[LITTLE ROCK]
WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE
June 16, 1860 – August 29, 1863
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 1
Louisiana
Steam Clothing
Manufactory,
165
Canal
Street,
167
New Orleans.
The subscribers respectfully inform their numerous customers and the Planters in general, that they are always prepared to furnish them with
Negro Clothing,
of the very best materials, and at most reasonable prices.
The large patronage they receive from this and neighboring States has
induced them to extend their establishment, so as to meet any increase of
business, and in order to be able to supply their patrons always with the same
and best descriptions of materials, they have made contracts with several of the
most prominent manufactories in the South, and shall henceforth be able to
supply Planters with goods of uniform quality.
They feel confident that they will give entire satisfaction to all those
who may patronize their eminently Southern enterprise, and solicit their orders,
which shall receive immediate attention.
Hebrard & Co.
February 11, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 2
"Laflin's
Gunpowder."
All Kinds of the
Best Premium
Gun Powder.
American Rifle, Blasting and Cannon Powder, in kegs of 25, 12½ and 6¼
pounds, and in cases of 2 dozen pounds and 2 dozen ½-pound canisters.
This celebrated brand for sale by the manufacturers,
Laflins, Smith & Boies,
No. 29 Levee, corner of Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
Having supplied the Merchants of St. Louis for the last twenty years, we
refer to them generally.
Laflins, Smith & Boies.
February 25, 1860
34-6m.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 4
Iron Amalgam
Bells.
[illustration]
We take pleasure in directing the attention of those interested, to the
annexed Price Lists of our cheap Church, school and Farm Bells, which, it will
be observed, are offered at about one-third as much as is usually charged for
those of corresponding size and weight, by the manufacturers of
brass-composition Bells.
These Bells are composed of an amalgam, in part iron, which, while it is
so much cheaper than the metals heretofore employed for the same purpose; yet
seems to possess durability and sonorous qualities scarcely inferior to the
latter.
Farm, School, Hotel and Shop Bells, fitted with Yoke, standards, and
crank complete.
Price.
16 Inch Bell, with Hangings, weighs 65
lbs.
$ 6
18 " "
"
"
95 "
9
20 " "
"
"
120 "
12
23 " "
"
"
215 "
20
Church Academy, Fire Alarm,
and Steamboat Bells, rigged with Yoke, standards, Tolling Hammer and Wheel.
Price.
28 Inch Bell, with Hangings, weighs 300
lbs.
$ 35
32 " "
"
"
460 "
55
36 " "
"
"
650 "
75
40 "
"
"
"
825 "
100
48 "
"
"
" 1700
"
175
All Bells Warranted, (new ones given in case of breakage by ringing) for
twelve months from date of purchase, and shipped free of charge for drayage, on
receipt of price.
Hedges, Free & Co.,
No. 6 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
April 21, 1860.
42-12w
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2, c. 1
Constitutional
Union Ticket.
For President:
John Bell,
of Tennessee.
For Vice
President:
Edward Everett,
of Massachusetts.
Declaration of
Principles.
The Constitution
of the Country,
The Union of the
States, and
The Enforcement of
the Laws.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2,
c. 3
Where is David P. Scott?—Any person knowing the whereabouts of David P.
Scott, will confer a favor on his wife, Mrs. Emma L. Scott, by writing to her
(care of Isaac L. Gifford,) at Tuckertown, New Jersey.
Mr. Scott left Black Jack Grove, Hopkins county, Texas, last fall, to
come to Arkansas, and has not been heard of since. His wife, is, very naturally, anxious to heard [sic] from
him. His occupation is a clerk or
school-teacher. He is described as
a small delicate looking man, aged about thirty years.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2,
c. 6
[Note: caricatures
of Hon. Thomas Hubbard, Richard H. Johnson, and Hon. Henry M. Rector, candidates
for governor]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 3, c. 6
For the Ladies.
Received by Last Arrivals,--
Organdie Robes;
Lawn
"
Printed Lawns;
Black
"
Black and White Lawns;
White Brilliante;
Figured Brilliante;
Swiss Mull;
Check Ginghams;
Green Veil Barege;
Black, Blue and Pink Barege;
Blue and Canary Tarlton;
Spring and Summer Prints;
Embroidered Book Collars;
Hem-stitched L. C. Handkerchiefs;
Black Fillet Mitts;
Black Lace Pants;
Black Lace Mantillas;
White Barege Mantillas;
Linen and Check Dusters;
Spiral Bustles;
Corsets;
Hoop Skirts;
Hats, trimmed and untrimmed;
Flats and Bloomers;
Hose and Gloves;
Traveling Dress Goods.
And for sale by
M. Osburn.
April 21, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 3, c. 6
Van Haagen &
McKeone's
Oriental
Detersive Soap!
One pound of this celebrated Washing Soap will go as far as Three Pounds of Common Rosin Soap. It saves half the time and labor; clothes need no boiling or rubbing on a Washboard, and it is warranted to give entire satisfaction, or the money will be refunded.
Von Haagen & McKeone's
"No. 1 Soap," for Scrubbing and Rough Washing,
"Extra Pale," and "Chemical Olive Soaps," for general house
use, are superior to any other similar Soaps made in the U.S.
Our prices will be found lower than those of any other Manufacturers in
the country.
Circulars and other information furnished by addressing the Sole Agents.
Thain & McKeone,
No. 22 and 24 South Wharves,
March 24, 1860.
Philadelphia, PA.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 2
Card.
To the Ladies of
Little Rock and Vicinity.
The subscriber would most respectfully invite the ladies and gentlemen to
call at Mr. Henry Jacobi's Book store, where he has on exhibition an assortment
of the celebrated Grover and Baker's Sewing Machine.
Also, for sale, Machine Sewing Silk, Sea Island Cotton, (expressly made
for heavy sewing,) Knox's Spool Cotton, (the best thread for Sewing Machine
use,) Machine Needles, and other articles used with the Sewing Machine.
P. H. Kegler.
N.B.—All kinds of Sewing Machines repaired, and instructions given
thereon.
Orders promptly attended to.
Office at Jacobi's Book-store.
September 17, 1859.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 2
Ladies' Shoes at Mrs. Jacobi's.
Mrs. Jacobi having secured the services of a first-rate Ladies'
Shoe-Maker, is prepared to fill all orders in that line, on the shortest notice,
and in the most fashionable style.
January 21, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 8
Ladies'
New Shoe, Trimming
and Variety Store.
Mrs. Sarah A. Jacobi begs leave to inform the Ladies of Little Rock and
vicinity that she has opened a ladies' Shoe, Trimming and Variety Store, next
door to Henry Jacobi's Book Store, on Markham street.
She will keep constantly on hand a choice lot of Ladies' and Misses'
Gaitors, Toilet and Parlor Slippers, Walking Shoes, &c., &c. Also Children Shoes of all sizes and patterns.
Having herself selected the best materials to be found in Philadelphia
and New York, and assisted by superior Eastern workmen, she is confident that
the work done at her store will not only be equal to the best ever brought from
the East to this market, but will surpass it, as she is determined that no
factory work shall leave her establishment.
Her Trimming and Variety Department will also contain everything the
Ladies may desire in that line.
The articles are all of the best material and of her own selection.
She has made arrangements with well known Importing Houses in
Philadelphia and New York, to be constantly furnished with the latest styles in
Dress Goods and Trimmings.
She hopes to receive a portion of the patronage.
Call, see and ask prices, and she is confident all will be satisfied.
August 13, 1859.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 23, 1860, p. 2,
c. 1
Poll Books—We are now ready to furnish the Clerks of the different
counties with a superior article of Poll Book paper.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 23, 1860, p. 3, c. 1
Muskets! Muskets!
One hundred and fifty U. S. Muskets, just purchased at a recent sale at
the Arsenal. They are true as
steel, and will kill a Cuban, Mexican, or a black Republican, three hundred
yards, if well primed and loaded sure, and for sale by
June 23, 1860.
John Collins.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 30, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
Mabies'
Circus
and Menagerie United!
Splendid and liberal design for the
amusement of the
people, in the
Wonderful
combination of these
Two
Great Companies!
In the Equestrian department may
be found the following Stars, culled from the leading Circuses of Europe and
America:
Mr. W. Waterman, the celebrated
four and six-horse rider and general Performer.
Mr. J. DeMott, the principal
Equestrian of the World, will exhibit those daring feats, upon his spirited
charger, which have astonished the world, and placed him upon the pedestal of
equestrian fame.
Mr. Tom Wythe, in his grand
representation of the Hurdle Race, or Steeple Chase, leaping over bars, gates,
&c., while his horse is running at Full Speed.
Mr. J. Conklin, the modern
Hercules, in his graceful sports, juggling cannon balls weighing 80 to 45
pounds.
Herr Jennings, the man of Iron,
and most astonishing leaper and vaulter in the world.
Sig. Bushnell, the wonder of the
world, in his great feats of light and heavy balancing, and juggling knives,
balls, etc.
The Conklin Brothers, in their
classic Poses, with a host of auxiliaries and juveniles, too numerous to
mention.
Last but not least, is the celebrated American Clown I. Huyck, whose rich
gift of genius, spicy anecdotes, local hits, quaint delineations of men and
manners, have rendered him the brilliant star from Maine to Mexico.
Also the largest collection of living animals in the United States; and
exhibited with the Circus, under one pavilion, for one price of admission.
Among them are the following: Ten
magnificent Lions, Royal Bengal Tigers, Brazilian Black Tiger, Panthers,
Leopards, Cougar, Ocelot, Tiger Cats, stipped [sic] and spotted Hyenas, Grizzly and Black Bears,
Camels and Dromedaries; Lamas [sic], Burmese Cow and Alpacas, Gray and Black
Wolves, white Coon, Badgers, Porcupines, and a wilderness of Birds, and
Monkeys.
Professor
Colson's Cornet Band.
Will be heralded through the
principal streets on the morning of the day of exhibition, drawn by a team of
Colossal Elephants.
During the performance, Sig.
Woodruff, the world renowned Lion Tamer, will enter the Den of Lions, Tigers,
etc., and display his wonderful power in subduing and bringing into subjection
those terrible monsters of the forest.
Mons. Craven, will introduce those
highly trained Elephants, Romeo and Juliet, whose performances have been
received with unbounded demonstration of applause wherever exhibited.
Truly they must be seen to be appreciated.
Mr. W. Waterman, will introduce
his
Educated Mules and Trick Ponies;
All of which will go through with a variety of chaste and
pleasing performances.
Will exhibit at LITTLE ROCK, on
Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 10th of July, 1860.
Two Performances each day.
Afternoon and Night.
Admission, 75 cents.
Children and servants, half price. Doors
open at 1 and 7 o'clock P.M. Performance
commences half an hour after.
Gentlemanly ushers in attendance,
and perfect order observed.
At Rockport, July 4, 1860.
At Hot Springs, July 5, 1860.
At Jester's stage stand, July 6,
1860.
At Benton, July 7, 1860.
At Reed's Bridge, July 11, 1860.
At Brownsville, July 12, 1860.
June 30, 1860.
Dan. Rhodes, Agent.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 4
Manufacturers'
Articles.
J. & C. Reakirt,
52 Second Street,
Cincinnati, O.
Keeps a Full Supply of
Manufacturers' Articles,
Carding Machines,
Warp on Beam, assorted colors,
Machine Cards,
Wire Heddles and Frames,
Shuttles,
Steel Reeds and Pickers,
Lacing and Picker Leather,
Hand Cards, Tenter Hooks,
Comb Plate, &c., &c.
Also a full assortment of
Dye-Stuffs,
Cochineal,
Cudbear,
Indigo,
Madder,
Cutch,
Log Wood,
Sumac,
Cam Wood, &c., &c.
October 1, 1859
13—1y.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 2,
c. 5
The Fourth of July.—"The Glorious 4th" was
celebrated by the citizens of this place in a spirited and becoming manner. A barbecue was prepared in the grove on the vacant block
between the residence of Judge English and Judge Watkins' block.
Before the commencement of the ceremonies on the ground, Capt.
Churchill's Cavalry were presented with a banner by the young ladies.
The addresses of Miss English on presenting, and of Capt. Churchill on
receiving the banner, were good and well received.
The procession was formed at the State house and consisted of Capt.
Peay's infantry, Capt. Churchill's cavalry, the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, and citizens generally—they whole keeping time to the music of
Ashley's Native band.
The ceremonies on the ground commenced about 10 o'clock, with an
impressive prayer by Rev. Tho's. R. Welch.
The Declaration of Independence was read by Hon. Jno. J. Clendenin, after
which an appropriate and eloquent address was delivered by John Pope, Esq.
The books of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association were then opened
and upwards of a hundred new members added to its list.
An episode here introduced, which, though not in the programme, was none
the less agreeable: The
Calithumpians appeared in full costume and numbers and read their
Declaration of Independence and delivered an oration for the occasion, after
which they presented the Japanese Embassy, also in costume.
The crowd was so great that the whole audience could not witness and hear
the proceedings of the Calithumpians, so they were induced to repeat their
performance at night, in the Theater, for the benefit of the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association. The Hall
was well filled and the benefit was a substantial one; and, in return, we assure
the members of that worthy body that, at the fair next Fall they shall all have
front seats, and full liberty to contend for the premium with any other similar
association in or out of the State.
Taken all in all the 4th went off admirably.
There were not less than 2,500 persons present, all demeaned themselves
with the utmost decorums [sic] and all seemed to think the day well spent.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
Jas. W. M'Kinney.
Jno. F. M'Kinney.
M'Kinney &
Co.,
Manufacturers and
Dealers in
All kinds of
Fashionable and
Common Furniture,
Chairs, &c.
Also, Piano Fortes, Carpets, Curtain Materials, Window Cornices and Shades, Floor Oil Cloths, Table Oil Cloths, Looking Glasses, Spring, Hair, Cotton, Moss and Shuck Mattresses, Tucker's Spring Beds, &c.
No. 192 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
July 7, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 4, 1860, p.
2, c. 4
Little Rock by Gas Light.—On Tuesday night of this week most of the
business houses, and many of the residences in our little city, were lighted up
with gas from the works of the Messrs. Slaughter.
The iron Posts for lighting the streets have not yet been received, but
will be here soon as the river becomes navigable.
This is a work decidedly progressive in its character, and evidences,
what must be manifest to all who have observed, a decided improvement in the
place. The Messrs. Slaughter, who
have prepared these gas works and put them in operation, deserve the greatest
praise; for, notwithstanding the many difficulties in their way, they fulfilled
all of their promises, and had their works in operation before the day specified
in their contract.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 25, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
To Correspondents.—We have received an effusion from Scott county, the
theme of which is so much better than the poetry that we decline to publish it.
It is a mistaken notion that one who has not learned to write prose can
write poetry. In prose there are
some simple rules which should be observed by all who write for newspapers.
1. Write on but one side of
the paper—making all of your words and punctuation marks so plain that they
cannot be misunderstood.
2. Use plain language which
no one can misunderstand.
3. Avoid diluting ideas and
spinning out articles to an unnecessary and unreasonable length. Write what is to be written, and quit when it is finished.
Many articles are rejected on account of their length, and many, which
are published, are not read for the same reason.
4. Mature well what you
write. Never write in haste, and
ask an editor to correct your articles, for fear they may not be published.
The editor does not know what you want to write, and does not, therefore,
know even how your article should be punctuated, much less what words you desire
to use. Besides, the time of an editor is as valuable as yours, and
there is no reason why he should do your work.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 8, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
Theatrical.—The gay portion of our citizens have been highly
entertained, this week, by the entertainments of the inimitable Harry Macarthy,
who is one of the most versatile and accomplished actors of the day.
His dialect acting and delineations of characters are true to the life,
and embrace a range and variety which we have never seen equalled by one man.
As a ballad singer he is among the best we ever listened to, and in
presenting Yankee, Irish, English, Dutch, French and Negro characters, he
reminds one so much of the genuine article that it is difficult to realize the
fact that he is only acting. He
will give his last entertainment tonight. Let
him have a full house.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 15, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
Cotton Yarns.
Any quantity of Cotton Yarns of Arkansas Cotton and Arkansas Spinning,
received from the Arkansas Manufacturing Company, and for sale at cost and
charges, by
Burgevin & Field, on the Levee.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 22, 1860,
p. 1, c. 5
For the Enquirer.
A Campaign Song.
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
When we were first acquaint,
You were a "Squatter Sovereign," John,
But now, you say, you
aint.
How can we all believe, John,
In one short year or so,
That you've so sadly altered, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
You held a proud estate;
For Old Kentucky loved you, John,
E'en up to fifty-eight;
But, now, you're running wild, John,
And leagued with Yancey so,
They had to COMB you down, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
Strange things have come about;
The Squatters put you in, John;
The BELL will ring you out.
The people wont elect you, John,
They did so once, you know;
And that was once too often, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
Franc.
Campaign Song.
Air—"Star-Spangled
Banner."
Oh! do you not hear, as it leaps thro' the air,
A shout whose sound reaches from ocean to ocean?
'Tis the 'larum note clear of the free, far and near,
Striking home to the heart 'midst the din and commotion.
And no longer we pause,
Traitors scoff at the laws,
Constitution and Union,
Which we've made our cause;
Then fling broad the banner, the Union we'll save
To the sons of the Free, in the land of the Brave.
The foemen now dare to advance from the lair
Where have lucked their vile aims 'gainst the peace of the Nation;
Unblushing they ask, as each throws off the mask—
Success to their cause, or Disunion!
Secession!
You'll heed well the cry,
To the ballot-box fly,
And conquer all faction,
Conquer nobly or die!
So the flag of our Nation not a star less may wave
O'er the land of the Free and the home of the Brave.
Oh! do you not see (down in fair Tennessee)
A Chieftain whose record we may all confide in?
Another whose fame, link'd with Washington's name,
Has spread thro' the land we're all proud to reside in?
Then, with statesmen so just,
Whom the people will trust,
To conquer is easy
And conquer we must.
"BELL AND EVERETT" our champions, the Union
they'll save,
And long, long, wave our Flag o'er the Free and the Brave!
Washington, August 20th, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 29, 1860,
p. 1, c. 5
From the Union Guard.
A Song for Bell.
Air—Nelly was a
Lady.
Hark! see! the
masses how they're rising,
Shouting out the Paeans of the Free;
Down with the Traitors!
who, the glorious boon despising,
Would trample on our blood-bought Liberty!
Peal the Bell! in gladness,
Let the sound go forth;
Peal the bell to sound the knell
of Disunion, South or North.
What has set these might numbers moving?
What has sprung this outburst for our cause?
'Tis a mighty People's heart which shows its loving
For "The Union, Constitution, and the Laws."
Ring! Ring the Bell! rejoicing,
Sounding once more Peace and Rest,
Broad o'er the Land, from strand to strand,
To the People of the North, East, South and West.
With the stalwart sons of Maine's down eastern region,
And the delvers where the golden spoils are found,
Each State is now sending forth its legion,
And wakes aloud the echoes with the sound—
Strike! Strike the Bells, so cheerily,
There's melody deep in its tone,
Let the grasp of each hand form a chain through the land
Binding each State and brother as one.
As peal'd the bells from Faneuil Hall and State House,
Throbbing hearts and nerving hands in days of yore,
So let the cheering sound now penetrate to each house,
And link each patriot's heart and hand once more.
Toll the Bell! sound the
knell!
Defeat our Country's foes!
Ring the Bell! rejoicing
tell
The triumph of our cause.
Washington, Aug. 1860.
F. Y.
Oh, Cling to the Union.
Oh, cling to the Union!
that gallant old bark
Hath rode out the storm when the tempest was dark;
Her timbers were framed by a patriot band,
And they're watching her still from the shadowy land.
Oh, cling to the Union!
'tis freedom's last trust;
Her hope will have fled when it falls to the dust;
The laugh of the tyrant will sound o'er the main
When he hears from the country the clank of his chain.
Oh, cling to the Union!
for brothers we are;
We can spare from our flag not a stripe nor a star;
Together—united—our race let us run,
For our hopes, and our aims, and our glory are one.
Oh, cling to the Union!
'twas purchased with blood,
'Twas wet with the tears of the brave and the good,
The spirits that formed it have gone to their rest,
And the turf lieth green on each patriot breast.
Then cling to the Union, the hope of the world!
Let the flag of the free on the breeze be unfurled,
'Till liberty's song shall triumphantly roll
From ocean to ocean, from tropic to pole.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 29, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
When hissing
flames around you fly,
We'll save your
house, your lives, or die.
First Annual Ball
of Pulaski Fire Company, No. 2.
The Citizens, Firemen, Military and Civic Associations of Little Rock and
vicinity, are respectfully invited to attend a Grand Ball given by the above
named Company, on Thursday evening, November 15, 1860, at the Anthony House.
Tickets$5—to be procured from the following Managers:
Capt. N. Murphy,
J. J. Franklin,
C. E. Button,
Leo Pollock,
C. A. Larrentree.
Also at the Anthony House, and from the respective members of the
Company.
Notice.
The military and Firemen are most respectfully invited to appear in
uniform.
13-72. Sept. 29, '60.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 20, 1860, p. 1, c. 8
Campaign Song.
Air.—"Oh
Susannah."
I had a dream the other night,
When all around was still;
I dream'd I saw poor Breckinridge
A sitting on a hill.
A corn-cob pipe was in his mouth,
A tear was in his eye;
Says he, they'll beat us North and South;
But Yancey do not cry.
Oh, Fire-eaters do not cry, said he,
Tho' we are left of hope bereft
By Bell, of Tennessee.
Not far away stood Stephen A.,
I think I see him now,
With clenched fist and lips compressed,
And dark and frowning brow.
With sorrowing phiz poor Breckinridge
No sooner caught his eye,
Than hands did place upon his face,
And loud began to cry,
Oh, Lord, Stephen, don't be mad with me;
There was nothing so deceivin'
As that Bell, of Tennessee.
Then in the rear there did appear,
A doleful picture drawn,
With clothes neglect and hair erect,
And features
woe-begone.
I'll go again to splitting rails,
Quoth he with piteous sigh;
The colored question once more fails,
So, darkies, let us cry;
Oh, dear niggers, come and cry with me;
Our hopes are o'er for evermore,
With Bell, of Tennessee.
Then by his side I there espied,
Old Buck, with phiz demure;
Friend Abe, he said, I'm much afraid,
Our cause is hopeless sure.
To Breckinridge tho' I was pledged,
All powers I did apply,
Tho' indirect, you to elect,
So Lincoln do not cry.
Oh, fanatics, do not cry, said he;
We all have feel by Old John Bell,
That hails from Tennessee.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p. 1, c. 5
A Bargain.
Ere we parted for the evening
While I lingered in the Hall—
Half doubting when to leave her
If I ever went at all—
She asked me if 'twere possible
To change my vote this Fall.
She knew me for a democrat—
The roguish little elf,
Knew that I loved my party less—
Less than I did herself.
So she told me I might kiss her
If I laid "BRECK" on the shelf.
Could I lose an opportunity
Available as this?
Could I think of hesitating
When I stood so near to bliss?
No! Egad—'Twas
for the Union!—
So I took the proffered kiss.
[Montgomery
Post.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
Leap-Year Ball.—The gay season was ushered by a Leap-year Ball given by
the young ladies at the Beebe house on Tuesday night.
It is decidedly agreeable for a batchelor [sic] to receive, from a
beautiful lady, a delicately penned note on perfumed paper, asking the pleasure
of escorting him to the party, and stating that she will call punctually at the
hour. Such things do not happen
every year. Then to go so
escorted—to have every want anticipated—to receive such attentions as can be
ministered only by a lady—is enough to make one wish that every February had
twenty-nine days, and that all years were leap-years.
The effect of this demonstration has been to make us still stronger in
our feeling for, and advocacy of the Union.
As is the case where the genius of woman presides, every thing went off
admirably. The house was thronged
with fair ladies and brave men; and to see beauty floating through the dance
gracefully as a swan on the bosom of a silvery lake, or whirling, like a fairy,
with steps so light that her home seemed to be in the air, it was difficult to
realize that one was not on enchanted ground, until one of the fair spirits took
his arm, conducted him to the table, and, with him, eat turkey, oysters, salad,
and such edibles, like a hungry mortal.
We hope the success of the ladies in this entertainment may encourage
them to make a custom of their experiment.
It is needless, at this day, to urge the importance of associating the
rougher with the softer sex. It
refines, improves, and elevates man, morally, and intellectually.
And even in her foibles and follies there is still a charm in the society
of woman "which seek the world o'er is ne'er met with elsewhere."
Raptur'd he quits each dozing sage,
Oh woman! for thy lovelier page!
Sweet book! unlike the books
of art,
Whose errors are thy fairest part;
In whom the dear errata column
Is the best page in all the volume!"
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
The Theatre.—This place of public amusement opened on Thursday night to
a very fair audience. The worthy
and enterprising manageress, Mrs. Pennoyer, is entitled to great credit for her
endeavors to please and amuse our people, and they will, doubtless, show their
appreciation of her efforts by sustaining her as becomes them.
The opening play was the Robbers, concluding with the Loan of a
Lover, with a dance between the pieces by Miss Leslie.
All went off creditably, and when the company get fairly into harness
they will perform still better. From
time to time, we shall offer such remarks and criticisms upon the performances
as seems needful or just.
The play for to-night is La Tour de Nesle and a good farce with a
dance between the pieces.
The following names compose the company:
Messrs. J. J. Wallace, Chas. Fyffe, A. H. Campbell, T. P. Varney, J. A.
Signaigo, S. H. Hubbard, Edward Beaver, H.
Taylor, Mrs. Mattie A. Pennoyer, Miss Lizzie Greenwood, Mrs. A. H.
Campbell, Mademoiselle Leslie, Mrs. Blanche Wallace.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
3, c. 5
From Drew County.—
Monticello, Oct. 15.
I am a woman, unused to writing for the public, but if women in
alarm-times, moved by patriotic feelings cut off the hair from their heads, to
serve as strings for the bows of their brothers, to aid them to repel the
attacks of enemies to their country—or gave shields to their sons and told
them, to return with them or on them,--shall not American women, when they see
their country threatened with disunion, and all the horrors of war, between
kindred and brethren, we who have enjoyed the blessings of our holy Union, shall
not we lift up our voices against the traitors and political demagogues who
would change the Union into fierce hatred and anarchy—those blessings into
curses—our present peace and prosperity into war, and blight!
Shall we who are raising sons and daughters, send down to them such an
heritage of woe and sorrow; without making one effort for the safety and union
of our country?
Disunion! oh we have heard
the word, until half its meaning is forgot, even as we can accustom the eye to
the complacent contemplation, of scenes of horror at the mention of which we
once shrieked, so have we heard the word so often that it has become a
meaningless sound, and the few fanatics, in the North, and South, have almost
persuaded us that it is a necessity, while if the good and true patriots should
forget their little differences and root out the seeds of discord, sown so
assiduously, and so cunningly, by men, who put their own advancement and selfish
feelings before the love of country, or anything holy or good, our country would
stand more glorious in its Union and strength.
Will you, our husbands and fathers, our brothers, merely to secure a few
more votes for your favorite candidates, Breckinridge or Douglas, sacrifice all
that was hallowed and cemented by the blood of our fathers? Shall the problem of liberty, which they left us to solve,
result so disastrously? Shall the
nations of Europe, who feeling that they are capable of self-government,
stimulated by the recollection of our struggle for freedom, and the knowledge of
our prosperity and superiority to all other nations—who feeling—knowing all
this, are struggling to achieve the same high destiny, shall they be told by
their tyrants to see, that the beautiful temple which was reared and bequeathed
to us, by our fathers, and (which seemed founded on, and built up, with all that
could preserve it), has crumbled, bringing only destruction and disgrace upon
us, and which now is only an unsightly ruin, cumbering and disfiguring the
earth? Shall they be disheartened
in this noble struggle, by such a picture?
Shall they be taught that man is not capable of self-government? that man was not created to be free, but to be the slave and
serf of his fellow-man? Shall
nations in all future time, be pointed to us, to our overthrow, as teachers of
the same truths?
Greece and Rome, they will say, fell, because of their licentiousness and
through the power of degrading and enervating vices, but we were reserved,--we,
far superior in all intellectual and moral advantages—with all the wisdom of
the past, with all its lessons, of failure and success to teach and guide us,--we
were reserved to teach that freedom, self-government, are only empty names, or
still emptier dreams. We, with all
the merits of power and success in our midst, faded, anarchy and civil war,
hatred and strife, disgrace and ruin, were our realities.
Where will be "the land of the free, and the home of the
brave?" Where the refuge for
the oppressed and down-trodden of the Earth?
Where the stars and stripes, which proclaim in every land that justice,
and mercy, and safety are to be found beneath its waving folds? The holy days, consecrated by the victory of right over
might—the places made sacred by the blood of martyrs to the cause of
freedom—the great names that we revere, next to our God's—will all have lost
their significance—their holiness—their incentives to great thoughts and
deeds. Our children will never know
them, save as monuments set up—stern strugglings against the wrong, and of
gloomy future.
Mothers, wives, sisters, we have no votes in our country, but we have
influence. Chivalry or love will
move our fathers, our husbands, our brothers to do great things for us.
Let us use our influence then to preserve the Union.
Let us try to hand it down to our children unbroken, without one bough,
or twig, or leaf lopped off. Let us
forget the names of parties of which we know so little, and to which our votes
cling so tenaciously, and use our influence for the party whose motto is,
"Our Union, our Constitution, our laws."
Shall Everett, the man who has given us his talents, who has labored to
secure to American women the great privilege of guarding the home and scenes,
endeared to every patriotic heart by the presence and association of our great
Washington, of being the guardians of his sacred ashes—shall he receive from
us no token of our approbation of him as a true patriot and sincere lover of his
country? Now when the good and wise
of all parties are looking to him and his worthy compeer, as the only men, able
to drive back the dark surges of Black Republicanism that threaten to overwhelm
and destroy our Union, shall we not lend our labor, our influence, our prayers,
for his success?
If Breckinridge, if Douglas could succeed, it would be the duty of all to
aid them, but they cannot succeed. Their
platforms are not broad enough or wide enough for all to stand on, only the
Union, the Constitution, the enforcement of the Laws, can bear all parties—all
are pledged to support them, all base their political faith on them.
Let not—mothers, wives, sisters—let not the lessons taught us by our
mothers of the revolution, lessons of heroism and influence, be forgot!
Like them, let us labor and pray for the preservation of our Union, and
for the support of the party that will ensure its preservation, and our
children, and our children's children, like theirs, will rise up and call us
blessed.
Madame Osorio.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 1, c. 6
Why Children Die.—The reason why children die, says Hall's Journal
of Health, is because they are not taken care of.
From the day of their birth they are stupefied with food, choked with
physic, sloshed with water, suffocated with hot rooms, steamed in bed clothes.
So much for in-door. When
permitted to breathe of pure air, once a week in summer, and once or twice
during the colder months, only the nose is allowed to peer in daylight.
A little later they are sent out with no clothes on at all on the parts
of the body which most need protection. Bare
legs, bare arms, bare neck, girted middles, with an inverted umbrella to collect
the air and chill the other part of the body.
A stout, strong man goes out on a cold day with gloves and overcoat,
woolen stockings, and thick double-soled boots, with cork between and rubbers
over. The same day a child of three
years old, an infant of flesh and blood and bone and constitution, goes out with
shoes as thin as paper, cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees, neck bare; an
exposure which would disable the nurse, kill the mother out right, and make the
father an invalid for weeks. And
why? to harden them to a mode of
dress which they are never expected to practice!
To accustom them to exposure which a dozen years later would be
considered downright foolery! To raise children thus for the slaughter pen, and lay it to
the Lord, is too bad. We don't
think the Almighty had a hand in it. And
to draw comfort from the presumption that he had any agency in the death of the
child, is a presumption and profanation.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 1, c. 7
Interesting to Housewives.—As a general rule it is most economical to
buy the best articles. The price
is, of course, always a little higher, but good article always spend best.
It is a sacrifice of money to buy poor flour, meat, sugar, molasses,
cheese, butter, lard, &c., to say nothing of the injurious effect upon the
health.
Of West India sugar and molasses, the Santa Cruz and Porto Rico are
considered the best. The Havana is
seldom clean. White sugar from
Brazil is very good. Refined sugars
usually contain the most of the saccharine substance, therefore, there is
probably more economy in using crushed loaf, and granulated sugars, than we
should at first suppose.
Butter that is made in September and October is the best for winter use.
Lard should be hard and white; and that which is taken from a hog over a
year old is the best.
Rich cheese feels soft under the pressure of the finger.
That which is very strong is neither good nor healthy.
To keep one that is cut, tie it up in a bag that will not admit flies,
and hang it in a cool dry place. If
mold appears on it, wipe it off with a dry cloth.
The best rice is large, and has a clear, fresh look.
Old rice sometimes has little black insects inside the kernel.
The small white sago called pearl sago, is the best.
The large brown kind has an earthly taste. These articles and ground rice, in pieces, &c., should be
kept covered.
To select nutmegs pick them with a pin.
If they are good, the oil will instantly appear around the puncture.
Keep coffee by itself, as its odor affects other articles.
Keep tea in a close chest or canister.
Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped close in soft paper and laid in a
drawer.
When a cask of molasses is bought, draw off a few quarts, else the
fermentation produced by moving it will burst the cask.
Bread and cake should be kept in a tin box or a stone jar.
Salt codfish should be kept in a dry place, where the odor of it will not
affect the air or the house. Fish
skin, for clearing coffee, should be washed, dried, cut small, and put in a
paper bag.
Softsoap should be kept in a dry place in a cellar, and should not be
used till three months old.
Barsoap should be cut into pieces of convenient size, and left where it
will become dry. It is well to keep
it for several weeks before using it, as it goes fast when it is new.
Cranberries will keep all winter in a firkin of water, in the cellar.
[Housekeeper's Friend.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
The Theater.—For the past week this place of public amusement has been
well attended and the plays creditably presented.
Mrs. Pennoyer not only sustains her former well earned reputation, but
gives evidence of the improvement which comes of study and devotion to her
profession. Mr. Wallace is a very
good actor (we have seen far worse doing the leading business in large
Theaters.) His fault is that
occasionally he employs too much lung-power, and sometimes over acts:
His presentation of "Carwin" in the "Orphan of
Geneva" was an entire success; we have never seen the character better
impersonated. Mr. Campbell, the
Comedian, is a good actor, well educated in his profession, and already a great
favorite. The dancing of Miss
Leslie is the greatest attraction—always well received, and always encored
by an appreciative audience. There
are other members of the company deserving of notice—they will be attended to
hereafter.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
Every article of home consumption is now at a high figure. Flour is held at $10 and $11; Corn Meal at $1.50 per bush.;
Bacon Sides at 20c; Beef, fresh, retails at 8c; Mutton at 10c.; Pork at 12½c.,
and Sausage at 15c. Coffee sells at
the extremely low price of 22c. per pound, with an upward tendency; Sweet
Potatoes 75c. per bushel. Lard 20c.
per pound; Butter 30c.; Cheese 20c.; and Eggs per doz. 30c.; and all other
articles proportionately high.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
Shaker Preserves.
We are to-day in receipt of 25 cases Shaker Preserves, put up in Union
Town, Kentucky, expressly for us. Each
case contains 12 Jars well assorted. For
sale by
Nov. 10, 1860.
S. H. Tucker & Co.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
U. A. O. D.
The members of Aurora Grove No. 1, U. A. O. D., are requested to meet at
their Grove on next Wednesday evening. Business
of great importance will be before the Grove.
A. R. Schultz, Sec'y pro tem.
Little Rock, Nov. 10, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 1, c. 7
An Ungrateful Tragedian.—Some years ago, in a Western theatre, rather a
strange scene occurred in Shakspeare's [sic] tragedy of Romeo and Juliet; and
those who were fortunate enough to be present will no doubt remember the
incident with more than an ordinary degree of pleasure.
The piece had passed off well, without interruption, until the last
scene. The character of Romeo was
finely enacted and loudly applauded. The
very model of lovers was before the tomb of the Capulets, gazing upon the
motionless form of her who had so attracted his soul, and meditating on
committing an act which would send his spirit to that undiscoverable country
where Juliet had gone. Just as he
exclaimed, "Here's to love," and at the same time raising the vial
which containing the poison to his lips, an overgrown young countryman jumped
upon the stage, seized him, dashed the vial from his hands, crushing it to
atoms, and yelling—
"You darned fool! she
aint dead. Only been takin' sleepin'
medicine. Didn't you get the
passon's letter?"
"Sirrah!" growled the enraged tragedian.
"Why, yer gal aint dead, I tell ye.
The way it was, they wanted to make Juliet marry that chap, (pointing to
Paris,) whose bizziness you've jest settled; but, I tell you, July was
spunk—she got her back right up, and vowed she wouldn't do it, even if she was
layin' in a vault, and the ghost of the other feller who you jest kilt should
kick her brains out with the bones of her dead cousins.
Wall, her dander was up, and she tuk the stuff the passon fixed, so she
could play possum till you got hum. That's
the way it war," replied the countryman, giving the desperate lover a
tremendous poke to the ribs with his elbow, and at the same time loosing his
hold.
"Curses upon you!" muttered the enraged tragedian as he stalked
behind the scenes.
"Wal, now!" said the countryman, facing the audience, "if
that aint a little the dod darndest meanest cuss I ever did see, I hope to be
swollered, by gravy! That's all the
thanks I git for stopping him from pizenin' himself.
Hope to be tarnally smashed ef I ever interfere again when a feller wants
to murder himself!" he continued, as he clambered back to his seat, just in
time to prevent his upper story from coming in contact with the curtain as it
descended.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 1
The closing of the Fair with a tournament was looked forward to with
great interest. Though we have a
slight conception of the clashing of hostile squadrons in deadly conflict we had
never witnessed a home-made tournament. In
our imagination we had pictured a contest between grim knights in armor, with
visors drawn and lances poised, ready to disarm or unhorse an opponent.
Instead we saw a ring about two inches in diameter, hung some eight feet
from the ground, and a lot of gay equestrians trying to pick it off with the
point of a wooden lance—the one taking the ring oftenest in five trials to be
the victor. Though the Fair was a
success, we confess to disappointment at the tournament.
It reminded us more of Longstreet's description of a gander-pulling
than any thing we have ever seen—though, from the description, we are of
opinion that there is infinitely more fun in a pulling.
Suppose at the next meeting of these knights of the wooden lance, a
gander be swung for them—his head will be as fit a trophy as an iron ring.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 3
The Fireman's ball on Thursday night was largely attended; and
notwithstanding the crowd the utmost harmony and order prevailed.
We congratulate the Firemen on their success, and hope the affair was as
profitable to them as it was agreeable to all in attendance.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 7-8
First Annual Fair of the Pulaski County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association. Premiums Awarded as
Follows:-- . . .
1 P. gold embroider, Mrs. C. Brown.
1 P silk
" ,
Mrs. S. S. Boone.
2 P "
" , Mrs. C. Brown.
1 P. floss work, Miss R. A. Gallaghan, Jefferson county.
1 P. floss embroidery, Miss Mary Covey.
1 P. worsted embroidery, Mrs. L. L. Boone.
2 P.
" "
, Mrs. J. J. McAlmont.
2 P. chenille work, Miss E. R. Beckham.
1 P. English embroidery, Miss. E. Field.
1 P. needle work, Miss Isadore Pike.
1 A. hem stitch, Mrs. F. M. Jenks.
1 P. crotchet [sic] basket, Miss Kitty Henderson.
1 P. worsted crotchet [sic] work, Miss M. Carroll.
2 P.
" "
" ,
Miss E. Field.
1 P. cotton
"
" ,
Mrs. P. Hanger.
1 P. ornamental hair work, Miss E. Tucker.
2 P.
"
"
, Mrs. E. H. English.
1 P. wax flowers, Miss Mary Dodge.
1 P. fancy card basket, Miss Lucy J. Bell.
1 P. millinery work, Mrs.
Cullum.
1 P. needle case, Mrs. M. Stevenson.
2 P.
" , Mrs. L. L. Boone.
1 P. silk (patch work) quilt, Mrs. M. Stevenson.
2 P. silk (patch work) quilt, Mrs. L. B.
Worthen.
1 P. worsted (patch work) quilt, Mrs. John Robins.
2 P. worsted (patch work) quilt, Mrs. J. F. James.
1 P. cotton (patch work) quilt, Mrs. L. B.
Worthen.
2 P. cotton (patch work) quilt, Mrs. E. C.
Shillcutt.
1 P. knitted quilt, Mrs. Thos. Johnson.
1 P. home-made counterpane, Mrs. Frances Lewis.
2 P. home-made counterpane, Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. home-made jeans, Mrs. F. Lewis.
1 P.
" carpet,
Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. fancy knit stockings, Mrs.
Sizer.
1 P. fancy knitting, Mrs. P. Hanger.
2 P.
"
" , Mrs. M. H. Eastman.
1 P. home-made cotton stockings, Mrs. E. Woodruff.
1 P. knit (plain) socks, Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. knit
"
, Mrs. Sizer.
1 P. ornamental leather work, Miss Sallie Bryant.
1 P. boquet [sic] flowers, Miss Fannie Woodruff.
1 P. woollen yarn, Mrs. Sizer. .
. .
1 P. hand loom, A. M. Black. . . .
Domestic Manufacturers:--
1 P. specimen negro cloth, J. M. Black
1 P. cotton yarn, Ark. Manufacturing Co. . . .
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 1, 1860, p.
2, c. 3
The Theater.—During the present week the musical burletta entitled
Pocahontas has had a run. The
production of one of the wittiest living dramatic authors, and well presented by
the company, Pocahontas is as great a favorite as any piece which could be
produced on our boards. It will be
presented to-night for the last time, and we expect to see the house crowded.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 1, 1860, p.
2, c. 4
A Card.—At a special meeting of the Pulaski Fire company No. 2, this
evening, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we cordially return our thanks to the citizens, for
their liberal patronage, and especially to the ladies for their presence at our
ball, on Thursday night last; and should it ever be their lot to need our
protection, in return, we shall never fail to uphold our true motto, "We
Strive to save."
Resolved, That the Messrs. Filkins receive our thanks for the
sumptuous repast prepared for us on the occasion, and we hope that, by our
strict attention to duty, whenever called upon that we may always merit the
patronage of the public.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be published in each of
the city papers.
J. H. Woolford, Pres't.
Thos. J. Lee,
Sec'y.
Little Rock, November 21, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 22, 1860,
p. 2, c. 3
We are authorized, by the President of the Pulaski County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association, to state that the Tournament for the crowning of the
Queen of Love and Beauty and Maid of Honor has been postponed from the 25th
to the 26th (weather permitting).
There will be a ball on the same evening; when and where the successful
Knights will severally crown the ladies chosen.
The proceeds arising from the Tournament and Ball are for the benefit of
the Association.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 22, 1860,
p. 2, c. 5
A Prayer for Wise Counsels.—Almighty God, who didst raise up to Thy
people Israel, Judges and counsellors, whensoever they cried unto Thee; and who
hast promised to give liberally to such as lack wisdom and ask of Thee; look
graciously upon us as Thy unworthy servants and upon all the people of this
land; leave us not comfortless, but send to us the Holy Ghost to comfort us.
Send to us, O Lord, in this our day of trouble and disquietude, righteous
judgment and prudent counsel. Save
us from all error, ignorance, price and prejudice.
Grand us peace in our borders, and security in all our lawful
employments. Prosper the right and
let not wicked men prevail. Help us
to be valiant for the truth and to put all our trust in Thee; for Thou, O Lord,
sittest in the throne judging right, and therefore we make our supplication unto
Thee. Thou art the great God who
has made and rulest all things; be gracious unto Thy servants and save us for
Thy mercy's sake. Help us, O God of
our salvation, for the glory of Thy name. O
deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins for Thy name's sake.
O blessed Saviour, who didst preserve Thy disciples in a great tempest of
the sea, hear, hear us, and save us, that we perish not; for we do acknowledge
Thee, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, one God over all, blessed
forevermore. Amen.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 29, 1860,
p. 2, c. 1
Christmas.—Since our last, Christmas has come and gone.
While the festive season has brought joy to some it has brought sorrow
and sadness to many. The good old
ship of State freighted with our political fortunes, which heretofore, has
steered clear of shoals and quicksands, has been driven by the storms of
fanaticism into the very breakers of destruction.
That she may escape without being wrecked—that we may escape with our
lives and our honor—is the prayer of the patriotic, to which let all say Amen!
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 5, 1861, p.
2, c. 3
Firing Cannon Over South Carolina.—There is a tradition or a belief
that the firing of artillery over water will raise the bodies of the drowned.
One day last week, we heard the report of artillery, and supposing that
it was for the purpose of raising a dead body in the river, we were somewhat
concerned to know who had been drowned, and made inquiry to that effect.
It was some time before we could ascertain the cause of the cannonading,
and when found out it proved to be the effervescent joy of some eight or ten
young secessionists, at the action of South Carolina in leaving the Union.
Every one to his own notion in this country while it yet remains free;
but we can't find it in our heart to rejoice over an occurrence, which, at best,
is a sad calamity to the country, and the world.
And we would advise our young friends to keep cool, keep their powder
dry, and their guns in order. If we
are not mistaken in the signs of the times, the day of carpet knights, holiday
soldiers, and the firing of blank cartridges has well nigh gone by.
All may soon be called upon to witness the vicissitudes of a real war,
and the stern actualities of a soldier's life.
Therefore, we say, save your temper, save your energy, and save your
ammunition.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 19, 1861, p. 3, c. 3
Attention Militia!!
Patronise Home Manufacture. The
undersigned is now manufacturing Military Drums, Bass and Tenor, of the very
best quality and fine finish, at Rockport, Arkansas.
Orders for Drums will be filled as quick as possible.
Prices reasonable.
H. C. Ward.
Rockport, Ark., Jan. 12, 1861.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 19, 1861, p.
2, c. 3
A Female Matelot.—A female sailor has turned up in Liverpool. Her name is Annie Stuart, and she is a fine girl of 18, born
in Glasgow, and has for five years followed the life of a sailor, in male
attire. She is now in the Liverpool
workhouse, having applied to the parochial authorities to obtain means and
clothing to undertake a situation more in accordance with her sex.
She has five brothers, all sailors, and it was her desire to be with them
that induced her to go to sea. During
five years her sex was only discovered once, and that was during an examination
by a medical man when she fractured her ribs by a fall.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
2, c. 1
The Theatre, for the past week, has been occupied by Mr. Grace, in
exhibiting his Panorama of remarkable places in America, Europe, Asia, and
Africa. Taken as a work of art,
this is a rare exhibition, and it is, besides, very instructive. Mr. G. goes from here in the direction of Fort Smith. We
bespeak for him a good reception by the people in the Western end of the State.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
2, c. 3
Military.—As a decided Military spirit seems to pervade, we would
suggest that there are four good military companies in Little Rock, any of which
afford ample inducements to the citizen of military tastes or inclinations:
Capt. Churchill's Cavalry, is a fine company, well officered and will
soon be well armed. In it there are
some vacancies, and we would like to see its ranks well filled.
Capt. Peay's Capital Guards, is a first rate Infantry company, as well
commanded as any company in the State, and the ranks are not yet full.
Capt. Woodruff's Artillery; is a new company, well officered and
appointed, with room in the ranks for yet a few more.
Capt. Franklin's Rifles, a new company, is organized and in the tide of
successful experiment. Sharp
shooters can have a chance in that company.
Gentlemen desirous of attaching themselves to Cavalry, to Infantry, or to
Artillery service, have, in Little Rock, superior advantages in all respects.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
2, c. 8
Mr. Editor:--I heard the following song sung last night, by a young
school Miss, and it struck me as peculiarly appropriate in the present crisis.
It is the production, I understand, of an amiable and patriotic lady of
this city, who, I hope, will not take its publication amiss; and I hope you may
deem it worthy of a place in your paper:
W.
There's Nothing
Like the Union.
Tune—"I
wish I was in Dixey."
Away down here, in this Southern nation,
People have got up a great sensation,
Look away—away—away—away.
They want to break this great communion,
With dissention and
disunion,
Away, away, away, away.
Chorus:
But there is no word like UNION,
Hurra! hurra!
With colors true, red, white and blue,
Oh! boys, don't ask for something new,
Hurra, hurra, hurra boys, for the Union!
Hurra, hurra, hurra boys, for the Union!
What do you think that brave old band,
Who fought and bled for this great land,
Would do, would do, would do, would do.
Could they look down from their high
station,
And see you dissolving this great nation?
Away, away, away, away.
Chorus:
But there is no word like UNION, &c.
Though South Carolina wink her eye,
And call on you to bleed and die,
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go.
For she's not doing what she ought to,
She's a disobedient daughter.
Away, away, away, away.
Chorus:
But there is no word like UNION, &c.
You boys who're here, that are in the right,
Must work in the cause with main and might,
Hurra, hurra, hurra, hurra.
And if any here on the fence are astride,
We'll help them down girls, on the right side,
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah.
Chorus:
But there is no word like UNION, &c.
But the boys who live on blood and thunder,
Eating fire and burning for plunder,
Get away, away, away, away.
Let's make a vow that no such band
Shall every share our heart and hand,
Hurra, hurra, hurra, hurra!
Whoo-ray, whoo-ray, whoo-ray, whoo-ray.
Chorus:
But there is no word like UNION, &c.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
3, c. 2
"Artemus" on the Union.—I'm a Union man.
I luv the Union from the bottom of mi hart.
I luv every hoop-pole in Maine, and every shepe-ranch in Texis.
The kow pastures of Nu Hampshire are as deer 2 A. Ward as the rice
plantashuns of Mississippy. There is mean traters in both them ar States, & thar is
likewise good men and troe. It
don't look well for a lot ov inflamitory individuals, who nevir lifted thar
hands in defence of Ameriky, or did the fust thing toward sekewrin our
independence, to git their backs up and sware they'll dissolve the Union.
Too much blood was spilt a courtin' and marryin' that highly respectable
female, the Goddess of Liberty 2 git a divorse at this late day.
The old gal behaved herself 2 well to cast her off now, at the request of
a parsul ov addle braned men and wimmen, who never did nobody no good, and nevir
will agin. I'm sorry the pictures
of the Goddess nevir give her no shuse or stockin's, but the band of stars
around her head must kontiner 2 shine briter so long as the earth kontiners to
revolve on its axeltree.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
3, c. 2
The Troy Times tells a story about a young lady, a very expert and
graceful skater, who met with a mishap while enjoying the exercise on the river.
The Times intimates that the ladies "panties" disengaged
themselves, impeded her motion, and embarrassed her considerably.
She coolly went to work and pulled them off, rolled them up and put them
in her pocket. An attempt to
commiserate her condition was met, as she gracefully took to her skates again,
with the remark that it made no matter, for she "had another pair
on."—Sensible and precautionary girl, that.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 16, 1861, p.
4, c. 1
Hold On.—Hold on to your tongue when you are just ready to swear, lie
or speak harshly, or use any improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are about to strike, pinch, scratch, steal
or do any improper act.
Hold on to your foot when you are on the point of kicking, running away
from study or pursuing the path of error, shame or crime.
Hold on to your temper when you are angry, excited, or imposed upon, or
others are angry about you.
Hold on to the truth, for it will serve you well, and do you good
throughout eternity.
Hold on to your virtue—it is above all price to you in all times and
places.
Hold on to your character, for it is and every will be, your best wealth.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, April 20, 1861, p.
2, c. 1
Drums.—Mr. Henry C. Ward, of Hot Spring county, is in town offering his
Drums for sale. They are a good
article, and may be seen at the stores of S. H. Tucker & Co. and Burgevin
& Field.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, April 20, 1861, p.
2, c. 4
Military Ball.—The Ball given by the "Capital Guards," on
Friday night of last week, was a brilliant affair, and went off in the most
admirable manner. The supper,
prepared by the ladies of the Episcopal Church, afforded ample evidence that
they are judges of the good things of this life.
The beaux, with their profusion of Military ornament, made a good
display, but they were outshone by the sparkling eyes of the beauteous fair who
graced the occasion. Being an
invited guest, and having the run of the house, we "sloshed about,"
saw, and paid general attention to all, including, of course, the presiding
divinity of the gallery, whom we regarded as among the chiefest of the
attractions.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 4, 1861, p. 1,
c. 8
Query.—If four dogs, with sixteen legs, can catch forty-nine rabbits,
with eighty-seven legs in forty-four minutes, how many legs must the same
rabbits have to get away from eight dogs with thirty two legs, in seventeen
minutes and a half?
Solution.—Add together the legs of the rabbits and the tails of the
dogs, and divide the amount by three big dogs; this leaves four bushels of
barks, and thirteen pounds of hair. Take
the fractions of the rabbits, add six inches of snow, multiply by a dog fight.
Then divide by a man with a double barrelled shot gun, and add a side of
fresh beef. Multiply by half as
many legs as three times a less number of rabbits would have had, and divide by
one-third of the time it would take for the rabbits to get away from the dogs,
less 17½ minutes. The result depends upon the size of the dogs.
[Cairo Gazette.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 4, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
Ladies for the Country.—The patriotic ladies of Little Rock have
converted the Theatre Hall into a manufactory of clothes for our citizen
soldiery. We dropped in on Thursday
evening and saw them engaged in their patriotic work. They had made two hundred round jackets and over seventy-five
pairs of pants for soldiers who are getting ready to go to Virginia.
As fast as soldiers arrive who need clothing they will be supplied.
While this is an evidence of the spirit of loyalty to the South which
pervades, it also bears testimony, of such thing were necessary, to the
universal patriotism of woman—that she is first to espouse the cause of the
country and last to abandon it.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 11, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
The Ladies still continue their labors at James' Hall, in making clothes
for our citizen soldiery. Their
patriotic efforts cannot be too highly commended.
Mr. James kindly furnishes the Hall free of expense, and Mr. Ward,
contractor of the Penitentiary, has rendered great aid by placing the tailoring
portion of his force in the service, and devoting their time to making soldiers
clothes.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 11, 1861, p. 3,
c. 2
The ladies of Camden have seconded, with magnanimous devotion, their
patriotic movement of our brave men who have offered the immediate services of
the South. They are plying their
fingers with laudable zeal, and their hearts pulsate with fervid energy for the
cause. All that the sex can do will
be done, with all the generous valor belonging to their natures. Too much praise cannot be awarded them for all that can be
accomplished in their sphere is being done.
One young lady has tendered her services to the Governor of Arkansas, to
attend the battle-field, if necessary, and minister to the sick and wounded.
All honor to the ladies of Camden!—angels on earth, not yet transported
to heaven!
[Camden Eagle, 30th ult.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 11, 1861, p. 3,
c. 3
Advice to Volunteers.—How to prepare for the Campaign.—A writer, who
signs himself "An Old Soldier," gives the following advice to young
soldiers:
1. Remember that in a
campaign more men die from sickness than by the bullet.
2. Line your blanket with
one thickness of brown drilling. This
adds but four ounces in weight, and doubles the warmth.
3. Buy a small india rubber
blanket (only $1 50) to lay on the ground or to throw over your soldiers when on
guard duty during a rain storm. Most
of the eastern troops are provided with these.
Straw to lie on is not always to be had.
4. The best military hat in
use is the light colored soft felt; the crown being sufficiently high to allow
space for air over the brain. You
can fasten it up as a continental in fair weather, or turn it down when it is
wet or very sunny.
5. Let your beard grow, so
as to protect the throat and lungs.
6. Keep your entire person
clean; this prevents fevers and bowel complaints in warm climates.
Wash your body each day, if possible.
Avoid strong coffee and oily meat. Gen.
Scott said that the too free use of these (together with neglect in keeping the
skin clean,) cost many a soldier his life in Mexico.
7. A sudden check of
perspiration by chilly or night air often causes fever and death. When thus exposed, do not forget your blanket.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 11, 1861, p. 3,
c. 4
From Fort Washita.—We learn from Mr. Hester, who arrived last evening,
direct from Boggy Depot, that the federal troops at Fort Washita, are making
preparations to evacuate that post. A
gentleman arrived at Boggy Depot on Saturday evening from Fort Washita, informed
Mr. Hester, that the commander there had advertised for one hundred wagons, for
transportation to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, but the people were
unwilling to go at any price. They were offering five dollars per day, but no
one could be had. It is supposed
that, as soon as they can procure transportation they will evacuate the post
immediately.
Mr. H., says, Capt. Sturgiss has taken a road for Fort Leavenworth, and
has not gone to Fort Washita. He
left the main road about 70 miles from this place.
He was informed that two of Capt. S's men refused to go North with him,
one was killed and the other severely wounded with a sabre.
[Ft. Smith Herald, 1st.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 11, 1861, p. 4,
c. 1
Alum in Starch.—For starching muslins, ginghams, and calicoes, dissolve
a piece of alum the size of a shell-bark, for every pint of starch, and add to
it. By so doing, the colors will
keep bright for a long time, which is very desirable when dresses must be often
washed, and the cost is but a trifle.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 25, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
Suitable Materials for Army Clothing.—The following is from a graduate
of West Point, someone who has seen service, and whose opinions are entitled to
consideration:
As many mistakes have been made by the selection of materials for
clothing our volunteers, a suggestion from an ex-army officer will not be
[illegible]. The clothing
prescribed for the soldiers of the regular army, after long experience, is
undoubtedly the best for volunteers. The
overcoat, uniform coat, sack coat or blouse, trowsers, and blankets, should be
of wool, without a mixture of cotton, and should conform, in [illegible] and
make, to those used in the regular army. The
stockings should be of coarse wool—no Cotton; flannel shirts of wool and
cotton—the less cotton the better; drawers of cotton flannel.
Clothing is usually issued twice a year, in quantities as follows:
To each soldier one hat, one forage camp, one uniform coat, two sack
coats, one pair drawers, three flannel shirts, four pair [illegible], four pair
stockings in one year, two blankets, two leather stocks in five years; three
pair of trowsers the first year, two pair the second.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 25, 1861, p. 2,
c. 5
Good Suggestion.—We have been
shown by Dr. Everett a most excellent article for our soldiers.
It consists of two widths of cotton osnaburgs sewed together, forming a
blanket 2½ yards long and 2 yards wide. It
has a lit in the middle, so as to serve as a Mexican ponchar [sic], and its
chief use is to sleep on and cover with at night.
A little paint and oil makes it an excellent water proof tarpaulin and
the whole cost will be about 76 cents. Every
soldier should instantly provide himself with one, for it is folly to go to the
field without something to protect from rain and dampness.
[Charlottesville Review.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 25, 1861, p. 3,
c. 2
How Our Soldiers Can Guard Against the Sun.—As the heat of the summer
sun is one of the hardships our volunteers will have to encounter, it will be
well for them to know in what way the French army in Algiers guard themselves
during the day when on the march or standing sentry.
They take a yard of thin white flannel, fold it together once and draw up
one end; a ribbon or tape may be inserted to draw and tie it around the neck.
This thrown over the cap or shako, and falling behind, completely shields
the head and shoulders from the rays of the sun.
Woolen is preferable to linen or cotton, is equally light, costs less
than the former, and is easier washed and kept clean.
[N. O. Bulletin.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 1, 1861, p. 1,
c. 7
Puff Omelet.—This is very superior, as well as beautiful. Beat the yolks of six eggs light, and mix them in a small
tea-cup of milk; add a little salt. Beat
together a tablespoonful of sweet butter, with the same quantity of flour, until
smooth; add the mixture to the custard, and beat the whole well together.
Pour it into a buttered omelet, or a small frying-pan, and when it
appears to thicken, pour over it the whites, beaten stiff; dust over it a trifle
of salt, and when the whole is stiff, remove it carefully to the dish, without
breaking.
[Amer. Agriculturist.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 1, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
Flag Presentation.—On Thursday after noon there was quite a display of
beauty and gallantry on St. John's College grounds.
The occasion was the presentation of a flag by the ladies of Little Rock
to Capt. Churchill's Regiment. The
Louisiana Regiment was present by invitation.
The grounds were crowded by citizens.
The flag was presented by Miss Mattie Faulkner with a handsome speech,
and received by Capt. Matlock who also made an appropriate address.
A part of Col. Churchill's regiment left yesterday for Fort Smith—the
remainder will depart within a day or two.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 1, 1861, p. 2,
c. 6
Presentation of Banners to the Jefferson Guards—Patriotic Compliments
from abroad.—
The patriotic ladies of Pine Bluff, to manifest their esteem for that
noble band—the "Jefferson Guards"—from this city, and now
stationed at Mound City, above Memphis, proceeded to that place, and presented
the Company with two beautiful flags to fight under in the glorious struggle for
Southern independence. The Memphis
papers are filled up with extended and glowing accounts of the two occasions,
which attracted large crowds of ladies and gentlemen of Memphis, and the
surrounding vicinity. We have only
time for making short extracts of complimentary notices from people abroad
toward the fair ones from Pine Bluff who had the honor of presenting the
banners, also the compliments paid to the popular and brave Captain of the
Company.
Miss Etta Bocage presented a beautiful banner, the work of her own hands,
on Wednesday the 15th inst. The
Memphis Evening Argus pays the following handsome compliment to the fair donor,
and Capt. Carlton:
The fair donor of the flag, Miss Bocage, daughter of Judge Bocage, of
Pine Bluff, is one of the loveliest women upon whom it has been the good fortune
of those present to gaze for a time whereof the mind runneth not to the
contrary. Tall, dark eyed and dark
haired, graceful in every movement, it was not surprising that the soldiery
greeted her with so much joy and enthusiasm.
The flag was of fine blue silk, most elegantly wrought and decorated,
containing the name of the company for whom it was designed, and other
inscriptions not visible from the portion of Arkansas upon which we were
standing. The presentation speech was appropriate, eloquent and brief,
and every word seemed accompanied by that correctness which bespoke that the
fair speaker was only expressing the patriotic emotions of the heart in the
words which fell from her lips.
Capt. Carlton, as brave and handsome a soldier as can be found in any
corps, received the beautiful gift in behalf of his company, and responded in a
few words, which, at once earnest, and most eloquent, were well received.
Judge Bocage stepped forward and presented, as the gift of Mr. Dubois, an
absent member of the guard, an ensign's belt for the flag.
Nine hearty cheers were then given—three for Miss Bocage, three for the
absent member, and three for Capt. Carlton.
On Thursday the 16th inst., Miss Lillian T. Rozelle, in the
name of the ladies of Pine Bluff, presented a confederate flag to the Jefferson
Guards, to be presented to the Arkansas Regiment at Mound city, commanded by
Col. Cleburne. The Avalanche thus
speaks of the occasion, giving Miss Rozelle's speech:
"About 8 o'clock the entire battalion was put in motion for the
purpose of participating in the ceremonies.
They marched to the hotel in all "the pomp and circumstance of
glorious war." The bristling
bayonets and the general paraphernalia presented an imposing appearance.
Each company was composed of stalwart men—soldiers strong in bone and
muscle and nerve, and still stronger in hope and faith.
The troops were drawn up in front of the stand erected for the occasion.
So soon as the Jefferson Guards marched up, Miss Lillian T. Rozelle, of
Pine Bluff, arose and delivered the following beautiful address:
Address to the Jefferson Guards—Our beloved Countrymen:--We greet you
to-day to present your brave band with this banner, arranged by the ladies of
Pine Bluff—those dear to your hearts and firesides.
With souls ripe in loyal patriotism we strive with happy willingness,
sparing no toil or labor in endeavoring to make the offering, this flag, to wave
o'er the glorious and gifted sons of Jefferson, and that with every breeze may
be wafted endless chimes of your honor, valor and glory.
Our hands have made it; your hearts must defend it.
You go, brave ones, to struggle in the dearest cause an American heart
has at stake—the rights of this hallowed land of the South!
Remember "it was liberty, not Union, for which our forefathers
fought." And now that your own
cherished State has bared her bosom to breast the storm, struggle for her!
retain her a bright constellation in the brilliant galaxy of Southern
States.
Not the aggressors, but the wronged, you secure the smiles of an
all-wise and just God, who will
extend his eternal arm for your protection.
Let the sacred motto be inscribed on every heart, "Honi soit qui
maly pense," or "Evil be to him who evil thinks of it." This banner we consign to your care, with prayers and tears
sent up to Heaven's throne in your behalf, by them who daily cry, "Our
hearts are with you." Accept
our farewell and last injunction:
Oh! shield the bright South! this
beautiful land,
Sacred and dear to your own loyal land;
Her winds sang your cradle hymns gently and low,
And tuned were your hearts to her brooklets and flow.
And now that the foe with despotic sway,
Seeks to tear all her glory and wealth away,
Nerve you strong hearts! to
the rescue go on,
'Till silenced the storm and bright battles won.
There, too, the heart of true woman will go
To smile in your joy and soothe in your woe.
When laurels the brightest your brows shall entwine,
Her soul's hymns for you shall witchingly chime;
Then, on brave ones, ever on in the right,
God your defender will save you from blight.
The graceful and modest demeanor with which Miss Rozelle discharged the duties imposed upon her won all hearts. Her address is short, but in exquisite taste. Her articulation was clear and distinct; and her emphasis and intonation showed that she felt while an actor on the occasion. As we listened to her inspiring words, the lines of a noble bard flashed across our memory:
"The light of love, the purity of grace,
The mind, the music breathing from her face."
At the close of the beautiful address, three cheers were proposed for
Miss Rozelle, which were given with an enthusiasm and stentorian voice that
showed how much each soldier was inspired.
Capt. Carlton, a gallant soldier and true gentleman as ever flashed a
sword, receiving the flag in a neat and appropriate speech, and, after receiving
it, he presented it to the 1st Regiment. Col. P. R. Cleburne received it [with] an able and eloquent
speech of some length, in which he promised that it should never be dishonored.
The speech of Col. Cleburne was appropriate and well delivered.
He was loudly cheered by his fellow soldiers."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 1, 1861, p. 3,
c. 2
The military spirit is fully aroused.
It has many outward manifestations, and none more striking than is
exhibited by the boys on our streets. We
mean those whose years are bounded between nine and sixteen. Every boy you meet is an out and out military man.
Marbles, tops and hoops are among the things that were.
The boy no longer goes to bed to dream of the fun he will have to-morrow
in a game of "ball" or "knock-up-and-span."
His night visions are made up of juvenile squads in drill!—of youthful
companies, battalions, regiments, armies, all on the move to meet a foe.
He awakes to buckle on his harmless sword and collect his school-mates
into line.
When you meet the boy on the street, he salutes you a la militaire.
He affects the jaunty fatigue cap of "our army," wears a stripe
down each side of his pants and detects a martial sound in every noise that
falls upon his ear. If he looks around the well filled benches of the school
room, it is with the eye of a soldier, and he reckons within himself "what
a bully show they'd make if they were all mustered into one company."
All the dimes he gets are carefully saved to buy a sword. Then he sallies forth. His
recruiting office is everywhere, and long lines of little boys are to be found
drilling under him upon every street. He ignores, with supreme contempt, the confectionary and
passes, with a military hauteur, the toy shop except such as expose in their
windows some frail representative article of warfare.
He builds, assaults and captures a half dozen Fort Sumters a day, and
devises all sorts of schemes to prevent the reinforcement of all sorts of Fort
[illegible]. Such are the boys of
the present day, and they generally make the right sort of men.
[Memphis Bulletin, 26th.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 8, 1861, p. 1,
c. 6
Everywhere in the Confederate States have the ladies worked unremittingly
for the benefit of the volunteer companies organized for the defence of their
country against northern aggression.
Flags, stitched and embellished by their fingers, have been presented in
great numbers, sand bags and clothing made, lint picked, and money raised by
means of fairs and private contribution. New
Orleans may well be proud of her noble-hearted daughters, who have done so much
for the cause which stirs the souls of her people.
That their labor may be lightened in part, we give the following letter
of the veteran Dr. J. C. Nott, of Mobile, which we find in the Register of
yesterday:
In my daily rounds I see our ladies wearing out their fingers and eyes in
picking lint for our brave soldiers, and while I admire their patriotism and
charity, I hope I may be permitted to say, I think they are, for want of
information, throwing away much time that might be more usefully spent.
Clean cotton is easily obtained in any quantity, and answers just as well
for dressing wounds as the ordinary lint.
The "patent lint" commonly used by surgeons is all, or nearly
all, made of cotton. some of the
best European surgeons use the cotton-wool in preference to lint. Everybody uses cotton for a dressing for a burn, the most
intense of all inflammations.
To these facts I may add my own ample experiences.
I have for years been in the habit of using good sample cotton and lint
indiscriminately, in dressing wounds of all kinds, and could never see any
difference.
Whenever a gun is fired I shall be in the field and take care to have a
good supply of cotton, which is one of the most useful articles a surgeon can
have about a hospital for purposes, and one of its most important uses is in
padding for splints.
J. C. Nott.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 8, 1861, p. 1,
c. 6
Rules for Health.—The following [illegible] rules for soldiers, for the
[illegible] during a campaign, are written by Dr. Hall, editor of the New York
Journal of Health:
Soldiers' Health.--1. In an
ordinary campaign sickness disables or destroys three times as many as the
sword.
2. On a march, from April to
November, the entire clothing should be a colored flannel shirt, with a
loosely-buttoned collar, cotton drawers, woolen pantaloons, shoes and stockings,
and a light colored felt hat, with broad brim to protect the eyes and face from
the glare of the sun and from the rain, and a substantial but not heavy coat
when off duty.
3. Sun-stroke is most
effectually prevented by wearing a silk handkerchief in the crown of the hat.
4. Colored blankets are
best, and if lined with brown drilling the warmth and durability are doubled,
while the protection against dampness from lying on the ground is almost
complete.
5. Never lie or sit down on
the grass or bare earth for a moment, rather use your hat—a handkerchief,
even, is a great protection. The
warmer you are the greater need for this protection, as a damp vapor is
immediately generated, to be absorbed by the clothing, and to cook you off too
rapidly.
6. While marching, or on
other duty, the more thirsty you are the more essential is it to safety of life
itself, to rinse out the mouth two or three times, and then take a
swallow of water at a time, with short intervals.
A brave French general, on a forced march, fell dead on the instant, by
drinking largely of cold water, when snow was on the ground.
7. Abundant sleep is
essential to bodily efficiency, and to that alertness of mind, which is all
important to an engagement; and few things more certainly and more effectually
prevent sound sleep than eating heartily after sun-down, especially after a
heavy march or desperate battle.
8.
Nothing is more certain to secure endurance and capability of
long-continued effort, than the avoidance of everything as a drink except
cold water, NOT excluding coffee at breakfast.
Drink as little as possible of even cold water.
9.
After any sort of exhausting effort, a cup of coffee, hot or cold, is an
admirable sustainer of the strength, until nature begins to recover herself.
10. Never eat heartily just before a great undertaking; because
the nervous power is irresistibly drawn to the stomach to manage the food eaten,
thus drawing off that supply which the brain and muscles so much need.
11. If persons will drink brandy, it is incomparably safer to do
so after an effort than before; for it can give only a transient
strength, lasting but a few minutes; but as it can never be known how long any
given effort is to be kept in continuance, and if longer than the few minutes,
the body becomes more feeble than it would have been without the stimulus, it is
clear that its use before an effort is always hazardous, and is always
unwise.
12. Never go to sleep, especially after a great effort, even in
hot weather, without some covering over you.
13. Under all circumstances, rather than lie down on the ground,
lie in the hollow of two logs placed together, or across several smaller pieces
of wood, laid side by side; or sit on your hat, leaning against a tree.
A nap of ten or fifteen minutes in that position will refresh you more
than an hour on the bare earth; with the additional advantage of perfect safety.
14. A cut is less dangerous than a bullet wound, and heals
more rapidly.
15. If from any wound the blood spurts out in jets, instead of a
steady stream, you will die in a few minutes, unless it is remedied; because an
artery has been divided, and that takes the blood direct from the fountain of
life. To stop this instantly, tie a
handkerchief or other cloth very loosely BETWEEN the wound and the heart; put a
stick, bayonet, or ramrod between the skin and the handkerchief, and
twist it around until the bleeding ceases, and keep it thus till the surgeon
arrives.
16. If the blood flows in a slow, regular stream, a vein has been
pierced, and the handkerchief must be on the other side of the wound from the
heart; that is, below the wound.
17. A bullet through the abdomen (belly or stomach) is more
certainly fatal than if aimed at the head or heart; for in the latter cases the
ball is often glanced off by the bone, or follows around it under the skin; but
when it enters the stomach or bowels, from any direction, death is inevitable
under all conceivable circumstances, but in scarcely ever instantaneous.
Generally the person lives a day or two with perfect clearness of
intellect, often not suffering greatly. The
practical bearing of this statement in reference to the great future is clear.
18. Let the whole beard grow, but no longer than some three
inches. This strengthens and
thickens its growth, and thus makes a more perfect protection for the lungs
against dust, and of the throat against winds and cold in winter, while in
summer a great perspiration of the skin is induced, with the increase of
evaporation; hence, greater coolness of the parts on the outside, while the
throat is less feverish, thirsty and dry.
19. Avoid fats and fat meat in summer and in all warm days.
20. Whenever possible take a plunge into any lake or running
stream every morning as soon as you get up; if none at hand, endeavor to wash
the body all over as soon as you leave your bed, for personal cleanliness acts
like a charm against all diseases, always either warding them off altogether or
greatly mitigating their severity and shortening their duration.
21. Keep the hair of the head closely cut, say within an inch and
a half of the scalp in every part, repeated on the first of each month, and wash
the whole scalp plentifully in cold water every morning.
22. Wear woolen stockings and moderately loose shoes, keeping the
toe and finger nails always cut close.
23. It is more important to wash the feet well every night than
to wash the face and hands of mornings, because it aids in keeping the skin and
nails soft, and to prevent chaffings, blisters, and corns, all of which greatly
interfere with a soldier's duty.
24. The most universally safe position after all stunnings, hurts
and wounds, is that of being placed on the back, the head being elevated three
or four inches only, aiding more than any one thing else can do, to equalize and
restore the proper circulation of the blood.
25. The more weary you are after a march or other work, the more
easily will you take cold, if you remain still after it is over, unless, the
moment you cease motion, you throw a coat or blanket over your shoulders.
This precaution should be taken in the warmest weather, especially if
there is even a slight air stirring.
26. The greatest physical kindness you can show a severely
wounded comrade is first to place him on his back, and then run with all your
might for some water to drink; not a second ought to be lost. If no vessel is at hand, take your hat; if no hat, off with
your shirt, wring it out once, tie the arms in a knot, as also the lower end,
thus making a bag, open at the neck only. A
fleet person can convey a bucketful half a mile in this way.
I've seen a dying man clutch at a single drop of water from the fingers'
end, with the voraciousness of a famished tiger.
27. If wet to the skin by rain or by swimming rivers, keep in
motion until the clothes are dried, no harm will result.
28. Whenever it is possible, do, by all means when you have to
use water for cooking or drinking from ponds or sluggish streams, boil it well,
and when cool, shake it, or stir it, so that the oxygen of the air shall get to
it, which greatly improves it for drinking.
This boiling arrests the process of fermentation which arises from the
presence of organic and inorganic impurities, thus tending to prevent cholera
and all bowel diseases. If there is
no time for boiling, at least strain it through a cloth, even if you have to use
a shirt or trouser leg.
29. Twelve men are hit in battle dressed in red where there are
only five dressed in a bluish gray--a difference of more than two to one; green,
seven; brown, six.
30. Water can be made almost ice cool in the hottest weather by
closely enveloping a filled canteen, or other vessel, with woolen cloth, kept
plentifully wetted and exposed.
31. While on a march lie down the moment you halt for a rest.
Every minute spent in that position refreshes more than five minutes
standing or loitering about.
32. A daily evacuation of the bowels is indispensable to bodily
health, vigor and endurance; this is promoted in many cases by stirring a
teaspoonful of corn (indian) meal in a glass of water, and drinking it on rising
in the morning.
33. Loose bowels, namely, acting more than once a day, with a
feeling of debility afterwards, is the first step towards cholera.
The best remedy is instant and perfect quietude of body, eating nothing
but boiled rice, with or without boiled milk; in more decided cases a woolen
flannel, with two thicknesses in front, should be bound tightly around the
abdomen, especially if marching is a necessity.
34.
To "have been to the wars" is a life-long honor, increasing
with advancing years, while to have died in defence [sic] of your country will
be the boast and the glory of your children's children.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 8, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
The Arkansaw Travelers.—Under this title a new company has been formed,
from Duncan Township in Pulaski county, and the four townships in the counties
adjoining. A flag was presented to
the Travelers, by the ladies in that region.
In presenting it Miss Josephine L. Anderson made the following address:--
Arkansaw Travelers:--Permit me to address you a few plain words in
regard to the crisis now upon the country.
We are in a revolution as wide as the nation itself.
Our bonds with the North are broken asunder, as I believe never again to
be reunited.
Therefore we, the weaker sex, will unite our sympathies and prayers, and
ask Him who holds the destinies of nations in His hands, to be on the side of
the South, which we believe to be the side of the right.
We hope and believe that the North will be humbled in this contest, and
compelled in future to attend to her own business, and let us and ours alone.
Travelers! Be of good
cheer! Be bold. Above
all be prudent with your bravery. The
women and the girls of the country are not able to fight for her in the battle
field; but we can give to you, soldiers, our best smiles and wishes and prayers,
and they are now given in token of our high appreciation of your offering
yourselves voluntarily as soldiers in the Southern Army.
We have prepared this beautiful Banner for you.
Bear it as becomes soldiers in the field of duty, and if need be, to the
field of battle. In presenting it
we feel well assured that it is placed in the hands of brave men.
Its colors, Red, White and Blue, are emblematical.
The Stars are emblematical of our present and our future.
It is made by the hands of the ladies of Duncan, Plant, and Royal Colony
townships. What they ask is that
you may rally under, and look upon it in the hour of battle, and never suffer it
to trail in the dust of defeat. In
looking upon this banner do not forget those who made and presented it to you.
[illegible last sentence.]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 8, 1861, p. 3,
c. 3
The Rogues!—The Yankees have had much to say about the South stealing
public property, forts, arsenals and munitions of war! Who built the forts of the North? Whose money raised the army and navy and built the ships?
Wasn't it Southern money? Whose
money built Fortress Monroe; and was not the land on which that fortress stands
surrendered to the Federal agent for the purpose of defending Virginia?
But they have grabbed all the common property they could lay their hands
upon, and violated all faith by perverting that which was designed as an
instrument for our defence into an agent for our oppression.
The flag, too, which they have stolen, was not theirs.
They did not make it, nor have they ever done anything for its honor or
glory. "The Star-Spangled
Banner," also, which they have appropriated, without leave, was the
production of a Southern man. They
have offered a reward to some Yankee to write one which will never be
forthcoming, to take its place. In
the meantime they prostitute it to their own vile despotism.
Excepting what they have stolen from the South:
Generals, forts, money, ships and songs, they have nothing.
[Richmond Whig.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 8, 1861, p. 3,
c. 3
Good Advice for the South.—We adopt the following suggestions from the
Huntsville Advocate, and the South will be wise if she heeds them.
"Whatever can be made at the South now, should be.
The war may be upon us for years, and our people should be prepared to
endure its privations and provide for its necessities.
The day for luxuries, vain display, and foolish extravagance is over.
We should husband our resources so as to be independent.
"Every branch of industry in the South should now redouble its
exertions to supply the home demand. Every
manufacturer of cloths, goods, boots, shoes, hats, foundries, clothing, hose,
wooden ware, &c., &c., should let the public know at once what he makes,
shere he is to be found, and how he sells.
The public needs information of this kind now, and look to the
advertising columns of the newspapers for such knowledge."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 15, 1861, p. 1,
c. 8
From the Oxford (Miss.) Intelligencer.
Toby's Experience with a Breech-Loading Rifle.—Toby is a high private
in the first regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with a breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to
shoot twelve times a minute, and carry a ball effectually 1600 yards.
Men who fought at Monterey and Buena Vista called the new-fangled thing a
"pop-gun." To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must
"try their guns." In
obedience to command, Toby procured the necessary munitions of war and started
with his "pop gun" for the woods; saws a squirrel up a very high tree;
took aim; fired—effects of shot immediate and wonderful; tree effectually
stripped, and nothing of the squirrel to be found except three broken hairs;
"pop-gun" rose in value; equal to a four-pounder.
But Toby wouldn't shoot towards any more trees, afraid of being arrested
for cutting down other people's timber; walked a mile and a quarter to get sight
of hill; by aid of a small telescope saw hill in the distance; saw large rock on
hill; put in a big load; shut both eyes—fired.
As soon as breath returned opened both eyes; could see, just could, but
couldn't hear—at least couldn't distinguish any sounds; thought Niagara had
broken loose, or all out-doors gone to drum beating; determined to see if shot
hit; borrowed horse and started towards hill; after traveling two days and
nights reached place; saw setting sun shining through hill; knew right away that
was where his shot hit; went close; stumbled over rocky fragment scattered for
half a mile in line of bullet; come to hole; knew the bullet hit there, because
saw led on the edges; walked in and walked through; saw teamster on the other
side "indulging in profane language"—in fact, "cussin'
considerable" because lightning had killed his team; looked as finger
directed; saw six dead oxen in line with hole through mountain; knew that was
the bullet's work, but didn't say so to angry teamster; thought best to be
leaving; in consequence didn't explore path of bullet any further; therefore
don't know where it stopped; don't know whether it stopped at all—in fact,
rather think it didn't; mounted horse; rode back through the hole made by the
bullet; but never told Captain a word about it; to tell the truth, was rather
afraid he'd think it a hoax. "It's
a right big story, boys," said Toby, in conclusion, "but it's true,
sure as shooting. Nothing to do
with Maynard rifle but load her up, turn her North, and pull trigger; if twenty
of them don't clean out all Yankeedom, then I'm a liar, that's all."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 15, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
We hope that it will not be considered boastful when we state that the
ladies of Little Rock, since the war began, have performed an extraordinary
amount of patriotic labor. They
have made nearly or quite three thousand military suits, upwards of fifteen
hundred haversacks, and probably five thousand shirts, and have also covered
over twelve hundred canteens. When
it is considered that a large portion of this labor is necessarily done by hand,
it is indeed wonderful how so much has been accomplished in the short space of
six weeks. Nor has the patriotic
ardor which urged them to these duties been at all lessened by the arduous
services which they have so cheerfully and so faithfully rendered their country,
in this the day of her trial. They
are willing to labor on and to the end with a high and holy purpose.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 15, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
We have received through the Post-office a little pamphlet, neatly gotten
up, entitled "The Southern Soldier's Health Guide," by John
Stainback Wilson, M. D., Member of the Medical Association of the State of
Georgia. Price (postage pre-paid)
10 cents a single copy--$7 per hundred. Address
John S. Wilson, Columbus, Georgia.
This work is copy-righted in Georgia, or we should take pleasure in
laying entire its valuable counsels before our readers.
For the benefit of the gallant men who are eagerly pressing forward in
the cause of their country, we make the following brief extract, and earnestly
hope its every syllable may be pondered well and wisely.
Drinks.—The effects of all alcoholic drinks, when taken as a beverage,
are evil—evil only, and that continually.
The apparent strength and animation imparted by them is fictitious and
delusive, the transient and temporary excitement arising from their use being
invariably and necessarily followed by a collapse and sinking of the vital
powers below par. This is true of
every form of drink of which alcohol is a constituent.
What shall I say, then, of those villainous conglomerations of logwood,
strychnine, sugar of lead, etc., which are sold by camp followers? Why simply this: that
those who sell such stuff should be compelled to drink it.
This would soon put an end to the traffic, and save the lives of many
soldiers who thoughtlessly swallow such poisons. And
I may add that no man who indulges freely in the use of any kind of alcoholic
liquors will be likely to survive a protracted Southern campaign; and should he
be so fortunate as to live through the war, he will return home a wreck in
health and in morals, not to enjoy the fruits of his victories, but to fill an
early grave.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 15, 1861, p. 4,
c. 1
A Suggestion.—The following communication contains a suggestion for the
times:
A very good coffee can be made, costing only 12 ½ cents, by mixing one
spoonful of coffee with one spoonful of toasted corn meal, boil well and clear
in the usual way. I have used it
for two weeks, and several friends visiting my house say they could not discover
any thing peculiar in the taste of my coffee, but pronounced it very good.
Try it and see if we cannot get along comfortably, even while our ports
are blockaded by the would be kind.
I can assure you it is very pleasant, though not strong enough to make us
drunk.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 22, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
A Card.—Feeling the deepest sense of obligation to the ladies of Little
Rock, for their many and repeated kindnesses, and particularly for the large
amount of labor performed by them in making the entire uniform for our company,
it is by the "Dixie Grays" unanimously
"Resolved, That the thanks of each and every member of this Company
is most heartily tendered to the noble and patriotic ladies of Little Rock:
the industry and self sacrificing spirit displayed by them shall serve as
an example to each soldier, and nerve him to bear with patience the unavoidable
ills of the ensuing campaign; and the remembrance that fairest fingers have
aided in equipping him for the field, will lend double force to the blow dealt
in defence of the homes of those whose place shall ever be nearest the soldier's
heart.
Resolved, That this card be presented for publication at the office of
the "Gazette."
Dixie Grays.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 22, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
Orange Pudding.—Put six ounces of fresh butter, and eight ounces of
lump sugar, pounded in a mortar. Then
grate in the rind of an orange beat the whole well together and as you do this
gradually add eight eggs well beaten and strained.
Scrape a hard apple and mix it with the other ingredients. Put past in the bottom of the dish, put in the mixture and
then pour over it cross bars of paste. Half
an hour will be sufficient to bake it.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 22, 1861, p. 2,
c. 3
Some days before the departure of the Sixth Regiment, Miss Pleasants
presented a flag to the "Dixie Grays."
We subjoin her remarks on the occasion:
Countrymen and Soldiers: Conflicting
feelings agitate my heart as I survey this assemblage.
Here are the strength and valor of our own "sunny South,"
willing, anxious, to move at her bidding.
A war has commenced, where it will end, God only knows!
But there is one thing of which we are heartily glad—money-bought
patriotism has fled our ranks.
No doubt Northern pomposity has thriven on fancied conquest. Sweet, sweet honey, the bees are in it, and they are not
idle. They know that to will is
easier than to accomplish, and while they pity the poor deluded honey-eaters,
they are busily and silently sharpening their stings, and weaving their
beautiful flag, the South, with a keen insight, made keener by the aroused
spirit of proud resentment, and holy love for their wronged country,
deliberately scans the question from every stand-point, and marks with unnerving
judgment, the most accessible points. Has
the North taken this precaution: Have
they looked at home and abroad? They
talk enthusiastically of help from our slaves.
They will fight us hand to hand, and hilt to hilt, until a path of
desolation is made through our fertile valleys, and then they will give a
victorious shout, and the whole race of precious darkeys will rush to their
protecting arms, and fight their battles. Magic!
magic! Was a darkey ever
charmed by gun or lance, when presented to his own heart?
Had he not rather hoe corn and cotton, and feat on pork and potatoes?
It is not hard to answer, and Yankeedom will find it so.
But what will become of the poor starving wretches they leave at home,
while they are exterminating us? Form
a home guard? No! They will
arise and lay that now prosperous land in ruins.
They will endeavor to break their yokes, not of [fold in paper] you who
have volunteered your services—your life, it may be, to your country—go not
in vain! Lincoln says he fights for
the Union and Flag, you fight for neither, but for Liberty!
The God of Liberty will be with you—your cause is just and honorable,
and victory will be your reward. Ere
you go we will consign this flag to your charge.
Friends, in the hour of conflict look on it and be chased [sic?], for it
emblems many hearts united in one for the well-wishing of the South and her
cause. Bear it proudly! In
victory unfurl it—in death fold it close to your hearts as the shield of
honor, and the zeal of glory.
To which Capt. Sam. Smith of the Grays, replied:
"Fair lady and fellow-soldiers:
When a soldier is on the eve of departure from his home—when he is
about to break asunder, perhaps forever, all the social ties that make life
dear, there is no occasion which is better calculated to fill his heart with
patriotism and which can awaken in his soul a firmer determination to meet in
deadly conflict on the battle field, the foe of his country, than one like the
present.
To know that woman smiles upon us, to hear her charming voice inciting us
on to deeds of valor; to feel that we have her warmest sympathies, is enough to
penetrate the inmost recesses of the coldest hearth, and stir up feelings that
perhaps were never aroused before. Her
influence is supreme. We have seen
her following the army to the ice-clad regions of Russia, administering to every
want of the soldier as he presses his dying pillow, and as his soul takes its
flight to the regions of eternity, she mutters a faint prayer that it may there
find that rest, that it never knew here below.
We have already experienced their kindness since our short sojourn here,
and I know I can speak for every volunteer, when I say that they will long
remember with gratitude, the ladies of the Capital of our State.
Soldiers: remember when you
leave here it is for no trip of pleasure. Many
of you will never more meet the approving smile of a mother, a father, a wife, a
brother, a sister. You go as
sacrifices upon the altar of your country.
You go with the expectation, and I hope with a heartfelt willingness, to
lay down your lives, if necessary, to sustain the honor and reputation of our
glorious newly formed Confederacy. And
if the Northern hordes persist in the reckless course they have already begun,
it will not be long before the wailing voice of the orphan and widow will be
heard through the hills and valleys of the sunny South.
Let every sword leap from its scabbard, and let them not be sheathed
until t enemy will have been driven back into the heart of their own country,
and forced to admit the superiority of Southern chivalry.
Color-bearer take this flag and defend it, remember her who places it in
your charge. Suffer it not to be
brought back trailing in the dust, but rather, if it should ever return, may
they behold victory perched upon its standard.
Let every one be inspired with the determination to take a stand, either
to live or die in Dixie.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 22, 1861, p. 3,
c. 3
Soldier's Rations and Mode of
Cooking Them.--The regular daily ration of food issued to the troops in the
United States service, is three-fourths pound of fresh or salt beef; 18 ounces
of bread, or 1¼ pounds of corn meal, and at the rate of 100 rations of eight
quarts of peas or beans, or, in lieu thereof, 10 pounds of rice; 6 pounds of
coffee, 12 pounds of sugar, 4 quarts of vinegar, 1½ pounds of tallow, or 1¼
pounds of adamantine, or 1 pound of sperm candles; 4 pounds of soap, and
2 quarts of salt.
On a campaign, or on marches, or
on board transports, the ration of hard bread is one pound.
Fresh beef, when it can be
procured, should be furnished at least twice a week; the beef to be procured, if
possible, by contract.
Receipts.
1. Soldiers' Soup for 25
men.—Take 15 quarts of water to 25 pounds of meat, small tablespoonsful of
salt, half a one of pepper, about 2 pounds of rice, put in while boiling, and
what vegetables, fresh or preserved, that can be procured—say 3 pounds.
2. Pork Soup for 25
Men.—In 6 gallons of cold water put 12 pounds of pork, 3 quarts of beans, 2
pounds of rice, season to suit; let boil one hour and a half; soak the beans
overnight.
3. Irish Stew for 25
Men.—Take 25 pounds mutton, veal, beef, or pork, cut into pieces six inches
square, 4 pounds of onions, 8 pounds of potatoes, 4 tablespoonsful of salt, 1 of
pepper, 8 quarts of water, cook it from 1 to 2 hours, slowly, thicken the gravy
with flour mixed into smooth past with water or potatoes mashed fine.
4. Tea for 25 Men.--Allow
12 quarts of water; put the rations of tea--a large teaspoonful to each--in a
cloth tied up very loosely, throw it into the boiler while it is boiling hard
for a moment; then take off the boiler, cover it, and let it stand full 10
minutes, when it will be ready for use; first add sugar and milk, if to be had,
at the rate of 3 pints or 2 quarts of milk, and 1 or 1 1/2 pounds of sugar.
5.
Pork with Peas or Beans for 25 Men.-- To
14 pounds of pork add6 pounds of peas or beans, put them in a cloth to boil,
tying it very loosely; place them both in the boiler, let them boil about 2
hours, then take out the pork, add some flour to the gravy, and put the peas or
beans in it, with two or three onions cut up fine; let it boil a little longer,
mash up the vegetables very finely, and serve them round the dish with the meat.
6.
Plain Stewed Meat for 25 Men.-- Take
14 pounds of mutton, beef, veal, or pork, cut it into chunks and put it into the
boiler; add 4 quarts of water, 2 quarts to a teaspoonful of salt, and half
teaspoonful of pepper, 8 or 10 onions cut in pieces, let it boil half an hour,
then let it stew slowly from half an hour to one hour longer, adding one pound
of rice, potatoes, or any vegetable that can be obtained; thicken the gravy with
flour mixed to a smooth paste in cold water.
7.
Stewed Salt Pork or Beef for 25 Men.--Wash the meat well, let it soak all night, wash out the salt as much as
possible; 8 pounds of salt beef, 5 pounds of salt pork, one-third pound of
sugar, 2 pounds of sliced onions, 6 quarts of water, and one pound of rice; let
it simmer quietly for two or three hours.
8.
Salt Pork with Potatoes and Cabbage for 25 Men.--Take 15 pounds of pork,
extract the bones, 3 pounds of potatoes, 2 winter cabbages, let it boil for two
hours, 10 quarts of water, serve the meat with the vegetables round it; the
gravy will make a good broth with peas, beans, or rice added, also a little
onion. Ship biscuit, broken into
the broth makes a very nutritious soup.
9.
To Fry any kind of Meat.--Get your frying pan very hot, put in some fat
pork which will immediately melt, then put in the meat you wish to fry; (a small
teaspoonful of salt, and a quarter of a teaspoonful of pepper, to every pound of
meat;) when done, lay the meat on a dish, add one pint of water to the fat in
the frying-pan, a few slices of onion, or two teaspoonfuls of vinegar; thicken
it with a little flour, and pour it over the cooked meat.
Any sauce, or a few chopped pickles may be substituted for the vinegar or
onions.
10. Coffee for 25 Men.--Take 12 quarts of water, when it boils
add 20 ounces of coffee, mix it well, and leave it on the fire till it commences
to boil, then take it off, and pour into it a little more than one quart of cold
water, let it stand in a warm place full ten minutes; the dregs will settle to
the bottom, and the coffee be perfectly clear.
Pour it then into another vessel, leaving the dregs in the first.
Add sugar, four teaspoonfuls to the quart.
If you can get milk, leave out five quarts of water in the above receipt,
and put milk in its place.
11. Peas or Bean Soup for 25 Men.--
Take 14 pounds of pork, 8 quarts peas, or beans, 20 quarts of water, 25
teaspoonfuls of sugar, 12 of pepper, and several large onions; boil gently till
the vegetables are soft--from four to five hours.
12. Receipt for a small quantity of Mashed Meat.--Cut the meat in very small pieces; heat the frying-pan, put into it one
pint of water, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a teaspoonful of flour, and let
it cook fifteen minutes. Salt meat
must be cooked the same, omitting the salt, in its place putting a small
teaspoonful of sugar, spices, or pickles, chopped fine.
Dish it on some ship biscuit. Steak,
chops, sausages, bacon, slices of any kind of meat can be cooked in a
frying-pan, with a little melted fat at the bottom.
Salt meat should always be soaked.--Veile's Hand Book of Active Service.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 29, 1861, p. 1,
c. 5-6
The Texas Camp-Meeting.—During the last week in September, 1836, the
first successful camp-meeting was held in eastern Texas.
I employ the epithet "successful," because several previous
failures had apparently rendered efforts of a like kind perfectly hopeless.
Indeed, the meridian at this period was most uncongenial to religious and
moral enterprise. The country
bordering on the Sabine had been occupied rather than settled by a class of
adventurers almost as wild as the savages they had scarcely expelled, and the
bests of prey which still disputed their domain of primeval forests.
Professional gamblers, refugees from every land, forgers of false coin,
thieves, robbers and murderers, interspersed among the race of uneducated
hunters
and herdsmen, made up the strange social miscellany, without courts or prisons,
or churches or schools, or even the shadow of civil authority, or subordination;
a sort of unprincipled pandemonium, where fierce passion sat enthroned, waving
its bloody sceptre—the bowie-knife! Let no one accuse me of exaggeration for the sake of dramatic
effect; I am speaking now of Shelby county, the home of the lynchers, the
terrible locale, where ten years later, forty persons were poisoned to death at
a marriage supper.
It would be obvious, that in such a community, very few would be disposed
to patronize camp-meetings; and, accordingly, a dozen different trials at
various times, had never collected a hundred hearers on a single occasion.
But even these were not allowed to worship in peace; uniformly the first
day at night, a band of armed desperadoes, headed by the notorious Watt Foeman,
chief judge and executioner of the Shelby lynchers, broke in the altar,
scattered the mourners, or ascended the pulpit, and threatened the preachers to
a gratuitous robe of tar and feathers. Hence
all prudent evangelists soon learned to shun the left bank of the Sabine, as it
if had been infested by a cohort of demons, and two whole years elapsed, without
any new attempt to erect the cross in so perilous a field.
At length, however, an advertisement appeared, promising another effort
in behalf of the Gospel. The notice
was unique, a perfect backwoods curiosity, both as to its tenor and mode
of publication. Let me give it verbatim
et literatum.
"BARBECUE CAMP-MEETING.—There will be a Camp-Meeting, to commence
the last Monday of this month at the Double Spring Grove, near Peter Brinson's
in the county of Shelby.
"The exercise will open with a splendid barbecue.
The preparations are being made to suit all tastes; there will be a good
barbecue, better liquors, and the best of Gospel.
"Paul Denton, Missionary, M. E. C.
"September 1, 1836."
This singular document was nailed to the door of every public house and
grocery; it was attached to the largest trees at the intersection of all cross
roads and principal trails; and even the wandering hunters themselves found it
in remote dells of the mountains, miles away from the smoke of a human
habitation.
At first many regarded the matter as a hoax played off by some wicked
wag, in ridicule of popular credulity. But
this hypothesis was negatived [sic?] by the statements of Peter Brinson,
proprietor of the "Double Spring Grove," who informed all inquirers
that "he had been employed and paid by a stranger, calling himself a
Methodist missionary, to provide an ample barbecue, at the period and place
advertised."
"But the liquor, the better liquor; are you to furnish the liquor
too?" was the invariable question of each visitor.
"The missionary said he would attend to that himself," said
Brinson.
"He must be a precious original," was the general rejoinder; a
proposition which most of them afterwards had an opportunity to verify
experimentally.
I need hardly add an intense excitement resulted.
The rumor took wings and flew on the wind, turned to a storm, a storm of
exaggeration, every echo increased in its sound, till nothing else could be
heard but the "Barbecue Camp-Meeting." It became the focus of thought, the staple of dreams.
And thus the unknown preacher had issued one thing in advance—a
congregation embracing the entire population of the country, which was likely
the sold purpose of his stratagem.
I was traveling in that part of Texas at the time, and my imagination
being inflamed by the [fold in paper] and attended.
But although my eyes witnessed the extraordinary scene, I may well
despair of the undertaking to paint it; the pen of Homer or the pencil of
Hogarth were alone adequate to the sublimity and burlesque of such a complicated
task. I may only sketch the angular
outline.
A space had been cleared away immediately around the magnificent
"Double Spring," which boiled up with sufficient force to turn a
mill-wheel, in the very centre of the evergreen grove.
Here a pulpit had been raised, and before it was the inseparable altar of
mourners. Beyond these at the
distance of fifty paces, a succession of plank tables extended in the form of a
great circle, or the perimeter of a polygon, completely enclosing the area about
the spring. An odoriferous stream
of the most delicious savor diffused itself through the air.
This was from the pits of the adjacent prairie, where the fifty slaves of
Peter Brinson were engaged in cooking the promised barbecue.
The grove itself was literally alive, teeming, swarming, running over
with strange figures in human shape, men, women and children. All Shelby county was there.
The hunters had come, rifle in hand, and dogs barking at their heels; the
rogues, refugees and gamblers, with pistols in their belts, and knives peeping
from their shirt bosoms, while here and there might be seen a sprinkle of
well-dressed planters with their wives and daughters.
The tumult was deafening, a tornado of babbling tongues, talking,
shouting, quarreling, betting, and cursing for amusement.
Suddenly a cry arose, "Colonel Walt Foeman!
Hurrah for col. Watt Foeman" and the crowd parted right and left, to
let the lion lyncher pass.
I turned to the advancing load-star of all eyes and shuddered
involuntarily at the satanic countenance that met my glance, and yet the
features were not only youthful but eminently handsome; the hideousness lay in
the look of the savage fire—ferocious, murderous.
It was in the reddish yellow eye-balls, with arrowy pupils, that seemed
to flash jets of lurid flames; in the thin sneering lips with their everlasting
icy smile. As to the rest he was a
tall, athletic, very powerful man. His
train, a dozen armed desperadoes, followed him.
Foeman spoke in a voice sharp, piercing as the point of a dagger:
"Eh, Brinson, where is the missionary?
We want to give him a plumed coat."
"He has not yet arrived," replied the planter.
"Well, I suppose we must wait for him; but put the barbecue on the
boards; I am as hungry as a starved wolf."
"I cannot till the missionary comes; the barbecue is his
property."
A fearful light blazed in Foeman's eyes as he took three steps towards
Brinson, and fairly shouted "Fetch me the meat instantly, or I'll fill your
own stomach with a dinner of lead and steel!"
This was the ultimatum of one whose authority was the only law, and the
planter obeyed without a murmur. The
smoking viands were arranged on the table by a score of slaves and the throng
prepared to commence the sumptuous meal, when a voice pealed from the pulpit,
loud as a blast of a trumpet in battle, "Stay, ladies and gentlemen, till
the giver of the barbecue asks God's blessing!"
Every ear started, every eye was directed to the speaker, and a
whisperless silence ensued, for all alike were struck by his marvelous
appearance.
He was almost a giant in stature, through scarcely twenty-one years of
age; his hair, dark as the raven's wing, flowed down his immense shoulders in
masses of natural ringlets, more beautiful than ever wreathed around the [fold]
brow of a queen by the labored achievement of human art; his eyes, black as
midnight [fold] gleaming like stars, over a face as pale as Parisian marble, calm,
passionless, spiritual, and wearing a singular, indefinable expression, such as
might have been had by the light of a dream from paradise or the luminous shadow
of an angel's wing. The
heterogeneous crowd—hungers, gamblers, homicides—gazed in mute astonishment.
The missionary prayed, but it sounded like no other prayer ever addressed
to the throne of the Almighty. It
contained no encomiums on the splendor of Divine attributes; no petitions in the
tone of commands; no [fold] for distant places, times or subjects; [fold]
applied instructions as to the administration of government of the universe.
It related exclusively to the present people and the present [fold] it
was the cry of the naked soul, and that soul was a beggar for bread and water of
heavenly [fold].
He ceased, and not till then did I become conscious of weeping. I looked around [fold] my tears and saw a hundred faces wet
as with rain.
"Now, my friends, partake of God's gifts of the table, and then come
and sit down and listen to his gospel."
It would be impossible to describe the sweet tone of kindness in which
those simple words were uttered that made him on the instant five hundred
friends. One heart, however, in the
assembly was maddened by the evidence of the preacher's wonderful powers.
Colonel Watt Foeman exclaimed in a sneering voice.
"Mr. Paul Denton, your reverence has lied.
You promised us not only a good barbecue, but a better liquor.
Where is your liquor?"
"There!" answered the missionary in tones of thunder, and
pointing his motionless finger at the Double Spring, gushing up in two strong
columns, with a sound like a shout of joy from the bosom of the earth.
"There!" he
repeated with a look terrible as lightning, while his enemy actually trembled at
his feet; "there is the liquor, which God, the Eternal, brews for all his
children.
"Not in the simmering still, over smoking fires, choked with
poisonous gases, and surrounded with the stench of sickening odors and rank
corruption, doth your Father in Heaven prepare the precious essence of life,
pure cold water. But in the green
glade and grassy dell, where the red deer wanders and the child loves to ply,
there God himself brews it; and down, low down in the deepest valleys, where the
fountain murmurs and the rills sing; and high upon the mountain tops, where the
naked granite glitters, like gold in the sun, where the storm cloud broods and
the thunder-storms crash; and away, far out on the wide, wide sea where the
hurricane howls music, and the big waves roar the chorus, "sweeping the
march of God"—there he brews it, that beverage of life, health-giving
water.
"And everywhere it is a thing of beauty; gleaming in the dew drop;
singing in the summer rain; shining in the icy gem, till the trees seemed turned
to living jewels; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun, or a white gauze
around the midnight moon; sporting in the cataract; sleeping in the glacier;
dancing in the hail shower; folding bright snow curtains softly above the
wintery world, and weaving the many colored iris, that seraph's zone on the sky,
whose warp is the rain of the earth, whose woof is the sunbeams of heaven, all
checkered o'er with celestial flowers, by the mystic hand of satisfaction, still
always, it is beautiful, that blessed cold water.
No poison bubbles on its being; its foam brings not madness and murder;
no blood stains its liquid glass; pale widows and starving orphans weep not
burning tears in its clean depths; no drunkard's shrieking ghost from the grave
curses it in words of despair. Speak
out my friends, would you exchange it for the demon's drink—alcohol?"
A shout like the roar of the tempest answered—"No!" "No!"
Critics need never tell me again the backwoodsmen are deaf to the divine
voice of eloquence; for I saw, at the moment, the missionary held the hearts of
the multitude, as it were, in the hollow of his hand; and the popular feeling
ran in a current so irresistible that even the duelist, Watt Foeman, dared not
venture another interruption during the meeting.
I have just reviewed my report of that singular speech in the foregoing
sketch; but, alas! I discover that
I had utterly failed to convey the full impression, as my reason and imagination
received it. The language, to be
sure, at there; that I never could forget; but it lacks the spirit, the tone of
utterable pathos, the cadences of mournful music alternating with the gushes of
terrible power; it lacks the gesticulation, now graceful as the play of a golden
willow in the wind, and anon, violent as the motion of a mountain pine in a
hurricane; it lacks that pale face, wrapped in its dreams of the spirit land,
and those unfathomable eyes flashing a light such as never beamed from sun or
stars, and more than all, it lacks the magnetism of the mighty soul that seemed
to diffuse itself among the hearers as a viewless stream of electricity,
penetrating the brain like some secret fire, melting the hearts, mastering
revolutions.
The camp-meeting continued, and a revival attended it such as never
before or since was witnessed in the forests of Texas.
But, unfortunately, on the last day of the exercise, news arrived on the
ground that a neighboring farmer had been murdered, and his wife and children
carried away prisoners by the Indians.
The young missionary sprung into the pulpit and proposed an immediate
organization of a company to pursue the savages.
The suggestion being adopted, the mover himself was elected to lead the
party. After several days of hard
riding, they overtook the barbarous enemy in the Grand prairie. The missionary charged foremost of his troops, and having
performed prodigies of bravery, fell; not by the hand of the Indian warrior, but
by a shot from one of his own horsemen.
I need scarcely name the assassin; the reader will have anticipated me:
the incarnate fiend, Col. Watt Foeman, chief hangman of the Shelby
lynchers, and, ten years later, a master cook at the poisoned wedding.
Such is the only fragment of the biography of a dazzling luminary, that
rose and set in the wilderness, a torn leaf from Paul Denton's book of life.
Peace to his ashes. He
sleeps well in the lone isle of evergreens, surrounded by the evergreen sea of
the prairie. Nature's beloved son
inherits her consistent tomb, that last possession, the inalienable fee simple
of all time.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 29, 1861, p. 1, c. 6
Double-Barreled Shot Guns as Arms.
--Messrs. Editors: Allow
me to suggest that although approved rifles and muskets may be scarce in the
Southern States, we have a most efficient weapon in the above named piece; and
if, as some estimate, there be three of four hundred thousand of these arms in
the South, and in excellent order too, we are better off than some suppose.
And it should be suggested through the press, that our citizens should
gather, put in order, and keep in readiness in a safe place, all these arms (as
indeed they should all guns, pistols, swords, knives, etc.) for they are really
as effective weapons as we have—as all used to them know—whether loaded with
ball, buckshot, or slugs. All our
citizens know how to load and shoot this arm as speedily and well as they do the
rifle, and it is almost invariably their chosen weapon of defense against deadly
attack.
Indeed, I doubt not that this, from its efficiency and our familiarity
with it, will be, with proper auxiliary arms and ammunition, the best weapon we
can have for that guerilla warfare which we ought to prepare for, and which,
perhaps, we may be compelled to wage.
The minnie ball is probably well adapted to this gun as to the rifle or
musket. Its expansion will cause it
to be shot as far and as forcibly, almost as accurately, and quite as
destructively, from that as from these. Any
skillful blacksmith can make minnie bullet moulds.
Such artisan could also make and fit a knife-bayonet to the weapon, thus
making it in some degree fit for infantry.
The fire of a body of men thus armed would be quite destructive; minnie
balls being used for distant shots, while, on nearing the enemy, cartridges
loaded heavily with buckshot or slugs, could be used.
Where these are not sufficient muskets or rifles—if in no other
contingency—our militia or infantry should be drilled with these weapons.
I know an infantry company using them, and a troop that intend to
substitute them for carbines, and I understand that a company of mounted gun-men
is being formed in Tennessee, who expect to be armed with heavy double barreled
shot guns, instead of rifles.
I will also suggest, in conclusion, as a measure of safety, that not only
should these and all other arms be gathered up and kept in a secure place under
lock, but that there should be on every plantation a good tool house, (which, by
the way, is excellent economy in ordinary times,) where everything that could be
used as offensive weapons should be securely kept, instead of lying loose about
the plantation.
Respectfully,
S.
New Orleans, June 8.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 29, 1861, p. 1,
c. 8
An Arkansas Heroine.—The Pocahontas Herald details the
following:
Miss Williams, a daughter of Isaac Williams, living in Black river swamp
about seven miles from this place heard the report of the approach of troops to
this place on Sunday evening. Her
father was not at home, but she immediately caught a horse and was soon off in
search of him.
She found him at a neighbor's, and told him to hurry on home and get his
gun and come here and help to drive back the enemy.
She then returned home, got down her father's rifle, moulded his lead all
into bullets, took the gun powder and bullets and hid them under the house and
again got on the horse and rode to several houses and spread the alarm,
returning home in time to give the told man his gun and ammunition, and started
him, with a crowd of ten men whom she had collected for the scene of action.
All of this she done in less than two hours.
Such acts of heroism should not be passed by without notice.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 20, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
Socks for the Soldiers.—As the cold weather approaches it is the part
of wisdom to provide for it—especially should we provide for the comfort of
the brave soldiers who are in the field in our defence.
They are now, with some exceptions well clothed and provided.
Their comfort and health in the winter will be greatly increased by
keeping their feet warm—hence we suggest the propriety of every lady in the
country knitting at least one good pair of woolen socks for our soldiers.
And if any of the ladies in the country have a surplus of yarn, they can
serve the cause by forwarding it to town, that it may be knit by the ladies
here.
Mr. S. H. Tucker will receive contributions from the country in this part
of the State, and see that they are properly forwarded to their destination.
Let the people of every county take this matter in hand, and a great good
can be achieved by a comparatively small effort on the part of all.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 20, 1861, p. 2,
c. 1
Col. Cleburne's Regiment.—Though, as a general thing, our army is
admirably clothed, Col. Cleburne's regiment have been in the field until their
clothes are somewhat the worse for the wear.
We would suggest the propriety of a complete new suit being made and
forwarded to every soldier in that regiment.
It can be done by a few counties, and the burthen not felt. Even if more clothes were sent than this regiment need, they
can, doubtless, be distributed advantageously among some of the soldiers of the
other commands. Who will move in
this matter?
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 20, 1861, p. 2,
c. 2
Flag Presentation.—On Thursday afternoon a flag was presented to Capt.
Jester's company of Rangers, with an appropriate address from the ladies of Hot
Spring county. The flag was
presented, and the address read, by Maj. Turnbull. The
speech on the reception of the flag by the company was made by Col. Jno. R.
Fellows, and in his most happy and [illegible] style.
[Next issue on reel August 24, 1861]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 24, 1861, p.
2, c. 1
Clothing for the Soldiers.—The Military Board has sent circular letters
to the different counties, and published an advertisement in the True Democrat,
calling on the citizens to furnish clothing for our soldiers now in the field.
The county Judge, the Clerk and the Sheriff of each county have been
appointed, by the Military Board, a central committee in each county, for the
purpose of collecting such clothing as may be procured.
These committees are requested to urge the ladies to form societies for
the purpose of furnishing soldiers clothes.
The central committees are directed to form clothing depots at such
points in their respective counties as they may deem advisable. At these depots they will receive and receipt for every thing
suitable for the army that may be placed there. The Military Board proposes paying in Arkansas or Confederate
Bonds for the clothing so received.
As blankets are necessary to our soldiers in camp, all who have extra
numbers of them are asked to divide with the soldiers.
All shoes which may be supplied will be paid for.
As winter approaches the committees are urged to be diligent and prompt
in the discharge of the duties assigned them.
[Next issue on reel—December 14, 1861]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 14, 1861,
p. 1, c. 6
Attention Ladies—Fashions for the Winter.—A fashionable authority
says:
Bonnets are worn higher in front and closer at the sides than they were
in summer, but in no other respects is there much variation.
They are very much ornamented both outside and inside, and there is a
talk of their being even more extravagantly trimmed.
The skirts of dresses are made quite long and full as ever, and rarely
without some trimming. A very
simple, and at the same time elegant, way of trimming a dress for neglige, is
with five, seven, or nine rows of thick braid placed above the hem, the top row
forming a Hungarian knot at each side. This
trimming is very pretty on thick materials, in which case the braid is
superceded by graduated velvet. Narrow
flounces and pelisses are still much worn, as well as plain bands of well
contrasting colors either in silk or plush.
The most elegant way of putting gauffered flounces is in scallops and not
more [than] three in number.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 14, 1861,
p. 2, c. 1
Our terms hereafter will be in advance as follows:
Two dollars per annum in specie, or,
Two dollars and fifty cents in paper money.
We are forced to this by the great enhancement in the price of printing
paper and the great depreciation in the value of all kinds of paper money.
It is necessity with us to
keep up our paper. Our receipts
from Job work and advertising having long since almost entirely ceased—we have
to rely solely upon the subscriptions to the paper to keep it going.
Under these circumstances we are compelled, when our subscribers pay us
in paper money, to demand two dollars and fifty cents as the advance price of
our paper.
This is not done to depreciate Arkansas paper.
We place it on a footing with the best of paper money. But Gold is at a premium, and we can purchase our supplies
with nothing else. We will sell any
paper money we receive for gold; it is necessary to procure supplies and keep
our paper going.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 14, 1861,
p. 2, c. 1
Fireman's Ball.—The Pulaski fire Company will give a Ball at the
Anthony House on the 26th inst., the proceeds of which are to be
appropriated for the benefit of the needy families of absent soldiers.
The object is praiseworthy, and the more so because the relief afforded
will be to our immediate neighbors. We
are certain that the Fireman's ball will be a success.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 14, 1861,
p. 2, c. 1
The Tableaux and Concert at the Theater Hall, last week, for the benefit
of our sick soldiers, was as great a success as could have been desired.
The Hall was never so crowded, the audience seemed delighted with the
entertainment, and a handsome sum of money was realized—that ought to satisfy
every body.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 14, 1861,
p. 2, c. 2
The Darkies' Ball, this week, for the benefit of our sick soldiers, was
one of the most valuable collections of the season.
Nearly a million of dollars was represented, it yielded a good per cent.
of money for our soldiers, and a better one of enjoyment for the dusky
participants. It was, in all
respects, orderly, well conducted, and as creditable to the taste of the getters
up as the act itself is to their hearts.
[Next issue on reel March 1, 1862]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 8, 1862, p. 1,
c. 5
The paper mill, which for some time has been stopped at Mobile, we are
glad to learn has been purchased by Messrs. T. D. Harper and W. G. Betterton, of
this city. Under the control of
these energetic gentlemen this enterprise must prove a complete success.
The public, as well as the press, are interested in the success of this
experiment, for there is some danger that the communication between New Orleans
and most of the paper mills will be cut off, in which case the supply of
wrapping paper and material for newspapers will be exhausted.
We presume our rail road companies will extend every facility to Messrs.
Harper & Betterton.
[N. O. Delta.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 15, 1862, p.
2, c. 1
The Tyler Reporter, of the 27th ult., has the following:
We learn that five fellows were hung at South Sulphur, Hopkins county, a
few days ago, for treasonable conduct. Right!
Preach us long funerals about the evils of mob-law, at other times, and
under other circumstances, but we say hang the last one that can be caught.
We have been notified to watch for Lincoln's incendiaries, and let us do
it, and never have to hunt the same one twice.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, April 5, 1862, p. 1,
c. 1
It has been suggested to us that the Ladies throughout the State could
render a great service to the cause in which we are now engaged, by forwarding
to this place for the use of the Hospitals here established, such articles as
may be of service to the sick, for instance:
Hospital shirts, drawers, towels, sheets, pillows, pillow-cases, and any
and all other things which might be useful, and which with very little trouble
could be made up in the shortest period of time.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, April 12, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
The ladies have been earnest in their labors at each and all of the
hospitals in the city, and to their efforts may be traced much of the good that
is being done, and the sufferings which they have alleviated had been immense.
The reward of the blessed shall certainly be their compensation.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, May 3, 1862
[Next issue on reel June 7, 1862]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 7, 1862, p. 1,
c. 1
Resumption of the Gazette.—Having unexpectedly received a supply of
paper, the publication of the Gazette is resumed, and it will be published and
sent to subscribers regularly. Its
publication will be continued, though it may be without profit, or even at a
pecuniary sacrifice. In the present
condition of the country our readers are cut off from outside papers, and, in as
far as we can, we will supply them with news.
Our stock of paper is sufficient to last us until times are better or
worse.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 1,
c. 3
Meeting of the Ladies' Soldier's Aid Association.—There will be a
meeting of the Ladies' Soldier's Aid Association, at the Hall over James
Confectionary, on Main street, on Thursday next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Ladies from the city and county, not members of the Association, but who
are disposed to respond to Dr. Keller's call, are all invited to attend.
Let the meeting be a full one.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2,
c. 5
Medical
Headquarters, Trans-Miss. Dist.,
}
Little Rock, June 7, 1862.
}
To the Mothers and Daughters of Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas:
Whose patriotism is unexcelled, we appeal for aid from you. The surgeons of hospitals and regiments are in need of Old
Linens and Cottons, Lint and Bandages, and must rely upon you alone to furnish
them, there being no other means of procuring a sufficiency.
The Bandages should be about five yards long, from two to three inches
wide and firmly rolled. Packages of
these articles should be carefully put in sacks and directed and sent by safe
conveyance to Dr. Silverberg, Medical Purveyor, Little Rock, Arkansas, who will
thankfully acknowledge their receipt.
James M. Keller,
Medical Director Trans-Miss. Dist.,
C. S. A.
June 11, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Peas! Peas! Peas!
One of the great necessities of the Army is the Pea or Bean. Owing to the neglect of planters during the past year there
are but few in the country. Let
every planter put in a large crop this year.
The army will require thousands of bushels. The planter who cannot find any sale for his cotton, can find
ready sale for Peas, and employment for his negroes in gathering them.
I wish now to purchase Five Thousand Bushels of Peas or Beans for which
the highest market price will be paid, in cash, on delivery to me at Little
Rock.
John C. Palmer, Major,
and
Chief Commissary, Trans-Miss. District.
June 5, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Rye! Rye! Rye!
I wish to purchase two thousand bushels of Rye, for the use of the Army
of the Confederate States, to be delivered at Arkadelphia and Little Rock.
John C. Palmer, Major.
and Chief Commissary Trans-Miss. Dist.
June 12, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Hay.
Headquarters Trans-Miss. District
}
Little Rock, June 10, 1862. }
Proposals will be received at this office to furnish for the use of the
army Two Thousand Tons of Prairie Grass or other good Hay, to be delivered at
such points on the Memphis and Little Rock rail road as may be agreed upon.
Planters throughout the State are earnestly advised to plant large crops
of Millett and Hungarian Grass seed.
John H. Crump, Major
and
Chief Commissary, Trans-Miss. District,
June 12, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Mustard and Red Pepper.
The Major General Commanding directs me to appeal to the patriotism of
all farmers, and urge upon them the importance of planting quantities of Peas or
Beans, Mustard and Red Pepper. The
troops must have vegetables to eat, and some condiment with which to season
their meat. We can rely upon no
source of supply for the wants of the army but ourselves.
What our own people fail to raise, we must do without. Cut off from the East bank of the Mississippi river, no
supplies of Rice can be calculated upon.
The generous response of the people to the action of the Legislature,
providing for an increased production of breadstuffs, shows that their heart is
in the great struggle, and that it is only necessary to call their attention to
the wants of the army to have them supplied.
John C. Palmer, Major
and Chief Commissary Trans-Miss Dist.
June 14, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 14, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Red Pepper! Red Pepper!
I wish to purchase 20,000 pounds of Red Pepper for the use of the army,
for which a fair price will be paid on delivery to me at Little Rock.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the same are invited.
John C. Palmer, Major
and
Chief Commissary, Trans-Miss. District.
June 5, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 12, 1862, p. 1,
c. 1
Carding Machine and Loom Factory.—In our last issue we omitted to call
attention to the advertisement of Capt. E.
C. Morton, who cards wool, and manufactures looms, at his plantation in Arkansas
county. As Capt. M. devotes the
entire profits of this branch of his labors to the benefit of the families of
absent volunteers, his facilities for doing good will be increased, and the
country served to that much greater extent, by keeping him constantly engaged in
filling orders.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 12, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Wool Carding and Loom Making.
The undersigned is prepared to card Wool at his place on the Arkansas
River, thirty miles below Pine Bluff.
Persons sending Wool are requested to have it thoroughly washed.
All Burs and hard substances must be carefully picked out.
Wool should not be greased at home, as it makes it gum, hard to card, and
naps it.
One pound of Lard or Oil should be sent with every eight pounds of wool
to be carded.
Terms of Carding.—One-fourth of the wool.
I am also manufacturing Looms, with "Flying Shuttle," on which
a good hand can weave forty yards of plain cloth per day.
They are substantially and neatly made of seasoned Ash, are well ironed
and will last a life-time.
Price—Fifty Dollars.
I desire to purchase several "Spinning Jennys," and will pay a
high price for them. Persons having
old ones, or any parts thereof, not in use, will aid the cause, by writing me,
as from several old ones, sufficient material might be procured to make an
effective one.
Address,
Edw'd C. Morton,
Cummins
P. O., Arkansas county, Arks.
July 5, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 1,
c. 3
Supporting Families of Absent Soldiers.—In order to secure the means of
support absolutely necessary to prevent want and, in some instances (especially
in the country marched through by Gen. Curtis' army), to prevent starvation,
Gen. Hindman has called upon the Governor, as President of the Military Board,
to appropriate the sum of $250,000, to be expended in the purchase of
provisions, which should be accumulated at depots in the different counties, and
issued exclusively to indigent families of volunteers and conscripts.
The General very properly and very truly remarks that:--"This will
be no gratuity on the part of the State: it
will be the simple performance of a sacred duty—that of caring for those whom
she has left helpless by calling into the field their natural protectors and
providers."
If, in ordinary times, there might be some doubt as to the power or
authority of the Military Board to make this disposition of money appropriated
to be expended for the purpose of advancing the cause of our independence, the
emergency is such as to warrant a slight departure from the strict letter of the
law, [the applying of this appropriation to the support of women and children
brought to want by the absence of their husbands and fathers in our army, is
certainly within the spirit of the law], and any slight departure from its
letter, could, and would, be remedied, promptly by the Legislature, whenever it
meets. But if there should be such
doubts in regard to power to act as to prevent the Military Board from rendering
the aid asked for by Gen. Hindman, both the letter and spirit of the law can be
complied with, fully, by making an advance of the amount asked for, to be used n
aid of, and auxiliary to, the Confederate cause.
The money, so advanced, could be distributed, by Gen. Hindman, through
the officers of his organization in the State, better than in any other manner,
or by any other persons. The
military authorities have better facilities of obtaining correct information,
and of distributing supplies of provisions to the needy than can be had
elsewhere.
Whether the Military Board take the one view or the other of this matter,
we hope to see the money appropriated, and applied to its proper purpose, at the
earliest practicable time; and if they can so far forget the necessities of
those brought to want by sending their "protectors and providers"
forth as soldiers to fight in the cause of their country, the sooner they make
their purpose known the better, for other means will have to be resorted to, and
the suffering of the people should not be unnecessarily prolonged.
There is more suffering now, and more demand for immediate relief, in
that part of the country which was occupied by Gen. Curtis, and over which his
army marched when leaving the State, than in any other region; but there are
needy families, who ought to be provided, in many other places.
And we repeat that whatever action is taken in behalf of these sufferers
should be taken promptly.
The appropriation of money by the Military Board, and its expenditure as
herein suggested, is for the prompt relief of the persons now in actual want. Further
and other measures will have to be adopted, and further and other supplies will
have to be raised, to meet the future wants of the wives and families of the
absent soldiers. For this purpose
the dependence of the country is upon her every citizen who produces more bread
and meat than he consumes; but upon the larger planters—the more wealthy men
of the country—is the chief dependence placed.
With the express view of raising an abundant supply of provisions for our
soldiers in the army, and their needy families at home, overseers on all
plantations were exempted from conscription.
The absent soldier stands between the overseer and his employer and his
property and danger—fighting their battles and defending them and their
possessions from the enemy. It is
the part of the planter and the overseer, then, to see that the family of the
soldier who is fighting for them be not deprived of the means of living by his
absence from home in the service of the country.
In the future numbers of our paper we propose giving some attention to
this subject. We feel assured that
all planters, and, indeed, all who make more than necessary for home
consumption, will come forward promptly and aid in the support of the families
of absent soldiers. Those who
contribute to so noble a work will do only their duty; but, in the act, they
will cast their bread upon the waters, to be gathered again after many days.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 1,
c. 4
When last heard from Gen. Curtis was making and fighting his way towards
the eastern part of the State. He
was harassed and had his supplies cut off by guerillas, annoyed and had his road
obstructed by partisans, and had his men shot from behind trees, from thickets,
and from canebrakes, by sharp-shooters. If
it had been possible for our generals to meet him, in force, they would have
captured his whole army. He can now
date his edicts, as military Governor of Arkansas, from across the Mississippi.
the few traitorous, degenerate, or credulously weak-minded men, who took
the oath, will not regret the departure of the Federals; while all true and good
men will rejoice at their being compelled to leave the State.
No country ever was, or ever can be, worse devastated and laid waste than
that which has been occupied, and marched over, by the Federal army.
Every thing which could be eaten by hungry horses or men has been
devoured, and not content with foraging upon the country, almost every thing
which could not be eaten was destroyed. Fences
and other improvements on farms have been burned.
Houses have been robbed, and such furniture and other things as could not
be removed, destroyed. Everything
which wanton wickedness or thievish minds could suggest has been brought to bear
upon our people to grind them into dust by oppression, and to starve such as
survived. Even disguised traitors
and weak-backed Union men, who were in the country, and timid, but well meaning
citizens, who were bullied and starved into taking the oath, have not been
spared. All have suffered. Besides the wanton destruction of property in the general
devastation of the country, Gen. Curtis, by the time he gets beyond the borders
of the State, will have stolen at least two thousand negroes.
He has not been content to steal men, who would be useful in working
roads, making fortifications, and other work necessary in the army, but he has
stolen women and children, who are of no use, and are, besides, a burthen and
expense to him on his march. Although
we have lost many valuable lives and large quantities of property, by the
invasion of Gen. Curtis army, and although much want and some suffering and
starvation may ensue from his laying the country waste, yet, in the end, his
invasion of Arkansas will be of great benefit to our cause.
Our people see what kind of government, and what manner of protection,
the Federals would extend over them. It
is said that, where the Federal army has been, all men capable of bearing arms,
and who are not traitors that deserve hanging on the first tree, are ready to
join our army and fight for the South "till the last armed foe
expires"—that Curtis' army has been the best Southern recruiting officer
that could have been sent into the country.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 1,
c. 7
Peach Leaf Yeast.—Hops cost two dollars per pound, leaves cost nothing,
and peach leaves make better yeast than hops.
Thus: take three handfuls of
peach leaves and three medium sized potatoes, and boil them in two quarts of
water until the potatoes are done; take out the leaves and throw them away, peel
the potatoes and rub them up with a pint of flour, adding cool water sufficient
to make a paste, then pour on the hot peach leaf tea, and let it stand for about
five minutes. If you add to this a
little old yeast, it will be ready for use in three hours.
If you add none, it will require to stand a day and a night before use.
Leaves dried in the shade are as good as fresh ones.
As this is stronger than hop yeast, less should be used in making up the
dough.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 2,
c. 3
Arkansas Institute for the Blind.—Otis Patten, Principal.—In the
midst of our troubles, let us not forget those whose life has been darkened by
misfortune. Their claims upon us
are as high as those of liberty. Many
persons of our community have subscribed to the Blind Asylum at Arkadelphia sums
which still remain unpaid, and which are much needed by this infant Institution,
struggling under debt, and with a mere pittance of government appropriation.
Contributions of money, coarse cloth, and broom corn will be acceptable.
The following facts are furnished us by Mr. I. Lawrence, a gentleman well
known amongst us for a life devoted to all the gentle charities, and who will
take interest in receiving and forwarding any aid:
"Another term of this Institution closed the 27th ult.
Ten pupils have been in the school, 9 of whom were State or indigent
blind. The legislature at its last
term made appropriations for so many other poor blind as could be brought into
this school (numbers limited to 20) and thus far has been in funds to pay their
expenses, with something remaining in the treasury to begin another term.
"The progress of the pupils in their studies has been most
satisfactory and encouraging. They
are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, spelling and all common
school instruction and learn nearly all of them with surprising rapidity;
singing lessons on the piano are also given them, and all are taught some kind
of work, the girls sewing and bead work, the boys mattress and broom making and
bottoming chairs. For some weeks
back they have been engaged in making mattresses for the government hospital at
Arkadelphia. Many of them will be
fitted by these trades to obtain a support for themselves who would otherwise be
useless and dependent. All the
pupils are boarded in the school and are under the immediate care and family
government of the superintendent and his wife, and are happy and
healthy—cleanly in their habits.
Next term commences Sept. 1st, with a probably increase of 5
or 6 pupils.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 2,
c. 3
Candles from Soft Tallow.—The following receipt I have used, and know
it to be valuable: To 12 pounds of
tallow add a half gallon of water; to which three tablespoonsful of pulverized
alum, and two of salt-petre, which heat and dissolve.
Then add tallow and 1 pound of bees wax; boil hard together until the
water evaporates, and skim well while boiling.
It should not be put into the mould hotter than you can bear your hand
in. The candles look much nicer
when the wicks are not tied at the bottom.
It is not only a disagreeable task to cut the wick off but it injures the
moulds. Never heat moulds to draw
candles in cold weather. Perhaps it
is not generally known that tallow from beeves, fed on corn or grain, is much
softer than when fed on grass or clover. Therefore,
the tallow from grass-fed cattle should always be hard, with the addition of a
very little alum and bees-wax. In very cold weather much less alum may be used, or they will
crack so as to fall to pieces sometimes; and a third more of each should be used
in very warm weather if the tallow is very soft.
[Prairie Farmer.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 1,
c. 4
"I Wish I Was in Dixie."—An ambitious party of juvenile
Philadelphians were "recently serenading a pretty daughter of a wealthy
Quaker. They had sung the popular
air "I wish I was in Dixie," for about a half an hour when a window
was raised and a nightcap, surmounting an elderly face, appeared. Presently, in measured phrases, the old gentleman proceeded
to say, "My fiddling and singing young friends, this is no fit hour to sing
songs and play upon instruments to the disturbance of weary people.
Ye express the wish that ye were in Dixie, and I must say that both I and
my daughter Esther earnestly wish the same.
But if Dixie is a distant place, I would advise ye to move on or you will
not be in Dixie until a very late hour."
And the sash went down with a bang."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 19, 1862, p. 1,
c. 3
Cabbage Salad.—Chop enough cabbage fine to fill a vegetable dish.
Heat a coffee cup of strong vinegar, with a lump of butter in it the size
of a small egg. Pepper and salt. When
hot, beat an egg very light and stir in; then pour all on to the chopped
cabbage.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 2, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Peaches! Peaches!
Office
Chief Commissary Trans Miss. Dis.
}
Little
Rock, July 28, 1862. }
Any quantity of good ripe Peaches for the use of the army, will be
purchased, on delivery to the Post Commissary at Little Rock, or at Crystal
Hill. The highest market price, per
bushel, will be paid.
Proposals for furnishing from Twenty to Five Hundred Bushels daily are
invited, to be delivered at Little Rock, Crystal Hill, Benton and Rockport, or
such other places as may be designated.
John C. Palmer.
Major and Chief Commissary.
August 2, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 16, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
From Memphis.—Mrs. White, wife of Dr. White, one of the Surgeons in the
Hospital at this place, has arrived from Memphis, where she has been since that
city was taken by the Federals. She
confirms all that has been told of the tyrannous and atrociously outrageous
conduct of the Federals towards Southerners placed in their power by the
fortunes of war. If children now
growing up do not always loathe the name of Federal, they will be sadly
forgetful of the teachings and wrongs of their mothers.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 30, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
Keep It Before the People.—That General Holmes desires all the cloth
suitable for Clothing for soldiers; all the socks, blankets and bed clothes; and
all of the hats, shoes and boots which can possibly be made. The highest prices will be paid.
Let everything the army needs be furnished.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 30, 1862, p.
1, c. 5
To the People of the Trans-Mississippi Department, Composed of the States
of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.—At no period since the
commencement of the contest in which we are now engaged, has there existed a
more pressing necessity for active and zealous co-operation on the part of the
people of these States with the military authorities, than at the present
moment. The partial occupation of
the Missouri River Line by our enemies has so far impeded communication with the
other States of the Confederacy, as to compel those charged with the duty of
providing for the wants of our army, to seek for and develop new sources of
supply. Our army is in urgent need
of blankets and clothing of every description, to enable them to withstand the
rigor of the approaching winter, as well as to successfully oppose the invaders
of our soil, and they can be furnished with but little from the other side of
the Mississippi, or by the few manufactories now established in these States.
In this emergency, Maj-Gen. T. H. Holmes, commanding on this Department,
relying confidently on the patriotism of the people, directs me to make an
appeal to them for that assistance which all can afford to give without much
individual inconvenience, and which, if promptly furnished, will greatly promote
the success of our army. Every
family throughout this Department, possessed of a spinning wheel and a loom, is
requested to manufacture as large a quantity of cloth (both woolen and cotton)
as the raw material at its command will permit. Those who have no facilities for spinning or weaving, may
assist in the good work by making up shirts, drawers, pantaloons, coats and
overcoats, and by knitting stockings, making hats or caps, and shoes; while
those who have looms adapted to the purpose, can furnish blankets or some other
article answering the same purpose.
The clerk of each county in the States named is requested, either to take
charge of, or appoint some suitable person to receive and forward all goods
manufactured for army purposes, in the county in which he resides, to the
nearest Post Quartermaster of the Confederate States Army, who will be furnished
with funds to pay for the same on delivery, with cost of transportation added.
For his services, the agent who may attend to the collection and
forwarding of these goods, will be allowed a reasonable compensation by the Post
quartermaster to whom he delivers them. No
limit will be placed on the prices of the articles thus furnished—the General
commanding having confidence that a patriotic people will not extort upon their
government in its hour of need. The
Post Quartermasters who receive supplies in the way indicated, are requested to
forward them to these headquarters, without delay, and, as far as possible, to
keep this office advised of the amount of clothing being made in their vicinity
for the army.
Merchants in these States who have for sale clothing suitable for army
purposes, are requested to furnish immediately, to the nearest Post
Quartermaster, a memorandum invoice of the articles, with prices annexed, to
assist him in making purchases for the Quartermaster's Department. Authorized purchasing agents are also abroad in various
localities, and it is expected that the people will aid them in their efforts to
procure supplies, by advising them as to the places where stored.
The Major General commanding does not deem it necessary to do more than
inform the people of this Department regarding the necessities of the troops
under his command, and suggest a plan by which they can be promptly and
comfortably clad. He feels assured
that this appeal will suffice to put in operation every spinning wheel and loom
throughout the limits of the Department, and that neighbor will vie with
neighbor, and community with community, in praiseworthy efforts to furnish
clothing for the army.
Jno. D. Adams,
Capt. and acting Chief Quartermaster,
Trans-Mississippi District.
Papers throughout the country will please copy, and call public attention
to this appeal.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 30, 1862, p.
1, c. 6
From the Memphis Union Appeal.
Late from Helena.—Return of General Hovey's Expedition.
Helena, August 18.
Friend Sawyer: Gen. Hovey's
command (about 5000) returned from Clarendon this morning—having lost two men
after their arrival there, and one killed and two wounded on the second day;
third day, one killed and two wounded, and also two killed by bushwackers,
returning; and two died of congestive chills.
Captured a large amount of property, including twelve dozen good blankets
and fifteen suits United States clothing, at a house about twenty-five miles
from Helena. Burned Dr.
Washington's residence, seven and one-half miles below Clarendon, where one of
our men was killed and one wounded on Thursday last.
While Lieut. Downey was watering his horse, some of the boys entered a
house near by, where a woman was holding a fine pony at the door.
She took occasion to insult an officer, and was treated with Gen.
Butler's recommendation. The army
brought back the contraband spy, who was the cause of the expedition, and proved
himself an efficient one by misleading the forces six miles from the road to a
clearing, to find a camp of rebels. The
wagon train being sent forward after shelling the woods and finding no enemy the
march was resumed. Fifteen
conscripts, who came into the camp state, that the negro intended to have the
train captured, and the darkey has since confessed. The conscripts have joined the 1st Arkansas
volunteers, U. S. A. Quite a number
of refugees accompany the army to this place.
Excuse the haste of this brief note, and make what use of it you wish.
The march has been, as Col. Fitch expresses it, "up the hill and
down again."
"Mac."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 30, 1862, p. 2, c. 5
Musicians Wanted.
Twelve players are wanted immediately in Col. Sweet's Regiment.
Having the best of instruments, liberal wages will be paid to those who
are good Musicians. The Leader will receive $50 per month in addition to the
allowance established by Army Regulations.
Those who wish a place in this Band will come to the encampment at once,
near Austin, Prairie county, Arkansas.
August 30, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 30, 1862, p. 2, c. 5
H. C. Ward,
Manufacturer of
Bass and Tenor
Drums,
Rockport, Ark.
Continues to manufacture and will be ready at all times to fill all
orders for the various sizes of Drums in general use.
For the sale of his manufactures, he has made an Agency at the Book and
Stationery establishment of Capt. Jno. E. Reardon, where an assortment of his
Drums can always be found. He
invites purchasers to give him a call, and make an examination of his work,
confident that it will give satisfaction.
November 30, 1861.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 6, 1862,
p. 1, c. 4
During our short visit to the country we found it a hive of industry.
Cards, wheels, looms and knitting-needles were performing nearly
perpetual motion in every house. There
are several incentives to this spirit of home labor—necessity for home
clothing—clothing for relatives and friends in the army—and clothing for
soldiers in the army who have neither friends nor relatives at home.
Ample prices will be paid for all things made for the army.
Besides this, it would be well for premiums to be offered to such of our
ladies as make the most cloth, spin the most yarn, or knit the greatest number
of socks. If we use the advantages
of this war rightly, and profit by the lessons it teaches us, it will be worth
more to us in teaching us to be truly independent than can be estimated; and its
advantages in a pecuniary point of view will be found greater than if we had
been paid in advance the whole money cost of the war.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 6, 1862,
p. 2, c. 4
Attention, Soldiers!—Fill your pockets with dried slippery elm bark
when about to take up the line of march for the battle field, or for a new
encampment. You will find that
chewing it freely will greatly allay both thirst and hunger.
The slippery elm grows in abundance in Virginia, North and South
Carolina, and in Georgia. Our
Surgeons call for it as a substitute for Gum Arabic.
It is to be hoped our patriotic and philanthropic friends in the country
will procure an abundant supply for our army.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 13, 1862,
p. 1, c. 3
Musicians for Col. Sweet's Regiment.—At the first insertion of the
advertisement we inadvertently omitted to call attention to the fact that Col.
Sweet's regiment had a very fine set of instruments, and that a good set of
musicians could get a good situation by applying for it.
We hope that gentlemen of the musical profession may take a note of the
fact. See advertisement.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 13, 1862,
p. 2, c. 1-3
For the State Gazette.
A Tale of the
Revolution.
An Ower [sic?]
True Tale.
On a beautiful evening in October, 1861, I was leisurely walking along
the streets of Fredericksburg, Va.—the "Old Burgh," as it is
familiarly and affectionately termed on account of its antiquity as a town, the
quaint and peculiar structure of many of its edifices, and the fidelity with
which "ye anciente hospitalitie" of the State is kept up and
dispensed. The sun was just going
down and the level beams were stealing and creeping quietly off the ground, the
old worn pavements, the green swarded yards, and mounting up upon the
house-tops, and up the heavy bodied trees until their summits glowed in the
quiet autumnal evening. The streets
showed considerable bustle and activity—burghers and citizens (the day's labor
over) hurried to their respective residences "up town," each with a
bundle under his arm. Soldiers
stood in groups at the corners and chatted gayly and bowed and looked after the
pretty girls that passed. Young
officers dashed along the streets on the "best bloods," gaily bedight
with gold lace and gaiters—and the "small boys" of every hue were
making the place vocal with the metrical announcement—
"Then let the wide world wag as it will,
I'll be gay and happy still.
Gay and happy, gay and happy,
I'll be gay and happy still."
There were in fact the usual noise and bustle which attend the close of a
bright day in October, in a city of some size.
Wishing to escape from the din and crowd I turned from Main street to the
left into a broad well-paved street that seemed unusually still and quiet; as I
walked carelessly on looking to either side, "takin' notes."
The street or avenue became more and more interesting.
The pavements were broad and were laid with a granite or stone,
resembling marble, in mosaic—on either side were handsome, massive edifices,
embowered in a grove of huge old trees, whose foliage though thinned by the
blasts of autumn, and dyed of many colors, still cast a sweet, seductive gloom,
a pensive loveliness over the whole locality,--the broad spacious yards were
carpeted with the dewy green sward and enclosed with iron railings curiously
wrought which extended along the pavements.
I had passed along that street several times before; in fact it was a
favorite resort. It seemed to have
a singular fascination. And I never
passed a heavy brick mansion there without turning my eyes instinctively to one
of its broad windows, where invariably appeared the most lovely and supernatural
being I ever saw. It was not
vanity, it was not idle curiosity, it was no little, petty personal feeling that
led me there; but somehow I was interested—interested even against my efforts
and inclinations—and my footsteps sought that way.
There she sat as usual. Oh!
how beautiful, I might say seraphic.
She was dressed in mourning and in the dark braids of her hair a solitary
rose gleamed, the sweet pale offspring of autumn, white as a snow-flake yet not
whiter than that exquisitely beautiful, translucent, alabaster face and neck.
I had read Aldrich's beautiful little poem "Maud"—this
fairy-like creature might have sat for the original—there she sat so serene,
so pale, so perfectly lovely, "like Aerone carved in stone," I
mentally said. A large, flowering
bush was near the gate, its verdant arms stretched even over the railing and its
beautiful leaves and buds hung down in rich festoons.
Taking the privilege of my profession (the free and easy style of a
"bowld solger boy,") I paused ostensibly to examine the shrub
and pull a flower, but really to get a better view of the beautiful
mysterious being in the window. I
was pulling at the bush and repeating half aloud those exquisite and appropriate
lines of Wadsworth—
"Loveliest in her own retired abode
than Naiad by the side
Of Grecian brook—or Lady of the Mere
Lone sitting by the shores of old romance,"
When my attention was arrested by a light footstep on the
green sward and looking up I beheld a pretty young lady acquaintance whom I had
met several times before at her uncle's house in another part of the town.
She was a very sweet, amiable girl, and as merry and light-hearted as a
fawn. She gave me her hand with a
smile, and insisted on my coming in, and taking tea with the family.
I apologized, but she would accept no apology and said moreover her
mother and sister would be displeased if I went away (her mother was a widow
lady). I excused myself again, and
was about turning away to return to my hotel—"The Shakspeare," when
she remarked that I would incur the penalty of her high displeasure,
also, if I did not come in, and looking around with a half smile as I started to
move away, I saw she had contracted her pretty lips, and had managed to throw
into her expressive eyes a look of real displeasure.
I relented, turned back, asked her the emblem of the flower I held in my
hand; "Reconciliation,"
she said with a furtive smile; I handed it to her and walked with her into the
house.
Reader, if you have never been in the "Old Burgh," no
description, or power of words at my command, can adequately portray the
abundant, well-timed, and well meant hospitality of that venerable city—the
massive character of many of its public and private buildings—the air of
elegance and ton, properly controlled and indulged, that pervades the
interior of each mansion—the home-like feeling that comes over one under those
old, aristocratic roofs, or lastly the ease and grace that characterize the
inmates—which last, however, are found in every household in Virginia.
At the door Mrs. H_____, met me and gave me a very cordial welcome.
She was a remarkably fine looking lady, tall and graceful and with great
dignity in her manner and expression; there was a settled, subdued melancholy
about her that was easily accounted for,--she was the widow of the gallant and
lamented Capt. Lewis H_____, (U.S.N.) who went down at sea in the ill-fated
Central America, and for whom she has ever since appeared in deep mourning,--his
last messages and remembrances being to his wife, this stately high-born dame.
She was the sister also of Lieutenant M_____, formerly of the Observatory
at Washington city, a man of world wide celebrity. Thus connected she could not be else than dignified and
accomplished. I was conducted into
the Parlor. I had hardly got
familiarized to the dim light which pervaded the elegantly furnished room, when
Miss H_____, my piquant young friend, presenting me, said in her sweet tone of
voice—"My sister Maud." I
looked up and beheld before me the lovely, ethereal being that I had more than
once seen sitting at the window—statuesque, beautiful.
On a nearer view her loveliness was enhanced.
There was a look of purity, of spotless innocence that might have become
a creature of the spheres. Her
voice was very low and sweet, when she spoke, and its tones rippled through the
air like the faint murmurings of an Aeolian harp.
And then the smile that rested ever on her face, and played expressively
about her mouth, seemed a mild radiance that descending through the portals of
the skies had made its home there.
I never shall forget that evening—it is certainly a "green spot in
memory's waste." I soon felt
perfectly at home and conversed and laughed abundantly.
It was impossible, however, without positive rudeness, to indulge any
exuberance of mirth in the presence of such a spirituelle creature.
The conversation during the evening rambled over a variety of subjects
and a great extent of country—from the green lanes of English literature down
to the stormy, tempestuous paths that we are in now.
She was remarkably entertaining. Only
once did I discern any color in her cheek, and then the roseate tint came and
went, like a snow-flake in the river. It
was when speaking of the battle of Manassas.
I was describing the battle, or what I saw of it, and feeling deeply
myself on the subject that I discussed, I used more animation and was more
graphic that I thought I could be. She
listened with an attention perfectly absorbed.
Her intense and concentrated attention somewhat confused and embarrassed
me and I concluded the account I was giving with a few trite and indifferent
allusions. I was more perplexed
about this mysterious and lovely being than ever.
I compared her mentally to a hundred beautiful creations that I had met
with in poetry and romance, and ever and anon some line of Aldrich would
unexpectedly rise from that beautiful gem "Maud;" I several times
caught myself repeating sotto voce, the concluding stanza with the words
"Call her not cold, God knows,
Underneath the winter snows," &c.
The evening passed away like a dream—"like golden hours on angel's
wings." It was late when I
arose to leave, and the gibbous moon had showered her silvery glories over all
the world, lighting up the tall spires of the neighboring churches with a
brilliant glow. Before I left she
went to the piano and played several tunes—I did not deign to offer any
praise—words would have suited illy there—there was a deep solemn hush, that
I was afraid to interrupt by sound of any kind—a pause, sacred and inviolable,
as the notes died away—an instant intervened—her hand is again on the
keys—a prelude follows oh! so
sweet and plaintive—then her voice accompanies the instrument.
She sings
"Ever of thee I am fondly dreaming,"
And there is a pathos in her words that seemed strong
enough to touch "the dull, cold ear of death." I listened perfectly chained and entranced, the whole room
seemed filled with the plaintive, dulcet music, and when she reached the line
"True as the stars has my love been to thee,"
I noticed that her beautiful eyes were upturned as if
addressing some one in heaven, and a soft holy mist gathered over them, whilst
the instrument trembled and sobbed most piteously to the plaintive, touching
voice. The song ended and she made
a motion to quit her seat. I made
my adieux and went out into the quiet moonlight and the sleeping city.
It was a night of surpassing loveliness, and the old Rappahannock was
singing a sweet monotone, a gentle lullaby to the sleeping children of the
"old burgh." My mind
however was too much engaged and pre-occupied to permit me to pay any attention
to the beauties of the night. I
hastened on with a quick step until I found myself at the door of that good old
hostelrie—"The Shakspeare." I
called for lights and immediately sought my bed. I went to bed with the mystery of my beautiful acquaintance
unexplained. I determined to get an
explanation on the morrow.
Queen Mab was busy with me that night—for in the few hours yet
remaining till day she led me throughout fairy land and made me acquainted with
all of its tricksy occupants from their highnesses, the royal couple, Oberon and
Titania, down to all the tiny sprites and elfs that dance "by moonlight on
the green."
It was late next morning before I awoke, and the sharp air and the few
red, spear-like rays of the sun, that stealing through the closed shutters, had
entered the room and lay shivering on the carpet, impressed one with a feeling
quite Octoberish. A few mouthfuls,
however, of the excellent "apple-toddy" which "mine host"
had been so kind as to send up in a large tankard, soon served to open my eyes
well and dispel the chilly sensations produced by the nimble, frosty atmosphere
of the room.
Taking a hasty breakfast, I hurried out to have the mystery explained of
my strange but fascinating acquaintance of the evening before. I went directly to my young friend P_____, who was also, as I
well knew, a relative and confidential friend of Mrs. H_____s family.
I found him in the large Bank building where he was employed, and on
telling him frankly why I had sought him, he soon communicated what I wished to
know—there was an end, at once, to suspense and curiosity—the riddle was
solved—the mystery was removed—the beauty and pallor, that had interested me
so deeply, placed now in their true light, compelled a sacred homage, and
enlisted the tenderest sympathy. The story is soon told.
It is the old, old story that has run through the hearts and histories of
men since time began.
The beautiful being who had so strongly impressed my imagination, had
some time before "fallen in love," to use a plain but expressive
phrase, and had plighted her troth to a young gentleman of the place, whom she
had long known and loved. "He
was," as my friend said, "worthy too, if any one could be, to wed so
pure a being."
"He had come of gentle blood," he said, "being a scion of
one of Virginia's most illustrious families, and had given promise of being no
mean descendant of such a line of ancestry."
"When this war broke out," my friend continued, "he
entered the lists at once, and fell whilst gallantly leading his company on the
memorable field of Manassas. The
news that first flashed along the wires thrilled us with joy for a battle
heroically fought and won—more slowly, but yet surely, trooped on behind the
sable messengers who carried the missives of sorrow and mourning to anxious
homes and trembling hearts. One of
these missives, with its sable border and emblems of woe, was handed in at the
door of Mrs. H_____'s residence—the door closed upon the busy city, and 'twas
long before it was thrown open to receive the sunlight and the breeze.
It contained the news of the death of him.
It pierced a bleeding, broken heart.
"From that time," said my friend, in conclusion, "she has,
to use a beautiful Scottish phrase, been gradually "devining
away."
"And who," I inquired with some interest, "was the young
hero."
"Young Pendleton," he said, "Jack Pendleton, editor of
that time honored, piquant and popular old journal, "The Fredericksburg
News."
"Jack Pendleton," I said, half musingly.
I knew him well. I served
three terms with him at the same College, and a better looking and more
promising young man never left our old Alma Mater. I recollect well the last time I saw him—it was
"commencement day" in June of 185-.
We both graduated that session. I
remember well his Valedictory Address. How handsome he looked, as he straightened his tall, lithe
form on the stage in the animation of delivery, how expressive was his usually
quiet and handsome face, how his beautiful, dreamy, nebulous eyes, that were
formed "to melt in love and kindle in war," beamed, how soft musical
and low, yet how distinct was his voice, as its murmuring, persuasive swells
broke gently around sad and sorrowful hearts, like the sorrowing sea tides upon
a shelly shore.
We parted at the great open door way to the spacious, antique old Chapel,
to meet no more. Our paths thence
were divergent.
My friend's story explained it all—I could then understand many things
that had before perplexed me. I
could then understand the evanescent color that tinged her marble cheeks at the
mention I made of Manassas—I could then understand the reason of those
uplifted eyes, as she sung, and the tender passionate, broken hearted appeal
they contained—I could then understand—everything.
I left my young friend to prosecute his labors and sauntered out into the
streets of the old city—somehow felt sad and lonely, and averse to mingling
with the crowd, and turning down a quiet street that lead away from the active,
business part of the town, I left the town behind me and going through the
country, over the breezy hills and through the quiet, hazel valleys that glowed
with autumnal glory—I sought the camp for relief, amidst its busy scenes the
impressions produced by the above story were dissipated for the time being.
Several months elapsed. Time
in his ceaseless course produced the usual changes.
It was about the middle of February, just four months after the memorable
night spoken of above, that I found myself in Fredericksburg for the last time.
It was early on a beautiful Sabbath morning of winter, that I stepped off
the train of cars to the platform of the Depot, having coming down from Aquia
Creek in an hour's delightful run, having got on the train there at sunrise.
I went immediately to my favorite inn, "The Shakspeare," and
having partaken of "mine landlord's" tankard of
"apple-toddy," an excellent meal of fish and oysters, hot rolls and
coffee, such a meal in fact, as mine host of "The Shakspeare" never
failed to present to his guests.
Having completed my breakfast, I went to my room to make my toilette for
Church. And as it was my last visit
to the "old Burgh" (for I was then en route west,) I had a
desire to leave the best impression I could.
So I arranged my dress with more than ordinary pains, and took more than
one look in the large glass on the mantel to see that all was comme il faut.
My toilette completed, I threw my military overcoat over me (for the
weather was quite cold and winterish) and went out to Church.
The quiet streets were filled with the citizens of both sexes, slowly
wending their way to different places of worship.
I walked leisurely along, meeting many, passing some, bowing to such as I
knew, until I arrived at the gate that opened into the beautiful enclosure of
the Presbyterian Church. I went in
under the graveled, venerable old trees, and traversing the pebbly walk ascended
the broad granite steps that lead up to the portico, and the heavy handsome
doors of the costly Gothic structure. The
gentlemanly old Sexton received me very politely at the door, and indicated
where I would find a seat. I walked
down the heavily carpeted aisle until near the pulpit, where I found a seat in
the commodious pew of Judge L_____, who kindly made room for me with his family.
On first taking my seat I noticed that this was an occasion of unusual
solemnity. The pulpit and altar
were trimmed with crape, as was also the huge Bible used in the service, whilst
the dark streamers hung down also from the massy, oaken pillars, and the large
chandeliers. Upon the faces near
me, too, I discovered an expression of painful gravity, upon many of poignant
grief.
The inmates, too, of one pew I observed were very deeply moved and
agitated. I looked more closely and
found it to be the pew of Mrs. H_____ and family—another glance at it revealed
the fact that the family was not all there, that the beautiful circle was broken
and one of its links was missing. The
truth flashed upon me. It is so,
then, I exclaimed mentally. She has
faded away. The silver cord is
loosened, and the golden bowl broken at the cistern.
These emblems of mourning, these expressions of sincere grief are mute
tributes of sorrow in memory of my beautiful and spirituelle acquaintance
of last autumn, and I could not help repeating that beautiful stanza
"Call her not cold—God knows
Underneath the winter snows
The invisible flowers grow ripe for blossoming
And the hearts that seem so cold
If their stories could be told
Would seem full of love and spring."
There was a deep and solemn hush interrupted only by the broken sobs from
the family pew. The stillness was
awfully oppressive. In its midst
the deep toned organ in the gallery pealed forth its plaintive music—its notes
at first soft and low, gradually increased in volume and rolled their burden of
plaintive sorrow along the arches of the lofty, dimly lighted old Gothic Church.
Its plaintive swells died away for a time, and were then accompanied by
the tender, sorrowful voice of the excellent choir.
I turned my eyes towards the gallery, there were a circle of young ladies
around the Organ, all dressed in deep mourning (her sweet friends and
school mates,) all standing and accompanying the instrument as it sobbed forth
its plaintive miserere.
The voices ceased—the hymn was ended,--the last note of the Organ crept
faintly along the grained, vaulted roof, and expired amidst its recesses.
There was another solemn pause. Every
heart was sobered and subdued, and every eye turned to the pulpit.
The preacher at length arose. The
sweet benignity of his face seemed to have been touched by the Angel of sorrow.
It was the Rev. Horace L_____. A
name now and for years past in the State of Virginia, synonymous with pulpit
eloquence, on this occasion, if possible, it received new lustre and
embellishment—for that sermon, I reckon, was never surpassed.
I will not be so weak as to attempt any description of it.
There was not a dry eye in that large and staid assemblage.
Such a preacher upon such an occasion could not have been otherwise than
what he was. His melting words
reached every heart, his beautiful imaging took captive every imagination, his
final words of love and hope and gentle mercy, soothed the sobbing, troubled
congregation and directed their acting, worn and weary souls to the "sweet
fields arrayed in living green," and the pure stream, Siloa's brook, that
flows "fast by the Oracles of God." He sat down, and the deep tones of the Organ again rolled
along the vaulted roof. It was a
beautiful anthem of praise and hallelujahs this time.
It was Handel's grand piece "My Redeemer liveth."
So much interested and absorbed, I did not observe that the services were
closed until the congregation was rapidly dispersing.
There were only a few left in the pews and aisles.
I took up my hat and pulling it over my eyes, walked down the silent
aisle, through the large portico, and by the massy pillars in front and passed
out from under the shade of the solemn splendid structure.
I sought my room and did not leave it again until the lengthening shadows
indicated that evening was far advanced. I went out again to take a last look at the "old
Burgh," for I was going to take the "night train" for Richmond.
It was a beautiful, mild winter evening.
The shadows lay long and dark upon the streets and houses.
I turned my eyes to the west, (the far, beautiful, illimitable west, for
which my heart yearned, and towards which I was then journeying) it was lit up
with a splendor that I had never noticed in a wintry sky—it glowed like a
rippling sea of molten gold and silver, over which fleecy or scarlet flecks of
gossamer clouds were drifting, like fairy argosies.
I sighed involuntarily, and the evening breeze caught the sound and bore
it toward the far, wide west. I
stepped out under the sky and sought the city cemetery.
This was a beautiful place in a quiet, sequestered part of the town—it
was surrounded by a large wall which contained four large ponderous gates—one
at each point of the compass. It
was regularly laid off within, the walks being gravelled, and the plats covered
with a rich carpet of greenwood and adorned with many a fragrant shrub and
flower. The Babylonian or Weeping
Willow was scattered too over the entire place, its long, lugubicious, drooping
boughs sweeping the ground even. Each
family had its own special spot of sepulture, which was arranged and decorated
according to the taste or means of the living.
Some were simply surrounded by a plain white paling and improved
and attended within by the assiduous hand of affection.
Others were enclosed with costly, elaborate railing and the interior
embellished with every thing that wealth could purchase.
The general effect was pleasing in the highest degree.
In the language of poor Shelby, "it was a place to make one in
love with death." In one
of the most lovely and retired nooks of this silent, secluded burial place, I
found the family burial ground of the H_____ family—I leaned my arm on the
railing and looked—a new grave was there, from which a few early flowers,
planted by affection's hand, were springing.
The meek, modest little violet—"that darling of the April
rain"—was gently unfolding its tiny petals, and the fresh grass was
creeping over the newly made mound. The
marble shaft which stood at the head of the grave, was of a beautiful and costly
quality. The symbol or carving was
touchingly beautiful and suggestive. It
represented an Angel clothed resplendently and crowned with a halo of light,
standing beside a sepulchual urn, towards which, it pointed down with one hand,
whilst the other was raised and pointing upwards.
There was only one word carved upon the shaft, and that was the short
sweet name, "MAUD."
How long I remained leaning there I don't know, when I looked up all of
the visitors (of which there were many when I entered) had left and evening had
deeped into twilight. I turned away
to seek and take a last glance at the spot allotted to the soldiers.
Death had been busy in the army, and the fresh mounds stretched away as
far as the eye could see. There
they lay, brave young hearts from every State, taking their last rest.
I walked on until I came to that portion where lay our Arkansas boys.
It was soon found. Upon many an oaken slab was written, "ARK."
I paused by the graves of young Armstrong, Maberry, Winder, Dawson,
Marchman, French and others, how still was the spot, ah!
how still were the brave spirits lately so full of life and hope.
With the winter evening's holiest and latest sighs I mingled mine, and
turning left the "cemetery," passing out at the only gate that was
still left open. I apologized to
the porter for detaining him so late, and giving him a quarter by way of
remuneration, I went towards the town.
In a short time, I was whirring and whizzing along, under the bright moon
and myriad scintillating stars, through the broad, beautiful, champaigne
country, in the night train for Richmond.
Washington, Ark., Aug. 15th, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 20, 1862,
p. 1, c. 4
Salt Works, Dallas county, Ark.,
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September 8, 1862. }
Capt. C. C. Danley, Editor Gazette—
Sir: so many letters are
received by us, and so many enquiries made in regard to our Salt Works, and the
prospect of procuring Salt at our works, and it being impracticable for us to
reply to all, you will give satisfaction to the public by giving this statement
to your readers in the columns of your paper.
We have completed our new furnace, and we have in good order pans and
kettles 140 feet in extent. We only
await the completion of our pumps to put the whole in operation, which will be
done in less than a week. The
demand for Salt is so great and universal, that for some time to come it will be
impossible to furnish large quantities to any one person, so that persons
sending their wagons from a distance, they only expect a fair and reasonable
division of the Salt made.
Other works are about beginning to manufacture Salt near us, and the
government works will in all probability amply supply our army.
Under all the circumstances we hope by industry and perseverance to
furnish Salt enough to keep South Arkansas from suffering for the article.
But no man must expect for some time to come, to be able to procure all
the Salt he may want to do him the year round.
Yours respectfully,
Taylor, Thomas & Harley.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 20, 1862,
p. 2, c. 4
Socks for the Soldiers.—Our contemporary of the Hinds County Gazette
calls the attention of the ladies of the Confederate States to the wants of the
soldiers in the article of socks. Says he:
The season is not far distant when our soldiers in the field will require
good, thick, wool socks. Each man
will require two pairs, at least, and there being possibly 700,000 men in
service, 1,400,000 pairs will be necessary.
Are our people prepared to furnish their just proportion?
We hear of considerable wool in the country, but it is neither carded nor
spun. Cannot the State make some
arrangement whereby the wool in the hands of our people can be converted into
yarn, that it may be fabricated into socks for the soldiers?
The knitting needles of our indefatigable Southern women should now be at
work.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 27, 1862,
p. 1, c. 3
Make the Soldier Comfortable.—Major Gen. Holmes has made known to our
people generally, and to the ladies particularly, the fact that, if a supply is
not gotten up at home, many of our soldiers will lack blankets to make them
comfortable and preserve their health, during the approaching winter.
The ladies here responded promptly and patriotically, many of them giving
the last carpet they have to be made into substitutes for blankets for the
purpose.
We feel confident that the call will be cheerfully and fully responded to
by the ladies west of the Mississippi, to whom it is addressed.
All contributions of blankets, or substitutes for blankets, or clothes,
will be forwarded to Maj. Jno. B. Burton, Chief of the Clothing Bureau,
Trans-Mississippi Department.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 27, 1862, p. 1, c. 5
Van Buren Nursery.
200,000 Trees and
Plants for Sale.
The undersigned, Proprietor of the Van Buren Nursery, would call
attention to his extensive stock of Fruit Trees, all of which have been grafted
or budded from thoroughly tested varieties of the Southern Confederate States,
consisting of Apples—Summer, fall and Winter varieties.
Peaches—Early, Middle, late Summer and Fall varieties.
Pears—Dwarf and Standard, thirty varieties Summer, Fall and Winter.
Also Cherries, Plums, Apricots, Nectarines, Almonds, &c., together
with a fine assorted variety of small fruits, consisting of Strawberries,
Raspberries, Gooseberries, Lawton Blackberries and
Rooted Grape Vines, all of which are for sale cheap for cash. Orders from a distance promptly attended to and sent in good
order. For want of paper I cannot
get out a catalogue this fall. Those
wishing bills filled, had best name the number of each kind of trees wanted, and
I pledge myself to select for them such varieties as I should for myself were I
planting them. Season for planting
from December to March.
Richard Thruston, Proprietor.
September 18, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
1, c. 2
Bread for the Army.—We have seen the Army Bakery here in operation, and
the bread is of a superior quality. It
was established, and has been carried on, under the direction of Dr. Taylor, who
has voluntarily given his attention to this matter, besides attending to his
duties as Post Surgeon. Nothing can
[fold in paper] in the army so effectually as the preparation of good bread for
the soldiers, for the greatest amount of disease among them is produced by
eating bread which is not well prepared and cooked.
In connection with the subject of bread for the army, we would suggest
that the health of the soldiers might be greatly preserved, and the lives of
many of them saved, by the preparation of portable bake-ovens (portable like
forges) for the army. Besides
preserving the health of the army, there would be a saving to the government of
a quarter of a pound of flour a day for every soldier.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
Change of Terms.—Owing to the price of paper, and every thing else,
the subscription price of the Gazette will, in future, be $3 a year, or
$2 for six months—payable in advance.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
1, c. 5
For the State Gazette.
Thanksgiving by Texians.—
Mr. Editor: On the night of
the 18th inst., (the day set apart by President Davis as a day of
thanksgiving and praise for our late victories,) I witnessed one of those
incidents connected with this war, which deserves a brief notice.
The staff, train, and the McCulloch Guards, Capt. W. M. Boggess, had just
arrived from Texas, and encamped for the night at Camp Texas five miles south of
Little Rock. Having only that day
learned of the President's recommendation, they determined to observe it so far
as in their power.
Torchlights were made; lighting up the beautiful forest around, and the
whole party, Staff Officers, the body guard, teamsters and servants assembled
for worship. The Rev. Mr. Horton, a
young minister and private soldier in the McCulloch Guards, let in the exercises
by singing, (in which all united,) reading appropriate passages from the Bible,
prayer and an excellent, well-conceived address, to which earnest attention was
paid by all present.
In response to calls, Maj. John Henry Brown, Adjutant General of Gen.
McCulloch, followed Mr. Horton in an impromptu address, marked by earnestness
and exhibiting the great stake for which the Confederate States are
contending—principles above and beyond, and infinitely more important than the
political questions (momentous as he regarded these) involved—pure morality,
and an uncorrupted christianity. He
showed by convincing facts, that for over thirty years, the Northern States had
been traveling headlong the high road to political corruption and infidelity in
religion—that we were not only fighting for civil and political liberty, but
also for the religion of our fathers.
The whole scene was solemn and impressive.
Connected with this party are four ministers of the Gospel, two being
surgeons, and two private soldiers, besides several church members. Some absent, however, on this occasion. In fact, Gen. McCulloch himself, has two surgeons, his
Quartermaster and Commissary are all religious men. Thank God, (though not one myself) great members of the best
officers and men in the Confederate army, are sincere christians.
Texian.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
1, c. 6
Prepared Flour for Diarrhoea.—Tie up a pint of flour very tightly in
cloth and put into boiling water. When
untied, the gluten of the flour will be found in a mass on the outside of the
ball. Remove this and the inside
will prove a dry powder, which is very astringent.
Grate this and wet a portion of it in cold milk.
Boil a pint of milk, and when it is at the boiling point stir in as much
of the wet mixture as will thicken it to the quality of palatable porridge.
Stir in a little salt, and let this be the sole article of diet until the
disease has disappeared. Relieve it
first by toasted bread, or very delicate mutton broth, which latter is also
astringent. If the disease has not
progressed to the degree inflammation, this diet will generally preclude the use
of medicine.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p. 2, c. 5
To Carpenters.
Office Chief Commissary,
Trans-Mississippi Dep't,
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Little Rock, Sept. 27, 1862.
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Sealed proposals will be received at this office, until Monday, the 6th
day of October, A. D. 1862, for making TWO THOUSAND BOXES for packing Hard
Bread.
The Boxes are to be two feet long, 1 foot 6 inches wide and 1 foot 5 ½
inches deep, in the clear, and to be made similar to a specimen which may be
seen at the office of the Post Commissary.
I will furnish lumber and part of the nails, for which the contractor
will pay cost prices.
The boxes must be delivered at the rate of 5 per cent per day, of the
contract, and bids will be received for five hundred boxes.
Bond with approved security will be required.
John C. Palmer, Maj.
and Chief Commissary.
October 4, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p. 2, c. 5
Wanted,
Immediately, ten experienced Cigar makers.
Apply at
B. Bernays.
Little Rock, Oct. 4, 1862.
Cigar Store.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
2, c. 5
If a lady can do nothing else for her country, let her pray to God and
pick lint.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 4, 1862, p.
2, c. 1
The Evacuation of Huntsville, Alabama.—The Vandalism of the
Yankees.—We learn from a gentleman just arrived from North Alabama, that the
Federals evacuated Huntsville between the 1st and 4th of
this month. General Buell and staff
having gone a week or two previous, and General Rosecrans some days after,
leaving Gen. Lytell in command. They
left via Stevenson, but returned suddenly in a day or two, and left again
permanently, having committed great depredations upon the citizens.
They took from Madison county probably fifteen hundred negroes, many of
whom went voluntarily, others of whom were forced away.
They also took horses, and mules in large numbers, which were immediately
branded with "U. S.," and taken without being paid for.
The negroes were employed as teamsters and in other kinds of labor, for
which their previous training fitted them.
Some of them made their escape and returned; others were secured by their
masters, who pursued them, but the number recovered was small. Most of those taken were negro men; but, in some instances,
men, women and children were taken, leaving plantations entirely destitute.
Some of the plantations were desolated and turned into barren wastes.
In one instance, near Huntsville, not a panel of fencing was left around
the entire place; in others, they were consumed for miles, and stock left to
graze and destroy at pleasure. In
many cases it will be almost an impossibility to gather the crops or to prepare
for next year's planting.
The town of Huntsville was but little injured, but the suburbs and
vicinity suffered greatly, and the machinery of the depot of the Memphis and
Charleston rail road was broken up and destroyed; the depot buildings were not
burned. Between Huntsville and
Stevenson, the country is desolated and deserted, Jackson county having been
left almost entirely without inhabitants or sign of animal life.
The depot at Camden is destroyed. The
town of Woodville is burned to the ground, and from that place to Bellefonte,
scarcely a house is left standing. Blackened
ruins is all that remain. The
bridge over Paint Rock river (probably 200 feet long) was unfortunately burned
by our own men after the Federals had passed the road the second time, and the
depot at Larkinsville was, we fear, causelessly destroyed.
The Federals are said to have declared the independence of Jackson
county, admitting that they had sustained more loss and stouter resistance from
that county than from any portion of the country elsewhere.
Of the 4th Ohio cavalry numbering perhaps one thousand on
their arrival, not more than three hundred remained.
They were mainly bushwhacked. The
citizens, with very few exceptions, were wild with rejoicing at their departure.
Judge Geo. W. Lane left with his friends.
Jere Clemens remains, but boarded Federal officers during their stay.
Nick Davis considered true. There
were some few who bought and sold cotton, one of whom (Rickman) former
proprietor of the Madison hotel, was required to give a bond of $40,000 for his
appearance. The Federals, at the
departure, left far fewer Union men than they found, and their bitterest foes
are in Athens, Alabama, the last place in the State to acknowledge allegiance to
the Southern Confederacy.
[Chattanooga Rebel, 14th.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 11, 1862, p.
2, c. 1
Clothing the Soldiers.—As far as we have been able to learn, the call
of Gen. Holms on the people for clothing, blankets, and other things necessary
to the comfort of the army, has been, and is being, well and promptly responded
to by all.—especially by the women of the country.
The ladies of Little Rock, according to their habit from the commencement
of the war, and with their well-known zeal, have been actively and efficiently
engaged in preparing clothing, blankets, and such other things as they can
procure, to enable our soldiers to stand the rigors of winter in a more northern
clime. To that end carpets have
been converted into blankets, and the cloths, manufactured on home looms, made
into clothing. Ladies now entertain
their company with their sewing and knitting work in hand, and all seem
determined to do what can be done towards clothing our soldiers, and thus
putting them in a condition to do their duty in the field during the coming fall
and winter. The country is one vast
hive of industry—wheels, looms, and knitting needles know no such thing as
rest—many men, becoming their own tanners, have tanned leather enough to
supply their own families and shoe many of the soldiers—domestic manufactories
of hats have been doing good service for the country and the army—and the
great mass of the intelligence and the labor of the country seems to be engaged
in doing what can be done to make our army efficient by making it comfortable.
We hope that, in places we have not visited nor heard from the people may
be equally alive to the interest, and equally devoted to the cause, of the
country.
The ladies of this place are systematising their labors.
They meet once a week at the residence of Mrs. Wright, work until half
past ten o'clock, and receive instructions and work for the next week.
It is probable that, in a few days, there will be a hall fitted up, and
kept open at all times, at which all who desire to do so can meet and work, or
receive work to be done at home.
This war has taught our people lessons which they would not have learned
in times of peace and prosperity. Drifting
towards that effeminacy which comes of too much ease and too free an indulgence
in the luxuries of life, our young people, both men and women, were forgetting,
and becoming ashamed of, many things which our grandfathers of the revolution,
and their children, looked upon as highly respectable and honorable, and without
which the army and the country could not, successfully, have come through the
revolution and the subsequent war with Great Britain in 1812-'15.
Our young people were forgetting, and becoming ashamed of work!
How changed are things now! The
boy who had been raised in luxurious laziness, and taught to do nothing and be
proud of it, has become a hardy soldier, and laughs in the face of dangers and
labors, the very name of which would have sickened him two years ago. The young lady whose tender hands had never touched any thing
hard except a musical instrument, who had been raised in blissful ignorance and
hearty contempt of any thing like work, and who did not look with too much favor
on any one who knew how to work, has become a very model of useful industry.
Bolts of cloth are transformed by her labor into coats, shirts and pants
for soldiers, and the work is done as cheerfully and as gracefully as if it had
been her occupation and means of living from early childhood.
One of the earliest commands of God to man was—"In the sweat of
thy face shalt thou eat bread." Since
that time labor has been the necessary law of man, and its products
indispensable to his existence. When
ever this law has been violated, its penalties have been visited upon offenders
in their utmost severity. When men
and communities have despised and become ashamed of labor, and undertaken to
live by speculation and their wits, they, sometimes, have been permitted to
flourish for a while in seeming prosperity, but terrible punishment has speedily
followed, and the country has been prostrated and devastated by storms of
bankruptcy, carrying universal ruin and distress in their train.
It may be that the terrible ordeal, through which we are passing is a
punishment for our sins, and that it will chasten and purify us and make us a
better people. Whether this be so
or not, there is no doubt that, in its lessons, teaching us to depend upon
ourselves, whether in defending our country or producing and manufacturing all
that is needed at home or in the army, it will be of incalculable value to us as
a nation. In this contest it is
manifest, and after it is over let it not be forgotten, that the law of labor is
the law of God, and those who dignify labor and prove its respectability, do
good service to God and their kind.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 11, 1862, p.
1, c. 3
Published orders have been issued from Richmond prohibiting the
substitution of boys, under eighteen years of age, for Conscripts.
This is as it should be. If
we are to have a long war the boys are the hope and the dependence of the
country, and the best care should be taken of them until they develop and grow
into hardy manhood. We understand
that President Davis said the sending of our boys to the army, was like sending
seed corn to mill.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 11, 1862, p.
1, c. 4
Taking Charge of Salt Works, and Making a Tariff of Prices.—By his
published orders, it will be seen that Maj. Gen. Holmes, in view of the
necessities of the army, and to prevent suffering among the people, especially
among the families of soldiers who are absent fighting the battles of the
county, has taken charge of the Salt Works in Arkansas and the Indian country,
which are not producing to their greatest capacity, for the purpose of making a
supply of salt so much needed by the people, and that he has also fixed prices
on some of the necessaries of life, so as to prevent extortion. These orders speak for themselves, and we invite attention to
their contents. The order in regard
to the Salt Works is as follows:
The present production of Salt in this Department is not sufficient for
supplying the army and the people. The
price demanded is extortionate, and great inconvenience has ensued, and much
suffering will result from this cause. It
is believed it can be remedied by carrying on the works on government account.
Therefore all salt works within the State of Arkansas and the Indian
Territory, which are not producing to their greatest capacity, will be taken
possession of by an agent of the Confederate States, to be designated from these
Headquarters, who will take steps at once to increase their production to the
greatest extent possible. For this purpose he will be authorized to obtain by
hire or purchase, or, if necessary, by impressment, the requisite labor and
material. The Quartermaster and
Commissary Departments will afford him every aid and assistance possible.
The agent will set apart monthly for Army use, such proportion of Salt
manufactured by him as may be required by the Chief Commissary of the
Department, not to exceed one-half of the amount manufactured; the remainder he
will sell to citizens at the price of one dollar and fifty cents ($1 50) per
bushel, or less, if the cost of manufacture is below that price, payable in
Confederate money, or in corn, wheat, flour, pork, bacon, lard, and such other
articles of subsistence as may be necessary, in due proportion of each, limiting
the quantity of salt sold to each citizen to a reasonable supply for himself and
family. The price to be paid, in
Salt, for subsistence, will be regulated by the tariff.
This applies when the articles are delivered at the place where produced,
when delivered at government depots, the actual expense of transportation will
be added.
It must be perfectly palpable to every one, that on the successful
operation of this order will depend the ability of the people to provide
provisions for another year. As
soon as the emergency is passed, the order will be rescinded.
A fair compensation will be allowed the owners of the works seized.
The order fixing a Tariff of Prices is as follows:--
The brave and devoted men who fill up the ranks of our armies and protect
the rights of all, have left their wives and children, their mothers and
sisters, in the care of their respective communities.
They reasonably expect that the citizens who remain at home, and for whom
they risk their lives, will, at least, keep their families from suffering.
This reasonable expectation is not fully met.
In many cases, the families of soldiers are in extreme destitution—many
others are likely to become destitute, and a frightful state of want must soon
prevail among them, unless extraordinary steps are taken for their relief. The government is bound to its soldiers, to avert such
calamities if possible. The only
measure that seems adequate, is to regulate the prices of the necessaries of
life.
The prices are given elsewhere. The
necessity of such orders as Gen. Holmes has issued is apparent to most men who
know the facts and look at them in their patriotic light. The families of poor men who have gone to the army, and are
battling for our rights, must be provided the means of living—they must not be
permitted to starve or suffer among us. General
Holmes knows their condition, and very properly feels it to be his duty to
provide for them.
Here we wish to call attention to one fact:
A soldier in our army gets eleven dollars a month.
Notwithstanding the fact that the grain and potato crops are larger this
year than ever before [fold in paper] dollar a bushel for corn and potatoes, or
even a half that amount, fortunes may be made in raising them, potatoes were
held in the market at the enormously extortionate price of five dollars a
bushel! Thus a poor woman, whose husband is standing between the
farmer and danger, and ready to defend his property with his life, would be
compelled to give a month's wages of her husband—save one dollar—for two
bushels of potatoes.
The fixing of the price of salt at a low figure, limiting the amount to
be sold to each citizen to his actual necessities, and exchanging it for the
products of the country, will be of the greatest benefit to the whole people.
We know that some refined theorists on our form of government will say
that Gen. Holmes has transcended his authority in making this order. But if they are made of ordinary flesh and blood, have human
hearts in their bosoms, and were put in the General's place, they would be very
apt to do as he has done. We think
the exigencies of the case required at least as much as the General has done,
and think that good would come of extending the tariff of prices to other
articles, so as to embrace all things actually needed by the families of poor
soldiers, whether in the hands of farmers, merchants, or others.
That there will be objections made to these orders is to be expected,
that many of the objectors will be good and true men we are ready to admit, and
that they will be prompted by patriotic motives we shall not deny. Some of our true and good men have induced the enemy to
invade and lay waste the fiver counties to get the cotton which they refused to
burn and prevent its capture. Some
have planted full crops of cotton which will pay the enemy for coming and
devastating the country again. Some
have refused to let the government have their negroes to work on fortifications.
If asked their reason for any of these acts, they say that their
constitutional rights are being invaded by the government or its agents.
Though their plea may be good, in law, it does not avail in
defence of the country or preventing them from being robbed by the enemy.
A single musket is now of more avail in the defence of the country, than
a volume of declamation on constitutional law and vested rights; and a single
bushel of meal would be of more advantage to the family of a poor soldier, than
a library of such argument. Albeit
there would, doubtless, be great consolation among those spinners of fine
governmental theories, if, on learning that any of the families of poor soldiers
were brought to want or distress, they could also learn that the suffering and
privation was brought on in due and constitutional form, and that no relief had
been afforded in violation of their theories of our government.
Disquisitions on constitutional law and governmental theories are very
well in their way, whether made at the Capital of the State, on the plantations
of the Mississippi, or at the Cross Timbers; but they will not weigh as a
feather in the balance when it comes to repelling the invaders of the country,
protecting the lives and property of our citizens, or to feeding the families of
poor men who are fighting our battles and defending our rights.
These are practical questions; Gen. Holmes has met them as a practical
man; and we think the only way in which they could be properly met and dealt
with. If any one has a better plan
let him bring it forward; the country will be indebted to him, and his plan will
be adopted.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
Distribution of Beef to the Needy.—Mr. Joseph Schader will, hereafter,
distribute one hundred pounds of beef each day to those who need and are not
able to purchase it. This is well
and handsomely done. Can not some
other of the butchers, in town, and planters and others who furnish the town
market from the country, do as much according to their means?
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p.
1, c. 3
Wood for the Destitute.—A subscription has been raised to purchase wood
for the destitute during the coming winter.
It will be distributed under the direction of the City Council.
A committee will be appointed to ascertain the number and the wants of
the needy. Persons who have not
subscribed to this fund have the opportunity of doing so still.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p.
1, c. 3
Stoves are Needed for the
Hospitals.—Who Will Supply Them?—Notwithstanding the many demands which have
been made upon the patriotism and generosity of the people of the
Trans-Mississippi Department, I am compelled by my position and the necessities
of the suffering soldiers under my charge, to make still another draft upon the
resources of those who have never yet been found wanting in the dutiful response
to the calls for aid, addressed to them on behalf of their country or its brave
defenders.
It is indispensably necessary for
the comfort and speedy care of the soldiers now in the Hospitals at this
post—that the buildings should be thoroughly warmed during the approaching
winter season. No stove or pipe are
procurable here, and some TWENTY-FIVE STOVES, with about six hundred feet of
pipe are required, and must be furnished, or the soldiers now in the hospitals
will, owing to the inadequate supply of bed clothing, suffer severely from the
effects of cold, and possibly be hurried by it to their graves.
Under these circumstances, I appeal to the people of the country who have
more stoves and pipe than they need for actual service and comfort, to send them
here to me, for use in the Hospitals, without respect to size of stove, or
diameter of pipe. A reasonable
price will be paid for them by the Post Quarter-master, upon my certificate of
the correctness of the account.
C. M. Taylor, Post Surgeon.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 13th,
1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p.
2, c. 3
To the Citizens of Jefferson Co.—I am authorized to receive and take to
the regiment any and all such clothing as the friends of company C, (Captain
Otey, formerly Captain McSwine's) may see proper to contribute. They will send them to Pine Bluff and deposit them at the
house of Levi & Meyer, with the name of the soldier for whom they are
intended, marked on each garment. Blankets,
quilts or any substitutes are much needed.
It is desired that the clothing be ready by the 22d of October.
C. T. Harris, Lt. Co. B.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 30, 1862.
It will be seen from the above that our soldiers are in need of clothing.
The winter is coming on and the men who are fighting our battles for us
should not be allowed to suffer for the clothing they need as long as there is
any in the State or county. We fear
that our people at home are not so strenuous in their efforts as at first.
We fear that they depend too much now upon the efforts of the government
to supply what is needful—forgetting that the government depends alone upon
the people. Unless great exertions
are made, and made now, our brave defenders will be upon the wet and
frozen ground without covering, and be forced to defend our homes exposed to the
bleak and piercing winds of winter—ragged and barefoot. Shall this be so? Shall
we who are at home comfortably clad, sitting by warm fires, allow those who
endure the fatigues and hardships of the camp to want, while we have anything to
spare to add to their comfort? In
the name of our soldiers—in the name of our struggling country, we appeal to
the people to arouse themselves and use every exertion to supply every
deficiency we can. As long as this
war lasts—as long as our ports are blockaded and the markets of the world are
closed, we must depend exclusively upon our selves for the necessaries
for the army. Let us not be weary
in well doing—let us not relax in our efforts, but with renewed spirit and
firm purpose determine to do our duty and our whole duty, in this matter.
Not only the company mentioned above need clothing, but many—very many
more, are now in need. We owe a debt of gratitude to men who have left all the
comforts of home for our welfare. Let
us not forget that continued, unceasing effort on our parts is necessary.
Soldiers wear out a great deal more clothing than men at home—they are
compelled to do so. If liberty is
worth having, it is worth any sacrifices a people can make to obtain it.
To the ladies we know that it is only necessary to make the need of the
soldiers known to have them supplied if in their power to do so. Let all unite then in the determination never to relax in our
efforts to supply the wants of our brave soldiers as long as they have any wants
which any exertions on our part can supply. When lying in our comfortable beds recollecting the soldiers
at the moment lying upon the cold, wet ground without sufficient clothing to
protect him—then get up and see if there is not something which you can spare,
and rest not until you know that you have done all in your power to make his
situation more comfortable.
[Pine Bluff True Southron.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p. 2, c. 4
Wanted at the Hospital,
6 Good Milch Cows, for which a liberal price will be paid.
C. M. Taylor,
Little Rock, Oct. 18, 1862.
Post Surgeon.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 18, 1862, p. 2, c. 4
Wanted!
30 Shoemakers, to whom good wages and permanent employment
will be given.
Thos. H. Lee
Camden, Ark., Oct. 18, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 25, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
Contributions for the Soldiers—The Patriotism [of] the Ladies of Little
Rock.—
Mr. Editor: But a short time
ago, the ladies of Little Rock, of their own accord, held a meeting and
determined upon measures to assist in furnishing our brave soldiers with
blankets and other necessary articles of clothing.
Since then, carpets, costly and rich, have been converted into blankets,
and other equally useful articles of clothing have been made [hole in paper].
Willing, patriotic hearts have made [hole in paper] and fingers but little
wont to use the coarse needle, now ply it with rapidity.
This argues well for the success of our cause.
A people thus working together, and willingly giving their property and
their services to their country—their gentlewomen, like the matrons of Rome,
giving, not mere trinkets of personal adornment, but house-hold property of real
comfort and use in their families, all for the benefit and protection of the
soldiers—can and must conquer.
Below I present a list of the articles lately given, through the Clothing
Bureau, to the soldiers, and, without the knowledge or consent of the
contributors, prefix their names:
[list]
These articles are forwarded to the brave troops now on our front lines
facing the enemy, and are issued not as government clothing, but as
"contributions from the ladies."
The soldiers will thereby know unto whose kindness they are indebted for
the protection thus afforded, and are reminded that they are not forgotten at
home. The ladies who have thus
parted with their carpets, are assured that their reward is a soldier's
gratitude—a gratitude which none but a soldier can feel.
Will not the ladies of other towns and cities in this Military Department
emulate the noble action of the ladies of Little Rock?
The thanks of the soldiers are also due to the Masonic Fraternity for the
contribution of the carpet of their Lodge Room—making about 50 excellent
blankets.
Respectfully, &c.
John B. Burton, Major
and A. Q. M. Chief Clothing Bureau,
Trans-Miss. Department.
Oct. 24, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 25, 1862, p. 2, c. 6
Attention All.
The Medical Purveyor's Department, Little Rock, Ark., is in need of the
following herbs, &c., for the use of the army, for which the following
prices will be paid on delivery to Dr. E. Silverberg, Medical Purveyor at Little
Rock, or to Dr. C. O. Curtman, at the Chemical Laboratory, Arkadelphia,
Ark. Persons residing in districts
where they can be obtained, will please give their attention to collecting and
saving them. The articles must be
clean and well dried:
Poppy. ripe capsules
1 00 per lb.
Lettuce, garden, dried juice,
1 00 "
"
Marsh rosemary, root,
30
" "
Virginia Snakeroot, root,
75 cts per lb.
Juniper, tops,
25
" "
Red Cedar, tops,
25
"
"
Prickly Ash, bark,
50
"
"
Robin's Rye or Hair Cap Moss,
30
" "
Seneca Snake Root,
60
"
"
Puccoon, or Blood Root,
40
"
"
Wild Cherry Bark,
30
"
"
Indian Turnip,
10 " "
American Ipecac, root,
1 00 per lb.
Blooming Spurge, root,
50 cts. per lb.
Indian Physic, root.
25
"
"
Indian Tobacco,
25
"
"
Black Snake Root,
50
" "
Poke Root,
20 " "
Cranesbill,
20 " "
Blackberry Root,
15
"
"
American Gentian,
15
"
"
Dogwood Bark,
25
"
"
Fever Root,
20 " "
American Hellebore Root,
20
"
"
Peppermint,
20 " "
Skunk Cabbage, root,
20
"
"
Jamestown Weed, seed and leaves,
20
" "
Hemlock Leaves,
20
"
"
Wintergreen or Partridge Berry,
50
" "
Horsemint,
20 " "
Sassafras, bark of root,
20
"
"
Sassafras pith
5
00 "
"
Ginseng root,
50 " "
Sarsaparilla root,
75
"
"
Lavender, leaves and stem,
20
"
"
Flax Seed,
2
50 per bush.
White Oak Bark,
10 cts. per lb.
Meadow Sweet,
25
"
"
American Columbo root,
50
"
"
Willow Bark,
20 " "
Tulip Tree Bark or Wild Poplar,
10
" "
Persimmon Bark, from Root,
20
"
"
Centaury Herb,
20
"
"
Boneset,
20 " "
Butterfly Weed or Pleurisy root,
30
" "
Dandelion Root,
30
" "
Hops,
1
00 "
"
Wild Senna
50 " "
May Apple or Mandrake,
75
"
"
Butternut, inner bark of root,
50
"
"
Henbane, leaves and seed,
75
"
"
Barberry leaves,
50
"
"
Fleabane,
25 " "
Scotch Broom, tops of stems,
30
"
"
Pink Root,
50 " "
Worm Seed,
25 " "
Calamus,
25 " "
Wild Ginger or Canada Snake Root,
25
" "
Queen's Root,
50 " "
Slippery Elm,
30 " "
Red Pepper,
1
00 "
"
Anise Seed,
50 " "
Spear Mint,
25 " "
Bitter Sweet, or Woody Night Shade 50 "
"
Particular attention called to the following articles:
Senega, Sanguinaria, Asclepias Tuberosa, Terpentaria, Geranium Maculatum,
Conium, Hyoscyanns, Gentian, Columbo, Pinckneya Pubens, Eupatorium, Thunnlus,
Lavanula, Castor Oil Beans, Mustard Seeds.
Howard Smith,
Surgeon and Medical Purveyor,
Trans-Mississippi District.
October 25, 1862.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 8, 1862, p. 2, c. 3
Auction.
Will be sold, at the Auction Store, on MONDAY, the 10th
instant, at nine o'clock A.M., on account of the Confederate States:
63 Pocket Folding Combs;
2 Ladies' Tuck Combs;
36 Short Horn
"
65 Dress Rubber
"
48 Ivory Fine
"
42 Horn Fine
"
1 Wool Plaid Neck Tie;
5 Silk Neck Ties;
57 Cotton Neck Ties;
4 cotton Pocket Handkerchiefs;
15 Silk Neck Handkerchiefs;
21 pair white Cotton Gloves;
6 pair Silk Gloves;
7 doz. Stay Lacing;
22 pieces Black Velvet Ribbon;
3 pieces—40 yards fancy Dress Silk;
2 Gents'
Scarfs;
1 Shawl;
2 pieces of Calico, 69 yards;
8 pieces Delaine, 76 yards,
9 pieces and remnants,
22 Hones;
2 Powder Flasks;
13 Butcher
Knives.
J. D. Fitzgerald,
Nov. 8, 1862.
Auctioneer.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 22, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
Camp Rodgers, Miss., Nov. 7th, 1862.
I hereby detail Captain w. S. Haven and Sergeant Stuckey, to go to the
State of Arkansas to procure winter clothing and such other articles of bedding
as can be had, having lost nearly all of our bedding and clothing on the retreat
from Corinth—we are left nearly destitute of comfortable clothing for the
winter. I hope our friends at home
will send us articles as they can conveniently spare. Clothing from Hempstead county can be deposited at Washington
for transportation. From Hot Spring
at Rockport. From Perry and Pulaski
at the store of Jacob Hawkins, in Little Rock, by the 30th November.
James H. Fletcher, Lt. Col.
Comd'g 20th Ark. Reg't of Infantry, Holly
Springs.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 22, 1862, p. 2, c. 3
Wood for the Poor! Wood for the Poor!
The undersigned wishes to buy from one to two hundred cords of wood for
the poor, to be delivered, during the winter, as he may direct. Any one having wood to sell, would do good by supplying a
part of this contract. Persons
destitute of wood and unable to pay for it, must make application for relief, so
that their wants may be supplied as far as possible.
Thos. R. Welch.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 29, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
It gives us pleasure to state, as we now do, that the Ladies of Little
Rock have taken the initiative in sending their woolen garments, flannel
petticoats, etc., to the ordnance officer to be used in the manufacture of
cannon cartridges. They deserve
great credit, for the spirit of unselfish patriotism by which they have been
actuated, and we hope that their example will be the means of arousing a feeling
of emulation throughout our confines, and the ordnance department will have an
ample supply of the material necessary to prosecute their labors.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 29, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
Quite a number of the people of this State labor under the
misapprehension, damaging to themselves in the extreme, that there are
restrictions now placed upon the prices of various kinds of Produce.
Such is not the case, or else we would not see the practices which are
seen almost every day in this city. Men
bring in their Potatoes and sell them at $2, $2,50 and $3 per bushel.
Flour is sold at $20 and even $25 per hundred, and every other article of
Produce sold at the like high rates. Under
these circumstances, the man who holds wheat in Saline county, should not [be]
under the impression that he is compelled to sell at $1,50 per bushel, dispose
of it at that rate, when five bushels of his wheat made into Flour, would bring
him $30, or $40, or probably $50, if brought to this place.
The spirit of extortion lives in our midst—it waxes strong in our
highways, has its being in the great stores of the emporium, and at the little
counter of the village shop, but it is our opinion, while we deprecate the
feeling that draws its existence from the life-blood of the Confederacy, that if
one man has a right to sell his Produce or his goods, at exhorbitant rates,
wrung often from the widow of the soldier, whose soul has entered heaven through
the portals of martyrdom, that all have the same right, and that there is no
restriction.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 6, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
During the past week there has been a better supply of what there is in
the country offering, than for some time past.
Beef has been sold by the quarter at 8 to 10 cents; and some small
lots of Pork have been coming in, generally at 20 cents.
Engagements however are being made for large meat, later in the season at
12½ to 15 cents, and in some cases as low as 10 cents.
There is no scarcity of Port in the country, and the great demand of salt
will cause it to fall to a proper level. Corn
Meal is in good demand at $1 25 to $1 75 per bushel; Dried Peaches
from $3 50 to $4 per bushel; Chickens are sold at $12 to $15 per dozen; Eggs
at $1 per dozen; and Butter at 75 to $1 per pound; Flour (none
offering) at $20 to $25 per 100 pounds.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 6, 1862, p.
1, c. 1
We find the following in the East Texas Times:
A few days since a case of small-pox made its appearance in our sister
town of Rusk. The subject was
removed from the town and placed in an unoccupied house.
In a short time he died. Instead
of burying him the building was set on fire and corpse and all consumed
together.
It is difficult for us to believe that the citizens of Rusk would
sanction such barbarism as this to the remains of the dead, and we hope the
affair will receive some explanation that will relieve them from the censure
that must otherwise rest upon them.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 6, 1862, p.
1, c. 2
A Formidable Land "Monitor."—Mr. Redstone, of Indianapolis,
proposes to build, for the Government, nine "Land Monitors," or
"engines of war," to cost $900 a piece, to weigh 1,800 pounds each, 25
horse engine and all, with coal, water, ammunition, knives, &c., including
the above weight. Each to be
handled by two men; to discharge from each 10,000 shots in half an hour; to be
capable of running twenty miles an hour over any grade less than 45 deg.; to be
perfectly manageable in turning, climbing or descending; to clear more
obstructions from artillery roads than five hundred men; to reap the rebels
clear by divisions; to resist canister, grape and small shot.
The inventor (Mr. Redstone) says: "I
propose to engineer the advance car myself; to risk all the government can
risk—my life—each man in the nation can only do this. I also propose to furnish patterns of the engine, free of
cost, on our plan. Now, if any
doubt of my ability to accomplish the above, I refer them to what I have
accomplished in mechanical invention. If
any doubt of my sincerity, I can only answer I have too deep sympathy for the
cause of my country to propose anything I am not willing to execute."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 6, 1862, p.
1, c. 4
We last week published a list of the Acts passed up [to] that time.
We subjoin now, from the True Democrat, the remainder of the list:
. . .
An act to encourage the manufacture of salt, iron, and cotton cards.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 13, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
The Produce market has been better supplied this week, than at any time
this Fall. Pork has been
coming in, and going off rapidly at 20 to 25 cents; Chickens at $9 to $12
per dozen; Live Turkeys at $3 to $4 each; Butter at $1; Flour has
been offering in large quantities—on Thursday, we saw no less than five
different wagon-loads—some offering as low as $22 50 per hundred, but $25 per
hundred was the ruling price; Corn Meal, notwithstanding the immense crop
of corn that have been made, ruled at $1 75 per bushel, and scarce at that.
Salt commands $25 per bushel, or 50 cents per pound.
There is no Sugar in the city offering, but a merchant of the city
has a heavy stock purchased, which will reach him in a few days, and will be
sold at reasonable figures; Molasses, a superior article, commands $1 50
per gallon.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 13, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
The U. S. Government Military Ten Manufactory in Cincinnati, turned out
in the five days ending the 22d November, ult., an aggregate of 1,062 bell
tents, 684 wall tents and flies, 350 common tents, and 61 hospital tents.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 13, 1862,
p. 1, c. 1
An effort is now being made in this city, by the charitable ladies, to
procure a sufficient sum by subscription, to furnish the poor with salt.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 20, 1862,
p. 1, c. 2
The heavy rains in the earlier portion of the week have had the effect of
lessening the amount of Produce offering for sale in the city this week.
We have seen no Flour offering; Corn Meal is still held at
from $1 25 to $1 75 per bushel; Butter commands readily 75 to $1 00 per
pound; and Eggs are scarce at 75 to $1 00 per dozen; Chickens vary
in price from $8 to $12 per dozen. We
have heard of no Pork offering; and Beef rules at the old price 8
to 10 cents, by the quarter. Very
few Sweet Potatoes coming in—indeed, there is a general dearth of
vegetables.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 20, 1862,
p. 1, c. 2
A soldier, a citizen of Texas, writes home from camp, in Arkansas, as
follows:
"My wife writes that she has endeavored to get some wood chopped,
but could not succeed, and that in consequence she has suffered with cold.
I think it strange that where there are so many negroes no one can be
found that would spare a negro to chop a load of wood for a poor soldier's wife.
I wish you would see to this, and not let her suffer."
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, December 27, 1862,
p. 2, c. 2
Notice to Soldiers' Families.—All families of soldiers in the
Confederate service, living in Big Rock Township, who are in indigent
circumstances and need the aid appropriated by the State for their support, will
report to the clerk of Pulaski county, or before the 2d Monday in January, 1863.
1st. The name of soldier in full.
2d. County from which he
entered the service. 3d.
Reg't in which he has served or is serving.
4th. Whether in
service, dead, or discharged. 5th.
Names of family. 6th. Ages
of family. 7th.
Relationship of soldier.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 3, 1863, p.
1, c. 1
Pork has been selling generally during the past ten days at 20 to
25 cents—the butchers retailing at 40 cents.
We have not heard of any Flour offering, and Produce of all kinds
is very scarce.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 3, 1863, p.
1, c. 1
On Monday last J. D. Fitzgerald, Esq., sold a pocket of Mocha Coffee, and
several sacks of Liverpool Salt. The
coffee was bit off at $6.80 per pound—the salt at $80 per bushel. Gentlemen throughout the State, who have a surplus of these
articles would do well to make a note of this.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 17, 1863, p.
1, c. 1
Yesterday was to all intents and purposes the coldest day we have had for
several years, and we are glad to notice the fact that the Clothing Bureau was
issuing new and warmer clothing and good shoes to all of the Army that required
them.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 24, 1863, p.
2, c. 2
Destitution of Southwestern Arkansas.—An army correspondent of the
Chicago Journal, writing under date of November 19th, gives the
following gloomy picture of the state of affairs in Southwestern Arkansas:
I have just returned from a scout through the Cherokee country. You will understand our location when I tell you that we are
about one mile from the Cherokee line, sixty miles north of the Arkansas river,
near Bang's Mills. I find the
country, the whole distance from here to Tahlequah, Park Hill, and on to Fort
Gibson, one complete desolation, and still further on across the bridges, rivers
and through the whole Creek country, north of the Arkansas river, nothing
remains but one barren waste. The
country is deserted and given up to the destroyer—war.
Over seven hundred persons followed our scouts into camp, many of them
the families of absconded rebels. They
came from necessity. Starvation
stares them in the face. The few
bushels of corn that they have hid away in the cellars or garrets, for family
bread, are seized and consumed by the scouting parties of one army or the other.
This was their last hope, and when it is gone, they too must go where
they can get bread. In the vicinity of Tahlequah, the most fertile part of the
country, there cannot be found a single feed of corn. The hogs and cattle are nearly all gone, and one might as
well look in the traveled roads as in the fields for forage.
Naked and half starved children, women, White, Indian, or black, our into
our lines for bread. Bread is now
the cry. The evil genius of war has
come at last—famine. There is no
mistaking it—it is here, and these ignorant, deluded creatures are fleeing
from it as from some terrible pestilence. The
same work of destruction is going on throughout the whole State of Arkansas, and
when the two armies consume the bread, which will soon be done, her people too
must flee or starve. They have
become satisfied that to go farther South is but another step to more certain
destruction. In less than three
months the two armies will consume all the corn in the country.
The people of the free States have not yet tasted the horrors of war.
Let us hope that they never will.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, January 24, 1863, p. 2, c. 2
St. Mary's
Academy,
Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Under the Charge
of the Sisters of Mercy.
The second session of St. Mary's Academy, will commence its Academic course on the first Monday in February, 1863, charges for the various branches, as follows:
Terms:
Board and Tuition per Session of five months $100 00
Day Scholars Per Session.
First Class
$16 00
Second
14 00
Third
12 00
Fourth
10 00
Extras Per Session.
Music and the use of the Piano
$18 00
Vocal ditto
12 00
Guitar
12 00
Italian
12 00
French
12 00
Painting in Water Colors
10
00
German, Antique and Velvet do
15 00
All sorts of useful and ornamental needle-work
10 00
Leather-work, per single lesson
1 00
Washing
7 00
Physician's Fee
2 00
Stationery
2 50
Use of Bedding
3 00
All communications addressed to the
Mother Superior, Convent of Mercy,
Little
Rock, Arkansas,
January 24, 1863.
[Issues skip from February 21, 1863 to June 13, 1863.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 13, 1863, p. 2,
c. 1
Not to Be Tolerated.—It is really shameful to notice the disgraceful
manner in which some houses are treated, in which soldiers have been camped.
We hear of many complaints. Can
such a state of affairs last long without a check?
This idea of taking possession of a person's house, in the city,
destroying it before the owner's eyes, is despotic.
Well may we exclaim, "Oh, Lord save me from my friends; my enemies I
can manage." With all the
reports of the Federals destroying property in the late raid upon Alexandria, we
are told that but little damage was done. [Shreveport
News, 2d.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 20, 1863, p. 1,
c. 1
We are indebted to Mr. Navra, of Main Street, for a bottle of Lemon
Syrup—an extra fine article, which he manufactures expressly for his friends.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 20, 1863, p. 2,
c. 2
Trafficking with the Enemy—Speculation and Extortion.—The least
patriotic, and the most dangerous, sign of the times, is exhibited in the mania
which possesses a portion of our people for trafficking with the enemy, which,
more than any thing else, nay, more than all other causes combined, panders to
the malign spirits of Speculation and Extortion.
Fortunate is it for us that the great mass of our people are sufferers
and losers by the existing state of affairs; if they were gainers, all true
patriots would fervently, and from their hearts, say "Good Lord deliver
us," and the country, from—ourselves:
as it is, the good and the patriotic pray—"lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil" of becoming speculators and
extortioners, especially on the necessities of the poor, and the families of the
absent, patriot, soldier.
Our circumscribed limits compel us to allude only in the briefest manner
to the evils of which we have spoken.
Traffickers with the enemy have a direct interest in depreciating the
funds of our government at home, for the cheaper they get our funds, the more
they make in their exchange for those of the enemy.
Merchandise brought from the enemy's lines does not good to the people:
it meets not their demands and supplies nor their wants:
it comes in such small quantities as to make a luxury almost unprocurable
in its character: when brought, it
is put up at auction, where traitors and weaked-backed [sic] patriots vie with
each other in showing which attaches the least value to our currency, by giving
the most extravagant amounts of it for comparatively nothing.
A farmer or a market man comes to town and finds calicoes, which,
ordinarily, sold, in this market, before the war, at 10 to 20 cents, selling
from $3 to $5 a yard, and other things in proportion!
He buys nothing; for his wife and daughters spin, weave, and make his
clothes; he tans the leather and makes his own shoes, and, if necessary, makes
himself a cap from the skin of a coon or a fox; but though he buys nothing, he
feels justified in putting the prices of horses, cattle, beef, bacon, pork,
meal, flour, indeed, of every thing he raises or makes for sale, up to rates
corresponding with those for which merchandise sells. The consequence is, extortionate prices; sellers fill their
pockets with money; it is extorted from the necessities of the people; and is
crushingly oppressive on the poor, especially on those women and children whose
natural protectors and supporters are in the army, and defending the country
from the enemy.
Trade with the enemy has a demoralising tendency and effect, not only on
those engaged in it, but on all within the sphere of their influence. If they make money by the war, it is their interest to oppose
all things tending to peace. Besides,
its advantages are not mutual—the advantages enure to the enemy—the
disadvantages are with, and the burthens upon, our own people. We will not say
that all persons who go into the enemy's lines, and bring out goods, take the
oath to support the Lincoln government; but we believe a great majority of them
do. The Yankees are not apt to give
the monopoly of trade with us to their known enemies—such advantages are more
apt to be reserved to themselves or bestowed upon their friends.
How many traffickers with the enemy who were our professed friends, when
they had to be conscripted, deserted, and are now at Memphis in the Federal
detective police, or in other positions where they play the spy and informer on
our people?
It needs no argument to prove, to an intelligent mind, that trafficking
with the enemy is, of necessity, demoralising in its tendency.
Besides the corrupting hope of gain which always accompanies it, their
agents, pimps, and spies are admitted among us under its pretexts and pretences.
Philip, of Macedon, made it his boast that he could [illegible] any city
whose gates were broad enough to admit a mule laden with gold:
In words and practice he was a Yankee.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 27, 1863, p. 1,
c. 2
From Sevier County.—
Paraclifta, June 16, 1863.
I was delighted to greet my old friend the Gazette once more, and
although its visage is bronzed from the effects of the cruel war, yet do I find
its vigor unimpaired, and that it bids fair to long survive, dealing manly blows
of defence of the right, and against humbuggery.
Within the past week I have enjoyed an excess of pleasure. The fair ladies of Sevier had wrought with their own hands a
beautiful Confederate flag, designed for Capt. Hamilton's company of mounted
(Choctaw) Riflemen, and proposed it should be presented in due form.
Accordingly a large number of ladies and gentlemen started on Wednesday
last for the Nation, I among the rest. After
an interesting jaunt, on the second day we reached our destination,
unfortunately to find, from a misunderstanding, that our arrival was almost a
surprise, and that unless we remained several days, our mission would be in part
a failure. Not once have we
regretted our determination to remain, for the unbounded hospitality displayed
won our hearts, and caused to be treasured in their inmost recesses feelings of
the most grateful nature. All doors were opened, and the most beautiful tables spread,
that my eyes have beheld since the former times.
We spent our time in sight seeing, and learning the war dance; and
becoming acquainted with the people and their ways. Let me here render a faint tribute to my esteemed friend Col.
Pitchlynn, at whose house we made our headquarters. He is truly a gentleman of the old school, now so rare, and,
in keeping with this, exerted himself to the utmost to make us happy, and in
this was entirely successful. May
he long survive to dispense his liberal hospitality.
Saturday morning came, beautiful and inspiring patriotic thoughts, and
with it came the companies of Capts. Pitchlynn and Hamilton, all painted for the
occasion. The Choctaw ladies were
on hand in numbers, and everything wore an enlivening appearance.
We mingled among the people and smoked the pipe of peace.
About 3 o'clock the two companies filed into the play ground of the
Academy, where a platform had been erected, and in front of it arranged
themselves in double line. Their
arrival was preceded by terrific yells, which would have struck terror into the
Northern hosts, if heard. Our
ladies, stationed themselves on the platform, where Miss M. E. Davis, in behalf
of her companions, made the presentation in chaste and suitable language.
Col. Pitchlynn, using his remarkable powers of memory, immediately
translated the address, and also the eloquent speech of the Captain.
All passed off well, and we felt that we had intrusted [sic] our flag
into safe hands. I must mention its
peculiarity. In addition to the
usual thirteen stars, the last enclosed a beautiful cross and two stars to
represent the Indian delegations in Congress.
The presentation was followed by dances of various kinds, in which our
ladies and gentlemen took part, much to the delight and amusement of the
Choctaws.
When at last we were forced to leave, the two companies arranged
themselves on the sides of the road and gave us the parting salute. I believe much good will have been accomplished by this
excursion. The Choctaws said it
seemed heretofore as if we did not care for them, but that now they know better,
and feel that our cause is one. They
will fall to a man, before they surrender their flag.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 4, 1863, p. 1,
c. 3
To the Editor of the Gazette: As
newspapers are generally deemed appropriate media through which to
commune with the public and sound the alarm of impending dangers, I have
selected yours to bring notice evils and immoralities, that are rapidly
springing up in our midst and attaining such huge proportions—a moral fungi—that
something should and must be done to arrest the degrading tendency of
practice never before recognized or tolerated in a Southern community.
I have been credibly informed, by eye-witnesses, that on Sabbath last
there were some three hundred, or more of our most respectable superiors—the
darkies—assembled in one of our most public thoroughfares and almost literally
blockading it, for the purpose of running a grand quarter-race, on which large
sums of money were bet. The sable
gentry, the while, indulging in the most vociferous swearing, swaggering and
quarreling. Has it come to this,
that the white race and particularly the proud Southron, had yielded the
supremacy to the slave, and will allow him, with impunity, to desecrate
the most sacred institutions of which we boast as a civilized and refined
people?
Upon this subject it is your duty as well as mine and every other citizen
to speak out boldly and fearlessly, and seize and arrest the evil and bring masters
and slaves to condign punishment.
Vigilans.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 4, 1863, p. 2, c. 3
Wanted.
Ninety Carpenters (Ship Carpenters preferred;)
6 Blacksmiths;
6 Strikers;
6 Bricklayers.
Good wages will be paid for good workmen.
Apply to
R. P. Meads, Naval Constructor.
Box G—Post Office.
Little Rock, July 3, 1863.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 11, 1863, p. 1,
c. 1
The publication of the True Democrat has been suspended until a
supply of paper can be procured, which we hope may be in a very short time.
The numerous readers of that paper will miss and regret it, and the
country needs its services.
[Issues skip from July 11, 1863, to August 22, 1863]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 29, 1863, p.
1, c. 1
Headquarters District of Arkansas,
Medical Purveyor's Office,
Little Rock, Aug. 27, 1863.
To the Ladies of Little Rock—
The Medical Department of the Army is almost entirely destitute of
"Bandages," "Lint," "old soft rags," &c. A battle is imminent and we cannot be supplied with the
articles mentioned without your aid.
Let all who are disposed to assist in providing comforts for our soldiers
proceed at once to making bandages, collecting clean soft rags, and
deposit them with Mrs. Dr. Adams, who will deliver them to the proper medical
officers.
We are confident this appeal will not be made in vain.
J. B. Bond, Surgeon
and Medical Purveyor District of Ark.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 29, 1863, p.
1, c. 2
Defend Your Families and Homes.—Now is the time for every man who can
carry a gun to do his duty. The
enemy, numbering about thirteen thousand, are threatening the Capital of the
State. Our soldiers are brave and
true and confident of their ability to defend the place and repel the enemy.
But the stronger our force the greater are our chances for entire,
complete victory. Arms will be put
into the hands of all who will aid in the impending battle.
Let every one go who can [illegible] a gun.
The difference of a few men, on the one side or the other, may determine
a battle. In the event of disaster,
which we do not expect, how degradingly bitter would defeat be to a people aware
of the fact that the calamity was brought upon them by a failure to do their
share. And, if our arms be
successful, as we believe they will be, a citizen can leave no prouder legacy to
those who come after him than the knowledge that, in the hour of need, he did a
soldier's duty in defending the homes of women and children whose husbands,
fathers, and protectors are battling in our cause elsewhere.
Let no man undertake to fight on his own hook, but attach himself to some
disciplined organization. Let all
diffuse themselves through the different commands; Thus they may not only occupy
the space, but do the service of veterans.
[Issues skip from August 29, 1863 to May 13, 1865]