Washington telegraph., 1853-08-03
For the Washington Taegraph.I
MURFREEssoRo', ARK. July 25. Is:


the fact, that Pike county in imitation of the IL
Iustrious example of Pulaski and Clark out of her
Internal improvement fund.- has made donation
q of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS to TIE Cairo and
8 Fulton Railroad, near two thousand of which by
All order OF the county Court, is now ready to be
turned over by the Internal Improvement Com
missioner.
Considering that Pike has the reputation ameno
the nvldlous, of being the flag eenct7 OF creation
at any rate of Arkansas, this is particularly COM
mendabe, and she will claim at the hands of
her tTaducerS the just need of praise for this act
of public spirit and enterprise. Il she is in the
back ground, she has liberal citizens-meu who
can at least comprehend the important fact that
she is situated near what must be the line OF this
great road, and that it will greatly enhance the
value of their property. They know that her
mountains OF granite, her beds of gypsum her coal
her iron, her lead, and other minerals will make
her one OF the most important and opulent coun-
ties in South Arkansas. There is another thing
they know. that, they have large bodies of the
most fertile lands, both upland and bottom which
will produce equal to tie lands OF any other por
ton OF the State Pike county can produce wheat
enough to supply the demands of all the State
south of her, for home consumption, while the
Little Missouri river, furnishes water power equal
to any In the State Some of the finest locations
for machinery can be found on the Missouri |
have ever seen Ii some energetic practical man
with a capital of a few thousand dollars would
come here and erect mills and a factory which
would convert our wheat to -four and our cotton
to thread it would be the foundation of an I'M
mense fortune. Why sir, there thousands of
bushels of wheat, of the crop OF 1852 in the hands
of our farmers, which remains unSold and uncon-
sumed for the want of mills to manufacture it into
flour, besides the present crop which was quite
good. We must have some means of disposing of
our surplus, can't consume it at home so we'll
build railroad.
Having told you of very few of the many
things good people do know, ] will tell YOU
of thing or two they don't know
They don't know, why they are reckoned so
low down III the calendar of public opinion they
are liberal and hospitable: industrious and eco
nomical make plenty to live on and some TO snare.
the county has given five thousand dollars 70 the
railroad; and according to the assessed value of
their property, will take as much stock Il mean.
the citizens wilk) as any other county: they be-
iieve IN Railroads, Plank-roads Tnrn- mixes and
other works OF internal Improvement which will
be of permanent and practical utility. Another
thing they don't know. They don't know why
Hampstead county, who arrogates so much to her.
self and citizens upon the score OF liberal views of
public policy; that has had so many animated
public meetings; that has had so MANY spaeebes
OF numbering eoquence; so much of entreaty and
admonItlon from those who look to her interest
and love her, upon the subject OF internal improve
ments-why she does not make some donation
10 this great work? Why she does not emf loose
from her moorngs at the haven of Contention
improvement, thing of beauty which She would
be! Why she does not live up to some of the
sentiments contained in those flaming resolutions
SO unanimously adopted. Now she has done
enough OF the wind work, let her put her shoulder
TO the wheel and she cannot excel let her initiate
as near as possible the example of ll-used Pike
We are in for it, (the road and will be found close
about when 1t comes to the hard licks-and we
invite you public Journalist to stir your peo-
pie up on this subject which is of such vital i'm
portance to the interests of the whole country
and let us give a long pull, strong pull and
pull altogether" Yours truly, w. B. A.
The Richmond Wing makes some severe COM
ments upon the strange fact that. whilst VIM. T.
Brown, who made a corrupt bargain with the
Freesoiers for the Spealership of the House of
representatives and then lied about it. is appoint
ed to valuable and important office not one of
all the distinguished members of the House who
participated IN the exposure and denunciation OF
that individuals Infamous conduct has received
the slightest indication of favor from the hands of
the administration.
That our readers may see how the Democratic
editors of the South regarded Browns course at
the time, we copy the following from the Norfolk
WAY Argus of 1919
The Democratic Representatives of the South
reposed generous confidence in Mr. Brown
Without eNactlng any pledges from him they
Were willing to take his recorded votes and his
past political career as guarantee of his fidelity
to their interests and his opposition to the Will
mot provlso question They Were on the eve of
being deceived, after unanimously rallying to his
support. We rejoice that this announcement oc-
CURED at the time it did. His trckery and col
lusion with the Freesoil faction was publicly ex-
posed in the presence of the nations representa-
tves, aad he stands before the trorl9 eonrrfed
and doomed nan-desereing the contempt and scorn
Of ecery honest mind
Yes, Brown stands before the world convict
ed and doomed man, deserving the contempt and \
scorn of every honest mind.'' but he also stands
before the world an appointee of the Pierce ad-
ministratIon to the agency and supervisorship of
the mails of the great Northwestern States
Well, when man who deserves the contempt
and scorn of every honest mind is appointed to
office, what does the appointing power deserved
Louisville Journal