The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05
EmiTralion Co Arhuna...

We gre Indebted to friend fes t,e Cipr,nn.,, Atlas eensainiag the following excellent le,,,, in relation to the sdvaatagss held cut for sm,V-,,,.. to Arkansas. It is dated ct
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 have bst short time since rptarned t,on, \. saasas. after tavelimx several months over .,.r, parts ef the State, iR search of future location must confess that l eetertAiaed snae prr,ag,c.. gainst Atkansas, which were eceasieues tro,, ,s. many nsisrapFrseatatleRs ef H. and ,s eIg,Esnk H, am now 9ell convinced that Arkansas s bat tt,l. kaown abroad and perhaps iess understood. Fron, causes. 10. easily dlvined, the coantry and ns n. haeasansa have been grossly naisTepFcsen,ed Durn, ny route through that State, have mel w,th '. intelligent, courteous negotiable and u,sR nauino people ss have ever met with iu any paFten ef ,1 world Little Rock, tn, seat ef govsrnnleat of Az. kansas IS not surpassed by Lexington for beauty of location, scenery, &e, asd its citlseas w oomc,y. with any In the United States fer intelligence, ao. iteness and hospitality.
 It may not be known to the people ef ths d,fF.. cut Siates, that tho State gf ArkEnSus h, av o, , her Legisiature, donates to actaa settler, the rh, ct the State to certain forfeited lands und thu, any person wishing 10 emigrste 10 the S,Aie ts en,,l3 to i69 acres Of land for each member of tn. f.mll by making applicaioa to the Auditor of puh,c .c. counts of the State, who will execute under his h.pa and official seal deed. conveying all the right ,,l and iutvrest ef the State lherson aa couditan th, the person to whom such donaltOu sl,alI b. m.a, will regularly aad annually pay. or cause to be ss,a the State aud couaty taxes afterwards aceru,nr ma on such lands; and that h the taxes should no, s. paid, the lands and improvements thereon shall r. vert to the State lt Is also conditioned in The s,d deed, that the party receiving such donation uhsll reside upon, improve aud cultivate at Ieas, thr.. acres ot such quarter section tract Of land Of ia stead of residing thereon, shall within eish,.sa months afssr the date of Auditors deed. eles, o, ba rea ia readiness for cultivation, al least five acres of the tract af land thus deaated Alter the improve ment above mentioned is made, the person in whom the land is deaded, may sell or dispoa. of The same as his owa property. Tue expcnsrs of the deed for each quarter section, Is one doa, ana twenty y-fiye cents-the Auditors fee for ereeut,ng the same.
 The lands yet te be douated sm informed are rich aud convenient to navigation Many. whose circumstances prevent them from procuring a permanent home for themselves aud families ia the older States, can procure large tracts of lana tn Arkansas for comparatively nothing.
 lie State of Arkansas possesses great adyaatAgss aad Is now increasing in population and wealth with great rapidity. Tho Arkansaa river affords a Tree navigation for steanboats. and Is now ua,. gahle as far up as Foi Gibson, d large mij,srv fort in the Indian territory. There Is, also, mi. iiary Fort immediately the line befwern the State of Arkansas and ths Choctaw snd Cbirka.
  extensive. and they add much To the appearance of the place
 Adloiaing this Fort is located the city Of Fort Smith It is an incorporated city and although tn it's infancy, contains about twelve hundred ia. alabtants. Ii is handsomely located en tho Ar. kansas rirer, about six hundred miles from its lnouti,, in Crawfard county aud about one hundred aud hlty miles below Fort Gibson. With regard to commerce, II k at present place of much importance, and presents many inducements for capital aud enterprise. i is inc business poiu for the Cherokee. Ch0etaw, Chekssaw and Greek Ma tious he citizens ol all these nations are iatrI. gent, industtous aud morai--uHuy of tiem ara wealthy and highly educated. hey have theit printing presses and hold coarts in each dist.c. which are governed, l am informed, to soma extent by the practics and regulations which gov eras our courts Il the S,a,esI some among them have made Law their study, and nave extensive sBd valuable law libraries.
 fhe Indian territory is said to be tte most fertile country west of u,e Mssssippi,sn and is thought thai the time is not far distant when q porlion Of Il will be adGed to the State Of ArkaBs0s on the same terms laat the Platte country was 10 Ms souri, which must make Fort Smith the seat oi government ef that young and hearishrg Sias The ad iacent eouatry to Fort Smith, comprising the counties of Cfaw ford, Frankn Scott and Ysi, in point of health, Desuiy aad fertility cannot D. sU rpassed Fori smith is destined 10 raHk amoBg,t the foremost cities in the Uaioa.
 The Rt Rev. Dr. Byrne the Catholic Bishop Of the State ef ArAsnsss 's preparing massria's for building Co!lrge and Chureh there Other religions congregations have th.ir churches aaa places of worship also. led io believe th'l the Catholics will be the most humorous Arkan' sas, in point of magnitude, ranks fifth iI Inc unen. and has a large. respectable and iuteiiigsnt PoPa' Iuioa.
 In point of natural advantages am lcd to b. ieve that Arkansas Is not surpassed by any o hs ta.mAse all aN fords 10 those who enjoy ii, comfor, and picasur, and is peculiarly favorable to agricultural parsus the numerous uasigablc streams which trsFefs iss State, affords the farmer safe and eouvenenI channel for the transportation of his produce 10 ms' Ret Cotton, corn, wheat, rye, oats and eSenem roots are yielded in abundance, especially in the E vicinity of Fort Srsilh, and any amount of horses. cattle, hogs and sheep may be raised and sustained without the expense -or trouble of feeding etbH Y in winter 6F summer IB the fpo1Btsins and val H ieys ot Arkansas, Ia nlbedded all kinds o mlherah the medical qualities of her waters are far Su' ?erior 10 any In the United States and as ne'a for immigration If far exceeds any portion of Amer lea. In Arkaasas, the stranger and foreigner. J very small cost may have their cherished hab itudes saited and each may find pleasant and E agreeable home ia iis bosom l have travsled oVsf portions Of the counties 0i Crawford, Franklin, Scott aud Yeii, and weighed well their ndvanisg.s and disadvantages and came 10 the conclusion thss tbsfs ls no Poruoh oi Us k'ons eon'a'H4"k "V advantages to the agrcdltarist thaa tbese ceasies io ali of them yog will fad rich soil, beuuliS' praiyies and timberland which may yet he pn'thss ed al one dollar and twenty-five cents Bnl e~~ possessing SO many clements, of wealth, ~ih isN eTeasing population, the choices portion oi lhs pop lie GoInaiB will soon be entered therefore las sooner persons emigrate to ArkaDsas the better SP pertauity they will have of ebtainiHg Inc ss'' fertile and desirable locations at low rstes II" citizens of Afkaasas look forward wiih conhaeDes to the tisne when she will be ranked amongst Inc foremost States. and they offer cordial Se'ss"s N to all xho desire to make home among thsHi N
 Respectfully yours.
 EDWARD M HOLDEN. #
 The New SeaTgeant-at-ATms.
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