Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-27
HpGH McCALLUM, .Sec'y.

ytion an article that appeared in the Little Rock Ark Gazette of February lst, Lieut-Col W. D.. s. Cook was called to the chair, who in few we'll timed and appropriate remarks, explained the ob- ject of the meeting; after which lst Lieut.. Il. W. McMllan was requested to act as secretary.
 On motion, call of the roll of officers was had, whereupon the following named gentlemen appear ed, answered to their names and took their seats as members thereof: Drs. R. J Jennings and s. A Sanders Adutant w. F. Rector; Capt. E. c. Jordan, c. M.; Capt. Will P. Donnell, A. c. $. i; Capts. J. NJ. Ruffin, J. R. White, E. C. Jones, J | $. Walker, A. c. Loyett, and E. K Williamson; Capts. G. A. Hale, E. P. Chandler, W. J. Wyatt and II. D. Flippen being absent lst Lieuts. T. | M East A. P. Elder, W. Cunningham, J. M Grissam, D. B. Coulter ". J. Smither, J. Archer and w H. Prescott; A. P. Dodson, absent; 2d Lieuts A. L. Fulkes, c. T. Williams, L. H. Small | ley, A. D. Marks, B. Blackwood, P. c. Dewoody, ' l.. J. Hogg, J. M. Radford, J. H. Parker, W. Full | Ter, P. H. Bryant. w. Higginbotham, L. R. Props, | J. M Perry, J. M. Davis, ]. Garner, J. Bland, T. J. Williamson and G. NJ. Williamson; D. Terren tine, absent
 | On motion, committee of ten were selected to draft resolutions, expressive of the sense of the meeting; whereup0n the following gentlemen were named. to-wit: Capts. Rufin, White, Jones, Lo- vett, Williamson; Ist. Lieuts. East, Elder, Gris i som, Coulter and Archer.
 ! On motion, Capts. Jordan and Donnell and Dr. Sanders added to said committee The committee retired few moments and agreed on the following preamble and resolutions, which were reported through their chairman, on being read separately, were unanimously adopted, after ! which they were adopted as a whole, to-wit 1 PREAMBLE, The following extract, from the col umns of the Gazette, is we conceive, sufficient in itself, to warrant the adoption ot the annexed re- solutions.
 After speaking of the magnanimity of Gen. Gle ments of Alabama, on being succeeded Major l {, cbO h Slota priv to tha editor or some other irresponsible scribbler. says s' One case will be cited in point. We have seen ? goodly number of regimental commanders, and among them some who needed to dress in uniform, to have commissions in their pocket, and respec- table witnesses to identify them the rightfu owner of both uniform and commission, to be obeyed and respected as colonels. But of all commanders of regiments we have seen, Col. Can't of this State is the poorest. While here he exer csed no authority over his regiment. Of course there were some good men among them, but the mass were little better than drunken pestilent mob Look at the regiment since it left here, and see the number of deaths in the different compa nies. and no one who is at all competent to pass judgment on a commanding officer will fail to hold the Colonel irresponsible for great portion os it's losses Yet Col. Can't, who does not know an army from democratic meeting, is agltating him. self for Brigadier Generals appointment, and 1t would be astonishing to see the number, and the character, mendatiOn. We wish all who have signed his re- commendation could be put under his command as private soldiers for a few months. It would teach them a lesson which they could probably learn in no oaher way.''-G Gdzette, Feb. lst
 ResoLued That whilst we feel that the scurrous paragrap so far as it relates to the several officers of the regiment, falls still bom we can but elevate the depraved wretch who gives tone to the con | temptible sheet by dignifying the author with a passing notice, the same if he was high toned, respectable gentleman, instead of a walking budget | of wlfull, malicious falsehoOds, who has sunk so ! low in the scales of degradation, that nothing save ! the miraculous hand of the Great 1 Am, can ever | bring him forth to assign him to his proper grade ! in the regicn of the eternally damned. | Res0LUed, That we feel conscious of the iHsg | nifcance of the game that we pursuing, but ' when those who occupy positions that shouM be honorable, designs to sander the 18th regiment of | Arkansas volunteers, we are ready to defend their character, either publicly or privately, even though the slanderer as is the in the present instance, was conceived in nquity and sin and brought forth | in the dungeon stables of oblivion from ruthless ' and unprinoiplcd assauts made on brave and val
 tent soldiers who have left their family aars, their all, and have made the tented field their abiding place to screen his cowardce alike with that Of the 1 honest man.
 ReSOtotd, That we feel that the wrath and indig nation of justly outraged State should rise up, | in their might, and frown down all contemptible l skunks who attempt to traduce the good names of such of her sons dare march to the defence Of a common country and expel from their midst, with | their effects, all such as wantonly and maliciously 1 maigR them, as has the editor of the Little Rock ! Gazeite, lest good men may become weaTed in bag arding their lives in fighting northern foe, when | southern backbters and destroyers of character, | that which he has never possessed, are left in | tber rear.
 ResoleeI, That we request, as they value true friendship on our return home, our friends in the counties of Hot Spring. Dallas, seyief, Hemp stead Ouachta and Clark together with all others, | to withdraw their patronage from paper, whose | editor has clearly demonstrated that he is un- worthy of all confidence, and that has made so ' clear a manifestation of his being worse than a ! midnight assassin in striking at absent soldiers | whom he would fan believe 50 totally ignorant | that they could be hoodwinked with of course ! there were some good men among them;' but alas, the coven foot was too diyested of its treach cry a the assertion that z the ,naas TeF9 ftie het 1 ter than drunken pestllent mob"
 Rcsolued, That after having served under Col. Can't for seven nonths, feel that we are as capable of judging of his suitability as military | man, as is any moving thtRg unworthy oi beng dicnified with the appellation of man, as IS this dastardly scoundrel who must assprediy have been vouted out of hell that he might the more readily serve his satanic majesty.
 ResoIued, That request the True Democrat and State Journal, of Little Rock, and all papers throughout the State, to publish these proceedings who feel that they have friend or an interest in the l2th regiment,
 On motion, it was
 Resoloed, That the proceedings be read in the hearing of the entire regiment, when on dress pa rade to morrow evening for their approval or re-
 lection. D. On motion, the meeting adjourned sine de
 W. D. s. COOK, ChB. H. W. MCMILLAN, Sec'g.