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Year: 1862

Gov. Rector says that he recommended the ap- propriation, by the legislature, of $l0,000, to be expended in making salt, and that the editors of the Gazeue and True Democrat opposed and defeat ed the recommendation. So far as we are con- cerned, this is untrue. We never before knew that Gov Rector made such a recommendations His message, by his own order, was never pub lished. In glancing over copy of it. printed for the prioate use of the General Assembly, we acci- dently fell upon recommendation of an appro- priation to provide him with body guard to pro. tect himself and other State officials, and became so disgusted that we read no farther. The idea of governor demanding body guard to protect his person in the midst of people who had elected him to so exalted place, was too supremely ridi- culous for us to proceed, and so we never saw the recommendation about the salt.

 Gov. Rector had large contingent appropr iatOn which he could readily have expended in supplying the people with salt, had he desired. He thought proper, however, to spend it otherwise, and now the people are wholly without that necessary ari. cle.

 Governors of other States were not so unmind- fut of the wants of their people. Arkansas will suffer more for the want of salt than any other State in the Confederacy. After having spent over tiree millions of dollars n Jess than tico gears, Gov. Rector comes forward with the miserable excuse, for not supplying the people with salt, that the leg islature failed to appropriate the paltry sum of 0,OOO for that purpose. Had he have spent the one -thousandth part of the vast amount he spent otherwise, in procuring supply of salt for the wives and children of those who have gone to the war, he would have had the good wishes Of many who now regard his administration as curse to the State.

 The suffering for the want of salt will be incal culable among the people, and Gov Rector should suffer deep remorse in consequence thereof. He had the power to have provided for it's manufac ture in abundance, and he wholly failed to do if
Year: 1862

Those who are fattening upon the peoples sub stance, and drawing heavy sums from the treasury for doing nothing, are straning every nerve to elect Rector and retain their sinecures In order to deceive the people they set up the most outrage ous claims. Let us examine them.

 They claim that Rector was elected for four years, and, therefore, should be retained. So was Abe Lincoln. They modestly claim that Rector caused the State to secede from the old Union.- Tho fact is that secession was the act of the peo- ple in convention Besides, it would be very in consistent in a man who claims to be Governor because elected under an old state of things, to refuse to acknowledge President who sets up a precisely similar claim.

 Another claim set up for Rector, is, that he took the arsenal at this place. Whether taking posses sion of the place, under the circumstances at such enormous expense, when it would have fallen into the lap of the State by the ordinance of sion, was right or wrong, Rector neither deserves credit or discredit for it. The volunteers who came here to take it was told by him that he had not sent for them. He said that the preparations to take the arsenal were unknown to him. In his message to the convention he says C advised the committee, however, tha. the volunteer forces were neither here by my authority or within my knowledge"

 further claim is set up for him that he seized certain boats, with stores, etc. Now the truth is that he did not know there were such boats in our waters, until they had been taken by the patriotic citizens of Helena, Napoleon and Pine Bluff, of 4b aip TTo ba6 no r. do than any other citizen.

 The arsenal, at Little Rock; the barracks, at Fort Smith; and the hospital, at Napoleon, all would have been, and did become, ours by the se- cession of the State. As to the stores and goods seized the boats, the people who did it, deserve credit. But what become of them? Were they, or any considerable part of them, turned over to the army? Were any of them sold, by whom, and where are the proceeds of the sales?

 Bot about the most ridiculous claim of all is that Rector has armed, clothed and equipped a number of regiments. The patriotic women who have spun, woven, knitted and sewed, are entitled to no credit it seems The military board that ap- pointed agents to collect clothing the citizens who gave up their guns; the patriots who helped to fur nish and fit out soldiers, are all set aside, and the credit claimed for one man.

 Was there ever more presumptuous humbuggery? !?
Year: 1862

A wise and benefcient Providence has placed if within the power of the people of Arkansas, on Monday next. to decide the destiny of the State for veal or for woe. conlure the voters to remember that the vote for Governor, which they shall cast next Monday, is the most im- portant one they were ever called upon to cast. If vou want to save the State from utter bank ruptcy, vote for Flanagin.

 If you want to cut off the long train of kin now filling unheard of offices at enormous sala- ries, vote for Flanagn.

 If you want to convince the world that we are true to the glorious, young Conlederacy and not disposed to become one of the animals to enter a new ark to float on new waters, vote for Flanagin

 If you want to see a hearty support and COS operation given to the Confederacy and har- mony existing between the State and Conted- crate governments vote for Flanagan.

 If you want to show our sister States that Arkansas is true to the great cause of Inde- pendence and resolved to be free in the Con- federacy, vote for Flanagin.

 If you want to see an enquiry made into the transactions of the last two years, vote for Flanagn.

 If you want to save millions, redeem the State, elevate our credit, restore confidence and secure patriotic and economical administra- ton, vote for Flanagin.

 If, on the other hand, you want to see faction enriched State army created; the Confederacy thwarted at every turn; millions of the peoples money put in the hands Of kin dred and favorites; dangerous assumptions oi power made on every pretext; part of the State government carried from post to pillar at the will, or fear of one man; the State placed in a false attitude and ruin and disgrace to over- whem us all then vote for Rector.

 We appeal to the voters to let no false cries of persecution beget false pity for those who have no pity for them. Let no dislike to for mer parties or individuals, influence their votes We have no enmity now against any except those whom we believe to be the enemies of the State or of the Confederacy. We do not ask you to vote to second any plan or prejudice oi ours. But for your own sakes; for that ot your children; for the sake of the great cause, for truth, honor and justice, and for the sake oi your country, get rid of the oppressor and hlS cormorants and elect the patriot Flanagan.
Year: 1862

To get rid of the charge of the wasteful expen- allure of public money, Rectors friends fix up statement of the amounts paid on the orders of the Military Boord and deduct it. Rector called out troops, dsbanded them; called out others; sent re- cruitng officers and involved the State in an enor- nous expense, which the Military Board had to pay, of course. If the Confederate authorities had not been interfered with these troops would have gone into the Confederate service at once. and the State would have been relieved from this expense When anything dscredtable is done the Military Board is held up shield, but if anything credi- table, it is ignored. Indeed, no good housewife has knitted a pair of socks or woven yard of cloth forthe soldiers; no patriot has given up his gun or to equip soldiers, but that all the credit is claimed for Rector. When the people begin to ask where their money has gone the Military Board

 is held up. It is not the paying of the debt, but the creation of it that was unnecessary and which all right minded men denounced.
Year: 1862

sgy~ Within a week the destiny of Arkansas not only for the next four years, but for half g century to come will have been decided. Il will take years of economy and prudence to replace the wealth squandered during the past two years. Four years more of such folly will throw us so far Back that not " the most astute financial skill known to political ethics' can bring us to the position we were

 Voters of Arkansas, ponder on these things. Though you should be willing to bear the yoke, are you willing to fasten it upon your children and children's children?
Year: 1862

e95~ Col. Flanagin will be elected, will accept the office and will be inaugurated Governor of Ar kansas. new dodge of his opponents is to as sert that he will not accept if elected Because he will not stoop to electioneer, to go about beg gng votes or quaTeling with those who oppose him. but bares his breast to the foe, and fights for the glorious stars and bars, the people may never theless rest assured that there is post of duty to which he may be called in which he is not pre- pared to do his whole duty.
Year: 1862

LOOK Our.-We are told that the Rectorites have private handbis or circulars which they show to persons and then take them back. What is in them, we have no means of judging. They look out for "soft snap" and when they think they have found an ignorant or credulous voter read one of these circulars to him. We warn the people to put no faith in any statement in any private or secret paper It is an insult to offer to lend or read one tO a man. L
Year: 1862

this day comes the said complainant, by ". N dzq ~ her solicitor, and files her bill of complaint against sad defendant, together with affidavit that said defend ant is nonresident of the State of Arkansas ap- bearing that the object of said bill is to obtain decree dissolve the bonds of matrmony heretofore subsstng tween said complainant and said deendant-t ordered that said defendant be notified of the penency of this su by publication Of this order in the True Democrat nas paper printed and published in this State notifying said de- endant that unless he appear and plead demur to said bill of complaint, before the third next term o this court to be holder court house in the town of Danyitle in the said county of Yell the 2l Monday o March, D 1S63 all the allegations and charges set forth in eai bill of compliant will bo taken confessed and decree entered accordingly and that sd notice be published hy two weekly insertions in said paper the last insertion to be at least four weeks beor first day of said March term, 1865. Of this court.

 JAMES C. CALF, Clerk. Attest

 A true copy from the record.

 JAMES c. CALF, Clerk.
Year: 1862

DAuGHTERs.-When young woman
behaves to her parents particularly ten
der and respectful Il mean from princi-
pie as well as nature-there is nothing
good and gentle that may not be expected
from her in whatever condition she is
placed. Of this am SO thoroughly per-
suaded, that, were l to advise any friend
of mine as to his choice of wife, | know
not whether my very first counsel would
not be, "Look out for one distinguished
by her attention and sweetness to her pa
rents.'' The fund of worth and affection
indicated by such behavior, joined to
the habits of duty and consideration
thereby contracted, being transferred to
the married state, will not fail to render
her mild and obliging companion.
Year: 1862




Coon ADVICE. What if people do
speak against you? Let them feel that
you are able to hear it. What is there
gained by stopping to correct every word
that is whispered to your disuredit? Lies
will die, if let alone but if you repeat
them to this one and another because
your enemies have the impudence to make
them, you keep the fire burning, and open
the way for dozen ISLANDERS. Keep on
your way go straight forward !; and
trouble not your head about what is re.
peated, but feel all the better and wear a
less frightful face: SANDER seer killed a
sterling character and it never will.
Year: 1862

IRREsoLur,cN.- matters Of great
concern, and which must be done, th ere
irresolution to be undetermined where
the case is so plain and the necessity..so
Urgent to be always determining to lead
a new life, but never to find TIME to set
about it this is as if frtan should put
off eating and drinking and sleeping,
from one day aud night to another, till
he is starved and destroyed.
Year: 1862

r A sailor in the pit of theatre on
looking over his play bill, read can in
terval of twenty years between the acts. -
At the end Of the first act he put on his
old tarpaulin and left the house, saying;
"few of the folks will live to see the end
ou't
Year: 1862

LH There is no such false economy as
in neglecting the proper culture of youth
because of its cost. He is the greatest
spendthrift and prodigal who bequeaths
money, or goods, or lands to his children
at the expense of their heads and hearts.
Year: 1862

Ew It is said that a girl was struck
dumb by the firing of a cannon. Since
then number of married men have invi-
ted the artillery to COME and discharge
their pieces ON their premises.
Year: 1862

Eg- If the man who has got to the
top of the hill by honesty, is ashamed to
turn about and look at the lowly road he
has travelled, he deserves to be taken by
the neck and thrown down again.
Year: 1862




By ALFRED TENHYsoN.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud the frosty light!
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him dye.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring happily bells across the snow;
The year is going, let him gos
Ring out the false. ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud 81 rich and poor
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out slowly dying cause,


And ancient forms of party strife:
Ring in the nobler modes of life;
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want. the care, the sin,
The faithless colduess of the times;
Ring out-ring out, my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in
Ring out false pride, in place aud blood.
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old;
Ring in the thoussnd years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free
The larger heart, the kinder hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land:
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Year: 1862

TO Graziers let me say that they loose money


i every year by being forced to sell the
stock ou approach of winter, for want of chea
feed to winter on. now offer you the use
two machines which call


GATHERER & PITCHER, OR ELEV ATOR
which will reduce the expense of putting up hay
Year: 1862

and the Eastern part Of Mary land
But there are people all over Mary
land whose proud spirits are wri.h.
ing under the oppression that the lincoln Gov.
ernmenf has forced upon them. Let us not add
injury and insult to their hard lot by general
deunciations of Mary land. The best and no>
blest blood Of Maryland is with as. The,
deserve our warmnest sympathres. No people
recprocate them more feelingly. No where
does charity show itself more in acts. No
people bad rather see free. On leaving
Maryland, re experienced sensations similar
to an unpleasant dream where some beloved
object is left in the midst of some danger.


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Year: 1862

There was one striking difference be
tween the Abolitionists Of the school Of
franklin and the Abolitionists Of the
school of Garrison. The latter admitted
the pro-slarcry character Of the Constitu-
ton, as claimed by Calhoun, and sought
emancipation through an alteration Of it;
the former resolutely maintained that the
Constitution was charter Of freedom,
founded on principles hostile to slavery,
admitting no right Of property in man, and
clothing Congress with ample power in
time of peace to so check the growth Of the
accu1sed system as to render its speedy
extinction Inevitable The one surrendered
to the slave power the law and the Cousti-
tuition, and bctook himself to argument and
inaction the other clung to the Constitu-
ton, knowing that the slave power dare
not resort to argument. From the effects
of this policy, the Garrisonians never re.
covered, They laborcd hard and accom-
pished little. Rarely voting, and nevel
holding ot1ice-prizipg more highly ar


autograph Of the Duchess Of Sutherland


than the prohibition Of slavery in Z Terri
| tory-then became estranged from th'


great body Of ani-slayesy men, and wer'


treated as Missionaries. We are gettin!


back to first principles. The Constitution


is as hostile to slavery to-day as in the day
Of Franklin.
Year: 1862

10 the honor Of Chicago be it said that


the Important measure just passed By the
House to secure Freedom to al
persons within the Territories Of the
United States,' WIS introduced hv
the Representative from this city and
District. The modification Of Mr.. Arnold's
original hill we're only slight, and it stands
On the statute book 8 lasting memorial to
the zeal aud earnestness with which he
has fought the Slave Power. And were
this the SUD Of his services it would be
enough to render memorable his career Al
member Of this Congress. It constitutes
however, only q share Of what be has &C
complished, and for which his constituents
Year: 1862

sI Certain members Of Congress dub
themselves Conservatives" and denounce
all who differ with them rs Abolitionists"
Conscryators Of what? Why, Of slavery
in the seeded States. Why don't this class
Of people sail under their real colors? It
is O very suspicious circumstance that they
resort to names that do not represent their
purposes and principles. 4 man who is
in favor Of maintaining the Union at what
ever cost is an infinitely better Conserva-
tive than he whose chief object is to save
slavery. The real, genuine Conservative
is the unconditional Unionist. If the eman-
cipation Of the slaves Of rebels will help to
save the Union, no true Conservative will
oppose that measure.
Year: 1862

public opinion in the South from the French Consus


in their respective ports, az well as from private
1t is to be supposed therefore, that he was
thoroughly informed. But the main purpose Of this
order to Mr.. Megcer was to verify the reports he
had previously received, and perhaps to learn by
communication with the Rebel leaders, with several
of whom Mr.. Mcreier was already acquainted,
whether there was not an opening for an amcable
settlement of the American difficulty.


As do not think the time has yet come when
knowledge Of Mr.. Mercier's answer by the American
public would be either expedient or profitable,
shall refrain from any conjecture that point. The
relation Of the facts have given, for such they are
upon positive evidence may satisfy the public that
there is nothing Of an alarming nature in the
dispotion of the French Government toward this
country, and that the anxiety manifested on that
subject is, for the present, more imaginary than
real.
Year: 1862

Republicans and Abolitionists say, "Let
us forget all minor points-all political differ
enccs and issues, and 60 in for the prompt
suppression of the rebellion" Tho appeal
and the advice is very patriotic, and were it
offered in sincerity, would challenge the ad.
miration of the people. But it is not sincere.
It is as miscrably rotten as treason itself


They do not now and never have entertained
the least idea Of surrendering their party or
ganization for any reason whatever. Do they
in the abundance of their love for their coun-
try forget to advance their rotten political
principles? Do their committees become 50
absorbed in their patriotic labors that they
forget to hold political caucuses and call po-
litical conventions! Do they in their over.
flowing zeal for the restoration of Union, for.
get or neglect to nominate strict party candi-
dates and draw strict party lines Do they
lay down the party whip, and are their party
watckwords and campaign battle'cries hush
ed? No, not in the least They are hypo-
critics; they lie when they advise the cessa-
ton of party hostilities, and raise the insidi.
Gus cry Of "no parties in time Of war" only to
hoodwink the unwary.


Let no democrat be cheated by any such
rotten pretence. Let no man desert his post
to confer with any such treachsrous truce
Stand firm by the principles of the democrat
ic party; stand there as firm as rocks, as
reliable as pure gold. Why not Arc not
democrats patriots Can a true honest
democrat be traitor TO his country? Never.
The better democrat man is the better he
will serve his countryside greater sacrifice
he will make for her in time of her peril. and
the further you get from the democratic lines
the nearer you come to the jungles of treas
on. Never desert tho good old democratic
fold, but stay there serve your country, and
stand by your party, and be ever ready to
defend the Union the constitution and the
laws-Democrat and Neacs. a....
Year: 1862

habit of self abuse To which T. added observations on
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
importance 60 the married ana those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ability 60
enter that state Sent 90 any address IN sealed wrap
per, ON receipt Of ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention TO the treat.
uep of the various private diseases treated of In pr
vaie report Dpcnsary the only Institution OF the
kind I'm America which has been tabshed by special
arter aud this fact should give preference the
various quaeks Of doubtful character 10 be found In all
Year: 1862

Government. Such fends in human
shape care not for exposures a lclon's
doom through life should bo theirs; and
the labors OF your committee will be Of
little practical value unless Congress shall
by law punish with severe penalties such
enormities.
Year: 1862

This is a sound Company


The insurance of a certain sum for ones family
Is prudence that every man should adopt in these
critical times


$ The man that would be respected and loved by
his family IN life, and gratefully remembered in
death, will provide his family against want


"All our most prudent citizens and soldiers are
nsurng competence to their families in case they
are drafted killed in the service it is the only
safeguard III these critical times nj .9m
Year: 1862

A better subject for young men to dis
course about, and to mediate upon, was
never written than the following by Swift.
"No man ever made an i'll figure who un-
derstood his own talents, nor good one
who mistook them"


Young men do not fail in life because
they lack ability and courage to succeed,
half as often as from misdirection of
talents A right use of moderate capa-
city will accomplish more than the wrong
application of the most brilliant qualif-
cations. Study therefore yourself. Aim
to find out The actual talents you possess,
and then endeavor to make the best pos
sble use Of them, and you can hardly
come short of making a good figure in
the world; and what is more, being one
among those wlo live not in vain.