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Year: 1861

WHAT WILL ARKANSAS Do?--This in terrogatory is frequently heard, especially by editors, who by courtesy are supposed to know all things. To the question we generally reply after the Yankee fashion by asking, what can she do? It requires no argument to prove that we cannot remain in the Union after the secession of the other cotton States. We could not if we would, we would not if we could. Our destiny is interwoven with our sister slave States, and most particularly with Louisiana.- With them we must and will go. Do you doubt it? Can the State hesitate? Do you fear north, or north west Arkansas?- You need not. They are brave and loyal people, and are as jealous of the honor of the South as any portion of the State.- They have been attached to the Union, but when they see that it is hopclessly gone, they will be among the first to strike for the in dependence of the South, and the protec- ton of their homes and fresides. Never iearthe northwest. She will send us down delegation of good and true men.
Year: 1861

DAILY PApEH.-Now that we have tele- graphic connections with the world, we propose to publish daily paper, if those friendly to the enterprise will get up three hundred subscribers at SS per year, pay able quarterly in advance.

 Heretofore, a daily or tri-weekly paper has been published at ruinous loss to the office that issued them. We are tired of bleeding in that way, and before we start again in such enterprises, we must have some certainty of making expenses at least.
Year: 1861

CONVENTION BILL.--During the discus sion in the Senate on the propriety of pass ing the convention bill, none took more prominent position than Mr. Askew, Sena. tor from Union and Columbia It was truly amusing to see the many points of the compass to which the great Heenan played. It is true the field of disunion was broad, extending north, south, east and west, and no direction escaped him; sometimes pro, and sometimes con- and no one could tell better when he had closed one of his long speeches, where he stood than when he be- gan.

 In one of his long and eccentric speeches he made some personal allusions that were not understood by the large audience in the lobby. Let those spot me who choose and such newspapers comment on my course as desire" he said; tand though I stand in small minority in this Senate. l have q right to be heard and right to vote. ."-- The Senator's remarks, "let Mose spot me acbo choose," reminded us of very sound spanking the gentleman got in the joint convention that elected Dr. Charles B. Mitchell to the United States Sente. Inn mediatcly after the President of the Senate announced the object of the convention to be the election of U. $. Senator, Mr. Askew rose and moved that the conven- tion adjourn stne die, and gave as reason that to elect Senator would be to yield the whole question of the assertion of southern rights, and that for one he was not in favor of electing Senator at all

 Mr. Nolan arose and inquired of Mir. Askew if he meant what he said, or if he did not wish by the course he took to ad- journ the legislature without calling con. vention? He had long desired to spot" the Hon. Senator from Union, who was claiming to be an ultra southern man, and at the same time laboring to thwart the convention and to do the very thing which he protessed not to desire.

 l" Thus wiggling and wiggling out,

 Leaving the gaZer still in doubt,

 Whether the snake that made the track,

 Was going North Or coming back"
Year: 1861

%s~ The citizens of Jackson county held an indignation meeting on hearing that the House convention bill had been killed in the Senate, conforming that body in pretty strong terms. The resolutions were Probabably passed under the belief that the Senate was opposed to convention of any kind. It has since passed a bill, which If not as acceptable to many as the House bill, will answer the purpose, and as we believe Senators were conscientious in the discharge of duty, and acted for what they deemed the best in submitting the question to the people, we do not deem it necessary or desirable to publish the resolutions of our Jackson county friends, as requested. and we hope they will take the same view of the matter. Let us have harmony and good feeling among all the true friends of the South, and do nothing to embitter those who may conscentiousiy differ in minor points of dispute. Let us be friends and brothers in common cause.
Year: 1861

Fps. TRUE DEMOCRAT

 Gents; never wrote a letter before complain ing of the irregularity of the mails, but feel that 'longer endurance ceases to be virtue" There is universal complaint here on account of the failure of the paper mails. We have received but two of either of the daily papers of Little Rock in over two weeks. What has become of the mail agentl We cannot conceive why there should be such great irreguariiv between Little Rock and this place. Yours, etc.,.
Year: 1861

A Coop SELEcwoN.-It is known to our readers that the legislature appropriat- ed one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of arming the State. It was d fortunate selection which the legislature made of commissioners. Captains Danley and Churchill have both had considerable experience in the use of arms. having serv- ed together in Mexico, and it was but proper reward for past services to accord to them the honor ofputting the State in condition to defend her rights, if need be, by the arbitrament of War. We suppose they will leave in few days to purchase arms and munitions for the defense of the State
Year: 1861

CAMr.-Camp life is said to be rather
mouotonous at this time. There are but few
companies in camp. and as the new" has worn
off there are but few visitors The boys man.
age to get along comfortably. however. and
Ge occasionally see q military coat in town
Year: 1861

The Nashville Patriot, of the Oath inst,
closes well written article upon the du-
ty of Tennessee, with the following para
graph:


Tennessee does not claim the right of
secession, but she acts, like freemen
ought always to act. upon the inherent
right of revolution. She is already by
the action of her Chief Executive and by
the almost unanimous sentiment of her
people in revolutionary attitude, and
she must and she will complete it. But
to her, words are of little worth, and ban.
ners and flags are nothing except as the
emblems of great principles. Therefore
we invoke the people all over the State
to permit nothing of this sort to come
between them and their first paramount
duty. Every breeze from the North tells
us to arm for our own defence, every
suggestion of reason and right appeals to
us to fight the battles of the South as
against despotic North. This is enough
for us now, and we must leave minor
questions to their own day and time.
Year: 1861

The sentiment which pervades the
Northern press generally is most ferocious
towards the South. Total extinguishment
of them will allow to the "rebels and trait
ors." If the whole people of the South
could read these papers, there is not a
man of them, who would not feel that our
safety depends entirely upon ourselves.


The tone of the heretofore conservative
press North, has undergone a very mark
ed change. Most of them have cavcd in
NOT exactly to appreciation of the wal
policy of the Republicans-but to an ad
mission, which amounts TO the same thing
ofthe necessity of sustaining the Govern
ment.--Nash. Banner. n Y = .-r
Year: 1861

The table is as nearly correct as it can
be made in the absence of the guard-rolls
of the different ships. AS the Home
Squadron is likely to be the first to need
It's marines, we give detailed statement
of their location in the fleet.
Year: 1861




STORY OF AFFAIRS IN DIXIE.


On board Of the Baltic comes man named James nar.
ragh formerly Of Company G. Captain Beckman Charles
Volunteers, who captured In Fort Beaurepard
taking the h Of allegiance Darragh was by his
request, brought to New York in the Baltic, where he
intends to remain. lie Ave months in the rebel
army His ideas Of the rebel government all
complimentary 70 that section, and he describes the On
husasm loyalty which has hitherto taken up the
public mind OF the South to be almost entirely cxtact


The from Port Royal bears features Of interest
Every thing was quiet when the Baltic left attack
bcng made on any point where Union troops were
situated Tho troops were in excellent health and no
casualties of any sort reported. Not white
man TO be within thirty miles OF the forin.
cations the several islands in the vicinity being entirely
deserted. The Union soldiers wore hard at work fory
ing their position and hundreds Of coorcd ocked
in daily who we're Immediately set at work, at salary
OF IS per month Provisions plenty and tho utmost
cheeruness prevailed throughout tho whole expedition
In fact, the Union soldiers have everything to
themselves, and seemed to enjoy the Southern eli
amazingly The district Of Beaufort entirely de-
serted and the chivary afraid set foot upon
their own soil. No advance had been made into the in
terror Of the country other than that Of few scouting
parties, who discovered nothing worthy of mention.


AS the Baltic left Port Royal large steamship OF war;
with British colors flying, in the act Of entering it,


very interesting letter. evidently from young wife
TO husband found at Hilton Hoad, Of which the
following is a verbatim copy


Mr. DKAREsr-Wo havc heard the most terrifying news
about the Yankee fleet Everybody is anxious and
cited, and poor mo- have one to go to. frantic
about it, and particularly about you cannot hear from
you and really don't know what TO be at My darling,
may never see you again. Please, pet, don't expose
yourself TO their guns Think how helpless and alone
will leave me. Remember your child-you have some
thing 10 live for If you are killed whit will dog No
fcatnu off nplu mt tbn of
ancc Take Of yourself my darling When you
are gone have nothing to live for Never let th m take
you prisoner. If God should spare your f, escape, A.
al events. Your darling baby looks well AM sweet
She sends kiss TO her dear papa. nervous that
every footstep startes Button is filed with troops
waiting TO get to Hilton Head. DO, my dearest, let mc
hear from you. may not write you again, but may
good and God bless protect and watch you is
my only prayer hope to You before long Do write
mc what must do. Send me some money, that can
have something to depend If should be IN Cancer II
not you know 1t will be kept for your Good by my
own nehon, God bless you Your FLORIDA
DEnoy DUPONT
Year: 1861

wholly unacquainted with its editor.
We have since made his acquaintance
and pronounce him a gentleman in the
true sense of the word, and, thanking
him for the above polite notice, wish
success to his now improved paper,
which by the way, is second to none
in the State.
Year: 1861

we the people of the Confederate States each State
acting its sovereign and independent character, in
order to form permanent federal government esab-
lish JUSTICE insure domestic tranquility, and
the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and posteri
ty-invoking the fver and guidance Of Almighty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Ssata Of
Year: 1861

l. Upon the demand Of any three States legally as.
sembled in their several conventions the Congress


shall summon aconFentiOn of all the States to take
into consideration such amendments to the Consti-


tuition the sad States all concur in suggesting at


the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the bosed amendments the Constitution
be agreed by the said convention-voting by
States-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of twothirds of the several States, by conven-
tions in twothirds thereof-as the the other


mode Of ratification may be proposed by the general
cenyention-they shall theneeforWard form a part


of this Constitution But State SHALL without its


consent, be deprived of It's equal representation in
the Senate.
Year: 1861

SOME THREsHIsG.-A farmer having son
in Camp Randall at Madison, Wis, wrote an
urgent request to the young man to come home
and help him do his threshing. Said young
man replied:


DEAR FATHER I'll can't 60 home at present.
l should be very glad to help you, but Uncle
Sam has got a id sight bigger job Of threshing
on hand than you hare, and I'm bound 10 see him
out of the goods first"
Year: 1861

A PROPHECY FULFILLED.-The Boston Tran
script recalls the fact that when the Union
Committee from Boston visited Washington
last January, Mr.. Mason, in reply to the wish
expressed that he might again visit that city,
said ssI shall not go to Boston again except
as an ambassador" His prophecy is fulfilled
in way he did not expect. He goes as an
ambassador shorn of his planes and the butt
of ridicuie, like the jackdaw that was stripped
of the peacock's feathers.
Year: 1861




How THE SPINNING JENNY RECEIVED ITS
NANE.-The following beautiful anecdote is
related of Hargreaves, the inventor of the
Spinning Jenny ssThe invention had long
engaged his attent ion, when one day he was
observed to drop suddenly upon his knees and
roll on the stone floor at full length. He lay
with his face toward the floor, and made lines
and circles with burnt stick. Then he sat
upon a chair and placed his head between his
hands, his elbows upon his knees, and gazed
intently on the floor; then he sprang to his
feet and replied to some feeble questions of
his wife--who had not risen since the day she
gave birth to little stranger-by loud as
surance that he had it and taking her in his
sturdy arms in the blankets, the baby in her
arms, he lifted her out and held her over the
black drawings. These he explained, and she
Joined small, hopeful laugh, with his high
toned assurance that she should never again
ssplay'' and have his loom standing for want
of weft. She asked some questions, which he
answered alter seating her in the arm chair,
by laying her spinning wheel on its back, the
horizontal spindle vertically, while he made
the wheel revolve, and drew a rowing of cotton
from the spindle into an attenuated thread.
ssOur fortune is made," he said speaking of
his drawings on the floor. "What will you
call it 10 asked his wife. sCall it What
can we call it alter but thyself, Jenny? They
called thee Spinning Jenny afore had thee,
because thou beat every lass in Stanhil Moor
at the wheel. What if We cah it Spinning
Jenny 7''
Year: 1861

A THRILLING PRoPHECY.-In last February
Alabama seeded! That brave old man, Sen.
ator Clemens, who had, until then breasted all
the storms of wild fanaticism, and clung to the
flag of our Union, yielded to the popular
clamor, and unsheathed his sword in cause
he hated, and one he knew could not succeed.
He wrote the following to a friend


ave are out we have bid adieu to the Stars
and Stripes, and abandoned the high privilege
of calling ourselves American citizens. | am
not ashamed to confess that l could not re-
strain my tears when the old banner, which
have followed through so many dangers, was
torn down, and the flag of Alabama was raised
in its place. / cannot restrain them now
when am writing; but the deed is done-a
new era has dawned, and all that can promise
is that no effort shall be spared on my part to
prevent it from becoming an era Of disgrace.
Ii we are not involved in war we soon Will be.
There is hope Of peace and he is but lille bet
ter than madman tcho dreams Of long eremp-
tiOn from inUasion. l shall meet it when it
comes as soldier should, and fight through
it as long as hope remains. When every
thing is lost, as fear. it may be, unless wiser
counsels should prevail than those which have
heretofore directed as, shall drag my body
to the nearest battle field, and lay down life
which has lost its value"


How swiftly has his prediction been veri-
fed Ere the echo of his voice, pleading to
the fanatics to ssstOp!'' had died away, the
cry ran out, to arms A State then prosper
Gus is now bankrupt; all the horrors of war is
upon them, business ruined, and in addition to
the restless nights they pass for fear of a SER
vile insurrection, they WiH tcahe morning
The battle field will be near to the home of
Senator Clemens, and unless some unseen
hand shields him, his prophecy will be fulfill
ed 10 the letter!
Year: 1861

ALL FOR THE BEsT.--Dr. johnson used to
say that habit of looking at the best side of
every events better than thousand pounds
q year. Bishop Hall quantity remarks, fer
every bad there nigh be worse and when
man breaks his leg, let him De thank full
that it was not his neck" When Fenelon's
library was on fire, God bs praised" he
exclaimed, that it is not the dwelling of
some poor manp This is the true spirit of
subnission-one of the most beautiful traits
that can possess the human heart. Resolve
to see this word on its sunny side, and you
have almost half won the battle of life on tbs
outset.
Year: 1861

Having purchased the entire printing csab
lishment, formerly Of the States and Union, we
appear this morning in q new and much i'm
proved typographical dress.


The size Of our paper is imperceptibly re-
duced, but with the smaller type now used,
will contain about twelve per cent. more read
ing matter than before.


We have in our present establishment two
double cylinder presses, which will enable us
to supply the demand for our paper, which
had 60 far outgrown the capacity of the press
formerly used, as to compel us to seek to cur.
tail, rather than extend, the sale Of the daily
National Republican.


simultaneously with these improvements in
presses and types, we have made such arrange
ments for telegraphic dispatches, as will place
us on an equal footing, in that respect, with the
first class newspapers at Baltimore, and indeed,
anywhere in the country. Everything cent to
the Associated Press at Baltimore, as late as
half past one o'clock in the morning, will be
forwarded to us over the wires.


We have also made new and eflicien. arrange



ing departmental and local news, including
such military information as is proper for pub
lcatioD.


We have moved into the Office, corner OF D
and Seventh streets, lately occupied by tue States
ani Cnion This is one Of the most central
positions in the city. and will accommodate
advertisers and others who have business
with us.


These improvements ito which Others will
be added as fast as the patronage we receive
will warranty will enable us to supply what
has long been wanted in Washington. morn
ing paper, which in addition to the local news.
will furnish the telegraphic dispatches go fully
as to dispense with the sort Of necessity which
our citizens have been under, of purchasing the
Baltimore papers.
Year: 1861

.aas- The Albany Alias says that " the indics
tions al Washington point to settlement Of
this war upon the basis Of separation, and that
Mr.. Lincoln openly urges its prosecution, in
order to secure the best terms Of separation.
We have no doubt he would prefer the restora'
ton of the Union as it was but lees hopeful
of that now, he is specializing upon the terms
Of q separation into two Confederacies."


We affirm, on the contrary, that the President
was never more confident Of the early restora,
ton of the Union than he is now, and that the
idea Of spec,dating upon The terms Of separa'
ton" is one which he has never entertained
and never will entertain.
Year: 1861

OF this number, very lew are supposed to be
prisoners or to have been killed. The largest
proportion are deserters, of whose passing to
the North, or Of whose arrival ut their homes,
We hear constantly. Many Of them are strsg-
glers in the camps Of regiments to which they
do not belong, Or in other places As stated
by Gen. Mcdowell, the missing is being reduced
everyday by the return Of these stragglers to
their own regiments. The list of missing Off
GERS is shamefully large.
Year: 1861

We understand that the New Post Office
stamps will be ready for distribution to the post.
masters tomorrow. Six days will be allowed
after the arrival Of the packages Of new stamps
at the several post Offices, to receive them in
exchange for the old ones, after which only the
new stamps will be recognized. The desgr
is to prevent the use Of the large numbers o.
old stamps, which have been feloniously re
tained by rebel postmasters at the South.
Year: 1861

Last February, when Gen. Lyon was ordered
to ST. Louis Arsenal, il was thought necessary
to put him under the command Of q staff officer
who had spent his life basking in the sunshine Of
Southern officials, and many Army gentlemen
who are now such ardent friends of the recon-
struction of the Union, could not f2d language
strong enough to express their det@taton OF
Black Republican President, until the lombard
ment of Sumter knit the North together.


The Southern gentlemen who resigned vera
victims to the conviction that the Federal Gov
ernment could not survive tho transfer of pat
ronage from the South; but some of those who
stayed also entertained similar views, and they
seem to have been correct, for in the recent
promotions we find that almost every Southorner
who stopped short of actual treason has been
handsomely provided for.
Year: 1861

We believe, as we said few days ago, that
there is nothing to regret in the eveuts Of the
last few months not, indeed, because men are
not and have not been weak aud wicked, but be-
cause a Proyidential purpose in the Divine mind
.overrues all things and brings good out of the
folies and the crimes of men. We do not, there
FORE regret the attack upon Fort Sumter, but, on
the contrary, rejoice in it, for to that stupendOus
Outrage upon the people and terrible insult to the
Gag, came response which revealed how true
and how strong the North is. We do not, there
fore, regret that the purpose of the Government
to abandon Fort Sumter as military necessity
was rendered impossible by the disobediepce Of
the orders Of the Captain of Federal ship, and
that by such disObedence they were compelled at
least to make on attempt to send succor enough
to that brave little garrison TO save them from
starvation. We never believed in the military
"nccessity" doctrine in regard to Fort Sumter,
for it seemed to us the best way was manly and
straightforward way-to defend the flag and the
property of the United States and the result
proved, BY the defeat of the plans of the Gov
ernment, that they were wrong in proposing to
do anything else.


However, though we see how events are over
ruled, aud treason defeats weakness to the glory
and the progress of the great cause of freedom
ard popular government, we nevertheless have
no love for treason. We owe-under God--to
the insolont disobedience of orders on the part
of Captain Adams of the Sabine, IN refusing to
reinforce Fort Pickens, the surrender, on the
part of the Government, of It's intention of aban-
doning Fort Sumter, and its determination to
attempt to throw in supplies instead. But why
Capt Adams has been left in command of that
ship for nearly four months after such defiance
Of his Government, is one Of those things-we
wish to Heaven they were fewer and
that we might not be compelled to discuss them
which we shall not attempt to explain, because
we are at loss to understand it. II what the
Government intended to do in regard to Sumter
was of any sort Of consequence, why has not the
MN who defeated its plans utterly and so un-
mcrciully, been punishedi We don't know; we
don't even profess to have theory upon the
subject; possibly the Administration also believes
in Providence, and is careless as to what it does
from an abiding faith hat God will not permit
IT, whatever it does, to do wrong. But this We
do know-the Sabine arrived at Portsmouth on
the 4th, with Captain Adams still in command
OF her. As A. is held to be out of order to
crilicise anything the Government does, and to
have any opinions of our own, ought We not
Immediately to take steps to give. that worthy
gentleman pgbc dinnerl