The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-13
Written for the Banaer.l
 ARk NSAS:
Misrepreseaiaiions = Sad-C Climate - Predictions
 SccHery- Character ef the Peepie. 5e Sc.

| | SccHery- Character ef tAe Peopie. 9c Sc. l ARkAvsAs is but H,tle known abroad. aud les, l understood. From causes not easily divined the country and its inhabitants have been grossly nis- represented, and 90 snguafly mixed up with truth and fable, romance reality that no fair pefrai- ture of either can be found tn lhe publications of the day: he gea ray of writers have given their sketches secORd-banded-takeB from no feIia- bic source until persons at distance have come to the conclusion tAat Arkansas is only famous for private brawls, cruel lyncngs, aad the b0oAicst cHcoantCIs 10 be uHa in the annals ol border war fare, Consequently, they suppose the majority of tue people 10 be (, seDli- -baTbaTOGs stlte "ial( horse, half aIigasr, sud shadGcr at the thought of an Arkapsian, whem they fgnFe to themselves as armed to The tee,h, bIistling with knives and pis to.s; else ISilicklng, GaTe devil sort Of per sonage made uP Of ignorance, eoasssness. bo1east and folly. Education, refinement, and indeed every thing of the kinG, they take for granted an- known 10 these semi barharaBs, and settle d1wn under the firm conviction that Arkansas Is the least and last of the mighty brotherhood of stars mbich adorn the standard sheet of American glory
 A nd yet this stms State, so btsely abused, slan- dered and caricAurcd, iu magaii1de ranks nlih in the Uuion,-has large and intel igent population that will compare favorahiy with any. and, gurds natural advantages, is not a whit behind the greatest Her skies pierced by the ioiies chains Of mountains, s,-nay igable rivers tone ot which is 2,j0o miles long and crosses the whole State, with innumerabie itutary streamsl iBtersect The coun try in every eitecton; while millions of springs clear the azure of heaven, sad cool ana reiresh ing the dew from crystsie ve-gush from the lip of the virgin rock, and sweep dowu the sides of d thousand hilis She can boast ef every~Variety of climate, from the soil biand temperature of le sunny south to the biting csd Of the frozen north, of the most beautiful Pairies, richly cArpeIed with the haest grasses, ans fiewerS in bewidering profasiOn Of the sweetest psrtume and Ioveier than st. .s.t. gueen,-w while the widest and most magnificent scenery fills up the back gDund, and furnishes picture scarcely 10 be surpassed upon the globe. The rivers aud creeks abound with hsh ot tlie laf- gcst size, the flavor of som being delicate enough tO please inc appetite of te most fistidious gUur mand,-a the woois glt1s, and mountains with choice game, easily procued, and almost within hating distance The gralest variety of fruits, vegetables, and grain may k raised in abundance, in this highty favored IaBd with but half the labor and expense required in o,ler States. The spon- taneous growth of the vaiirs and bottom afsds, especially in the sou h. is truly wonderful and beg gdIs description. Tue grapes pluck ed by Caleb and Joshua in the land oI Canaat, were not deli cons than those which may b found in any qaan- fifty in the north and north-w For many miles ihe trees aud shrubhery fesboncd and garisnded with vines, on which they hang ia tempting clus- Iers, crowhing the hilis, and sreadlng along the borders of every winding stresI. Other states are
  kansas can nearly sapply thenGa In Hs noun tiihs and ya,rs he nbedded aA kinds of minerals, inctudHg granite aud mare o inc rarest and ii nest description he medicinal qualities of her waters are equal |" any in the woria; and the Hot Spring, only 10 mss sonth-west of Little Rock tue capi- tdi oi the State, are unrivaed Nothing eau ex- cced the fertility ot her iands even where they pre- sent the most nnpramisiug sa,.ssts, and than gi. there are large tracts unullabe and many of them at certain seasons oi tie year overhowR, yet the greater portion Is valuable, aifotding extensive raSlcs and rich Pasturge for the numerous sheep, hogs, horses, and other stock, with which The try is abundsn,ly supplied. As A field for imigra- ton, H lar exceeds any other in America, with per l hars lie exception of California It affords such < bOundrss vaJiety tha the stranger and foreigner st very small cost may have their cherished habi-
 udes suited aud iinS pleasant and agreeable home | u its bosom. where they may rest in peace, anG l live in the midst of slenty.
 l Taste refinement, and good breeding are as highly appreciated, and as generally praetised, in Arkan- sas, in proportion to it's population and years, in the older and wtalthier sections of this young re. public. But, for kindness, unboundcd hospitality
 freedom from conventional rules, and independence af opinion aud manner the citizens of Arkansas | have few equals anC no superors. The honesty oi the toughest of "tle soyereigns," and their his II appreciation of honorable conduct and moral utee- ! rity, are truly admirable No doors nor windows l are locked or barreda nghtfa scarcely anywhere Robberies. cold heod-d murders are hui seldom committed; and whtn outrages of IIc kiud are per
 petfated, they are n the general traceable to the early feuds of the fist settlers, perpetrated through | their descendants But even these are of rare oc curence, aud are tolerated. no where within the 1 hounds of the commonwealth. The broad smiles
 snd beneficial effects of christianity and iempe, rance are felt and enjoyed " from Dan even untc Beersheba." Improper behavior, ut religious DO
 iii'ca ar indeed at aar public gatherings, is rarely seen. Al camp meetings no officers required tt Keep the peace as all aise feel bound 10 respect tn,
 worship of God, by whatever denomination o
 christians it is conducted. in the forest deep. tho city fnll. in the temples of nature, or oi art Pis- | tols and knives are rarsiy woru, and one may tra vel, with thousands d specie in his possession alone and anarmed. from one end of the StaIe tC | Inc other, unmolested
 In word, AREASs,s is jewel of State, in ,h, 1 rough, lis true-but no less valaabe in that sc count Besides, she k ut this moment, being sub Jected To searching proces, that is bound ereong 1 to bring ont into boii and strong relief the mos brilliant points of he- character and sstonish tn world with the fuI-orbed bfigntncss of her rtsiug 1 More anon OBSERVER | Ctarksviie, Ark., Oc, isi9.