon the battle fed. Col. Smith has now gone to New Orleans to get the guns for the balance ol the regiment, and have no doubt before December we will have passed through the glories of battle
 Tine health of the regiment is fne, none other tn 1t has left our Stlte have enjoyed such health this. Though, I reere! to say, some few of our best men have died To -dayone of our mos. he'oycd fellow soldiers, a " Knight breathe his last, II. H kendrick, q citizen of On hImoersviile, Cal h ,un county. He was at home considered an hon. est ani industrious mln, beloved by all, anl his death will be moulned by mlny. As d solder, none was m ore ten|erly loved, always ready for duty never absent from his post, attentive and obe dient t. lis superior officers a general laV"nte oi tn w. !e cilnp;, oyi,l in his dispo ,iton md 5r've to fault. h his To feel that weare deprived of O Of Gods no3lest blessags-an honest Ill n
 -t true patriot and all obedient soldier. While sick an during his entire and pro 'ongcd illness, he w IS watched an c uel for bf our emp ny as ten erly as if he |, been their her, and brother in Iced he was-a true friend to every eiiow soldier While we may sorrow it his 'oss-'tis his gain Never did witness happier or more christian like death, and was led to exclam d cbristtna lier-1ne who died feeling satisfied that all wts well, anl one who hal successfully resi- 'ted the many evil tel2tatio of the tentel field. lis re- main, will le,ve here under the clre of friend tonight Peace to his asIe5.
 No new, from the camps. will write again | from Is and Ten "CA NDEN KNIGHT"
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and other internal machines. One of them may beconstructed in comparatively short period, with the requisite system and energy, and at cost ot not over fifty thousand dollars. Nothing could withstand it's power, and Mir. Bishop IS confident that with five of these singular vessels, the block ade of all the important ports of the confederacy could be destroyed and kept destroyed, ana the ports kept open to the commerce of friendly na- tious We may remark that Mir. Bishops plan ot opening channels and deepening them, winch was laid before scientific board at Washington two years ago, met with the entire appreciation of the three eminent engineers who composed it, with that of MT. Toucey, secretary of the navy' anu Mir. Floyd, secretary of war. He has a charter from the legislature of Louisiana, for permanently deepening the passes at the mouth Of the Missis- sppi and elsewhere, and but for the war, would have h.d the work under way.
 We trust that our Capitalists will at once move in the matter of this improved and terrible internal machine. It can stem through the waves of the Gulf or the Atlantic, with the ease of . fish, ana with speed unknown to Linctln' men Ot-war.
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FRoM THE NoRrHwEsr.-From the Van Bu- ren Press of the 18th ut.. we learn that the rumor Of a fl sht between Gen. R tins aud Lane Is untrue The ram )r is, however, corr ,b>rated from other sources. McCuloch with GOOD picked men IS in pursuit of Lanes negco st aers. The Press says it is reliably reported that Lane carried off 250 negroes, among others those of Gen. John s. Phelps, of the Lincoln army. The Press says:
 There is no doubt that uoon Fremonts h,ving been snperc drd by H Inter, the fcdcrli army at Sprmefe'd hfd hecome ' mp eely dem1raizel: |: ten thou sand GermlnS. repor5 says, stacked their arm and swore Ih tt they wOlld not llglh under Hunter. l. i% al-o re1o ted that Stu gis cursei Lane IS q npero s-cAier, and Lane cursed Stnrsis as cowlr.i. etc. leaving 1ubt th It the whole army was demora izei to such eXtenr. if their ~tu ltinn ha been known 10 Gcns McCnIoch an | Pnce, they could have cptuied the last one of them.
 The young ladies of Van Buren were to give concert, etc., for the benefit of the soldiers.
 Major Clark, quartermaster, has funds and is paying off the indebtedness of the contedcraey.
 Three regiments of cavalry were on their way from McCuloch's head quarters to winter in the Arkansas valley.
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bers i've dollars; both twenty cents 'nlie TUT A.avalino. The clerk of the House IS to receive s4,OOO, and the secretary of the Senate S''ooV' for their services. It appears to us that tue better plan to adopt is 10 pay the clerk anu se. cretarv each fifteen or twenty dollars day and make them responsible for all clerical work ot their respective houses By this means all aS' sistant, expressing and enrolling clerks would be appointed by the principal and subject to ms direction .saFor the first week or two, one assist ant would be enough; after that time he could have three or four and keep the business up every day.
 They have 8 manulactory of writing ink in Georgia. Our forests abound with nut gals, and it would pay to gather them and make our own ink. Many of the fancy inks now used are composed of acids and minerals that in time corrode the paper or else fade out. The inks having vegetable base are much more perma- nent.
 A Yankee correspondent of the Philadelphia Press relates some incidents of the battle near Leesburg. We select two of them. The first shows how Yankees hiding place was found out:
 "After the battle one of our men was found stark and dead in the hollow of q log. The man. ner of his death is supposed to have been as fol- lows: At the commencement of the battle whil ;; general confusion prevailed, he probably crPpt into the log, (which lay near the river bank for the purpose of picking off the enemy This shelter was very much decayed and worm eaten, and WIS speedily pierced by rifle ball. When dragged out his musket was found to have been recently dis charged. Tine rifle ball had entered his breast, and passed through the left lung"
 Our private opinion is that the fellow crawled in the log to get out of harm way and stray bullet gave him his quieus. The next extract is very illustrative of Yankee character and shows how one of the tribe tried to "play pos sum-
 "A man named Stokes, who was among inc list of prisoners seeing no chance of escape, lay down in open field among number of the dead, as though he were re- lily hors du combqt. At length a rebel sharp shooter. stumbling upon his body, SC lected it as an excellent one for foot rest Poor Stokes was Tn trbulaton, but held his peace At length the rebel having made very successful shot, sprang up and danced around for joy, well nigh knocking his foot-stoo into Q jelly Stop! for Gods sake shoutel Stokes. The sharp shoo- ter drew back, perfectly thunderstruck; then dvn- ing the true state of affairs, he shouted out, You sneaking Yankee cuss, git up hcre The eiacula- tion brought score of rebels to the spot, and Stokes, when last seen, was going off under guard with very crest fallen ace.''
 The telegraph from St. Louis to San Fran cisco must be an expensive institution. The cost of transmitting message is sixty cents word for the first ten words, and fifty cents for each additional word. The difference in longi- tude between New York and San Francisco makes difference of three and half hours in time, so a dispatch sent from New York at noon reaches there at half past eight in the morning.
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DAILY EVENING NEws.-This is the title of spirited little paper, issued at F. Smith and edited by John C. Wheeler We learn from 1t that the small pox is abating at Fort Smith, and there was ol the 25 ut, but eight cases in that city There had been IS deaths in all. The fol lowing paragraph is clipped from tho News
 A great cry is raised in the south abou the scarcity of coal. We can inform on southern friends, that we have enough il Sebastian county near the Arkansas river of the best quality, to supply the %hol south There is no end to it. Many places the coal is within three miles of the river
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Arkansas w edith.

Twill be seen by the following extracts, that Arkan5as s furnishing coal oil and salt:
 /Dr Benj. F. Smith, of New Orleani, hsrecent -fy returnel from he mining region on the Qua oh tt river where he is erecting oil works, anl from hIm we learn the following interesting paItl- cdars: The I'll has been testej, anu proves re mukabiy rich, yielding l i3 loundS ot rardilne and 9 gal ons of oil to thc ton. Although the veins of coal are very scattering anu sniai I''usu- ally from l2 to Is inches in thl kncss, there IS enough to turni- h light to the world Tor ages to come. About egh miles tboTe Camden, there are Il few veina d out i've feet thick, bat usually within about ih riy feet of the tops oi the hills, aud of very in!'Ged extent. The difficulties of navigation, the thnnes- of the veins, and the de fective covciing, c0uplei with the fact that 1t burns ut very lapiIiy, lem practical men to the belief ih tt it 5 0nll valuable for oil
 There is another vein that appears in the bot tom of the river that may prove of more va!ue.
 The Doctor ex lmned large scope Of country, extend nc from ta enty ei,, ht miles below Mouroe to eighteen miles above Camden, over one hun drel and fifty miles Indications of coal are found in digging wells at various points, but no veins have been struck over l9 or 20 inches. The Doc tor informs Us that the Upper Ouachita Coal Com many are now setting up their first retort, and nna.t od in q short time. He has eight ietorts be- iuo nut uo, wh oh lie expects will. within sixty daps. be lvrniag out some 300 gallons per day. " ksbury W. 7.
 SnT FROM ARKANsAs.--We are glad to learn that salt Is now being reserved m this state rom Arkansas. We stm yesterdiy letter from nler chiit in Monroe, Lt., to his agent III thls city, countermanding an order for the purchase o sa t here, the writer stating tn 1t quantities ot that val uable article were beng received at 6at place from Drake's Salt Works, Arkansas. forty miles from Monroe. He also states that the price asked at the works is tlree dollars sack.-N c. Bull eiin.
 In addition to these, the lead mines in Sevier county are being worked and furnishing lead to the people in that section of country. Lead Is
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The Arkansas Legion.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Dee. f, 1861.

LTITIL. hOCh, nKN., D1C T, IoOT. To the Citizens of Arkansas:
 Under full authority, bearing date Nov. 4th, 1861, from Maj Gen. Sterling Price, command ing the southern troops in the State of Missouri, (which authority Is personally sanctioned and approved by your executive and his companions ,ii' the MilltAry Board, 1 have been sent into your midst for the purpose oF clustering iato rbe service and organizing an "Arkansas Le- ,ion'' for the term of one year.
 Whatever obstacles may have heretofore in. tervened, preventing Arkansians from enllsting under Gen. Price; all are now removed, by the recent admission of Missouri into the sisterhood of Confederate States. This being done, 1t com
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asg~ Our terms hereafter will be, in advance

as follows:
 Tiro dolzars per dnnuna in specae, or Tco doilars and fifty cents in paper money.
 We are forced to this by the great enhance ment in the price of printing paper and the great depreciation in the value of all kinds Of paper money. It is necessity with us to keep up our paper Our receipts from job work and advertising having long since almost entirely ceased-we have to rely solely upon the sub scriptions to the paper to keep it agoing. The public printing, owing to the reduction m prices made at the last session of the General Assembly, the great increase ia the cost of pa. per and labor, and the depreciated currency vt receive from the treasury, has become an ex- pense to us instead of profit
 Under these circumstances we are compelled, when our subscribers pay us in paper money, to demand two dollars and fifty cents as the price of our paper.
 Our club rates will be suspended until after the war.
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gg We have about three thousand dollars in Arkansas War Bonds, and Treasury notes, which we wish to exchange for Confederate, Louisiana, or Tennessee money. The Arkan~ sas money pays debts, taxes and purchases lands, besides, bearing interest at per cent, and our only reason for wishing to make the ex- change is that we cannot buy paper with it in other States. If.
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Seouestration Notice.

have issued instructions and prepared forms for reporting under sequestration act of 3O'l August, 1861, and sent them to the clerks of flee of each county in the Eeastern District O Arkansas. It is expected that persons will re port promptly and without further delay. l they do not, writs of garnshment must issue to compel compliance with the act of Con gresS.
 The forms and instructions have been sent to several persons in each county for genera information and use.
 A. H. RUTHERFORD,
 Rec East. Dist. Ark. LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Nov 2lst, 1881.
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eE Persons of color will give ball at the Theatre Hall on Tuesday evening next, for the bene6t of the sick and disabled soldiers of Ar kansas in Memphis. The managers most re- spectfaly solicit the company of Abraham Lin coln and his Cabinet, and hope that President Davis will grant them passport. r. 5.
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Nctice is Hereby Given.

rEyHE following articles and goods will bo sold the 4h day H of January next for charges the same un as the charges are paid beoUe the day of sale:
 boxes mark Nrs. Hansbro contents unknown; stored with me by Tahlsqnan 11'h Nav, lS6l
 22 boxes and one hr. merchandise marked D. Smith wick stored with me 2}d April
 boxes and small sideboard marked Maxey, Little Rock. Ark
 Little Rock, Dec. 5, 1861. GEO. & MORRISON.
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CoNcERT.-The patriotic young ladies of this city will give concert and series of tableaux on Friday night, at the Theatre Hall, the pro ceed5 to be applied for the benefit of sick aud wounded Arkansas soldiers now at Memphis The complete success of the former concerts i a guarantee that this will be an elegant and pleasing entertainment. Of course everybody will on
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pletes in form, that which always existed in principle and interest, to make mp a common cause and common destiny.
 We, your brothers of Missouri, who bed with you upon Oak Hills-have since maintained ourselves at every point, and have stood as 8 wall between you and the enemy, in full vieS Of our own burning homes, deem no further appeal necessary, to induce you to join us.
 The Legion" which am authorized to raise, must consist of not less than one full regiment each, of infantry and cavalry; and one artillery battalion of six companies When org*nlzed, 1t will be promptly supplied with effective arms --a(l nece ,sary quarJtrmaster aud coninlsSary supples-canp equp+ge and transportation.
 Recruiting depots will be established, ana as sstant recruiting officers, legally commissioned for different points of the State--ot ail "hich the public will have due notice as soon as the 1 necessary arrangements can be made
 When each company, recruited into the ar tillery service shall reach the number ot twenty | i've they will be ordered to rendezvous at thelr respective recruiting depos; but It IS not the IT. tention, (unles, further ordered) to rendezvous the cavalry and infantry regiments until full, as the "L agion" will not be under marching orders until the breaking up of winter
 It is the intention of the subscriber to employ the winter in canvassing the sections of the State designated. Unril further notice, all com muuications relative to the above, will receive attention at this point
 In conclusion permit m to ask every friend of the cause in the State of Arkansas, if 1t does not become him to ali! with his entire strength, this enterprise? He who sleeps upon his post whilst others watch n these times, pregnant with important events to us all-i5 not the man 1. to live in ''days that try msns soal5."
 Respectfully,
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1881
1862.
Memphis and Arkansas River CONFEDERATE STATES MAIL LINE

zszE.s;,. -ssz.z!s::ss. sszz .z.s55z.s.e .sz VWILL be comro3ed of the following and ele5'nt e steamers this season, to vii:
 Frederick Notrebe K. L. H4ISES, N1Sicr
 Chester Ashley REESE PIITtuAGp, "
 Little Rock JzNES BsQvS
 The above mentioned boats will take their places on tha first the Arkansas river, I'ying LITTLE Go'E "u TUEpAY THUzsDAY anl SCNDtys l. NJ leaving NsNPdis MONDAY. WEDNIsDsY Gni SATrRo.y, at D. B.; aad ."ve NAPOLEON for LITTLE ROCK SUNDAY, TUESDAY and luCa 
 Until rise in the river the mail will h carried ia --as from Little Rock Napoleon, according to hr above sca uc. JNC U. AbNH', Dee. :. 1861. ffo0 '''t9T. The Gazette nl Daily Journal will please copy, and take ont dady
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The Sherman (Texas) Patriot, has the fo

ne OnerInau IeAaSJ Latfloi, Hao .i0 ioi lowing paragraph;
 The emigration from Missouri this fall seems to be quite brisk, bringing their negroes and every other species of property they could escape with, while goodly number are returning north, they say to Arkansas, but suppose to Kansls or llil. nois We think there more who would do well to take the same track.
 We hope those returning emigrants will "push along, keep moving"
 The Governor in his message, gives N. Bart Pearce, formerly brigadier general, particular fits. How much of it is deserved we do not pretend to say. The report of Judge Totten, whose patriotism is unquestionable, and on whose judgment reliance may be placed, goes to confirm the statements of the governor.-- However, Gen. Pearce has received an appoint ment, as will be seen by the following clipped from an exchange:
 Gen. Pearce, late commander of the Arkansas State troops in the western division, has received the appointment of chief of the commissary de partment for that State, the western part of Mis- souri and all the Indian country with the rank oi captain in the regular confederate army.
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Trit,uta of Respect.

BENrox LODGE No. 34, Benton, Ark, Nov. 2l, '6l. WHEREAS It has pleased the Supreme Architect and Grand Master of the Universe to break onr mystic circle by removing from our midst and from the labors of an exceedingly useful and exemplary life, our beloved and faithful brother, JOHN w. SHoppAcH that he may henceforth occupy seat in the grand celestial lodge above, and engage in all the pleasing realities whicha future world shall develope-theretole be it Resoired, That, though we bow suhmSsvely to' the fiat of the most worthy Grand Muster ot all, vet we deeply deplore the loss of so good, useful and faithful brother.
 PesoLred, That by his death society has been de- nrived of one of its most worthy and useful mem hprs. the business community of one ot It's most intelligent and active men, and our lodge Of one of its brightest ornaments and chief supporters. and that the members of ths lodge wear the usual badpe of mourning for thirty days.
 Reso,ped, That the secretary of this lodge tur nish the family of the deceased with 'py of these resolutions that they be spread upon the in utes of this lodge, and t'rnsh,d each of the news papers at Little Rock for publication
 JOHN W. HODGES,
 l. COLLINS, Com.
 THOMAS PACK,
 Gro. T. FIOrD, Sec'R.
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Editor True Dtmorrat--
 SIR: There gre many citizens of this city who o.;re to see Col. GEO. w. H iRDY'S name an- nounced as candidate for City Justice, for which, if he will consent to become candi ate will re- ceve the support of MANY 'OlEho.