Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-22
STATE % AFrAms n ARKANSAS.

! With clean nlaI0rity Of SIX. tie ambitious pc
Etical tTimm0rs, fsss With thIeats, then wit
promises of political raHHrd teSssd and whesdls
a sanction % the dsmnsble ordinance that lur.e
ths State te destruction, against tho vote Of
large mai 1risy OF the FsopIe
soon silsr a Systematic reign Of terror was ia
augar=sad by The JohnsoB's, under an aTrsags
ment to place Gen. HindmRR in command to 4
tboir hddirFs ia gubduing sll free th0uEatr tro
speech, or the uitaTance Of any opposition 70 sc
ccssi0n proelamations were published threUgi
9ut the Slate defining Is tTaasoB 10 iBdHats
word sntaeonistiesl 70 the despstism lha, wa
rapidly cuIminating EiH3men soon s0c1nde,
she icpm0st Tsign Of arsitIary tsscslisy, alt
mary we're the poor victims Of his WTaFai driver
to prisons By the bayonst Each morning nsV
ed.css were promulgated strGngling even iEWsyI
thonghis, aad neiFhbor became Jealous Of biz
neighbor for fsar Of being reported by ihs s5is'
Of the Jzesbins that ware appsiLigd IN svsIJ
EsighboTAaod France, under RlbeEFisfre, va:
never more completely aHbdHed shAn Arkansas
ander Hindman. Many. smsEfing UDeer the
sting left jha State, while ethsrs. 20 save fheil
nscks, w4rG forced 20 submit. '0ne OF his 6rsi
acts w. 10 appoint egoatg in every ne gAba-
kood, to collect AL the guns, rifss pistols, pew
der sad shot hsm The people. That being &C.
complished, he had thsm st his mercy. 80
athsr STATE ia tire s0-aRled ConiedeFacy Eadef
went half the degradation in so short tiue.
Tine rolled On, ana Lieutenant esnCral
Holmes was erJersd to the helm. Great reforms
were promised, bnt the eHc0uragsm6nis hsld
cgs were al sbOrtivs. HindnRn psrsuzded
H3Jues thas there vas but lit.le ssGgEh loyalty
10 the gists-that lie wit Of hAbeas ceTlEs was
impeTi0UslV necessary &c keep suberdinatioD
with the psople-theY ceRld s0t be trusted.
Holmes silently sCquiescsa ~ ail his prcessd-
iugs, and took upon himself 10 be ged-fstbsf 20
then all--sy-n 50 tks arrest and shooting Of man
without Trial Of any kind.
Thus matters wani on. Twelve thousand
troops RON Texas WaTs inspOrie3 70 cary ont
tas programme. About b UG0 were raised fl
Arksusas (ths Humbor Of yeier5 being some G5-
009). These troops we're g0t icgelbsT by every
kind Of intimidation, and maRy Of the ceasctipts
Bsre bantsd n the sw2mpB wbitAsr they had
gone 10 hi5e, BY dogs, szd thousands were
brought &c the enrolling officers by cavalry with
drawn fassF5 or rifles. About 5000 came from
Missouri, giviHg grand total Of 81 600 tgoops
IN Arkansas year ago the present month
What has become OF this army 0t 81 000 Hen
Esaa Of tbeEa have gone east Of the Mississippi
There vera sess than 1000 at Little Egck
Rhoa Goa. S.esia captured Il. IL June Ggn
Wslksr hsok bu. 7008 with HIN to MonroO, La,
and now Bas ous of ihaf number RboHt 4000
GeheTalB Holmes, Puces Aaymaduko, Csbsii
and Ds55ins can't muster 5000 to-day The
nEmbar in Northwest Arkansas will not exceed
5000 Here We haTe total Of Is 600, that a
Tsas ago numbered 50 COO Ths number to Do
are meBiiy dead aud dessrhsd It Is reported
net ohs Thousand I've hundred Of them aIe % be
iound Ia the rsHks; OF the balance, dasih claims
q mEjoTitF-ths hospitals are 8yerA5Ring-de-
sortions axe beyond example.
a CHANGE.
TIE rebel esuscripting officers talk freely Of
some ct the movements Of tasiT leaders. Thgy
csnsols the people with the assurance that Cs8H
Bsl. Forrest hss bssa sssignsd 50 auty ia ~ sst
-oanessee, sud that We shall soon hssr OF hiza
on rs cd FsTpsth. They say that his spoc'al
1HtT i5 G. Cus of ths CsamuLICa.i5a, - river
azd TsilE5sG, sDd with the sEmy at Chattanooga,
and ts Fss iced sld clothing for the rebel aIBy.
laoy 5av aat al the cavalry ia MiBgissippi IS
10 10 moves gp to tbs Northern perdoa ei 80
s As, alG 1fat all VIII then be placed uEdsr
3il- Ihsy also intinata that there are .05s Of
.hiags a. Memphis which tbey-e0uld employ
ard intimate shat if z favorable oepCr-
Ualty gceIl-ed. ne mighs pay it q bri0f Fizit.
AEis, 81 gGHIse, IS mere rebel speculation, bus q
sarvas ta show tho dslusiouE which they ind1lEs.
sTa give them for what they are worth, rsluaEz-
sg CHly ,hss Wo have 20 doubt that Forrest
F0pld 20 anyw here that be could get what he
sTauts, But he Is too sagaaiOHs TO make 3 deIaOR-
stisiion on Memphis. Phe small village s!eIc5,
IN different sections Of West Tennessee, are
jouhuaas il danger, provided only he can geg 70
them.
III WEST EEssEE-sI0vE-
MESTs Or REBELS.
We learn from a gentleman who was in ,ho
Of Ugion depot on Friday, that
rebel force, consisting sf sn officer and about
ten men, were enforcing the C0nEcnplon re-.
in that section Of " est IoHaaEsUs.
They had heard Of the shooting Of their risnd
5Yolt, Who was sh9t ia the act Of stealing 3 Sis-
.zsn's horse, and they had come to hunt ap tia
zen who old such good shooting sad taEe tn9m
Iat0 Lhs rebel ranks They are said te hsva
made uassigaiar inquiries for Il L Pridiy, for
msrly Of this city, whom they specially desired
10 accompany them. Bat when our Informant
eft, they had not made mach progress. The
Aen in 10 village WeFs not as visible as tn0y
had been, ana The prospect WAS that the COZ
scrip .ers would not get ever twenty reefaiE1
from the sCighborhood.
Woi The thief whO was WouRSe3, IA said,
contrary 20 the general expectation, 80 be get
ling vel. Many bad hoped his wounds Wsuld
terminate fatally.
The couscdpters boast that they captured over
ere hundred unwilling subjects on ihs Haschie,
and sa.nod much alated at ihsir progress IA
forcing tho Union men Of Tennessee in a service
thsy sbhor.
On las 10th day Of sapsomber, Gsn. Steele
took possession Oh tAe capitol, Little hoek- lie
Ess hailed as q iib0rs-or By thousands through
ou. the Safe. A mighty change was percepti-
bic ia he feelings Of the d0WnIodden eiEzzns.
All breaihed freer, al looked upon hiB coming
as tls harbinger Of better HmeB at hand. Aca,
fer the first lime Il two years, began to speak
more freely. The citizens within bis hRes at
once began TO lacoursge the oIgaaisstioa o.
houas guards 0r mutual pgoteciion.
The cay after 0sReIal steele arrived Ct LisalS
Rock, the s.GzaR5 Of kile Biuh held = u,sollHg
aad dsuule6 @ committee 10 sAil % tAa COM
naadaat as Little Rock, soliciting hin to send
sufficient taica % garrison TIE city of Pine bluR
The GsaeTal epeediig complied fit1 the request
snd TIE third day atrer the fell Of Little E3cE,
Col. Clayton, Of the 5ih Kansas, established GO
headquarters thers, with force fer its PT9tse-
tioa Col Clayton's reputation as a j1dicians
and brave cEicer vas Neli known to ArkGnsisnE.
The people had full cqn83ence in bin, and al
became cheerful Bis subsequent stta9k ol
CesbiRs st Tulip, Daliaa. eousty, aHd rouir 8
hla, and his naaTs recent management in held
ias tho city against i've times bis Rauber UHd II
Aarnaaduke sod Csbell, has sndesTed him so tll.
Gen. S oale mas nev besB ct Little koek but
two monlhs Since ihen, citizens Of great ia
dusaes, ffoa all sections Of the State, haYe paid
him their respects and assured hia OF tae
legal sentiments in their Heighb0fhoods, and Inc
God-fpseo desire fer their restoration 10 me
Union. Il is useless 60 say GsneTsl Steele ia Hoa
idle IN canyisg out their wishes, and at an early
day move WI be made for the political reor-
gsnisstioR OF she State
In al sections where It is sale, ArkansiGns
are cTgsnIziag companies and regiments 10 JOIN
tss Union forces Over 1000 OF them went to
the FedrTsl army before the expedition went t
Little Rock. There sre now FIVE mos regI
nents EDd four conpsnies Of artillery being sn
listed ard mustered into service. As ths Unior
Uses extend South there is pleptg Of mhtoTis
waiting to ada 70 the army in Arkansas Ten &
6ftooa thousand Of her eWn citizsns. Every
lhiag ia encouraging.
GREAT UNION a4BBFlEG IN LITTLE ROCK
Uaioz meeting Of the citizens Of Iittl
Reek gas asld ia that place On ths 3lst OcEo
q 49, III q a..rf.