Washington telegraph., 1852-07-21
HRternaI improvement.

the burdens which have so long oppressed
il, We feel an interest in the course pursued
by the organa of thesc wings, at the COpi'
tai on this vitality important subject.
The editors OF the Banner in their
last number, declare themselves in favor Of
Internal Improvement, oulogize the eansc,
and pronounce il to be one "of ton great
magnitude and Importance to be made sub
ssnient to the advancement Of ambitious
demaeeenes or sacrificed for ths triumph
Of selfish aod uuprinciplel faction -
This is god dortrine, but we fear the edi.
tors views expressed in the same article are
rather calculated to iniure than 10 promote
the eanss, who.e advocates, at the con-.
mcaeemeni, they profess themselves Ia bc
The editors seem % have been surprised
and startled at the cry Of mo party in the
late Railfoad Convention. and 81 they can.
loi sacrifice political principles, while i'm.
fi,9ing lie siaie. In ihi., too. W concur.
/ But may na The saie be .aeriiirei in Tie
struggle for what they deem political rrin,
ciple' May not parry prciudices become 50
yio'eai and our minds be n much en-.
crossed IN party schemes for the adyucc.
ncnt ii ihorila2 as IN render II blinl to
everything else, and render us totally unfit
70 take proper interest in any general
work of impUycmenior public utility We
need mi 90 from home to prove this
Where has party spirit more prevailed thn
in Arkansa.' aud point Us, if yan can.
+ 10 a siaie If this linian. 50 inel,pd md
dcpross.d and 20 spiriiless hitherto Ia re-
gard to everything like Improvement We
1 believe that men should be firm in thcir 20.
litieal principles Int when to wranglo for
+ ihcse At The rAlanss u the piblia gid lie.
comes les az ilaness surcly il islmr 10
lau.e aad -c hon IN Sc have mistaken
+ Faftyisla iur laiiio,isn. and to Via; eAicu.
part! fniadiccs have blinded Us n our true
iutcrg
Ths iar or the banner editorial is
calculated To lc.-en a,Hiiidenca in the Roll.
rad mps,mam and IN excite tla belief
that ii Ia been lqd es'iay ly q lind dcyo.
lion 10 il. wing Of The party II il be right
to have Railrod n mu5i NIKE cum.
mcneamsm We cannot do everything
al anea Ne nusl crawl before re walk.
We afely can build ole Bailraad morc
easily ihan pe can iiild ,Lrcc.
The Banner" speaks di,paragingly Of
the hic Railroad Convention, and u the
ii-.on.iun AMI disagreement or is members.
and says iha; under the circumstance. We
cannoi hoio Ia stemc ihc confidence anl
aid, either Of ihe State or foreign capitalists.
Now it seems to us that everything. 50 far.
has progressed fyoabl}; and that all that
/ !. row required Tor dc Accomplishment; Il
the great work !. tlin. uuanimi'y or which
the Banner I1ak, a. bcin. wanting and
which The article ifom ihai lapef on which
we now comment, j. but little calculated to
pumGc Il attribute. ulierinr and sinister
objects To the advocates Of The Rsilroai. and
warns the Democracy against being haal.
bNggs3 into an abandonment Of their polit.
ical principles This is Int in conformity
tothc oldparty tactics, to whose dcslotic rcck.
lessnes, The best Interests of the State have
been 80 long sacrificed. We had bcticr cy.
on be ha@lHsgoi into prosperity than to
langui.h and isryc under the old system
The Banner would awaken sectional pre-.
judiocs by dcnouncing The present Railroad
chemr q. local and selfish and asks why
we should not make the effort to build all
hbroe o,. the Roads Of which Cen Conway
q in fyor 70 this We an.wcr simply be.
cause On account Of auch opposition AZ that
uf the Banner we will fad il hard enough
u build oat Road and as to H. being local
and selfish wc would AK !, the roads Of
whose construction Gen Conway /, in favor.
would hpav by every man. door in the State
of Arkansas!
The Banner says that this Railroad cx.
ciiemant t"j,iagstoo forcijigto Hem0as
ef B.mae,at tbe fltai soag Nh" IN.
staiiai d,c r,lkca a,pl mo1 r0irRR ad.
miais'yatioa ia,o porsr Mm has crr
d,sgracd hc creraiirc clair" This
shows the eloycn foot Il Is evident that
party prcIudiccs are uPpermos in The minds
oe the Banners oiiiorl, who would now
array The whole force Of these prgiudiccs
ngain.i lbs construction uf the Central Rail