Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
From IlinColndOm.


 From Lincolndom.
 Mir. Mitchell, of Pocahontas, has kindly favor ed us with St. Louis papers of the 18th inst.
 Column after column of these papers are filled with names of the wounded brought to that city from Shiloh Large numbers were put off at Cairo and all the towns on the Ohio river. Thousands were carriedup to St. Louis, and to points above on the Illinois river.- l Their loss must have been frightfu.
 The river at St. Louis was nearly up to the fiat portion of the levee and the upper rivers all rising. High waters prevail in the east also.- The valies of the Connecticut, Mohawk, Hud- son and other rivers were inundated. The flood is said to be equal to that great freshest of May 1854.
 The Republican contains list of prisoners taken at Island 10, and brought up on the 18th ut.
 The following are said to be from Arkansas: T. Shelton, David klalin, ". c. Fuller, R. NJ. Fulton, j. N. Keahers W. s. Halton, J. J. HobeIl, W. E. Wool. The following are given as belonging to the 4th Ark, regiment: c. P. Stevens. S. r. Wall, J. H. Bryant, T. H. Lock- ridge. T. J. Poole, R. A. Wilson and ". F.. Wilson. These prisoners will be sent to Madi. son, Wisconsin.
 Doctor Thomas s. Foster has been found guilty of burning the salt river bridge, and sen fenced to be shot at Hannibal. Gen. Halleck has approved the sentence.
 John S. Phelps was in St. Louis in bad health, on his way to Washington, to take his seat in Congress. His regiment was mustered in for six months and will be mustered out of service. It appears that the story of his being appointed governor of Arkansas was untrue. He was simply commandant at Fayetteville and issued a proclamation. Lincoln has no need to appoint a governor for Arkansas.
 Geo. ". Miller, James II: Birch and Gamble are candidates for tory governor of Missouri, at the ensuing August election.
 Among the list of wounded prisoners at St. Louis we notice the names of W. ". Cunning ham, company H., 2ud Texas; Charles F. Hannet, company C., same regt; Thomas Pins dar company B., 9th Texas; and E. F. Uptigrow company C., 8th Arks.
 The Republican gives an extract from a letter from Washington city, which it says is l from d "high source," and which that paper heads with the ominous title of what is in store for us."
 The writer says:
 We can now form some idea of the purpose and 1 o4 l party has a large majority in both branches. They will unite in passing all such acts against the in 1 stitution of slavery as they believe are authorized | by the constitution. They have passed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia; 1 they probably will pass an net prohibiting slavery | in the territories. At this point the party will divide; one part ot them desiring to mdke Me acar preteat for destroying Slaoy m Ae States and the other determined 10 do nothing mhich in ter opinion is not authorized by the constitution. l The favorite measure with the radicals is 10 de- cLare at the States 1chich haoe passed acts Of se- cession hone forfeited er rriqtS andt conret hein ato territories 10 De controlled in teir leqisLoion bu Congress. This is the only effectual means by which slavery can be abolished in the South; for if the States when peace is restored will again have the control of their domestic institutions, it is 1 obvious that they will bring back the negroes that have been ancpated and remand them to a state of slavery; and Me abotiORiSfs dare nOt achen theg eilIHC0te tue HegFOeS It1OH isOTteTH StdteS iciH them. In this measure they will fail. Their next scheme is uat Of cOnfScdtion, to be enforced by the armies. This, they are fully aware, will be far less effecua and does not stand high in their favor. Unfortunately for their purposes most of the officers in high position ln.the armies are opposed to their schemes and as the operation of these officers will be necessary to carry out large scale their objects, the radicals are directing their efforts against them Their bitterness against Mcclellan is intense; it is equally So against Hal leck, but his successes have in measure sllenced them The first reverse he experiences will be the signal for them to open on him
 They know, also, that an act of confscation, if the negroes remain in the South, will not secure their freedom after the termination of the war Because, when the States resume their legitimate action they will bring back the negroes to a state of slavery. This measure, also, IS likely to fail.
 But if this contest is protracted another year. there is measure more to be feared than either of these; n IS He. scheme of 0rnin9 the negroes, and encouraqinq them to reoOH. The atrocities which have been practced by southern soldiers, the en- gazing savages in their armies, and the intense hate exhibited by the southern papers, is engen dering corresponding feeling in the North and it will be stimulated by these aboliti0nists for the purpose of aiding in their schemes.
 The concluding paragraph is worthy of atten- tion, as part of the systematic misrepresenta- ton at the North. We have Indian allies. formed into regiments and engaged in honora- ble warfare, while they are armng the most savage tribes and melting them to massacre women and children. We call attention to the statement of General Pike, to be found in another part of this paper. The tories of Mis- ouri begin to find that Lincoln has deceived