Washington telegraph., 1853-04-13
For the Washiagton Telegraph.
Ehe policy practiced i'm Arkansas.

sell to touch nightly even upon the present refining
poIcy oI ARKANSAS. BUT claiming neither wis
dom nor influence to myself, and trusting that
am rot SO blind 10 my own weakness as even t.
presume that l can write myself into notice /
think may be permitted TO remark upon a fer of
tha a5surdItes taat are at present damning the
prosperity OF our State. Ifa stranger away some
where upon the Atlantic Coast should casfa f1v
read the dogmatleal productions that aood our
various newspapers and examine the notices of
the numerous charters and contemplated Railroads
Plank roads, and tuTnplkes. that weekly fiji their
coluIGls- am at a loss to determine what kind of
an opinion he would form of US. Would he not
be led to use the trite exclamation, 70 conssten-
cv, thou art Jewell" and to soiIoquise to him
self something after this mauuerl Here is State
rapidly advancing in internal Improvements and
wealth, and nobiy yieing with her neghbors for
supremacy, while she reioices in the bountifu
uunIdcence OF the Federal Government. But
strange to say, the whole attention of her people
IS now engaged in tTiyilous contention about,
which one ot her public tunctIonaries shall enjoy
the honor of beng called the greatest bcega from
Congress" Now, II such an opinion should be
formed, on reading our periodicals at distance,
what must necessarily be the sensations Of the
stranger who visits US, and has occular demon
stration OF our affairs? He would find that nature
has boantituiiy Iavisbed har treasures here. that
The variety and fertility of our soil is unsurpassed
by that OF any State IN the Union; while our min
property developed. And he would also find the
better portion OF our popuaton,--the farmers, for
lastance,-an industrious and prudent people, un-
assuming, and tree from all political aspirations.
and We'll wishers of the State. He would ind
them ready, and willing and eager to wrest them
selves and their government, nom the miserable.
groyelng, condition OF penury and want to which
She hitherto wretchea governing policy has re-
duced them. But, alas, he would see them too
often the dupes Of demagogue office seekers. who
desire Only to sink and damn the country for their
own agrandIzement. Not even a conlraon high
way would ne find passabie much less would q
railway, piaukwav, or turnpike greet his Won
dering gaze. I leave to the immagination OF 9TH
ers to paint the sensations that must arise in the
mind OF one who, having read the firnsy gas OF
cur newspapers, learns from observation the true
state of cur affairs.
But to leave speealating upon the opinions a
stranger would form of our miserable condition
will endeavoT to treat the subject more directly
Is an e'os5i7n about to take place, every means
IS rssgrted to by the fanus-1aceG office seekers, to
hunl5ug the people, who too busy with other al
fairs CT too negligent to inform themselves re-
specting the qualifications of The candidates; or
the validity OF their principles, become easy dupes
10 their witIess Gas. And even should the people
resort to the woaid be leading papers at Little
Rock, that pretend to be the organs Of the Dem
oyraac party, they can acquire no correct inform
aud instead of being as they pretend paYtg o5gals
belong entirely to factions or individuals. They
come before the people with utter shame-taced-
ness, ard brother viii euiogjSe 6r9f5er, father son,
and SO On through the various rauifcatiOas of
family connection, it. in their faaced I1eenness,
they imagine their ears are not seem and that the
.ious skin, with which they seek to cover their
landed asses, does not, sometimes, fall off.
Of late the good sense ofthe people has LED them
coo
while tla ogues-like terrapins. ever ready
% bite At every hook offered quickly seized upon
The bait al and by base dupiicity have got them
selves dragged into office, And now whence may
I ask Is the boasted spirit OF improvement that
fred theIT IsuomiuioUs breasts, when seeking to
dure The people and gain their yotasz ] can only
say va W0, 70 q country that suffers from such
poilcFi The very sentiments, that actuatad an
innocent and well meaning people, who have no
thing more at heart than the welfare OF their
STATE have been seized upon and made the in
struToerts to raise atew Gemagogues, rejoicing in
nothing except some military hfic to office and
thereby rendered them canable OF more etiectual-
" laiwag their country,
And this Is the practical policy Of Arkansas in
this nineteenth century when ali her sister States
are en- the Cue eigs for improvements! Is it not
tae imperative duty then OF the people to arouse
dou1 the dreamy lethargy, in which they have SO
long sGmterej, and suffer themselves no longer
TO be thus dgped by a comparatively
speatdngs-desgalng men, whose only watch
word IS self intarestz
The great dcsdera5um hitherto has been the
means Wherewith to commence Operations. But
happily, through the energies of some Of our pub
!lc men, 4 deem It childish to contend which de-
serves the need of praise, as it was the daag Of
ally the Federal Government has Isa Us her assIs-
lance. And. noEF, II the proper steps are prompt
~ taken we have the necessary means where
Fat+F r. -+, L-f' sr,l L-
my eretItica5iOn at seeing in y0ur last number
thai the citizens oI Hampstead count. have boldly
declared their sentiments relative 10 this matter
/ heartily coincide with the opinions expressed IN
cde2- Resolutions, and discover that public opinion
IS almost unanimous in their favor, among those
wno Were not present at the convention.
Every person, desrous of the welfare of the
State, can but see the necessity of Immediate ac-
non relative to the acceptance Of the lands so
generously donated to us by Congress, and the
1ndiclous disposition OF the same under the COLI
dttlous OF the grant. Whether 1lissouri accepts
her portion, NOT, IS of little importance to US
For she may have Interior, selfish motives for
refusing. HE question OF a general Pacific Rail
road IS now agltatlng The Union, and the attention
of the nation has been directed to Arkansas and
Missouri. i0r the eastern terminus Of this mighty
enterprise. And 1t an uucoutroverted fact that
wherever The main trunk OF this contemplated
road shalt terminate, an immense amount of
wealth must flow. Should, therefore, Arkansas
awake to her interest, and build the roads, desig-
mated IN this grant Of Congress through her bord-
ers, any ore. with haf aa eye, must see, that her
prospects Of becoming the terminus OF the main
trunk of the Pacific Railroad are vastly superior
10 chose of Missouri And should We then. ey-
pect amy thing else from her than, as a rival to
refuse TO accept her portion OF the grant when by
the opposite course she would be indirectly iaiur-
-ug herself and directly promoting the interests of
Arkansas A spirit of jealousy may also actrate
her, since the donation was mainly obtained
through the instrunentahty OF the Arkansas dele
gates And she is not SO blind as not to see. that
the object had in view by the originators Of ihe
same was palpably to ensure to Arkansas the ter
minous Of the Pacific Road Why then wait for
her to show her hand, if she has notalready done