Washington telegraph., 1852-03-31
Rairioaa Correspondence.

/ At hupukh, heluN, the leHaf written IN
judo Nails, in behalf Of the committee apl
paiied y the Citizens Of Bowie, to adires.
the Arkansas delegation to Nov Orleans.
aARSsviLLE TIxAs, MAneu i4u, 1859
GENTLEMEN The undersigned were ar.
pdhitd on tha part o. large nieeiia! u
/ the people Of the county Of Bowie, held a.
Boston on the ID insiaut to address you up
IN the subject Of the Convention proposed
f T. be held at Little Rock on the ith If july
,exi. as set forth in their resolutions a pa.
Der containing which will accompany this
r,terl The object Of the convention you
viii perceive, is 10 consider one with inoth.
,r, of the rags and means 0. rendering
scrtain the construction Of Your eoniempla.
ed Rail Road from point on the Nlissis.
ippi opposite Memphis, to the Texas line
N Red River This movement We a8,ute
fou is MOI coniied alone to Bowie County.
,ut a2sll absorbing interest is fl. in the
+ 2Sas kSs6n6s heAholst the North.
ud' [A51pTta,e. The counties Of
Rod KNsf. Hopkins Hunt, Titus. Lamar.
ianin. Grayson, Collin. Denton. and Cooke.
oyefiug Territory OF unsurpassed rich.
ess and fertility .; soil. will IN our humble
opinion. join heart aud baud ia the edUft
The magnificent bonus secured Is set q
or Legislature ias Adjourned. % companies
who will undertake III. construction Of Rail
Rpaas through our State, has removed the
dluhis Of tie hitherto masi doubtful. as to
their uliimate completion. l'or every mile
q Rail Road actually constructed, eighl SEC.
ten Or i've thousand one hundred and
tsaly acres Of l.and Script, to Be loeaiel
on aly Of ihespdllic Domain. Is Offend by
thg At above referred 10. Can the people
u Arkansas dpubl that with all these in.
auceaouis, Capitalists will not infe,,,-A
l2ad from this i, g.pn Of Country ma 4 reach
'he Mississippi At sJme point Slall il pl,s
ihToush Arkansas! TIE Ci,y q New Or.
cans stl!l expect: TO draw guT trade through
'Ae medium 0. her Opelou,as, and Shrrye.
port routes, and not dollar will sAe bc.;ow
Fon these, IS long as a want u action upon
yur part, iusiiics her pa,sisens s. whil,
is'sncafii vser si.- ,roa s.s..s-.gy Waiell
connects Us with her.
| Now is tic accepted time with .A,fansa,
nov the tide IN her alsir.. L.; her
take It at tho food and i will most surely
lead her to power and a.adcnes. LEI her
nug pa, frta al her energies and il, hold,
lhe game in her own hanl Let hcr d.
what she Is veil able TO 90. and .he secure
or herself the bOnc over which Missouri
had Louisiana have been growing .Jr sumo
three years. We mean tie tcmiIns on the
Mississippi, Of tie great Pacific liail Road.
'Iis true you have nd for some year
past been ding much ;ur Yourselves a. a
State. We remark hi, with NJ uaFoalIy
fecliug--w5 have the slml to say Of our
own portion Of Texas. But ws tAins We
pre- awake. Tae periec. worthlcsacsj o;
)ur River, as mediums OF transportation,
lilil to tho very heavy tribute We annua.
Is pay Stan Boi,s, Manual ln,unnc3 com.
piui,s, Warl house kecp1rt Commission
Merchants, Cugoi Brokers'. "d "a O4Ilie
gcaa," have brought about that reflection
sh.ch perhaps common oppression would
bot have excited Tie constant dropping
will wear away the everlasting rock ~
viii thi- constant drain upon the profits Of
cur labor, wear away our lives and fortunes
ind leave US worse "a a, three score and ten.
Than we were in the meridian Of HE.
We have addressed you gentlemen, be-
cause we have heard Of the interest mani.
ts;cd BY You in our behalf in The late
South Western Convention, held in Jannu.
try last q, tic City If Now ORLEANS Do
you sill chcri.h llr Us the SAME friendly
feeling. Shall we meet YOU IN Convention
us proposed by the Bowie Resolutions
Wlll you set this Ball in motion" We
Of this region. wish twill you respond -
We wish to assure YOU, ihce 70 face that
your contemplated Road is no, to Sop at The
Texas line, but is deyiucd speedily to span
Old "B9gec H5a,a," ard stretch is iryu
nn'to tht Giriheym0a lIcH
We will auxiou,ly await your reply ~.
low US Gentlemen To subscribe ourselves
very respectfully Yours
JOHN 7 MILLS
BEN. II EPPERSON