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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
"A. P. MERRILL.
Sece ssion Feeling in Louisville-A Bold
 Secession Address.

Mr. w. ". Owen, q well -known citizen of Jef ferson county, Ky, of which he is a candidate for iailer has issued the following address, which was kindly furnished us by gentleman just from Lou isyille. It has been circulated throughout Louis vile and Jefferson county, and its author talks as boldly as he writes:
 To he 'poters of Louisville and Je6erson county.
 Having already announced myself candidate for the office of aler of Jefferson county, deem it proper to say that have not been brought out by any cancus, clique or party, but have only avail ed myself of the common privilege of every free man who may desire office. should also say that I am State rights man in the true sense of the term do not believe that the government of the United States consists of of individuals consolidated together into one body, like the mon archies of Europe, to rule by divine right. con sder this government to be galaxy of States, held together by the free will attractions of a common interest each State revolving in it's own orbit and absolutely exempt from federal domination within such orbit.
 1 think that whenever thefederal government shall attempt to obtrude itself within the sacred circle which belongs exclusively to any State, north or south east west, 1t is the duty of every free man te stand up and bid proud defiance to such attempted usurpation. The man who has not the spirit to do so deserves not the name of an Amerl can freeman It is vain to think of preserving free government without such spirit in the hearts of the people. Whenever the people of the States become seryile enough to cringe and bow down at every wave of the federal wand, and shivering with fear acquiesce in every fiat that proceeds from the central power, whether it be right or wrong, they will be fit subjects for the tyrants rod, and the Goddess of liberty may take her flight forever from this devoted land. We shall then hear no more complaints of demagouges and party leaders, for w shall be made slaves tDpether.
 Fellow-citizens: I am native born Kentuckian, and have spent the best years of my life laboril to build mp her prosperity and maintain her honor. 1 love my native State, Her best interests lie
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
IOHNsELDON ROANE, Brig. GenI Com'dq.
Tribute Of RaSDaHf

At regular meeting of Mount Ida Lodge, No 40 April 70 1862, the following preamble and resolutions ed:
 WHEREAS, The Supreme Architect in his uscrutable wis dom has withdrawn from earthly Lodge, beloved bruher CALVIN T. STRAwN, for his purposes iu the life that has no end, and from the knowledge have Of brother here below, we have well grounded hope that h. received m that mansion on hgh made with hands and ln eternal rest We feel the loss Of worthy and zluu5 brother and companion, respected citizen and gentieman the family circle worthy and aeconase and brother the community of its best members our bleeding country of her noble shuudercd his muske at his counrys earliest call hastcnrt to battle for our common the hard>hps whereof. no douht shortened his earthly career-theretJr6 Ae it
 ReSolred That the fraternity heartily and truly sympa- thlz with the bereayed parents broter and of our deceased brother in their bereavement and repa be loss and would aumbiy recommend that all initiate hs virtues anu cover his flt eff any he ha with the ample robe of charity aud honestly to be prepared for rest in eternity, which we hope our brother euj ys.
 Be t further rsSOloed That the of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days and copy of this preamble and resolutions be transmitted the family or deceased and forwarded for publication.
 C. WHITING TON, Sec'y.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
Martial Law in Little Rock.


 Brig c Gen'l Roane, commanding this department has placed Little Rock and vicinity under Martial Law, and appointed Judge Geo. C. Watkins Pro vost Marshal. This step, we believe, meets with the approval of every one, and if there is regret at all, it is that the law martial not extended over the sntrc State. The flight of the Executive from Little Rock has left the State without any government whatever, at a time when it was most needed, and we should like to see Gen. Roane sup ply the want as far as it lies in his power. Judge Watkins would make an able and equitable Governor and Provost Martial of the State, and we respectfully suggest to the general commanding the proprety of extending his jurisdiction over the whole. of it. Arkansas, though invaded by her enemies and apparently deserted by her friends, is as true to the Confederacy as ever. Her people have seen the necessity of the concentration of the Confederate forces in Tennessee, and so far from mermuring at their withdrawal from Arkansas, they have approved the act They know that if we victorious at Corinth, Arkansas will be freed from the invader, but if defeated, fifteen twenty thou sand troops could not protect her. The fate of Arkansas is as much involved at Corinth as the fate of Tennessee or Mississippi.
 Gen. Roane is taking steps to expel the enemy from that portion of the State now occupied by them That he will succeed, we have no doubt.-- We have no fears of the enemy ever getting to Little Rock. We do not believe he will even de secrate the northern portion of our State much longer. The gallantry of the Texans now with us, and the patriotism and spirit of our people, will enable him to make short work of all their hopes so soon as his preparat ons are completed.
 Let our people sustain Gen Roane in his patr otic efforts to drive the enemy from Arkansas, and he will accomplish it in less than twenty days.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
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4 Mir. EDIroR-The passengers on the steamer Little Rock, OH late trip, held meeting and ap. pointed this present writer secretary thereof. am not conversant in such matters and not sure that have done up the report according to rule. Indeed, I tried to get some of them to revise it., but they put me off with, "Oh, you can do it up brown; put in a few highfalutn touches and send it to the True Democrat for publication" And here it is. ToToToT.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
Late from the Ininsula-the Recent
 

The Richmond Discb of the 8th contains the following particularf the late engacement near Williamsburg:
 An olhcal diSpaSeh wagesterday morning re- ceiVed at the war oepartH giving intelligence of a severe engagementtar William shurg on Monday, in which the enen ,,nrn rennlsed with q heavy loss in killed and voGej They also lost twelve pieces of artillery ae0a nrisoners The fight lasted from seven uni won o,cIockn m.
 The troops engaged or oh sie consisted of A portion of the division of M Cen. Toncstreet
 An official letter from q Johnston states that '' a handsome affair tooA ooa at Williams burg on Monday The enemH lacked our rear guard III great lorce' ana werepyen back to the woods about mile.
 Our latest information is comH nnon tho main points of the result of the engaGo1t Onr loss in killed and wounded was two hun f and twenty. The federal prisoners captured byr forces npn- bered six hundred and twenty .hrea ,hc num Der of field pieces eleven. The aont of their casualties i3 not correctly known, bt is sbelieyed that their loss amounts to upwardsA a thousand in killed and wounded. They nunbp pd six thou sand strong, and were deploycd in IA of wood, opposite our position, from which thtn nara driven. subjected to a disastrous fire from thioht. left and front. The prisoners taken werep erday' on their way to this city, and were expeN to reach here last night. They were but fevtes from the city late in the afternoon. They wAaarched by land under guard
 Among others killed or wounded, va esye the names of the following officers: KlN-Col. Ward, of the 4th Florida regiment; MN Wm. H. Porter, of the lst Virginia regiment, A the son of Mir Vim. Palmer, of the cty,) aM,ant Jack Humphreys, of the l7th Virginia N,ent. Wounded-Col. Corse, of the l7th Virgi Meoi ment; Col. Kemper, of the 7th Virginia rel nt; and Col. Garland, of Lynchburg, severelyF
 Another heavy battle,took place yesterdaL ar Barhamsville, in the county of New Kent. bM th what result was not known, as the couriefk, n brought the intelligence to this city left at tN
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
Kidnapping.

Some of our citizens anxious about the pre- servaton of their slaves from the depreciation of northern kidnappers, and it my be that somefew of their slaves may fall into the hands of the ee my by their own consent. Bat were our slaws we'll informed as to their certain fate being seized and carried off by the enemy, few indeed would there be who would not make every exertion to escape the clutches of the lederas. Nothing is more certain than that 1t is not their intention to set captured slaves free among their own people. Public sentiment and the laws of several States prohibit this, and the only plans proposed by the federal Congress are these. To work the captured negroe on the confscated estates of southern plan cations under the lash of ankee oyerseers, and to colOnize them upon the inhospltable marshes ot Central America. The fate of the former plan has llreadv overtaken considerable numbers on the Atlantic coast, where slaves have been separated rom their wives and children, and from the pro lection of their masters, and made to labor under the most cruel of all Oyerseers, the Yankees. It has been notorious in the South, that no master who has any regard for the comfort of his slaves ev CT employed Overseer from this class oi men, on account of their uniform severity and cruelty.
 To colonZe the negroes in the wild forests oI Central America would be scarcely more mercifui. There they would still have ankee Governors, and be exposed to all the anuoyances of q sickly climate and a country infested with every obstacle to comfort which nature produce Ill the form ofanimll and vegetable life. Their own native Africa is in all respects to bS preferred, and the one region is not more fav JraDie to barbarism that the other. No one at all acquainted with the char icter and facualties of the negro can for one moment doubt that any attempt to colonize cap Gured slaves in that country, CT indeed any other, without the fostering care and control of their masters and owners, must result in certain desra- dition and the destruction of every civilzing and christianizug influence W ell may the slaves of the South incorporate into their daily prayers, as some have already done, the petition that God will save and protect them from their pretended friends, the abOlui0nistS.
 "A MERRILL.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

THE SEAT OF GovERNmENT.-We would be glad # some Batriotc gentleman would relieve the anxiety of the pubic by informing it of the To- cality of the State government. The last that was heard of It here it was aboard of the steamer Little Rock, about two weeks ago, stemming the current of the Arkansas river.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

gg-The federals complain that they have had nothing but mosquitoes and knats to worry them on White river. In few days they will have something else to trouble them Let them keep sharp look out.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
StOlpO

ENRON the farm of Joseph stllwel opposite A. k Little Rock, the night of the lGth inst /Sf gray (neary white) horse about years old l5 hands high shod al round in good order and branded the letter 'W."
 Any person returning the horse sending information will be literally rewarded.
 JOSEPH STILLWELI. May 22, 1862. 2t per J J. CLESpENIN
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
PROCLAMATION.

the following orders.
 PROCLAMATION.
 WHEREAS, The Congress of the Confederate States has authorized the President to declare Mar tiaI Lao in any city or locality threatened with in vasion; and whereas, the contingency thus men toned, is now thrust upon JOHN SELDEN RoANE, Brig. General commanding the district of Arkansas, by virtue of the authority delegated to me, do hereby declare Martini Lal1, to be and exist over the city Little Rock, and the surround ing country, to the distance of twenty miles, ex- cent where the distance thus specified, exceeds the limits of the county of Pulaski, in which case the limits of that county to be the bounds and extent of this proclamation And do further declare the suspension of all civil jurisdiction, (with the ex ception of that enabling courts to take cognizance of the probate of wills the administration of the estates of deceased persons, the qualification of
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

Y-The ten regiments of federals that left Batesville sometime since are supposed to have crossed at Chalk Bluff and taken down Crawley's Ridge for Helena.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

MARRIED-In this city, on the 18th inst, by the Rev. Mir. Clarke, of St Andrews Cathedral, MT. FRED. KLINE to MRs, RosEvA MooRE, all of this city
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
May g, 1862.

rENHE subscriber has lost dark brown horse EN A hair of of each side of his neck, quite poor (@5Is when he left seven weeks snce S10 will be pa for his delivery to me at Little Rock H. K. HEZEKIAlI
 May 22 IS62-
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
Notice

IL persons forewarned from trading note given "A by j. Kingsley for the of Si3e and soIno odd cens hold an account against him for the of $l30. c. McCREAN0R.
 B,0onsril.c, May 18th, 1882. It's
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
County Scrip.

IL holders of Pulaski County Scrip will present tho "A for immediate payment
 W. N. PARISH Little Rock, May 12, 1862. County Treasurer KNNHIS is to certify that the 12h of Apr 1862 DAVID N T. HARLICE expelled from Charleston Lodge, No. l55, for unInasonic conduct May 22 1882. It ". L. KELLEAA. Sec'y
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
BIvoUAc IN FRONT or WILLIAMSBURG, , MAI n 10 F. M
Hon. .. IT. .Stant0., Sccretory of Far-

After arranging for movements up York river, was urgently sent here. 1 find c ell. Jo.JJohnston in frontof Iao in strong force, probably greater a good deal than my own.
 Gen. Hancock has taken two red1bts and re- pu' sed Early brigade by real charge with the bayonet, taking one colonel and one hundred and fifty prisoners, and killing at least two coIones and many prvates. His conduct was brilliant in the extreme. do not know our exact loss, but fear Gen. Hooker has lost considerable on our left learn from the prisoners taken that the rebels intend disputing every step to Richmond
 shall run the risk of at least holding them n check here while 1 resume the original plan. My entire force is undoubtedly considerably in- fcdor to that of the rebels. which will fight we!l but will do all can with the force at my disposal
 GEORGE B MCCLELLAN,
 Mai GeIl'l Com'dg.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
CoNrrnrnArr Tnoors. - Our gallant Texas

CONFEDERATE TRooPs. - Our gallant Texas friends continue to arrive and enough of Shem VIII be here n time to accomplish the purpose for which they come. Hcw many that will be it is wholly unnecessary to state. Arkansas troops also begin to arrive. Gen. Roane will soon have as many fighting men as he wants. Gen. Curtis is likely to have livelier time capturing Arkansas thap he anticipated The question among our soldiers now is can he be overtaken before he gets to St. Louis
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
LITTLE ROCK, May 18th, 1862.
FplToR TRuE DEMOCRAT-

EDITOR TRUE DEMOCRAT--
 Str: While peruaing your paper of the 6th of May, was surprised to find an article headed " |. Doodle, esq., stating that the citizens of Bates vile and vicinity had had severe skirmsh with the ederals that city. This article ill the absence of the colonel (Colemanj, take the privilege of correcting. Our reg giment was in camp at that time May ]d) on the south side of the river near Batesyllle, and just tday light the enemy appeared in some force OH the opposite side Col. Coleman immediateIy ordered the men to strike tents and be ready to mTeh As soon the wagons were all loaded they, and such men us were riding unshod horses, commenced their march toward Searcy-- while the Colonel took l5O men and went down to the ferry to dispute their crossing. On arriving at the river we were fired upon by the enemy, about 2J0 of whom were drawn up in battle order on the other side of the river and opened fire. The fire was immediately returned by our men with some eitect 1 suppose as the enemy slowly retired out of range Of our shot guns. aCo. Coleman now sent Lieut.. Wood, of company F, with squad of F men to the upper ferry, and Lieut.. Gaither oi company c. with the same number to the lower ferry. These two officers had scarcely reached their respective destinations when they were fired upon. Our men gallantly returned the fire. The enemy nov began to advance again at the middle ferry, where Col. Coleman commanded in person. Tue firing now became severe at all three of the ferries, winch kept up very brislsly for some 20 minutes, wheR the enemy began to retire again slowly into the timber out of sight. This led us to hope that there was only 400 or 5G0 of the ene- my there, and that could probably keep them from crossing the river and possibly drive them back, but in this we were mistaken. Their in iantry and artillery were now brought up and a terrific cannonading was commenced upon US, literally tearing the small trees to peces.- The infantry, vth their long ranged mimic rifles, now poured perfect storms of bullets among us. The gallant and accomplished w D. Mcbride, of company c, son of Gen McBrde was killed. No others were hurt, but numbers had their clothes pierced with bullets. The gallant Col Coleman, with lis handful of men, brarely maintained their position under this tremendous storm of grape shot and mimic balls for two hours, when finding him self completely overpowerea by numbeps, be was compelled t0 retire. Had the citizens rallied to Us with such arms IS they had, could have held them at bay much longer; but if there was single citizen there l never saw him. 1 have just to mark that this is the second night that our regiment has hld in this State and the laurels have been awarded to tile citizens each time, but positively We nave had 10 help at all, either time It is said the enemy lost two killed and several wounded, though we have no means of ascertaining the re- sult 5. HEADRICk, Mai Com'dg
 COlemau's Reg't Cavalry.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
To Gen. J. $. RoANE,
Commanding Department Arkansas-

Commanding Department Arkansas On yesterday, with one hundred of my men. attacked the enemy, some three or four hundred strong, infantry and cavalry. was aided in the attack by Capt. Hicks and fifty men, making my force one hundred and fifty. The battle lasted about three quarters of an hour. Enemy's loss supposed to be from fifty to one hundred. Our loss, Texas troops, l killed, missing, wounded Arkansas troops, ? killed and several missing. We had some s or 10 horses killed.
 The federals are laying waste the country. l will remain here, provided you will send me rein forcements, provisions and ammunition.
 E. W. ROGERS, Comdg
 Detachinent, Parsons Reg't
 Texas Dragons.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

THE FIGHT AT CoRlNrH.-Every thing from this place indicates an early battle. The two armies are gradually approaching each other, and heavy skirm shing is constant. going on It seems i'm possible that general engagement can be much longer delayed. The two armies are nearly equal in numbeIs-and ours far superior in spirit and courage. We have no fear for the result
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
The Fight near Searcy.

The official reports of Maj Rogers of Col. Par sons Texas cavalry, and Capt. Chrismanof White county, who accompanied himas guide, of fhe little fight near Searcy, in White county, fifty miles nortb of this place, will be found in our columns today It is the first of series of attacks that will result in the evacuation of the State by the federas in less than twenty days. We have every reason to rejoice. over it. The enemy are in a starving condition, and must fight or run without delay. In either event we shall be rid of them.- We would prefer them to fight, and shall pursue if they run. Gen, n,sRoane has that in store for them on White rivef that will astonsh them in less than a week.
 The achievements, provisions and ammunition askedfor by Maj. Rogers, is being rapidly sent fop@ard.
 SIX MILES SOUTH OF SEARoY, ]
 May 0ict IS60
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
The n IlIIa1nsguEg EIgilt.

Tie recent fight at Williamsburg is represented to have been tho hardest battle of the war. We have already given the Confederate side. We now give McClellan's report Of 1t to the secretary of Nar:
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

At a late hour last night we learned some further particulars of the fight on Monday.
 Gen. Early is morally wounded.
 Gen. Anderson. (of North Carolina, We believe,) killed.
 Gen. Raines, slightly wounded.
 Capt. Echols, of Lynchburg, slightly wounded. Capt. Irwin of Scales N. c regiment, wounded.
 The first Virginia regiment was badly cut up- Out of two hundred men Ill the fight, some 60 or 90 are reported killed or wounded.
 Col. Kemper's regiment suffered terribly, though we have no account of the of the casualties
 We learn that Gen. Magruder has been for Sc veral days quite sick at Westover, on James river. The enemy had not occupied Jamestown at s o'clock on Tuesday evening, but were in large force at Grove wharf and Kings mill. They are also understood to be landing forces at West Point. The Virginia (No. ? was passed On James river yesterday, and will be at Richmond to-day.
 We have conflicting rumors of the fight at Bar huntsville yesterday, and prefer to wait for off cial statement before giving publicity to rumors.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

o'clock The enemy landed their forces from gun boats, (some twenty four in number,) at or near West Point
 The number engaged on either side is not known, but that of the enemy was supposed to be very large. general engagement of the two armies is expected. The loss on both sides in the fight of yesterday was very heavy, ours believed to be not less than ,000 up to twelve o'clock. The enemy up to that hour had been driven back three times to within range of their gunboats.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22

HEAD QUARTERS, DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS,
 Little Rock, May l9, io62.} l. The attention of all concerned is directed to
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
General Orders No. ,,

%The acts referred have been published heretofore r the True Democrat.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-12-20

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vho viii record the name Of each sgess,
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