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Year: 1862

LITTLE ROCK, may itn, IoO2 Having beea empowered by His Excellency the Governor, to swear into service all men who desire to volunteer their services for State defence shall continue at Little Rock until further notice, and where shall be pleased to receive my fellow cit- Zens.

 It will be seen that have authority to subsist, equip and arm, as best 1 may, all troops that may present themselves

 therefore call upon all true and patriotic men to respond to this, perhaps, the last demand, of their constitnted authorities desire that a response shall at once be made. Delays are always dangerous particularly so at this moment, when the enemy is close at hand l want one-two-three-tour thousand men for i'm mediate service.

 Come into the ranks young and od--rich and poor There is now no distinction of persons- The rich man of to day may be poor to morrow. Come forward rich men, in purse or person, if filthy lucre is all you covet, come and battle for the God you worship. Come forth patriots, and exhibit to the world the sublime spirit that is within you!

 This is no time for talk. want men of action men of strong arms and strong hearts-whether yebe clad in russet brown or broad cloth velvet come to me now in this hour of trial and danger, and your names shall be inscribed upon the pages of glory.

 It cannot be possible that their fingers not one spark of pure patriotism in the bosom of true Ar kansans. If enemy of ten thousand strong can march over this State the people are not those with whom was acquainted and with whom l as- sociated quarter of century ago-spirts of de- parted pioneers old hunters and warriors-arise from your slumbers and rebuke your recreant suc- cessors

 In those days every man was warrior and the Read Sea was not more certain grave to Phar oah's proud host, than the waters of Arkansas would have been to an invading foe. Any man may be brave when the danger is afar. Let us see who are the braves when the enemy thunder at our gates?

 Come to me my countrymen, and let us show to the world that Arkansians, destitute of arms aban doned and torsaken, are equal to any emergency.

 EDMUND BURGEVIN,

 Adjutdat General of Ark
Year: 1862

SEcEssIoN.-Some proiessed to be alarmed at the threat of the Governor that Arkansas will not remain a Confederate State. They may rest easy for the State was united to the Confe- deracy by the act of the people in convention, and they only in like solemn manner, can re- peal that act No Governor, or even legisla- ture. can carry the State out of the Confaderacy. But if there be any persons in the Confederacy' who do not like the government, they can leave it and find one more to their liking. We appre- hend but few will follow them.
Year: 1862

|" In fact there is no earthly truth more certain, more ndisputable, than that, however desolating and terrible the may be, there can never be peace in this country until what was one country, shall be again one country It may be republic, it may be kingdom it may be a despotism 1t must and will be one The whole people north and south may as well make up their minds to that at once '

 In other words they must have the south though constitutional liberty should perish.- They see that despotism is inevitable, and are educating the people to it by degrees. The admission, from such source, that Ut may De c kingdom, t may Je c despotism, t must aud acM Js one" is very significant.
Year: 1862

The possession of the Mississippi, Red, Arkan- saa. White. Ouachita, and other tributary rivers and bavous by the federals, will amount to very little if the people residing on these streams are trpe 10 themselves Their gunboats are not calculated to carry freight and they must use ordinary steamboats. These may go III fleets, with gupboat preceding them and the larger boats may carry cannon each loaded, With grape shot to repel attacks but even this will not save them, if few determined men will re- solve that Lincoln's boats shall not sail upon our waters The pilot houses of the steamboats may be cased with iron, but the pilots must have an open space through which to sec. If two or three men, will dig rifle pit on the shore, at bend of the river, where boat will be obliged to come within hundred yards and where the pilot will be facing them and exposed, they could pick of the pilot and perhaps the captain. If the gunboat send a shell, let tie partsans stoop in the'pit until it explodes. lfby chance it falls in the pit, they can jump out But the trees will protect them from shell. A discharge of grapeshot would not hurt them as they would be protected. II the DOaJ hHoutO tiPC " 4"hH before that could be done; the partisan, could be q mile of. to where his horse was tied, or in some canebreak. Five, ten, or fifteen men in each county bordering on the river, with well select ted rife pits, could render the navigation of the river by other than gunboats, so dangerous that pilots would not attempt to carry boats up or down the stream. There are places where the channel runs close under bluff, where rocks or trees could be thrown down on the boat.

 What is everybodys business is, proverbia- ly nobody's business. If we leave these things to be done by others they will not be done. Let some five or six, or more in each county bordering on the river meet and agree to do this. The localities of the various pits or rocks or positions behind the levees, may be kept a secret No boat could go fifty miles, if at every mile the pilot was shot at. No number of men could be found to act as pilots under such circumstances. It would be impossible for the enemy to keep both banks of the river lined and guarded with troops. If this course is pur sued our rivers may be kept free from the boats of the enemy by few men. To insure its being done, there must be consultation and agreement among the partisans-some sort O. organization We must fight the enemy in every conceivable way; worry and harrass him, and make the climate so hot that he will leave it.
Year: 1862

SZ5@ The Nashville correspondent of the St. Louis Republican writes: One of our generals had a short interview the other day with Mrs. Polk, and although the meeting was pleasant as far as polite ness could make it, no doubt remained of the lady's faith in the southern cause. She took occasion to say that although the people of the United States made her husband President. the abolitionists did not do it.
Year: 1862

IF The communication of Dr. Luckett is bereft of it's force by the anger and bitterness displayed. We regret that the Doctor had not confined himself to a plain unimpassioned reoinder' for which he seems so well qualified.
Year: 1862

printed, You shall pray }or he President of the Jnited States or be hung. That ought to have been the policy before. You rebels ought alLto D. hung, and but for c en- Buell. should long since have been using hemp. It will come to that, and you had better take warning in time. We are handling you now with gloves. That is only an experiment.. If it doesn't succeed better than it seems 10 be doing, will try something else We will try the virtue of ropes. which, in my opinion, should have been done from the frst''
Year: 1862

ExToRTIoN.--Between the shopkeepers, who skin all, including the country people; and the latter, who, to get even, their produce up to the highest price, the people of towns and cities are plundered without stint. Now, it is not what thing costs with fair profit on it, but what it will bring. The country marketman guages our neces sites and asks fifty cents pound for butter, five cents for an egg, or fifty cents for chicken, be- cause he thinks some will be forced to give those prices.

 Upon the news of the fall of New Orleans, certain of our patriotic dealers sugar up from five and six to ten and twelve cents pound, and molasses rose fifty or a hundred per cent. They pile on the price, and their plea is that they cannot replace their goods for less price. Poor men are ground to the very dust, and the necessares of life placed beyond their reach by the exactions of heartess speculators When greed so fills the heart of man as to lead him to such extortion, he is not fit to live among free people. He is Lincolnite in heart Such man would sell his country and his soul. if he had any, for " hard money" Dead to all the nobler impulses of humanity and the honest feelings of patriot he seeks to grow fat upon the lifeblood of the poor. They may do so with impun.ty. "Quien sabs?"
Year: 1862

Y. DoonLE, Esq, IN ARKANsAs-A SKlRMIsH AT BATEsvILLE.-Our city, during the past week, has been filled with rumors and reports of the ad vance of the federas in Arkansas. Some put the the whole force at 20G00, others as low as 6 GOO. A number are coming or have come down White river and larger force down Black river The people in the section of country around Ratesyie, to the number of three or four hundred gathered and gave the federals ightnear Batesville The enemy were soon reinforced till they numbered several thousand, and the patriots were compelled to retire. The people are deficient in ammunition. If they mad this and few supplies they would meet the enemy and drive him back. During the first few days of the week, there were 1900 leder as, with six mounted howtzcrs at Jacksonport. They said that they expected supplies up White river, evidently looking at the possession of Mem. phis and the Mississippi river as a forcgone clusion. The majority of thepcople here seem to think that VIC are to be visited by these gentry. Others believe that such a visit is contingent upon the result of the battle at COrnth and if defeated there, the 1ederals in Arkansas will take the back track Except the boast of occupying the capital of the State, there is nothing to induce them to come here. All the stores ana army supplies nave long since, been removed. There is not enough meat or bread stuff here to feed the people, much less an army.

 We have not heard the particulars of the fight at Batesvlle, but presume it a sharp skirInsh, more to harass the foe and teach him that he was on freedoms soil than with q hope to conquer such an overpowerng force. It is possible that the federals will % down White river to Devall's Bluff, SO as to take possession of the end of the railroad leading to this city, It is possible that they may attempt to come here. It was reported on the authority of a telegram from Des Arc, that they were crossing White river at Jacksonport, and as low down as Grand Glaize. If they stay away till midsummer we may be able to meet them. Our State anthori- ties have called for 4,500 men, to be formed into ccmpanes, hold elections, send up descriptive liats to the Military Board and then be furnished with transportation, etc. All this routine will take weeks upon weeks, but it will be done according to system and rule. Then, if the feds not rein forced and will lay still, we will get them.

 Since the above written, We learn they have advanced to Searcy in White county, where they will probably wait until supplies come up White river or until they are reinforced. Searcy is dis tant fifty miles from Little Rock
Year: 1862

e The New Oagaus F.,agasa Jwells upon
the sterling moral charactsustics displayed by
our men at Shiloh, and remarks:


There is one notable feature OF this admirable
conduct Of cur men which has come to our
knowledge through tho medium Of private and
authentic information We hSve been told that
among those OF them who stood hrmeSt, fought
bTavest, and suffered most, were the most ezem
plaTy m personal private character There is
sad to have been most marked seriousness in
the conduct and department. Of those young vol
UnteeTs, on entering the contest and throughout
| us continuance. We can readily conceive ol
this for the cause in which they were engaged
aud to hich, With impulaive a1dor. they had
| devoted themselves was one ui nigh principle
| Of deep, religious significance. Its elements


were the noblest and boldest hat constitute a


motive Of action, and il is not 70 be wondered al
| that they should have had their influence upon
the minds and upon the conduct Of such mer


ss these who fought and won at Shiloh.
Year: 1862

Our COAsr DEFENCEs.-The circular which
Mr.. Seward issued not long ago, calling upon
the Governors of the several States to improve
the efficiency of our seaboard defences, was by
no means premature, and now more than ever
it is important that his suggestions should be
acted upon with energy and promptitudc. We
have for the protection of our various harbors
many strongly built Notifications, which only
require to be properly armed and manned to
become formidable; and with foreign war
threatening the country there is no excuse for
neglecting what there is no obstacle to prevent
All the forts along our coast ought to be imme-
diately furnished with fifteen and twenty inch
guns, in addition to riaed cannon of smaller
calibre, and manned by the militia. In this
way we should soon have a well trained, well
practiced and thoroughly organized artillery
corps, and in the event of war with England
and France really overtaking us we should be
q. enabled to do immense execution on the hostile
fleets, besides saving our seaboard cities from
bombardment. A round shot from a twenty
inch gun would weigh nearly thousand
pounds, and, if fired at the famous Warrior or
any other iron-clad ship, within moderate
range, would inevitably stave in her
side; for no vessel in the world could
resist such force. The guns purchased
for this purpose ought to be Of The best manu-
facture, according to the latest and most i'm
proved design, and after being thoroughly
tested by proper military authorities We are
glad to see that the initiative has been taken in
this matter by Portland thirteen ftteen-inch
guns having been already ordered for the fort
in that harbor.


The Importance of the measure indicated can
mot be overrated in importance, and the same
alacrity that was shown in raising the first fifty
thousand men to march to the defence of the
capital ought to be exhibited in strengthening
our coast delences to repel foreign invasion.
Year: 1862

PHILHARMONIC SoC1ETT.-The tickets for
The coming scason are going of rapidly, aud
there is every Indication that eeasoa tickets
will he cold to the full extent of the capacity
pf the hall This will materially increase the
receipts, and consequent Increase in the
orchestra will be secured. Already thirty
three musiciaus have been engaged, and we
are eure Of larger aod q finer orchestra than
We have ever had. The arrangements Tor the
fret concert are nearly completed, and will be
annonced in few days. The programme will
be unusually varied and attractive.
Year: 1862

ALLEGED TREACHERY AGAINST TREASON.
1t is evident from the comments Of the
Southern press, that the fall of New Orleans
was totally unexpected. and hints of treach-
cry are thrown out against General Lowell.
1t will be remembered that G.. w. Smith,
late Street Commissioner in New York, and
a graduate of West Point, together with
Lowell, left New York last summer for the
South, and were soon appointed to high po-
sitiOns in the rebel army. A correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press presents quite an
array of testimony to show that Lowell left
New York at the instigation Of prominent
citizens with The object of taking command
of the rebel army at New Orleans, for the
very purpose Of delivering the city up, to
the Government. The correspondent states
further that he has seen letter from Lowell
sent to friend in Philadelphia, by way Of
Havana, sustaining this view, of which the
following is an extracts


l suppose the course pursued by me has been
condemned. Fortunately for me, the New
York papers soon forgot me, think my dear
friend Smith could have worked with vast
deal more success had he he been subjected to
no more notice than / was. For myself, the
$4,000 sent to mo greatly facilitated me in
procuring the aid Of men who were anxiously
ready to help out my unwritten, butt l trust
patriotic programme. think you may hear
from Smith soon; that, however, will greatly
dedend upon his opportunities. You must un'
derstand that we who have been in the North a
few years, however strong our professions for
the Southern cause, are not at any time free
from the scan of man-at any time suspicious.


If it is true, as alleged, that Smith and
Lowell went South for the purpose of be-
traying the cause of the rebels, the improv-
idence of their Northern friends is likely to
cost them dear.
Year: 1862

tried hired man, who for so many years had
watched over his interests with the most
devoted zeal, and who had once saved his
life?


Yet, on the other hand, that dream
Hsight be something more than the mere
result of accident ought be, therefore, to
pass it by without farther investigation
was it not his duty to do all in his pow
er to discover the truth The only re-
hef which he found, and this was but
transient one indeed, was in conversing
often on the subject with his wife, who
used her utmost en6eavors to persuade
him to take counsel Of their clergyman,
Mr.. Forester.
The latter was man, who, with the
strictest principles and the noblest feelings,
combined clear and solid understanding,
man who was capable of judging with
shrewdness, and acting with forbearance.
But Walton felt such q disinelination to
impart the mystery to third person, that
he. could not prevail upon himself to follow
his wife's counsel, until his health, both
bodily and mental, began to suffer, in con-
sequence of the repeated repetition of his
painful dream.


| lCOECLUsI0N NEXT WEEK
Year: 1862

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
"Well, spring! what hare you got to
say, with your fresh green leaves, and
grateful breezes. We are very glad to
see you, and heartily bid you welcome, for
You make the world very pleasant place
to livein. What have you to say, Spring?
what have you to say p


1T was not ], but God, who made the
world so pleasant as it is. He formed the
green leaves, and sent abroad the grateful
breezes, and besutifed the earth. All
this he has doneto make you happy, there
fore You ought to love Him, to obey Him,
to praise Hin, and to magnify His name
forever"


Well Summer what have you TO saw,
with your fragrant flowers, your singing
birds, your bees and your butterflies;
What would We do without your If
your sun did not shine on the earth, and
light up the heavens, we should not be so
well off as we are. What have you to
say 2"


at is not my sun that shines on the
earth and lights up the heavens. new
er vet made fragrant flower, a, singing
bird, bee, or butterfly. God made
them All in His wisdom and goodness
therefore you ought TO look up to Him,
and to love Him, to obey Him, to praise
Him, and to magnify His uame foreverp'


Wels, Autumn, what have you to say,
with your ripe, clustering fruits and COL
den grain I Even the green leaves of
spring and thefair flowers Of summer would
be OF little value to Us, if we had neither
orchards nor corn-helds. We owe .you
much, Autumni Do you think o.
What have you to say, Autumn 9-what
have You to say ="


"Owe me much You owe me nothing.
There IS not ripe pear OF apple on the
trees, not a single yellow ear of corn in
the wheat-feld, but it is the gift of God.
1t Is God alone who gives seed-time and
harvest. He crowEs the year with His
goodness, His path drops fatness,' Psalm
lxy. IL. To Him, then, your thanksgiv-
ing should be offered. You ought to love
Him, to obey Him, to praise Him, and to
magnify him forever"


swell, Winter we have come to you
last. What have you 70 saye If your
sharp frost did not destroy thousands OF
INSECTS anu purify the arr, and if ,ouf feeey
SHOWS did not protect the seeds, and rem
der the ground more fruitful, we should be
sadly of. Few things are more pleasant
than fine, dry, frosty morning; so we
would not part with you, Winter, on any
account. You have done much for u.s.
What have you to say, Winter s-what
have you to say"


I" have done nothing at all for you,
therefore you need not thank me. food
had not sent the sharp, frosty weather,
you would never have felt it. If God had
not sent the faky snow, you would never
have seen it. If you feel grateful for the
winter season or the summer, the spring
season or the autumn, God alone deserves
your thanks. You are bound to love
Him, and to magnify Him foreverp


You see, then, that Spring, Summer
Autumn, and Winter, declare Gods good
ness, and proclaim that the Lord is a
great God, and great King above all
gods" Psalms xcv. 5. If then, we forge,
the Father Of mercies, and His Son Jesus
Christ, every green leaf of spring, every
flower of summer, every fruit of autumn
every fake Of snow in winter, even as ever,
part of the Bible, is. against US.
Year: 1862

CHAPTEh l..
oh, in o moment We may plunge our years
In fatal psnitence, and in the blight
or our soul turn all our blood to tears,
And color things to come with hues OF night;
The race OF life becomes q hopeless flight
To those that walk in darkness: ON the sea,
The beldeat steer but where their ports invite,
But there are wanderers Ger Eternity
Whose bark drives on and on, and anchor q
meier shall be.
Year: 1862

The National Convention will by order o. General Mos
quera be convened al Carhagena next month This u
glorious for the liberal party and. also Tor al those
who desire TO this civil strife brought TO close


The SoIent brings the Of the defeat OF Colonel
vieoo who in command oil the conservative forces by
the troops of hosquera The battle took place Ia the
Vale Dupar. II is reported that he lost many men.
Year: 1862

IL is understood here that upon the re.openipg
of Congress, resolutions will be Tassed calling
for the reports General Mcclellan has IN ade from
line to time, and which, strangely enough, have
been suppressed in the war office. Not only will
his reports be called for, but also the correspon-
dence between General Mcclellan and tue head
of the War Department, and the official letters
which passed between President Lincoln and the
Commanding General. Itis believed here that
whenever the publicalien is made it will form q
curious inside view of the whole conduct Of the
war, and wiz excite much attention, not OILY in
this country but also in Europe.
Year: 1862

.ND- The New Yo:k beard of Brokers, with q
few weeks since attempted to influence and reg
ulate the market value of gold by declining to
deal in it at the board, finding that nothing could
be accomplished by such course, have taken
the back track and now they 60 even farther,
and permit transactions on thirty and sixty days
Year: 1862

IL The editors Of the Boston Commercial
Bulletin have been shown samples Of cotton


from the Sandwich Islands, which for hrnness Of


quality and staple compare favorably with our
Sea Island cotton. 1t would seem thar with


proper encouragement there Is no reason why
cotton should not be extensively cultivated at
theae islanda