Washington telegraph., 1852-05-19
To the citizens of Hempatead county.

hhhlc helofe lun as talhlidute Il represent
Hampstead county in the next State Legislature,
To define my position relative IA the great subject
OF vital Importance now agitatlng the minds ul
the people and which, | trust will continue to
agitate them until something shall be accomplish.
ed for the Nlsaiiou Of the interest ol the State
need only say haze reference Ia thf subject oi
internal Improvements The present Is eef,aiuly
a crisis in tie history Of Arkansas. Reduced as
she has been by same iuiudeious management or
by neglect OF Interests, she nav neeupie the WY
lowest grade amnug her sister State, and MiIl
continue 10 sink lower and lower IN degradation,
unles, something shall be done Ia redeem her.
And the Way nl her redemption is open and clrlf
and comparatively easy, when we consider the
obstacles other States ha,e had Ia mfmauni ou
tbcif way 10 their present state OF prosperity and
wealth. For the resources al Arkansas nov hil.
den aud nndeyenped, hu, winch, nevertheless,
present ample praols nj their existence, are uu-
bounded. Lead, coal, and silver, have already
been discovered, and promise richly Ia repay the
miner an mIaiing harvest Thousands al dercs
At the finest sai NOW lie open aud unmpmfrd,
and Ind mlr ludn ~ unlcss the lelhlrfy inia winch
wc have unfortunately fallen shall be- shakonuli,
and au elloli nude 1f rsArmpiian, our present
policy has SO far impoverished tie country, that
the State has nat only run largely ia dent, but has
ieus for saving country lum min Va. t1flt1H,
IN oblrF ia Keep her lead atoEc water Tue COLI
seqteneH is rrIaeni Ia every ulzusef. For The
Ieurr are alHeadY gmuHd down IN tie lowest
edge Of roertiY, ludalluil Indebtedness bds so
far Increased iIum suth a state 81 ahais, that it
would b. alfost impossible ln faiHr suibeisui
amount to pl,a2e thoIT present liabilities, even at
a sacrifice al all their possessions.
The erriit system TrIHus with ahsalata sway.
and L. bauelii effects are dhiY ieb hy suffering
naople. Bal ihee Is now In other refnusc lell
lis, Many nj rs must live ulaH a tuzifil So ltc
ai all iar the HTr#Hut auualuaa q. aIaiH rAunals
IT. Many have eame heu with limited moaHs,
aHd wen obliged Al iht Ia obtain erdit IA lee,
while they entertained the lani anticipation iHai
by industry and eganomy they would saau te able
IA pay uH But laH.e haHns tafa hstu dashed TO
the sI1Hi. aul year alIeT year uamlHn have
been siuEius iefpsf aul derlzr .uiu tbisFuIlrNat
destruction aUI NeldlHg ~ tHnifHH#f'Is u ileiT
rHlE1t=. mlIl they haze iauai fHruzsg4r, 81 IaI
laHe. TIM sHme irw have pFeu taga obliged io
sIsuilbuf leave the country Ia avoid siaaaiIuaar
q uuH ah.let slavery Mould .HIs ho 81 Il ial
State va in prosperous condition and muaHy
able "a la procured h. haar,l lalofi | eauaai
halrsc it. ! have loo maeh confidence 10 man.
kiHl la esga ihiHk Il Waiie gaa r#siiY azeHAe
it "a ile Ha,e-.iI4 Ia which tHHy af H4lHeeal md
which ggg#H a mufH reasonable rua=R. Tie
iuih is lIrsa Is at present Hui nIe wy Hf maueY
IA snme IH.ttleeuuHlnf laslas imin iHlt halsai
by lmmizEgas ard iaai eomss Al enc sels1iioi
ids year a..Y Nov lei i.# lakc mHlu# ul con.
siaH.. rJzE aHl Ehsap transportation tlauEH tie
sIHie aHf what would l. iHr fH.IIHI i nesN
rbaHa# Naa.H = laeual iaf .se f#lsHaiif IH#HN al
Wea.fa aI#. HHlsHaHiF, Toe HaEHi,z aHl tau#i
MaG'd dfI## G#ueRuaIHsf rs 'H#Il# #H r#fE
iHf sa,Hz Villages HHW rg#IaIHe HH.# HH sams,
WaU'# H##. . .a ,I#f aga tu#iHgs H3fis, lHs
laaI mlH. Va Haw ifs either O. Ili ii5 elaHiff
ar s'ane waad iHl ni #iy ip dn. aHl ample
meaus g. IlY him At haHl. Iaua'aeiuuHe enm-
Il1aics WHna suinE 70 aHi instead ui seHiius
ahula HH rsHH afiiele Of ne and uHeozziiFl We
flaHi he H'Ia ia pfafaH iH.u ai haHe. aHi fe-
TAN uaI #.iHIus flza iH naf HIisiI Tie iafmef
euuIl lhUa sazill dispose ui 1yI#l h. makes villa
nui paI aHr Hl.I in HHIktI i'H ufIlaf. ag iIs
MeahaHl hua.d HHa bis haHiz luI % gdai |1as,
will na lean aloul h.s pay. He merchant, Nla
NOW aas sutI rIrlt risks 10 ran IEau bad debt,
aud VINO has sush an mmouse per eoullaa ipf
transportation uml insumuae 70 PF unou his
l.oal#. eaId then alsiiy aiiafi IA sell His gagls
a. mueb lower mtc ibaa ui pic'ai', ari live.
lhe pIlaafing stl consequently lAc W#aIth ol
thu unulitg. would nrrshsr. Mhilr Die iHNrs Wuulu
be- pr1plninHb|y lesrnul; ami iu.iUai ul cam-
prl.illl hilc iWpfu, eMgui, wait4U1W c.I.d Alt
be- s1|i la1 300 ,,.a- lo pay i9N fog 5000 yg.lr,
atlcgal estimate property would thea be- rated al
b. Dlsh yaiUr only, gUl ile iN., I5e1We more
rInsIfrl Ard ihe country which moss present.
dr,la.t waste. Wlu.0 il.l tWHau with H.u,-
tuun gll Intelligent iudgHiaUi. Ilc rough
cabin would ba exchanged Ur ihr iiy colts g.. Boa
o. toss short yraIs, aud ihe now ies,I' lll|.-4ie.
would siuw iar gazing 'incA and hara aHG the
rcl tdlIuT, ulW only disturbed hy ileuWIs AuUt
would r-ecll ihc ,hnlI whistle Ul the iruu bore
as be- fprtd. up,n his frey cour.e and exhibit
utA hcld. OF waving corn and SNOWY cotton.
Ihs uil rEl DOW iu claiomp.a'luairum Nru-
pd!s io Fulton pnmisr. i1 rlHfi uls gr.li ryo.u-
tlun boo ogT a.ain. And 60 accomplish il com-
p.rii0H lufy Na HHt only owe iu ogf country
anl uurriY,. lUi 90 our peign,v SucI rll
Wogl dryrlup Che f.rA rr.Uursts Dl tile country,
aud relieve Ter irUm the posaIIary rliuaras-
mcut. iH which % large portion of tar p-lpr arr
NOW involved. liisusc.es ior mc tp di'Hla upon
thc al,auiaf. iaai would aeen.c ly .uch nal
And need aa.y rr.cr Goo ihr la,i lil i.1,, usag.-
lcu' article ul tiizru. n thr Telegraph. rul.
tied " no. l' io prove iAr mauy aituu'1s. we
should d,ri,e lr1m ~ IN pccuu.aiy point 1l view
alone
Then wha, Is our duty 20 effect 10, acronpdsh.
menii lsii not paramount 20 almost every other,
and shnud ~, uDt unite heart aud band boz uicri-
ius ihis gre5, work 10 IL wc scc t4e way open
20 prosperity aaj wealth without ii nothing bot @
yawmHg glphol poverty aui Starvation state, us
in the n'c. The people CON 10 much ty private
contributions. aud Che taking OF stock, towards tic
building OF ils road, while their representative,
ia the next Legislature can give Il powerful ad, II
they ere such men as would show themselves
worthy OF their constituents, Those infamous
Haiifrm'on bills. vhithhl,e heretofore -qmHleIsd
the public fund. by distribution which bias as.
comp,isicd uo apparent good should be- iumuel
down and every iuias which rlu be splfvl llum
ihe public aa well as tar private Heae, aes OF he
people devoted go tlis one gIlli object
Such are my views, aul such ny humble 'cnt-
mcnj. Aud should sou, after mature cou,idcm-
tou, deem them good and wholesome, and 20 far
honor me with your T.ilmgc 90 tuoisci mc 90 ihr
honorable station al representing you iu uug next
Lcra allure ! will u.c every CyHr.uu oi which
am capable n promoting uud carrying tlDm emf.
80 hUlr shall d.ui me- and Ho obstacles prevent
NY cNchug ihe utmost of NY feeble abi.iic, m
advancing ihs interests ul county OF which am
proud to bcracl a citizen
Ra,pqa,tl!y. =
.-t QSJENNlNGS.