Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-08-30

,hsv would seud TO Mexico lad lorse, suincens ri
,e.;., complete conquest, BY patriotic army nov
,.,Is 10 xoluu,eer at any ,omept, md marehaetsss
,.a p,,ir;s, Half the able bodied r,en p The Mss-
mi valley would be glad to receive an order 70 a
to ihe cl,yof Mexico to-m,fsoss. -
some have supposed, ,lat Mczeo easalated upon
.npovance 10 our Western froucr By ,h aid Of
indian allies In this surr she counts i'hoa'
reckoning wish her host ILL.,,
The Indians are more intelligent calcuietqS 'nan
tbc aiexieans. They will not o'y ioFesee ~
which would await their adherencr toa ioi
zion a.: bat they can easily count the advs hsagss
,,sm.e,ye. under our standard Nothing would %
more acceptable to the civilized border trees' tnan
to ransack Mexican cities and q errun the
C.fornias. And il the Mexi,ans cannot tcsist Tier
own domestic Indians who commit daily ineursiohs'
with immunity what resistance could they make to tue
Cbiekasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Chcrokees and Shaw
nees? --.ti - =
Nor do we fear serious detrimcnt to our commerce
Indeed there is not the least danger, unless il be from
European ships, hosting the Mexican flag, and acting
under letters of Margue from Mexico The hosting
of few crews to the yard arm, would soon pat stop
to such puny annoyanccs -4.- -. s...
And should Mexico be joned by Great Britain, will
aict with US. The lesson OF Two wars would not be
forgotten; and armies would have nothing to lear
in the end. Mech as such war might be dePlored,
ret il nigh, be salutay lesson to the foolish who are
eternally aping every thing European. We haze not
now time for farther speculation; butwe may win
confidence assert that Government Will not, un'
der any emergency find efficient soldiery than
our Western rihemcn.
TENNESSEE ELECTIONS.
The returns from this State leave no doubt OF the
election Of Brown for Governor, beating EPhtaIm II.
Foster the most popular whg in that State The re-
turns show gain of six democratic Representatives,
and loss of one; the Nashville uni,n. however
thinks That there is tle doubt Of majority for the
democrats in the Legislature The returns SO far shoy
gain for Brown Of 1888 votes and lossof ass votes
in 10 countess and majority of 664 in l6 other count
ties counting all of gains and agains
these making in gains and majorites l6ll over Fos-
ter The papers in sone Instances give the niaorities
and in others the gain over the last elections aud u is
difficult to arrive at the precise state Of Che polls
enough, however, is known to place the election Of
| Brown beyond all doubt.
Tie Navigation ot 1rkansas Rirer.-Some'
time since We had occasion to speak of The inn
mense number of snags. and other upedlmenis
in this river; at the lime calling upon The rest Of
our brethren Of the press to join US in asking Of
Congress tie employment of ! competent force
with means TO improve IL. We have not seei
anything from the Arkansas press upon the sub
ject and arc led to believe thatit is subject Of
but Inlle importance 10 them; but the N. 0. Bull
letin notices the neglect of Congress, in the i'm
pru,uuont of tiue western, ,raerr, ea1 ee alton,
lion 10 the subject. We ttank the Bulletin for
coming 10 our aid when all others stood aloof.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
The inaitention of our government TO The in.
proycmenl of navigation in our Western rivers,
and The reluctance with which appropriations to
to that purpose are made, arc very just y sub
iect Of remark and complaint. Millions Of dol.
lars arc expended on tho Atlantic coast, and when
an appropriation is asked for tho iiarJofs aud
streams in that direction, the public money is law
ishcd without stint. Why Should mol sllc same
liberality be extended to the great West! Is not
the Improvement of our Western streams as i'm
porlan. 10 the commerce and navigation of the
nation as that of the Eastern ports and harborsi
In the distribution of such benefits, the general
government should moi be guilty of fayori.lsn.
These remarks are suggested by The complaints Of
the Arkansas laicIgencer, respecting the deplo.
rable stale of The navigation OF that river. For
the wan, Of public appropriations for clearing ii
odt, the Arkansas remains in its natural state
From the number ofimpedimenis, sieamhoais are
compelled TO by every nigh, ,and tho running.
even in daylight is extremely dangerous. In ma
ny places lhe snags are so numerous as 10 render
tbe passage of a ste:Gler between them difficult
utri mzardeuss AS W5gn. be expected under
such circumstances, manfb bccidcn,shapp and
valuable boats and cargoesare lost. There can
be no apology for such gross ne2xet on the part
of the government. Tho watos of the Arkan-
sas are navigable by steamers thousand miles,
draining fertile lands of an immense c1iea,, that
arc fast becoming covered by the teemiHg populaS-
ton of the West. A navigation reaching 50 n =,
into the interior Of our great Continent certainly
deserves some palronagca at the hands Of Congress,
and We trust another session will not pass away
without a liberal appropriation for tic improve.
ment of the Arkansas.
For the Atka.sas Intclligcncor
No. 8.
TEXAS AND ARKANSAS.
BY W.