Washington telegraph., 1852-04-14
Iron THE TRLRGRAru.l

things in general, and the Memphis and Fulton
Rail Rodd.n in particular. hope shall be able
to fulfil this promises and although | may not
succeed in eieeting any good, shall have the sat
isibction af knowing that have done my best TO
arouse the thinking aud intelligent portion of eou-
munity, to sense OF our helpless and miserable
condition as State. / do not address the mass
indiseriminately-i would be simpeton to do
81. There are thousands and thousands who take
M paper who do not and eannel read who were
never ont of the State in their lives; who never
saw, and perhaps never heard OF Rail Road, aud
consequently would not be apt to appreciate the
advantages Of one. The most eieetua way Of ap-
pealiup Ia them is through the iar.gatiurr, and
not Though the public journals.
Ouf next Legislature will be one of the most
/ important we have ever had. II will have semez
thing else 20 do, hesdes absorbing what little may
be in the State Treasury, and spending two-thrds
OF is time AZ cost TO the State ni ifam three
hundred and lifly 10 five hundred dollars day, in
doing nothing oi public utility. Half OF the acts
al the last Legislature aud the one preceding.
would have disgTaeed a set OF Mnhawk lnduus, ar
congregational Hmdons Those two b0des not
only sluandrfed the funds arising from the l0n0Nl
acres al land donated 10 the STATE by Congress.
ldT lelernal Improvement purposes, but sIent hall
their time IN passing pHiraie bills, At cost "a the
State Of many Thousand dollars Truly we have
had Profitable legislation Our legislative eaact-
mnuls from int In last, are like piece Of ic'-
/ work, and srne to other plTosc. than 10 show
/ how iguoauts stupid and sieaus have htea the
/ MINORITY al those. Nhum the people have raised
I m, from iimc To time, tn make laws 4 great re-
/ formation must be begun by Our ncki Legislature
/ Much that has been done will have 10 lie uudune
/ | know Of nothing more important than system
oi Internal Improvements inr i Is that alone. that
/ will aise the Siaie ifnm the miserable aud de-
graded culliiitnn, into which uuf lEincsz and sup
/ pldrness, added 10 a course ui uuwise and niauns
legislation. have plunged IL 4 Is high iimt for
the Legislature and the people ID be- MP and doing
uur most Intelligent aud publlc.spiried men ought
"a compose ON next Legislature and a system OF
policy should be adnplei, ttat would compel the
lazy worthless drones al our State rho lirr bar "a
,a4si.4s, Ia laY down their aff-jaas aui Raai
crazy gHHs, aud take a. ihe ha aud thr Ha, the
f pal, and the yl8pah. Tins mos tt#inHIr result.
+ can ha accomplished 10 no either wa. 20 speadiiY
and ciartaally. !. as b stsiem of RaImais COUPLED
with. and lasel upon. system ol iaNaiion by law
i inf Il We build miifusas, Ne mli,t depeadi in a
+ sfeat extent ufon ludcipaz si.iom OF iaXailon.
+ TINS, Ia ny mind IL d clear case.
I Ouf sister SIaict have gore 20 wuff tn epuHst
/ Railroads crossing and rrhaluR uash alhrt ard
. sauneelu# distant siales and Hites. have been
laIll and maay athgs aIe n pasrs oul
neshHaI fgaH has Hai bseu llmIuim. of her
Interest She .s willing "a work at home and
hep her paor uHrhhor. In short, esrfY State iu
the Union Is dong s1meihing ia ihe Wy Of ~.
taual improvements, But AiEausas is Set dIm.
ianuz-sHe is A hf.waBl and hI.siHa among htf
szfrfz ui the CONT afIaes -thrE luash Al her BE-.
caa.e She iH paaf all uakal and iHuek laf hfaausa
SIZE isdc,en,dly miserable Thr tn.h S Af5aH-
,zis Is the Tag eIl ai eIaailau-=Hni H ssI aH t.i=
mae. hut in saue ether rrsna,is. winch med MI
uaW stop io mnuiiuu. sha is iall nl tauafrs
aul decay. aud Is hoi only an aipmInaiian, bai 4
stencil IA the uostfils al the resi Of the Wufd-
Her feh lands and lofts mountains huising with
FTHcals minerals arr enrtgflrd hy melancholy
siIituHei Bot II Is night that il Should b. aa=.5a
these thiues NAY serve IA zIIuw Is the alIY 81 the
Iasi. aad make IL ashamed. Iniy may II l. aid
ul Afkau=a.. rs was saIi Of a anee mighty cts ui
the earth That she stands
eliilsu AT ao,7llil N isr rsss'la no
Every siaic in ibe Union has something Ia b.
pfand a bat dHn We have uaIbiuH of Hhitb 10
tzIsi. hut much in noun asrf and Hm#HI Ne
Lave no nnulie 6Hins thai sHa8z itHa.I oiI4f r
VIE thlu m Fufif--ihgy DO uui clf mu.h Nr
profess 10 feel and think O good deal lui do noii-
inr. What o ooniu,l between A,haisa. ann
Kentucky or Tennessee. for insianeri ~ ci.H,r
oi those States We may lrhod liic ami activity iu
comfort and prosperity n. such thines meet ihr
eye hen. We csp cut oil irum The luauec oi ihr
world. 4 great mll j. piled up in Rcd RIVER afd
boat. eau only navigate d when there is lssl.
lAr River lands are The bet in ihe world, gUl 500
their uwneu could not realize ioI them uur.sizIu
Of iholT Intrinsic value And why b. ih., ,lf n
can be attributed Ia nn other cause than q want of
saie. uninterrupted sll sVrciy mode Of tuHs-
poHaiion; and nothing will afford this, bot Rail-
mad iEm fuli1n 20 Memphis, of io some other
point on The Mississippi River. lt may BE- asked
bow iIls Railroad il iu hr built answer our
next Legislature should ras law authorizing the
counties, lhmugh which Che road J, 10 pas., On ply
tax iu proportion 10 population md property sua-
Ieci 10 iaNliion. The State must also, o. has Ten.
nr,.cc. kcuiucky. and other States take stock Dad
become Identified with The work II should take
a bold stand. as did New York ycan ago. on tho
sIie Of Internal Improvements. when br Wit
Clinton Was ai ihr head of Affairs, ! know iull
we'll that ihr cry viii he Arkansas d Zoo p1nr i1
take siogk-she is lankrVl now 50 aid ibcup.
pouonis Of lhc great Erie Canal 10 New iufA.
projected by Clinton. They predicted lhr most
signal llilup oi the scheme and a necessary re.
suit The most disastrous consequences 20 thc state
The master spirits in that enterprise were not
90 be- thus duunirl ur dscoumsed. Re.uIurly Dol
they pre- upon the public lhe Importance ol tha
fAialf a4A AT iihl ihf 0HAlif WIN Nul 2 HNN'llN
over million OF inhabitants, did actually pledge
her laiih ioF eight millions of dollars and thus lhu
work was begun. This was m1uy ycan ago.
when Canals were scare, aud Railroads more 'o,
That great scheme was ue uispung OF glut
and comprehensive mind and ID We had a i1w
CIniuns in tins poor miserable, bali starved state,
We migut hope ior the approach ol better and
brighter dayr. The advocates ui The kne Canal
were met with The argument u Ought to 10y OBJ
loiignl that The State was to0 pow, that The wurs
was premature. that il would be best ~ wuii a
little until the State WIS iull handed but i0ru-
naiely for that great state, surh objections wcru OF
nopyaiL Such objections are always at hand, and
ihern laa never been laek. .n any ago or ooIntij,
oi hruinless asses 10 urge ihcm, and defeat the
wisc.i aud most salu'ary measure. II d 10 Uc
hoped that wc will have IN our next Legislature
enough ol cloar-hradcd mcu-mcn ul steldiuess
ul punoac--oi the aR Erie Canm sod, 10 not
only prunct but actually 10 carry oul some system
of Internal improvement. ! say this D. 10 be
hupcd-but wil our hopes be realized Wcwiil
never have a Railload until the state aids in it,
construction. II must become siockholdcr--is-
sue her bonds, and pledge her faith ior their re-
dompiinn. Unu that is done, you may talk and
wntc about Railroads until the present generation
Ali ss.sII N.. I.tstIg