Washington telegraph., 1850-10-09
For the Telegraph

For the Telegraph.
-li LITTLE Rock, Oct. !, 1850
The latest news have from the capital is,
that Congress to have adjourned the last day
of september. Whether it did SO, the mails, when
they come, will in the course Of few months
probably inform US. Matters are sadly out OF
joint nowadays. The mails are so slow that their
contents are almost spoiled when they reach US.
and the trouble lies chiefly within this State.
There is no reliable line Of communication over
which the mails can be transported, or that people
can travel unless at great hazard and ruinous
expense. -
This is all wrong. The remedy is ia the hands
of the people themselves. A plank road into the
State any where will do it. Many men of intel
lgence have hoped that railroad from Memphis
to Little Rock would be built! Perhaps it VIII.
But unless some other persons are greatly miss
taken, thure is not enterprise enough in the whole
northern part Of the State to chop the fallen trees
out of their roads. Don't talk of railroads or plank
roads to such people. No; Arkansas will do no.
thing. Heaven has given it the best soil and
noblest rivers-the highest mountains and richest
prairies--the richest and most varied n,ines-and
the most plenteous and valuable timber-advan-
tage upon advantage has been spread by bonn-
teous Providence before the inhabitants; but with
a lazness that de6es description, they lay flat
down and sleep their lives away, expend their
labors upon cards or strong drink. II is frightful
to what might, with the means we have, be
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fort of the people, Scarcely little neighDor.
hood is there but that might have its grist and
saw mill; the power is not wanting; the country
is billy and streams are abundant. Lazless is
the only obstacle. The time spent by the people
of every neighborhood in the State in going and
returning from the few mills which they now
have, would be ample for building mills. But,
says Croaker, "Ue h-a-i-n-t got the capital"
Why, man, you lie You have got the capital.
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limbs and brains in your heads Work then.
Work is all yvu want. One man perhaps may
not be able to build mill alone, but has he not
neighbors?, Club ,togethei-build in partnership.
Six Of you join together and bud--each of you
can use it day at time then; or if three Of you
build it, use it two days each at a time. What
do you want? What you living for' Most
men, if they answer these questions at all, will
say, they wish to raise their families respectfully,
aud save their souls from hell. Well now,
dear friend and brother, do you expect to raise
your family respectfully when you have to carry
your corn twenty miles to mill for that family TO
eat! Verify, friend, thou art not smart TO do this
thing. 1t is greatly to be feared, brother, when
you give the account of your deeds done in the
body, thtt your excuse for going SO far TO mill
will not be taken You have good timber trees
in abundance; you chop them and put up
your frame; your irons and gearing will not cost
over hundred dollars, and you among you, can
raise that; your dam and race is easy TO make.
Why don't you 60 to work and do it? All it
wants is few earnest knochs--hard knock, it is
true; but you just the men to give them, if you
are not too lazy. Live respectfully! Why, man
alive, what does responsibility consist in! Is it
whiskey aud tobaccol Is it wearing fine cloths
credit2-riding in a carriage not paid forl-
to be waited upon by servant tina: you tell the
sheriff belongs your wife7 Respectfully! Friend,
go thou and try be comfortable frst-respecta-
blity always lives in the same house with comfort
and clear conscience REPUBLICAN.