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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
The Ring of True Metal.

The governor, in his circular, tries to enlist in his favor those State Senators who would have held over under the old constitution, but who are busted by the operations of the new one. Below will be found a letter from one of them. Mark the contrast between patriot, who lays down office to devote himself to his country, and the politician, who holds on with snapping turtle tenacity to pub lie station. The following letter does it's author honor.
 "MEssRs JOHNSON & YERKEs Having been ire quently called upon lately, to know whether or not I will be candidate for reelection as Senator from the 9th Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Johnson and Pope, 1 beg to announce, through the columns of your paper, that am not, and will not be. l am engaged in the military service of our oppressed country, and, notwth- standing have long since passed the age at which
 could be legally called upon to enter the service, still am able bodied, much more so than thou sands of young men now in the field, and resolved to offer all that have, and all that am, upon the altar of our countrys liberty and honor, prefering penury and even death, to snbiugaton and dis honor. AUGUSTUS M. WARD"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

TIE AEFATR AT CATLETT's STATION VA.-We have only the Yankee account of this brilliant piece of dash. It will be seen that the patriots captured Gen. Popes personal baggage, money, letters and official papers, and took hundred prisoners Not long snce dash was made at Pope and his staff when riding and he came near being Since he issued his bandit orders he has had lively time of it, and nothing but hard riding has saved bis worthless neek Here is the northern account of the affair:
 Some stir was caused in camp, and thousand times more in Washington, find, by a raid of 250 guerrlas upon Catlett's Station Under cover of the night they dashed ill upon small collection of men and wagons, and stampeding lot of suffers and ser wants and teansters, burned seven wagons. ran of number of horses and took about ono hundred pris- oners The most serious part of tho business is, they took Gen Pope's personal baggage and moneys, and all his official papers, correspondence, etc. which happened to be in of the wagons Chat had been sent to the rear in the attack at Catletts Station. Twenty supply trains were destroyed, their con tents injured by the rebels. Many wagons were too wet to burn.'
 Since the above was written, VIC find the southern side of the story in the Grenada Appeal, as follows: RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 27 1SG2.-Maior General Stuart with force of cavalry, surprised and routed about 5000 Yankees Catlett's Station, on tho Orange and Alexandria railroad last Friday. His command destroyed an immense amount of stores, captured 867 prisoners, including colonel, three captains and fifteen other commissioned Oiiiccrs also Gen. PopeS two horses, saddle uniform coat and servant, also $60, 900 in specie and treasury uotes and official etters of the highest importance, from Gen. Pope. The command returned next day with the loss of but two killed and five wounded. The enemy is in full retreat towards Alexandria.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
The News.

The news by telegraph tlis week is interesting and exciting Allo wing for the exaggeratons that are insepcrable from rrnors reports and statements, it is certain that we have won victories in Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. The extent of those vic tories is certainly known here, at this time That of Gen. E. Kirby Smith is believed to be complete, and will give us possession of the greater part oi Kentucky.
 We have rrnors here of the evacuation of Mem phs and of New Orleans, but place little faith in them. The federals seem to be falling back by land and water. Galveston, Mobile, Savannah, Vieks- burg, Baton Rouge, Charleston and Richmond are yet sao and the enemy have ceased their assaults on these places Their papers insist that Charleston will fall and fixed the time at the first of September but the latest accounts from there, that the inva- ders hadleft the vicinity of the city and had gather ed at Port Royal and other points,
 We have conflicting accounts from Missouri. The taking of Springfield, by Gen. Rains is denied There is n considerable federal force in south western Mis- souri, the Indian country and lower edge of Kansas Warm work may be expected there soon, Ii indeed it has not already been done.
 Taken as a whole the news, even if half of 1t be true is most encouraging The Yankee government
 must proceed in its arithmetoal progression and again treble the time to put down this little rebellion.- First, it was month or thirty days: next, three months, or niaety days; then, nine months, or 27O days and the next limit will be 27 months Ere long they will be forced to conclude that the shortest way will be to acknowledge the independence of the South few more decisive victories will bring the majority of the northerr people to their senses.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
A Patriotic Record.

Col. Flanagin, the peoples candidate for governor, has record of which he may well be proud. Possessed of competency when the war commenced, he freely gave and pledged his means to raise troops. Moreover, he shouldered his gun, went into the ranks, and is still in tf> field. While others remained at home, watching the current of events and waiting to pick up the crumbs of office, he went forth to meet the enemy. Let the people re- member these things. He has not sought civil office, but wherever the country has called or may call him, he is ready to serve her, whether it be on the tented field, as a soldier, or as the chief magistrate of a young and growing State He has no long train of kindred toFprovide for; no enemies to punish, or friends to reward He is good man and true, and his election will save the State millions of dollars in the next four years
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Another Candidate for Governor

We publish by request the call upon MT. John s. H. Rainey to become candidate for Governor, and his letter of acceptance. We exceedingly regret that Mir. Rainey has thought proper to be come candidate. Without any chance of an election himself, the only effect of his running will be to assist the present Governor, by dividing up those who are opposed to him. The contest will be between Gov Rector and Col. Flanagin and all who are opposed to the reckless administration of Gov. Rector should vote for Col. Fianarin. The character of the State, both political and fnap cial, depends upon the election of some other man than the present incumbent, and no better man could be selected than HARRIS FLAxAorv
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
A Trio.

Phelps, Swtzler and Emo. The first is Lincoln's military governor of Arkansas the second, the military secretary of state, and the third, who is styled Col Amos Enc, is Phelps private secretary. This precious set arrived at Memphis on the 2Oth of August, and the lickspittes of that city called meeting and then called upon Phelps for speech. The address of that worthy is rehash of the usual speeches of federal political warriors. Heattemp- ted to throw all the blamt of the on the rebels, assured his auditors that the rebellion must and would be crushed in year, quoted Gen. Jackson, and uttered the customary panegyrics on the union.
 A number of women, the Memphis Bulletin calls them ladies, which is doubtless great stretch of courtesy, appeared with flag and scarfs with un- ion colors, whereupon Phelps proceeded to address the aforesaid fair and frail sex. After Phelps was safely delivered of his oration, the Bulletin says:
 i "Hon. W. F. Switzer, 8 native of Arkansas, and for twenty years resident of the State ot Mis- | souri, now military Secretary of the State of Ar l kansas, was next introduced to the meeting by the | chairman.'
 We have seen some of these natives of Arkansas before, and one of them claimed to be native be- l cause he was born III 4MISS0uTl. " HdL county IS this Switzler native of? Is he white man? His style may be judged of by the following extract
 "He addressed those around him as fellowclt zens, for he and they spoke common language; they were born in the natlon and spite of all 1 that had occurred, they were no less his fellow citizens than before, for more the flag of our fathers-not the shirt-tal flag of shirt-tai Con federacy-once more that flag floats over Mem phis."
 After good deal of such stuff and laudations of the union, Switzler slid. The only thing that makes these matters worthy of our notice is that these men assume to be our rulers, when, in fact, they dare not come among the people whom they would govern, unless accompanied by an army ! The only thing of importance said by Phelps Is an intimation that quarters would be given to guer- 1 rillas. Here are his words:
 1 "Let the war be pursued with the activity it's 1 importance requires, and in year the victory will be gained and peace 'e established. h carry ing on that war, however no quarter could be given 1 to the banditti--that disgraceiu system must be 1 put down."
 Let him and the federal army act on that policy, and Phelps may yet fall into our hands Then 1 let his words be remembered
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Sept. 10, 1862.
HEADQUARTERS TRANS MIss1ssIpr1 DEpARrMENrl
 LSttle Roek. Ark.. Sent. Sth 1892

HEADQUARTERS TRANS M IssIssIPPI DEPARTMENT1
 LfttJe Rock, Ark., Sept. 8th, 1S62 General Orders No. l2.
 It is with pain and modification, and only under sense of duty strong that it cannot be disrogarCod that the Major General commanding, calls attention to depredations occasionally reported to be commit ted by troops of this command upon our citizens Such acts, he is persuaded, are committed ny thoughtless, rather than by bad men; by those who do not sufficiently consider the consequences of their acts, rather than by those whose motives arc uu- worthy. He therefore warns his troops in the name of the holy cause in which we are engaged, and for the honor of the government, which each of Us i0 his appropriate sphere represents, to abstain with scrupuous carcfrom any and every act, that may by possibility trespass upon the property or in the least interfere with the rights, of any citizen of ment. He would have the soldiers of the Confodc- racy, composing his command, to so conduct them selves, that tho people, among whom we servo, may look upon us as friends indeed from whom they eX- pect the fullest protection. This warning he consid- CTS will be amply sufficient, to accomplish the object, and that ho need not hero threaten the punishment which will be awarded to offenders.
 General Orders No, ,, issued by Mai Gon'l Hind man on the 2d day of June, 1862, on the subject of improvements is adopted by the Major General com nanding, and published as governing all troops in this department.
 By command of Maj -Genl T. H. HOLMES
 JAMES DESuLER,
 Col. and A. A. Gcn'l.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

TIE KILLING OF GEN. McCooK.-Tbe following particulars of the killing of Gen. Robert L. Me Cook, have been furnished by citizen of Franklin county, Tennessee:
 Gen. McC0ok was marching his brigade of six regiments of infantry and one battalion of cavalry from Huntsville, Alabama, to Tullahomo, Tenn part of the cavalry was in front and the other part in the of the column, which was scattered for six miles along the road. Captains Curly and Emmons, with eighty guerrillas, were ambushed behind some rocks on spur of the mountains about sixty yards from the road six miles above New Market, Alabama. Gen. McCook was riding with his body guard, in the center of the column He was riding erect, and apparently in fine health, in a carriage stolen from citizen of North Alabama Five of the best shots among the guerrillas were ordered to shoot at McCook with their shot guns On the first fire he and thirty others fell. About forty were captured, including major.
 The column in front and rear of McCook retrea- ted in confusion in opposite directions. Theguer- rilas having retired short distance, discovered, from the smoke, that the enemy were burning the houses of the citizens, they then paroled the cap tured major, and assured him that if the burning was not stopped immediately, and he back in three hours, the whole forty prisoners would be promptly hung. The burning ceased and the major returned accordingly.
 It is said that McCook's last words were that :. the Southern men are certainly the brayest in the world"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

TIE CASES OF SELF MUTILArIoH IN CoNNEC- TIcUT.-We have received the following note from the surgeon of the eleventh senatorial district of Connecticut, giving an account of the measures resorted to by cowardly fellows to avoid the draft.
 10 tbe Edit0rs of Me Erening Post: l see by an article in your paper that three individu- ais in Danbury had cut off each forefnger to evade the draft There is mistake in one par ticular. These persons were not from Danbury, but from New Fairfield, an adjoining town h. stead of three there were five; besides, some have had all their teeth extracted for the same purpose. There is not trick or dishonest de- wise to which they have not resorted to escape helping to maintain the best government under heaven. 1 find men can be loyal--yes, very loyal, vociferously loyal--when it costs nothing; but when the hour of trial comes they show the white feather, and like miserable towards as they are, resort to the meanest act possible to escape. EZRA P. BENNETT. Examing surgeon for the eleventh senatorial
 district, Connecticut
 Danbury, Conn.,, August lG, 1862.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
HEADQUARTERS TRANs-M DEPARTMENT,
 Little Rock, Ark., Sept 9th, 1862

General Orders No. 13.
 I. Applications are Frequently made to these Headquarters for discharge from the army for causes not specified ;n the Regulations. No such applications will hereafter be consdered-and com. manding officers will not forward them. No dis charge will in future be granted except upon sur- geon's certificate of disabilty-and then only when the application is made in strict accordance with the regulations, and the orders now in force upon the subject.
 By command of Mai Gen. HOLMES.
 JAMES DESHLER, Col.
 and A. A. General
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Col. and A. A. Gcn'l.
HEAD QUARTERS, TRANS Miss. DISTRICT,
 iAzla DnnL


 LiNle Rock, June 2d, lS62.( General Orders Mo- 5
 l. Private property wiihin this district must not ln any case wAaieUe- be tsken or impressed by any person, whether officer, soldier citizen without special authority in writing from these head quar- ters, and such authority, in every instance be eA- hibited and read to tho owner or his agent before the property is taken, unless he shall purposely absent himself to avoid tho same.
 II. All Confederate officers and soldiers are hereby instructed, and all State officers and loyal citizens, are hereby authorized and requested to resist and prevent the taking or impressmont of private property, except in strict acaordance with paragraph No 1, of this order If the persons at tempting prevent such outrsges are empowered, they must report the facts at once to these head quarters, where the proper steps will be taken to punish the wrongdoer
 The mon who take or ''impress'' private proper ty without authority, are robbers and marauders, and will be put to death without hesitation By command of Maj. Gen. HINDMAN.
 R. c. NEWTON, A. A. GenT.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTANT AND INspcT. GENERALS OFFICE.
 HichD1O7G July 1969
General Orders No. 46.

General Orders No. 46.
 II. Paragragh ", General Orders No. A. curren series is hereby reseinded, and t4e following para graph is substituted in lieu thereof: Persons under IS and over 35 years of age, who havs re-ensted for three years or the war; are not entitled to their discharge under the Conscript Act Persons of the ages above mentioned who enlisted fol twelve months or for shorter term will be entitled to their discharge ninety days after the expiration their term of service.
 III. All chaplans taken prisoners of war by the armies of the Confederate States while in discharge of their proper duties will be immediately and un conditionally released.
 By command of the Secretary of War.
 $. COOPER,
 Adit and Inpect, General,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Notice.

NETAs comned to Saline county li on 2st day of
 " July 1882 nogro who says lis name is LEWIS and belongs Wm. B. Roberson of Tuscaloosa Ala says he left home in March, Said negro Is about 20 years old about feet high, dark copper color bu eyed stamers in his speech when excited will weigh about iJ pounds, had when committed old casnet pants cotton shirt, and very old fur hat
 The of said slave will please come forward prove property pay charges and get his property he will bo dealt win as tho jaw directs. THOMAS PACK, Sheriff.
 co,t fnn C0gt of adv nar vvnnt
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Sheriff s Notice,

TENIERE was committed to the jail of Crawford county N Ark, the 27th of August, 1892 negro man who says his is DANIEL. He feet inches high of dark compexon weighs about 150 pounds says he belongs Benjamin Morris, of Cass county, Texas. The of the above named slave is hereby notified h forward and prove his ownership to the same or s will dealt with as the law directs.
 JAMES M BROWN, JR,
 Sterif of Crawford county. Sept. 10, 1892 em Cost ui adv. $2 DOT week.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

THE PRESIDENTS MEssACE.-This valuable document will be found in today's paper. We take it from federal (Memphis) paper, but do not suppose it has been tempered with. It IS brief, plain, true aud will meet with the approe bation of aII Like all the previous messages, it is cool, selfpossessed, dignifed and frm.- ZlooJ
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

Cz~ We neglected, Inst week, to insert among the names of candidates, tkat of Jshn D. Kimbell, for representative from Pulaski county. He re. luctantly consented to the use of his name by his friends. Mir. Kimbel is good scholar, an excel lent writer and his experience secretary of the Senate for several sessions. has given him a thorough acquaintance with legislative rules and ypa+tarc
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

Hoy. W. w. WATKIss.-This gentleman passed through this place last week on his way to Carroll county. He brings us cheering ac~ counts of affairs on the eastern side of the Mississippi river. We are indebted to him for late Granada Appeal.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 7th, 1862.

MEssRs JoyNsoS & YERKEs-
 Gents: Will you please state for the good of the public, in the next issue of your paper, that Chan celor ROSE will hold the next regular term Of the Pulaski chancery court, on the third Monday oi October next, and oblige,
 Yours, etc. G. N. EBAY
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

THAT NEW ARK.-The patriotic people of Ar kansas have now the opportunityto vindicate them selves from Gov. Rector's proclamation of May last, wherein it is proposed that they abandon the Southern Confederacy and "build q neU ark and launch on aev ,caters.
 Those in favor of deserting the southern cause for any imaginable or supposable cause that ever did or that ever might, could, would or should ex fat, should support and vote for the author of the new idea of "building nao ark and launcainq a on rew tcdters."
 But on the contrary, those who are for the South ern Confederacy under all circumstances, and who intend to see it through this contest to the bitter and neither fearing at the hands of the enemy in xason, robbery, imprisonment or death, should vote for the gallant Harris Flanagin, who at the beginning shoudered his gun, joined the ranks as Q nrivate. and sought the battle field.
 Re t remembered, that while Gov. Rector is plan ,,;nr .sne,c ark" and searching for "new maters" to launch it upon, Col. Flanagin is in the army in Tennessee, in full pursuit of the enemy. This one fact illustrates the difference between the two men.
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 calculation made from the files of the New | ork naners show that the fejerals have killed lS6,OoO Confederates, wounded 4so 900 and taken 100000 nr;soners This is nearly 800 900 double the num- her of men the South has in iho war. The Yankees de fearful exespsion-on paper,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Farm and Mill for Sale.

OFFER for sale my farm, consisting of 240 acres. g H in cultivation and 35 0 upland suitable for cultivation Thege is good assortment of fruit the place. Stock will be sold with the place if desired
 Also Steam Grist and Saw Mill It is situated miles west of Little Rock. CHARLES GIBBONS,
 Sept, 10, 1862, StS
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

General Order NO. WHEREAS, The recent modification of the passport system having induced bad men surroptitiouslv to abandon their commands it is hereby ordered that the regulations concerning passports by which this department has been governed, be revived. All Provost Marshals and all officers and privatcs of independent companies hereby required to en- force this order rigidy. By command of Mai-Genl HOLMES.
 E. r. DANLEY, Col.
 and Provost Marshal General. SaDk IO 1Q60
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10

MARRIED. At the residence of the brides broth- CT on tho 4th inst, at Arkansas Post, by the Rev. Mir. Garrett, Mir. JOHN ". WILLIAMS of this city, to Miss MARY WATKINS of Desha county Arkansas
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
-R .--@eD b., 4aa--

HooP- POLE BUTLER.-Butler is known among the Yankees as " "Hooppole Butler The origin of this nick k-name would not be readily imagined. We have it however from gen tleman well informed of the Generals antecess dents. The eyes of this monster are so arrang ed that one looks up and the other down, so that when you are standing before him you find one of his eyes directed to the toes of your shoes and the other to the top of your hat A Tan kee standing before him one day and noticing this extraordinary range of vision, exclaimed You'd beat us all gettin' hoop-poles; you would!' " Why so?" said the General. Be cause to get'em straight, we have to look from the top to the bottom, and then from the bot tom up to the top-but you can sight 'em at one spy" The bystanders at once dubbed him Hoop-pole Butler This is doubtless the only public incident of Buffers life, which does not excite horror or disgust. The joke has the true Yankee ear marks. The habit of making jests of personal deformty is almost universal in that manly race.-Jackson Mississ- ippian.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
Tributes of Respect.

We receive, every week, number of resolutions passed by lodges and societies, some of them very long, with request for publication. We cannot well refuse these while we know that nobody reals them but the friends of the deceascd and they arc great tax on our limited space. They very nearly aliko in words and with desire to obligo friends and at the time, to economzc space, will give abstract of these hereafter, until such time again issue double sheet
 At special communication of Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 99 Pulaski county, on the 30th of May, 1862, the customary resolutions were adopted ill aton to the death of J. NJ. FAULKNER. / At a regular communication of Benton Lodge, No. 34, at Benton, Ark, on tho 10th of August, 1882, resolutions, in the usual form, were adopted in rea ton to. the death of JoHN A. MoADoo. In July, 1861, he volunteered private, in the Saline RiHe Rangers, commanded by Capt. NJ. J. Henderson, in Borland's regiment of Arkansas cavalry, served through the campaign there, went with the army across the Mississippi and died at Okoona, Miss, on the 18th of June, while in the patriot army.
 week or two since we published, at length, re- solutions of Benton Lodge expressive of their regret at the death of John Jameson, jr. This was mis- print, as the name of the deceased was JOIN LAME SON GEE.
 At a called meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. s, at the town of Holly Springs, Ark, resolutions adopted expressive of their regret at the death of brother B. F. HEARN, who died the death of a pa trot, at Little Rock on the 18th ult., while in the military service of his country.