Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-13
ARMS FOR ARKANsAS. One Hundred and Bixty~seven Cases on t1Re Way.

ming of the canvass, and as a despsrate alternative, in pandcmonium assem- bled, devised the hellish scheme of arming their ignorant dupes to do by force what they could not trust to official fraud. They passed an odious and unjust registration law, and find ing it's provisions insufficient to &C., complish the ends sought, resorted to every subterfnge imaginable. to evade carrying it into effect when detriment- al to their party interests. Registrars give colorcd men certificates indiffer- ently, but require of white men to
 PROVE that they are entitled to qualify and register. They have thrown this rigorous registration law, official fraud ! and the scalawag and carpet-bag vote 1 into the scales and find their side light
 hence, they want these arms and am
 intuition to bring it down. They have planned Camilla riot for the eve of
 the Presidential election, and organ
 ized companies to be armed and used on the day of election This is what the midnight orgies, held in the bot toms and in the rear of plantations, means. When good men are sleeping, after hours of honest toll, these vile, cold-blooded, slimy, snake-eyed, car pot-bag refuse of other States are poi
 soning the minds of their dependents against them, and counseling their
 murder, if necessary, to reach their de- sires. Was ever country SO cursed ? God pity the land that supports such unnatural monsters. Citizens of Ark ansas is the scales not yet fallen from your eyes? Are you not fearful of the consequences that may result from the night-time plottings and machinations of these dangerous and evil-minded adventurers? How know you but what you are standing over mine that may explode at any moment2 Be on your guard, ready to act like men and patriots when the hour calls you. A people whose actions are worthy of freedom enjoy its privileges.
 Read the following from the Mem- phis Appeal and know what the ene- mics of Arkansas have prepared for her:
 The Appeal announced on Saturday morning that several thousand stand of arms, with ammunition, therefor, were on the way down the river on the steamer Belle Memphis-arms raised by the Radicals of the Northwest and sent to the Loyal League of Arkansas to be distributed among the negroes of that State. The scheme was so atro- cious, the plan so devilish, the whole plot so cold-blooded, and withal so daring, that we could scarcely believe the story ourselves, although it came to us we'll attested.
 Yesterday morning about breakfast time the Belle Memphis came into port, and the report was verified in every particular, one hundred and sixty-seven cases of arms, marked 70. R. Exon," being put out upon the dock as a portion of the down freight ofthat vessel. We are informed that two men, giving their names as Hodges and Bennett, the latter an ex-captain ill the Federal army, came down on the steamer in charge of these cases, and claim that they were purchased for the State government of Arkansas.
 It was on this statement, we under stand, that the Memphis and St. Louis Packet Company was induced to take the freight. They also promised that they had already made arrangements with the White River Packet Company to send boat alongside of the steam CT as soon as she reached Memphis. They, however, reckoned "without their host, as we understand that that company have flatly refused, as has every boat in that trade, to have<any- thing to do with the affair. We can only say that this is very wise course of action on their part. Meanwhile the cases are on the wharf, guarded by the police. In this connection we pre- sent the following extracts from pri- letter to one of the editors of this pa- per. It will be seen that more arms are on the way. God help poor Ark ansasl
 cone hundred and sixty-eight boxes of muskets, to be followed by five more car loads, were shipped from this city to-day for Little Rock. These arms come from Detroit, are taken by some process from the Government arr senal, and are for distribution among the negroes. The whole number of muskets en route to Arkansas is above 5000. The purpose of Clayton and his associates is to carry the election in Arkansas by force. The people should be advised of the facts."
 The following from the Public Led. ger gives the disposition that had been made of them at our latest accounts:
 The one hundred and sixty-seven boxes of arms and ammunition mark ed "C. R. Exon," supposed to have been shipped by Radicals in the North west to arm the '.Loyal League" and negroes in Arkansas, and which arr rived here on the Belle Memphis yes- terday, are now being carried to the premises of Conner < Richardson, com mission merchants, on Howard's Row, for storage. They are to remain there until some party here, claiming to rep resent the State of Arkansas, finds favorable opportunity to ship them to their destination. The freight and all charges have been paid on them, and We suppose the "officer in charge" is only waiting instructions from Clay ton, the Radical Governor of Arkansas, as to what point they shall be shipped to. The whole number of muskets is said to be five, thousand, enough to arm two brigades of negroes. The white people across the river have our deepest sympathy. We fear terrible time is in store for them, if the Radi- calls can carry out their schemes.
 DEMOCRATS SWEEPING ILLINoIs.- The Shelby (Ky.) Sentinel says:
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