Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-20
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 gress to give each of Lincoln's hrelings l6O acre
 of land on the Mississippi and other rivers of th' South. For half a million of men. this would re
 auire eighty millions of acres Unless we hgh
 and conquer our homes are gone. It IS all stuff
 about this being war for negroes. They want tht
 countryi They want your farm and your cattle
 Bv subn.ission you lose if, for these men come tc
 steal it. By fighting for it, you save it.
 Mexican affairs were under discussion in the feGe
 ral Congress, when it Has proposed for the Lincoln
 government to assume the debt of Mexico. The
 Yankees are now running in debt to the tune oi two or tree millions day, yet seriously propose to shoulder the immense debt of another nation
 They expect to be able to pay these immense sum; by stealing every acre of land, every building and improvement in the South. If they could conquer us they sould exterminate; hang, draw and quar- ter, or bGnish every man in the South who has pro- perty, even to q cow aud calf No submission will save property.
 The commissioners to whom was entrusted the manage3ent of the McDonough school fund, at New Orleans, have invested one hundred and ten thousand dollars in defence of that city.
 The Richmond Examiner says that on the 18th ult., the oath of allegiance to the Southern Con- federacy sgas applied to the workmen in the gov ernment laboratory and artillery works. when tif- teen men at the former and twenty five at the lat ter estab .9hmeat refused to take the cath There were suspicious of foul play entertained for long time The Washington artillerists have refused for long time, to use cartridges and shells sent from Richmond, as there was no dependence to be placed m them Sometimes they exploded at the mouth of the gun, or failed to explode. Several departments and some portions of the Confederacy need a vigorous application of the pruning knife And the knife should be made heavy and very sharp.
 tory named George Rhor, met his fate at liar per's Ferry, few days ago. This scoundrel had resided at Harper's Ferry a long time. and as ae painted with most of the citizens in that portion of Virginia and in part of Maryland. He was thus enabled to identify and point out persons found on the Maryland side, many of whom were arrested and hung;as spies. Himself, and others, made it q business to run of negroes A trap was Set for the thieves. A decoy negro was stationed OH the Virginia shore, and the robbers, believing him to be a runaway, came over after him. When they reached tie shore they were summoned to surren- der. but aI they refused, the patriots fired and kl- led Robr ,nd another thief, named Rice Next day, in revenge fer this, the Yankees under Col. qla of the vii :age.
 We sec:in the Richmond papers that Mir. Batson, member os Congress from Arkansas, has presented tue memorial of J. P. Johnson, who claims seat in the Confederate House of Representatives over MT. Garl1t td. Both gentlemen have certificates of election.
 A trieni mas suggested plan to prevent the as- cent of gun boatsu the Arkansas and white rivers, and insisti that We shall ventiate his proect- The Arka Esas river cannot be ascendei unless in time of high water. It is proposed to fasten the ends of legs together and throw them across the stream al some narrow point below. Each end is .o be fastened to either shore. Two or three of these sor; ;of bridges are to be made so as to make t ssronge,. These will catch all the drift wood md form g raft. As soon as they Ere thrown across, let tie pa;.ters above set their hands to cutting town the Frees that overhang the river, and as these float down they will form sort of Red river raft impenetrable to any craft. Ii Memphis falls, it may be necessary to do this or tow down dat boats laden with rocks and sink them in a dan of he al .bo q, :. feasible, is will admit of being more easily remov- ed when tle time comes to open our rivers.
 The Washington Telegraph, with commendable pride, boasts of the action of the citizens of Hemp stead county u providing means forsupporting the families or volunteers. In short time $23 000 Tas subscribed, corn and other provisions furnished md the good work is yet going on. People of Pu- alki, look it this record of Hempstead county, md see how far you can initiate, if not excel 1t.
 The Yankees pay the negroes at Port Royal, for ticking cotton, in pewter dollars. The darkies hink they are getting pile. One or two of them made their escape and produced the money which ad been paid them, but when it was examined, it yas found to be worthless.
 The store of Geo. J. Jones' in St. Louis, was
 osed by order of the federal authorities for sel-.i ing copies of the London Dispatch containing an rticle au.nadvertng severely on the Balloon.
 Thirty thousand dollars worth of horses was lost ,n Yankee transport ship during the passage rom New York to Ship Island 
 The following table will show the lucky sen< ors in the Confederate Congress. It will be seen hat Mir. Mitchell has drawn the long term and is senator for six years, while Mir Johnson is senator for two years;
 CLAssiFicATroy or SENAroRs.--In the Confede- rate Senate, eriday last, on motion of Mir. Haynes of Tennessee, the baoting for classification of senators was proceeded with, with the following result
 Alabama. drew 2 years. wears. A kansas. (" C i0rlda. .....,... " ; IeorGia..-...-.. Kentucky. ? Louisiana. ...... Mississippi. ... |" 2 Missouri. ....... 1" North Carolina. " q South Carolina. |" Tennessee. ..... l" 6 exls.-........ <" Virginia. ....... 6
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