Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-31
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE crrca, LITTLE EocE, Get. u, Is

EXECUTIVE CFFIC-, LITTLE LOCE, Get. 3-tl, ls.l. T5 tlc Pcy!}c Qf 1rtaasa;--
 XXTHEEEAS, Gen A s. JOHNSTON cornmandiar. ha-naie W requisiton upon tne Executive of Ar"~a-'' i9r thousand fr Confederate service; and whereas twenty five hundred of tine Ssne hv the propgr authorities are directed to De supplied aa an auxiliary o the it o" commanded by Col Solun Boran. at Hocti unu'~, Ark
 thereJve, HENRY A RECTOR by virtue authority by IG" u ue vested as Governor and tA oulv Ile~oAt the Military Board and direct llt.t -i twenty five hunir7d men, infantry be orgauzed v un ter compans oi not iss than Nty-fur nor more than & tysiN each, exclusive ct commissioned uices and that upon thu ovguz on Of sad companies, tley r.l,lt t selves at Poca nas to Cl Boriahd either Fl o'iHals battIOus regiments. wip wifi and ayn into the service oi the Confederate states fir twelve months INV" comptiso o caVay and one oi artillery Will also l received Clothes, camp equpage, and such b' procured may be furnished by the troops es Ives tl expense oi o 2oFtfntht or these arlcs "I pc Sulte them at Little Rock or other eneut points notice application made fer the requisite quantity oi each ar
 will be subsisted from the their orgaua tion into compancs and transported to the point oi cnz at public cost but allowance will be made for sub siscnce furnished, where the companies batalions mens disbaud to not report the point above indraei
 Your honor honl s, the very sincy Of your atr-, is being InvnaceI, fellow hy the apiroch of posing northern amy. The dstiny of Arkansas s in ihe hands If her people She will Geianlh r-e.L if every man will do his duty. Her sixty thousand and know Will not, be conquered. IoUru Ehbo's sons brothers are perhaps this grappln t tho invaders. Ky superior orce if at all, they my b. Wi! at home and them rish and hv tUo, nerj.6 yoYr.cly,-? What blood course, in the vcs of i twenty thousand 'At homed ,ying and hes J4tns to take up in defence of their countryticir property t}ir ,Eivas and ehiIIren--her lberties-,beir aIs N ho caNGs thar who lives Arkansas sulk n- ted! Who would rather f soldiers grave han crawl about the earth th. subject of tyrant. Your country dareel! livery hours delay is trought with pcrIl. peat-you can-you must and will defend it, Do 1t the inex ,rable necessity is upon you
 ut ilutTiOuS sirs, by whose valor ioy inc rights fcemenby whose blood you were eul cGlstd with republican liberty, perQetuae. tran. anOthtr children bless you fathers of the revolution.
 am alarnistl indite sensation papers nor mag stimulating the people to unnecessary eXertons tell friendly. that apger treatenS, and every man. who in this common wealth, must discharge his duly and 10 arms, prepare himself and family sceues of desoiatun and terror.
 have former proclamation inmated that there and localities in State, whereof lagrard coming the sGpyor of their government
 Time will De for her people respond voIutar If they prove da to ali appeals that be made to cr the power and authority of the government must and will he requisition supply heretofore It is to be regretted that an jntpaton of 5 nccesr but facts must be treated as fact in all things connected with this struggle for hnman by am as Executive of State sb,ud c laract m duty if by false modesty vain Gaerv sbord mi yo quetude and fancitd when am copvincei that every thing that IS dear to on earth will m lowed in the vortex or rutn unless you and shoulder shoulder and forth promptly in sunnort f rr friends already in the field determined and vii t nor t er blood like water and defend or perieh in inc ottern.
 Arkansas, It Is true has fCrnshed large raonornp of men for this war Let it tc soet her childrens chgen claim that herageet name be inscribed in inc highest niche of historic ine-ct no man mark inc pagc of history where Arkansas refused do her duty which duty b to respond to the call of your President whether for thousands.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and r. caused the seal of the State of Arkansos in he affixed ~ | at Little Rock, on the 3Oh day of october D. 1884,
 II. NJ. RECTOR.
 JouS l. SHERMAN, Secretary of stste Oct ss