Washington telegraph., 1851-10-29
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.


This is terp. which sounds stEasage'y
IN the ears of oar. people, Endeea. we
might have forgotten that we ever heafo
il used. wese il pot fos the s0anos u
prosperity which burst upon us from our
sister States. sad remind US that all THIS
entesprising activity is owing to- some
thing called Internal Improvement
Whist her sister States have been
going ahead rapidly, and continually ris-
ing in the scale of wealth and importance,
Arkansas has been idly sitting, with her
giant arms foldedin apethetic indifference,
aud her stout heat rivsted to the worae
than useless manGnverings and ex-
citemepts Of partizan aud PoAticaa
warfare. Where is tAe a1st loot OF rail-
road-where is the first foot Of planktoad
liz the State? Where are, the Nc cAdalqq-
lied roads? Where are tae rivess whose
distinctions have been Eemoxeds
With soil. resources. aud natuzal adj
II
van,ages, unsurpassed by ary Stale III
the Upiop, Arkansas is fal behind them
all in the march of Improvement Behind
them, yea. not one solitary step has she
made ia that direction. Eren when
generously aided, she cannon be reused
To- action. and .As LIBERAL donation OF the
General Governmeu. for purposes OF In
ternal Improvement, falls valueless from
her Needless grasp
Why is this? How is it thai State pride,
patriotism. and above all self-interest,
everywhere throughout the Union such
powerful incentives to action, shoHid have
failed only in Arkansas TO awaken aud
stimulate the people on the sublect OF
Internal Improvement How is II that,
fully aroused OH this subject, other.S,ates
prosper, While Arkansas, with all her re-
sources, iaagnishcss s
TAe isuth is. she has been so enveiop.
ed in the mists Of petty party pohIics-
so barsassed by the opportunities, and
blinded by the harangnes Of aspiring
delnagogues, that she con!a not perceive
her true ntesesIs-and that, from habit
she has come TO believe tha; her greatest
welfare consists in the election Of this
man or taat man TO Congress.
So long as she thus thinks, she, will
OF course take no step in Internal Ian
nor in any other improvement.
Not until she bursts those long-worn
fetters, will she rise in her native strength,
and take the stand to which she is en-
Tilted among her sisters OF the Union
The time for emigrating has arrived;
and every day we see nNmbers OF wagons
in our street, bound for Texas. This has
been the case fox the TWO seasons previ-
Gus, aud the numbers Of enigranis and
the amount Of wealth which have passed
,hrough oar town are truly ASTONISHING.
But few ever stop amongst us. They
will not tarry even for a few days to look
at our lands. because they have taken
up an unfavorable idea Of the country
from that through which the road passes,
and because ;hey see no signs of Internal
Improvement. Could they but see any,
thing indicative of this spirit. hundreds
would STOP look at our lands, which
cannot be surpassed in Texas, nor any,
where else, and settle down amongst us.
Which is q most impofsanes-slat we
should have railroad from Red River
to the Mississippi, or that this or that
political aspirant should be elected TO
Congress, who, when be gets there will
talk vehemently about the Interests of
his constituents, but leave them, as hitl,-
erto, 10 languish! u"
LATER FROM HAvANA.-The U. States