Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-20


 to the American interest, the said committees be directed to administer to such suspected per. sons, and to such only, the following oath, viz;
 'I, A. B., in the presence of Almighty God. do soemnly swear that will, to the utmost of my power support, maintain and defend the government and territory of Virginia, in the present just and aeceSsaiy ,co1, against all per sons whatsoever; and that will not in any man ner aid, assist, confer, eOuntenance, cores pond 1 with, or abet, any person whatsoever, who shall ! know. or have any cause to suspect, has designs to further aid, or assist the tvrannica and cruel war, which the British King and Parliament have levied against America; and that will from time to time, disclose and make known all trn'- tors, conspiraces and attempts. so help me God Let no man delude himself with tbe vain hope, that time will wipe out the memories of the past or that our defeat will make your present silence a merit. Defeat will not qpench the spirit of our sodery but rekindle the fires of 9 loltire daring. before which tho hosts of uorthen despot, would wither like frost. ed weeds. Victory will come if in no other way 1t would spring from the very euergy of despair ant many . soldier will return, crowned with the gratitude of a grateful people.
 "I could once pity that man, who scheminy for ambitious ends, or ploddng .D the paths of averice, refused to see the living truth that we must strike or perish, could once sympathize with him in the astonishment. with which he beheld the uprising of the millions who iron, the hills and hollowS of the land declared that principle, not policy, should govern, that con- StitutiCnai law was their oDlv sovereign, aud thaI they would perish if need ho in it's vindce~ ton; but now, when his sense Of justice has been appealed to, when he has been made to see, to feel amt t0 know, that the votarieS of free gov e.nlnent are in deadly earnest, that if they faA. no trophies will be left but whitening ashes, and bleaching bones,--when he sees all this an3 knows that his friends, his neghbors. and lis kindred are to be the victims of disaster, to his country's call for help, feel--I can but feel, that he is pollutng by his presence. the soil that has nouriShod and sustained him.
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 AUBURN, ARKANSAS Co.,, ARK, Feb. 26th, '62
 At meeting of the citizens of Douglas town ship, held to consider ways and means for the sup port Of the needy families of volunteers from sait township, K. II. Douglass was called to the chair, and Dr. J. L. Goree appointed secretary.
 Mr. Douglass, ,upon taking the chair after stating the object of the meeting clearly and forcibly de monstrated the necessity of freeing the minds of those brave men, who cbedieut to the call of their country, had banded themselves for it's defence, from all anxiety in reference to the loved ones aS home, Messrs. Vim. II. Crawford, Buckley Kim. brough, Rice Dulin and L. C. Morton were ap. pointed committee to draft resolutions; to which committee, upon motion, tho chairman and secre- tlry were added, who reported the following.
 Resolred As the sense of this meeting that it k the first duty of every citizen Of Arkansas to make every excrtion in his power to aid in the defence o our country.
 That the presiding jndge of the county coart be requested to take steps, without delay, to convene that court in oIderto levy q tax of one fifth of one per cent all objects of taxation in this county for the year 1862, as fund for the relief and sup- port of the families of volunteers while in actual military service, according such rehef may be necessary.
 That a committee be appointed by the chairman to solicit, for that purpose, voluntary subscriptions to ce deposited With the committee or their agent, to be ny them or him accounted for 10 the county court, and all such payments of subscriptions, per sons subscribing desiring it, may be taken in pay men; or part payment of their tax, and that such committee be also required solicit subscriptions as donations for that purpose over and above tho amount Ot such tax.
 That our county court be requested to instruct the sheriff to receive the vouchers of all township committees in payment part payment of said tax.
 Tha. all counties in the State earnestly re- commended to adopt like measures for the support of the families of volunteers.
 Mir W. H. Crawford then introduced the follow ing:
 Reso}eed, That we pledge ourselves that the families of those of our iellow-c citizens of this township who have volunteered shall be hheyally provided for and taken of during their absence Dr. ]. l.. Goree then, after few remarks, intro troduced resolution, to-wit;
 Resolred That in view of the large surplus Of cotton now on hand and the probability that the States from which we have received our main SUD- plies of hreadstuifS, will be devasted by the ad. vancing armies of the federal government, which would prevent the production of said supplies, We recommend that no cotton be planted, or at most, no more than one acre to each negro on planta- rion and that planters generally turn their atten- tion to the raising of small grains in order to avert the impending scarcity,
 Ali the aboye resolutions were unanimously adopted,
 Iessrs R. H. Douglass, Wm. II. Crawford and D.. ]. L. Goree appointed a standing commit tee pursuant to resolution number two. It was further
 Resolred, That the Little Rock True Democrat and Gazette be requested to publish the above pro ccedmgs.
 R. II. DOUGLASS, Chm. J. L. /GoREE, Sec'y.