Washington telegraph., 1853-08-17
! For the Washington Tezegraph.l
HEaIPsTEAD Co. Aug. 18th. 1853.

,,[e and respectable number OF people at Fulton
ID 5oaak TO them on the subject OF Railroads and
w. %tba GOOD citizens Of Fulton had manifested their
;1inuness and desire to hear them, by PREPARING
w excellent barbecue for The occasion. The sun
~, was rich and abundant-suficient to have fed
TTy;cp the number there assembled-and the
rbole affair managed with the utmost deco
rum and proprety.
Dr. Huey. as the agent of the Gaines Landing
PsiIroad in few brief, but well chosen remarks.
~oIaned the object of their visit-viz to obtain
bscriptions for the above road-the laws and
Dpaaslatons of the company now operating for said
od-the prospects of the roads being built
III the advancement that had been made towards
t completion in the way of the amount of stock
nIready taken-fair promises made, and the in
tnsp feeling manifested in its success wherever
sbov had BEEN From what the DR.. said | be-
love as firmly ire V upon the rising of the sun
+n-morrow, that this road will be built in the
course of few years.
After the DR.. had finished, Maj Stith arose as
friend of all Internal Improvements. and gen.
oral railroad man. and delivered speech of two
bonrs and hall in length, which If uttered in one
oftbe large commercial cities of the United States
would have stamped him man of the first order
ofmind-ofunbounded inlormaton-an anxious.
warm and free advocate of the progress of his
conrtrv and an orator to move mems minds as the
wind does the young saplIng. 1t is matter of no
little difficulty to hold the attention of an audience
for that length of time upon subject that has been
50 much talked and written about; yet the Mai
did this to perfection. There was no restessness
and uneasiness among his hearers whatever As
general rule am opposed to long speeches; par
ticularly when every breeze that passes brings to
nv senses the flavor of delicious repast near bv:
bpt in this case. | sorry when the Major quit
His was no sectional or local speech He did not
advocate the building of one road first and fore
most above another, but proved to the people that
A.
move in the great work that is now ayitating the
world and left it for them to Judge OF the utility
and practicablty of this or that plan. The phi
Iasophv of commerce was gone INTO minutelv and
explained in clear and lucid manner that l had
never before seen or heard. 1t was evident from
the history of the past, that The course of COM
nlerce much as the march of men west
ward and such had been the case since Adam and
Eve were placed in Eden, and since there had
been any commerce between different people
Commerce will seek a channel lust as surely as
water will find its level. The history of the past
proved these two positions, and the world is now
recognizing them as true and sound Commerce
based upon the principle that different soils have
their own peculiar produce. and every soil cannot
produce what is sufficient for its people, hence the
necessity of an exchange Of articles of produce
among people This is true with respect to indi-
vidua> well as nations Such being the case.
and we standing as We do in the world thorough
ide 10 me west. me fltlIt tue OF commerce. would
Of itself force It's way through our State. and YOU
had Just as we'll try to smother the fires Of Etna
with coyerIet as TO attempt to prevent this
Notwithstanding. the Major took this view of the
subject. yet he desired to the people of the
State aid the progress of that tide and this thew
rould do. only by forming channels through which
It could flow and il would come sooner than by
leaving it to make lis way of itself The reason the
5aior assigned that we should be active in tais
work. are too numerous to mention. and must be
apparent to any one who will look at facts and
examples as they present themselves in the full
blaze of the nineteenth century. The data from
which he reasoned We're these-men complain of
having no money in the country--notIling carry
elf and nothing to bring back!-there was money
enough wasted here yearly. and labor too. almost
10 build Railroad across the State-that when
the work begins. it will bring capital aud labor in
the country-that We have some produce and
most OF it to carry of, but it was Of little avail
SHce by oar present means OF transportation it re-
CURED all the produce to pay the expenses OF ship
ping Sc on ourartices OF commerce. and then as u
matter of course, we had nothing to bring back.
And such would always be the case as long as we
make no effort to do better A man that is strong
and healthy and will not work. but complain bit
terly ought to be sold under the vagrant act; but
what can be said of a mass of people of this ma
ture? Language would bat beggar the idea I
have Of them. The Major very correctly remark
ed that this is not the work OF a week mouth or
year, but it required much time; bnt If we do not
commence. we will never end. Dewitt Clinton
was laughed at on account of his ideas about Ca
hais; vet they correct, and in time Were car
ficd into effect: and now the world gives hlm great
praise for his energy of character and practical
wisdom. You cannot turn community over. as
would an old log, nor can You revoiutOniZe
the sentiments of a people as a blacksmith an axe
and remodel it to his notion 1t would be a
strange thing indeed. with the industry in other
matters and the natural facilities we have
for this purpose if cannot build Railroad
three or four hundred miles in extent when the
kings of Egypt with a few thousand Iaborcrs
reared costly pyramids which have stood for GEN.
turtles casting their shadows upon the Nile, in de-
hdnrc of the elements and now almost doting
with age.
cannot give an adequate idea of the Majors
remarks. What have given, is Just the drift of
them; but reading them Is to he compared with
hearing them, about as a child,s prattle is to be
compared with the sublime strains CT Milton
any one who has not heard him, would do well to
do 50, Whenever he pleases, he seems to rise
aott like the warning angels and do battle IN
the air with ETHEREAL weapons end he can with
equal skill fight like earthly giant with mace
and buckler upon the plain, His conclusion was
peculiarly impressive: and calculated, when pro-
n0unced in his deep and powerful tones. to make
the blood go throug h the veins like shout OF
victory.
Now. people of Arkansas, Is 1t not encouraging
to see such energetic, efficient, and able men as
these going forth to do service in this noble en-
terpriSe They leave their families in the sickIi-
est season of the year to travel over rough and
rugged country to get the people to think on this
all important subject. We should on all occasions
give men who are endeavoriag to effect some
thing for Us, our most serious attention, and do
what we can in making their labors pleasant
agreeable and beneficial. Other men are likewise
engaged in the same praisewqrthy undertaking,
and before the summer shall have passed, we will
have al opportunity of hearing the matter fully
PLAINLY. and ably explained. Let us hear them
ALL Let us Join them in erecting monuments of
our greatness which will bring up holy sacred
and endearing recoIIections of rs when the whip
powIl shall chant his solemn night-song over
our graves TITUS.
The SHEEP TRADE AcRoss THE PLAINs.-F X.
Aubry, the well known Western trader, left San
tg Il Il