Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-09-17
NO.. 36


lam for main; .iniac Ill. Southern Confeder-
acy At every sacrifice. ami haze With pleasure
anu promptness upon all occasions accorded IN
IL everything asked from tle authorities OF
Arkansas.
Bnt the nnkintlnst cut ~ ai Wa ill., assault
m de upon me for rem wing the O yernmenc
effects from Little Rock N prevent their falling
into the hands ~ the en 'niF. | bal a. soon
think Of ais:lisrEins n ovsrsser. for putting
the fence Hp IN keep NY n-iEhhprs hogs o1t Of
nv corn-fell r. Wa bTlitsi All over the state
hat ha-s a.i from the Capitol, uselessy, in
alarm, ami fakah the Government ti Mixes.
or to some other parts unkl1wn- N1w-Plp.rs
were anxious ia their cnquri = . the wTgaR-
BOUTS OF INK STATS gpvEENHENT. whilst IN
truth. they knew IL precise locality well enough
70 find itina itY'- travel ifin,Gey wSs - 10
drawn fur public printing.
The State Convention san;enHl ttiag the
probable Necessity " removing he Capitol, b.
express ordnance directed d. Governor %
remove it. should il ia his opinion becnms ne
cessary for it- safety. Wlen this ulDLr lnna-
BILE act wa committed. CARTS with an army
of ten or twelve IA iusanl wIS within few
days march Nh the Capitol AMI advancing in
that direction we hal rnt a ~llitary man IN
der arms in the State 70 meet him
To have kept thr Government here longer
under such circu stances. wyuil hlve been
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subjected the officer who iil a0. tn fl. severest
apprehension. The fact NJ it, renoT-i, not
only in all probability, slvel t.ia Government
itself from -apture, bIt -lYa the riry nf iittie
Rock from falling into the hands ofrIa eneny.1
The inducement baing taken away. there /.
was nothing 40 com. fir. |:
The Legislature At its 'as. session !r..ssci a. J
act abplishing the entire militia 7y-tah aais
Offering nDr'iinr a4a substitute. Tile Bill wa 1
i.1g
\ to the Adjournment II was hv no means suchs
v an act. ri .u Hay opinion merited approval, be-
/ cause without an organized military force .,
VI some sort, ths government would be without
V the m .iu- nf liDrring it, authority. Th--
\ Bill was not vetoed TOR the want Of tiufe T.
\ prepare snr'i objections NJ desire I'D tnH
Y nit: but di,l MT hesitate 10 tnnOr-. fff-
members M opposition 70 Il, AMI assured
\ them, if tine wis given. I would assign Inv
reasons at length Tor Withholding my approval
/ Still great hug hear was nal- If this IN the
press, tauntinglr accusing me of perspnii iu-
terest in the matter. AMI - being actuaieI ~
ambitious and 'ii-lI1nrrable Fnotfves
The -ettlsl course nr rnr enemies ha- fIarr
II mean newspaper eaemiesjto distort every
act into a wrrur. if possible, anl 10 ra-a hv in
sle=cr, anythn VhiCl mar ital approval M
living man has hat worse cIlnce to a.J4it
himself crel tlbiy a. an ME a nr rrore useful
ment OF State Vas f.lsl fran - heginnin- r
my administrator. with m.n rh7 ware VIII .r-r..
Supposed to be p1lit.isily opposed 70 ne. Blt
the work was not yet complete; the Conve-,.ie5
influenced by tha ruling power nd Little Roe
were intuceI - -ubHr I'm lte the Governor. IL,
the creation P; 2 Military Board. tho members
ofwhich they hoped would pursue WV. a1d nrn
/ tIalize any powHr frat might othargrise eyer
else in the Al ni ni-tration of the Government.
IN this they were disappointed til gentlemen
chosen n meahsrs of tie Boarl thought All
acted for them selves. aai FIR that soon shared
the abuse nrI-nrly iRtenlei for ms alone
But 20 make a sure thing o. it, the 9th article
in the schedule W lscunninzly DEVISED nd with
covert AMI frarl'il mt Intention, passed
through the C0nv ,ntion, lper.laps n mid-1ightl
nine-tenths XXX Ca members bein- eltireiy IL
norlnt If it, real ilteat purpose Thus. hy
this sort Of trickery sad wire working, impor-
tant elections ave now being forced upon tho
people agalnst their viii anI when not mora
than tenth If them are IA a condition to es--
ercise the light III suffrage.
So much for the past. a 10 the future If elect
I'll, can only promise that Kill continue n
discharge ny dltie~ hcne' TIL and faithfully,
and enie1ver To fn-rit the plau III well done
th0n COOL AMI flithflll servant" If the pe6-
PIE. however, in -hsir judgement leem Il best
&c select another in my place, shall retire
from the office without 4 murmrr, and further
viii yield hearty support, in MI things that
are riglt. - M sr-.esser. fesi that the
question before you felpw-citizen- il whetlr-
er ought 10 BE FUT orr or OFFICE. not wheth-
er ought 70 ELECTED, for hold that You
passed upon the latter question orr the frst
Monday IN August, 1850.
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