Washington telegraph., 1852-01-21


Committee of New Orleans, with the
accompanying remarks of the editor OF
the Bulletin. Mr.. Martin presents IN |
forcibse manner the importance OF kaIf'
road, and urges the claims OF Efefera as
its Eastern terminus, upon the ground
OF its superiority to Memphis i'll appoint OF
expense, facility of construction, and
diminished distance. Occupying posi-
ton in the South Western portion Of the
Stale, and deeply interested, as we are,
in a communication with the ''great ln-
land sea" that washes our Eastern
limits. we do not feel disposed to enter
into the controversy respecting the rival
claims Of Memphis and Helena. The
construction Of road 10 a7ay 2o'nt on
! the Mississippi is our first, our all-import-
ant object, Were we called upon TO
express our preference, we would un-
hesitat:ngly declare in favor OF the route
10 Memphis, as combining greater ad.
! vnntages TO the State at large than any
other roa,e contemplated. But. in view
let us have railroad starting at any
point OH the Mississippi that may be
thought observation-disclosures extending i,s
main trunk through the State, and send
iEg out its arms. to. every portion OF the
| ~,
ed emigrants.- new and I'M
told elements Of wealth and prosperi'y,-
and infusiny fresh and vigorous life into
every species Of eindustral pursuit.
We, therefore, say, gentlemen, go on i'll
your exertions to build a railroad for
Arkansas. The first blow struck upon
the work. whether it will connect us
with Memphis or Helena will not fail to
tell with surprising and happy result
upon the destinies of our State, and un-
fold to our view another page in our
history, let US hope far brighter and more
suggestive Of permanent good, than any
within the power of the past to recall.
A graphic picture of our past and our
present has been sketcked by an artist
hand in the recent numbers of the Ar
kansas Whig A recital of past errors
and half-remembered sins, may some
times be productive of benefit in causing
feelings of repentance and resolutions Of
speedy reformation. Such, at least, is
the law which governs individual being,
and which, ii equally applicable to bodies
polite, should produce in the "pubIic
conscience" of Arkansas very pungent
emotions of sorrow, and determined re-
solutions Of present and future amend
ment. Long indeed is the catalogue of
our delinquencies The record of our
past history is nothing more than
fatiguing detail Of bare faced peculations,
squandered capital, and reckless misman-
agemeEt, terminating in expected and
hopeless insolvency. But we do not de-
sign to indulge our readers nor our selves,
with diatrbe upon theme 50 thorough
| ly repugnant to our taste:-we have
other work to perform, and, therefore,
beg to leave the recital to the facile pen
and discriminating judgment of the able
correspondent of the Arkansas Wing.
We hail with unmingled qualification
any exertion, wherever manifested, to
| construct for our State grand Central
railroad. Whether Memphis, Helena,
or some point still lower on the Missis-
sippi be selected as the terminus, we are
assured that the work once ibegun will
| not be suspended, until this important
section of the State will be made to
participate, tn the full extent of her
share, in all the privileges and benefits
accruing The grand poins that first
claims our regard is the question of means.
Where shall the requisite amount Of funds
be procured? Others better versed in the
financial operations of the day than we
profess to be. may suggest their vari-
oas schemes; but We cling with a
growing PeTtlnacity to the very simple,
lndieioas and equalizing system of coun.
ty subscriptions. We took occasion a
short time since 10 publish from the Mem
phis Eagle and Enquirer an exceNen,
article upon this subject, and we then
expressed our appreciation Of the system
That those, of our readers who may
not have seen these articles may form some
idea of the plan, we will, in few words,
explain its operation. Let US suppose,