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J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DE8 ARC, ARKANSAS:
FRIDAY,.MAY 24, 1861.
The War News.
Just now we have an inkling of hot,
-bloody work, not paralleled. From a dis
patch from Little Rock, it would seem that
Gen. Harney after countenancing the
murder of women and children in Missou
ri, is turning his attention towards Arkan
sas. Report says, he is at Ironton, Mis
souri, some three days travel from Poca
hontas on Black River.
Indications are that Gen. Pillow is con*
cenirating his Tennessee forces for an at
tack on Cairo.
The New Orleans Delta says that if
Gen. Bragg should open fire on the ene
my at Pensacola, no doubt whatever is en
tertained as to the result. “Pickens will
be silenced, its garrison driven off to the
ships, and the confederate flag will float
in triumph over the navy yard and all the
adiaceni forts."
Two prizes have been taken by the pri
vateer steamer V. H, Ivy, at the mouth of
the Mississippi. One was the ship Mar
shall, from Providence, R. I.; name oi the
other unknown.
Emerson Etheridge, the traitor, has re
cently been in council with the enemies of
the South at Cairo. He was received with
“distinquished consideration ” by the au
thorities at the outlet of Egypt.
The Alexandrians have taken all the
flour in that city and considerable quanti
ties of groceries and removed them up the
country for fear of their seizure by the
Government.
The Kentucky House of Representa
tives, by u vote of 89 to 4, passed a reso
lution approving of the act of Gov. Ma
goffin in refusing to furnish troops to Lin
coln.
Col. Wait, the successor of General
Twiggs, as commander of the Federa]
troops in Texas, is a prisoner in the bands
of the Texas authorities.
The brokers of Lynchburg accommo
date the soldiers by taking the notes of
Southern banks at par.
The Washington Government have
placed 5,000 stand of arms in the hands
of the Louisville abolitionists.
The authorities at Memphis have seized
the steamers sovereign, Ur. Kane and
Prince of Wales. The fleet of Southern
steamers seem to be on the increase.
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US" The notorious Jim Lane, of Kan
sas, is to head a band on Western Arkan
sas, to retake Fort Smith. Arkansas,
Missouri, and the Cherokee and Choctaw
nations, ought to unite in driving every
Abolitionist out of Kansas. It could ea
sily be done, now, while a famine pre
vails there. They would thereby rid
themselves of such marauders as Lane
and Montgomery, and, also, of the nui
sance of having a receptacle for ranaway
slaves on their border.
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Powder Mill.—Another enterprise
we learn says the Natchez Free Trader,
is on fool, to erect an extensive powder
mill on the bank of the St. Catharine, a
few miles from Natchez. A capitalist of
large wealth, honored name and indomita
ble euergy, has been found, who will forth
with put the establishment in movement;
and although it will cost money to estab
lish it, cannot fail to make ten-fold returns
to auch a home patriotic enterprise. It is
ascertained that we have two or three old
powder makers in our population ; at least
twelve thousand pounds of nitre are at
command, and the outlet swamps of the
St. Catherine, Second Creek and Homo
chi Uo have inexhaustible supplies of wil
low, from which wood the charcoal for
powder is made. ■
Post Office Stamps.—The Mont*
gomery Advertiser says there seems to be
anxiety in regard to postage stamps when
the Confederate Government, through the
Post Office Department, takes charge of
the service. There need be no alarm
on this score, for a design has been select
ed and a contract partially made for a sup
ply. The new stamp is very beautiful,
and quite in contrast with the old. The
sire is a trifle larger, and in the-center isr
an elegant steel engraving of Washing
ton, (a front view,) taken from his well
known portrait painted by Stuart. It will
meet with universal approbation, and will
probably meet the public eye early in June,
or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Lincoln’s mother-in-law, Mrs.
Todd,of Lexington, Ky., passed through
Montgomery a few days ago on her way
to Selma, Alabama, to visit her two
daughters, who reside there. She is a
true hearted Southern matron, who con
siders herself disgraced by such a son-in
law. Her heart and soul are in the South
ern cause, and she has declined the hospi
talities of the White House.
The National Intelligencer con
strues Lord John Russell’s parliamentary
speech into the recognition of the right of
the Southern Confederacy to issue letters
of marque, and bring prizes into British
ports.
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An occasional correspondent of
the Columbus Sun, writing from Mont
gomery, May 12th, says: “ It is strongly
believed at Pensacola that a number of
officers and men are in irons on some of
the vessels of the United States fleet at
that place, for attempting to leave the fleet
after hearing the news of the secession of
Virginia, they being citizens of that
Male.
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Ben McCulloch.
This distinguished, ubiquitous, every
where-heard-of, unbeatable, and terrible
man, was actually in our midst yesterday
morning. He arrived on the train from
Montgomery, and took the cars on the
State Road at 10:10 in the morning. His
destination is unknown. Some who con
versed with him thought they gathered
from him that he wus going 10 Virginia.
Outers thought he was on his way to Tex
as via Memphis and Little Rock. Others
thought he would turn up about Cairo, and
again, some are confident that his destma
is Baltimore. He is in the army of the
Confederate Stoles, and has a Brigadier
General's commission in his pocket. We
cannot say positively just where he will
turn up; but let that be where it. may, he
will make his mark and give a good ac
count of himself.
His personal appearance is remarkable.
He is six feel high, slender and spare
built, but athletic and firmly knit. He is
'about forty-five years of age ; his demean
or quiet, and has none of the tiger-like
fierceness of appearance that many have
supposed him to possess. His size, height
and weight, the glance and color of his
eye, the style of his dress, his hair, beard
and features, all resemble the far-famed
and invincible Garibaldi more than any
other man in the world, except the verita
ble Guisoppe himself; and McCulloch is
not a whit behind that celebrated Italian
Patriot, in courage, skill and ability as a
partisan commander.
She short time that he was here, he was
more gazed at, and a sight of him was
more eagerly sought after by our citizens,
than if he had had “seven heads and ten
horns.”—[Atlanta Confederacy.
The Minnie Rifle.—The first rifle
in vogue in France was the so-called pil
lar rifle of Thouvenin, but the invention
of M. Minnie is the one which has prac
tically revolutionized the fire-aruis of the
present day. The improvements made by
M. Minnie are confied almost wholly to
the form of the projectile, and have very
little reference to that of the gun out of
which it is fired. The ball is of an oblong
conical form, something like an acorn
without its cup; but instead of being solid
this cone is hollowed out at the base into
a cuplike form. The advantages of this
form of projectile are that it offers less re
sistance to the air than a round ball would,
and that having its centre of gravity in its
foremost part, it has no tendency to turn
over in its flight; but its chief merit, in a
military point of view, is that with it the
rifle can be loaded as easily as the ordina
ry smooth-bored gun, the forcing of the
ball into the grooves of the barrel being
effected by the explosion of the gunpow
der, and not by the ramrod.
The form of the rifle proper to these
conical missiles differs very little from those
used with the old sperical bullet, except
that a three grooved rifle has superceded
the old two grooved gun, and it is still an
unsettled question whether four grooves
would not be better than three. With
this weapon the soldier can make far bet
ter practice at five hundred, or even one
thousand yards, than he would with the
old musket at oDe hundred or two hundred
yards.
[For the l)es Arc Citizen.
SHALL ONE SECTION RULE.
BY H. G. ROBERTSON.
My native South, my native land,
The country of the brave and free,
Our fathers when a little band,
Bought with their blood our liberty;
And since we have to greatness grown,
And all the sweets of freedom known,
Can we now hesitate to brave
All things, our native land to save?
Our Fathers had their union too,
Their banner, and they loved it long;
But when the greater section threw
On their part of the country wrong,
When one part of the country sought
To rule the rest; the fathers thought
The time had come, when they should be
An independent State, and free.
Secession in that day arose,
In all the majesty of right,
In contempt of their haughty foes,
And conquered in the gory fight.
Then fellow-country-men arise,
The North your ev’ry right denies,
Your country now your service claims,
While still your liberty remains.
My native land all Europe now,
In anxious thought is turned to thee;
Shall we to one proud section bow,
Or dare defend our liberty ?
Posterity but waits to know,
What heritage we shall bestow ;
Shall they not find, we have maintained
The freedom that our fathers gained ?
Thus we who have been willing long,
Our country's freedom to defend,
Are urged by ev’ry motive strong,
For independence to contends
By our loved native land endeared :
By our fore-fathers names revered :
By those who, at this moment, brave
All dangers, our own rights to save.
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Prom the Nashville Union and American.
To Arkansas.
All hail to gallant Arkansas !
She brings Old Abram up to taw,
By declaring now, with patriot’s voice,
That Davis is her determined choice.
She now throws off Abe Lincoln’s yoke,
As he threw off his Scotch plaid cloak;
Which coward like, this tyrant wore,
To escape the plugs of Baltimore.
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Jim Lane Turned out or the
White House.—It will be recollected
that Jim Lane, and bis band were chosen
by “Old Abe” as a speci-al body-guard,
and quarters were assigned them in the
White House. Of course they becume
disorderly, and much bad whiskey was
drank and a large decoction of “nigger
head” tobacco juice squirted upon the car
pets and walls; Old Ahe himself freely
paiticipaled. Mrs. Lincoln being opposed
to such doings, told Abraham, as the story
goes that if a guard was necessary, he
should gel gentletnen around him, and if
lie did not order those ruffians off, she
would have it done herself; and moreover,
sooner than have them around her, if a
guard was necessary, she would prefer
standing sentinel herself. Jim Lane has
accordingly been dismissed from the posi
tion of special body guard to the Presi*
dent. We have the above facts from a
gentleman in every way reliable.—[Al
exandria Sentinel.
—
John C. Breckinhidoe.—Col. Ander
son, better known ns Maj. Anderson, who
surrendered Fort Sumter to the South Car
olinians, stated at Harrisburg that John
C. Breckinridge would meet him at Cin
cinnati and take command under him. If
;< .„;n k„ .1... ,t„r._„r
lucky against Lincoln’s mercenaries. We
had not supposed that Muj. Anderson
would so soon abandon the flag he so des
perately defended. Hut so it seems. Cer
tain we are that John C. Breckinridge
will never turn traitor to the South.
In brief, the whole statement is clearly
a lie made and despatched for political
effect in Tennessee and Kentucky. We
warn the public against the lies that will
be circulated by the Government at Wash
ington, which now has the telegraph wires
under their control.— [Union and Ameri
can.
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A Beautiful Row of Warriors!—
Henry J. Raymond, of the New York
Times, James Gorden Bennett, of the
Herald, William C. Bryant, of the Even
ing Post, Horace Greeley, of the Tribune,
and Henry Ward Beecher, of the Ply
mouth Church, are now par excellence the
military lions of the North. It is they
who are stirring up the hyperborean heart
to deeds of blood. Like the war-horse
described in the book of Job, they are
“pawing in the valley”—‘'swallowing the
ground with fierceness and rage,” and go
ing through divers oilier exceedingly alarm
ing performances. Their “necks” are
“clothed with thunder,” and “the glory of
(their) nostrils is terrible.” They “smell
the battle,” but luckily for them, it is “afar
off.” They seem to be determined not to
be mistaken for “grass-hoppers,” at all
events.
Shades of Julius Caisar, Hannibal and
Alexandria ! what are we coming to ?
Departed spirits of the mighty dead !
Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled !
have your mantles indeed fallen upon Ray
mond, Bennet, Bryant and Beecher ? Are
these the heroes who are to throw into the
shade the laurels which ye won ! What
a thought'
letter from camp rector.
Camp Rector, Mount City, Ark., 1
Five Miles above Memphis, >
May I8ih, 1861- )
Dear Citizen: On last Tuesday the vari
ous companies composing this regiment took
the oath of allegiance to the State of Arkan
sas, The oath is the same as that taken by
the troops of the Southern Confederacy, ex
cept substituting the State of Arkansas in place
of the Southern Confederacy.
But a great many soldiers were dissatisfied
in being compelled to enlist for 12 months, un
derstanding when they came here that they
were to be mustered into service for only three
months. So they determined to go home, and
a majority received an honorable discharge
from the Captains of their respective compa
nies but some did not obtain a discharge, and
they were ignominiously drummed out of camp
to the tune of the “Rogus March.” But still,
this question of enlistment was a good excuse
for a few, and only a few I am glad to say, who
came here on a frolic and having found out
their mistake were glad of an opportunity to
back out. I am proud to say that none of our
company are included in t^iis catalogue.
The election for officers of the Regiment
took place on Tuesday, and resulted in the
election of Capt. Cleburne for Colonel, A. K.
Patton Lieutenant Colonel and J. E. Glenn
Major. The result gave more general satis
faction than that of any election I ever wit
nessed before. The troops were quiet and or
derly during the day, but when it was finally
known how the election went, cheer after
cheer was given for the successful t^ndidates.
Every man here felt the weighty responsibili
ty which rested on him in the proper election
of our officers. In time of peace much anxie
ty is exhibited in choosing legislators to pro
tect our property and interest, then how much
more anxious should the troops be now in time
of war, for upon the election of good officers,
who are thoroughly competent to guide us
safely through this coming struggle, depend
not only the success of our enterprise, but our
lives, property and happiness are in their
hands for them to determine. Good officers
are the soul of an army. This truism has been
demonstrated to the world in all past ages.—
Officers of inferior talent have destroyed im
mense armies by their want of skill and expe.
rience as well as determined the fate of Em
pires in a maimer contrary to the wishes and
feelings of their inhabitants. Good officers on
the contrary, with but a handfull of men,
have accomplished such mighty results as to
make the world gaze in wonder and admira
tion. Leonidas at Thermopylas is but one of
the many instances oil record of this charac
ter.
The election to the responsible position of
Major of the Regiment of Col. J. E. Glenn,
caused great rejoicing among the Rector
Guards, although we regretted very much the
necessity of being separated from him, yet, we
were proud to know that he was elevated to
such a position, and was held in such estima
tion by the regiment at large. His gentleman
ly deportment, his skill and experience as a
military man, his many virtues endearing him
to the heart of every one he came in contact
with, all contributed to make it a deseived and
merited compliment.
Our other superior officers, Cols. Cleburne
and Patton have a wide reputation for their a
bility and experience, and will no doubt reflect
new honor on themselves in the coming clash
of arms
Our First Lieutenant, Colonel Glenn, hav
ing been elected to Major, our 2nd. and 3rd.
Lieutenants were promoted, and an election
was held on Thursday for 3rd. Lieutenant,
which resulted in the election of M. M. Erwin
for that position.
Divine service was held here last Sunday
and was largely attended by the troops. We
vtim iiaycscMigrs every sauoaiu in iuiure ana
they will not be confined to any particular
sect or denomination.
A splendid flag, which it is said cost $300,
was presented to the Jefferson Guards last
Wednesday by a delegation of ladies from Pine
Bluff. The presentation speech was made by
Miss Bocage, and the flag was received on the
part of the company by Captain Carlton.—
The motto on the flag is ‘*fiat justitia, ruat
ccelum.”
Another flag was presented on Thursday
evening to our Regiment by the same ladies,
the presentation speech being made by Miss
Lillian Rozelle of Pine Bluff. It was the fi
nest effort for a lady I ever witnessed. The
flag was received by Col. Cleburne. It is a
beautiful flag, and on its bright folds are in
scribed the appropriate motto from the ladies
“Our hearts are with you.”
After the presentation was over, Col. Mc
Rae came forw'ard and publicly resigned his
temporary appointment of Colonel command
ant of this post. As you know his reputation
for a speaker it is useless for me to say hpw
he acquitted himself on this occasion. He
was answered by Col. Cleburne in a short but
appropriate speech, thanking him in the name
of the Regiment for the faithful performance
of the arduous duties pertaining to his post_
his care for the comfort of the men and the
general conveniences which we enjoyed at
Camp. The cheerful obedience which was
rendered to his orders proves in what estima
tion he was held here.
Our commanding officers of the encamp
ment are becoming more rigid every day, be
cause a few here don’t know how to behave
themselves, and as is always the case in civil
and military life, but moie especially in mili
tary life, the good often get punished for the
offences of the bad. Such is the case here now
for while only a few have transgressed the
laws by which ?we are governed, yet, the
whole camp is punished for their offence.
One man received a punishment here last
week that not for any earthly rouyj,^
would I have undergone, His offence
sence from camp for 10 days, without a *'2
ten permission signed by the officer in
of his company, and countersigned by the'rfl
commandant. The punishment he r# °
was a public reprimand from Col. McR * *
dress parade in presence of the 'whofV* 1
talion!
The boys have named their various m
by euphonious titles, among the princip,;"' :
which are Buzzard Roost, Crow’s Nest T * 1
ble Bug mess and Buckhern Tavern. I
Mr. H. L. Tant, of our company has h|8 n.
tie son altlhg With him, a very bright, 5hr * I
little fellow, who is always into devi|tt(
and keeping the camp in a roar of laught,"
The boy* call him Cupid for short, the fuj
est nickname I ever heard given to any
Some of our men have left the compan
and there has alto been some additions toil's
since I wrote last. Those who resigned l(t21
went home are J. F. Cloud, H. Kendall,®
C. McKendrie, L. H. Johnson, Wm. Peru ®
P. Stubblefield, H. Thompson and T. J. yp0(J!
son, all of whom obtained an honorable.^
charge from the company. Some of thwnhoV.
ever may return, when they get their business
affairs arranged. Besides these, sever*)
off on furlough, which thins onr ranks con.
siderably, leaving only 45 efficient mett Ej
Poe, Wm. Locke and J. J. Wright have'letty
joined the company and have linked their for. ’
tunes with us, come weal or woe. ■“ j
The Border Rangers, from Searcy, Capt. D
McRae, intend leaving here shortly for tb*
western frontier to join the brigade of M'ljetfl
Ben. McCullough. If McCullough’s whole^|
brigade is made of the same material as th.
Border Rangers, Montgomery’s hell hojunl.l
had best say their prayers when they c me it
conflict with them. |
Gen. Thomas H. Bradley has been appoint. |
ed Brigadier General of this brigade. ] bit,|g
not learned yet what gentlemen compose hi* W
staff, but when I do I’ll inform you.
Our military stores are being removed on
board the steamer Ohio Belle, and the pros
pect is that we will leave here shortly butfor
what point I do not know.
We have only one sick man in the hospital, I
Mr. S. Herring, and he is not dangerously ill, ’
Cov.
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What the Cabinet is Perplexed About.
The Washington correspondent ofthe
New York World tells the following good
story: ' .
“I cnnnol better exemplify the feeiinjI
most prevalent here than by writing you I
a few remarks to which the hum»roti! J
and popular Major lien. Poore gave utter- 8
ance this morning
‘‘You see,” said he, “that this adminis
tration is eng tged in deepjy momentous
business. The question of reinfoicinjj
Washington, and marching the Sevejjlli
Regiment across the seven-by-nme Slat; |
of Maryland is of no comparative impor
tance. I don’t believe there is a Sevuijijt
Regiment. It’s a myth. It hrfs been
marching from Annapolis for four days.
I’ll lell you confidentially what the Cabi
net is doing. (Here the Majors voice
fell to a whisper.) You see there’s e
great fight over the post office iu We t
Franklin, Lumber County, Maine. Joan
furnished the lamps for the Wide-Awakes
and Smith furnished .the oil. Jones siki
of what service would the oil have been
without the lamps? nut Smith very pom-1
tedly claims that the lamps were of do use
without the oil. Now the Cabinet is very
much perplexed. The president is study
ing into the case, and' cari tell you all
about it. This is what the Admihistra- 3
lion are occupied with. I think Smith
will win.”
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Impertinence.—The Cincinnati En
quirer is impertinent enough to ask where |
Lincoln gets the powpr to call out troop*
for three.years ? Why, man, don’t you
know that a king does no wrong ? - Con
gress will legalize ail bis usurpations—
and if they have any squeamishness abbot
it, are there not 50,000 bayonets around
the capitol to remove all conscientious
scruples ? |
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A Losing Game.—The Northern hold
ers of the Mississippi Central' Railroad
bonds did not make anything, but, on tbs
contrary, it appears, were losers by
arrest of Col. Walter Goodman, President
of that road, in New York. He addressd
the citizens of Grenada, Mis$., on the
night of the 14th iust. The Rural Gen
tleman says: 11
“He gave, as we learn, an interesting
account of his arrest in New York as»
spy, his being taken before Gen. ■ Wo*d<
the overhauling of his baggage, bis l*"
lease, and his return with the money he
had taken with him to pay the bcfod* ®‘
his road."
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A cat caught a sparrow, and wi*
about to devour it, when the sparrow said
“No gentleman eats till be washes bu
face.”
The cat, struck with..this remark;
the sparrow down, and began to wn sh bu (
face with his paw, but the.-sparrow
away. This vexed puss extremely, 80
he said :
“As long as I live I will eat first a®
wash my lace afterwards," which all ®8!l(
do to this day.