Washington telegraph., 1853-06-29
NO. 26.

Cd land which was not sold or rTe-cnptioned
brior to the 9th and 18th Of May; ylrorirlcI the
Governor =hall conTene IN -gtra sc sion or the
Legislature soon enough "a enable that body TO
definitely fix the route ol The road 0cfose the 9Th
bj OcoL-r. ont III he reiIrc> TO convene ii at all
or fail to do o. until it viii be too late to -de-
fnitcls fix the route OF tic roed by or before the
9th of October; thea TO good. whateVcr. c.h re-
suit to the State, from the cse.yation for al the
land nails back and becomes. at onrc. snhtcct to
sale and ple-cmp'ion, a. Il It had never been re-
served. Ald, then, every one will .cc, aud be
compelled TO admits that The reservation ill have
been measure and iumcdse one. too. OF clear,
naked, rnriitsated, evil ard injury. without one
single feature OF good benefit TO the State or
people. in II, about It, in aay wa connected
with it. For, not only VIII land have been
saved to thc Staie BY i; b I'll the time Of which
we have spoken, conanmed Ia vain cNncrtations,
will have bcen lot never TO he regaincti, out Of
the l.mitcd term oi ten years, within which the
whole work must be- completed. And now for
our questions
Docs the Governor mean to convene the Leg
is!aturc at all and ii o. whcni
Docs he not know iii not, he should read the
lawl that neither he, nor any other power on
earth cre1' Ire Legislature and that rio.,e can fix
the route of the road and dispose o. t.,e lands!
Docs he aot know th.l il viii cost the state no
more money. IL the way OF expense. to convene
the Legislature at one sea. .od OF the cdi than at
anothcIi
Why postpone the call then, for month. or
even a day!
Docs he not know IF not, let him read the law)
that ever, month arh every day, until the Lcc.is-
lture ehal i,a,c definitely iiNed'' the ,oute of
the road IL lnst ml,rh time lost, and to be de-
d. ted ION the ten yc.ra vishn wii1n, to Sc
cure the whole grant. the Foad nut Ike com pietcd'
Docs he not Lnow (if not, let him a K -, man
81 common scn.el that every morth and every
day this Nation rontinrcs 1t " kcepir., the
wnole ~ tie lands. whether wanted for la oad-
o. not ID several bclts, "a h thirty mile wide,
across the State, Ilom ale and settlement
Docs he not know tif not. tie s.-tooi children.
be ha- no1e o. his own, caa ;eli hia) that what
Arkansas nioSf neods. even molc tiaD railroads.
settlement Of be- la1ds, and population OF her
territory 10 dcye'opc her ieso fces, anc give her
due weight ard position amoHg or sister St.,tcs.
And thai waaic invite ,cI.itatcs. aad encour-
ages emigration, poImatcn. possession, owner-
ship, and settlement of on irnds. = ard must be
the bet Uoii4y ior opf Si.srct A nj. en- t,c con-
trsry. th't whatever keep t1c public lalds out Of
ma,het, rtaids their saie, settlement culii-
vrton. G, en- nr day IL had nolIcy fof the Statei
Way. then docs he permit his Ic-cl. atinn Of
one tn.Id % al tie 'anrs in Strife to lie. like
an iacuhnsi Ike q greet rsll o. led, upon the
st,.rit ol nmi.'rt on cntcrn.i n. settlement. and
population wara is an.;iDuslv scek VIZ. our State
~ toe home o. it prnP'e. ana tie i-ld Of it, in
~ i-y1 WAY does liz permit tn.a naflfar 10
IlnpIoV ement SIS ion ilrrra r. and pIoEDcFitv
10 continue. wncn bv c..il o. the Lc. n lure. h.
'sin e!cn now- remove ii Ia moStl; anil. while
he sc-ures all the iand now srbicct 10 the giant
relieve iron tar desd wei, ut winch - crush
ing the Slate down, and, by lis very name, and
a,ipect, deterring our ne!5hboTs from coming
amoHs u.s.
More quc;tious next week: when. also we
saall ehdesvof to PIE ant our .eadcEs with chap
ter upol-"Gov. Colgsy. ard nj associates, and
councillors as land Spectators. keeping the cheap
pr1lc laads rc-cfved ron taie. H. ofder to iind a
mI.Aet iof iiinii own high priced lanJs.n