Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-27

 th IS save the noaey which else We sink forever in the war. How much better 10 do 1t while we can, lest the war ere long render US pecu- niarly unable to do it. How much better for you, a5 seller, and the nation as lver; to sell, out and buy out that without which the var could never nave been, than tu sink both the thing to pe sold and the price of it in cutting one anoihera throat9!
 d. not speak ot emancipation al once, bat of q decision at once t1 emanc pate gradually. Room in South America for colonization can be obtained cheapIy and in abundance, and when num0ers shalt 6c large enough to be com pany and encoUra cement fur one another, the freed pe0pie will nut be so reluctant to go
 He then alluded to lis disagreement with Gen. Hunters proclamation, and Ihe powerful party that supported ii, aud added:
 Yet, n repudlaling II, gave dissatisfaction, If uoJ offence, u many whose suQnnrt the conn- try cannot aii' rI 10 lose. And thS l3 not the e,d Ui t. The pressure m this direction IS still upon mt, and Is increa>iug. Bg conced;ng what now ast you can relieve me, and much more, can relieve the country i'll thjs important point
 lie then advised them 10 20 home and de liberlte on his request, which they did, and Il tew days after tile conclusion of inc majority vas made public. They are sensitive about interfering with an iusIitution peculiarly under lhe control of lie States and then they are ap- palled by the sum 10 De pai for the slaves. winch woull be $l200U ,005, ,000, even at $300 ger heai the compensation contained II lhe emancipation acl fur the ds rict ot Columbia. They are alarmed 1t the sentence about the Huer proclamation, and say
 We vii n0t aiioW ourselves to think that the t;,,, t4,.,fts sic very, 10 inc end that the Hunter procIamajion nay De let loose ot the southern people, fJr it is too well known that we would not b3 parties to any such measure, and We have too much re. 1pect for you tO inagiue y0u would propose Il. Gan u mean that by sacrificing our interest ln slavery we appease the spirit that controls that pressure. cause it t0 be withdrawn, and rid the country of the peatiieut agitation of the ,lavery question? We are forbidden 50 10 buk. for that spirit would not be satisfied with the liberation oi 700, ,000 slaves, and cease is .gita;ion while three million remain Ill bon- l.2o. Gan t uean that by ab .ndOuing sla- very n our St,tes We are rerovIng the pressure rom you and the country, D preparing for separation ol the line ur the cotton 5 ate,? We Ire forbidden so to think, because 1t is known hat we AF, anl ac believe that you are, un;tt~ erabiy o{p }sel to any division B. all. We would prefer tO think that you desire this cons ceasi Ill pledge of our support, and thus 4nable you to withstand t pressure which weighs he --i---on y0 and th= country. Mc. President Io such sacrlhte x necessary u secure Urr -QpPort
 I'hey announce their willingness to leave it 10 vote of the people in ther respective States, rut say:
 Before they ought to consider the proposition, t should be Ircae led n such tangible, pr,.c,i- .ai, efficient shape i-s to command their con- :dence, that t= frlits are contingent only upon heir cleptance. We cannot trust anythlAg tp lbe coutiugeuces Uf future legislation. l Congress, bJ proper and necessary legislation, ,hall provide sufficient funds and place them at rour disposal, U be applied by you ;o the pay nent D! any Ot oar States or the citizens there's if, who shall adopt the abulishment of slavery, either graiual ur immediate, as they may deie- une--.-I the eH pense of deportation aud coiO- zatou of the liberated slaves, then wi!l our States and people take this proposition into careful consideration, for sueh decision as iu th4r ila-,neut x | maajel b7 th-it interests, their honor aud tbeir duty 10 the whole com trr. WIZ hare tLe honyy ~ be, with great re .pect,
 C. \. Wicsjitfe, Chairman. G.,rret. Davis R.
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 The minority o the b21y fall atili more ab- ect,y at h: foot ot the coriiia. They promise ta urge hia measures ia their States. Their re- spoi,se conc'ude- thus:
 Iew af ', though there may bn, We will per nit no man from the North or from lhe Soujhto <, further taa4 "e h The accomp' p'i>hment of the .reat wor. before ua. We iu order to carry out t.3esa vieY3, t so far as faay bo in our power, a-k inc people ot the border States calmly. deliberately And fairly to consider your rrcomfnendAtion. We are the more embodied ro assume this position frum the fact, now be- come history. that the leaders of the southern rebellion have offered to abolish slavery among hem as condition to foreign intervention in favor of their ind nendance as ? 4aton If they can give uq slavery ,a destsoy the union, We can surely z N our panpe to consider a qups'i1n of emanci patton to saya tEo uhion.
 Wih great re-pecr vour obedient servants. John ". Noel $ sml '. Casey. Geo ?. Fisher.
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