The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-12-04
INCREASING LOYALTY OF TIE PEOPLE OF Al


KANSAS.
Upon this point among other thugs, be
said:
The people Of Arkansas are ready TO re-
,nrn TO their allegiance TO the government,
and "a renew their devotion, which shall
know hereafter neither change or decay.
The Loyalty to Jeff Davis in Arkansas
does not extend practically beyond the
shadow OF his army, while the hatred OF
him is as wide spread as it is intense. The
Union sentiment. is manifesting Itself on all
sides and by every indication-in Union
meetin ys-in iesertions from the Confeder-
ate armv-in taking the oath of allegiance
unsoliciled-in organizing for home defence
and enlisting in the Federal army. Old
flags that have been hidden In the crlvlces
of rocks, and been worshipped by our
mountain people as holy relicts, are flung
to the breezs, and followed TO the Union
army with an enthusiasm that beggars all
description The little county OF Perry
that voted about six hundred, and which
has been turned wrong side out in search OF
conscripts by Hindman and his fellow muir
derers aud oppressors, with their reilnue OF
salared gentlemen and negro boys, sent
down company of nIneiy-four men lev
days ago. Where they come from, and how
they kept their old flag during these three
years of terror, prosecution and plunder, l
can't tell. But they were the proudest
looking set Of men | ever saw, and iull OF
tight. And Montgomery county answers TO
Perry; and Conway and Columbia, and Car
roll and Jefferson. and Clark and Sebastian,
and Philips. Pike and Independence, pro-
longing the shout of redeemed people, and
send up their hundreds. to be followed by
their thousands to assist in breaking the
chains Of their oppressors.
HIS TRIBUTE TO ORIGINAL UNION MEN.
But there has always been healthy Union
sentiment in our State. 1t has f1ourished
when the sun of our great political system
was obscured from it by clouds and gloom
In the darkness of political storm and night.
It's lamp has burned on brig htly and beauti.
fully 1t has survived amid rocks and caves
and mountain gorges and rugged banks of
homeless streams. 1t has watched and
waited" with a faith as astounding and con
slant as ever nerved the heart of patriot or
saint. Often unleltered and untaught, it has
put to shame the pretenses of sophistry and
confounded the philosophy of sages. Des-
potism could not crush or cruelty erase IT,
Nor threats nor entreaties, nor chains nor
dungeons, nor the hope Of life nor the fear
of death could chain it to the mad car OF
rebellion. Blu. through the crucible of an
archy. prosecution and blood it has arisen;
purified and ennobled, to assert its supie-
macy.
Noble men! Worthy sons of worthy sires'
Bright exemplars for all ages! An erring
brother, retursns from his wanderings after
a mad delusion, does not deem it unbecom-
ing his honor and his manhood to pay YOU
the tribute on the soundness Of your Judge
ment and the nobleuess and sublimity of
your patriotism. Nor does he feel abasad
before the world, and all good men, what
ever may have been his past acts and i'm
pressions, 10 extend to you his hand, and
here after SO long a parting, and SO much
Of mutual suffering, having met, from diff
ferent extremes, under the old banner at
last to pray Almighty God 10 rule the hour
to stay the effusion Of fratricidal blood
to incline mems hearts to peace and bro
therly love, and to give us once more a
united, prosperous and happy country.