Washington telegraph., 1863-09-30

\ llshed under Federal rule at LATHE Rock.
For this we are indebted to Capt. Near
thur.
1t is reported that the Federal com-
| mander sent word to our old friend Dan.
ley, requesting him to continue the pub.
lication of the Gazette, and he respond ed
that he would make a much better Fede.
raj prisoner than Federal editor There
must have been something like this for
we End the following order in "The Ma.
tional Union:"
OFFICE MILITARY COMMANDER. J
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 18th. '63 (
| Special Orders No. l.
j. w. DENNY is hereby authorized To
take possession OF the Office of the Little
Rock Gazette, and enter upon the duties
of editor and proprietor Of the same.
BY order of Brig. Gen. Davidson.
| T \. S. MONTGOMERY.
f. Lieut.. and y. a. A. Gen.
To j. W. Demby, Esq.
Whereupon the said Demby takes pos
session accordingly, and issues the first
Federal sheet in the Confederate State of
Arkansas.
1t is skilfully wOrded. 1t "roars as
gently as any sucking dove. 1t roars an
'twere any nightingale" 1t is filed with
the kindest regard for erring Arkansians.
1t Is ''smitten on the right cheek and
turns the left also" 1t implores them
not 10 be foolish. Why d, they run
away! The glorious old Uuior is estab
llshed again, aud would gather them all
kindly under its folds. 1t is soft, smooth
flowing stream of ''words," with a beauti
tul play of grass" but here aud there
ripple In the stream shows the hidden
stones, whose virtue will be tried also in
time. For instance, this passage occurs
ln the salutatory address. We italicze the
ripple:
'Our humble purpose will be the good
OF the whole-our sentiments are, auu we
humbiy hope ever Will be, of a National
character. We saall cndeavOr to trea;
persons and opinions with that degree of
respect we ask at the hands of others.
Crmiuatl0n Or re cr rmiuation-abu-e -es
aud accusations We consider productive
OF more harm than good, therefore We
shall indulge but little in that line. On
the con trary We shall cndeavor to concili.
at and as far as possible stiIi the troubled
and mudded waters of strife by kindness.
lt'ls truly said 'the gentle hand leads the
elephant BY Il hair
= Wien and ,cltere kindness proUes una
oattd6te, acc are authOrized TO say our
Generals wtN prooide remedy"
They commit the old error, these fede-
rails, of ,upposing the people of Arkansas
behind the age. All these things have
happened before in Nashville and New
Orleans, and Memphis, and every place
else. Of course it is best for them to
bring willing subjects to their feet; but
there they must be willing or unwilling.
We select the following extracts to
crafty the natural curiosity of our readers.
The first is "rich" in connection with the
action of the Federals in stealing or free
ing the negroes on all the river plauta-
tions:
"Why run your property from the pre-
sence OF an army, whose tramp and artil-
lery Is heard in every State from Virginia
to Texas. and whose banner floats trium.
phantly, and is immovably fixed over the
soil wherever its heavy battalions are
moved? The National forces are not here
to destroy property-lives-or to injure
the country In any manuer, but on the
contrary, to save and protect When
Arkanslans come up to the work of re-
generation, let US unite In establishing
state of affairs which will render the pre-
sence of the National army unnecessary
Come together from the valleys and the
hills, mighty unto peace, and we assure
you peace will hover around your homes,
and prosperity will once more abound
throughout the land.
Seen. DaVidson's business office is in
the old Bank House, where the General
is handsomely represented by that very
clever gentleman Lieut. Col. Caldwell,
Chief of Staff. We presume the precon-
cived fears of the ladies relative to the
monstrosities of Union officers, will all be
removed. especially in regard to the Gene
raj and Colonel-after obtaining an inter
view, which, of course, will be granted.
If denied, however, the only redress We
can suggest to the ladies-is to comfort
the editor. by patronizing the United
States Printing House.
"The Peniteutiary was found minus
convicts. It's frowning walls and dirty
yards give out dismal aspect. The
filthy, lousy cells had disgorged their
human contents of misery and wretched.
ness. It's former masters have fed, and
left behind them their power and glory.
1t is now being used by the National
authorities as a military prison, and will
soon be purged of its filth
"Judge Murphy, Of Huntsville, Ark g,
is here in fine health and good spirits.
1t will be remembered he is the man who
had the moral courage to cast his vote
singly against secession in the Conyen.
ton. If the thirty nine members of that
body, who were professedly for the Union,