Washington telegraph., 1862-05-14


discuss the seamanship of the officers. So in
these times Of awful peril, it is dangerous TO
| carp at the policy of rulers or impede the
| execution of their orders There is no time
for hair-splitting on questions Of authority.
In war, self-sacrifice. unity and untring effort
are the chief Of virtues. In peace, We owe il
to our country to keep jealous watch and ward
| over our constitutional liberty Still, there
| are times and occasions, when great dangers
loom up as the consequence Of some mistaken
| act of our authorities when silence would be
sin against our country-dearest to us Of all ;
times when the voice Of the public becomes
necessary to neutralize the evil effect of snme
false step, and when the expression Of may
be plain daty Of patriotism, and may en-
| barrass no well directed effort; times when
| unquestioning and mute obedience might be
more fatal to all we hold dear, than any pro-
bable consequence of remonstrance and dis
| claimer.
Feeling thus, and aware Of the importance
| of immediate and vigorous action. we waive
all question Of powers still remaining in oui
Military Board-all question OF the danger o
conflict between them and the Confederate
| government under the Conscript Act-(a con-
| flict which whether so intended or not would
inevitably lead to a disastrous estrangement
If supported By the people,; II and waive. also
all discussion Of the policy Of maintaining
separate troops in the service and at the ex-
1 npu nfn nnr rata is tit,a Co., IL
| things now. Our State is invaded. Our capi-
tol is menaced. Rally at once, and with such
arms as you have, to Rector or any one else
under whom there may be an organization, tc
stay if possible the march Of the invader. He
may be harrassed and impeded by emergency
| troops, until some change in the fortunes o
| thu country may make him glad to retreat
from our soil. After that we may discuss the
propriety Of the order by which we were sum
moned from our homes
So much We say from the mminence Of oui
country's danger. But the same danger impel.
us to respectful expression Of astonshment
1t some passages of the proclamation-impel
us TO dissent emphatically from the spirit the
| breathe and the courses they clearly seek I,
/ point cut. For the honor Of Arkansas. ano
Tor the fraternity of the South, struggling ia 4
common cause for a common existence. W,
would not for Thousands have it supposed at
home or abroad that our Chief Executive spok,
the voice Of tithe of people in that pro.
clamation, or that any body Of men respectable,
for numbers or influence would second his suc
| gestions. Unfortunately the mischief i done
| Through half the State, tine press is no longer
| able to cOunteract the Impression. Let X l.,
| done where il can
We allude In part to those passages which
censure and seem to exhibit a spirit OF resent.
ment against the Confederate government
We are satisfied that these things. alth5u n
honestly felt, are altogether unjust II true
| 1t l. no time 70 express them. For Gods SAX,
and liberty's let Us stick together until N,
storm he passed. The State of Arkansas hu.
been denuded of defcnces. That is true. Al
OF us mourn the sacrifice ana woulI bay
wished 1t different. But shall we claim 10 re-r
On roses! Shall Western Virginia. Northern
virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Dart X Ala.
bama. all Missouri, Florida. AMI many portion.
oil our beloved land of the South, be l.t naked
To The enemy III the pursuance Of q military
poicy instituted for the ultimate gooi Of ~
t'i'At HAlilNAfl Il ON their part.
shall Arkaus Is alone grow frctfuI ..nI r.pine
under the necessity ana ..fliI ,nt by the way
with her sister States. III j. not the spirit oI
the Old Wings of tie Carolina. aud Georgia.
In the tines of the tory ascenilncv. III il De
best tO concentrat. our forces ani cxp.ni our
efforts on particular points, a. the wisdom oi
cur generals have decided SO be il. 4 victory
VIII be ours equally with theirs 4 blow may
De better struck for Arkansas mt COrinth aud
orktown than upon our Northern border.
Let US hear the cchOs Of victorious shout. FIR ia,
those hcIds, and they will be more cflicac ut-
III GrIving the enemy from our soil than ..coull
tie substance of ten thousand mcn" armed In
proof anu meeting them fac to face. Let IL
evince to the world that we too can suffer an /
can wait.
Above all, let u repudiate the thou,ht that
CALLED by real or fancied sights. We entertain,
the idea OF new secession anI \ separate
government West Of the Mississippi The GOV
ernor's threat Will be heralr!el with i,v
throughout tile North. Already. they will
exulungly say, the naughty Southern CDnfed-
eraey Is about to dissolve and float into frar.
ments- The war will De considered but !.
pastime against such dsjointel parts. II will
give credit to the government aud new spirit
To the volunteering system; for they can never
De made to betleve, until taught BY experience.
49, NN'NAhoi w n ,Aitc CDulu Dc 50 lat
mistaken As to proclaim such a thing TO the
world unsupported by the sentiment OF the
people. 1t is worse for the South than to have
lost battle.
Another thing i sal. 1t vii. discourage the
whole South, If any thing could. With all our
united efforts We have "a hard and bloody strug-
gle before Shoulder to shoulier-State
with Statc-sde by side-we are bearing
against the torrent, When our armies begin
to see evidences Of dissension, they may con-
strue it the madness of despair. Ii Iii the
midst of disaster a State should raise the cry
OF save themselves who can, il is not 10 be
expected that 'sauus que peat" will not be also
the demoralizing echo which will destroy tn &
army, and give our enemy the exultati0h0i
immediate triumph and the hope of future
rule.
We do not think one man in ten IN the chiv-
alrous State of Arkansas would patiently hear
a proposition to cut loose from our sisters Of
the South, and attempt SO ungrateful and foolish
u thing carving out a destiny.
ASoTHEE TRAIToR.-We gricve to say, after
long resisting the conviction, we arc compelled
to believe at last that WIN. III. Polk brother
of the President, a native Of North Carolina. a
resident of Maury Co., Tennessee, a cousin of
our oeneral, formerly Minister to Naples, az
| terwards Major in the Mexican war, and then