Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-07-22

A. Y ell are expected at this place, time dur
ing the ensuing week, and citizens will tender
them the hosptalites of the town.
The Crops.-Ae learn from a gentleman, whose
opinion and judgment can be relied upon, that thu
crops of Cotton Corn, Wheat OATS Potatoes and the
Gfasses &C., in this county are more promising th
year, than have been known for many years. So much
Tor our farmers devotng their attention Agriculture
as q science.
We received by yesterdays mail, the Nashviie Gag
ricuturist" for this month. it is filled with
ful to Farmers, Gardeners, and Breeders, from
which we will give copious extracts in our next.
We indebted to the poltsness of Major Jno Hen.
ry OF this place. for New Orleans pers of the 9th ns,
from which we learn that armistice s agreed upon
between Mexico and Texas 1t is opinion that Ii
will not lead to permanent peace between these
tries Mexico has only availed herself of the pressing
opportunities of the British Minister, and has merely
"let 60 to take fresh hold" Santa Anna does not
abandon the hope of recovering Texas he avoids eve
~ thing like acknowledging that country as an indie.
pendent nation. And from all that we can CLEAN we
are satisfied that Texas will have occasion to thank
the British Government for its kind interference That
naagnanmous nation is Influenced by hope of carry
ing out her two darling schemes. viz of compelling
Texas to pay portion of the Mexican national debt
due TO British subjectsand to abolish the
OF slavery within the limits of Texas. When has Eng
aad ever been known to interfere in the affairs of other
nations for mere humantys sake? She has always
some remote interest policy stake in all the games
she plays.
We refer our readers to Gen. Houston's proclamation
which will be found in another column Of o-days
Theatrical.-The Dykes Aoated past our town with
all their stock, men, women, horses, Dogs &c in a
Broad Horn. They hailed by one of our Sbcrfs.
invited to land and requested to hand over some dues
10 the town for licenses &C., which they forgot to set
tie when they left but he current was too md
they could not make landing. Let them ..aoat on
We only hope that when they turn their course in
this direction, that they will take passage in the kind
OF craft they are now aboard Of
great calf.-A short horned Durham calf forr
months old. raised by J. A. Scott ESQ., of this county
was weighed in the of several of cur citizens
on Saturday last. and found to weigh a02 pounds.
Our mails from the east teen with accounts of
Perpetrated against good morals and the weaker sex
we hardly open newspaper from that land of ..good
morals and "poished society," but what we are greet
cd by notices of rapes, seductons and
long police reports, detailing particulars of murders
robberes and villanes, disgusting to the reader and
disgraceful to the communities where such crimes ire
generated.
These remarks are called from US by the frequent
noces that we see in the eastern papers, of morals in
Arkansas, who delight in, and make it a business to
remind US uncouth denzens of the prares and the for
est OF our rude and state whilst il ia no.
rorious that the in that land almost become
mere chronicers of crmethe dockets in their courts
are filled with criminal cases. and their ails and peni
fentariss are crowded with convicts Never an f,v
however so light in its nature occurs in this State bnt
1t hnds It's way in an exaggerated orm to the preiu
Dice OF our young and sng State into is ba
ed about IN the papers of the East and who by edo
rial remarks, unblushngly call the attention of their
readers to these affairs, as though they crimes to
which they were entire strangers at the same time
their columns are filled with accounts of crimes that
are committed in their land that exhibits deprayed
state OF morals that yet cannot be fastened upon
Arkansas These papers filled with notices of the
" worst side of the picture but never favorable men,
ton made of the bright side We no notice taken
of the iberaty and hospitality of our popuation-of
the chValric spirit of the and amable and chast
department of the women-where the lords Of crea
ton" wage not upon the weaker sex nor turn from
their doors the houseless wanderer-where the easv
creditor never grnds down the poor debtorwhere the
young men are ever ready to be made convenience of
to their friends and at all times to their
enemies that we cherish schools, and encourage the
spread Of religion that friends to good morals
We never see favorable notice taken of our mild and
healthy climate, fertile SOIL inexhaustible stores
Of minerals, navgablo rivers and other great at
fractions.
And we paned 10 that the presses of our State
never show proper spirit in repellng these lbcous
assaults upon society in Arkansas. They allow these
obnoxious the rounds the
world, without saying but little in contradiction ex
PLANTATION, or justification, and thus, by their silence
acknowledge the justice of these assaults But this
not all they not only relax in this duty which the
owe 10 the State, and its citizens but some endorse the
correctness of these paragraphs, BY republshng the
same We feel State pride in public men--their
conduct standing and character reflect upon State
Arkansas is not SO lost to pride Of character morals
and integrity, but what she is particular in the selec
tion of her public in this she
influenced by the moral worth. integrity. and eminent
public services Of the individuals upon whom she con
fers her honors An assault made upon our public men
stab at the dignity and reputation of the State
which should be rebuked upca the threshold By our
press.
The SBritish.--The acts and affairs of this Empire
AZ TINS nme occupy the attention of the whole civz
ca world. her grasping ambition, her daring outrages
upon the rights Of weaker na tim. and ber