Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-14

l we use her money. There is a speciousness obon, ths that is well calculated to mislead, bnt Iitte e1a'lharon G and reflection will show how unfound | cd IS the assumption.
 The cotton States womb not ba,,o ,. DOT or Importance on the Atlantic thev Iora ro | nav! ho"-hor would have for years to come. m. oei ene most favorable circumstances. Their com tnerciai marine is small. They have no nursery a, aoi seaineh, In fact they wanting in almost 'ii,ng necessary in creating and fitting out iny. lthout navy of sufficient strenrth to command th9 Gulf of Mexico, and keen it clear oi enemies the control of the mouth of the Mis- sissippi would be of no benefit At present onr cottoh ana other produce of the States in the Mis- slss'ppi Vauey, finds it's way to foreign markets through the strait of Florida and the possessnn f hey West, and the neighborinr Keys commords H Se strat, There is but one other outlet from inc ouii. mat Is between the southern point of Cuha ana ana the coast of Yueatan, into the Carribeon sao ins outlet is, if am correctly informed as easily oh'ui'nuea Si, as the passage between Florida and Cupa' Any inconsiderable naval power--eyen opain, could with the Navy she keeps in the vicin iy ot ouDa, close the outlets and effectually rem oer useless the navigation of the Mississinni aSt'hst any navy the " Cotton States, can nnssi oiy oulld up for years to come. In such an event n,9 rno oin9 way or getting our cotton to foreign ton. o N'-"4N " oi"iies khow of no peculiar value attaching to I,ouisi- ana money, except that We receive it in pavment TOT our cotton, and We transact great part of our cohinerciai business through her banks and mer- en .aa d Ve sold our cotton to other States
 Ssg SSSS Ssgtsssfe n ana qTbcSSdona dissolution, array before us a formidable list of grievances, real and maginsry-present and anti cipateli. They tell us tha disunion is the remedy but few of them have deigned to inform us what they VIII give us in lieu of the existing govern ihelV' further than that we are to have as some say, a southern-others say, "cot;on confedera- cy, Not to speak of the many other difficulties to to De overcome, the cost of such a government is, lmaSine, Il matter of concern with the DeonIe - At present we only know the government and real ize It's existence from the blessings it mparts- he al facilities It gives us at an annual cost of over S'oo,oO0 over and above the revenue derived: the security 1t gives in the possession of life iber. y ana property at home and abroad. We think eat the taxes we now pay for the support of state government are onerous. What will thev be wllen clthcc as separate government or as d member of tie cotton eontederacy," We have to con rihute our share to pay for the mali service for the SUD- port or an army and navy, the salaries of ministers to foreign nations, which constitute but a nart of | the necessary expenses of government South Caroina has already fixed upon slaves a tax of SI6 per head, ant Ill addition, is in the market endea yolnS to negotiate loan of Sll ,00D, ,010-about S4o to each person in the State, old and young black and white. Mississippi has increased her taxes upon slaves ten fold already If we shall | from hoe 10 ten fod, aud if we have war there is no estimating the increase. The cost of single regiment of soldiers one year, will be tiree times as much as the whole amount of taxes paid into the state treasury last year. And what 1 ask, would one regiment do towards protecting iron. tier ot two hundred miles? The cost is no arcu. ment against resistance to aggression, but before we incur iusulierabie burtens we saould reflect sober!y and determine whether there is not some other alternative Whether our rights may not be secured, and honor preserved by some other course.
 Few have had an opportunity of examining the law under which this election is to be heid and [ Will correct an error into which some have fallen. It IS, that if they opposed to Convention they should not cote for delegates. If you vote for or against the Convention. you stouid also uote for detsgates Ii you do not, you will not be repre- sented. The Convention will be held if maiori- ty ot the people voting vote for it, and if there is majority in favor of it, and you fail to vote for delegates, you may be represented by delegates who do not represent your views. Let all vote for or against the Convention, and at the same time for detegateS representing their uielrs.
 Such are my views, fellow citizens. If you agree with, and elect me to represent you, will endeavor to do it faithfully.
 JOSEPH STILLWELL.
 Little Rock, Jan. go, lS6l