Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-08-05
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soathern C Ne~tern tsaiIroaa conveption.
 Thss convention wa,ch wss Mfnea ;a Inc city af New Orleans. si Fecsr; aase,ing recVnsen3 that sses5utfErh and western States cosa1.ns and hold general convention in that cjts. gn ibr srst os Janssry next, and app5ia.ed 4conmi:tec 10 iaviss tSeit ca-oppcssliaa. 7'azs s a gao4 usose and as Arkansas $ a iag isd gaest io the eel5ssasions. VIC hope lho Governor will ssc that she $ properly repgesentsii sad who can tell tha. she may not prosl by ;ae eoanectloa It IS melaaeLoiy fact, that se sFe wahen; mlEe ef Fallroaa, piankroad eg tarDPke. a our State. and what is s'lii worse while o9r people are awakened io the necessity of such improvements. # al re- salss ia nothing but ul:eF indifference to these great interests. Afsanses a this respect is fifty years behind the youngest state ia the Jaion, and will eoa.inuo 10 lag until ggaF3as eG3sS are made hY men of inaueace, csptat aud enorgy, whs wii iaAe tbe subject under eoasileEalioa and SCI in motion some system of Iaterna! Improvement Let the beginning be ever 50 much restricted so taat ts usefulacss general t viii serve to open the minds of tue people to ;he benefits arismg from saoh works. We sincerely believe tasi li any ia,psage- ment iapoFiaatlo ihc plb,.c Lad been comueaoed he!aye the passage oF tbe lag s4Baaleflag iae h. lernal Improvement faad, taat fund would have been appropriated in sil of tlle entaspusc. But those who might and should have adgaueed !u the aifaiT made 10 in9Yssaen. and The legislature uii- messing such sarpsneness, scattered tbe splendid fund broad cast over the State. When shall we change For iae better h saDe Of the souta-wes- tern counties weafe happy 10 see that this indif- ference does not exist and that vigorous asaFes are in operation to construct good roads. We have also reliable information that the stock for plank Toad from Memphis to SGongs, on the St. Francis, has been promptly taken and the contract for its construction already catered into. For the latter however we are indebted to the generous enterprise of the citizens of Memphis. Win not Arkansas meet them half way in this scheme for her bene- fl and complete magnificent way of entry to her territory, 10 engraats desiring to settle among us We shall see.
 The following iS the address to which we alluded and we hope Arkansas will warmly acknow edge by a full representation her acceptance of ,Ae inyitation
 Nrw ORLEANS, July 25, 1851. Fellow Citizens of tho Southern and Western States
 Acting under the above appointment. lhe un- derSgned cannot reiraIu ft0Jn expressing tfeir satisfaction n being made the instruments of car rying out tbe wishes of the people oi New Orleans and of the late Railroad Couveniioa in inviting you to unite with us n promotion of the great parpEes of railroad Improvements in lhe S93t6eg7t aad Western St8es.
 The tIrae has arriycd, in the progress of this active and busy age, when the South and the West should be aroused to 8 concentrated and vigorous effort for the increase oi ihcl. facilities of inter course, and for the consequent development of their industry and enterprise to which i will lead, and their advancement in moral and physical power.
 In particular, we invite the people Of Teras, NissiSsipp, AA7buaq. ATsaasas, Ts5taessce Ken their delegates to unite wih tie people of Louisiana and of New Orleans, to deliberate upon and con cert such measures as will bc likely speedily 10 influence the c1asirae et0n 9 system u raslsoadg, connecting the Gulf States wIth those ofthc West and the N8fthwest, -End radatiag throughout all the interior. We Hiso iarits ateggtss from ather of the Ssiaera StItss, in order more fully to under stand the systems ol work projected being carried out by them, and to cooperate n the construction Of any which ma! have an liss&e&st loiuI and com El6n- to us all.
 The committee have fully set out, n then an- nexed address, accompanied by map, the general subjects to which the attention Of the convention will be invited.
 The first Monday iu January will be an agreeable and pleasant season to visit New Orleans, and her citizens tender n advance, he hoSpitahte2 of the city to all who may appear from any quarter as representatives to the convention.
 GLENDY BUBkE, l
 A. D. CROSSAAN,
 ALEX. MOUTON, Louisiana.
 J. D. 5. DE BOW,
 c. <. HARTLEY, Mississippi