Washington telegraph., 1850-11-06
Far the Tele graph.
Llrr1.s Rock. Nov. l, 1850.


The members of both houses are beginning TO
arrive, and the city wears an unwohicd appear
ance of life and animation. But the most striking
feature yet apparent is the innumerabe candidates
for the various places of clerks, secretaries and
doorkeepers of the houses. Success for each Is
expected, and disappointment 10 many will be the
result. The wire workers are busy at planning
the succession in the Congressional representation.
Doubtless some patriotic citizen can be induced to
accept.
Among the measures beginning to claim atten-
ton, is the distribution of the Internal improve
ment fund. There two sets of opinions: One
is. that the fund be split into inconsderable sums
and be disposed of in the respective countess inde-
penden,ly Of any other consideration. Many seem
10 think this idea the most popular. The other
opinion is that the whole fund should be concen-
trated upon one point, and carry forward one per-
manent and useful work. This opinion is daily
gaining strength, and from extended observation
aud inquiry, believe is to-day the most popular
notion. The facts once considered will make II
popular: though the croakers and small spectators
maintain the other idea. ~>F
What are the facts! Arkansas is great coun-
try of land and navigabIe streams. What does 1t
most need2 Increase Of population that will work;
and tho most valuable population is that winch
must work for its support, and these are loo poor
to pay steamboat fare, and if they come at all
must come by land They cannot come without
an accessible road al all seasons Of the year
Such road we have not, nor can have except at
some expense. But will the internal improvement
fund build that roadl Yes. it will certainly DO
it if applied with decent economy. But, says
Sharper, "where will you build it? If you VIII
build it from, Memphis to Little Rock, by way Of
Eock Roe, l am for it, Another says build from
Memphis r;a Anderson's Blufs-anoher says TO
Ba,esvIie-another to McNultys Bluhs-another
10 Fort Smith, and some to place and some
to another, and each one seems bent on having
his own way or preventing all other ways Is
This the part of reasonable and rejecting Inen2
Clearly not.
Meanwhile the road to some point is absolutely
indisp, iisable What shall be done then? Let
Little Rock, and all the rocks. and towns, and
spectators 60 TO the dogs, where they are ali Last
hurrying Build good road across that great
swamp to the high lands west of White river,
and let the towns build their own roads, If they
will. The emigrant is the one u be invited and
helped--let the towns help themselves. The
thing is perfectly easy. road from any acces-
sble point on the Mississippi into the State gives
the elnigrant chsice 10 60 where he pleases, and
invites men to come along and look al us, and
see what sort of country we have
Your section needs, and will soon have, good
road from Gaines' Landiag to Washington or
Fulton, perhaps only to Camden. Such road
or one across White river from Memphis, would
double our population in four years, and these
things are near being begun. Men are beginning
to find out that party spiri: aud party quarrsling
and bickerng, DO little else than mpoverish a
country; and they have been in name, so an
they in fact trying to become really and truly
PEPIJRIJCAM