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 ! This is the titleof very interesting paper which appeared in the February number of De Bows Review. IL is written by 6staguiahed engineer, \ Taomas Butt Hewza. Esa.. and contains more valuable suggestions Eux the consideration of he people of New Orleans aud the inhabitants ef the lower part of the gTeas Mississippi valley than wc have ever before seen collected al one time- We regret that have not room esr tse whoae article. In another column we publish extracts of those portions which are of most pressing interest to Arkansas.
 The author presents facts and argaes very plain ly and iosesbly that the several Railroads already completed and in contemplation, running iron different points of the MissSSppi valley to the At lansie sea board, must materially detrac, from aud eventually in a great measure destroy the trade and commerce of New Orleans, anleSS some steps are taken to increase the CogsmcFoial facilities of those cities and towns and sections of country which must remain tributary to her. to iAcvsase tasi, po isessoA sai ssimais,e tas:r iAAastry."
 WIsA this view hs proposes q system of internal improvements one paEs 0f which Es b increase the peotae;loa. S;-masa:e the industry and add lm measely lo the wealth and prosperity. aad poItl- cal Is vel! As enmnercial importance of Arkaa. Sas. As wili he seen from sAe extraets we have made, twAieh we hope wit be earefaIly read and PoEdered upon by ali our eitirens1 i, IS eoascmpls ! led 10 eaeet tAls oniect by Railroaa from Mem phls to Ss. Planets ia Arksasas with lateral hran- eaes os exieasioas fran tha, p,tat, one to Little Rock. the oshes so Ere ol tie oSage; and ey a Railroad from Na,ehsi, acgaSs the Waskita to La Grange ea Red River and thence by the valley of iha Washi:a to connect with the Memphis road .; Lstsla Rocx.
 I; IS qui-e Ree-lleSs iar us to attempt an emu meration os the thousands cf benefits which would be insured to oar State by tbese works They must SerSs every reader st single glance. We have frequently Aeresofose alladel to ;he incaea- lsble aiyantases desiyed from the construction os R4ilEosis. How laa3s have been enhanced in value ten, one hundred, and in many instances eyea faar haGizei fosd; ho~ tbe county roads lealsag so and across such Raiiraa.!s have sudieu ly 5eco1ae traasf1vlnel from almost impossible ar. roads, ia,o nea: aa, psoi.able Earnpikes; how tAe pri>es ef gveiaana provisions, and productions of ey.ry Kind have been doubted ani even tre- tse-i. by being furnished wIth an easy access to profitable nasSess, and h9w the weal;h of every iaiiysilaI. ani ;hs prosperity of ;he whole S-ase has rspsI,y aai iavsaabiy i9erelsef in pEoportion is tlse eZ.ea: a13 aaat,e, of Such improvements |, Is EseeSs so. IS :o snlw, and ;o boast tha; Ar klasas $ psrAaps tae rehese Sta.e of the eoafrd- eaey. ih sssi al4 minerals, and al the elenea.s ot wealth sad greatness. w1Aoas the nsaaas of making ti.ese riches av2i,ahle. they are ba, so mu9h treasure al tae bottom of he sea Ii s vasa fx us t1 wals gaiil tae increase 0f oIr population and oEsi le.loas. vill render ,he construction of saca waFks ln2zEa.isely neccSSaEy; n the mean ;ilae we Wili l-s lefg far heh5nd in the oazari much of civilization sal i-ape .vegnent, VIC w.il Felnala wai;las pa.a others may cone aai deyoar tAe .ieR f-as; ,has $ a.eaIy Spea1 5f5fe as; w.ta oar hsD4s lstlsSssY thrust in.o out pockets we wil s's.aai all tAe dlg ble" gazias upoa our magnificent botso<a .an1s, aaastins of the untiyal iei Sp.eai1r, aal sx.eas of oaf 0seSls, anl. n inaglaa.I9a. xoa1as apoa Ike insKEaassAbe wealth. which lseS barsi n our nils. waise ar msse easerptJsns ae. ;ab1rs are making far le.s naeGral advantages. ygsid them eeat per ceat, aud bY the iarss1Eaent oi tha- kSt 0f all eaps.a, - of internal lm2s 9vcgSea, eoayeflsnS thsr bottom iaais iao p,o6.lSis Paaas ous; aAln, ihsir fYs eS;s :sas wiia the aze and the saw of tArlyiss lumber msa. and acayeiy dfalalns o4t aa untold wealth frsn The boseis cS shelr rugged and barren Aiils; tAsar debts arc fast diminishing thesr EA1es are iAls grown, Iiga.es, aai kls~lesise and wealth ate rapally IISlag themselves wherever tae ~Aizx.ns of tse steam GIT hAs taken the place If tAe &as2 Ia'ei aad a,Ei7st ub~o1@'e ersaAig of the slow and heavy OK team.
 I Itis tsaae <h1g our peop,e were up and doing.- We can nog aF lrI .o waiI fs, increase of paaala- ton aai P,odac'ioas, these are ias natural aad inevitable eoases aences ani mt he eaas4s of lE teTnaE improvements Leg Us eoyvr our State wsEa good rsads. let Us coAs,Tael uaes ef ra.iroa1.
 each az Ia, lao ts ia ,iot of every po,taoa of the country, ike an han3fei anIs-f BrlareAs stretch ing Is b.aa-hes n every direction, and becoa ng The aveale Of waa!:h and prosps-sl1y 70 al and as soon as the ,lsy arrlvrs z-4 these wssss ws!I AS eyea Ssrsoasly cJansls-3. the population will cone, tAe productions Tiii be iaeTeaSed. ali day after day ,hese good sot<s approach nearer and neAscs to the he .ds of faansrS. shey wlll find an lncE-as~3 teasaI for thear sis. ikeir cotton Assi sAest S.csk. gke;1 lanls VIII begin to double and tt-lle ID value aal kaoxieIse, and eoef Et s4 eysa s4e =,esaae-s sad laygr.es of lie Will te scatsersI aroga3 them. R1s long tIne We have aeez casl4ng tae astsn.1oa of eIsizens io thiS subject, aai g-giag upon t4en 10 undertake these : eaEfePazes of themselves. l. no. true that we are unable b efeet them wi,soat ald. fl pIoqeE!! aaA. generously applied. we have abandan; Eaeans within oarsslgss. ss Oay Resis he viii and deter mlnzsion n do ;h4n, and tkeyeaa be done. Tkere $ not tarser Of nezrcaaa. Os Eaechanlc among as wAo can aos eoa;-soEsc hAs mi.e, sRi we d. not speak xlsAeat dae rraee.ioa Wsen we promise tAeIa that t woasd b. really casing bread upon ihe Ests-rs se be sesuEae5 to .Aem ten fo,d. Now that there K better paSpect, noH that the peo pie os New Orleans have Gsen awakeDed fFozn 1AeIr