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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
Fellow- Citizens of the Senate and House oj
Representatives:
I congratulate you that you havt
escaped the dangers and perils that
threatened you, and in despite of the
efforts that were put forth and intended
for your destruction, yon have been
enabled to assemble together again in
a legislative capacity. The fearful
■tragedies that have been enacted in
many of your communities, the many
■cases of assassinatiou that have occur
red, tlie murder of one of your own
number, and the attempts to kill
others, together with the spirit of law
lessness and opposition to the civil
authorities that lms been so generally
manifested, have caused many of you
great anxiety in reference to your per
sonal welfare, as well as the deepest
solicitude for the interests of your
State.
I congratulate you upon the results
of the great contest which has recently
been fought in our country, between
Contitutional Liberty and Justice upon
the one hand, ami disorder, repudia
tion and misrule on the other.
The people have again declared, iu
unmistakable language, that, the blood
njid treasure which have been expen
ded in preserving this great structure
of Freedom and Justice, shall not be
in vain. That they intend, that for the
present and all time to come, freedom
of thought and speech, freedom to per
form the duties and to exercise the
rights of citizenship, shall be guaran
teed to every citizen. They have de
clared that the Reconstruction Acts of
Congress shall not be a nullity, but a
fact; that hereafter the flag of the
Union shall wave for the protection of
loyalty, as well in those locations
where the serpent of rebellion and
treason has poisoned everything that
came within the sphere of its influence,
and lias still resisted every effort made
for its destruction, as in the abodes of
patriotism and liberty.
By the Constitution, the duty de
volves uubn tiie Executive "to give to
the General Assembly information by
message concerning the condition of
the State, and recommend such meas
ures to their consideration as he may
deem expedient.” [t could not be ex
pected that an extended message would
bo presented at this time. I can only
make a brief reference to some of llie
most important interests of the State,
and offer some suggestions for your
consideration, respectfully referring
you to the various reports for further
information.
CONDITION OF THE STATE.
We arc in the midst of civil commo
tion. The policy of the U. 8. Govern
ment in withdrawing its support and
protection from us, upon our re-admis
sion into the Union, lias had the effect
to some extent of placing us in a situa
tion of great peril and difficulty. With
no greater resources or available means
at our disposal than before our State
was admitted (wjjen a strong military
force was deemed.to be absolutely
essential to preserve the Union element
from those who had not forgotten
their hatred to the old flag aud their
love for tilt' "lost cause ) we were at
once compelled to depend upon our
selves for protection, to battle against
difficulties well nigh insurmountable
in our weak condition, to carry on in
the towns and villages and counties
throughout the State n warfare in thu
defense of our iivus and for the cause
of freedom.
The clement opposed to the Govern
ment has become so much emboldened
as to assume offensive operations, and
to attempt the overthrow of the law
ful authority in the State. A deep laid
conspiracy was organized for this pur
pose, and the object was to be accom
plished, partiv, by the instrumentality
of a treasonable organization, having
its ramifications in many parts of tho
State, which iucluded in its programme
of operations assassinations, robberies,
threats atid intimidations. The fearful
history of tho last few months, with its
dark catalogue of crimes committed,
will in all probability never be entire
ly disclosed. The publication of nil tho
atrocities and outrages perpetrated
would hare endangered the lives of
those giviug information, and would
doubtless have led to the destruction
of some of them. From the great mass
of the accounts that have reached me,
I can only briefly, on tho preseut occa
sion, refer to a few.
In Ashley County, the Sheriff was
openly assaulted and personally abus
ed ; the Registrars were driven away :
the 8heriff and Clerk were compelled
to resign, and to appoint deputies to
save their lives; several colored men
taken out, beaten and threatened to be
hung; several others missing—suppos
ed to be killed; Moses Dean and bis
wife, found since that, hung lu the
woods; a freedman, hauling cotton,
was shot dead in the road.
In Columbia County, the people were
advised, publicly, to force the Regis
trars to place their names on the regis
tration book, and if the tax Colleotor
should come to their houses, to seud
them out feet foremost. Five men
were killed in ten days—three of them
killed in the field and rolled into ou«
hole ; Aaron Hicks killed, cause—being
a Union man. No fair registration;
armed forces (Ku-Klux) riding through
the country ; the Sheriff resisted.
In LaFayette County, there was an
organised band of marauders; several
men were killed; Registrar fled to save
^ii life; op efvil lew
In Sevier County, the Sheriff wai
4 abused; a Union man murdered in hii
own house. Hill (colored man) brutal
ly murdered ; Union men are sleeping
in the woods or driven out of the
country; no fair registration ; county
officers notified to leave.
1 In Little River Country, Willis and
■Andrews shot down npon the road
murdered ; Sheriff wounded and color
ied man killed. No law; no fair regis
tration ; constant threats of assassina
: tion made.
In Monroe County, Hon. James M.
Hinds, Member of Congress, murdered
1 upon the road; at the same time Hon.
; Brooks shot down and badly wounded,
j Other outrages reported.
In Crittenden epunty, Ku-Klux kill
'' ed six men in ten days. Other deaths
reported; many loyal men driven out
j of their homes; Hon. E. G. Barker
attacked and badly wounded—shot at
on another occasion. The bullet and
assassius held the County in terror.
In Woodruff County, a premium is
i offered for the murder of Union men ;
Ku-Klux riding about the Country;
i Hon. D. P. Upham and F. A. McClure
shot dowu while riding along the road;
several freedtnen killed ; officers cannot
execute the law.
In Craighead county, rebels were
preparing to fight; Capt. Edwards
shot from the brush; Judge Carson’s
office destroyed by Ku-Klux, and he
compiled to leave to save his life—dare
not return to his family; Capt. S.
Mason murdered in Fulton County,
and several others killed.
In Conway County, the court was
broken up by a mob; county officers
compelled to leave ; many negroes kill
ed and beaten; Ku-Klux forces raised
to oppose the latv ; State Guards forbid
den to drill.
In White County, assault made upon
Hon. S. Wheeler with intent to kill, by
two desperadoes; several colored men
filled; Jordan A. Ball, white Union
man, ana mg nepncw, oom niuruereu,
four other white Union men killed;
Ben. Humphries (colored) killed for
knowing and reporting the leaders in
the plot to murder Hon. S. Wheeler.
In Drew County, deputy sheriff and
negro tied together and killed ; a reign
of terror inaugurated; men repeatedly
threatened with death, and many com
pelled to vote against their wishes; on
the 17th inat, Ku-Klux took oul a color
ed preacher—has not been heard of
since.
In these and other Counties many
other outrages and violations of tho
law have occurred. Men were driveu
from their homes, officers were forbid
den to make arrests, and were com
pelled to abandon every effort to do
so. The bullet of the assassin, threats,
and every species of intimidation were
made use of to prevent the execution
of the laws and to rob the citizens of
the rights and privileges of citizenship.
A reign of terror was being inaugura
ted in our State which threatened to
obliterate all the old landmarks of jus
tice and freedom, and to hear us onward
to anarchy and destruction.
In the demoralization of a large class
j of citizens of the State, in the utter
| disregard to law and order manifested
in many localities, it is perfectly clear
l that a prompt and decided courso of
j action was necessary. The loyal peo
' pic lvavo adopted ns a watchword tho
'motto: “Lot us have peace,’’and now
1 that the election is over it is urged that
; tho past bo forgotten, and the hope is
i expressed that the murderer will cease
; his horrible trade, and the violator of
I the law may possibly allow the law to
| be executed. But this merciful pro
! gramme is neither in accordance with
; the demand* of justice and light, or a
' proper consideration of the welfare and
i prosperity of our State. Tho opposi
. tion to the law still coutinucs, the
! rights of the citizens are still violated.
1 It would need ouly another partizau
i excitement or great personal or social
; antagonisms to develop again, as before,
the full tide of wrong. There can be
no permanent peace or advancement in
; the future as a result of such a policy.
' The majesty of the law should be
vindicated the assassin should be visit
ed with a just retribution for ids
crimes, tho violator of the public peace
should be punished, and the officers of
the law should be so protected aud
respected that no opposition what ever
be mado hereafter to bis executing the
duties of his office.
The commouwealth is composed of
three parts, the citizen, the law, and the
officers to execute the law. It is only
j when these parts work together
■ harmoniously that ahealthy aud vigor
: ous constitution exists. If the officer
fail in the discharge of his duty be ean
i be removed and no detriment to the
: interests of the State or community
arise; if the law is unjust in any of its
i features, by proper representation aud
process it can be repealed and no seri
ous difficulty occur; but If the citizen
become vicious and oorrupt aud vio
lates his obligations aud duties, then
! indeed a deadly virus is introduced
! into the system, which can only be
cured by the application of the most
powerful remedies, but which roust be
i cured or ruin and death will ensue.
Our whole system of government is
based upon the rectitude, intelligence,
and honesty of the citizen. Whenever
these fail whenever the citizen becomes
thoroughly diseased, politically, and all
obedience to the law is given up. then
our institutions become a failure and
j will go out fojever iu darkkness end
£lb»ir..
In the diseased condition of the
body politic in a portion of this State,
I had no alternative but either to al
! low the infection to extend and in
crease until the whole system should
.yield to the influence, or to proceed at
once to use the unusual and the most
severe measures, by proclaiming mar
tial law in those localities where the
strongest opposition to law and order
prevailed. By tits advice and eo-op
eratlon of the leading Union men in
tho State, I proceed to take this step,
I have done so calmly and deliberately
and shall endeavor to execute it with
all the resources at my command and
all the energy I possess.
The civil authorities must and will
be maintained and the law enforced,
no matter what the cost may be. Every
citizen no matter whatever his color or
political views, must bo protected,
and the rights and privileges of citizen
ship guaranteed to him, and treason,
sedition, and anarchy must be subdued
by the strong hand of military power,
if it cannot be otherwise accomplished.
Tho civil law must be restored and
supported until it be placed upon a
sure and permanent foundation.
“ The flag of our country waves for
the protection of all. Every star upon
it shines down with vital fire into every
spot, however remote or solitary, to
consume those who may resist the au
thority of the Government, or who op
press the defenceless and innocent.”
FINANCES.
The healthful condition of our finan
ces is a subject of great gratification.
Warrents upon the Public Treasury
command a higher marketable value
than any that have heretofore been is
sued by the State, and osr resources
are so great and our crops during the
present year are so uuprecedentiy
large that with an equitable and mod
erate taxation, all the necessities of the
Government will be readily provided
for without pressing heavily upon any
ousinesg or proit-n.nuii.
One of the strongest bulwarks of
any nation is a thorough, well-defined
financial policy, founded on justice
and equity, making the burden of tax
ation rest equally upon all in propor
tion to the property they pos->esi.
The Tax law passed during the late
session of the General Assembly, in
accordance with the wise provisions
of the Constitution, will go far toward
accomplishing the desired object.
There can he bo doubt but uuder the
present law, the aggregate value of
the taxable property in the State will
be largely increased, owing mainly to
the following facts.
1st. An assessment and valuation
made by a disinterested party.
2d. The officials of the different
counties, heretofore, have not been in
possession of the necessary informa
tion to enable them to assess all the real
estate of their respective counties, and
thereby one-fourth to one-third of the
realty has escaped taxation.
3d. A large amount of personal prop
erty. stock, bonds, libraries, &c., have
been practically exempted.
The advantages of the increased val
uation will be apparent to every one.
The taxes of the great mass of tax-pay
ers will be reduced very nearly lit the
same ratio as the valuation is increas
ed ; and, although I would not fuel
justified in recommending any change
for the current year, considering the
unsettled condition of the country, I
am fully satisfied that you will he able
to make large reductions from tho
preseut ratio hereafter.
The time fixed by law for the collec
' tion of the taxes is evidently too late
' in the year, and I would respectfully
! recommend that the law be so amend
; ed that ail collections shall be made>
! prior to the first day of April, annual
Iv: and. for the nurnosn of secm-inir a
| uniform assessment of real property 1
throughout the State, according to its j
true valuo, I would further recommend \
the establishment of a State Board of
Equalization.
It is of vital importance that econo
I my be used in ail the departments of
! the Government in every practicable
manner, but not that foolish restriction
I policy that would prevent our growth
and development and would dwarf and
cripple us in all progress, on the pre
text of eoonomy and retrenchment.
To secure a thorough system of re
trenchment. and a diminution of the
expenses of the State, with a propor
tionate decrease in the taxes, it is only
required that the people shall fully I
and entirely do their part, yielding a 1
prompt obedience to tbs laws, by aid-j
ing to bring to punishment nil outlaws !
and vlllians, and by inaugurating order j
and taw, and security. Such a course
would seenre to ns a great reduction in \
our expenditure, and would, moreover,
by increasing the value of property, |
our ability to pay, and thereby lighten j
onr burdens still more.
•TATB DMT.
I herewith refer the Report of Hon.
James R. Berry, State Auditor, giving
the amount of Public Debt, on accouut j
of the State and Real Estate Bank.
State of Arkansas:
j Amount of Bonds issued by tbo
1 State to tbo Rest Eetai' Bank of
j Arkansas. $2,030,000,00
i Amount of Bonds toned to tbo
; Real Eatats Bank, hypotbetlca
't*d, J,$16,981.19
Liberality on Benda loaned by
tbo State to tbo State Bank 1,147,622,00
Total amount of Stato Debt $4,993.603.19
for Stats and Bank, on sc
count of State and Real Estate Bank.
I regret that the dlstnrbed condition
of the country and the pussnre of of
fleal business, hive prevfRted me from
giving the matters sufficient Investiga
tion to enable me to lay before you
any terms of adjustment.
I would respectfully recommend
that yon take stops toward the fund
ing of the indebtedness, by the ap
pointment of a suitable person as
Commissioner, to negotiate with the
holders of the Bonds; and upon his
action being approved by proper au
thority, that the State Auditor and
State Treasurer be authorised to issue
new bonds and cancel the old ones.
REVISION OF THE STATES, ETC.
Under the provisions of section 11,
article 15, of the Constitution, three
persons were appointed to reviso and
rearrange the statute laws of this State '
and a committee of three were appoint-1
ed to prepare a code of practice, all of j
whom were requested at as an early a !
day as possible to report the result of'
their labors, which was adopted." The !
committee appointed to reviso the stat
utes did uot report, and seemed to re
quire additional time. The Executive [
is not officially informed of the pro-1
gress made in this work, but is ot the [
opinion that ample time has elapsed j
for its completion, and respectfully j
recommends that your Honorable
Bodies, at an early day, call for a re
port of the labor of this commission,
ao that you may have sufficient time to
properly investigate a work of so much j
importance, and stop nil further ex- 1
pense, as it has already cost very con-'
siderably.
EDUCATIONAL .
The present educational law meets
with my hearty approval. While com- j
paratively little has been accomplished
as yet, on account of the unsettled con
dition of the country and the time I
requisite in getting the system fairly
inaugurated, there is still very satisfac
tory evideuce that it will be a successful
instrumentality in affording to all an
opportunity of obtaining an education,
and elevating our State in intellectual
advancement from the condition she
lias hitherto occupied. While there is
some opposition to the law on the part
of those who are mostly unacquainted
with its provisions, i am in receipt of
information from many parts of the
State, that, At a general rule, it meets
with the approbation of most of our
best citizens, niul bids fair fo ho per
fectly and entirely successful.
It has been impossible to secure a per
fect enumeration of the children in the
State upon which to base the appropri
ation for school fund in the respective
counties. In many localities, a partial
enumeration has been made, and the
people are very anxious lo have the
appropriations. I would recommend j
that such action he taken by the Leg
islature as to permit the proper officers
to make an approximate enumeration
at once, to he rectified when a careful j
account is taken, so that the appropri
ations can be made soon. I respectful-'
Iv refer to you the Keport of llouora- ;
bie Thomas Smith, Superintendent of -
Public Instruction, and recommend
that you mako the amendments there
in, in accordance with his suggestions.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
Tlie suirit of disloyalty and opposi
tion to the law, so frequently manifest
ed during the last few months, show
the wisdom of the Congressional ac
tion in placing political disabilities
upon a certain class of our citizeus.
I desire to see these disabilities re- j
moved ns soon as it is safe to do so ;
hut it is very evident that to make a
general provision of that kind now
would jeopardize the success of the re- 1
construction measures of Congress.
When this class of our people show a
willingness to recognize and acquiesce
fully in these measures, and support i
the Government established thereby, j
it will be Lime enough to take into con- i
sidcration their enfranchisement.
KAILUOADS. ,
Tlie importance of aiding iu building 1
up a railroad system, which will invite |
immigration and develop our vast ag
ricultural and mineral resotjpees, has j
been recognized and endorsed by the
almost unanimous voice of the people.
The aid provided by the law thus rati- ;
tied will secure the completion of all
the important lines of roads. These,
radiating from the capital and pene
trating the most distant portions of the
State, are designed to give to eacli sec
tion its needed facilities, ensuring cer
tain and economical outlets for our
great staple and our uutouched wealth ;
and from the fortuuate accident of our j
position, standing, as it were, across
the thrcshhold of all the contemplated
Southern routes to the Pacific, some of
our local roads will inevitably become
links in that great national highway,
whose construction is a public necessi
ty aud cannot long be postponed.
KKPOKTS.
The following reports and memori
als are respectfully referred to you, for
consideration :
Report of Hon. Benj. Thomas, Com
missioner of P. W. and Internal Im
provements. 1 recommend that the
amendments suggested therein be
made.
Report of the Committee appointed
by the Executive, in accordance with
an act of the Legislature to establish
the county of Sharp, by dividing the
county of Lawrence.
Memorial of the County Court of
Benton county. Arkansas, asking that
the roonay raised for school purposes
be used in that county, and not be di
vided pro rata throughout the State.
Memorial of W. H. Granger, Special
Inspector R. F. and A. Lands, endorsed
by Brevet Maj. Gen. C. H. Smith, Com
manding Department of Arkunsns, ask
ing the Legislature to take some action
whereby the aid that I'reedmcn nre now
receiving through the Bureau in locat
ing on U. 8. public lands may be con
tinued to them by the State, when the
Bureau ends, January 1st, 1869.
Report of Hon. John Wasscll, Presi
dent of the Arkansas Deaf Mute Iusti
tute.
Report of Hon. Henry Page, State
Treasurer.
MILITIA.
In carrying into effect the Militia
Law, many obstacles have presented
themselves. Chief among which has
been the inability of the Executive to
provide arms and equipments. When
your body adjourned, we had every as
surance that the Government of the
United Stales would supply this de
ficiency ; but the act which was pend
ing before Congress at that time, failed
to become a law, and that body ad
journed without making any provision
for the defense of the State. It became
apparent-that in order to enforce the
law and give protection to the people,
some other steps must be at once taken
by which arms could be obtained. No
appropriations having been made by
your body for the purchase of the same,
and the necessity being imperative, I
proceeded by the authority vested in
me as a commander-in-chief, to open
negotiations with parties in this city:
for the use of private funds for their |
purchase, expecting that yourhonorn-j
ble body would sanction what I might
do in that direction. These negotia
tions led to an arrangement with
Messrs. Hodges & Weeks, who agreed
to furnish the necessary funds, with
tlie understanding that myself and oth
ers should become personally responsi
ble in case the Legislature failed to re
imburse them. I appointed Mr. Hod
BS-f IT »'* »»*«- TV IU1 Uil t I.UUII3 ;
to proceed North and make purchases i
of arms, on the best terms lie could se-j
cure. The result of his mission is set'
forth in tlie accompanying report,
which is herewitliTHibniitted. He pur-i
chased 4,000 stands of nntis. which
were shipped to Little Hock, but were
Btopped nt Memphis by a combination
on the part of the transportation com
panies.
On tlie 12th of October I chartered
tho steamer Hesper, commanded by
Capt. 8. Houston, and directed him to
proceed to Memphis and transport the
arms to this place. Capt. Houston left
here on the 12th, and left Memphis with
tlie arms on the 15th of October. When
about twenty miles below the city, an
armed band of men, disguised, upon
tlie steam tug Nettie Jones, boarded
die Hesper and destroyed and carried
away the arms belonging to tlie State;
for the particulars of which you are re
ferred to the accompanying report of
Capt. Houston, upon his return.
This piratical party was fitted out at
Memphis, and as the offense was com
mitted upon tlie waters of tho U. 8.,
over which this State had no jurisdic
tion, you are respectfully recommended
to memorialize the Congress of the
United States, for the amount expend
ed, for tlie prosperity of this State,
which was destroyed.
Tlie loss of these arms, and die ina
bility of die Executive to procure oth
ers, rendered it impossible for me to
give such protection to the peaceable
and law-abiding citizens of our State
as the insurrectionary condition of af
fairs demand.
I earnestly recommend that Legisla
tive action be had authorizing the pur
chase of arms, ns also to make appro
priation fur die necessary expense of
the militia. I lmve been very much
gratified with the prompt response
made by the militia to my call for
troops; and am assured that many who
are willing to assist cannot do so, for
want of arms.
IMMIGRATION.
It i9 of vital importance to the growth
and development of our State that
every encouragement be given to the
introduction of settlers from abroad;
and this can only be accomplished by
securing entire protection and perfect
freedom of thought and action to all
who may desire to come among us.
Our past record of murders and out
rages, and absence of law and order is,
it is true, bringing us a very consider,
able immigration from Texas, Louisi
ana, and other places, and will continue
to do so as long as these evils exist;
but it is an influx of desperadoes and
outlaws, who are seekiug an asylum
here on accouut of their crimes, and to
find a locality congenial to their man
ner of life and adapted to the further
ance of their designs in the future. It
depends upon us whether we shall
make our State the hiding place aud
home of the assassin from the other
States as well as tVom our own, and
the settlement of the question depends
upon the restoration aU over the State
of law and order.
Good citizens will not come here to
seek homes for themselves and their
families, where they are subjected to
all these perils, unless they surrender
to others their manhood and freedom.
They demand the right to think, speak,
and vote, in accordance with the dic
tates of thoir own judgment and wishes,
“none daring to molest them or make
them afraid.”
Possessing a soil unsurpassed for
productiveness, a delightful climate, au
immense amount of cheap land, togeth
er with very valuable mineral reserves,
we offer to the overcrowded cities and
communities elsewhere sufficient in
ducement to bring among us an im
mense tide of population.
It needs only that the suicidal policy
of the past be entirely laid aside; that
all who desire to come be guaranteed
entire security and protection ; that the
spirit of lawlessness be overcome and
a spirit of acquiescence and obedience
to the laws take its place, to bring into
our State an amount of capital and a
tide of population that will enable us
to develop our resources and make
rapid strides in the great march of
progress aud advancement.
When we are true to ourselves and
to each other, and to the great destiny
which Heaven has spread ont before
us, then indeed will our prosperity be
great and our advance rapid. Then
will the abundant, resources of our
State be in full process of development.
Then will all conditions of society, like
sound members of a healthy system, be
united into one strong organic body.
Towns and villages will spring up,
capital will come among us, property
will increase in value, our agricultural
productions will be multiplied, aud we
ourselves throwing aside every weight,
be successful competitors in the great
race of civilization and improvement.
In my convictions of duty and right,
1 trust I am with you, tirmly grounded
in that truly 'Republican faith which
recognizes the claims of loyalty, liber
ty, and humanity. The nationality
which is symbolized by one flag, one
people, and one Government. The
liberty which sinks alike all questions
of race and creed. The humanity
which protects the rights of the hum
blest in the land, form the basis of a
creed which no temporary change of
public opinion can ever shake. Plant
ed upon that basis our State will be
truly reconstructed, and its upward and
onward career will be assured, alike by
me wisuom oi man anu mo iavur ui
God. POWELL CLAYTON.
Old Proverb*.
Cheer up man ; God is still where he
was.
God is at the end when we think lit
is farthest off.
He counts very unskilfully who
leaves God out of his reckoning.
God's mill griuds slow but sure.
God is always opening liis hands to
us.
God lias often a great share in a little
house, and but little share iu a great
house.
God comes to see us, or look upon
us, without a bell.
Prayer brings down the first blessing
and praise the second.
The worst of crosses is novel- to have
had any.
Begin your webb and God will sup
ply you witli thread.
At the end of Life La Gloria is sung.
Ely the pleasures that will bite to
morrow.
The devil tempts others an idle man
tempts the devil.
Always refuse the advice which
passion gives.
He who will stop every mail’s mouth
must have a great deal of meal.
In silence there is many a good
moral.
Tis a bad house that has not an old
man in it.
Welcome is the best cheer.
The child saith nothing that is not
heard at the fireside.
When children are little they make
tiicir parent’s heads ache, and when
they are grown up they make their
hearts ache.
Time is the rider that breaks youth.
Vo man's lu-nil nclies while he com
forts another.
War is death's fenst.
Old Women.—If a whimsical or
ridiculous story is told of any ouc, it
is sure to relale to an old woman ! If
a mau lucks wit, or is in any way ec
centric in his ideas of neatness and
propriety, he is call an old woman.
A deficiency of firmness of purpose,
or timidity of intercourse with the
world, subjects one to a similar epithet
and yet, what does the common sense
oi this saying amount to? Simply
this, that a man is liko his mother.
And who, pray, is a real mother? A
| being filling with a devoted aud diein
| lercsted love for offspring. Did auy
lone ever hear of a selfish*mother? of
one who would not practice self denial
that she might mlnisterto herchildreu ?
Here then, is a trait that is really old
Womanish, and the only one, in our
mind that distinguishes the peculiari
ties of venerable females from those of
selfish bombastic men.
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M“ A lady correspondent informs us
that she entirely destroyed the insects
which infested her rose-bushes by the
use of quassia, and that they thrived
better after its use than before. In the
report of the Alton (111.) Horticultural
Society quassia is recommended for
destroying black and green aphis in
cherries. Quassia may be found in any
druggist's establishment. Use two
ounces to a gallon of water; boil fifteen
or twenty minutes. It will also be
found effective in destroying many
| kinds of insects which infest the flow
er-garden.—American Jonrnal of Hor
| ticulture.
Mr A man hearing that a raven would
' live two hundred years bought one to try
Viidom from Josh nitllng*.
Liberty iz a mixture or freedom,
restraint and protection.
Advice iz, like castor oil. eazy enuff'
to give, but dreadful uneasy tew take.
A good cooscieuco iz a foretaste of
heaven.
■Every man can boast of one admirer.
No man is rich who wants enny
more than what he has got.
Don’t give outward appearances all
the credit, the spirit of a hansum boot
iz the little fut in it.
I don’t belief in bad luck being sot
for a man, liko a trap, but I have
known lots of folks who, if there wuz
enny first rate luck lying round loose,
would be sure tew get one foot in it
enny how.
The butv ov gratitude iz that a beg
gar kan be az a prince, and the power
ov gratitnde iz that “I thank you”
makes the beggar equal to the prince.
Married life iz tew often like a game
ov checkers—the great struggle is tew
git into the king row.
A Ghost Story.
A young lady of high family in Paris
was some time ago spiritually possessed
by the influence of a knight, of the old
days, under whose compulsion she rose
from her bed at night, and spent long
hours in writing involuntary rhapsodies to
herself. Her ghostly admirer wore her
out with his unseasonable attentions, com
pelling her fingers to sketch his portrait,
the place where he lived, his grave, and
even to draw a picture of the wound
which let his life out through his skull.
At length the doctors recommended travel,
and the girl was taken to Sicily There
the possession seemed to leave her until,
one morning, she was found dead on the
mound said by the peasantry to be haun
ted by the ghost of a knight slain during
the catastrophe of Sicilian Vespers,
Painting Houses.—Repented experi
ments prove that paint applied between
JNovcmDer ana Aiarcn wm last twice as
long as that applied in warm weather.
Tho reason is that in cold weather the
component parts of the paint form a
hard substance on the surface, as hard
almost as glass; bnt in warm weather
the oil penetrates tho boards, and the
paint wears off.
BSf A young lady who was rebuked by
her mother for kissing her intended juati
fied herself, by quoting this passage:
“ Whatsoever ye would that men should
do unto you, do ye even so unto them
9£9*Au old bachelor thinks that the
trains of young ladies are infernal ma
chines, from the fact that a blow up took
place directly after he put his foot on onq.
*Sb“A lady was urged by hor friends
to marry a widower, and as an argument
they spoke of his two beautiful children,
“ Children," replied the lady are like tooth
picks. A person wants her own.”
M&*A cutious inquirer, desirous to
know how he looked when he slept sat
with closed eyes befure a mirror.
fSy*‘\I Love the still," said a quiet hus
band to his chatty wife
PROFESSIONAL CAROS.
T. 91. GIBSOX,
Attorney at Law
AND U. 8. CLAIM AGENT,
DEVALL’S BLUFF, ARK.
ARKANSAS paving been added to the ju
risdiction of the Court of Claims at
Washington, the undersigned hereby gives
notice that he is prepared to receive and col
lect all claims held by loyal persons for Stock.
Forage, Supplies and Property of any and all
kinds taken by Federal officers or soldiers
for the use of the government. Come and see
me. Fees moderate. No charge for advice.
sepS-Cm
DR. J. 'VT, BURX7BY,
Being permanently located at Des Arc,
will contiuuc the practice of his profession in
all its branches.
Office at Col. J. M. Burney’s Drug Store.
DR. ROB'T. B. TREZEVMT,
Tenders bis professional services to
the citizens of Des Are and vicinity.
Office—At B. F. Johnson Drug Store.
scp21
B. IT. <Johnson.
DRUGGIST,
DES ABO, ABKANSAS.
KEEP on hand alarge assortment of Drugs.
Medioinos, Points, Oils, Perfumery,
Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies, Whiskey,
for medical purposes, which he will sell low,
Prescriptions and orders filled promptly.
Terms cash. feb. 15, 1868.
P. LEPTIEN,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
I AM NOW PREPARED TO DO Alt
kinds of work (n my lisa Mend
ing, Cleaning, Ac.
-Thankful for paat farora, I solicit s
continuance of the patronage heretofore be
stowed on me fsb26-tf
I *
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Z. P. H. FARR,
ATTORNS? AT LAW,
LITTLE BOCK, ARKANSAS.
J. K. GATEWOOD, J. 8. THOMAS,
GATEWOOD i TH0|*S, .....
tmurivw as * aw
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H. 3?. Vaughan.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice intheCourts of the countiya
of Prairie. White, Jackson, Woodruff sod
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
collection of claims any where in the State.
•ep7tf.
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T. E. EMERSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND GENERAL LAND AGENT,
AUSTIN, PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARK.
Special attention given to the collection
and securing claims, buying and selling lands,
paying taxes, examing titles, Ac. aphril II
J. R. P. ALDRIDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ootton Plant, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Circnit Court* of
Woodruff county, and the Circuit Courta of
the seventh Judicial District, and give prompt
attention to all business entrusted to his
care, Janl2
B. a. GANTT. W. J. BBONAUGH.
GANTT & BRON AUGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAV,
BROWNSVILLE. ARKANSAS.
Prompt attention given to collection of
claims. sprl4
-a--———
W. J. ROGERS,
ATTORNEY AT; LAW,
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
Prompt attention given to the Collection
of Claims, Investigation of Land Titles, Pay
ment of Taxes. &c. my 16
JAMES H. PATTERSON, LUCIAN C. GAUSS,
Augusta, Ark. Jacksonport, Ark.
Patterson A Saase,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonport and Aagitia, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff,
Jackson, Independence, White, Lawrence,
Randolph, Green. Craighead and Cross, and
attend to special cases in any part of the
State.** Address either office. ioyl8-ly
J. C. JONSON, Office—West Point, Arkansas,
i JNO. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
JO\SO\ & MOORE,
Attorneys at Law,
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
—A*D—
General Land and Collecting Agent*,
8KAKCY, ARKANSAS.
Will give prompt Attention to any husinen
in the countie., of Independence, Jackson,
Woodruff, Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway
and Van Buren. marft
SOL. r. CLARK. (AM. W. WILLIAM*.
Clark A Williams,
.
Attorneys nt Lew,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in all the Court*, prosecute
Claim* of all kind*, collect debts, and
act as Real Estate and General Agents.
OrriCR—Markham Street, near State Douse.
april28-lf
JAMES J. GALLAGHEB.
Attorney at Law,
COTTON PEART, WOODRUFF CO. ARE
Will practice where called.
sep28-tf.
wit. *. COODY.
000DY & McRAE,
AIYtii9TI4l MW
SEARCY, WHITE COUNTY,.
ARKANSAS.
Will practice in all the court* of Arkansas.
nar34
Dr. R. B. SHELBY,
TENDERS his professional services to the
Citisens of Dee Arc and surrounding
country, in the practice of Medicine and Ob
stetrics. Be hopes from an experience of
over tfteen years in Southern practice, te
merit a share of public patronage.
Office one door East of Burne^'sDrng