Year: 1861

 have tasped beloved country American so dedcad Dy the of liberty has, by the hand of rah' ee made blood of its children most angunal anu cumnae amongst once happy ana ueo Peo its desong waited breeze wrng sorrow rom every heara from every eye which LOOKS ano ponoe we" "P fallen nations history. u , y. . : : . f M neo in convention with the old Union and stand of the Confederate States o Amera For this being waged by northern despo claiming

 right the people into submission by @1'r Of repuO ican constitution

 With u duty though melancholy indeedto is the price of life and liberty moto-bey Deahhe God of nations has patriots and flung victory to our banners every field. ',

 We mourn the loss of many fallen brave but ter humble graves dotng unfcquented panfar from home and will ame reved and emblemac of nation chivalry , ,,

 gallant and cOuntrymen who survive the bloody fields Springfield the country It's gratitude The vc- tory Springfield dropping spirits of friends Mis- ebodened them for the brilliant achievement at Lexington The tide strongly against the van1al forces and with the aid providence drive them the the Mssis ppi may hide them from the

 Beside an unbrokn series of achievements, ouchad us in arms-he good has blessed the South with abundant harvcs-spng the hope ndugd by the North that we would be storred no submission" and surrender of liberties

 What fatuity Confederate States and territories country superabundant all sustaining products The mistake has agriculture with heretofore has been directed production of export articles Those for home consumption will be substituted for the o cotton thrust toregn maketshe realizing much for moey he did for the crop making clear the articles at home for domes better economy will thus be naurate making articles ot prime necessity cheap and abundant in New Orleans in Cncn than this thousand mines of latent wealth will be tapped by energy that have lain dormant heretofore from northern competition and rivalry.

 Men small well capitalists will encouraged to work mechanics, manucurea will be shut out from Yankee cunning and device by which the southern people have been driven from the Axe hve and painted buckets now be made and sold in Arkansas instead being brought from Massachusetts

 These desirable results flowing from separate nationality are being induced much by Mr. Lncon blockade than could otherwise have been secured But the bitter Gs eXpeence shall induce open channels of international commerce dcm frowning inch coumbiad All a-ou liberties l86 much blessing the South was that of seventy sixto the colonies

 And amongst the states separating from the old Union, has greater far for congatulation than Arkansas.

 Though the border west of the Mississippi exposed three c the promPtness and vaor Of her people has hold her soil up this moment sacred lom the Poutng tread o

 concentration of northern troops Cairo brought corresponding forces Arkansas and Tennessee No people have evincd higher thousand fighting Twenty regiments equal sixteen hundred of these under six thousand in will be the field making the aggregate number be aceraned twentytwo thousand four hun ed

 The number of fighting the eleven Confederate States is es proportion sent by Arkansas would give million one hundred and sixty thousand the confederate Still havo the pride and ability furnish twenty thousand more, if

 It much the duty of those behind to follow as that those front should lead

 sacred obligation upon every able bodied assist in de- lending his country when his services required If he believes the the south unjust ought emgae If he to kill him.

 It probable that the troops in the field and those of organization from this will present emergencies whilst be safely calculated that much larger number will have into before the ensuing spring In view of which beg 

 state organize ca regiments of Germans and their mne ae escenants another of Irish and their descendants choosing their officers from themselves the regiments to form br gade, their general to be appointed by the president

 These people although brave and patriotic have been deterred from entering army, mainly for them there little pomotion and the individual om that might be displayed by company, establishing reputation, gratifying their national pride.

 should be mistaken however the that have eterred th and is found proceed from lack of nnon then author W ought be draft regiment from each class be organized as above indicated.

 1t just government which in like his blood and alone leaving the foreign born homereap ing the fruits of dear bought victories

 The military expenditures of the state this date is Sl0 603 hrtysevn thousand of which expended by the arsenal this place. the Fort Smith, United taken Pine Bluff and Napoleon, before the had sece led from the Union.

 The military for and disbursed since S154513 e in specie and $S14 345 % Aside from @ the people have contributed largely of their nd

 ua ppn and organizing volunteer companies for the county have appropriated money purpose which latter at the close of the ought to be collected by general and returned by the the the Some counties having advanced largely others a AS expense incurred by the happy announce that by passed by the Confederate Congress the whole amount dbused for military in the of

 we'll before, since the seeded be returned by that government of which being prepared Mr. Miller audo of public for presentation by the secretary of to the next Confederate Congress.

 The question of taxation growing be of absorbing interest people, Beside the authority the by the convention, for home that body by ordinance approved 28h May provides of third of shall be levied for the 1862 and that supplemental of onesxh of for the present year shall be collected.

 of the Confederate Congress entitled authorize the of and provide their demp ton approved 10th August 1S6l of half is directed be levied in each of the Confederate States exemptng of less value than five hundred dollars said by day November ns paid by May 1862

 Under these several laws State and Federal the which the