Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-15
WAsnrNoroN COUNTY, ARK, Decembs.
GEM. GEO. w. CLARKE,
Editor Van Buren TnteHigerce.

oubt as many others. have been devis;oN
nd means in my mind, for Arkansas IA 8 q ''y
interest Of her State debt. Some month, -!
o,iccd list Of the States that paid tho in,o' @u
heir Indebtedness, and those that did NOT
,ained to notice our State was one Of the t,a
delinquent Suites. Now, If our people do ~,
heir stumps, through their stumpsoe,kosS
yislators, and Governor, we shall belbe vos,s
State 10 commence paying our inioroa IN.
seem to think we never will or ought n
This is all nonsense. other States win IN
and will Arkansas De alone delinquanr, Or d M
present generation pass off, leaving deh orL
for their children TO pay2 These things cor.
should not, be; let US pay or provide wsys -
it, so our children can redeem tie credit ~ |
kansas.
Suppose plan is suggested, by one 10,
in each county, published in every Dewso.
throughout the State-let these plans 90 bsf
the people they will set their wits 10 Sork i
by the next session Of the Legislature, lhe Re-
sentatives will fall upon the " uodus operan
to get US out of debt, or pay the interest, vb;c
all tho capitalists of Europe wis.
Suppose State Geologist wasomploye1oll
to light the mineral wealth Of thisSlae. bov !
'i'-0'a c =, 0o"'a he point cut 10 the minerir,bo
| year OF his researches3 7 Q. Us soppose ~
gagged years at $1,000, or say Sl00Oo /
years' labor, wha~would be the resulll ~
no doubt find five million, and perbaps ION
of dollars worth of mineral and bon =
Legislature employ an Agent 10 reside :
York or New Orleans at s. 900 per anu
double that sum, to solicit Foreign Fmin
to our State; would not this agent in all mai.
obtain one thousand people 10 settle in m,
and perhaps ten times this number bv
these laborers into our mines, and opr a..
wheat fields? Would they not in five vo,.'
duce five million of dollars worth. q, ra
double that amount? For il is now cs,,p;
we have silver, iron, lead, and copper Az
coal, marble, and no doubt, salt in oh,,
and some think, gold. Is there not eno,,b
raj lying within 20 feet the surface oIS.
to pay the interest Of our State debit
pay tho principal, and ten times IS much.
the miner for digging. Would this, or Va
not, lead 10 an increase OF taxable properly
State? Would there notSsoon be an ipaov
| pulotion? Would not they bring wealth with
They would enhance the value of our
| lands, by consuming the breaG d meat,
years, the poll tax would be $1,000 NOR
il is now the tax on their property would be
! 600 at least, and would add 10 the value Of
500, 900 more. which is fifty THOUSAND, te
piled to payment of interest on State debt.
| am surprised that any man sane or
should say that Arkansas canno! eve, pa
State debt She has large territory orr
capable of supporting five million of people
mineral wealth worth as much as that Of
Britain-next to California, believe, ihs
of any part of the United States.
/ hope, Mr.. Editor, that others may exnres}
feelings in regard 10 this subject, through ii
dunn Of your increasing and spirited Jour
| mean spirited in improvements of the 81
encouragement 10 the people 10 be "uP and
while 1t is called to-day. -. -
! <S.x'sNs T4sb.-The .foIlaA -
sis NsrsYofk H6roidscrN q
M besinsk :-4Nueh' aga at ,svs n 4
/" got into The pa IRIS y,fiufts q. ~ is,o.
enIage the Swedish Nightingale ioAmsi
U'a Philadelphia Inquirer of yesierdy, end
gef of this morning. II has been s,fed lhd
ogmt is here, and that have oiferedh her S5
fortwo hundred nights, &c. | wo,Id nv
iefed Keeping this subject out of the pubic
forthe present; but since it is broache. II
erpneous in its most important particulars
lese 10 correct il.
ST. Jenny Lind has sent no agereTo An
bu have sent two TO her, one orwhom
rotrned from an interview with her, and
goe 10 meet her in Stockholm with my prd
"a. As regards terms: understand
liee that Mr.. Knowles, Manager Of the Mari
Thatre, who engaged Jenny Lind TO sin
proincial towns of Great Britain, paid he
steying per night. | understand, also, tha
nohnusual thing for MIR, Lumley, Direct
Qeen's Opera in London. TO receive + 1.
$4,000 sterling on Jenny's nights II Is u
thsefore, TO suppose that could expect 70 h
ha 200 nights for $50, ,000-only $3.50 p Il
Now, the truth is, hare offered her tG h
hS amount per might, besides paying the
fron Stockholm, and during her engages
heself and companion, hnancer
ha father,) and two servants, also placif
riise always at her disposal, and payn2
description of expense attending the conc h
opras in which she may sing; and hav \
to place 100000 sterling in tho hand y
baker in London, to secure the ful6llma
PROPOSITION. am by no means cerias II
cohing, even al the offer made; but il AZ b,
man supposes there is CANNON in thi| i,
ant that a less compensation would lndn /,
visit America, hereby pledge nay hol'f IA
bonls to any amount, whenever GALLO ds
give any person $50 for oycry Sl0o i
| that he will obtain her services for NJ IL
$lt00 per night, besides all the expas d
nanhd. Truly, yours, p. /. k(
AMERICAN MUSEUM, III
Friday Erening, Nov. 8, lSiS. IA
Atlantic and Pacific Rail-road.- 4
of Memphis have enthusiastically ado< Is
| nrnrossd hxf,nf,f f,ike Of our city, forsE II