Washington telegraph., 1853-10-26
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u,upsrrAD CO., ARk's, Oct. 70, 1858.

=, r,t,,. had the pleasure last week of hap.
M in Camden, the seat Of Justice OF Ouachita
penlu5 Conrt was in session; but nothing OF i'm
county 70 came up in that line Of business during
porI@anu;of seiourn. Railroads seem to form the
my tnic of excitement in that part of our State
III Dockery was there. armed ana equipped to
Col a agans the preiudices and objections ex-
i do pain :. onnosition to the Gaines landing and
lstinS Railroad. and entertained the busting
Fu'on ,,;tn vehement harrangue upon the un-
rroWui ut;lity and practcability OF that route.
hml'eU ;nItng from the hearty cheers and well
WHICH, ud;ts Of his auditors, met with the sincere
come ,ni plq'[f of all present. The Col. has been
app ~ bv many to be merely enthusiastic and
entirelr too visionary to be the getfcr asp
aaGt iartor of any thing really useful or practical
or PG?ptopts But sir, among all, or at least many
MI noCt roost influential counties through which
Of s s,ate is intended to pass the flame is aroused
thI' son,s TO be almost entirely at his instga
all There seems to exist In that portion of our
tVn tl an almost unlimited excitement in be-
connI hat road And sir | am of the opinion.
na y 4bo zeal and interest that are row displayed
iIom HUI That if ever there is railroad got up in
tnslo, lonsas that is destined to be the first The
Ain4, A'ntrr tbrongh = Iat road is intended to
cum" ,est body of land in the
hat Is by nature vastly
sr sh and sustain an en-
al tlaa ny other hitherto con-
-.f ia. In allieel to this there are too
.r -rl 'S7a al alth and an enterpris-
.- rl7 gE t- Interested IN this mat
.. s..'- Hg--asa aaE +.s energies In promo
.-... .-.s -5a 10 the mattc- n 1sod
.4..- t a.a ling with osrtsgvoice
- s.- H..I- ly Tree from those
..-.urs 5iira and nlisunderstand-
. E,.E he most unl1ltiga-
s ,tna prises. Ii there is
a- fsaXim, .'peytialal Ia |
80 i5tseiul will certain
al, ems to be endowed
.....a.a.... srgy, and appears
.,-..- .,..at.. -.r. h arguments OF de-
-. a.a.n tlfE gent nature, than
g sion aas 4z.5 llowed him. can |
.,,,,u no reason why he is not more practical
man, than he generally has credit for For his
,vocations in life, that of the commission mer-
chant and planter, have been such as are calcula-
fed to give him cleaI conceptions oi and an entire
mastery over business of this nature The pnr-
pose OF many in that portion OF country seems to
be- TO have called session of the egislature to do
away with the central route and let this and the
valley route be the two main trunks, with as |
many tributaries may afterwards be deemed |
advisable. How far they will succeed in accom- |
pIishng this aim. remains for the future to tell
ifthis road should ever be in operation what will
Camden not be2 With so many natural advan-
tages, she would soon BID fair to rival Memphis
and New Orleans. Forneyer was there a greater
spirit for internal improvement and home manu-
facture, than is a'readg displayed within the pre-
cincts OF that embryo metropolis. Children and
Railroads are all tie go there. | was assured by
several very creditabIe citizens, that one Of the
fair matrons of that place. only few days since,
gave birth TO three very hearty stout lads There
are others who had the pleasure of seeing this
ripet, who can testify to the truth fthe assertion
Moved by such spirit, what country, | ask.
could tai. to prosper?
Yours truly, GUSSEX.