Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-17
To the Voters of the Third Congress
 sional District.


 States of America, at the election which takes place Oil the 9th day of November next. And not having time to visit all the countle5 in the district and make known to you In person the measures that 1 advocate, 1 address you thi, circular, setting forth as briefly as can what will try to accomplish, in case l should be cho sen your representative.
 The first business that will probably engage the attention of our first Congress- under tht permanent government, will be the enactment of such additional laws as may be found neces sary 10 give greater strength and efficiency t. our army, and protect our citizens against the immediate ravages of this unholy war.
 The confidence of the people of these States in the capacity and patriotism of the distin guisl ct men at the head of our army, and the loyalty and intrepldity of our gallant volunteers is unbDunded; and whatever they may require ot Congress to enable them to conduct this war to a successful close, will find an advocate i'll every member of that body, and will receive the sanction of every loyal citizen of our gov ernment. Having done all III their power for this purpose, IT congreSsmen should next d. rect their attention to the development of some scheme to relieve our people against the inju- rious effect of the blockade-,he most enbar rassing of which is the scarcity of money in cir  congressional district have not money suff:cient t. pay their taxes, or any resources from which they can obtain 1t. They would cheerfully pay a tax much greater than that levied by the Con federate govtrnment, if they had, or could by an ordinary sacrifice Of property, produce the means for that purpose. But while they, lr' their devotion to tha government, are thus Wll- ling to contribute whatever prop nrtlon ot their property that may be necessary to secure thelT independence, they will not willingly permit il to pass at great sacrifice Into the hands oi some miser. who. perhaps, has not contributed a cent to the outfit or support of the gallant volunteers that are now fighting for him and for his country. Every loyal citizen will, 1t is true, exert himself to the utmost to procure the money to pay his tax. This is emphatically THE PEOPLES government, and they fully real iZr the great importance ot sustaining It by every means in their power. And am proud to sate that the noble race of treemen who in- habit these States, have evinced fixed deter imitation to do whatever may be required of them for that purpose.
 But this is not the only purpose for which a circu ing medium is greatly needed by our people. There are many men with large taml lies among us, dependent upon their daily labor for their daiy bread. Most of these men are 
 needed now as they re before the blockade; and our people would gladly give them employ me t if they had or could procure anything to give them in payment with which clothing and provisions could be purchased for their families. And this scarcity of money, and the consequent stagnaton in many industrial pursuits must necessarily increase until the blockade is re moved, unless the country Is furnlsed with a currency by the government-for the little money now in circulation will gradually pass into the hands of the merchants, who will be obliged to use it to replenish their stocks. This ought not to be. No community should ever suffer great inconvenience for want of anything that they have the power to produce. Con- gress has the power to inaugurate measure by whJ the country can be fuAshed with cur rency as good as gold, without involving the people or the government Tn heavy loss; and, should 1 be promoted 10 seat in that body, l will urge the passage of law authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue notes ot small denominations, bearing no interest, redeemable sometime after the close of the war, say four years, to an amount equal to the aggregate value of the entire cotton crop and the surplus tobacco crop of the present year, and directing $the president, immediately after all the States of this Confederacy shall have so changed their respective constitutions as to make these notes a legal tender, and receivab e for taxes and pub h.. landslide prohibition contained in the Con. federate constitution having for this purpose been removed-to purchase the entire cotton crop and the surplus tobacco crop of the pre- sent year; paying for cotton. say fifty dollars per bale, and all equally renumerative price for tobacco, and taking the bond of the planter, with good security, conditioned for the delivery of the cotton or tobacco las the case may be ] so bought Of him. at the time and place hereaf- fer designated by the government or it's author. ized agents, and creating lien in favor of the ooyerrADent, not only upon the cotton or to- bacco so purchased, but also upon the property with which 1t was produced; and providing, further that in case of. it's injury or destruction bv fire or other casualty, that the lien thereby croated shall extend to the next, and all succeed ;no crops, until the amount so bought shall have bpen delivered in good condition, and the bond cancelled.
 The necessity for circulating medium among our people, would cause them to assemble 1T convention for the purpose of aiding the govern ,,,ent in carrying out the objects of such law Tha cost of these conventions would be insigni Goant. when compared with the benefits to tht nonntry resulting from such a measure. Thi oosonp plished, the people of these States would aeYrceiy feel the other evil effects of the block ,de. or. at all events, they would be in con dilion. by industry, ingenuity and enterprise, te -o,;eye themselves against them. Manufactorie, If different kinds would soon spring up in ou country. In almost every neignporhood mel