Washington telegraph., 1852-05-26
Is Arkansas Ruined !


have mol been MS well managed ms they
might have been, to an account for Ginning
IN with what it is pleased to iermi the
Wing chorus Of ruin aud disaster, Il
deems it dotraction to state that "unwise
Legislation, under democraiio supremacy
has brought the State to dcplofablo and
degraded position among her sister soy-
raimties. Il is, doubtless, rather sore
subject 10 tresl, but the iaets warrant the
assertion, and We have yet to learn that the
truth is any defamation, or that il may not
be plead in justification That unwise le.
risation has done all that is there charged to
the injury Of the Stain, and more too, We
think is clearly demondrsble,-and that
the Democratic party is wholly responsible
is equally certain, Scarcely sixteen years
have passed since ArkmNswas admiit2dasa
sovereign member If this eaiiederaey, and
during this whole time the democratic party
have reigned supreme Al the Offices uu.
der the State government were filed by
iamocrals,-the legislature from that dry
10 this. has been largely demooatic,-and
lhat patty has always had the numerical
strength 10 pass any laws they saR proper
and eoasequaaiy, all sins Of omission or
e1mmis ion arc justly chargeable TO them.
Let US take a retrospective glance at the
manner in which they have conducted the
political Affairs Of the State.
In The first place, shortly a0or cur admis.
sion into the enion. our portion Of the sur
plus revenue, distributed By act Of Congress
among the States, came into our possession,
and what WIS done with il II formed a
part Of tie capital Of the siaie Bank, and
although that institution vas under tie m.
mediate eontrol and supervision Of hc Gun.
gegated wisdom Of the State, it has been
slninderei, los. and Is now reckoned amnng
the thing that were. The Stale. il win be
rseolloeiel, borrowed from tie Biuk, lafse
portion Of this fund. ior which her boa1s
were given to the bank, aud afterwards the
Legislature, acting upon the principle that
there was no harm in robbing Peter to fay
Paal, Cancelled the bonds, leaving the baak
to be sadllcd with the odiun ai the loss-
IL this and similar acts, the States portion
Of the surplus revenue was ultimately yuan.
dafei.-bn of eourss. unaiso legislation
and rockies mismanagemout had nothing to
do with the matter twas last, We prcsum
hy the faia Of circumstances.
The Government Of the United States,
donated to ,hia State, seyen,y-,wo sections %
land Cor the establishment Of seminary
Of learning. Much or this land was diTos.
cd Of a; high priccs,-somo We know at 81
and probably moro, per acre. We cannot
NOW state thc quantity old or the amount
for which It sod. but we are satisfied, and
the people arc satisfied, That fund sufficient
to have accomplished the object for which it
was donated, could--wi;h proper manage
mcnt-Layc bccn raised. Was Il done -
Can any one paint to such an institution. cs.
tlblishcd By the State! There isnonc.-.hc
itiad. abuniau, as Il Wa, granted fur 70 no.
be an obicci, was by the legislature dis,rib-
uiod among the different countic+, and IN.
der the direction of commissioners is iat tol.
lowing in the wake Of the States potion
Of the surplus revenue This We presume
Is only another evidence Of the force Of cir.
cumsiances.-thc democratic legislature was
no, to blame Of course nut But in aidi.
ton to tli. there was silll another small ed.
ucatioual fund. dcnominatcd the common
school fund. which, through the iriai0m of
our legislature, found is way out Of the
State to gladden. the heart, and replcnish the
tW Of some eastern booksellers, and in re-
turn, the good people Of the State received
heterogeneous mass Of ob.olctc school
books,-bozcs Of which. are yet lying in the
different clerks Offices throughout the State,
aiorling still another evidence Of the jpii.
ciom expenditure Of the peoples money
by their iR'rifgeat representative.
We were again the recipients Of a bon.
tirul donation from the general government,
in the shape Of 100000 acres of land grant.
cd 10 the State for purposes Of Internal
Improvement. The lands located were Of
the best unarrropriaiod lands in the State
and by a judicious system Of legislation
would have yielded TO The State, at mod
crate calculation fund of one million Of
dollars. Where is that fund now ! The
greater part Of the portion which has al.