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Year: 1861

RoBT W. JOHNSON and RoBr C NEWTON, at the following times and places, will address the people upon the present troubles of the country and upon the policy it is wsest to pursue for the interest, the honor and the future security of the State of Ar lnnsnc.
Year: 1861

The people in Pine Bluff are deeply eA- cited. and are raising two volunteer com panies to march at moment s notice. This we learn by telegraph from Col. Grace. The people will hold large public meet ing, and call upon Mir. Walker to assemble the convention, and upon the governor to assemble the legislature. The people of Jefferson county are unit for the South.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER DELEGATE CoNvERTED.-We have already announced tho conversion of one of the delegates to the Frankfort border State convention from cooperation to inn mediate secession, and we now have another announcement of the same kind to make. Col. Warren long ago gave up all hopes of the Union, and now Col. Rust, another delegate, has also abandonel all hope and declared for disunion. The telegraph from Memphis informs us the receipt of the war news from Charleston made him an len Mustostic disunionist."

 What do our Union friends think of this? Two of their five delegates have come out for the South. They now have but three left. How long will they have them?
Year: 1861

It will be truly Southern Rights in sen- timent and will earnestly urge the State to withdraw from the Union and join the Southern Confederacy. It will be a faith ful chrcnicler of current events and will always give the latest and most reliable telegraphic news. l. will publish the opinions of the Northern press, and also of the British and French journals, upon the progress and prosperity of the seces- sion movement. The CAMPAIGN TRUE DEMOCRAT will defend the Southern Confederacy from the thousand lies and islanders daily circulated by abject sub- missionists against the Southern Confed- eracy.

 Let every man who wishes the State to join the Southern Confectionery, subscribe for as many copies ef the Campaign True Democrat as he is able to pay for, and cir culate them among his neighbors. This is no ordinary canvass, and our cause is no common cause. Every secessionist in the State should do his duty. All the people want is light and knowledge. The ques- ton of secession has never been discussed among them, and they have reflected upon it but little. Therefore we should work more zealously to spread the truth We will make good paper-our friends must circulate it.
Year: 1861

We refer our readers particularly to the telegraphic dispatches in our paper of to- day. We give them in full and to the ex- clusion of much other matter. As to their reliability, we can assure our readers there is no doubt of it. They are but too true. Our country is enveloped in the flames of a civil war. To what extent it will rage, how far 1t will reach, or how long it will last, it surpasscs our poor ability to predict. It is enough for us to know that war has been levied upon the South, and that the North have determined if possible to overwhelm and destroy us. The northern people are marshalling and arming and offering their services to Mr. Lincoln by thousands. He only called for seventy-five thousand men, and already over half million have rendered their ser vices. It has been said that our troubles were not to be attributed to the people, but to the politicians of the North. Therein has been the mistake. It was the people, not the politicians. The people goaded the politicians up to the fighting point, and they are now but carrying out the mandates of the people The evil lies deeper and beyond the mere politics of the North. It exists in the religious and moral education of the people. They have been taught to despise and hate us at their mother's knee, in the school room, and before the altar of the church The sentiment of hostility to the South has grown with their growth, and strengthened with their strength. It will be satisfied with nothing less than our complete overthrow and thorough sub iugation Neither the laws, the constltu- tion, nor the decisions of the supreme court have afforded us any protection. All. have been overridden and trampled under foot when they have afforded the slightest obstacle to the accomplishment of their cherished object.

 The people of the North are our invete- rate foes. It is impossible for us to live in peace or harmony with them. They will not tolerate us as equals. They de- sire our complete subjugation. The dread alternative is presented to us to live as the subjects of northern tyranny and avarlce, or to fight for our independence. As one man the people of Arkansas will choose the latter. They had rather die as freemen than live as slaves.

 Many of our people thought, or rather hoped, that it was impossible that Lincoln would levy war upon the South. All know that though such step might bring temporary suffering upon the South, in the end 1t would be fatal to the people of the North. The separation that has now been effected, finally and forever, will lay the best interests of the North in hopeless ruins. It does seem that such a step could never have been taken, that such calamity could never have been courtcd, but the ways of Providence are indeed inscrutable. "Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad
Year: 1861

CHANGE OF SENTIMENT IN LITTLE RocR. The war news has perfectly revolutioniz ed public sentiment in Little Rock With in the last twenty four hours we have heard some of the most prominent Union men openly avow they were no longer for the Union. We heard Dr. Kirkwood express himself in favor of immediate secession, and we heard Mir. Charles P. Bertrand say he was now a rebel.

 This is as it should be, and we welcome all such to our ranks. The people of the state ought to be a unit, and they must be. For some time past, we have all been rebels at heart, if not in acts. Rebellion against oppression and injustice is righteous in the sight of God and man. We are as good rebels to-day as our forefathers were in '76, and we expect to achieve an independence equally as glorious and more lasting.
Year: 1861

as can be ascertained by chemical tests. Their
prominent qualities are those Of an actve and
ten gent aperient of gentle gup0rihct promoting
the inseusible Precipitation of pleasant diuretic


inyigorating the kidneys and bladder and Of n
delightful tonic cardiac, exciting appetita by the
demands Of active digestion ana cheering the mind
with that grateful sense Of renovated health which
ts one Of the most felictous feelings Of nature
Year: 1861

son to look forward to a long career Of useful
ness and honor; a patriot, who defended with
equal zeal aud ability the Constitution rs it
came to us from our fathers, and whose last
mission upon earth was that of rall,ing the
people Of his own State of Ilinois rs one man.
around the glorious flag Of our Union-ltas
been called from the scene of life and the field
OF his labor.


This Department, recognising in the loss
one common to the whole country, and pro-
foundly sensible of the grief it will excite
among millions of men, hereby advises the
Colonels Of the different regiments to have this
order read TO- morrow to their respective com.
mands, and suggests that the colors Of the Re.
illustrious dead. SIMON CAMERON.


Secretary of Var.
Year: 1861

There would seem to be lack of organizing
ability in the Department in regard to the Or
ganization of the volunteers. But it is only an
apparent lack. The trouble half the time is
the fault Of those who make the inquiries at
the Department. They do not know where to
go. Indeed, an immense number Of guide
boards would be necessary to get one credita
bly, through the labyrinth OF bureaus in the
War Office and the parts circumjacent. a
gentleman who undertakes to get reliable
answer to any inquiry which may be made
through him from those concerned in the war
preparations at distant points, really gets to
think himself bore before he gets through
with his business.


Why not set up distinct bureau to attend
to the volunteer forces, its head in consulta.
ton with the Secretary of War and the Gen
eral commanding the army2 There is as much
warrant for this as for any part of the business.
Put Ma or General Banks at the head of such
a bureau-a splendid business man-and he
would for the next thirty days be doing the
country good service. Let him first organize
the bureau-select the right kind of assistants
push of from himself the drudgery work, keep
ing his time available for the active oversight
Of the business and, our word for it, we should
get the volunteers into the field in good style
and efficiency, and with much less swearing
than now prevails here and elsewhere.
Year: 1861

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The report is very cur
rent that Gen. Scott will resign. 1t is undoubtedly
true that he entirely disapproves of the late coer-
Give measures. His friends do not believe that he
will resign.


The Seventh Regiment from New York is ex-
pected here tomorrow. IT. is said that Washing.
ton city will at be placed under martial law.


A large number of the volunteers now enrolled
have taken arms in consequence of being out OF
employment. Three -fourths of them will not bear
arms against the South.
Year: 1861

HORSE TAMING.-Professor Wilkinson the horse
tanner, will give his first exhibition in this CITY at
the Front street Theatre this evening fery
Spanish horse will be experimental with, and be
brought into subsection by the Professors pro.
Year: 1861

Our stock of these articles is very complete, and
has been imported expressly for trade. We shall
continue to receive by nearly vessel til at arrives
from the Atlantic States, additions to our present
large STOCK.
Year: 1861

Nor ALL MAD.-The st. Louis Republi.
can of November lst, says: +: Among all
our troubles and griefs, it is consoling to
see that in some sections of our State, the
more influential citizens have been able to
exercise selfcOntrol enough to induce like
contol among their neighbors and the peO-
pie Of their district at large. This has been
the case in Howard county, not to mention
some other counties which have so far been
equally fortunate. In that county, one of
the oldest, most populous and wealthy of the
State, discretion has been the rule. The
leading citizens, without distinction Of par
ty, foreseeing early in the contest which is
raging, that nothing but the exercise OF The
greatest mutual fOrbearance and constant
vigilance, ready at all times to abate the
fret symptoms of rising or resort to forcein
whatever shape, by whichever side, could
save themselves and their people from great
and incalculable mischief, were encouraged
by common consent, which was the inspi-
ration Of all Of them, to forego on their own
part every incentive to violence, and by
example, influence and enlightened advice
to restrain the tendency to it in many. The
course they have more or less expressly
prescribed for themselves has had the hap
piest results. There have been no armed
organizations in Howard county there
have been no Disturbances. and no reason
or pretext for sustaining troops there.
Year: 1861




Not n few Of our Eastern exchanges arc
rendering their COMMUNICATION to the West,
in view Of The financial difficulties in which
the Western States-nlinois particularly
are involved No doubt our people are
grateful for this manifestation of eympe-
Thy; but We state only the naked
truth when We say that at this moment,
in Illinois, individual losses are not SO
much dep1ored as the manifest inability Of
nlino;sana, Houndering amid the fragments
Of banking system carried off by flood,
to aid the Government in its efforts to pre-
serve the Republic But while this is the
case, the indignation among all parties
against those who, By their criminal folly,
have caused sudden loss Of ten millions
OF dollars to'this State alone, IS daily rising.
The loss is borne with commendable phil
osoply and patience; but when the nj
tempt to subvert the Government IS super
added to the robbery Of money, eur people
feel That no retaliatory action can be too
sudden OF severa.
Year: 1861

WHEELING, Saturday June lj, 1861.
Nothing of importance was done in the Wheeling
Convention to day. Tie time mostly spent in dis
cusson about the qualification of membership, which
was so amended to satisfy the criticisms upon it
in yesterday debate Thorough and decided action
may be looked for next week. Members are united in
their plan for the reconstruction Of the State Gov
ernment.
Year: 1861

gress when saying that it was likely the Convention
would effect something il not overborne by the outside
pressure of the lobby and Congressional extremists The
of this sort on the Northern men Is now very
severe The second obstacle is the apprehension gene
rated among the Southern Commissioners by the to1e Of
ncoln sneeehes If these fears and the outside inau
e,ces can be resisted for short time longer under
st,ndinp will be arrived at failure Of the Congress to
r,port an acceptable compromise would, it is believed
here render the secession of the border slave States
question of time In of such secession they would
it is said, form an independent coniederaey.


Kellogg representing the eomPromise portion OF the
Repubicars, and Medl of the Chicago Tribune, belong
ing to the rabd wing Of the party came to blows last
night at the National Me6 it seems has been sendirg
some severe attacks upon Kelloggs compromise resola
items and their mover to the Chicago Tribune which SO
exasperated Kellogg tbat Medl's coming out of the
resdug.room he knocked him down and beat his head
violsntIv AGAINST the marble floor. Medll was imme
d,tav rescued bu, rot until several heavy blows from
KELLOGG VII, declared in quite forcibe language that
he NediD had ruined the Republican party in the North
west.


The Tariff bill WAS up again today, the session OF the
Senate ling consumed in Offering and voting on amend
mens thereto From the h TO the thirteenth section
alone thrty-nine amendments were proposed or adopted
Yesterday The Senate receded to-day from is Chrq~
amendment 70 the Deficiency bill and the bill now waits
the signature of the President The conditional con
tract is now void by its terms ii was 10 be adopted
this session. A large force of dragons and a number
cannoa arrived last light L;ncOlns Pittsbarg speech
ITS t eyond all doubt that an Ntra session to meet
n latter part Of April will be mmedate! called.


SIC
Year: 1861

GREAT DIscoyEEY-AmODg the most important Of al
the great medical discoveries ofths age may be cOnsd
cred the s'stem Of vaccination for protection from Small
Pos, the Cephalic Pill for relief OF Headache, and the
use OF Vuinne for the prevention OF Fevers either OF
which is sure specific whose benefits will be experience
cd by suffering humanity long after then diseoversrs
forgotten
Year: 1861

FATAL ArrEvrr TO BREAI PRISON.-The San Francisco
Herald states that on the afternoon Of tn 18th ut while
the great gate Of the California State prison yard
opened admit cart the prisoners iu the yard
made Simultaneous rush for the gate, at the time
sezing the Cicers of the prison who enough
aud holding them up protection from the FIRE of the
guard The guard bowevsr succeeded in surrounding
them aud after the conflict which six of the prisoners
were shot and killed by the guard and of the officers
shot tccideutly) in the wrist the wouldbe fugtives
all captured With the exception of two, who man
aged 70 effect their escape 10 skill
Year: 1861

Georgia BaPtists--Patriotic Resolutions,


At meeting of the Baptist Convention of the
State of Georgia. in Athens the following preamble
and resolutions were introduced by DR.. N. NJ CRAw-
FORD, President of the Macon University, and .ndn
nsousLy passed:


WHEREAS, the State of Georgia, in the Legitimate
exercise of her sovereignty, has withdrawn from
the Confederacy known as the United States of
America; and for the better maintenance of her
rights. honor, and independence has united with
other States in a COnfederacy. under the title
of the Confederate States of America and whereas
Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United
States, is attempting by force of to subjugate
these State, in violation of the fundamental prins
eples of American liberty; therefore,


ReSOlCed, by the members of the Baptist Con-
ventiOn of the State of Georgia, That we consider
it to be at once pleasure and duty to avow that
both in feeling and in principle approve, endorse
and support the Government Of the Confederate
States of America.


Resolved, That while this Convention disclaims
all authority, whether ecclesiastical or CIVIL yet,
citizens, we deem it but duty to urge the Union of
all the people of the South in defence of the COM
mon cause; and to express the confident belief that
in whatever contest the madness of Lincoln and his
Government may force upon us, the Baptists of
Georgia will not be behind any class of our fellow
citizens IN maintaining the independence OF the
South by any sacrifice of treasure or of blood.


Resolved That we acknowledge with devout
thankfulness to the Almighty, the signal favor with
hich, up to this time He has blessed our aims and
our policy; and that the Baptist Churches of the
State be requested to observe the first and second
days of June next as days Of fasting and prayer
that God will deliver us from all the power OF our
enemies and restore peace to our country.


Resolred That the Confederate Government be
requested to invite the Churches of all denominations
within the Confederaey to unite in observing said
days of fasting and prayer.


L..
to President Davis, the Confederate Congress and
the Governor of Georgia.
Year: 1861

4 HANDSOME BESEr1r.-The late soirce Of
the Young Mems Catholic Association at
Bryan Hall resulted in the net proceeds Of two
hundred dollars, which were presented to the
Sisters Of Mercy in charge Of the Orphan
Asylum. The donation was most opportune
and received st time when charity is needed
and appreciated
Year: 1861

Horse manure is one Of the most rner.
geiic animal manures, and is very easily
injured in fact, without care to give
propar Treatment, most Of that made in
summer will be ebout ruined. Bonsin-
gault found that when horse dung was
allowed to become Morovghiy it lost nine.
tcnths of its weight and more than half
Its value. This was not the effect of
burning. but Of perfect decompositiun.--I
Where the manure is burned in the heap,
1t is little better than ashes. This can be
prevented by the application Of water to
the manure hcap. frequent turning and
making compact piles, but this is attend
with good deal Of trouble, and few
have water in sufficient quantities conve.
nient. Mixing with sod, scrapings Of
the roads and walks, swamp muck, DC.
will retard decomposition, and should al
ways be composted with horse dung
Manure, however, cannot be made in
summer without trouble, and the farmer
should, IN the sprlng. apply to the land
ali that he has on hand, and it il better
to give corn good top-dtesaing before
the hrst or second hoeing, thus using all
the accumulation up to that time, than to
risk keeping over. This course we have
pursued with good results. After this
the orchard may receive a top-dressing
and shallow pIowing. Such an appli.
| cation will not be wasted. Where man.
ure cannot be taken care Of it is best to
apply it to the land at once, where it will
be accommodating some poo1


The manure OF horned cattle contains
so much water that it ferments slowly,
and may be composed with less trouble
and less danger. For this reason, it is
good to mix with horse manure. Al
though it is really Of less value than the
former, yet from the better condition in
which it is preserved is often found to
answer better purpose in practice. The
value OF manure, however depends more
upon the food consumed than upon the
animal by which it is produced The ma
nure Of birds, for instance, is the mos,
powerful. mainly because they feed OIL
grain and insects. The wonderful effects
produced by small quantity Of guano,
is in consequence of the fact that the
birds which produce it feed entirely upon
fish. and make their deposits where there
is no rain to wash away the most vau.
able and soluble portions. Flemish farm.
ers paw $50 a load for the manure of tame
pigeons, which ale kept almost exclusive.
ly for this purpose, yielding their owners
a good revenue.---N. y. Journal Of 1g-
ricuiture.
Year: 1861

"oh, I an 80 happy little girl said,
As she sprang, like q lark, from allow trundlo bed
~Tis -.crring-bright morning Good morning


papa
o, give me one kiss for good morning, mammal
Only Just look at my pretty canety


ChirpIng his sweet Cord morning to Mary;
The sun Is peoping straight into m y eyes
Good morning to you, Mr.. Sun, for you rise
Early to wake my birdie and me,


And make us happy as happy can be-"
"Happy you may be my dear little girl
A The mt ther struck softly clustering culr--
s1Tappy you can be--but think Of the One
Whowake d ed this morning, both youand the sun.
Tho riri mrned her bright eyes with nod
s'hfa, may say, then, good morning to God =
ayes, little darling one, surely you may
Kneel as you kuccl every mo ming to pray
Mary knet solemnly down. with her eyes
Looking up-canestly- the skies.
And two little hands, that were folded together,
Softly she laid on the lap of her mother,
Good morning, dear Father in Heaven, she said
q thank thee for watching my snug little bed
For taking good care Of mo all the dark night
And waking me up with the beautiful light
0, keep me from naughtmesz all the long day,
Dear father, who caught children to pray"
An angel looked downin the sunshine and smiled
But she saw not the angel that beautiful chli"!
Year: 1861

A DexocRArIc PAPER on THE SUPPRESSION
OF 1NcEN@iARv frBLIcATIoNs.-Th Cleveland
Plain Dealer has the following:


If Liberty is used fot the obstruction OF
Liberty. there can he no doubt about our
duty. The abuse of Freedom is the most dan
gerous enemy to Freedom it meets. We un
hesitatingly say, down with traitors every
where, in whatever guise they may appear.
We can better afford to be lenient during
profound peace than when in the midst of IA
gigantic rebellion. We deeply regret the
necessity for martial law. habeas corpus sus-
pension, and vigils over the press. The New
York Journal of Commerce. Day Book, and
News live by indulgence only, and that OF
doubtful propriety
Year: 1861

VERDANr.-Two green horns bought tickets
for Milwaukee, at Burlington the other day
They received the usual coupons, but didn' t
know what to do with them. A single ticket
would not nave staggered them, but what to do
with that bunch was mystery, and they went
back to the ticket agent, and inquired if they
should " stick the coupons to the baggage -
An explanation gave them much relief
Year: 1861

Lord Campbell said he himself heard o Judge
at Stafford thus sentence a prisoner to death for
forgery -" And trust through the merits
and mediation of our blessed Redeomer, you
may experience that mercy in another world
which due regard to the credit Of tho paper
currency of the county forbids you to hope for
hcre.'
Year: 1861

PROMISING Boy" Tommy, my son what
are You going to do with that club p Send it
to the editor of course" " Bat wha. are you
going to give i, to the editor for ?" Cause
he says If anybody will send him club he will
send them a copy of his newspaper The
what do you suppose he wanted of club ?"
" Well don't know unless it is to knock down
the subscribers that don'tpa for their paper. :"