Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-07
PROCLAMATION BY rHE GOVERNOR
Lx1ct1I7r orrrca, Llr71E RICK, Cct. : 5tb

JNEttIiTE OFFICE, LITTLE RoCE, Get. 3yth, 1881. T. t1c Peg'e q ArlaHs1s-
 WHEREAS q Il. $. JOHNSTON con,naui i!ns i,s made ten thousand io. Confederate sryice; aui waereas twenty i've hundred \; tll s., i 'Le i-oer authorities are directed o l sHie E an l7'ary [" the force con.g1aa,ed " CM. soan @lclai, Pocahopts. Ark,
 Now, therefore iIENy Nj. KEcIoR, y virtue o authority by law il Seotei, Goyenar and Eyoieio President of tEo Mary Board, dn orler anu dtrccc that tie said twenty five h.gtd mei linfaur! ba organized into voIn- ter cGnpat q !.s than sixty four flor more tai niue ty-six each exclusive Commissioned o1cers ant that upna the organization Of sail companies thy report them selves at Pocahsntas o CI }or.ll eth,rn colnalies batalior5 regiments who will and muster them into te service o e Confederate States fg Two contics cavalry a one of artillery will also |, procured may be furnished tle troops themselves, expens, of the eoyerm" these articles will be supplied them te Rock ether convenient points. upon application medo for the requisite quantity ot each art ce necessary.
 tion into compan e and 4orte; fo ta point Of rende1 yeus public cns but 10 allowance will ba made for sab ssenet furnished where file companies hattalons rg dband or do not report at the point above ndraed
 Your honor Eumes and the Vry sinctjty ot your aars is being mcnaccd flloWcZens hy rhe approach J: posing alY the d,srny of Arkansas is n the hands f her people h. alone aA Will defend hs-sef if every man wilt do hs y Hgr sxtY thousand treenen rann,t and know, W ,i ut I cllu.rei Ycilru.jrbbo, sons rothers, tihai. ,s grapDlng with the invaders. By superior force # a they may te Will you stay honr au them perish, and by turn perish vourseves What blood in he the twenty thousand men at home -dnayng and heSitating .kc Up in defence Of their countryher property
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 Who envts that man who lives o see Arkansas sutjuga ted! Who would rather fill soldiers grave than crawl about the earth the subject ot yrnt. country danger! Every holrs Iay is froUght with peril pea-you cauvOu Riust and will Gc6ud t. Do it the inc xorable necessity i3 rlon vou.
 As worthy iiu trops sg hY whoso Vai0r you en- joy the rights of eomenhy Nh0s4 blood you enran cnIsel with republican liberty perpe;nae and transmit those rghts vet to another raceynur children uho will bless yol revere, our fathers of the revolution.
 aiarmistl ndItc no sensation papers, mag nifty facts stimulating he people tJ unnecessary eIettOs, when tell you frankly that canGer threatens, and every man. who - in this commonwealth must discharge his duty and prepare himself and family for scenes of lesolatun and terror.
 in former proclamation intimated that there sections and localities in State whereof the ypoe aggard in coming the support ber aoyernnent Ar kansas is assigned o o be raised for thearmv.
 Time will be given for people to respond voluntarily. If they prcve deal to all appeals that he made them, te and authority ot the government, m and will 5roug eqUisiton supply the wanted froul tho.c localities which have supplied thrlr due rr0potion heretofore It TO De regretted that iDtimGtion of this things connected with this struggle for human liberty aud tho Executive Of your State, should be arect in duty y false modeety and vain attery, should ul you into quctude and fanci,d security when convinced that every thing that is dear earth win be swal lowed n the vortex oi ruin, unless you and shoulder to shoulder and forth promptly i support of friends already in the field, determined and wiling to pour out their blood like water and defend perish in the attempt
 Arkansas, is true. has furnished large proportion for this Let it he solet her chdrens ohilren claim that hertagclet her be inscribed in the highest niche Of historic fanelet mark the page history where ArkansaS refused do her ,ty which ry respond the call of your President whether for ole man or thousands.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto set ny hand and caused the seal o the State os Arkansas to be affixed L- ' at Little kock on the 30tA day oi uctober sGl
 Il. NJ. RECTOR.
 JOHN I SHERMAN, Secretary of State. Oct 3l St