The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-08-06
A WAR ORDER.

The other day. while the editor of this paper was considering proposition from Arabi pasha. lame eolored man entered the office and handed him the following communication:
 Io tl< Efitor lsfth, frSfnsF-e Iressiey.
 A few words of retrospective eNpIana- ton will better acquaini you with the ob feet which prompts me To send this com munication. About year ago. the mur- der of 4 newspaper man in i'crryyile, and subsequent threats of violence. caused me io send the ouapaw guards to that place. You accompanied the expedition IS d war spondent. shortly after the army had gone mo camp your military ability was accidentally discovered by the command ing general. Just at this time. when we did not know ~ha, move the enemy would make or how much that oowlegsed man with d ehec ked shlrt was gong io charge for beef. the commanding general was Tn need ot an adviser. You were selected. and 2t one boost you were elevated from the groxcliug position of an obscure newspaper man to the rank of maJor. You did your work we'll You never failed to obey an order from the cook-and always showed disposition To destroy any forage tha, might have fallen into the pos session of the enemy. The state has not forgotten your services. and now desires to show its appreciation oi your valor by placing you m q position of greater trust and activity. Several days ago party of eonsiets were taken down into Saline county and assigned to duty in the con structIon of a house. The people of the county objected to convict labor. and ae cordinsiy several hundred voters armed themselye, and threatened to blow the consicts out of their striped bondage II they struck another lick Now. il Is the duty of the state to protect these oontiCts. l. k the duty that every good citizen owes te his conscience and his state. and II Is especially the duty of q soldier like yourself to insis; upon t striet obserxance of the law. Now. therefore. l. governor ot the state of Arkansaw. by authority III me coated ar vested. l should say always get the names of garments mixed -eomm.nd you. as q raaJor of twilight infantry. 10 organize the state militia and proceed at once to Saline county.
 I. ]. CHURCHILL.
 Governor.
 Shortly after tie governors eommunl- cation daoistened the eyes of the military man for whom t was intended. the fol- lowing startling letter dated Saline County" was received
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 understand that the governor contem- plates ordering you to repair to our county with q lot of militia for the purpose of protecting the conlIets. AS Il friend to your paper allow me to say that you will be welcomed with peculiar warmth. and that within fifteen minutes after arriving your scalp will dangle from the end of a fishing pole. proudly bourne by an ardent youth. Come on with your militia Eight hundred men are panting to receive you. l0HN BlUfISh.
 President of the Anti-Convicts.
 Governor. in view of pressing business engagements the editor of this paper Is compelled to decline the honor which you so generously confer upon him. Warfare is no doubt ! sublime science. but the ed itor of the ARKaNSAw TRAvttER Is mod est and retiring He fears tha, if he were ,o obey your order. some one would gc; hurt. He fears that he might be the some one, and he therefore tenders his resignation. You may say that m officer cannot resign in the face of the enemy. If this be an immovablc military rule. he will go away off some where. remote from the enemy's face. and resign. It would give him great pleasure to iigh, for his state and the tiresides of the convicts but just at prcsen, he must almos, pasSiona,ely decline. \, some future time he will serve you. but during the prcscn; genera ton he wifi not be war horse. There k Il great deal ot military talent in Arkan- saw. Only few days ago young man oi this city fought and vanquishcd an aged relative He would no doubt accept the situation. Probably some disappointed man who has for years been running for office on his war record would like the place. The country abounds in titled pcrsonases. Probably, by able manage nlen,. you could shove some of them to the iron, and lei the enemy kill them. This would bc of srea, advantage ,o the state and would encourage immigra- ton
 A SNAKE CHARMER