True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Major 18th Arkansas Infantry.
lst Lieutenant I5'

lst Lieutenant I5th Arkansas Infantry. To Colonel D. WickerSham, commanding cavalry brigade, a,etteyille, Arkansas.
 From the Memphis Appeal, Nov. 22l lSG2.l PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIONS or PRISONERS OF WAR
 THE BLACK LIST.
 The Confederate prisoners of war who were confined at Cairo, Illinois, by the abolition author- ties although they suffering extensively rom the exposure of their situation and their rigorous treatment, saw with great mOrtihcarlon that some among them were being driven to the degradation of taking the oath of allegiance to the United states government. They thoughts true southron should prefer death and in order to make pubic their feelings in the matter, and to open the eyes of all our soldiers there present who might meIitate taking such step, to the light in which they would and should thereafter be looked upon by their comrades q meeting of all present was held, and the following proceedings were had:
 Captain Cobb, of the 18th Kentucky, being ap- pointed president. and E. A. Shipley, of Maryland, vice president, the following gentlemen were ap- pointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, viz Washburne, of La, Stu art of Va, Lee, of Texas, Graham, of Ark, " atham, of Ky, Ship!ey, of Md, Curtis, of Miss. Eastburn of Ala, Mahan, of Md, Brooks, of Tenn, Rutland, of S.. C., Street, of N. c., Barnett, of Va
 The following preamble and resolutions were presented and passed unanimously, to-wlt:
 WHEREAS, It has been our misfortune to fall at one time and another into the hands Of our re morseless enemies, the minions ot an unprncipled tyrant, in whose course of acton we recognize desperate attempt to rob of our far brthrlght, even though he succeed in his hellsh designs he de scends to such damnabe acts as melting our ne- groes to instruction inviting feast of horrors for those we love best and hold most sacred is too horrible to contemplate; and procaln5 openly that our lives and all possessions are 1orieited Tn the fororn hope that a few craven souls may De drawn away from us to crouch at his feet like whipped hounds and crave his mercy; and' where as, being assembled here and held together as prisoners of war; we feel bound by the prompting5 of a common lot. There fore,
 Be ir ResoLyed, That those Of us who are sol diers, who have heretofore or may hereafter take the oath of allegiance to the United States gov ernmeut, or desert the cause Tn which our highest symnathies and our first and hoiest duties are en- listed, that we hold all such, and do now and here pronounce them to be tra.tors, doubly damned, and hereafter will publish and brand them as such. Rcsolued, That the proceedings of this meeting, together with a complete list of the names of those who have thus disgraced themselves and us, Gas soon as we obtain them,) be published Ill southern papers.
 Respectfully submitted by the committee.
 VIM. w. REYNOLDS,
 Lieut. Colonel commanding Regt.
 A. M. BoURLAND, M. D.,
 Regimenta and Brigade Surgeon.
 A. B. kRIDER, ST., Captain
 Wbereupon the report of the committee, was unanimously adopted. The amount named in the reward was immediately subscribed by the officers present.
 J. A. SIMONDS,
 Captain and President. J. M. DOUGLAS, Adjutant and acting Sec'y.