Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-20
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 CArk) Telegraph:
 WHAr's K THE WHD?-Thc Jefferson Con- felorate News speaks of Q meeting having tl- ken place at Marshall between Governors Rec t.,r r 1-=- 3-- v of ~ Lr.bl--L ~f T--ls, all Jac'ts1n, Vi 'fo. l. meuj )ned la r.yo succe ssye uuin5,rs. il tae ,5t of which t j. stated thaJ Gov. Jackson made speech in Jefferson. on his return from Marshall, explain ;nr the 'obects aal doings" of the meeting { The ClarksyIic Standard, also allEdes to Ihe meeting, and specuates ou ats objects. without denying the fact. This is queer. We cAn neither believe that such a meeting really took place. nor conjecture it's motiyes fl it did. Why have we not hea,d of il? How could Rector have gotten there! Who missed him any place? Who saw him on the way, and "whatthe devil fto7 quote Mo'iera were he and the balance Of them " doing in tbat gailory?' We half incline to believe that our Texas conierees were dream inr when they spoke of this concaye, but if they insist upon the fact 1t is interesting to en- ouirc what their eXCc.iencics were about. We suppose no harm Of course. but it IS curious, It is common enough to keep psecrct the proce1d inqs of certain meetings, but rather unusual to conceal from the public the fact of their eXs- tencc As States, under our constitution, are prohibited from entering into agreements or c0mpact5 with each other, and as our military affairs are all under the control of the C0nlede- racv. and as there was nothing conceivable which these Governors could take into cons;d- eraton in their official capacity and agree abont. we come to the conclusion that tis all q mist Ike, and no such meeting occurred.
 Also the following from the Galveston News;
 The Confederate News, Of Jeferson, Marion CO.,, speaking ot Gov. Jackson having passed through that place on his way to Marshall, to meet the Governors of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, expresses serious fears that their meet ing Is for the Parpose of concocting treason and intimates that their Pv nose may Ee to carry out the scheme proposed by Governor Rector. of establishing 6 separate government west of the Mississippi. The cii.or will doubtless have his fears alIayed before this paper can reach him, by learning that their only purpose is to take the necessary steps, with the consent Of the Confederate government, to aid 1t in prose cutting the war this side of the Mississippi, while that river is in possession of the enemy.
 We opine that the Confederate generals have ample authority and perhaps means, to prose cate the war; Besides, ia my such conference, il appears to us that the Military Board of Ar, kansas have 2 right to ba consulteI
 We find the following in the Navarro Ex. press, published in Navarro county, Texas
 Last Monday the Provost Marshal arrested three men and two negroes in charge of three wagon loads of sutlers stores. Tbey stated they were from Des Arc, Arkansas. and were proceeding to Washington county They were held to await instructions
 The following shows how Lincoln is raising his 300000 men:
 RECRUITING CoNyECTs.-The Boston Tray eler of the 8th of July says nine hundred had just been pard0ned out of the house of correc- ton on condition that they should enlist in the 2d Mass, infantry. They wereto be forwarded to the seat of war as soon as possible.
 As mucilage is scarce and waters are out of fashion we clip the following receipt for the benefit of those mercantile or official gentlemen who need paste in their business:
 PASTE THAT Is PAsrE.-Dissolve an ounce of alumn in quart of warm water when cold. add as much four as will make it the consistence of cream; then strew into 1t as much powdered rosin as will stand on shilling, and two or three cloves, boil 1t to consstence, stirring all the tme It will keep for twelve months, and when dry might be softened with water.
 The following shows the aimiable and philo- sophie temper of Greeley. It shows the fate in store for southern cities. Better the fire they propose than the tyranny now practiced in New Orleans:
 From the New York Tribune, June 9th
 Doom hangs over wicked Charleston- That vipsr's nest and breeding place of rebell-