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rior JOB PRINTER,
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is prepared te accom
modate its customers
WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
I*]EJ (HIP T h Y .
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HANDBILLS, CIRCULARS,
Etc., printed in the neatest style.
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hand consisting in part of
DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE;
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS;
SHERIFF’S TAX DEEDS—
the best form in the State.
— ALSO —
Sheriffs’, Justices’ and Constables’
BLANKS.
Blank Bills Lading— on superior paper.
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MEMPHIS ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. E. IttERRIMAN & CO.
N o 253, main-street,
MEMPHIS.TENN.,
Have now on hand and For Sale, at the
most reasonable prices, the
Finest Assortment of
GUNS AND RIFLES,
Together with all kinds of
HUNTING INSTRUMENTS,
they have ever exhibited in MEMPHIS.
Where <lo you Buy your
SILVER-WARE,
— YOUR—
Table Cutlery !
CASTORS.
—u—
CLOCKS!
Wife bought them at
253 Main Street.
The Ladies all think they can get rather
BETTER BARGAINS
— AT—
MERRIMAN’S
THAN AT ANY Ol lini PEACE.
J. E. ME R RIM AN & CO.,
No. 253.Main Street.No. 253
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Oct. 10.
OXT3Ft
T WE.VTIE Til YE *3 It
— IN—
M E M P HIS.
Stock More Extensive titan ever,
-AND—
Equal to any in the Union !
Dur leading articles are
DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY,
WATCHES,
SILVER-WARE,
SPECTACLES,
CLOCKS,
GUNS,
PISTOLS, &C.,
WITH the usual variety of Goods in our
line.
ALL KINDS OF WORK
Done in the best.manr.er, and with
DESPATCH!
F. H. CLARK & CO.,
VO. 1, Clark’s Marble Block,
MEMPHIS.TENN.
Jan. 2, 1861. [6m
IMPRO? ED PROPERTY ON BUE
NA VISTA STREET FOR SALE.
THE East half of LOT No 6, Block 25, on
Buena Vista street, in i)es Arc, is offered for
sale on reasonable terms. The building was
formerly occupied by J. W. Wallace, as a
Family Grocery. The location is one of the
best in town. For terms, Ac., apply to
jan 18—tf] J- C. MORRILL.
ARKANSAS OFFICIALS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Henry M. Rector, Governor.
William R. Miller, Auditor Public Accounts.
John I. Stirman, Secretary of State.
Oliver Basham, State Treasurer,
J. F. Ritchie, Land Attorney and S-Collector.
John M. Harrell, Solicitor (General.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Supreme Court.
E. H. English, Chief Justice.
F. W. Corn'S[I Associate Justices.
J. I,. Hollowell, Attorney General.
Luke E. Barber, Clerk and Reporter.
Federal Couit.
David Pingo, Judge.
Eastern District.
---, District Attorney.
J. G. Halliburton. Marshal.
Richard Searcy, Clerk.
Western District.
Granville Wilcox, District Attorney.
James M. Brown, Marshal,
John B. Ogden, Clerk.
Chancery Court at Little Rock.
U. M. Rose, Chancellor.
Gorden N. Peay, Clerk and Receiver.
AN ORDINANCE
Prescribing an Oath to be taken by all
Military and Civil Officers in the ser
vice of this State, and for other pur
poses.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the peo
ple of the Stale of Arkansas in Conven
assembled, That all the military and civil
'officers now in the service of this State?
or who may, hereafter, be elected or ap
pointed to any office in this State, before
they shall further proceed to, or shall,
hereafter enter upon, the discharge of the
functions of their said officers, be required
to take and subscribe the following oath or
affirmation:
I,-—, do solemnly swear, (or
affirm,) that I will support the constitution
of this State and all the ordinances adopt
ed by the convention of the people of the
Slate of Arkansas, and I furthermore, do
solemnly swear (or affirm,) that I will
support the constitution of the provisional
government of die Confederate States of
America, and I da also further solemnly
swear, (or affirm,) tliat I will faithful and
true allegiance bear to the Slate of Arkan
sas and to the Confederate Slates of Amer
ica, while I am a citizen thereof.
Sec, 2. Be it further ordained, That
the members of the Genera! Assembly of
this Stale shall take the above oath, or
affirmation, before they shall proceed to
exercise the functions of legislation, to be
administered to them m the manner now
prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
all the officers, civil and military, now in
office in this State, shall report themselves
to the clerks of the county court of their
respective counties within sixty days after
the adoption of this ordinance, and shall,
take the oath, or affirmation above pre
scribed, orally; and it is hereby made the
duty of such clerks throughout the State
to ifsue notice to all such officers as fail to
appear and take such oath within sixty
days, and if any such officer should fail to
uppear and take the oath aforesaid within
ten days after service of such notice, it is
hereby made the duty of such clerks to
report names of any and all delinquents
to the Governor, who shall, forthwith, de
clare the office of such delinquent to be
vacant, and forthwith proceed to require
such vacancies to be filled by election or
appointment, in accordance with the laws
now in force.
oec. ‘i. ne u junn.tr oraainea, mat
the several clerks of the county courts
throughout this State, now in office, shall
lake the above prescribed oath, or affirma
tion, before the Judge of the county court
of their respective counties, or some per
son authorized to administer oaths, whose
duty it shall be to report any delinquency
that may occur in the manner prescribed
in the third section of this ordinance, and
the Governor shall proceed in such cases,
as in said section he is directed, to have
such offices filled by an election for that
purpose, according to existing laws.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That
all officers, civil and military, hereafter to
be elected, or appointed, shall be required
to take or subscribe the above oath, or
affirmation, to be indorsed on their com
missions, and when so indorsed the same
slrall be subscribed by the officer whose
commission it is, and be sworn to before
some officer authorized by law to admin
ister an oath.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That
any commissioned military officer, who
may have taken the above oath, or affir
mation, may administer the same to any
other commissioned military officer who
may not have taken the same.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That
the Governor, members of the military
board, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state,
and Judges of the supreme court be, and
they are, hereby, required to appear be
fore this convention, in open session, at or
before the hour of 11 o’elock, a. m. of
Thursday, the 23d inst., and take the oath
prescribed by this ordinance, to be admin
istered by the President of this Conven
tion.
Sec. 8. He it further ordawel, Thai
after the constitution of the permanent
government of the Confederate Stales of
America is adopted, or ratified by this
convention, or the people of this State, by
a direct vote for that purpose, tlu-n the
oath, or affirmation, above prescribed, shall
be administered so as to embrace and in
clude the constitution of such permanent
government instead ol the constitution of
the provisional government as now re
quired.
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An Ordinance Concerning Sales by
Sheriffs or Constables for the
Collection of Debts.
Be it Ordained by the People of Arkan
sas in Convention Assembled, That all
sales by sheriffs or constables for the col
lection of debts are hereby suspended un
til the further action of this convention in
relation thereto.
Be it further ordained, That all bonds
for the delivery of property levied upon by
execution shall be returnable in accordance
with, and in all things be subject to the
laws.now in force.
Be it further ordained, That this ordi
nance shall be published in the Little Rock
True Democrat and Gazette, and take ef
fect from and after its passage.
Adopted May 20th, 1861.
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FLAG PRESENTATION.
For the Des Arc Citizen.]
Hickory Pi.ain, Ark.. )
May 20, 1861. $
Mr. Editor:—Feeling a deep inter
est in the promotion and advancement of
the glorious cause in which we are now
engaged—fighting for principles, and not
for Empire—we can boast of the patri
• r. ' i • 1 _ , .1 .
uuc yui which waa jjicocincu iu uo uu
Saturday last by the ladies of this place,
with the following address by Miss Pirlie
Birmingham :
Dear Friends:—The honor has been
conferred upon me to present to the vol
unteers, of Hickory Plain, a flag made by
the hands of those, who are ever ready to
advocate for their country. I feel a con
scious pride in saying to those brave and
patriotic volunteers, that we too have been
aroused by the thundering cannon, which
told us that our sunny South was invaded
by a Northern foe. We know that the
eyes of the world are directed to this colos
sal Republic, which has attained ils pre
sent vast proportion in such a short space
of time. And many are predicting its
downfall, and that its decline will be as
rapid as its rise. Now, it rests with you
my countrymen to decide whether it shall
remain the wonder and admiration of un
born millions, or whether it soon shall be
said of her, as of Greece and Rome, her
glory has departed. No, we will never
fear, for it is man’s province to guide the
Ship of State and develop the resource
of our country. Though dark clouds are
lowering over our Ship of Slate, threaten
ing destruction, yet thanks to the patriot
ism of the noble sons of Arkansas, we
will soon see her weathering the storm and
riding safely from under the cloud. Then,
again can we acclaim, glorious laud of our
nativity, we feel it a blessed privilege to
have been born beneath thy skies, and to
inhail thy freedom perfumed breezes.
Now, if it-be needful, that you should be
called to the field of battle ; may it be the
will of the all-wise Creator, that you may
return to those you bold most dear, crown
ed with laurels, and bearing in your hands
the vvtnte banner ol peace ana joy, ana
thankfulness will forever abound in the
hearts of your country-women, for those
great and noble deeds, and gratitude will
embalm your memories with the richest
blessings. May you be soldiers for imi
tation, may there be no false or factious
spirit among your noble and devoted band.
May your names come down to us among
the brightest, that history, or song has ever
linked with immortality.
Which was received by our Orderly
Sergeant, P. J. Williams, with the fol
lowing reply :
Ladies and Gentlemen:—We now
find our condition widelyjiifferent from
what it once was : Yes, we have been a
peaceful and happy people, united by that
tie which binds a nation together. But
now our land is full of confusion and
death. The gorgeous ruffians of the North
are endeavoring to force into submission,
leaving us no alternative but submission
or death. But, we will march our Elysian
bands to quell the difficulties which are
portending m a tornado, and will undoubt
edly terminate in behalf of this glorious
Emblem, that it may radicate itself upon
the hill of honor, there to wave -through
ages to come. And if the time shou'd
ever come when this banner shall be trod
den under foot, or that we should hear the
clanking of their chains, or that they
should point their emaciate finger of scorn
at us, and say that it was our cowardice
that brought us to such a condition. May
Heaven forbid that iny eyes should ever
behold such a scene.
Ladies, wo now accept this banner, sup- j
posiDg it to be the Emblem of your hearts, I
hs well as your country. We will make
it our guide and protector, even amidst tl.e
convulsions, disasters and calamities of
whatever kind may befall us whilst in de
fence of our country. It shall be a monu
ment reared in our beans, like unto that
of Homer’s, which was erected in an age
almost unknown, or has withstood all
modern efforts until this day. We expect
by such patriotic hearts to withstand all
the assaults, which time and skill may
bring upon us by the black hearted Abo
litionist of the North. That it may tower
all such ; and the cloud of war shall hang
dark and lowering over our heads, it will
shine as bright to us as the sun that now
gilds yon field ; we will rejoice under its
lovely beams, ere imagination calls us
back to think of the delicate hands and
lovely smiles that mingled with its beauti
ful colors whilst being made ; it will swell
our hearts with joy and fill our tongues
with praise. And if the time should ever
come when this dark cloud of war should
burst upon this beautiful Southern part of
the old United Stales, when consternation
should have seized the hearts of this band,
and desolated battles should be burying us
in blood upon the field of battle. Then,
when its glittering portals would open, it
would be like the dayspring from on high,
descending to light upon the brow of our
Captain, there to stamp the freedom seal
of omnipotence. We view the constella
tion ; we see how it flames with inextin
guishable stars. We see that it is com
posed of the same material that General
Washington’s was; that it.1’3 hoisted for the
same cause, only ,it more glorious one.
We need nouierainti you of the glorious
scenes in which the ladies participated dur
ing the revolutionary war. The‘history
of your country will demonstrate that--to
you. Ladies, we are now^iappv to an
nuuuutJ iu yuu, ujiu.,w« reuejye vuis tin
stained banner, the fairest oT'tbe fair, and
whenever the tocsin of our country shall
be lung to call us,to slop the raging foe
that may be endeavoring to penetrate our
country, we will stand by it, though it
may be torn asunder by the thundering
shot of the enemy ; we will guarantee unto
you that it shall wave as long as there is
one remnant, and when that sun shall have
gone down behind the Western horizon,
darkness reigning around us, it shall be
our canopy and chandelier; we will hoist
it for the world to behold and announce it
as being the flag of the brave, that it is a
crown of streamiug gold that now deco
rates the hearts of all true Southern peo
ple. We know ladies, that some of you
have husbands, fathers and brothers^ that
will have to participate in the ravages and
horrors of this war, which is now threat
ening us. You may learn that those eyes
which once beamed with true sentiments
are closed in death; you may learn that
those lips, the ruby harbinger of joy, are
pale and cold in death. But we are aware,
that your hearts, are not strangers to scenes
like these. But on the other hand, will it
not be consoling and dear, and by far more
dearer to you to know that they died with
the golden laurels, which encircles the
head of the warrior, than to see them die
with the garlands which adorns the brow
of the traitor. Then Ladies, it is a duty
obligatory upon your part to use that influ
ence you have over then, and whenever
their country calls them, admonish them
to appeal to arms in defence of the same.
We frankly confess, that we have not lan
guage sufficient to return the compensa
tion due you for your kind and patriotic
generosity, but will endeavor to return it
while upon the battle field. R.
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gSir* The military plans of President
Davis are but partially disclosed to the
Congress itself. He has unbounded con
fidence in Gen’s. Lee, Beauregard, and
Bragg, and these gentlemen alone know
his ultimate purposes and plans.
ggP The failures and suspensions re
ported in all the States during the four
months ending the 30th April, were 709!
Of these 205 were in the New England
States; 200 in New York city and State;
125 in Pennsylvania and the northwestern
Abolition States; 4 in California; 68 in
the four slava States not yet seceded, and
27 in the Confederate States.
The Confederate states are sup
plied with commisary stores to support an
army of 160,000 men for six months, In
less than half that time our own crops of
breadstuff's will have matured. We have
arms, too, and ammunition for a three
years’ war. Long before the expiration
of that time we shall have learned how
to make our own guns, powder and ball.
gfeaF3* Some of the abolitionists at Lou
isville, had the insolence to hoist flags at
half mast, as a manifestation of their grief
for the death of the ruffian, Ellsworth.
President Davis arrived in Rich
mond on the 26th ult. His presence there
will give reuevved zeal to the valor of our
soldiery.