Washington telegraph., 1852-01-07

IN the face" The first step to be taken
towards curing malignant disease. is to
ascertain to what depth it has penetrated
uto the SYSTEM.
IF ANYTHING is to be done for the i'm
movement of the State Of Arkansas, it
cau only be by first of all aiousing the
uecple to true sense of their present
condition The truth may probably be
very unpalatable; and the pay that one
yets for telling it. pretty much the same
hat is generally given to those who un-
lerake to give advice to the public. =
But what we cannot conceal from others,
il is of little use to attempt concealing
from ourselves We may as we'll give
I'D sticking our head. ostrich-like, in the
sand and imagining that the world does
not see our other extremity in Its naked
ness. And il strikes us that such is get
ting to be the condition OF things here i'll
Arkansas, as tha! it will soon cease TO be
practicable for editor or politician to make
capital by euloglsing the people and the
State, and invoking public Indignation on
those who speak frankly OF the Waut of en-
ierprise and public spirit of the ohe or the
deplorable condition OF the other. The
State wants bread, aud they offer it u stone
All the rest of the world know that this
is the shabbiest of The States; and that
unless there is radical change. if there
were a hundred states Inetead of thirty
one We should still be at the very tip of
the tail of the Union.
Surely here, in all effort TO awaken the
people of the State TO All acute sense Of
their condition., u,-here. upon ground rails
ed high above alt small sguSobles and
petty qusrrrels, men of all parties. even
~ Arkansas, csn unite together. We find
our present condition 'most intole1able
aud not to be endured, aud surely IN the
great object OF improving that condition
we can stand shoulder to shoulder with
out caring to inquire whether the man
neXt lis i'll the ranks votes one way or the
other al the polls. | am sorry 10 see it
said, any where. that there is political
purpose, in this present movement to-
wards the public improvement of the
country, aud that the object of those men
of particular party who are engaged i'll
IT, is by crying on. against the mode IN
which public matters have been mauag
ed heretofore, to work injury to the doni-
nant party, aud represent them as incom-
peIent. aud their rule as injurious to the
State. What the objects of others may
be | am sure do not know; but can say
with the utmost truth. for myself, that
Am not actuated by any such motive.
| 60 not know that ii would be all i1.
noble ambition for man to seek distinc-
ton and even political preferment, by be-
Ing foremost and most efficient In the
great undertaking of developing the re-
sources Of his country, increasing her
prosperity, and making her people more
wealthy aud more comfortable. | am
sure that shall be glad to see any SUCH
man succeed in Ills object, if that be his
oolect, tor The prosperity of the country
and his advancement to honor aud office
would go hand in hand. 1t would be
legitimate and honorable mode, it seems
10 me, by which to seek to obtain pubic
fame
l hope that those who sneer and carp
at what has been said and done on
This topic of public improvement, have
not been operated upon by anything 50
pltiful as the fear that some man OF dIt-
ierent political faith from themselves
might gain some credit with the people,
oy advocating railroads aud other meas
uEes calculated to better the condition OF
Tue country. Surely we can suspend for
little while our insane party quarrels,
art unite in one common object in which
All men III the State are Interested, no
matter of what party.
For it is certainly true that no such
motivs as has been charged, actuates
men who are laboring in the cause of in
'efnal improvement. There is no covert
purpose to advance this man or to injure
mat other Some r,en, no doubt when
agreat measure is proposed, fraught, with
i"caIculable benefit to the State, are gov
ethed IN coming to decision whether
.ney shall aid iii carrying it forward, or
'utow lmpediments in the way, by the
consideration whether it will benefit their
party or the leader who holds their in
ien'ures. or whether it will not rather
neip upward a political enemy. Blu:
0uch men. L think, do not constitute a
'aalorlty even i'll Arkansas
With this thing. politics has nothing
40. And for my own part, if men OF
. Inherent political creed from myself en-
o''A IN this enterprise, and by their supe-
,,of ~ zeal, energy and efficiency, 50 enaear
themselves '.a' to the people as to hereafter
.i'' every office. and wear every honor to
'ue exclusion Of every man whose poiti-
sai iaith Is the same as mine, | shall not
Uuiy be content. but shall rejoice; for
no fne friend OF his couatry ought to de-
sne a 10 see public affairs irany be tier con-
Jha',on than they will be in when office
aha honor arg conferred as HE reward of
'Me eessts.- Whenh that CONES to be