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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-07-17
A Few Words to Fools.

There IS an old proverb which reads: 10 father an ass's head is waste of soap; never theess we are tempted 10 say few words to those semiidots who yet profess to believe that the professions offederal commanders are to be relied upon. One or two slaves are returned or some farmer is paid for his produce and they point to these as an evidence that the enemy are not so~black as they are painted. But these things are done when first marching in city or country. As soon as they have their feet upon the necks of she people they throw off the mask. All this stuff about toerat;On, prospecting pri- vate property, and protecting innocent citizens is the veriest hypocrisy ever put in form of words. Did not Johnson at Nashville, Butler at New Orleans, Mitchell in Tennessee and Alabama and other federal commanders else- where, say the same things? And yet the one hundredth part of their brutal tyranny, of the robberies, outrages, murders and crimes too loathsome to mention, could not be written in a volume as large as the Bible. Our State has been no exception. In some places where they have the people completely in their power they sernly declare that the most object submission alone can save the people from death.
 It makes but little difference if the sufferer pleads that he was neutral and took no part in the war. They tell him he is 8 coward and putting a musket in his hands tell him to go fight for the union, if he loves 1t, or suffer the fate of the rest. Influential citizens are hurried off to distant prisons; brave men are murdered, even women are thrown into jails and whole cities are starved. It is worse than folly to be- leve their protestations. They make and break them everywhere. And such wretches as But Ter, Hunter and Mitchell protest and declare them most loudly.
 The people of the South should never forget that this is a war for freedom or slavery. They must fight and if needs be die for liberty or live d8honored and be required to sacrifice their wealth and their honor to interruptions tyrants.
 There is no middle course,-no neutral ground mo temporisng He who folds his hands expecting to receive mercy is lamb in the jaws of hungry tiger, hoping to be spared.
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CROPS, RAINS, Erc.-During the past week
 very heavy rains have fallen north of us, and several heavy showers south of this point We had little shower during the time. In some localities the drought has injured the corn but as general thing the crop is good An immense crop of it will be raised. Sweet DO. tatoes, crop of great importance, need more rain. The dry weather has nearly finished the gardens, but tomatoes and such vegetables are yet plentiful. There is every promise of an abundance of peaches and apples. We again urge upon housewives to dry as much fruit as possible, and those who have cans should put ID as many as they can.
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FELLOW CITIZENS

FELLOW CITIZENS
 The day for talking is past and the time for ac- ton is upon us It is expected that every good and loyal citizen will use every exerton in his power to carry out and sustain the orders of Mai c en' Hindman It is further expected that every good and true man will make long pull, a strong pull pull altogether, to drive back the invader and to protect your families and little ones from foreign or domestic thieves. It is requested that all good citizens will at once put forth their energies and exertons in raising Independent Companies, as it will be by those companies that the Provost Mar shal's department will be sustained.
 D. McCREERY, Maj.
 Provost Marshal of Sd District of Ark. Gazette CODY.
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To CORREsPoNDENTs.-Our fair correspon. dent near Dardanelle, may rest assured that we have not forgotten her. As soon as we can procure medal we will send her one, and would have done so ere this, but found it inn possible to have any engraved.
 The report of the proceedings of the ladies mass-meeting though piquantly composed and daintly written cannot be published. Better let the matter of which it treats go to sleep for the present. The manuscript is at the fair authors disposal.
 We should like to publish the song written by Miss Rone, of Texas, but the measure is de- ficient and we are satisfied that she can write something better than the lines sent to us.
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-*~-s SS15 s-tssu7'---------- General OrSera No 25
HEADQUARTERS TRANS MISSISSIPPI D!sT

HEADQUARTERS TRANS MIssIssIrI DISTRICT
 Little Rock, Ark, July 1lth, 1862 Lieut. Kennedy, of Capt. Langford's company (k) of Col. Grnstead's regiment of Arkansas in fantry. for gross urofhcer-lke conduct wiiul dis obedience of orders, breaking his arrest and at tempting to incite his men to mutiny, is hereby divested of all commission ill the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, and reduced to the ranks as private soldier of that company. He will be immediately enrolled as such
 By command of Maj -Genl Hindman
 R. C. NEWTON,
 Chief of Staf
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Our State Government.

As the enemy have left the Gtate, and all danger has disappeared, We now think it high time the executive should remove his office back to the seat of government. We regarded the move as unfortunate at the outsetj subsequent events have proved us to be correct. We should be sorry to have the public records fall into the enemy's hands, but it Is Q serious affair in a crisis like the present. for the government to desert its post and seemingly abandon the com test. It causes unnecessary distrust and alarm, and is calculated to create despair. It is better the records should be endangered, even des troyed, than that the State should be abandoned. The removal of the seat of government should only have been at the last moment and under the most imperative necessity. The good sense, the true courage and sterling patriotism of our people alone prevented the advance of the ene- my into the heart of the State, after its aban, donment by the government. Had every one followed the example set by our governor, Ar kansas would now be federal province instead of an independent State.
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R. L. DANBEY, Assistant Adjutant General.
From the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
How the Yankees "Protectu prorerfv.

E1O" tA0 aAAeeS 1IOteCt" Property.
 It is customary with the Yankee generals on
 taking possession Of any portion of southern ter
 ritory, to issue proclamations protesting that
 they come to restore order and good government,
 and not to molest the persons or property of peaceabe citizens. This, in every instance, has
 proved perfdious policy to seize everything
 valuable they could lay their hands on. and to violate every right which has heretofore been held sacred in civilized warfare When Gen. Picayume" Butler entered New Orleans the first thing he did was to issue one of these star spangled pronunciamentoes in which he moek- ingly extended the protecting wings of the American eagle over the down-trodden citizens Of that unfortunate community. We have seen how soon he took advantage of his position to appropriate from the Netherland Consulate eight hundred thousand dollars. deposited to pay the interest on a foreign debt. A gentleman of un doubted reliability who is recently from New Orleans, states that brother of Butler is using this and other means taken from private citi zens, to purchase cotton, sugar and molasses, Or shipment and sale North. The process is his. The specie is sold for Confederate curren- y at large premium, which in turn is invest, d in these articles, to be sold on speculation or northern money. "Picayume" (oh, how pt name!) of course, receives the lions share f the profits of the traffic. A few days since
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near town, must not leave their camp without pass ports from the Surgeon attending them, or they will also be arrested and taken to the guard house No officer or soldier will be allowed to visit or remain in town, withouta passport from his Brigade Commander. Soldiers violating this order will be put to work loading and unloading wagons. Om- cers will be arrested and taken to the guardhou This order will be rigidly enforced by the Provost Guard. B. F. DANLEY, Col
 and Provost Marshal Gen'l OFFICE, PRovosT MARSHAL GEN'L,l
 Little Rock, July IA, 1862.
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General Orders Wo. 24.

HEADQUARTERS TRANS -MIsslssIPpI DlsrmcrJ Litie Rock, Ark, Jaly llth, 1869. Many persons charged with the duty of collect ing arms and supplies in this District, are delega ting their authority to sub-agents. Such action does not meet with approval at these Head Quarters, and is prohibited unless such au- thOrity is specially extended. By command of Maj -Gen'l Hindman
 E. c. NEWTON,
 Chief of Staff
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t;on with Gen. Scott and the President at West Point. is incorrect. Pope is still here. It is, however true that the President visited New \ ork yesterday, doubtless for the purpose of conferring with Lieut-Gen. Scott.
 The senate has postponed all remaining noml nations of brigadierg generals, thinking, correct lv, that there were already more confirmed than brirades in the field.
 Foreign intervention is thought by many well informed congressman to be more imminent than at any former period. The tone of cores pondence by the last steamer is significant, and taken with the debate in Parliament, shows an impatience which may not be restrained much longer, unless decisive results are won at Rich mond within a month. Interference to the ex> tent of mediation is regarded as certain.
 The senate again wasted day in talk Mir. Browning made three hours speech against any confscation bill followed by Dixon, in favor of leaving everything to the President This woke up Wade, who made laundering appeal to congress not to abdicate the govern ment of the country in this crisis of its tate.- He made scorching allusion to the malteas- ances of generals in the field, instancing Me Dowel, whose orders for insuring the protection of rebel property he read in open senate.
 Wades wrath was so great that 1t plunged the whole senate into excitement. He correc- ted Browning and Dixon on their doctrine ot letting everything alone and trusting to luck and completely backed them down from theil positions by unanSwerable interrogatores.
 In the house nothing of interest transpired.
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The Norfolk correspondent of the Philadel, phia Inquirer writes thus:
 The rebels still hold out, and refuse to sub nit and take the oath of allegiance For their obstinacy Gen. Wool maintains the blockade. If they desire starvation in preference to Yan- kee notions, and the protection the government offers them, the General has no objection to allowing them time to repent
 That, reader is protection to persons. Wo men and children must starve to please Wool. And these same federal5 solemnly assured the people that they came to restore law and order and would respect rights.
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From ViCksburg.

We condense the following particulars of the bombardment of Vicksburg, from the Evening Citizen of the 18th ult:
 The Bombardmem at Tich36ury '.
 This morning about clock the enemy again opened the ball, and it was soon discovered that D number of their gunboats had passed the lower batteries and were immediately in front of the city. The streets were filled with women and children all hastily making their way out of danger. The bombardment was terrifc-some times perfectly awful. The roaring of the can- non and bursting ofthe shells kept up one cons tinuous thunder, while the broad and unbroken sheet of flames from the guns illuminated the scene with great hrillanoy.
 Our batteries stood the ordeal with heroism beyond all praise; they fought like tigers, and their undaunted va0r will be recorded in histo- " as one of the brightest pages ot this var.
 Strange to say there were no casualties in the batteries, although under fire 3 hours.
 , of their vessels passed all our batteries.
 They have now fairly surrounded Vicksburg. by water.
 The only casualty, is the death of Mrs. Gam. ble, who was struck by grape shot.
 A Yankee deserter says their boats are bad ly in nured, and that we have killed and wounded over 300. It was their intention to give land fight, but this will probably be delayed on ac- count of this reception. They could not land their forces.
 HOUSES STRUCK.
 A great number of buildings were struck by the shells this morning. Some were very much injured, but we believe the greater part were but slightly damaged. Among the most promi- nent was the Masonic Hall Almost the whole | city is filled with the relics of this mornings terrific work.
 =. According to the best estimate TO cannon shots were fired per minute
 During the bombardment this morning. 6 thirteen inch she l, filled with canister, struck our residence and scattered things in a very way.
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At last the people of Tennessee are doing what they should, have done at first. During recent trip of the federal transport, Ararat, up the Tennessee, partisan company stationed at the mouth of Duck river, fired into the boat, killing and wounding large number
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Pp,,,ic go4;oe-special Orders

No convalescent soldier will be allowed to leave the Hospital in which he avs, to turk about the streets of this city, and all such found the streets, without passports from their Surgeons, will be rested by the Provost Guard and taken to the guard house. Soldiers from the convalescent camp
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 DIED-Near Jacksonport, On Black river on Thursday, the 10th inst, Capt THoNAs ]. JoHN- SON, aged 26 years, the eldest son of Coi Nj. I. Johnson, of Tarrant county, Texas.
 Capt. Johnson died soldier would V ish to die-he was killed in battle, charging the rear guard of Curtis retreating army At another time his history will be made the theme for an ar ticle in this paper.
 At her residence in the city of Little Rock, Iuly lst, l862, Mrs. JANE FArRHURsr, in the 42d yea, ot her age. She was member of the Methodis5 Church. She was kind and indulgent mother. For many years q widow. She leaves three children to mourn her loss, but not those who mourn with out hope. She died as sbe lived, christian.
 FRIEND On the 10th of June, 1862, in Owen township, Pulaski county, Ark, ANNA MARIA KURrz. consort of John G. Berg. The deceased was born 2Gth Sept, 1919, in the Dukedom of Nassau, and em- grated to Arkansas in i84l.
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E s offered for the delivery of negro woman named a Al C0RNELIA aud her daughter JANE, if found in sN the county of Hot Spring. to the tIot SpringsEz valley or ifcaught out of the county $50 will be paid A
 DEscaIPTIoN-Sad CorneGa ia tall copper coorel wo- man. about 2S years od has got bad teeth generally Her daughter Jane Is bright mulatto, good looking about 10 years of Said negroes were either stolen or have run away o1 thelr own accord. J. RUEFNER.
 Hot Springs Valley July B. 1862. 42-3wt
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EpUNAWAY from the subscriber, near Swan Lake. Ar. Aa kansas county, Ark, the 27h of June 1882 ne- gro man named BiLi-he IS about feet inches high
 July r, 1862. It's F E ATDEPsOv
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Andre J. IngIe
Runaway in Jail.

NNIAS committed to the j. of Bradley county -
 w Ark, on the 2lst of March, lS62 q negro man ts3 calls name DICK, yellow color, slightly lame in hisS@ left arul about 30 years old says he belongs Wm Carter of Union county, Ark
 The owner is hereby notified for ward prove pro pery pay charges and take him away or he will be as with according to law.
 July r, '62. Cost of adv S5 A L. TFNTr.I Z shor,T
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Mule Loas

EtNROh my stable in Little Rock the night of<s IA the 18th July, mouse colored mare mule, kNsrys about 10 or 12 d,about II hands high heavy I made small the back. S2j will be paid for esss her delivery to me. J. O. SCHADER
 July IT, lS62 St
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Lost.

OST on the 10th ns my return from Hot Springs A1 MEMORANDUM BOOK, valuable to it's and of value to any else. The finder will be lberay re- warded by returning the the undersigned at MT Tillys Livery Park Stable. JAMES H. TRUNDLE.
 Little Rock, July IT, 1862. It
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company went to Oak Hills and was in the and lately left Fort Smith for the federal army. The Fort Smith Bulletin, of the 3rd inst, says that when he reached the Elk Horn Tavern, he made speech to the federals there and told them they might invade that section of the State with impunity. Acting upon his hint, part of cavalry regiment came down in Wash~ ington, arrested David Walker and other citi> zens, stole every fine horse and mule they could, destroyed great deal of property and retreated. Fishback is the only signer of the ordinance of secession, who has fallen from grace.
 /Stonewall (Thomas J. Jackson, is g gradu ate of West Point. He graduated in the class of 1916, with Gen. c. B. Mcclellan.
 ] Our limited space will not permit us to pubs lish the accounts of the plunderings, robberes outrages and atrocities of the federal soldiers that reach us from every quarter. In Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, on the coast; in deed, from every quarter where they have pos session, the same story is told. They breal open trunks and furniture, tear rings from tht ears of women, steal everything portable, ant even break open the boxes of the negroes ant steal their fnery. Except Billy Wilson's ban( of thieves, we think from all accounts, that tn star gazer Mtchells command are the mos thievish and licentious.
 In the battles near Richmond, one Louisan regiment went into action crying "Butler, But Ter" and whenever Yankee fell, they woul cry " Anothe- for New Orleans
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AN ORDER FEoN SToyEwALL.-We all know how Gen. Jackson fights; the following order will show how he writes and prays:
WINCHESTER, May 26, 1862. l

HEADQUARTERS V. D.,
 WINCHESTER, May 26, 1862. GenerQ3 Orders No. 5.
 Within four weeks this army has made long and rapid marches, fought six combats and two battles, signally defeating the enemy in each one, captured several stands of colors and pieces Of artillery, with numerous prisoners and vast medical, ordnance and army stores, and finally driven the boastflfl host, which was rava gng our beautiful country, into utter rout.- The GeneralgcOmmanding would warmly ex- press to the officers and men under his com mand his joy in their achievements, and his achievements and lis thanks for their brilliant gallantrY in action, and their patient obedience under the hardships of forced marches, often more painful to the brave soldier than the dangers of battle. The explanation of the se- we're exertions to which the commanding Gen. eral called the army, which were endured by them with such cheerful confidence in him, is now given in the victory of yesterday. He re- ceives this proof of their confidence in the past with pride and gratitude, and asks only a simi- lar confidence in the future But his chief du- ty to-day, and that of the army, Is to recognize devoutly the hand of a protecting providence in 'i.o brilliant e"onasses of the last three days, which have given IL the results of great vie tory without great losses, and to make the ob. lation of our thanks to God for His mercics to us and our country in heartfelt acts of religious worship. For this purpose the troops will re- main in camp today, suspending, as far as practicable all military exercises, and the chap, lains of regiments will hold divine service in their several charges at o'clock, D. m to-day By order of Maj. Gen. JACKSON.
 R. L. DANBEY.
 Assistant Adjutant General.
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Latest from Washington.

Photographed to the Cincinnati Commercial WASHINGTON, June 25.-The New York dis patch stating that Gen. Pope was in consulta
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THOS A. CATHRO'S Monthly Express Line between Little Rock and Chsi+auoopa Tanp

INTEND running Monthly Express from this place 4, M Gen. Churchis command at Chattanooga, Tenn. Per- sons having letters small packages send te reci ments of Co.'s. Harper McNairs, 2d Arkansas Mounted Rie Turnbuis Battalion and 2lst Regiment can do so y leaving them at the Anthony House" Letters and SACK ages left previous to 26th of each month will throua
 July r. 1s62. 3w# TH0S A. CATURn
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Wanted
S25 Reward

a MESSENGER BOY, we'll acquainted with the city and
 A citizens, at the Pine Bluff Telegraph odce Enquire immediately July IT. IS62
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Pl afInn
S25 Reward.

hN the Arkansas river for sale, with hands, stock ef " For particulars apply at the True Democrat ofice
 July
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PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE,
 Nelc Or}eoa2, June 9, 1862

By virtue of an order of Major General But Ter, bearing date June 6, 1862 to me directed and delivered, l shall expose for sale at public vendne, on Saturday, the l4th day of June inst, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the premises, the stock of goods, manufactured and unmanutactured, now being in the store of Walker A. Peck, No 96 Canal street. s. H. STAFFORD.
 Deputy Provost Marshal.
 We suppose Peck was g socossionist and But. Ter is respecting his private property Nixon, the proprietor of the New Orleans Crescent, is in the Confederate army. Butler confscated the establishment and had it sold. Old Jacob Barker become the purchaser and had news, paper started, a Lincoln sheet, called the Ma tional Advocate.
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How many northern troops do you think have died since the war commenced? The Richmond Examiner says one hundred thousand!
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Tribute of Respect.

Ataregular communication of BelelonteI ,odre No. l65, of Ancient Free and Accepted rlasons, on the 9th day of June, A. D. 1862, Al. 5962 Car roll county, Ark, the undersigned were appointed committee to draft suitable preamble and resolu- uon3 expressive of the sympathy of the members of this lodge, caused by the death of our brother JAMES I. BECK, who was born in Wayne county Ky, on the Eth day of April, 1894, and departed this life on the l2th day of April, 1862 He was volunteer in Capt. Jas. II. Williams company oG Hills regiment Arkansas infantry, and returned home sick of typhoid pneumonia, after the battle of Elk Horn.
 WHEREAS, It has pleased our Great Grand Mas. ter above to remove by death from our midst our worthy and esteemed brother, James P. Beck, good citizen aud worthy Mason. Rss0Ired, That the members of this Lodge deep ly condole with his bereaved and heart stricken brother, sisters and other relatives and tender to them our heartfelt sympathy
 Resotoed, That the members of this Lodge tyear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that Crooked Creek Lodge, No. l35, be requested to do the sane.
 ReSoIosd, That the foregoing preamble and reso- lutlons be spread upon the minutes of this lodge and that a copy of the same be handed to the re latives ot the deceased, and one sent to the True Democrat at Little Rock for publication, and other papers are requested to copy
 A. F. SEWELL, VIM. OWENS, Com. JOHN EVANS, The preamble and resolutions were unanimously = adopted. JAS. C. KAYS. w. M MATHEW BRIsTOW, SecY
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Runors, Items and Lies taken from Fede-
 ral Papers

Flag Officer Farragut, of the Yankee fleet, went to Viclsburg, on 9 gunboat and returned to New Orleans In his report he tells the se cretary that he was continually fired at by Ire bes'' from the bank, and says that the war on the Mississippi will be conducted in this way hereafter.