Washington telegraph., 1851-12-03
From The Memphis Daily Enquirer
ARRANsAs-IlER RESOURCES.


any Que that her destiny is glorious one, Il her
eiilzens shall but have the intelligence and The
energies TO develeps the resources which nature
has s,r.wed with liberal hand everywhere within
hef bofbrrs Touching with her southern border
upon the cotton aud sugar'growing frgion, abul.
ting an the west upou AT lndan fefriiaty Of an.
surpassed fertility, her boundary rraehes up On the
hofth into latitude aud exhibits soil Peculiarly
well ht'rd TOT the growth of the grains aud fruits
while her EASTERN frontiers are laved by the "in.
lsnd sea" OF the Mississippi ryrt She 1. prurtt..
ted by several nayieable slrratas. sqme Of which
travels. nearly The whole extent OF her t.trlotv,
while TO most rInberspi richness af soil is added
lmmensc deposits Of valuable minerals, With
suitable development, Arkau.ss has nearly all the
elements Of an independent empire within herself,
more Than any either equal extent of Territory
with which We afe acquainted.
Very important first steps towards this develop
ment, have recently been made, The act o: Con.
gfrss appfopna,ihg the Swamp aud oyrfiiosed
lands to The wofk Of leyeeng the Mssissipp,
aud thus reelaimlng for the use Of man vast "a.
tent OF The tehesi soil IN the world. was the be
ginning Of nes era in the history of Arkansas
Thousands, millions Of acres af land, were render.
ed wholly usrirs. aud yalueless by the obstacles
which existed 10 their occupation aud culture
tsfpfse ever have thought Of temoying-whieh
will now be brought into nolce. subjected 10 the
uses Of The husbandman. aud sustain a ihuny.
prosperous aud independent population. With HE
zPpoinimeni OF the swamp l.and eommissio a-ts
whose duty Il Is TO eatfy Out the law Of Congress,
shere arose throughout the public mind spirit OF
tnqnlfy Ia regard to ihese lands which had never
before been experienced lluntfeds aud thousands
anew Of their existence uiiliout giving thrn a
thoarhi, for the task u ,,ug them for usr By ANY
combustion of private enetpnse was 50 great that
even ihe hardy srifit Of adventure VI the Amen.
eau baokN oodsinan freoilrd from ie attempt, aud
pzs.ed on around them 10 n,o,r dslInt ald less
attractive trg,ons. fatyean aaJ ysafs the name
f "afkaasas' sas IA The pubic mud generaly,
but synonym Of oatlawTy aud s.araer, aud It.
eastern bo.def but a mtnlal picture Of hoWlipg
wildtrnrs Of nasone aud prsienlial inatassrs.
What change y now passing before usl-
Mhil. .he handhaHaw aud The spade afr mrffily
aoins ihct uiiier IA 'hs hands af hundreds Of
sturdy iahofth To isase oul the iouds. long ttains
VI .migrans aFr ssra p.owing tn eli way inio ihi.
stdsfurss, sr1ins dosu here aud il.rfr 10 lrllth
tres aud let IA tie sua aad 10 had Il inosi good.
ls land Anoa, lhr eoH will dluar is lasaea ~
Tile summer air, and the snowy eollan ball on q rs
treasures IA the autumn Shy sfoul,s of mrtfy
shsf'n will play fpuud the rude - eabin. aad
isstn Amrresa uanlinsss aud hardy sell fshaHr.
N sh.sing ths bar aad paailirf ifain afauud tie
hunirsirad aud Hfes familiar shiIe bringing uowa
the Wild deer as hs lraps lhiough ia. Tangled
h1saks. witH the ksafet VI that lsffuf Allh whicl
the haia. oi Anlsiiesn nArmsu In.pIfr. The iuyai.
ing Zoe. And Afkansal, heretofore % spaf.r iu
Population, - Wild 30 rude. - iaKle.s IA inany
qn.tisfA, Will, IA fsS, ia ssfy trs ysats. lsr,n
With al honssi. industrious, uistal and ind-p-n.
asal P-upr, ihs ehufch aud The sehaai hSu.-
all sPfing up all ossf the laud, with voice u
ihsaksg'ng aad Of piaas.
1ha change all come about san. from lhv
tide oftmigf-iion laal passing our siadas every
esy, II ihsfr wrfe no other agsnai.s al work
bai There are other iHaUsncss aNak.u-d which
all iilif.in.ndouslY accelerate Il. We alud- 10 The
,pHl IA behalf Of lat,rasl improvement which
he. bren iaTa.sd h, The pres, aud hieh assumed
shsPs sud sibsisaes ia the Convention pl luirfaal
lmPfesenisHt Commissioners aud u the proplr.
winch lately asssnhsd al LATHE hook. the state
capital Looking ulo the pfoe.ediags of this
eod,-Of rather bodir.. lpf there was popular
gathering also whivh took ssp.f.l. artion-lhrfr
~'ll be losud great ooulf-nriy Of srwp, diss-n.
puu. VI epaion, aud NO oas pnjeet or system
upon .hich thsie vas heavy concurrence Of
seiion but itss tsgiHHiag-sn eisfiicn VI the
I'Palaf l-siiuR aud pglpas", anj an tiisn At haf'
moay of acton. Considering ell the oifcumsian'
ers. both pad sud pfrsrnt, iLs meeting seems 10
sat mind suspicious Of gfeat results. Better, a
thousand times better, that the constituent Gle.
insu,s Of the public mnd should wiaugie over upsi
PROJECTS should al,nosl islt over them, ihas tsel
Ls iafsissi N gay. Tie public mind ia AfkaHsa
la. hesn asaksned 10 the subleut-and that 3.
an imm.nss step The eAsHHsl OF etsuurls into
which Ihr psbiie snsrgitf should be dirrird. . a
matter oi inyrslgaiisn, di-russisn Had Thorough
eonsad-fsiion A ldilr hrai ~ tbs Will do w hnn
~ tic rpd, for Il stimulates the insrstgatng
posss aud brings oui ali ihr slnng Ssil a.
seek points ol r,sy Pfol.ti sh'uhs'is uP IL rfr'
i.ns,eas 10 The pips'af isyOf 80 iu' ifvn d'Pfr'
eslins such disous,,ea W. "hrt Ouf euiuinns as an
Afeua iof strong, y'4s srrmy aud kuigiily baiil-'-
with the fuflhrf cuadfons that tie "faands br
pitiy aud bonv 10 the po,ai, % as 10 vast" ~
mOfe roesn thsn H-r-sshy, Wv shall shsoiuirly
rule out iuyid,Ous personalities; for sil l'- fe'
msnb-frd that tI,s y sghi VI issds, nal Of those
whu m-k. them, 10 which the slusrl aud the
spade should come uio play before the 'busie
end the tooth pek"-and that iof Altsining The
'good tine ooming" 10 which thrse reads lead,
"Ths pen Is mgh,ief than the sword"
hwn be our ait,mp, To show IN failure articles
ho~ olo,~ly Tennessee, aud particularly Mrmphi.
10 Identified whh this pforfss. Vi improvement
aud increase Of popualiOn Ia ouf sister state be-
,oad tie 1re.i Hiytf