New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-27
Arkansas.


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ARKANsas q bG. lttic kuoNu sbrosd sri lass
apdeutooi From causes not easily OWNED the coun
try sn4 its inhsb,sn,. have been grossly msrePre
sen,ed snd sugulsy hsVe these nisrepreiest'iioui
bean mixed up with tru'n snd iabiH romance sni -
sty, ist fair porirsture Of either eau be found "a"
be publications OF the day Tho generality OF writer's
have siven their sketches second handed taken from
no reliable sources uutl persons at di'tsnc- have
come L. the conclusion that Arksnss 10 Only famous
Tor private btswl., cruel lynchng' and the oooie''
encounters 10 be found 10 the annals Of border warfare
Consequently they suppose the majority L, The people
10 b" ia semtbsTbsrous s'at-.
AMI yet thi, same Ssats 81 abused, sisndered snd
csrcsiUfcd In magnitude holds firth rank in thu
Uoion,-h" large snd Intelligent, population that viii
compare isv rahly with any ard 40 regards natural
advantages 10 not Whit behind the greatest Her
skies pierced be the oiscst chains OF mounii
nsvigsbe tive-, (one OF which Ia 30 miles long, and
e." whole Sssts. with ianunerabs trfhGtsfy
stresms) iutrts-ct tte county in every direction
~hr viog syringe cl-sr cool sud retreshieg, gushing
from the lip OF toe virgin rock. and sweep down ihs
siss OF thousand hills She can bOast OF every va
rtty Of climate from tha bland temperature 1t the
sunny South 10 the blting cold OF the frozen North
Il tho mos, beautiful praires richly cRrpetd with the
hn.st grasses and d1Sers In bestldering pro'uson OF
th' sweetest perfume ~ha toe wildest snd most mag
nitcenI scenery hls up the deep back ground and
ho'hes picture scarcely 10 be- surpasse d upon the
GLOBE
Toe rivers and creeks abound with hsh OF the largest
.1s ihc asyor Of some delicate enough 10 please the
ia'to OF the most fa,rdous -snt the woods. slsns
sni mountains sith Tee game easily procured and
almost within hsillng distance The greatest variety
90 fruits. vegetables and grains, msy b raised IN
abundance in this highly favored land, with but h.l
the labor and expense required In other ssst,s The
spontaneous growth Of the ye'fys md bottom lands
specially Ia the South, 10 truly wonderful and heggars
description The grapes plucked by Caleb and Joshua
ia me land Of Canaan were not more delicious than
ii which may BE- found Ia sDy quantity In the North
ard Ir'h west For many mies the tree and shrub
berry icsooned ard gsTanded with vines, on which
ham Ia ten
spreading along the borders u every winding stream
O,her susie. sre celebrated Tor lew American sta
Plies only ArksDsu car nearly supply them all. 10
her mountains and valleys III imbsJied sl kinds oi
miuefss including granite and marble of the rsrest
srd "a, 81 description. The medicinal qualities ot her
waters are equsl to soy In the world snd the HOT
Syringe only 50 mHs South west OF Liite Rock, The
Capital OF the Stat. uDriyalot. nothing can er
coed the fertility II Der and, whore they pre-
seut the moot unpr0Islng ssfccts sni though there
large tracts unt.ble and many " them At certain
seasons o. the year oyerhown YET the roser proper
10 valuable, srJrdiDg extensive ranges and lien
.sstursgs tor the numerous sheep, hOgs horses and
other stock with which the country most sbundsnuy
supplied Az h.ld for In grafton IL i,r any
other la America, with perhaps the exception OF Gall
tOrnis IL affords such Oonadess variety uat toe
stranger and foreigner at very ANAL cost, may have
their chedshed habitudes suited, aud ind pleasant
and pgreabe home IA It's bosom, where they may rsst
in peace and I've In the Tnidst of plenty.
Tsstr, fchncnent. aud good breeding, are 40 highly
appreciated and ~ generally prsctsed In Arkansas,
ia proportion q is population and years. A. In the
older aud weslthier sections OF this JOaDg Republic
But for kindness unbounded hospitality freedom from
conventional rules, ant independence OF opinion and
mauner hs citizens Of lrkansas have few Equals, and
no superi1B The honesty VI The toughest OF tbe
.lyer,igbs and tbeir high appreciation 81 honorable
conduct sud moral Integrity arc truly admirable. No
doors nor windows arc locked or barred az DighusH
scarcely any where Robberes. or cJid-bloOdcd muir
,iers are bat seldom committed. and when Outrages
Ut the kind psrpstrst1d Ihay are la the general
acrsbls the early 'euds 81 the hrst settlers, per
paiuated through their descendants but even these
are ~ rare occurrence, and are tolerated nowhere
~ithin ihs bounds of tho commonwealth. The broad
smiles sd beneficial effects of Christianity and Tenn.
perance are felt and enjoyed from Dan even unto
se-f,hebs' lmpropsr behavior a, religious political,
or iadttd a. any public gatherings 10 rarely seen Al
cAuip.neeiinss, officers are required % ks"p tho
yeAco. al stke ieel bound 10 respect the worship
Of q 3D. BY whatever denomination q ChrstsDs Il 10
conducted whether In the forest deep the city full In
iomprs OF Nature, or OF Art Knives and pistols sre
rarely worn, sad msy travel With Thousands OF
specie la his possession from one end Vt the state T.
n, other unmoested. la word, ArksHsas 10 = jewel
5ta,s Ia the rough Us true bat no lees valuable
on that sccognt