Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-13
A Word to the Well To Dos.

Cotton is vet king. The federals expect to get enough cotton and cotton lands to pay the expenses of this war Following their armies are 50 called commissioners, whose business it Is to 50 through with cer+ain forms of confscation, which are, simply, the transfer of property to I ankees. In one or two instances in South Carolina, and in others in Virginia, men were found base enough to take the oath of allegiance to the BabOon in order to retain their property, We should be 10th to be- Ieve there are any in Arkansas whose avarice would lead them that far. but if there is such one. it may be well for him to know that such course would avail him nothing now. The aboli, ton iend must be satisfied and the negroes changed to apprentices to be work ed to death In Missouri, even in Kentucky ando on the Virginia coast, no tory trucking has saved the traitors. They have been despoileI of their property and treated with con tumely. finding favor neither with their new masters or with honest men anywhere.
 We hope that planters will SO fix their cotton that it may be fired whenever federal force gets within striking distance, and farmers will drive off all stock that may be in danger of falling into cal hands. Bat there is one way for men of wealth to guard their property and keep it from falling into the clutches of the invaders. That is to put their muskets on their shoulders and go into the ranks. Or, if too old or infrm to do military duty, let them spend portion of their wealth in arming and eauipping others. We tell them, candidly, that unless they spend money freely-unless they give iberally and promptly, their property will be- come valueess. Every energy, all resources, every means must be strained to the utmost. The hold. ing back of few may mperil the safety of all, and if we fall, all will go in the general wreck Woe be to the man who refuses to make any sacri- fee. save of honor or principle in this great strug, gle. Men must be equipped and their families sup norted while the husband, son, brother is in the service. It is not charity, but patriotism, to do this. Itis duty, matter of self-preservation, that must be done. Those who will not come for ward and lay these offerings freely on the altar of their country must be taught that such course will lose them all We have no fears of our ult mate success, for
 " Freedoms battle, once begun,
 Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son,
 Though bafied oft, is ever won;''
 but if we do not make sturdy resistance now, a long and Di00dy war may elSuei ana as the eurglnS waves of blood advance and recede over the land, they will engulf everything valuable We may come out of the WAT impoverished ruined so far as property is concerned andit may be possible that tue war may survive us and the next generation will have nothing but their own stout hearts and the liberty they shall have bravely won. But if we would leave them more; if we would preserve the wealth now in the country, we mustbe willing to lend it to the cause-to offer it freely and without stint. As for the petty extortioners and shavers- the men who hoard up specie and endeavor to make cent. per cent, their day of retrbuton will come. The men worth thousands who have given pit tance of twenty, fifty, or hundred dollars, should not stop there Let them put away all luxuries. Close the pianos and go to spinning, sewing and knitting All classes must realize the tremendous fact that we are engaged in war that wll stretch every nerve, muscle and tenden--that will require a united and concentrated effort, and that will task the energies of all, old and young, rich and poor