, 1864-01-26
ton in the Union, except as to being free
instead Of q slave State

Tim In fhn 1Trfnn nyccDt a9 to being q Tree
instced of n s1ayc state.
The on1v tonic of specfaI interest stirring
woa +bo ordcr that hal been issucd for the
,rrcst of Dr e.. 2. hIeader. editor OF the Lit
t1e Roch National Democrat. This paper
bas monifa.ted sentiments not calculat-
ID tn oss;st the work of reorganiza-
linn ro5np4 on In Arkansas, or to |
cncnnrape he Growth of loYnl feeling. The
fo1,oxr;nr extract from the Deuocydt Of tho |
1C,t viii 1--WE mn idea of the STYLE ordinarily |
found in that paper. Referring to the lutte
sham election in Louisiana, it says:
.sSome such sort of scheme was contempla-
ted md nav be attempted In Arkansas, but it
viii be labor thrown away An act Of Con-
ercss wfl1 prescribe the way Of doing these
things, and If men of small minds and large
ambition desire to become great men in the
1ond thew must' get q minority Of loyal voters
to indorse them, and not depend upon worn /
out machinery caucusses, back door conven-:
tions and unauthorized elections Where doz-
en- only vote, and returns OF which are made
to nobody and controlled only oy parties
interested" -
a new paper "as aooat TO Dc stat1eo IN
Little hoek ny persons oa teliaoie onaon ssn-
tlments, "n1en IL ID onae1s.oou o. VIII iaoof
tor the Union cause VIII 1aentS' anu neip
the Fe-ofgahlzatlon moYemont on"aras.
When our Informant was at httie hoeA Inc
state ConVentlon winch net Oh tno ota, "as
still busy ut It's leoors, per1ectihs Inc ne"
constitution 1t haa, ny DECIDED ma'ofa.Y.
struck out all PROVISIONS Oh INC olo constsa,
tfon faTor1Dg slavery, and haa introduced
provisions placing the state on 1ree oasls-
The Convention was representation from
large portion Of the whole state anu the best
effects were looked for from its labors, which
were progressing. -
We gather from persons recently arrived
from New Orleans, many interesting facts In
relation to affairs in the Department Of the
Gulf The Texas army has within past few
weeks, mndc several very important
advances. General Fitz Henry Warren was
occupying 1ndlanol,. aud reconnoltring
the country beyond. In the beginning Of the
| present month an expedition: set out from
! Dpcrose Point, Texas. and moved up Mata.
oordo Peninsula. in co-onaratiou with rim
boats md made some important discoveries
| relative to the epemy's plans. The rebel
| punboat Carr. was DESTROYED while cndeayor-
;no tn check INV fn1ther advance on our mart.
| The evneditfon uaa an its return when
1oIce bofy of the enemy,s cayo1ry wers seen
chero,nr ocross the n1nin with fbe design of
| crttinr The cvncatt1on of Our froons being
49,. ,e,,c1, 1ocs q nnmbcr 7mmed,ata1v Win,
ar.v, r. soma nciehhor;nc aond hilla. where
1r1;,a ~, - 1ra-o taan;r fho ot+ettTo,, ~ +ha
.,a,,r a,,1aaoa the regt viii, thefr hovorets
49, ~, sae,J - 61i;nr. thot~ b1anrots 1vh,c1,
tbey used for bags, soon found themselves
well protected, auii their interior1ty Of mum
hers. eonalized by tho advantage aud security
| of nceffiop. Af{er bcsjerine our troops for
twenty hours. the enemy fearing reinforce
mtpts. which, In fact. were moving
to our assistance, he withdrew, raising
the seicc and morIng for Brazos river,
as fast os possible No very important
movements, with m eyc to q campaign, are
looked for In Texas ut present, Mai. Gen.
Heron has been appointed to- the comm1ud
of the new district extending along the Rio
Grande, and designated tbs: District Of the
Frontier.
From the Teche country 74e:lcarra r1othing
The army has gone Into wfuts7uuar.erz for
The nrtsent
Prisoners captured some tin1eugo,. rear
R.,nn Choteon. bove recent1v. returnext
onsou eote.. =" 80
bringing very gioomy accounts o1 Feoel prop
erty in Western Louisiana. The people are
becoming tired ofGghting, and wish to return
80. ,,1..,L..a .,s o,oro-o1r, ns.no.; l.,
!ns o'"i,'u1'eu aau ,, o'en 1!-s -
that section are most exofo1tanI cen1ede-
rate money has declined sixteen cents on the
dollar. Gold is worth SIS; bad rum $Eper
ho++1a ND sva~xt,,fn,r o1se IN nronortio,-,
potl'e' "nu e'e'3 Lilly sio0 AZ p1oPo 1oi4" !,
The treatment OF our prisoners at
Natcbitochc5, Alexandria and ShreVeport, IS
shocking, many wanting the necessaries of
life and arc poorly ctad. An arrangement
,,.s hnan r,ods het ween f,cp Fr.Dk],r of mr.
nrny arn v and % Cen Toylor C. s. A.. for rsuop1ylns
our men with requisite clothing and blankets
In New Orleans political matters absorb the
attention of the neop1e. The recent proc1a.
n,ot;on oY Cen. Ranks h,s ciyen much food
""t.on ~ -
1or uns loquacit' oi poi1e4aae anu ~ p.Ies-
The Union conventions Of this city are be-
coming quite popular md answering good
.rr,.oeo con R,nEa r. at;1} IN Nav Orleans.
pIa lo7r - $500 80 -.a, ,~,or T., +,,,s
l. o''5 een: 49, - ~-' -....t ,'"as sa.s
department, ha7 Wi soa'1 s u..E p7' 80 -
ehel u easu y, ,osa sa ta~aa - aar.,rr -" - -
IN -" e. ,'n..,,,.,5 t.,.a 1sa;,;r,- .,o-t < ~
w., ~ - ,v,,,c,, 1ons+ ann onan
~ 11.a aa-z va ot 1ost anne dcfn;tf
,.,ca..s,,,;a,s T., -aoor3 tn The ,nouemonts anf
| nnar,+;or,s or cen Eorrrst In Vast Tcnnes.
~ Forros+ boa 1,tc1u heen madc Mufo,
cnno-,1 n +hc rchc1 army. and placed in nomi
~, command of tbe i1enartment composcf
- ~ Sor4f ss,ss,ssfnn;. Wcat Tcnnesse and
~ 80 ~ Tantnn,-v .nd he oxorrs tbere ar.
i,..,,sa,5s ~ -,,,nroesaa. ra1,s1a II, }be a,s
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