Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-09-24
10 The voters OF aFeslEI-t cad Ia
Titefir ana SEWER Counties


Most of II are aware of INV fact, ere
ini, tue fhat Hm " candidate fUr rhe
State Senate from lhS district. am since
il u a>ccrrainri, nnd seems XXI hp ihe wish
M the varIInS candidates iD avoid can
vass and public discussion before rha peu-
PIE il i proper, that i should CHOOSE rLc
only means left uf disseminating ny opin-
ions
We have large amount 0f publ. Lands;
'at tile time Of the Secession If the State,
amounting I'd about seventeen millions Mi
re-, much Of ii a. rich land b. there IL
i'll the world am III favor Of husband
ing these lands, aud Of making them pay
the State debt and interest incurred in
defending the State from invasion, and
III the az fenso Of Southern Independence
by this course the people will be relieved
from tile burdens Of an 0ner0us taxation,
which will Dverhang them fOr years, and
b. a crying evil upon tho next generation.
After tile State debt aud interest has
been paid, then let All the proceeds be
applied 10 the best interests Of the whole
state, and which j. matter that must
necessarily come up years hence fur con
Sideration. a.. to tie sales Of the public
laLds, ! am ID favor Of continued sus-
pension of then FROM s;le until after peace,
that our absent soldiers may have an
equi aud fair chance id their purchase
III connection with this, the subject NJ
presumption arises. Many citizens have
availel themselves uf the benefit of tho
law- nrrn tlIn subject NJ prescriptions, III
fa A. tu make applications and file their
proof, having twelve months ~ pay 4
their lands. Many Mi these persons arC
~ the army and cnnsrc ucnf IN could not
comply with the INV therefore favgI
continuation nf Time rIil after peace, re-
serving aII the rights NJ parties ~ be 1T
tIrd nheH Hll are KIN home, 0r by The rep
Scurariuu vf those who may never st
Jack
N wv thc vIl hani; irht, | have this 10
say, tint TIL cnly honest course Il, FIR
tile nirrt aged lands tu pay the debts,
aud should | he elected, wiil never con
sent ID any pf,rr course, ara will oppose
10 the utmost WI my ability, anything n AZ
Squints Az cpntrirv policy.
~ to THE collection w. debts, am Id
favor of q suspension NJ All forced cOllcc
ti0ns till after peace, sufficient length
NJ time fur THE energies of the cCrnrry
to recnnerate and give The people timt
I'd make something with which IN wi,
their debts | am NIB favor nf rhe court
being hcld, and OF enforcing The crimina
laws f0r The trial and punishment Of Of
tenders. aud further, Nj dispose of such
cases a. may Involve thc right VII proper.
IN only. anu not tile cUlItcriun III money
such A. repievin, partition, divorce, &c-
&c, aud such other cases ~ parties might
consent for trial to be had in- | atm In
favor Of An act I'd suspend the statutes OF
limitations and non-claim during The war.
The reasons fur this mrst hc obvious ID
every one.
Their i another question III great i'll
terest to NJ people ngt only Nj lhis districf,
but of tha whole State. The scar ity uf
clothing and tile material to manufacture
il from. H. nncanalled in THE memory nj
any man living west uf Title Mississippi
We have but few factories. FEW cotton or
wool cards. anl NV VIZ vi getting them
/ therefore proloss remedy which 4
think practicable, anl winch can b. car
ried into effect; perhaps not in time 10
remedy the pre- ut press inE demand, but
To give a. relief in the future, when mat
tiers might III growing worse The plan
H. this. There are over one hundred aud
twenty factories east Of the Mississippi
making thread and cloth, Of all discrip>
tons fir family use There i no scarci-
~ NJ cotton yarn and ozDaburgs in the
a-tern part III the Confederate States,
but upon tile contrary, an abundance,
aud tn spare. we have Ar army west Of
tile Mississippi which the government
has ID support, 70 feed and clothe. They
must have -four, bacon, beef, cora, and in
fact everything which gees 70 the support
IL Al army. propose then, that, the
legislature memorabilia Congress 70 pass
an aet creating agents fer tie government,
who shall be furnished with the means.
and TEL them buy Of those factories THREAD.
oznaburg-. Iinseys, &c, and bring them
10 the west and exchange them fur corn,
bacon, -four, beef, and snch other articles
n our army may need, instead of bayinc
them with money. by this course We
wonld Be enabled to secure clothing fur
our families, and what Is of cqnIl, If Mt
Of greater importance he able to clothe
our soldiers now ID the field. Many would
DENY themselves the necessarics of life.
to be enabled thereby, to procure these
articles so very necessary to their well
being and actual existance- The obiec-
ton might be urged, that we could not
get these things across the Mississippi
NV answer TO that il, If the government
eau yet arms and ammunition across BY
hundreds Of wagon loads at a time, GER
tainly these articles could be gotten
across. suggest this to the people for
their consideration, believing it to be
practicable.
do not krow that 1t comes with q
good grace to mention objections which
are urged against me, Ia this circular; yet
there are some that think may be par
dcned for mentioning.
1t Is urged that am liable 10 military
service, and should consequently 20 I'd
the army. IL is true, I do lack few
months Of being thirty-five years Of age
seven months from this day. But It II