Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-06
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D t ! G u E U n "A x n . | MEMPHIS, Feb. 26.--The Louisville Journal of the Doth nst asserts that Judge Catron, formerly of Tennessee of the U. S. supreme court now hold ing session of the circuit court m that city, as issued bench warrant for the arres. Of Ges S $. Buckner, for treason, and that an officer had left ! Cairo 10 obtain him at the hands of the military authorities there.
 1 In dispatch to the Chicago Tribune of the asd,
 it is alleged that capias had been issued for the
 arrest of Buckner, but that he had actually been in
 dicted for treason as asserted by the Journal. The 1 Tribune alludng to the matter says, Judge Catron 1 is fugitive from his home in Nashville, and Will not be disposed to stand or nice points of law Tn sending Buckner at once to the gailows, where ne may end his ignobe life.
 1 Information has been received at Columbus, that portion of the federal troops that had been en- gagged up the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, in the attacksNpon Ft's Henry and Donelson num-
 boring some 20,000, had fallen back to Paducah These troops are presumed to be for flank move
 ment on Columbus, whenever forward m movement upon that post shall be ordered.
 MEMPHIS, Feb. 26.--The Evening Appeal has
 private letter from Knoxville under date of the 2lst inst, which says that the Lincoln army is within
 ten miles of Cumberland Gap. The mountains it
 thought will be penetrated at other points, and the
 Gap attacked on both sides. We are sending for
 ward reinforcenents with the greatest possible ds'
 patch, but have no tents, and the loss at Nash vile will be irrepaiable.
 Gen. Beauregard has nearly recovered from his slight indisposition, and is actively and earnestly
 engaged in organizing the campaign against the enemy. He is still at Jackson, Tenn. Gen. John ston has a splendid body of troops. All thepublic stores were removed from Nashville.
 The Richmond Examiner, says that President Davis has authorized Col. R. R. Cobb, to increase his legion to the number of 5000 men, aud that the legion win be transferred for service on the Tennessee line. Y J.cKsospoRr, Feb 25.-via Des Arc 26. rela ble information has just reached me that the enc mn, sixteen hundred strong, had left Gyeenville,
 Mo, on Saturday last for the purpose of attacking 1 Pocahontas. It now becomes the duty of every l citizen 10 turn out pr0mptly-shoulder his mus Lket and drive the vandals from your State. This h is probably the advance guard of a much larger 1 force of the enemy. Then come without delay,
 sinsy or in squads and rendezvous at Jaeksonport, with such arms and ammunition as you may have.
 Do not bring many horses as it is impossible to pro ! cure forage (Signed) K. W. KEYwoRTH Ma,. | C. $. 4. Com. post. l Rtcuuoyp. Feb. 25.-Prcsident Davis has sent a
 message to Congress, in which he says, that since
 the delivery of his last message events have de- ! monstrated that the government has attempted more than it had the power to successfully achieve,
 hence in the effort to protect the whole territory 1 inland and seaboard, we have been so exposed as l to have recently encountered serious disasters l At the formation of the government we were to a
 great extent destitute of means for the prosecution
 of the war on so gigantic scale as that attained. | The work shops and artizans were mainly in the l North, The first object in the war should have | been the establishment of the necessary manufac | tories, and in the meantime, the purchase in Eu
 rope as far as practicable ot whatever may be re-
 ouired for public defence. In April last active military preparations ill Europe interposed many | obstacles to the procurement of arms. Hesays he 1 has no official report of the discomftures at Roa noke and Fort Donelson, but enough IS known Of | the surrender at Roanoke to make us feel deeply
 humiliated, however imperfect may have been 1 our means of defence. The hope is still enter 1 tain ed that the loses at Fort Donelson have been greatly exaggerated, in much as we are not only unwilling but unable to believe such a largo num- Der of our people would have surrendered without
 making q desperate effort Co cut their way through the investing force, whatever may have been thelr numbers, and endeavor to make a junction with
 other divisions of our army; but i'll the absence of official reports, this judgment may be premature. Tn the meantime strenuous efforts will be made
 to forward reinforcements to our army at the posi-
 ons threatened and there is doubt, but that the 1 bitter disappointment VIC have borne, will arouse the people to still greater exertons and speedily !
 pectations and as favorable to our cause as those l which marked the earliest periods of the war. He
 says that the reports of the Secretays of war and
 navy exhibit resources for the conduct of the war 1 as accumulated notwithstanding the serious diff cultes against which we have contended, and that l they are fully equal to meet future events. He
 also condemns the policy of short enlistmentS, con
 siders that it partly contributed to our receat re- l verses When war broke out, the general opinion
 was that its duration would be short, hence people | were naturally averse to long enlistments Now
 1t is thought the war will probably continue through ! series sf years, Our high spirited and gallant
 soldiers while generally ce enlsting are compelled | in many instances to go hone and make arrange
 ments for their families during their prolonged ab- l sence.
 | New regiments for the western States are in
 rapid progress of organization. The whole body of new levies and reinlsted men will probably be | ready in thirty days and the number of regiments | in the field will reach four hundred infantry with
 proportonate force of cavalry and artillery, not 1 withstandng the great difficulties which have
 to be encountered. The report of the secretary oi
 the navy exhibits satisfactory progress in prepa-
 ration fer the early completion of vessels of l .uIaber and class on which we may confidently
 rely for cGHtestng the vaunted control of the enc | my over our waters. Ibe financial system adopted
 proves adequate to supply all tie wants of the government. We have no floating debt and l the credit 0i the government IS unmpalfed. To-
 tai expenditures for last year in round numbers
 l50 0000 001, He says thereport of the post master general shows an improving condition in that de-
 partment, which promise that the mail service of l the couniry will soon be selfsuStaning.
 He also recommends tue passage of law author
 izng the organization Of supreme court. The busl- 1 ness of congress to-day uEimportant. A gentleman l who was captured at Roanoke island says that tw0 1! thousand four hundred men were released on pa- role andsent to Elizabeth city on federal steamers | These men made their way to Norfolk in various
 ways: number arrived in Richmond to-day aFa 1 others are en route. ihs North Carolina tironps
 went across the country to WaTeDton. The re- 1 suit of the battle was as follows s-Contederates 1 killed l3, mortally wounded since died 3-siightly wounded 34. All latter doing well in the hospital
 at Elizabeth city and will soon return home.
 | MEMPHIS, Feb. 27.--Scouts who arrived at Co | lumbus yesterday, report to Gen. Folk that the l enemy I2,000 strong, are moving from Bloomfield, l Mo, on New Madrid, and were only eighteen
 miles distant. We learn that there are l5,0o0 troops
 at Cairo, and about 30,090 within the vicinity of | Paducab. Fifty thousand more of the same, who
 several days since were reported as being transpor- | ted from the Potomac, are daily eKpe9tad at one
 or :he other of the above points. Ibrty-aine fede l raj transports were at Cairo Wednesday, and ap-
 parenty in readiness to troops in some diree- 1 tien The sick connected with the army are being l moved from Columbus. Some arrived in this city 1 last night No entrance into or exit from that | place {Counibus) is now permitted to any person. 1 except those dispatched on government business
 Gen. Beauregard Is making prompt and energetic preparations to oppose the attack winch now seems
 50 imminent The country reposes the utmost cor