Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-04-10

T Kentucky, that man cannot get married until he takes the oath of allegiance to the Balloon. The applicant for marriage license must first take the oath and then the clergyman, or officer. who performs the ceremony, is liable to fine of $500 if he marries couple without having first taken the oath Of allegiance himself and also swearing he has no sympathy with rebels
 In Missouri and Kentucky no person can vote or serve on jury, unless they take the oath.- Of course all elections are farce5, and in all suits at law, patriot stands no chance. This is the system practiced in Ireland, where pack ed uries found Emmet and otherpatriots guilty of treason.
 Iu Virginia, the legislature created board of exemptors, to exempt certain persons from militia duty. We give these, so that in the event the Military Board of this State makes draft, or levy conscription, they may see what classes Virginia has seen fit to release from duty.
 The exempts are: All officers and employees of any railroad, canal steamboat or telegraph company whose services are indispensable for conducting the operations thereof; all supcrin- tendants and operatives in paper mills; all per sons whose services are indisDensablein in mining or manufacturing lead, iron, coal salt, oa&um, saltpatra, gunpowdcr fire arms or other imple ment5 or munitions of war; emPloyoca:n cotton or wool factories and incorporated shoe lacto- res. the proprietor3 whereof have government contracts; all tanners and shoemakers who have government contracts until their contracts are completed; overseers or guardians of insane per sons: such millers, blacksmiths and tanners as may be necessary for the community in which they reside, or who are in the employment of the government; one editor for each newspaper now published and such employees as the editor shall certify, on honor are necessary for lis issue once week; jailors; one practical druggist in each drug store; the public printer and necessary workmeu; one deputy sheriff to each l2,00O in~ habitants in q county, in addition to a sheriff, or deputy for each county and deputy clerk where one is necessary; also, overseers of the farms of widows aad orphans.
 Wendell Philips, the abolition lecturer, at tempted 10 lecture in Cincinnati but was hooted at and pelted from the stage with rotten eggs. A special federal court martial is assembled at Washington to try several newspaper pub fishers for violating an article of war, which prohibited them from publishing information of the movements and strength of the army. The penalty is death. Among the selected victims are Geo. Luri < CO.,, of the Boston Courier; Prince Stone, Halleck and Hall, of the New York Journal ot Commerce and $. Bowles < CO.,, of the Springfield, Mass. Republican.
 Col. w. C Mitchell, who was taken prisoner at Elk Horn, has arrived al St. Louis.
 Gen. Buell. publishesa letter in the Louisville Journal, wherein he says that he has returned and will return, to their masters, all slaves who come 10 his camps. In Virginia they lately stole 400 negroes n one night and they have thousands whom they keep by force, from their masters. Buel's plan is .to gain possession of Tennessee and thena different policy will pre- vail Yet the blarney and lying protestations of the enemy deceive some people in Kentucky and Tennessee in the face of the fact that on the coast and in Virginia they steal every negro they can find.
 The federal Senate favorably entertain the resolution adopted by the legislature of Ohio, which "protests against any proposition for 2 settlement of the rebellion except an uncon> ditonal surrender and condign punishment of the traitors.
 The Yankees lied awluy as to the amount of cotton they stole at Port Royal, but they stole large numbers of-horses, cattle, sheep, etc.
 One of the paper mills in S. c. has commenc- ed the manufacture of writing paper
 Twenty>three Yankee prisoners were recent captured in Tennessee. They had flag with ssthe inscription on it, of, " Cornth Hell. It is to be hoped that the former place will be found convenient starting point for all Yan kees to reach the latter place.
 When Lincoln was in Congress, he reported favoraby on project to use stream of liquid fire as a war appliance. Since he has been President he has urged this and now says it shall be used at Norfolk and Charleston. Ifthere is any truth in revelation he will be very sstired of liquid fire hereafter.
 A pistol manufactory in Dallas, Texas, turns out five revolvers day.
 George Washington Randolph, the new sec