Washington telegraph., 1851-12-17
The Camden Herald of the 18th inst.,

announces that a "Great Mass Internal
InapYouenuent Co1centao,s will be held
in Camden on Monday and Tuesday the
22d and 23d of December, to take into
the rropriety, ieasib'ii-
ty, &C., Of constructing railroad from
Gaines Landing on the Mississippi, to
Camden. and from Camden to Red river.
We hail this movement with entire salts
faction, and express our hearty concur
renee in any work of the kind, that
promises to form connecting link be-
tween US and uninterrupted navigation.
While we would express our decided
preference for railroad uniting Red
river to Memphis, we are, at the same
time free to declare our adhesion to ana
plan, which would the most speedily
and certainly accomplish the object, of
afrording 70 our country the means Of
Accommodation, and cheap and GER
tain transportation. 1t is useless any
longer to disguise the fact, that oursS,ate
must yield all hope, for years to come,
of occupying the position to which her
agricultural and mineral advantages jast-
ly entitle her, unless prompt and decisive
steps be now taken to develop her wealth
and render her vast resources avallable.
1t is idle to talk of hard times poverty,
and premature action. True, the country
is in debt; true. money is starce and
difficult to be procured: and equally true
is it that without some efbrt to bring
our country into notice, and improve Its
roads, and open up its wealth to the
view of the emigrant and the capitalist
it will continue in debt ard sink at last
into hopeless insolvency. 1t las often
been to US matter of no little astonish-
ment, to hear the pueiile objections
which are constantly oferd to all action
upon this subject. and to witness the
entire apathy which seems TO pervade
the minds of nearly all our citizens, upon
a work which ough: to clan their un-
divided support, their unitel and enthu-
slastic cooperation. Look abroad upon
other States. and behold he effect Of
this spirit Of improvement. Witness its
results i'll their augmented ald increasing
prosperity.-in the addition to the value
of land and property Of every kind,-in
the impetus given to every species of
employment and every kind of improve
ment. If the same amount Of energy
were expended in Arkansas can we not
predicate of it the same beneficial results?
Were equal zeal to be manifested amongst
our own people, is there any just reason
TO suppose that corresponding and
analogous good would no. flow in upon
US, enlarg!ng our means Of improvement,
bringing into active exercise our now un-
productive elements of wealth, and un-
folding to US means Of ulterior prosperity
which now lie beyond our feeble grasp?
The question does not admit Of argument
This has been called progressive age,
but the expression modified to suit our
position should be amended so as to read
ret2og7essire. What mas Arkansas done
towards her own real interests ever since
she became ore of the Sovereign States
ofthis Union? Absolutely nothing, worse
than nothing. Money in uncounted sums,
has been layished upon few rampered
pets, and squandered with reckless ex-
travagance upon measures of less than
doubtful utility. We thank God that
this period of political peculation has
had its full fling, and cannot again thrust
its foul carcass under our nostri,s, and
taint the air with the noisome stencil Of
its corruptions. But we are indulging in
croaking spirit. We have no affection
towards croakers. We do not wish to
look back upon the history of our mis-
management and spend our time in use
less lamentations upon its misappiied
energies, its Improbable and reckless
schemes. We wish to lift OUT gaze
proudly upon the future. We wish to
look forward through the gloom of pre-
sent embarrassments, to the bright career
which prompt and energetic action. en-
hshtened and warned hy the experience
OF our past reverses, opens 70. our, view.
We desire to behold the neglected and
misrepresented State of our adoption
stand out in the circle of her coEfederated
sisters proudly erect, with no stain Of