Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-19

! States that had also seeded, and which
| had Instituted q new Constitutions
/ Government, laying its foundation oil
such principles, and organizing Its pow
ers In such form, as seemed 10 them mos
/ likely tc effect theiE SAFETY and the hap
piness of their people. Once li0lP thl
State of Arkansas became one OF the
constituents of q nation OF natloL
/ eompased of States, but with separate
and distinct identity and personality, III
nature only better defined thap that
/ the nation of which she had pefoEe GeseI
( a constituent, and some alteration iOi
the better being made in regard to the
! tenure of office and the poyers commit
/ ted to Departments aud 0hicers.
Thus she became party to the wal
waged by the United States against tht
I Confederate States of America, wal
denounced against her in advance, il
/ ease she should secede, and fFom WHICH
/ having done so, she could not escape
Again she divided the duties and obllgs'
| ti0ns of her citizens, making their allie
Ciance due TO the Confederate States ol
/ The nation. to such extent as the nation
has the constitutional right to require
obedience, fidelity, service, loyalty and
self-sserifice from them. Every citizen
! of Arkansas, and every citizen Of any
1 other one of the C9dfederate States
coming within her limits, owes that ale
glance; and il he joins the armies OF the
United States, giving them, by over
acts, aid and comfort, he is unqHestiona-
bly, guilty Of Treason against the Con
| federate States.
Nor could a citizen Of the state, II
such when the state seeded, afterwards
remove beyond her limits, into one ol
the United States, and be at liberty to
bear arms against this State. For, Ark
ansas being no longer state Of the
United States, he was no longer, under
their constitution, entitled TO the privi-
leges and immunities of citizenship IN
any one Of those states; but he was an
alien. by virtue of the ordinance OF Sc
cession, and could not-becOme citizen
of q state Of the United states except
by naturalization. If he were natural
ized there, by virtue OF any law or act
Of these stEtes in Congress the state
Of Arkansas would not be under
any obligations of courtesy or amity,
or any other, even in time
Of peace, to recognize the right OF one OF
her citizens to throw off his allegiance
and citizenship; or the right or power OF
anv foreign nation or State, by natural
3 u
OF the State Of Arkansas, or relieve him OF
any Of his duties as her citizen: and
much less would she recognize such an
attempt as Of any validity in time of war
| She would possess little self-respect, il
| she should permit her citizens, who had
| held military rank and Office in the Con
/ federate service, and civil office in hel
own, to throw Off their allegiance al
pleasure, and by removing to the en-
emyis country or within her lines, be al
| liberty to strike with patricidal hands al
( her bosom, or by accepting civil office
/ there, or other overt a6ts, to incite anl
/ encourage learned hirelings of tyranny
I to do so.
IT Is alleged in the information, tha
/ the party against whom the writ Of Que
/ Warranto~ is now demanded, has moi
only taken the oath required by tht
/ Proclamation of the President Of th'
4 limited States, to entitle any rebel tC
amnesty and release of his property from
eonfiscation but that he. has also recog
nized the usurping government OF th'
( STATE of Arkansas, by seeking to b
/ elected to, and offering to hold, under It
/ the office of Judge of the Circuit Court
/ 1t is not in the least doubtful that 81
| citizens of Arkansas, who were such OF
/ the dav of secession or have since theI
I become such, and who have actively
aided, assisted and participated, unde
/ tlae protection OF the arms Of the public
enemy. and by virtue of any warrant o
4 authority from any Department or Office
| of the government Of the United states
| in establishing or setting on foot or car
rying on the spurious and fraudulen
government established for the State o
/ al nor
/ sons executing any of its pretended law
/ or the orders of its Departments or OH
Gers or adheriDg to thst spurious gov
ernment, recognizing 1t as lawful, an
seeking to obtain Office under II, ar
guilty Of high treason against the Free
Sovereign and independent State of Al
kansas.
THE oath dictated by the Proclamation
of the President Of the United States,
in these words: {" I do sclemnly sweal
in the presence Of Almighty God, that
will henceforth faithfully support, prc
t,cf and defend the Constitution of tn
4 TInited Statas and the Union Of tn
. states Hereunder, and that will in lik
manner abide by and faithfully suppor
, All acts OF Congress passed during th
Il Existing rebellion. with reference
slaves. so long and so far IS not yet rt
nealed modified or held void by Con
gress or by decision Of the Suprem
court. aud that will in like manns
. abjde by and faithfully support ali Prot
f lsInations Of the President, made dUrin
the existing rebellion, having TefereDt
, | To slaves, 50 long and so Tar as not mod
| fied or declared void by decision Of th
supreme Court. So help me God "
By taking this oath a party elects
/ adhere. and does adhere, to the Unite
States. It is an oath Of allegiance an
fidelity. The party swears to obey u
II laws enacted by the Congress OF Il
I United States, and also the Proelani
+ tiops OF the President OF that foreig
7 country in regard 70 slaves, by which
! slaves in the State OF Arkansas hay
! been declared emancipated and free I
, svaars to support, protect and defend 4
ronatitution of the United states 81
. fhe Union of the States under it, and
! n,nat receive the construction Of tn
q Constitution from the Supreme Court
the United States. He swears to ragai
: secession as rebellion, Arkansas as ST
. legally in the Union, her sons IN arm
I. against the United States, as traitors 81
e rehels
! whatsoever takes the oath becomes,
: far a. his virtue TO make him 50, by y
B most precise and explicit promise 81
4 nledrs, an enemy Of the Confedera
\ states, party to the war wsged again
4 fhem. By oath and word he appr0v
: All that has been done by the orieeFs
s the United States, by virtue OF the LAY
+ ar authority of their Congress and Pre-
n dent. ia the prosecution of the war.
5 ~ the proper sex aud age, he beconl
& benr,d. when ordered BY law or the e
= sontive authority, 20 take up arms al
!, ssrva in their armies, and aid in subj
eating his State.
!. The taking OF the oath is an overt a.
3 tstitl x Il known that many have tax
Z + ,.,,der stress OF necessity, and und
/. .ssst,,af duress. Citizens lying on tn
= 5asfk- -heds. with bat a few days OF J
Z, :, ..e~,,ii -s,-,ai,,inQ. have been compelled,
a T.;1fIe Rock, to take the hated oath,
Il esrse until they did so u was not p
~ saissills to purchase medlcines Lof the
a "a ne seller was pnnishable for an
= = - :, erco as for an efieDse, Il hnmanl
= "a Charity persuaded him % yiolate
y ss ND eell medicine to the politi
- - sl,-..s. -. - erfTemss And ali Voms
= 49, 1'ss ,-o,ths al both sexes and tender .
= 49, sne eIeo heen compelled by military |
81 y, tssr,tx Ia lake the same oath, under
- sa,,,s s.',,, s,enaitv Of disqualification 70 p
=, ssa. a,eass any thing, any where
to How fsr the circumstances are 70
oree or Justify those who DO SO unl
j. s,sx S,,ress. and those Of that sex and 4
no .sS sss g., which tyranny has rarely eefe
IN i1 The latter ages Of t1s world, exerct