Washington telegraph., 1850-11-20
oorrespondenoeoft the Telegraph.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. IL, 1850.
The past week has been busy one, for beth
citizens and strangers in town. The Grand Lodge
of Free Masons have been busy celebrating
scheme for educating the young men of our State;
and unless many of its friends are sadly mistaken,
the effort Of the Masons promises more for the
good of the State than the abors Of their eontem-
poraries of the General Assembly. The Masons
intend establishing College, at which q thorough
education may be obtained. They believe, and
wisely too, that Arkansas boys ought to be edu-
Gated in Arkansas;-here their homes-their
interests-their future-their glory. This work
should now begin; it has been put off too long
sons abroad to be educated-who have had them
returned to them after several years, at an I'M
mense ontlay in cash, oDly to find that habits Of
dissoluteness have been contracted, which send
their sons to swift death and their own hearts to
sorrow. say, only let these parents be listened
to, and the argument is complete. Give US Ar
kansas schools for Arkansas pupils, and we have
a community that is organized. Success to the
school, then.
The Message of the Governor you must have
seen and commented upon ere this 1t is rank
poison upon the Banks, the Distribution law, and
A. E. Thornton. The last most beautiful SUBJ
ject for an Executive Message However, tastes
do differ. But why does the Governor indulge in
ill., natured feelings at Thornton, now that he is
out of reachl 1t was known that Thornton had
done all this wrong before he left, and this very
Governor it is also said, was cognizan of the facts
Why then did he not have the fellow arrested and
brought to trial. If guilty of what his Excellency
charges, he should have been sent to the Peniten-
tiary, and the Government officers of this State,
and the Governor at their head. ought to be held
to strict accountability. If Thornton is not
guilty as alledged, his Excellency is sanderer,
and most mean one too, for he official place
to utter his tremendous assertions against man
residing in a distant land. For one, have some
little curiosity to know exactly how this thing was
brought about. Thornton's crimes were publicly
known long before he left here, and no effort was
made to arrest him. / see how it is. The times
havo changed. 1t used to be said that "charity
covered multitude of SIM" Now it should read.
l do hope that his Excellency can explain all this.
for indeed his Message, a whole, il needed by
the assembled WISDOM" is calculated for great
good.
This Legislature like all its predecessors, seems
Of superior men-an improvement upon
the Iast--so say the lookers-on of the lobby. One
thing strikes me very forcibly-there are some
very young looking faces in both houses May
their minds be more mature than their faces would
Indicate. The presiding officers Of each body are
men of fine appearance. Mr.. Hampton, President
of the Senate, has clear head and an honest
heart, and though ddident aud even bashful
man, carries on business with ease, method, and
rapidly. Mr.. FIournoy, Speaker of the House,
is chvalrous of; band looking man, and should
think mpulsveIy prompt-in his habits of business
Both houses are fully organized and working
ahead--to what end, we shall see.
REPUBLICAN.