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! CTS, would be obtained, who, in protecting 5iie interior from hostile aggressons, would pc, at the slnie time, protecting their homes and iresldes. Such population would be admlrably calculated to give security and safety to border people, such as we are.- Let us hasten, then, to make an effort in fa- Vor of this highly meritofious portion of our community, before tae opportunity to serve i them Is iost

 From our exposed situation, it is all-impor- tant tn lt we should have the tneaas Of arfflfI1g and equipping for the field, d large militil force, at moments warning. With this view, would su sgest the pro 3riety Of peti- tonlng Congress for the establishment of two Arsentls, under the protection of battalion efthe United sssttats,s' troops one ut tue 5ett lofGovernment, and the other upon our west ern boundary; and that they may be amply supplied with all the munitions of war. It Is the policy of the government to keep t force Tn the indian country for the purpose of pre- serving peace among the various indi ln tribes, and so long as this is considered to be a necessary precautionary measure, we an- not hope that the whole military force, as- signed to the protection of this section of the Union, will be stationed upon our bordef.- ct, exposed as we are, to external if not in- ternal danger, the means of preparation and defence should be placed within our reach; and 1t IS therefore hoped, that respectable force will De stationed within our limits and the means of arming and equipping our mi. iftia afforded Us by the national government

 To this end, also, the organization of our mi | lltia should be particularly attended to, and such encouragement given to military drill. and the qualification of the mil tia for service, us viii III ike them sure and safe defence Tn case ot necessity,

 The practice of carrying arms, in com munlty Ill which arms are not universally worn, places the peaceable and unarmed ci- tizen completely in the power of an armed adversary. Those individuals who never % out, unless they are armed, would be eonsid- cred as seeking an advantage highly dishon- orable, If the practice of wearing deadly wea- pons had not so long prevailed amongst us. This practice has been the cause of much blood-shed in Arkansas, and has greatly in- lured the character of this Territory abroad. Public sentiment ought therefore to be en- listed against 1t. And l have no doubt, but that legislative resolution, denouncing the practice, as highly improper, and such as ought not to be tolerated in a civilized com munity, would induce our chiyalrous young men, with one accord, to abandon the prac- tice altogether. My objections, when acting Governor, in } 1853, to what l consderd to be the unlawful expenditure of the fund arising from the sale of the ten sections of land, ''granted to this | Territory for q public building at Little 1 Rock, not having been placed upon eae Journals of the last session of the General Assembly, have to request that ny letters upon that subject may be spread upon the Journals of this session.

 Seven hundred copies of the Digest of the Laws, completed under the superintendenee of my predecessor in office, bave been depo= sited in the Secretary office, and are subject to the order of the Legislature.

 l have waited Gov. Pope's arrival. for

 information as to the situation of the ten section fund, the thousand acre fund. the school fund, and the saline fund. Upon lis arrival, full information on these subjects shall be communicated.

 Invoking upon yourdel the smiles ot kind Providence, you have my ardent desire that all your lets nay rebound to tle peace and happiness ef aaf fell0W-citizens. and the prosperity and glo y of oIf common country. WI. ;. FULTON

 Lh.e Rock, oc, 5tA, 1885

 The Council then adjourned to their own Chamber, when the President announced ihe following standing committees, viz:

 On Ways and Means. Messrs. Bean, Bradley, Kelly, and Clark Of Carroll.

 On the Judiciary. Messrs. Brown, Lat temore. Mckane, Thornton, and Moore.

 On Elections. Williamson, Crofts. l Kuykendal, Patrick, and Taylor.

 On the Militia. Wolf, lizard, Mills and l Buzzard.

 On Memorials. Clark of Chicot, Jud- kins, Lafferty, Tidwel, and Bean.

 Joint Committee on Auditor and 'Frea- surer's Books. Ringgod, McKane. Iz- ! ard, Young and Moore.

 Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills. l smith, Pilman and Wilmington.

 On motion of Mir. Rnggod,

 Resolced, That the Secretary be instruct ed to procure the printing of 1900 copies of the Governors Message for the use of this 1 House.

 On motion of Mr. Clark of Chicoi,

 ResoIued, That the Secretary of the Le- glslative Counci! procure the printing of number of copies of the Bills and Joint Rules of this General Assembly, sufficient for the use of lhe Legislatiye Council.

 MT. Wolf submitted the following

 Resolved, Ina; the two houses meet on to-morrow at Il o'clock, to elect public | printer, and that the house of representa- lives be asked to concur therein-which ! motion lies one day on the table.

 On motion of Mr. Moore, the resolution