Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-06

sistence will be suppiadby the Confederate govern
 neDt 90 soonas company organization is completed, the captain selecting one of the leutcnants to pur- ch .se subsistence aud forage, who will issue cer- tcates of purchase, approved oy the captain to he pad by tho proper officer of the Confederate gov ecnnent st head quarters
 Two wagons and teams, -four horse or six mule, J will be hired to transport the baggage. etc, for each rupany 70 Poeahontns, with the privilege of purchasing the n at fair valuation Regiments will be formed 1t Pocahontas, ten companies each, and elections held for general officers, who will be misaOned bv the State. Each soldier is entitled to Sl per month pay, one blanket and $50a year for clothing, and if he volunteers for the war, to $50 bounty, winch lam assured will be paid prompt iy by the Confederate States. It is desirable that each man bring with him one or more blankets If possible; when they cannot be thus procured, they wil be supp jed to thoee received into service, by the Confederate States. Companies as soon as or gaTized will rer0rt 70 me sending ] muster roll, Stn wing the requisite numcer of men, that may report them to the Confederate quartermaster, who will supply them with tents camp equipp3ge, etc, etc.
 At the request of the general in command, have thas endeavored to be explicit, in detail. well as to those things which fell within the range of State authority, those which belong to the Con feierate Government, tue better to facilitate the prompt ard patriotic response which we hope to made hr the people of Arkausas to ths demand upon their valor ond patriotism.
 From the best data in possession of the State au- thorities it is estimated that Arkansas has nov twenty two thousand men in the Coufederate army, which s equal to thirty per cent of her popu aton fit for or subj ect to military duty; the eight thousand five hundred called for making thirty thousand five hundred cut of sixty, being one half, or fifty Der cent of Der entire military force.
 1t is undenably true that&he number of men fur niahed by certain sections of the State is grossly inadequate to the amount of population. and to the capacity and boundp duty of those sections to turn out soldiers for the defence and hoaor Of the gov ernment. whilst from other counties and localities al ost the entire male population have sprang with alacrtv to the first call of their country. The to. and hardships aS veil as the blessi .gs of united people, should be bourne ana dispensed alike to al.
 In view of these facts, shen it is esteemed essen taly proper. that those counties not having hereto fore furnished their per centage or proportion of troops, be now reQuirei as near as may be to fur nish with those they have already in service ono half or fifty per cent of their people subieot to mil itary duty This is criterion hy which each county inthe St tc may know how much under .h5 call iti required to de, 70 save its people the unpleas mt reflection of having been drefted in service, for the defense of their own homes
 The four fol owing military divisions have been permanently organized, to wat:
 The counties oi Benton, Crawford. Yell, Carroll, s:auklin, Scott, Madison, Johnson, Sebastian, Sear- ~ Pope, Newton, Van Buren, Marion, Conway, \ ashiugtnn and Perry compose the First Division
 Saline, Dallas, Hot Spring, Calhoun, Monlgom- rry, Ouchiia, Polk Uni ln, Sevier, Columbia, Pika l4Atayette, HaampsteAd and Clarke, com ose t.e SecoudD D vision.
 Pulaski, Jefferson, Prairie, Brad'ey, Monroe, Drew, Phillips, -Desha, Arkansas. Cnicot and Ash lev compose the Third Division
 V hite, Jackson, St Francis, Independ auce, Crit tenden. lizard, Mississippi, Fulton, Poinaett, Law renee, Craighead, Randolph and GreeR, com .ose the Fourth Division. s. First Division ogAui2e into companies and report ss above directed, three thousand five hundred men by the 9th of March next.
 That the counties composing tue Second Diyis- ion, organize and report by the same period, two thousand mon.
 That the counties composing the Third Division, orG6ui27 and report by the sane time, fifteen hun cred men. tT
 Aad tlat those counties comprising the Fourth Division, report likewise, ffteen hundred men. All or eltaer Of whicc Divisions failing to report the nuLubeF Of men respech vely aasigned to inera hy the said olh ot March, wilde subject t3 Ii draft, ty counties, until their due proportion according 10 pUppl4;on s furnished to i'll the reqisiton made upon tie State by the generalin command
 Inc Go~eF to ley such draft IS in the Mil taly Board, by the following clause man ordinance passed by th. State Convention, entii cd < An dinalue t3g tha 9rgsui1lion of in efficient IL ta. F corps for aetive service etc. etc,
 Sso. IO. :. p1ssohs to be thereafter enlisted or drafted, shall be hereafter enlisted or drafted for period to be hereafter designated oy the Military BJ&rd''
 SEC. II. 'Io case it shall be necessary to make draft from the militia obtain the required nara Der for service, under ;kia oYdnalce ur aEy other ordinance, which has been. or may hereafter Ul adopted, the Miit"yy B9a,d, heretofore created shafl have the power 10 prescribe He manner and siode in ichieh said d,alt shall be made"
 Gen. Var Dorn in lis yequisilion remarks ! de- sire these troops for active service as they can be organized, and put in the bcid. Fltk tasr ! hopc io suord ths State of 1TkaasGs-pyecens tnoa- sio .. and with the cooperation Of troops from pexas, Louisiana and Missouri, l hope to drive the enemy from the down tr0dden State Of Nis -ouri, our nps est he igbbors," etc. etc. This renders i: unnecessary for me t0 gay to the people of Ar kansas that the men now called for are for tie protection of their own houses and hre>ides-thst those who respond to this call, have hi5a tn u actcg &eyg;ce will bo given them, upon the bcrycz ot their uwn State, aud for the relief of our" nearestnegh ghbors, ," the people of Missouri who have suffered and patiently borne their suffer lEgs, because Of their adherence Co and yiDdic2ton ot the rights of southern men and southern instl tutions, Shall Ark ns2s help Missouri or will we supinely await her final subjugatIon and, in turn, take our place beside he. in chain. and degrada- tionl
 Citizens, friends patriots Of Arkansas, look at the condition of Missouri and picture 10 yourselves the wretchedness of Arkansas, if q brutal army Ot the North should pass t-s Rubicon and possess cur territory! What living man having the proud title of Arkansian, is willing to stay at home and witness the advent ot a savage foe, whose mission to uSalt veneraGed siTos descTate our hearth stones, and violate the chastity of wives and daughters. l. this an oyerdsawn picturel Are pot these scenes being enacted iA Missouri, Ken lucky, Maryland and Nirgiaiai Will It notbe so in Arkansaa Ly the ides of May, unless Ark ,nsas sap ports Missouri driving lck the GVthS ard tlndals from our borIegl Then ImplaFa my tellow-c.t zefS, while there is tine t0 tu d0 Let every inan ill the Staye capub fl be ring srms. reghrd this lumble appc l as being addressed O him ia person, uni! lght thou: tn five hHn lrel liant lutn sh lll enrol! them selves to do stste under intrepid leader, 0nta TYtofy or death And fur fher, et aa say that appeal not only 70 these who afa capable of bearing arms, but well tp those whose age and intirnities forbid inca, Ii,is priv. leGe Age and experience ar4 entitled ta. hnd have influence 'll .se oi o'r pGbhc insn who's taip'ta Aid learInS sr. g [" ,ien p0ten ial sway @nlon- S' sys.. E-tJie suggest my aya.l tAens sslva' 6t this opporiunit, to do good aDd add fresil wreath to lhe aures alresdy clustering upon their brows Counsel and persuade the young men of soar geiybboTho3J your county o %, and never, ney eg rait to De drafteG 4 dratted c0nscript sol dier from Arkansas-gho will write his history, Who SC lost e thus to mar the annals of bis St4t-,
 All organized volunteer companies in the State required to report under this cali, except those