Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-27

The Little Rock Gazette brings US the Annual
Message of Gov RoANE to the Legislature of Ar
kansas This document is very long, and large
portion of it is devoted to the discussion of Internal
improvements, in which the Governor contrasts his
own State with Massachusetts and some others, little
to the credit of the former He also urges that the
proposed railroad to the Pacific should cross the
territory of Arkansas and is In favor OF allowing
the counties to themselves for the purpose of assisting
the construction of the road Homestead exemption has
a good word, also thorough geological survey of the
State and in conclusion the Governor strikes some pow
erfu blows at the purely Democratic principles which
have heretofore been the basis Of Arkansas legislation
We quote few paragraphs from this part of the do
cument s ast -~ a a
BEFORE State can become either great prosperous OF
herself or secure those and blessings TO her citizens for
which Governments are instituted she must FOSTER py
latve enacent such associations Of individual wealth and
enerp se will give force and efficiency 70 all her efforts to
promote the general welfare. fs. i. ,a163 tL.gB
owe have no policy union Of capital or associa
ton of energies enterprise essential TO the develop
ment Of our and mperousy demanded by the
commercial interests Of our citizens. - r sc.s.oJ
We have no seminaries Of learning and our sons and
abroad TO be educated among strangers
and instructed in principles much of which IL rs necessary
thew should unearn their return to their homes; thus
porne the Golfers Of foreign Institutions more
than sufficient build up similar better at hoe
where appropriate education could be received by or
young gentlemen and ladies' And thus to educate their chill
dren many families owning large estates in Arkansas reside
abroad They cultivate soil and spend the proceeds on
their labor among another people. aA3 eNY
1--WE have no companies and thousands upon
thousands dollars annually paid TO associated capt.
in other States for insurance our exports ana
portsnot dollar Of which finds its way back to
Arkansas Thus again. enchng to dstrus our own capa
bc to furnish facilities and accommodations required
by people, and that look abroad for these things
which should be secured to us at home. ta 3sA
We have nomonetary institutions among u.s. yet our state
is flooded with the paper currency OF her sister thus
ubectng ourselves be imposed upon by spurious ana nm
banking institutions abroad about which we Know
nothing in their have hand rathsr
than trust ourselves and institutions to own IL Is sus
cepblc 81 demonstration that the citizens Of Arkansas pay,
in the shape discounts exchange. and interest upon fofe
bank paper than sufficient to discharge our entire State
i debt in few years. III .,i WI liz ls. EN rLna,xe
system ofieesation adopted win supply all thcse
ceses that will tend to rctan the proceeds Of
labor among ourselves and in word that Arkansas may
become 10 citizens, what 1t intended Governmcns
should be it's peoplethe guardian Of their rights and the
i protector of their interests" s4a h1l8 9yl XII
After speaking to extent in explanation Of sys-
4 tenn Of Free Banking, he closes thus MEL g g,,
conclusion without going into the discussion Of this
subject length would recommend the encouragement Of
insurance companies in principal cities and the passee
Of law authorizing the establishment Of the free banking
i system upon secure and WELL guarded basis. ana
lyon have my views and the results Of reflections upon
those subjects deemed by Of the general importance,
and in the most direct involving the interest OF the
people of Arkansas If they shall be made the basis OF your
legislation shall hope for future for Arkansas far better
than her pas brighter than she attain under the
policy which has org tered and parayred her energies
and still withhods her from the race Of Improvement