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True Democrat., 1863-04-29

1,h. .r,,eI c ianters that the administration are hoar;np o. the heads of the brave Captains of the iron-clad vessel will recoi on the heads of the ha orig;nators The accounts of the battle that be "a been pnblis he'd prove that never did naval officers fight more bravely, or conduct themselves with greater palai atry.. It is shame that their services are not prop srly acknowledged.
 With the results If the battle your readers are of course we'll acquai uted. Charleston stands to- day where she stood ! month ago, and where she viii stand till the end of the war,--IMrREGsABLE and nn;piured. She Ina s been made by the scientific skill of Gen ara Beauregard. The great hattie of the Eth ot April will long live in history. It demonstrated hat Charleston is ab- soutelv safe from any subse lueat attack that the Confederates have plenty Or Engiisn "hiiWortn suns carrying steel pointed pioyeceiies; that 'he strongest and thickest iron-c 1u vessels can be perforated with these projecti. es and that stone forrssses, mountei with guns, sacn as those pos sessed by the Confederates, canno be reduced by the heaviest artillery from on boa Sa oi vessels. knew All of these facts except tue la st. many weeks ago; and, knowing them, l said ! my letter of Feb. 13, "The expedition will fail"
 The result of this expedition, arou nd which so many hopes clustered, is another proof 7f the utter imbecility and inelciency of the admi aistration, and furnishes the only demonstration that was needed of the incompetency to conluct tli War to successful termination. How much len ger will the people permit them to continue the fract ricdal strife? Charleston no stronger than Say Ennah and Mobile We can no more take Richmoi Nd or Vicksburg than Charleston. These are facts known to all men whose reason Is .Sot clouded byhatred towards the south. And, soop.. er or later the administration will be compellet to acknowledge them, and nuke peace.
 The news of this sreat disaster following close on the heels Of the news of the failure of the four expeditions to open the Mississippi, will have most damaging effect upon the union cause in Eu- rope. The Confederate loan. already favorite stock in the Paris and London money markets, will % up, up, up; and new loaiis. to any amount, Can be negotiated i'll those cities with ease. 1lie tuin
 ing point of the has been reached. If the South has been in any ant of money hitherto, It will not be in future The finances of the Cunted- eracy are established on firm and secure ba- sis and you may now look for adeclaration from the courts of France and England that the South, having demonstrated her ability to maintain her independence is recognized as an independent na- tion. Thus the disruption of the union will be perfected. Consolidation would have won back the "wayward sisters" But the administration re- solved on s'coercion,' and behold the result, i'll discovered union And those men arrogate to themselves the name of union men. X.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Approved April l9, 1862.
(No. 5e.)

 AN ACT to establish certain post routes therein SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States Of America do enact That the following post routes be and the same are hereby established, to-wit:
 In the State of Alsbama.-From Guntersville, by way of Larkinsvle, on the Memphis and Char leston railroad, to Belefonte. From SyliacoGga to I. I. Richards, in Cossa county.
 In the State of Afkansas.-From Parks to Black fork, in Scott county. From Jacksonsort, by Black and Current rivers, to Cherokee Point, in Randolph county From Trenton, by Hickory Grove to Clarendon From Camden by way of Eldorado in Union county, to Monroe, in theState of Louisiana. From Washington to Hempstead county, by way of Nashville, Ozan post office, Wilton and Murfreesboro, to Royston, in Pike county. From Warren, by way of louisville, to Hamburgh.
 In the State of Florda.-From Waldo Station, on the Florida railroad, to Etorah.
 Tn the State of Georgia.-From Athens, by way of Harmony Grove and Phi Delta, to Homer From Lebonvle, on the Savannah, Albany and gulf railroad, to Waresboro. From Athens to Lawrencevlle. From Harmony Grove, by way of Homer and Webb's creek, to Hollingsworth. From Nesota, Baker county, to Camilla.
 In the State Of Lousiana.- Natchetoches, on ed river, to Monroe on Ouachita river
 In the State of ppi.--From Lake Station, by way of Pineville, to Glover's Place, in Smith county.
 In the State of Tennessee.--From Cade's Cave, to Mount Vale Springs. From Cookville to Gainsboro
 In the State of Virgna-From Arlington. by way of Massies Mills, to I've River Mills, III Nel- son county.
 In the State of North Caroina.-From States vile, by way of -Taylorsyille, Wilkesboro' and Jefferson, to Marion, in the State of Virginia.
 In the State of South Carolina From Sims. vile, by way of Mayburton, to Goshen Hill. In North Carolina.-From Franklin, North Carolina, to Walhalla, in South Carolina. In the State of Texas.-From Hookley's Depot, on the Houston and Central railroad, to Walters Store. From Hickory Station, in Catawba county, North Caro- lima, to Lenoir
 Approved April 19, 1862
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
JACKSON, Miss, March 6, 1863.


 MADaM-I have the honor to acknowledge the recepton. at the hands of Dr. Blackburn, of the elegant " chappeau y sent to me by yourself and other ladies of Montgomery. l accept 1t with pride and shall wear it ill grateful remembrance of the fair donors. When the history of the revolution shall be written, trust that the ladies of the South may receive that credit to which their lofty and self sacrificing patriotism justly entities them. Through our darkest hours they have stood firm and unshaken, seeing, with the eye of faith, the rainbow of promise spanning the horizon of the future, when to others all seemed gloomy, desoate and hopeless. The first to counsel resistance to tyranny, they have nobly maintained their posi- ton by sending forth to battle, and perhaps to death, the objects of their earthly adoration; and this not reluctantly, as the miser parts with his gold, but cheerfullv and courageously they have lad their temporal happiness the altar of their country, content to lose everything except honor, and determined that at any hazard 1t should be maintained. Nor have their exertons stopped here. The soldiers of every battle feld and on every starving march, and in every hospital have been nerved, strengthened and encouraged by the words of cheer and sympathy that have reached them from home. Nobly have the women of the South fulfilled their mission in this our struggle for con sttutional government. Their conduct gives assurance to the world that men descended from such mothers, having such wives and sisters can never be made to bow the neck to the yoke of pression, no matter with what strength it may be l forced upon them.
 | For the complimentary expressions toward my. self contained in your letter, am deeply grateful ] but cannot accept them without assuring you tha whatever of good to the cause I may have beer enabled to accomplish is due to the excrtons o the noble men who have constituted my command They have endured the heats of summer and cold of winter--have faced death in it's most horri, forms, in camp and on the battle field, with sub lime heroism to which history presents few paral l lels.
 Again thanking you for your kind remembrance 1 of me, remain, very respectfully, your frien, l and obedient servant.
 1 STERLING PRICE,
 Major General. l. Mrs. Alex. F. Givens, and others, Montgomery
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
April l9, 1862.
(No. 51.N

An ACT supplemental to the act entitled " an act
 to encourage the manufacture of saltpetre and
 small arns''
 SECTION l. The Congress of tte Confederate States of America do enact That the provisions of the act entitled " an act to encourage the manufacture of saltpetre and small arms" shall also apply to all establishments or mines fer the production of coal and for the production and manufacture of iron, and that in addition to the advance of fifty per cent, therein mentioned, the President be and he is hereby authorized enter into contracts for the purchase of coal and iron, in such quantities as may probably be required for series of years, not exceeding six, and to make advances thereon not exceeding one third of the amount of such contract.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
(NO. 56.l

AN ACT to organize a sign1I corps.
 SECTION l. The Congress of the Contedernte States Of America do enact, That the President De and he is hereby authorized by anu with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ten officers in the provisional army, of ! grade not exceeding that of Captain, and with the pay of fcorrespon- ding grades of infantry, who shall perform the duties of signal officers of the army. And the President is hereby authorized to appoint ten ser eeants of infaptry, in the provisional army and to assign them to duty as signal sergeants. The signal corps above authorized may be organized IS a separate corps, may be attached to the depart ment of the ad utant and inspector general, or 10 the engineer corps, the secretary ot war shall direct
 Approved April l9 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
(No. O.

AN ACT to limit the act authorizing the suspen-
 sion of the writ of habeas corpus.
 SECTION l. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the act authorizing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, is hereby limited to arrests made by the authorities of the same.
 SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That the act which this act is intended to limit shall continue in force for thirty days after the next meeting of Congress- and no longer.
 Approved April l9, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

assy~THE WEATHER.-According to ''Her- schel's Weather Table, if the "change of the moon" occurs between 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning, in the winter, the weather, until the next change, will be "cold rain, If the wind is west snow if east. The nearer to midday the phase of the moon happens, the more foul or wet weather may te expected during the next dave y
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Laws of the Confederate Congress.
 BY AUTHoRITY.)

(No. 54.) JOINT RESOLUTIONS for the relief of Capt Ben Desha
 Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate eral be and he is hereby authorized to audit and adjust the accounts of Captain Ben Desha, of the fifth regiment of Kentucky volunteers, for expen- ses incurred by him for the transportation of his company from Cynthiana, Kentucky, to Abingdon, Virginia, being the first place al which said com pany could be mustered into service, and to pay him whatever amount may be ascertained to be due him on account of transportation; said compa ny having been organized within the lines of the enemy.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
dKs SPRINGFIELD, ARK, April 20, 1863.


 MR. EprroR-On the evening of the 18th inst, our town visited by the severest storm ever witnessed. Small branches that never before were over two feet deep and could be jumped across by any active footman, were then deep enough to swim a horse, and swelled to such majestic proportions to have easily foated steamboat. Fences, gardens, crops and soii aii swept along by the resistless tide. The small creek which runs just below town became wild and forsook it's channel It sweled to the hills on either side, and was for time indeed river, and on it's muddy bosom float ed thousand wrecks. 1 have read of mountain torrent, rushing down the sides of the Alps and Appenines, but never before could 1 realize (ex- ccpt faintlv) the awful sublimity of such sight, or imagine the wreck and destruction that would mark it's pathway.
 Accompanying the rain was the most terrible hail storm ever heard or read of-lumps from the size of an ordinary mans fist to the size of q hen's egg, fell thick and fast until the whole sur face of the earth was covered. The roofs of the houses were battered and split up-window glass all broker and shrbbbery of every description bea- ten down. Large pieces of bark and limbs were Knocked from the stoutest trees. and stripped and shorn of their green foliage; orchards were rddled and the young fruit followed their mother boughs to the ground. Thus in less than half an hour the face of nature changed from the verdure of spring to the gloom and drearness of winter.-- Hogs poultry, calves and sheep were killed during this tremendous cannonading from above.
 Idon't know yet the extent of the storm, but hope and believe that tempest of such magnitude could not extend very far. great many of your readers may perhaps think that this is exags err ated description, but it really falls short of true account have not given it as bad as it really was The oldest settlers of the country all unite | in saving that it was the hardest and most awful storr, of rain or hail they ever witnessed. Thou sands of dollars could not repair the damage done l in this town and the suburbs.
 Yours respectfully,
 CLARENCE -
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Approved April l9, 1862.
(No. 59. ]

AN ACT to increase the military establishment of
 the Confederate States, and to amend the " act
 for the establishment and organization of the
 army of the Confederate States of America.'
 The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the number of ordnance sergeants authorized by section six of" an act to increase the military establishment of the Confederate States,'' etc.," approved May 18th, 1861, be so increased as to provide one for each regiment of the troops hereafter received in the service Approved April l9, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
N OTTO E

wET AS committed to the Arkansas Penitentiary, by ST the sheriff of Pulaski county, the 1st ofsSI 1884, certain Negro Man, cellin, his nameM Jobn Said negro is about 45 years old, black ~1s2 color feet nine inches in height has pop eyes and pedment in his speech. t~
 He ia the property stephen Bareed who yiesburg Nss and if not taken away at tho expiration of two years will be sold by the State. '' A. J WARD
 Dec S. 1861. 2im. Keeper Of FshafgffE4
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

- Wm. Gilmore Simms, the well known southern author, proposes "Apalachia' as the poetical name of the Southern Confederacy.- :" Hail Apalachis" is to supersede " Hail Colum- bia."
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Treasury Notice.

OFFICE or .. 5. DFp0sIIART, Little ROck, AFi aHSCs,
 April 18th, 1863. rEHREASURY NOTES of date prior to list December 1892, k bearing interest may te funded at this o.noe pur the acts uf Congress directing such funding, and the regulations of the department in bonds bearing eight per any up 22d inst and thereafter, such notes together with thos- issue subsequent st Dec, leG2 will be fndabe in per bunds.- there bond hand certificates will be issued for preserted and paid designating tho Of to which they entitled which will be taken up with bOS stock bearing date agi late of interest, as they can be obtained.
 E. CROSS.
 Dcp0Stt2Ty. April 15 1893. 13t
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
N O TICE

<~tOMMITTED to the Arl Penitentisry by M O jailer of Jackson county, certain Negro Man F9 calling himself LOUIS, about feet inches high 0 A black color light build, about 25 years old owner known.
 The said negro will be sold at tho expiration of tive if nos called for by the owner A. T. WARD,
 Dec. s. 1884,. 24ra. Essasr cf psnsssafs -
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
inc County, Arkansas.
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True Democrat., 1863-04-29

e8 A good buggy horse for sale. Good con- ditioned and can be trusted Apply at this office.
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True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Rupaay0y Sgayes in Me Penlteatiary.

UrI1NAWAY negro woman who calls her name MlLLY Ea was committed this Penitentiary by the sherh o Washington county, as runaway she Is aoout = Se oId of dark colo feet height intelligent good house says she belongs to Nathan Jaynes, in Johnson county Missouri ~ - s.u at, r.cr. and pay the charges due the State, or She VIII DO s''' VII ~ A. J. WARD,
 ,nr, % 1sg3 2lm Keeper FeattsHtiafy.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
M O T I c g.

<C1OMMITTED to the Pententiary the 18th E&uxsr A day of November, 1861, certain negro Man. calling his BILL, about 6 feet in & Se|fS ches in height, of black color, about 28 years A& old He says he belongs to man living NEGsza near Memphis Tenn. y %sss
 The owner is requested to come forward W S5sA nlv with thel aw and take him away, he will ssS$ be sold the expiration of two years to pay <sss the charges. A. J. WARD, >Q
 Dec S. 1s61 24m. Keeper Qf Fsntsatiars
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
ASST. qUARTERNAsTgR's OFFICE,

Ll-I-C NTA., IIIT IUIU' ETOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Sealed Proposals will be received this office until the ist day C4 May next, furnishing the of the QUarternaste, De- partnen this post. from Two Five Thousand tons of good nrrchantable Hay, coasi5t C lTare Grass HHn gariaI Grles. Iet. The Hay to be cut between the 10th o May h June and to be delivered thereafter bra cLle at point points the Arkansas river the Railroad from Little Rock to DC vals Blan, JNO C PEAY Capt.
 Ap,il l5 till 1st May e. NJ. P. A. c. $.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

A STORE ROOM WANTED. Apply to Rosenberg s April 22 2t
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
Northern paper
RETURN TO ALLEGIANCE. NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, (


 CoLoNEL-We, the undersigned, (late officers in Von Dorns corps of the SO called Confederate army,) having become convin"ei of the wicked- ness and folly of this rebellion, and being actuated .,y pure and honest motives and an ardent desire tI see a speedy restoration of our once glorious 4, d happy Union, have come at length (aiter orAg iourney) to present ourselves at the nearest hea quarters, on our route, of some general com mant ing United States forces on the frontier, re spectl, lily requesting alike the privilege of peace uIly re turning to dltegianc: and tD our homcs hoping nat permission will be granted us of con ve.iug ov faniles North unmolcsted in person and proper y. .o .,, It is hope l, if not inconvenient or incompatible with vour 1ties, that you will be gracously nleased to rep. 'tsent this matter to the proper off cials that it may be attended with as little delay as possible
 We were captu red on the l7th of September, near Iuka, Mississippi, and turned over for ex chance at Vicksbur.- on the lst November last During that period we became acquainted with Colonel Mezner, commanding cavalry brigade, and Colonel Dubois, st Corntlr; Major Berri!l, provost marshal, at Cairo; also Colonel Cox, and iieutenant- Colonel Logan of 10ist Illinois intIn- try statoned at that time q! Caro- and alter con- vcising with these and other federal officers, we were convinced that position III relatlonto the Federal government was erroneous and c0nsclen- ti0usly untenabIe, end we deeply deplorc ana re- rr-tted the fact .A4t NC N ere ever led te assume hostile attitude against it. Then iaithiully to keep sacred in letter and spirit, tAc oath oi ale glance when administered, Is the sol 'In ihCehloh of Your obedienC servants,
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
rraitors Exposed.

l At meeting of the officers of thee1 5th. regi ment Arkansas volunteers near Grenada, Mlssis sippi, January g. 1885, the following proceedings were had A committee, consisting of Lieuten- ant Colonel Reynolds, Dr. Bourland, and Capt Kinder, was appointed to draft and publish suita- bEe resolutions concerning the conduct of deserters Captain PaW Graham and Sergant Edward I. Dor. ton.
 The committee to whom the subject was referred, respectfully report the following facts concerning the above named individuals The application of Graham and Dorton to take the oath of allegiance to the United States published herewith, shows when they were captured and their reasonable conduct a!terward. Also, that they have lied in assuming rank which they never hed-Graham being captain and Dorton sergeant. The commit tee further report, upon their know ledge, that Graham swi1idlcd one of his own men out of a sui: of clothing, which he purchased and had charged to r. Grecnwait, of his company, never paying the same. And, further, that the said Graham has acted dsgraeefally on several occa sions Tn the face of the enemy. The committee recommend the adoption of the resolutions of the prisoners of war herewith inclosed-Graham be- ing a member of said committee. and at the time lie signed them they were applicable to him..
 The committee recommend that reward of thrteeu hundred dollars be offered for the appre henSon and delivery of the said Graham, and the usual reward of thirty dollars for de5erter for the said Dorton.
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True Democrat., 1863-04-29

yxyA6 COMMITTED to the Saline county jail ou
 sS the 2+th day of December lo62, negro man sa FRED. says he belongs Joshua c. Craig of Chcat E rounly Ark he is about 24 years old dark coprer M color viii weigh 50 pounds; about feet nohes h=A; says he runaway from ghe salt works at Arkadepbia.
 The owner will please forward prove property charges and get him. he will be dealt with the law directs IhVMto fhOA, HIDellh. HDellh
 March IS 1S63 6m Cost of adv. g per week
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

,. "'eA' 4a '4Lk3, Sheriff of Pulask county. "'thA otate o ArRansas do hereby certify tlat th eb vt, N - Gong orger of the County Court in tsroncr t c' Connty Scrip and the certificate nf the Clerk f.tt in my hands.
 oiTtn at my ohice a Little Rock, this 10th day of n A. D. 1883. JyStArf " Gtfre >ter.4'
 By B. SrnLwEII, Depatg
 April 22, 1883. 2y
True Democrat., 1863-04-29
STATE OF ARKANSAS. I

t0UNTI OF FULASkL ]
 l, THOMAS H. WALKER Clerk of the Ciyhait Court aHc exoco Clerk of the County Court of said county io hers by certify that the foregoing Order Is copy She record of said County Court the appears thereon IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, heIeuuta my hand t. s such Clerk and affx the seal of my office this 10th day of April 1863. THOS. II. WALKER Clerk.
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

THOMAS PACK, SherF
 and Collector of Saline county, Arkansas
True Democrat., 1863-04-29

NJ0TlCF.-Wheseas my wife. ELIZ ZABEfI QUINN. hav- N ing left my bel and board without provocAtion, hereby orwaCn Ail persons trusting her on my account, will not pay any debts which h may contract after this day. L. QUINN.
 Turin, Ark- April l2th 1S6a. sO-sw*
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-12
From the Catholic Telegraph.

On next Tuesday the election for Coy
ernor, Legislature, &c, will take place
in this State. Some persons of timid
turn have requested US to give few
words of advice to those who are sup
posed to be influenced by what we say.
We would be glad to see the day pass
away quietly. Indeed the election, it is
said, will be all so much on one side that
the evil-disposed will feel no great dis
position to disturb the peace Moreover,
advice from US would be of no avail for
this reason-the good Catholic is always
orderly. He is no bully. He respecIs
authority as well as himself. He needs
no advice to conduct himself as good
citizen should. He is a man who at
tracts respect His political life is reg
ulated not by prejudice or passion, but
by the exercise of cool judgment. He
knows that as " for every idle word he
must render an account to the Judge
of all, so must he do so for the most i'm
portant civil act of his ife-the casting
his vote for one or another. He knows
this we'll He understands his duty, he
feels the responsibility, and he will hesi-
tate before exercising the franchise to
the ruin of his native or adopted home.
Before casting his vote he will not medi-
tate. This is one class of Catholics who
need no advice The other classl-the
cofee-house sojourners-the family-de-
serters-the profane swearers-where
would be the use of advising then9 IF
the bull of Gregory the XVI cannot re-
strain them by its communication from
attempting to enslave their fellow-crea-
lures, words from US would have very
little effect! "They are welded to their
idols-let them alone"