Washington telegraph., 1863-10-14
g>PRIcE's Division, FAGAN' BRIG AIDE,
CAMP AT ARKADELPHIA, UCr 2, 1868

I<PRIcE's Division, FAGAN' BRIGADE,
CAMP AT ARKADELPHIA, Der 2, 1868.
10 The Voters # he Third Congie..
siondt District Of 1rkansas
Some time since, as u candidate fol
reelection to Con 5ress, published "a
list Of appointments, with vier oi
addressin. you upon our national affairs
At that time, the District was entirel,
unoccupied by the enemy, and ther,
was every prospect that | could meel
you at The times and places designated.
since then, however, the enemy has
possessed himself Of near one half the
District. aud Is preparing TO push on
This makes 1t impossible for he 10 fill
many of the appointments made by me /:
and IS our entire state is now threat
cned with invasion, and orr very cx-
Istencc is now in danger, it is not rIs.i,i
and proper that l should stteinpt IL
carry out design, which, when formed.
was just and feasible
] would say to you, therefore, as ]
may not visit you, be certain to hOlu
elections wherever you can. The clec-
tiun is 10 take place On the 1st " ed
nesday in November next, and the Gov
ernor's proclamation 10 that effect il
now published Til will be All i'm.
portant election. Ar I.ansas, AS we'll a.
the whole Trans Missi ~sippi Department,
will need her repres eutatives there, to
lay the condition oi affairs here belOr,
the authorities at II ichmond. and 10 d..
mand and insist upon the pro per ai,i
and assistance. AID besides, ,Ithe next
two years will. in all probability, clos,
this struggle, and questions Of moment,
and many Of them, will come before th'
Congress for settl ement, and Arkansas s
shnnld be well rep resented to claim her
rights, and place her in a proper atti.
tude before the world, so that when the
storm Of battle Sd all have passed away,
ard our brave bu, : shall have laid down
the arms they hay e SO proudly and nobly
borne for us and nnrs, the ST lr that gilt
ters to her name in our national alaxy
shall still shine there in all IFS briliancy
with not one ef its rays dinmed or
lost The import ance of the next Con.
Gress therefore, cannot be overestima.
ted. and let me urge you to hold cleo
iions, by all means, wherever it is
practicable
You know me well enough, as well
too my public course, TO determine
whether ! am a suitable person TO exc
cntf this high and responsible trust |
am but one of you-have lived no where
else but in this State, and should You
confde your interests to me, shall l.
bor to further them as it has been ny
pride to do. ON all occasions since you
first honored me. Nv duties will call
me from this State to Richmond early IL
November, TO close my term Of service.
and until am compelled to start, ] ex-
pect TO be. where | ain now, with ou,
army, wherever it may be called. doing
all can, III my feeble way, to max.
successful cause how hallowed and
made sacred TO us by some Of the besi
blood Of the South. Being driven from
my home by the enemy, and my effects
at Little Rock to be sold under their
contiscation act, as learn, it is better
! should adopt this course. than to wan
der about like lost one, truly having
not whercon to lay my head" And
when | shall repair to Richmond t.
serve you, leave the matter of cleo
tion in your hands, promising TO be sat
isfed with your own free choice.
Your ob'nt servant &c,
A. II GARLAND.
Camden Herald copy and send Bill 10
This Office.