Year: 1861

We find, occupying prominent place III 'ne Fort Smith Herald, of the 9th inst, commu' nication signed "A A Merchant" Inasmuch as it contains statement made by others, errohe- ous we think, we wish to notice it that far The ordinance as originally drawn, contemplat- ed sale of the bonds by the treasurer, and the proceeds were to be used for military purposes, but on its passage it was amended or chahgea' and to the second section this provlso was ad- i ded:

 Prorid,d. That the Military Board shall have power to direct the Auditor, Ill all cases, to ufaW warrants for specie or bonds, as they see proper

 Since the issuing of these bonds was com menced. the treasurer has been keep busy, and until recently. was unable to issue them as fast as ordered. He will soon offer some for sale, but as the ordinance does not authorize hlm to sell them at less than their par value, and on the other hand does not restrict him, we do not well see how he is to make them available. Ii he should sell at a heavy discount, 1t will have the effect to deprecate those already in market These bonds are amply secured and better than any bank paper. The proper way IS to hold up and not permit spectators to deprecate them. " A Merchant concludes his communi cation thus: Let the cry go up as loud as the battle roar, give us justice! give us god!' 1hl5 is all very fierce, but suppose the State has not got and cannot get the gold to give?

 When Gov. Conway went out of office there was nearly, if not quite, half million of dol | :. +l h1ln different funds. There was paid in before the middle of May last, at least a quarter Of a mil lion dollars more. Before the State seeded; that is, before the sixth of May, the most o this specie was gone. Between thirty and forty thousand dollars was spent in the purchase of arms and hundred and thrty-six thousand dollars loaned to railroads. Of the balance, We hope the legislature will examine where It went. When the people come to see how this money was squandered we think they will open their eyes, We are told that in return we got an i'm mense amount of stores and property worth ever so much. As to the arsenal at this place and the barracks at Fort Smith, they become ours by the secession of the State and could not  As to these stores and other things, they were seized by the people of Helena, Pine Bluff, etc., on their own motion, and they should be credit ed. At the proper time we may have story to tell of the disposition of those stores.

 For right straight up and down and sign his name to 1t liar commend us to General John c. Fremont He has issued general order of thanks to the Hessians and regulars who were whipped at Springfield. Here is an extract from it.

 Opposed by overwhelming masses ofthe enemy, in a numerical superiority of upwards Of twenty | thousand against four thousand three hundred, or nearly five to one, the success of our troops were sufficiently marked to give to their exploits the moral effect of victory"

 Shades of Ananias and Sapphira defend su! The truth is that the forces were nearly equal in point of numbers. Of McCuloch' s command, eight hundred or thousand were so poorly armed that they could take no part in the fight. Indeed, as the battle progressed these unarmed or half armed troops sought place of safety, so that in point of fact the federalS had the greater number of troops. They were all well armed; some of them were U. 5. regulars, and their batteries, for they had more than one. were worked by experienced officers and men. They had the advantage of an attack which was unexpected; of the choice of time and mode, of superior arms and, really, of numbers, and yet were soundIy thrashcd. The as sertion of five to one" is five times lie.

 Another extract is as follows:

 "The regiment and corps engaged in this battle will be permitted to have Springfield emblazon- ed on their colors as distinguished memorial ot l their services to the nation"

 This appears to be altogether unnecessary, for there was not a Hessian, tory, or regu lar in that battle who will not remember it to the day of his death. We should not suppose they would ever like to hear or see the word Springfield again.

 Lincoln concludes his letter to Gov Mago1in with these words

 " But it is with regret that search and cannot find, in your not very short letter, any declaration or intimation that you desire the preservation of | the Union."

 The Ape certainly has sense enough to know that the Cnl0n IS beyond preservation. It IS irrcvocably dissolved But it is part of the hypocrisy and cant of the federalS to talk about the Union, its restoration and preservation. If we conquer them, as under God we most as suredly will, there will be no Union. And if it was possible for them to conquer the South, they would have to hold us conquered provinces, so that even in that event, Union is impossible.

 We sincerely believe that when our indepen- dence is recognised, the remaining States in the federal Union will divide. The west and cast have separate interests and the former will get tired of supporting the latt r. Yankeedom is doomed

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