The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-16
LoYaItYIn Arkansas.

The st. Louis Democrat of the 18th
inst, contains q letter from Little Z OK
from which we make the following ex-
tract. Arkansas bids fair to be the first
State that returns TO loyalty:
The loyalty of Arkansas is developing
itself so rapidly and in such decided
shape, [ cannot but let your loyal readers
hear of things here. Lieutenant Colonel
Caldwell of the Sd Iowa, on his late dar-
ing and gallant expedition to the south
western portion of this State reports an
amount and an intensity of loyalty not
unworthy even our great cause. Old
men, women and children came for miles
to meet their dsliverers and to welcome
them. They came in the day time and
at night, on foot and on horseback, and
in all manner of vehicles, bringing mfr
nation and estables, such as butter and
butter milk, and whatever else they
thought acceptable.
The women threw their arms even
around their horses necks in their great
joy, aud wept like children. Their loy-
atty is even equal to that of Western Ar
kansas. As evidence of their loyalty,
they are coming out from ten to twenty
daily aud joining the regiment now form
ing here under Colonel Fishback of Fort
Smith. All these men, both in Western
and Northern and Southwestern Ar
kansas are radical on the question of
emancipation. You nor your readers
can form an idea of the great reaction
which has taken place in the loyal men
of this State.
IN many portions of the State il
would be worth as much as q mans life
to advocate the establishment Of the
institution,
Such, however, is not the case in the
city of Little Rock. Here there is a class
of quasi Union men, who were very good
rebels when the rebels were here, and
who, now that they are enjoying the free
dom Of the United States Government,
are engaged in plotting for the re-estab-
lishment of slavery when the army shall
have been withdrawn.
Their plan now is TO teach the peopl
to believe that the Proclamation finally
settles the question in this State. Hay-
ing thus lulled the people into false Sc
curity they propose to bring the slaves of
Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and in
deed all those States 10 which the Procla-
nation does not apply, into this State,
after the war; which the Constitution of
Arkansas places beyond the power of its
Legislature to prevent.
But the Union men here are on the
alert, and yesterday at Union meeting,
Colonel w. III. FishbAck, of Fort Smith.
offered the following resolutions
WHEREAS, The proclamation ofthe Pre-
sident of the United States has not final.
ly settled the slavery questi N in the
States to which it implies, having only
freed the slaves hsn in those States; and.
WHEREAS, There is a number of sIaAe
States 10 which that Proclamation does
not apply and,
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the
State Of Arkansas prohibits its Lsgisla-
ture from preventing slave owners of
those States from bringing them into this
State; therefore, be it
ReSOlUed, LIST, That those who assert
that the Proclamation setteles the oues-
of slavery in Arkansas, are either igno-
rant of our Constitution, or would lulI
the people into false security, in order
to the re-establishment Of slavery here,
when the armies shall be Withdrawn
I'd, That it Is the duty Of the people Of
Arkansas 10 cal Convention, as soon
practicable, and so amend our Constitu-
ton, As to place the question beyond the
reach Of cavil.
Sd, That the man who would willing
ly hand down 10 another genera ton this
'.bOne Of contention" with all its atten-
dAnt consequences, is unwOrthy the as g
IN which he lives and justly deserves
The exeerstiOn Of Prosperity.
Which were unanimously adopted.