, 1863-11-24

ltT0m our special C0ffe8p]hdent.1
BROWNSVILLE, Ark, Nov. II, 1853,
Since the capture Of Little Rock this place
has grestl5 diminished la importance. It ma,
at enc time the camping point Of Gen. steele's
army while the rebels were at Bayou Metafre,
It is about half Hay, from Little Rock to Du-
Wallis Bluff snd in ordinary times Was the cen
tie ofa small trade. At present 1t is Of little
account. 4 email garrison Of infantry and
cavalry holds 1t from the sway Of the gueril-
las. The only Northern men who are now
here, outside Of the army, are the ubiquitous
dealers in cotton. But little Of the staple Is
found In the vicinity, the country around
here being the poorest Of the prairie land in
the entire State. Along the lower Arkansas
the production IL much more extensive. 4
considerable amount Of cotton Ill be thrown
into the zaarket from Arkansas, as soon as
trade is opened, the main portion of the crop
coming from the vicinity Of the Arkausao
MTer: The richest region In the State is the
Wachita Valley, but that Is not likely to be
opened for The present.
& movement il now on foot for bringing
the State If Arkansas back to the Union.
The prominent leaders are moving In the
matter, and the people are ready to act on tho
may call to your n,md the course which tie
natives Of Louisiana or Tennessee havo taken
to get those States back. There IL thia dif-
ference between the movements thoro and
here. All the efforts In those localities hare
been tsr return with slavery, and they have
come in as = free State, and take rank as
auch 1om the date Of the new conltitution
cf the State. All honor to Arkaueas.
u Is stFapga indeed to see the people of
thls eeulghted region the FIRST to move for
Freedom. Before the war Arkansas was
tooaSd toasd nPen "a ss ~ ths ds1ke1s and most IN
rooted to the ~ institution" and it seemed
hcpelets to believe that she wou1d ever dTop
her 1nptrst1t1on. In many localities man
ht1l1g from New England would find hfslif
IN great re.i1 from that fact alone: Just BE-
readir the New York Tri6Gue-wnether for
pep1stpE that PAPER or siAply from the fact
that he could read, has never been decided.
THIS Is changed NOW. 4 new Light has dawn.
Cd upon The Eeop!e: They .rs waking up
dna tt1Shng 9and
spoiled State Of Kentucky.
When the war first broke out, there was
ttrong loyal eeatiGent In the State, but it was
soon crushed out in the whir! Of secession
excite ment. Though stided, it Was not COM
plstely destroyed, but existed along as best It
loyal sentiment ~ 1t MAS q feeling adverse to
change. The citizens felt that war would
cause them much discomfort for the tins be.
Ing. however 1t might result This feeling
gradually grew into one of unconditional 10y
atty as time relied on, sAd tho expressions Of
the Confederate government began to press
hard. The rebels did not select the military
commande1s Of Arkansas NTH any degree Of
jucgn ent. The worst and most worthless
general officers we're rent there as quite good
trouRh for Arkanfas Hindman was one Of
the d1et, and his name IL nowhere mentlsned
ceesion friends have no coed wsrds to Tasto
upon him. Els treatment Of both friends and
enemtts Wss equally brutal, except to hfs nar.
t!culAr tAvoHtes- To them every attention
VS. atoEn With only the effect to disgust out.
a!cerr. This courfe mkde enemies Of many
persons who Eo1ld othernise have been fflend-
" 70 himself and the cauee he Represented.
H3ndman vas toloae by Holmes, who
lp1ed With equal tyranny and bad fudemant.
Ho1mes qrArrelled with many prominent rebel
Leaders, and TINS estranged them from the
cause. Albert Pike was ono Of the t1rst to
come utder bis ban& andhe WIS arrested upon
some tlnmped up charge, and brought from
the Indian Territory under guard to Little
Rock. The arrest WAS tor the sole purpose OF
placing IN fndfgnity upon him, and in this
effort it was perfectly successfuL 4 man Of
I9ke's pride could II endure such m insult,
ana 1e 1ettud from the rebel service. With
rs retirement the rebel power over the In.
dlsns cea.ed almost entirely, Pike being the
cply Ian in the country who pos3eeaed IN
bounded influence orer them. Pike Is now
In retirement somewhere in Western .Arkan.
!as, and Is engaged IL the production Of
oeoR tq npen tne Ear: ue l. particularly severe
ArEnusas, and upon tho Contederacy gener-
ally. The friends Of this man ssy be is salts.
fed that he made great mistake, but his
Union. .,.....
Other prominent men we're treated In the
same manner. This course had It's eiIsct. to
rouse bitter feeling among the citizens,
which could culmIna!e only ID return to i
thoroughly loyal eeutiment. Oppressed on
every hand, the people opened their cyea.
They EaW themselves fighting In cause IN
Which they were less Interested than those
who Here leading them. It became proyerb
that 1t vas 1ich mans war aud poor mans
fight. Those who owned Slaves could "a.
main at home, in accordance with laN Of the
State, Wills thoEe rho had none were com
Eened to go to the war. An antagonistic
feeling WAS thus created between the slave
holding and the non .alsyeho1dfug classes.
This feud Of classes and caste, gradually
grew Into an abhoreEce Of slavery Cd the part
Of nearly all fhoEe Who were not interested Ia
The concern. Thus has sprung up the aboli-
tionitm Of Arkansas. an abolitioniem that Is
e
Increase instead ct diminishing It, and we
thali soon Gee decided manifestations Of its
existence.
The waters ara being moved for 4 return Of
the State to the Union. The circumstances
by which Arkansas is surrounded make It De.
enlisrlJ taTorsble tor the accomplishment Of
the desired purpoee.
At the time the State seeded the old con-
ttttution Vas ove1thrown aud a new one
adopted. This new constitution was made
with direct reference to an existence in
the ContedeIaey, aud nearly every CLAUSE
It IT," Before the State can come back, It
will be necessary to hold conyention Of tho
people aud adopt smother constitution that
shsll be In accordance with that Of the United
Statee. It IL proposed to make this conYen-
tion the occaaion Of the full discussion Of the
ers and Of the people are IN favor Of the
adoption Of new constitution, In which
slavery shall be left out altogether, The
election will not be held until the guerI]las
are made quiet, and there can be full aud
f1ee a; expression Of tne Mill Of the people.
4 gentleman residing In Little Rock tells
me that the sentiment Of tbs masses ia so Bit
ter, that they would not hesitate long, at the
mott extreme measures for putting dorm the
sla1eholders, in case any of the Latter should
make more than fair opposition to the
many Of the shareholders themse1Tes, admit
that the institution: Is gone be-. i
yord their power to faye 1t. But few Of the
owners consider the slaFes Of much Yalue to
them, and the few that have not been carried
to Texas, or run away to our lines, wers un-
to be rid Of the concern as soon as possih1e.t
The argument made by the leaders is that
the Proclamation Is in full force In the State,
At the time 1t was issued 1t was laughed at IS
imperative, except within our lines. At thet
tine we did not hold half dozen counties Of
the State. Since then We have extended our
llres TeryNhe1e throughout Arkonsas, with
the exception ef the southern portion. The
Pre- cclamation Of freedom folio Es the fag, aud
tie a1acrity with which this Is conceded, Is
truly surprising. Gen. Stee1e has announced
to them that the proclamation applies where.
sgsh 81 L t T t5oso 6oa tsaf s saI
slavery are tying to devise some scheme to
save themtelye8, but have been unable to hit
upoa satisfactory plan.
Several Union meetings have been held in
made BY General CAN'T and others. An IN.
conditions! Union paper Is to be started in
Little Rock, In which the question win be
strongly urged. An effort Is being mads for
the appointment ofa Military Governor for |
the 1' sIates pi IN the PsIson of NJ, Rodgers Of
view has a31esdy gone to Washington. Nj.
Rodgers Is spoken Of as in every way fitted |
for TIE position.
tits somewhat surprising to an outsider to !
move about among the people and note the !
prevalence Of this loyal sentiment. OF coursa t
there are many still left whose sympathies
with the Col federacy remains unchanged;
but The large majority arc with us. The reb.
els have been, in large measure, By their ex.
tremo tyranny and rigor Of rule, the Instrn.
menta to bring about this result, Arkansas
has had enough Of the Confede1acy, and she
Is to-day moro loyal than Missouri or Ken.
tucky. No man who has not been through