Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-25
From the Warren Journal. To the Citizen Soldiery of the 1st Battal- ion, 27th Regiment, 9th Brigade Ar kansas Militia.

kansas Militia.
 You have been pleased to confer upol me, without solicitation. the office of Lieu tenant Colonel. l thank you for this man Hesitation of your confidence and partiality l however, with all due deference to those entertaining contrary opinions, most re spectfully beg leave to decline the proffered ] honor. 1 feel constrained to do so by 1 sense of self-respect and the unexpected 1 phase which the political storms that dis turb our country have assumed. thought when the position was conferred upon me 1 that Arkansas would, ere this time. have assumed position before the world, con l sistent with the honor of a sovereign state In this surmise l, and you, too, were mis taken. Now, no alternative is left us, but l to re-enter the lists and use our influence II 1 behalf of the interest, honor and safety o Arkansas. Having been trained and edu' cated as beneficiary cadet in the military school of South Carolina, the banner state | in this conflict for southern independence, should feel recreant to every principle o1 honor and patriotism, should 1 accept g military office, and thereby render mysel subordinate to Abraham Lincoln, Esquire l who would, ill case of actual service, be 1 commander n-chief of the militia of this state, which is now part and parcel o1 that portion of the Union over which he, Seward, Chase & Co.,, preside.
 owe debt of gratitude to my native state for the moral, mental, and physical training which she gratuitously gave me, l to prepare for the duties of life, both civil and military, which l can never repay. To accept an office in the militia, at this time, under the present aspect of affairs. subject to be called into service at any moment, by the Prince cf Rails, to suppress what he might deem an "insurrection or obstruction of the laws of the United States" would be an act of paracidal ingratitude to my native state. that would mantle the cheek of a Benedict Arnold.
 Arkansas has listened to the peans of Union as sung by northern demagogues and southern traitors, and been rocked i'll the cradle of spacious promises. until she has fallen asleep and the Vampire North IS sucking from her veins every drop of pat riot blood. Her convention through the fimness, entreatiss and applications of the resistance wing, has spawned miserable abortion, which has been dignifed with the name of an Ordinance Y" in which 1t is attempted to delude the minimizing by 8 false issue, and the msapplication of lan- guage, calling that GO operation" which is down right submission" Are we and the black republican party not now " work ing together" r"-jointly laboring in concert, preserving MT. Lincoln's Union; yea. CO., operating with, acquiescing in and sub hitting to his administration? If we are not, our connection with the old Union is dissolved; if we are, that connection still exists how can we then corporate where we are in full fellowship? Secession is a condition precedent to co operation. We must operate before we can cooperate Shall we suffer the sordid interest and cold policy of the North to sway our councils? Or shall we cast our destiny with the Sun ny South, which now "oer her flaming vigils is brooding war " and perfecting 2 system of civil government destined to make her the happiest and wealthiest na- tion of the earth? Honor, interest, patri- otism all admonish us to the latter alterna- tive. Til then
 Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars,
 That make ambition virtue; o, farewell,
 Farewell the neighng steed, and the shrl trump. The spirit stirring drum, the ar-piercing fife,
 The royal banner, and all quality
 Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war. ? Othello's occupation's gone"
 w. Y. McCAMMON.