Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-05-31
HuNrsvILbE, Madison County Ark, I
Aluy IL, lS45.

Messrs. Editors :--l hayo now been traSei'
in, in YOUR upper counties forming the rich back
country, about which the Arkansas lnellgen.
cer," once made so great parade, several weeks.
have been pretty strict observer-and now
sea rceIy know whether TO praise or condemn--
TO speak encouragingly or discouragingy To-
those who desire heal,hful region for location.
The natires made short crops last year, and corp
for travellers is scarce, bearing tho higl price OF
forty cents per pushe This is considered a
prea, hardship by those who have TO buy, not
wilhs,a ndng many Of them may have gwen
dollar per bu-hel, in their dear "na!vo lands. =
Bacon is also unusually scarce--so much so that
a good farmer in this neig ighborhood considers II n
great hardship 10 find about half his supply alb.
stracted in ono night. The whole noighborhood
sympathsed wit, him. and the poor devil who bor-
rored it from sheer necessity Is now candidate
for the vacancy from this county caused by the
Executive ccmency OF Gov. Adams.
A good deal may be said in favor of the morals
of these supper dggIngs," only about seventy.ti'o
indictments having been preferred at the present
riding in the counties Of Newton, Marion and
Carroll. This is fine field for criminal Law.
yers of rare talents, and it is only occupied by
few. The nha bllants also show high value for
character, as every calendar is crowded with SLAM
der suits. do not rotate these things by way Of
dispa rn cement, but as an evidence that grand u.
rors do their duty and the community set high
value upon reputation.
Much has been done by the revival preachers,
and in many neghborhoods you will find one
half The inhabitants belonging to somo of the
churches. The reformations in some instances
have been of those who had been any thing but
promising CHRISTMAS
There also appears to be more evidence of in.
dustry and perseverance among the farmers than
could be found some years ngo. Still there is no
concentration upon any article OF cxport-any
thing which can promise pcrmanenco and wealth.
The whoie back country is susceptible of grow.
ing wheat, cotton or tobacco; but until ther is
concentration upon the one or the other Of those
as slapIe-lhe inhabitants here cannot promise
themselves weaIth--aor can your merchants
hope TO build upa city. This back country is
capable OF supporting population. which would
very soon make Van Buren great commercial
point. But the whole country is yet in its infancy
and laborIng under great Disadvantages. Good
! schools are very s'arce and the settlements often
too sparce and the inhabitants too poor TO eml
teacher. The inercommunication BY mail is
wretchedly deficient, and the circulation of news-
papers is small indeed. Some naighhorhoods, it
IS true, are overcoming every difficulty and have
established excellent schools in some of tho coun.
Iies-but these are few and far between.
Now in order to secure the permanent prosperity
OF the country you men Of the press have great
task TO perform. You have first TO obtain very
general circulation for Your papers; to do which
desirable thing two requisites arc necessary. be-
get general taste for readmg. and moro exten.
Sive mail facilities. Then unfold the advantages
,La l.
universal spirit of industry. Unfold the many
inducements to capitalists to come these regions
and engage in agriculture and manufactures
and last. though not least, level one hail the noun
talns and thus fill up half the valleys.
All this you viii sny is n Herculean task--but
rocoIIect that you arc young and full of energy.
and application it is sal can remove mountains.
Those who really desire the prosperity Of Van
Buren, will no doubt Join you in tho noble entor.
prise, and North Western Arkansas may ye, be-
come great country.
have already run ou. these remarks to too
gre at len Ih VERiTAS.
J-Laie and Important from HnWi-Throughl
the Mobile Advertiser we have important ad.
vices from Hayri, brought BY the brig Orbit.
from Kingston, jamaica. Tho British schooner
of war Pickle, which arrived at Kingston on the
%ou uT, from fOrl'au'frInce, reports the deaih OF
President Guerrer. 1t is also stated tha, Gen.
Pero, a General of Division and relative of the
late King Charles Chrislophe, has been elected 10
the Presidential chair. Of the new President nd
tho state of affairs in Hayti, the Times rem,rks
Plerot, who WIS conmaudnnt of Cape Haitien
under Guerrier, is an African! He is said to be
of an ausIere and tyranncaI, if not sanguinnry
character. PresdcE, Boyer, it is said, looked
upon him rs one of those members Of a community
who arc neither 10 be favored nor injured with
safety. and he therefore allowed him to remain in
the same situation and rank as he was in at the
lime Of the death Of Christophe, his palron.-Pic.
Naral.-The L. S. ship Levant, s,ore.ship
Relief. and schr Shark were at CaIlao Jan. IS
all well.
The U. S. frigae Rnritnn and brig Bainbridgo
were at Rio March 18th.
The U. S. ship Boston was at Montevideo
March lst.
The U. s. ship Warren sailed from Honolulu
on the 18th Dec. for Mazatlan.
1t is rumored that tho frigato Macedonian. Just
returned from Africa TO New York, has bet or.
dered to join the squadron in the Guf.-Pic.