Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-01-23

county, SuPoitHuGCtu, dS ACOulIOCu NeiA knew. by Yankee tribes, with promise of support from Kansas, have crippled the Generals operations and demanded much attention. They have culminated in open hostilities, followed by three battles and finally decisive and overwhelming xicto- " to our troops. under the heroic Col. M,- Intosf, who, I have heard, fought soms at Oak Hills.
 It is true, sir that General McCulloch how has considerable army .f infantry. artillery. cavalry and mounted infantry; :; but majority of them reached him after the time at which snow usually falls in Missouri; and they mainly live iar south of even this point.
 The stubborn truth is, sir. that the coun- try-Mi ,Souri and the whole Soutil-have been grossly deceived as to the men, means ani resources of Gen. MrCuloch, and he has been censured and maligned in pro- portion to this misconceptions. Sorry am l:that so gifted, so true friend of the South as the gentleman whom | address, has fallen inte the popularerror and speeds onward the unjust popular cIamor. This, my dear sir, Is all wrong. It Is breeding alterations in patriot hearts!-do 1t not. Daily do see hale, robust MiSsourians some of them full two feet across the coupling) passing to and fro about this town, trading and turning pennies. whose delight seems to be in yelping at McColloch for Aot driving the enemy out of Missouri: while they, instead of swelling the patriot ranks of Price as Confederate troops, are greedy ofgain in the general distress. 1 do not Heaven forbid that shonld refer to heads of families who are exiled from home and have tried to save something upon which to sustain themslves; but to those rowing, itnerant and brainess men who bear sensation stories wherever they go, and seek trade in every turn.
 h responding to your allegations, can do but moiety of justice to General Ne Culloch without speaking of matters and stating facts. some of which would enHght- en the enemy and others might produce i'll feeling. desire to do neither My com lnander Is absent on official bu4iness.- These allegations have steadily grown from mere whispers into your own and other open attacks. Neither Gen. M.Culloch nor
  reply to them till within few days past, when l addressed, over my proper initials, Q respectful communication 10 the Memphis Appeal on the subject, to which I invite. your attention. If 1 have said anything not justified by facts and the plainest die tates of justice, regret it. venerate the patriots of Missouri, my native State, and pray the day of her deliverance draws nigh. l pray for unity between her troops and ours-her officers and ours-~but l am unwilling longer to remain Q silent listener 10 unjust abuse of as brave and true and agnanimous--as unselish and pure a pa triot general as ever breathed the breath of life. l speak what 1 know from 23 year, intimate acquaintance with Ben McCulloch reaching back into other ''lays that tried mems souls"
 l accord to Gen. Price and his co-labor- CTS great praise for their motives and el- forts in Missouri: but l protest against praise of them being tantamount to abuse of MoCulloch anu depreciation of the brave men from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas who fought under him at Oak Hllls trust this spirit may be expelled from every patriot &fast and that The < rise of grass" in 1882, may find magnificent Confederate army, embracing in its ranks tens Of thousands of MissouranS. with those from other States. marching as breth Ien towards St. Louis, knowing no enemy but Dutch. Yankees and Toriea-with no feeling but the harmonious resolve to re- deem Missouri or die with their faces to the foe.
 Born in Missouri; identified from boy hood with the Lone Star of Texas; It has been my fortune, sir, to be long in the pub lie anu to enjoy perhaps an undeserved share of public confidence in my beloved State. It was my fortune to be an uncon, dluonal secessionist from the first trump proclaming the election of Lncoln-to ad vocate southern republic from more stumps than any man in my otatc-to sign her or dlnance of recession, and write her second declaration of independence. But my heart also agonized for the salvation of my native State. Commenting all that is dear around the domestic hearth to the care Of Him who rules over all, and appealing to those around me to do likewise, l came with my first born boy. but l5 summers old, to meet the foes of Missouri and to do so under the un- Sullicl flag of Ben McCuloch These are my snI!erinss, and these my peIdges of sincerity n this communication defending the man who. in times long agone-times dark and boody-oft raiset his fearless arm to pre- ltect my now sainted mother and my coun- try, from the tomabawk and scalping knife. That man, sir, you assail-him defend.
 Yoors, in the bonds of patriotism.
 JNO. HENRY BROWN. !.
 Fayetteville, Alks., Jan 6, 1862.
 P.S. Will thosepapers that published Mir. T's address, do partial justice by pub fishing this also? Gen. McCuloch. be;ng in Virginia. could not, and, take occasion to say, that no gentleman holding com | ! l. ,e tb<