Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-30
99ailg Appeal,
-Fou osp EvraIsG EDITION OF YESTERDAY
ARKANs . TNTELLEGENCR.

ARKANSAS INTELLIGENCR.
The Little Rock Democrat of the 22d has beer
received-the lirst that has reached us for som,
time. Itcalls upon some patriotic gentleman II
relieve tbs anxiety of the public by informing i
of the locality Of the State government, ant
adds. The last that was heard of it here it wa.
sbos OF tbl steamer Little Rock, about two
weeks ago. stsmmiug the current Of the Arlan
sas river"
We clip the following from the Democrat;
MARITAL Law IN LITTLE ROCK.-Brig Con
Roane, commanding this department, has placed
Little Rock and vicinity under martial law and
appointed Judge Geo c. Watkins provost mar
shal This step, We believe, meets with the ap-
proval of every one and if there is regret at all
it is that the law martial was not extended over
the entire 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.
ROsns supply the want as far as it lies in his
power. Judge Watkins would make an able
and an equitable Governor and provost mar5hal
Of the STATE, and we respectfully suggest to the
general commanding the propriety OF extending
| bis Jurisdiction over the whole of n arkansas,
| though invaded by her enemies, au1 apparently
deserted by Der friends. as true ty tne COnfed-
| eTacy as ever. Her people havs seen the neces-
sitv of the concentration ftho uuiedeTate forces
IN Tennessee. and so lar frnrI .uurmUring at their
| Withdrawal from Arkansas, they have approved
! the act They know that il we are victorious at
| Corinth Arkansas rcjil be freed from the inva-
deE, but II defeated IS 600 or 10000 troops could
not protect her. The fste Of Arkansas is as much
involved at C51inth as the fate Of Tennessee or
Mississippi.
Gen. Foanc is taking steps to expel the enemy
from that portion Of the State now occupied by
them. That he viii succeed we have no doubt.
We have no fears Of the enemy ever getting to
Little Rock We do not believe he viii even
desecTate the northern portion Of our State much
longer The gsllantry Of the Texans now with
Us, ana the patriotism and spirit of our own
people, will enable him to axe short work of
all Their hopes so soon sS his preparations are
completed.
Let cur people sustain Gen Roane in his
patriotic efforts % drive the enemy from Arkan-
sas, and lie viii accomplish it il less than twenty
days.
PROvsTOEs WAETED.-OUr greatest ueces-
sity here IS the want of provisions. Now is the
time for every patriot within reach Of this place
to do his country q real service. Every man
and woman who has pound of meat or ear
OF corn more than they absolutely need, should
send it forward 10 the commssary at Little Rock.
selves. We shal, have thousands of troops here
in a very few days, and must have provisions to !
feed them Our people are patriotic and now IS
the time for them TO prove it.
One pond Of meat will feed a man tvo days. |
He who cannot 20 to the war, but, viii feed two |
soldiers viii himself be equal to one soldier in |
the field. It Gen. Roane can procure a suff- |
ciency Of provisions the enemy viii be driven |
from the State. Then let our people send it to |
him without moments delay
CONFEDERATE Troops Our gallant Texas |
friends continue to arrive, and enough Of them
viii be here in time to accomplish the purpose
for which they come. How many that will be it |
is wholly unnecessary to state Arkansas troops
elsC begin to arrive Gen. Roane will soon have
as many fighting men as he wants Gen Curtis
is likely to have q livelsr time capturing Arksn-
sas than lie anticipated The question among
our soldiers now is, can lie be overtsken before
he gets to St Louis
The Fejsrals complain that tbsy have hsd
nothing but mosquitoes and gn6ts to worry
them on White river. In few days they viii
have something else TO trouble them Let them
keep sharp lookout
The ten regiments of EedeTals that left Bates
vile some time since are supposed to have crossed
At Chalk Bluff ana taken down Crawley's Ridge
for Helena