Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-12-30
ror u.s Ranaer.
Letter No. ..

ouia UP thS inseteSS ot every SeSloh of thc ctAte were bTlefy noticed.
 l There are other 6eSGns. however, in which Ar kansas. as a soahegn State, and aa integral part of thIs great and glogious Union. $ deeply lnler- ested, that demands consideration and efseient ton on tbe par, of her people IL IS truly gfaify ing 10 know that her people arc now becoming aroused from their s,ambers-lhs; the scales are beginning to fsli from the,r ey es--thst ,hey are awake 10 ihe, interests and are aesiFous to secure ihem. 1T inc cltEens of ,he State, n theH iad- ydual and legislative capaeiliS Will not Ac sat.s- fed with n9rIs but will put l,e.r deSigns mo pgae- tical operation, spd prosecute them to iher final completion, new era Will dawn upon the State and people, which wtil successfully sipe out the dark stan of apathy incidence and unconeern ] from her Cseu:eheon, and iaser5e for her nieh high ia he temple Of progressive reform. Then, and noi tl then, may she expect that capital and enterprise will penetrate 10 any considerable extent 1, within her borlerS-then only may she anticipate that her vaSt internal resources will become fully known and appreciated.
 i The recent mass meeting held in your city IS written monument of new era in ihis whole State.
 
 harbenger of "sIad tdings and great joy' to thou ssnds--it has infused new spirit of life and in. Sury upon the subject of Internal In pavement if Arkansas. From that point. as it's focus. ii has radiated to al parts of the compasSi, has spread like fire in dry grass and penetrated the most Fe- mote corners Of the State Wherever the sentl- ment has gone i has incorporated itself as con stIiue3t element, and entWjned itself around the hearts of the people. From the Mississippi ;o the Indian Nation, and from MiSSouuS base to tbe Louisiana border, there seems to be but one feel ng-but one sentiment, with those who permit their thoughts 10 overieap the narrow sphere of se, and that is'' gire us some et,rns! tsst reiA connect IS srih the commercial ,ro-id brya,a"
 Give us this, and Arkansas, though compars- lively obscure 3n point of her rich and unboanded resources vii. ere long. be estimated as the Col conda of modern days. Eduedfe her sons and daughters, and soon the lowering clouds of mental and moral darkness will diSsipate, before Inc cheer ing beams of light and knowledge, and we may in 1 dulge hope that she may yst occupy the high and enyiabie position 10 the Western. that Greece once did io the Eastern Continent. Who Wilda to say that such may not be her deStinyl Who IS mean enough that claims to be an ArkanSisz, by birth or adoption, 10 deny that the productions of mind from the eapitol-from some other geograph- cal locality, or from the State at large. may not yet be waited rast,cprd by the gentle zepsyrs of corrected public opinion, and embazaaed on the banners of other States and nations as nodle sen .lments in political economy, and progressive re- publican reform' To produce this glorous result IS but to WILL tAas t sAGA Jt 30.
 Between the north and the south, whose inter eS;s are antagouistcal, tbete has always exlSted rtyalShip. To say nothing about the interference with the internal institutions Of the latter by the former, this rlyalship has been brought to bear most successfully upon the commercial interest. and, through it, upon the agricultural interests, prejudle,ally to the south. This will always con tinue to be so, until the south throws off that de- gree of dependence upon the north which has here tofo.e cEamped her eneTgeS and crippled her pros periiy. That the southern portion of the United States possesses decided advantages over the nerth ern, in soil, climate, sea and gulf coasts and na tural channels of communication IS easy Of de- monstrauon yet this portion of our country IS far n the rear of their northern brethren m those great LAdt Npl4sLaNutS NO NEatAt ItDo- periiy and independence of nations Already have theyof the north projected plan for railroad to the Pacific, by which the city Of San Francisco will be brought within few hours travel of New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
 Ths scaeme has several times been presented to Congress and as often fayo!ably entertained by that body. What would be the ehec; upoa the interests Of the south were that road consuuctedl Is Il not loo pa pably paln to require argument, that the object ls and the result would be, that the whole of he rich trade aud commerce with Asa and the productive islands of the Pacific, would be earned through this northern channel, for the supply not only of our own country, but the whole Of Europe, while the south would be made dependent: upon the north for many of the subs,sntia.s as well as the ornaments and luxu- res Of Ifel Will the southern people fold theit arms ye, longer and permit their RetgA5ors of the ] north b rob thern Of this rich commercial boon which was designed by nature to te enjoyed by he southl Will not the people of Inc AIuth and southwestern States arouse f.oal ther pas. torpor b promp: and efieien. acton, and preserve their rghs' While Inc waters are now troubled. ~iu not Arkansas, a. eaSt step ln and syail herself of 1 the rich boon which is yet n reserve fo! her. ! New Orleans is destined by nature to be the great emporium of the south and west. Her pros- perlty naturally depends upon the prosperity of the southern and southwestern States; and their od- vancemenl, recprocally depends upon hers. l. IS, therefore, tae.r policy-yea, theu euty, to unite as one man, to construct railroad whose eas,etn terminus will be at some pom, between the mouth : of ihe Arkansas and st. Francis uyefs, passing westward through Little Rock, and Fort Saiith, and b extend on 10 the city of San Francesca, by the wsy of Santa Fe. This route IS entirely prac- tieable, and IS shorter by between three and four huGdred mics, than any o;As, lue thai can pos ! Nbiy be constructed from iBe Mississippi rver to the Pac hc which would cost, al the lowest esli. : ( L ]