Washington telegraph., 1851-12-17

gies from the detection Of the timid and march
ooloiy forward, undaunted by panic, or the evil
predictions of croakers and alarmists, and soon
gather around us band of patriots
lhe apprecatng effects which these improve
ments have had upon the value of real estate eve-
rywhere within their influence, is wonderful in.
oeed, even beyond human conception
me increase, in ten years, of population, and
the valuation of property, in few counties, trev-
ersed by the mamouth Erie railroad, was l04, ,l23
IN population, and S40,5l5,770 in real estate, al
though 1t passed through broken hiIy country,
OF little value for agricultural purposes, encoun-
tering mountain BARRIERS not easily overcome,
whiie the Arkansas road, in its first section from
MemPhls to Little Rock. passes over almost an
entire plain, requiring grading.
There can be no doubt but that the enhance
ment In the value of the lands lying on the route.
and IN the vicinity Of our projected road, would
be sufficient to build it, leaving out of view the
increased value of the products of the land. from
the quckness and cheapness of transit to mark ct,
| apart from the great moral influence, and the
vivliy'ng effects which it would produce upon the
| whole State, the moment the road was surveyed
| and located.
The locomotive is truly the great cvlizer of the
world. Its advent upon the western shores cf the
Mississippi, will give life to every rkansian,
and who can then say that are standing still,
while all the world is advancing? ''The eevating
effects of railroads will result in educating our
people, develop higher interest in politics. gen :
ralize our views, attach us equally to every part
of our State and country, destroy canshp sec
| tonal and party clques, lessen the Importance of
political Questions in eyes, in fine, will take
| away our old and give ideas aud pursuits,
| Identical IN every part of our domain
Should we attempt to follow this subject into all
| its varied details, it would not only be a labor
which we are not prepared to perform, but far ex-
ceed the limits of such an address. However
| nlry IT, At
comparisons, in themselves stronger than anythiuo
we could say, fail to convince the most skepticai
reason would be at iault-a subject full of interest
worthy the attentive consideration of any people
under heaven.
We hope that every one will regard the assem-
bling OF the Southwestern Convention in New
Orleans, on the 1st Monday in January next, as
an important in the history of our country
and we therefore recommend and urge it upon
every citizen of Arkansas, who can possibly leave
home for a few weeks, to go forward and unite
with his brethren, and aid in commencing "a sys-
tenn of Internal Improvements. adapted t. cur
wants and necessities.
The result cannot fail to be productive of meal
cnlabe good, imbuing every one with the right
sentiment, and preparing them to return home to
dltfuse wholesome truths among their neighboys
and stimulate them to come, Que and all. and
unite with their fellow citizens in convention to
be held at the Capitol in this city, on the 81 Mon
day of February next to take consul as TO the best
mode o. carrying into speedy effect some iud,ci-
Gus system of Internal improvement in our State.
"Donbtess you have in your day-dreams ina.
g'ned some sequestered valley in which nature
brought together all her treasured influences from
every latitude, the products of eyerv zone. the
treasures OF every realm, the happy discovery of
every land and age. This, which nature does in
day-dreams, commerce, with the aid of railways
teiegraphs, and the ocean steamers, does, wide
awake, and in good earnest. Every nation casts
INTO the common stock its products, the world
divides them" Unite Arkansas with the Misss-
sippi, and she will form an integral par. OF tha;
world Of commerce.
The a,arynist, aud feeble minded will tell Won
that our late convention failed to accomplish any
thing 1t accomplished every thing that was an-
ticPated, and even more than the most sanguine
minds possibly could have expected, under SO
many favorable circumstances, Victory has
crowned etfort--the public rrrind has been
aroused-discusson is abroad, and the people will
accomplish the work.
Scarcely month has elapsed since this subject
attracted little or no attention, aud was considered
oil so ltt'e Importance, that many Of those who
had been especially invited 10 participate in the
proceedings of the late convention did not think
1t worth their while TO attend-treating the whole
affair with indifference. Bot every one who
thinks, and reasons when he thinks, on matters
concerning the welfare of the State, in which be
hves expresses deep interest in the success of
that Internal Improvement cause which is so soon
TO enhance his prosperity and become a permanent
source OF profit.
The committee present to the earnest consider
alton of their fellow citizens, whether work of
such vast importance, admitted by all to be neces-
sary, and upon which the future success and pios-
perity OF Arkansas much depends, shall be
proGrastinated from wear to year, until this gener-
alton shall have disappeared, and many OF the
benefits to accrue from such improve ments have
been surrendered to competing avenues of trade;
or, shall the proposed plan be prosecuted with vig-
or, and completed as other useful enterprises are
carried forward in other States, in this age of
achievement
The tiversities of sentiment, which arise in the
progress of these discussions, to be viewed
from their novelty in so new and sparsely popula-
| ted a country. Yet the controvers sizes produced
| by the opposing views in these public questions,
not hostile to their success, for the greatest
conflicts of opinion have yielded to the deliberate
| Judgment of the majorty.
We deem il to be our duty to invite your atten-
ton to the interesting subject of proposed rail
road policy and ask you to examine these consid-
eraions, which appear to us conclusive in ia, or Of
| the proposed undertaking Our convictions which
we have thus endeavored to express IN relation to
| the expediency OF commencing system of inter-
| nal improvement, have gained strength from SUBJ
| sequenL reflection
| We avai ourselves of the occasion to express
our ardent hope that spirit of elevated patriotism
may inspire each one of you, aud that under, the
blessings of Providence. your acts may tend to
perpetuate the honor of the State, and the welfare
of her people.
fROSwELL BEEBE. Chm.
| THOS w. NEWTON,
Committee. : ABSALOM FOWLER,
GEO c. WATKINS,
VIM. T.. ASHLEY.