Washington telegraph., 1853-06-22
For The Washington Telegrapl.l
LITTLE Rock. Apr,s I-1, ,s

LITTLE ROCK, ARK's, JUNE II, 1853.
There is not much news about the capitol. cave
now and then speech in the court room. where
The business q the term i going off with most
commendable rapidity. Every day is more con-
clusively proving the fatal mistake of the Cover.
nor in not calling the Legislature Missour; on
the one hand, and Louisiana and Texas on az
other with their Legislation complete. are mt
ting loTth their mightiest energies 10 prevan,
poor Arkansas from doing that which sbe ,,.,,,I5
do, but for the suicidal inacton of our S.,,a 49,
thorties. 1t seems to me that the matter ;s e,;r
" illustrated, by the case Of a man, who knows
he - about TO be set npon. and murdered Nv one
who = able 70 accomplish his intent: while he
uses no eAort whatever either TO get out OF the
way or prepare himself for the conflict and sits
himself quietly down, and allows himself To he
Killed without an effort to save his life Louisi-
ana and Iexas are bent securing for them
selves the line Of the Pacific railroad while Mis-
sourl, with all the tremendous energy or her great
statesman. and the sinews of enterprise the ready
cash IS seeking on the other hand to secure II for
nersen ii Is an old maxim-true as old-that suc
cess favors the vigiiant Where then 4 thc
chance for bed ridden and inactive Arkansas -
IL would almost seem as if the cardinal princinle
in French politics must be introduced here. he
sacred right of InsHrrsoioar before we shall have
anything done. Our Governor appears LOST 10 ?
sense Of Obligation TO the best interests Of the
Statei while ominous paragraphs relative to spec
nlaiIon n the land grant appear in the papers of
the North and East il is even said that an
assignment has been secured" Some body Is
mistaken. the Governor and his peciliar
advisers are in deep water
Inc friends Of the Sunday School and Bible
Societies design celebrating the coninp ,th of Iu
ly. Not bad idea Ii is to the Republican
principles Of the New Testament that We arc in
debted for our liberties. Celebrate it then on the
holiday Of National Independence. and shout
gladly to the God of the Bible. and Of Liberty
Last Sunday night one OF the largest audiences
that ever assembled in church here listened ~
most interesting lecture on the subject OF Ro
man Catholic instruction to children in this Re-
publican land. The speaker in spirit of kind
ness showed to the people, that those whose every
principle and practice, were at war with the IN
stItutions OF civil liberty, were not fit to educate
and mothers in our land The speaker also read
from the papers of the city, an advertisement of
The papal school here, iSt. Andrewsl wherein
they profess To teach composition and lanr,lares
IN winch there are two or three sentences defyinr
all rules OF composition. construction or under
standing. The fact that they who set themselves
up for the best teachers, should in their public
notice, betray the grossest incapacity for common
tngiish- was most clinchng argument and told
with tremendous power upon the auditory.
The work upon the Odd Fellows and Masonic
Han buildings progresses steadily though during
tins hery hot weather, no. so rapidly as could be
wished. Our river is in good order Tine mails
prompt and satisiactory-Conrt almost over
crops promlsing-health fair, but business deci-
dedly dull. Little Rock looks like an endless
Sunday. and the Governor like sleepy parso1.
The report is that FRED. will 20 to Congress
from the Second District
As ever truly
REPUBLICAN.