The true Democrat., 1855-05-29
Letter from Fayetteville.

Fayetteville, Arh., May 21st, 1855. EDITOR OF TRUE DEMOCRAT:
 An item of cheering intelligence has just reached this place. From a reliable source received one bour since from Tahlcquah, c. N., we are placed in possession of the fact, that rise of yfve feet has taken place in the Arkansas river at Fort Gibson; and what ren- ders, this the cheering, consists in the fact that the rise has been induced by flow of wa ter from the uppermost sources of the river,- not from rains in the vicinity. Our informant is perfectly reliable, just n and says the gener- al impression and belief is, that the annual or "June'' rise has commenced in good earnest, caused by the melting of the snow in the moun- tains west.
 Should these antcipations be even partially realized, a good, old-fashoned jubilee-such as these ends of the earth have never witnessed, will be the result. Let this take place, and ed upon old Arkansas river, will at once be for gotten; her accustomed functions will supplant the dereliction of which she has been proverbial for the past twelve months and she will be called bles sed pretty good old branch after all
 Navigation, even if buttemporarv, will have the effect of shortening the elongated faces of our merchants, most of whom have already reached the length of barbcrs pole and force upon their 'ptizzes'' the smile of cheerfulness- twill act upon their human countcnances d. Une as does the banyan upon the weary travel CT in the midst of a sandy desert. Coffee! cof- feel! coffce... will be artcuated by the elderly and echoed by the maiden. Cheerful smiles and friendly greetings will take the place of harsh monosyllables as coffee Is chanted by the chubby children. Oh. ,gont these be times that will try mems soles-scampering off over moun- tain aud valley in search of coffee. Wel they will that.
 A more hatterng prospect fir an abundant harvest has never been witnessed anywhere, than IS now presented throughout the entire north. west. Early wheat will harvest in twelve days from this time; and the later crops are now considered, by all hands, as out of danger. We have been recently visited by copious rains, just enough, which will of themselves insure a far better crop of corn than was raised last year. Oats, rye, etc, etc., look we'll, and promise an abundant yield.
 Just now, taking all things into consideration, we of the northwest have abundant reasans to be thankful; and let me assure you that no peo- pie with whom have ever had acquaintance, are more capable of apprcaiating these favors than the mountainccrs north of old Boston are They feel glad, happy and thankful, all at the same time.
 The greatest complaintthat now exists among us, IS to be found in the ranks of the men of physc, who affirm that it is distressinqly heaAhu The next source of vcxation is made up of the fact that lawyers have nothing to do--no law ing ahead, civil or criminal. The distress among the nights of the green bag is certainly great and sorrow is deeply depicted in each countenancc as they sauntcr first from the court of Chief Justice Wisencr, and thence to that of Chancellor Smith, in search of crumb of comfort in the shape of fees. A fair llustra- ton of the awful doom of starvation which awaits them may be found in the fact, that two of our most distinguished advocates actually closed a trade two days since for reasonably fat goblcr, not corn fed of course, but to be fat ted when oat harvest came. as compensation for their services ill a case before Esquire Smith. The anticipated feast upon golfers fat, just drlpped from the grddle, has had the effect of making them both smile as in days of yore; and it is asserted that one of them in fit of costa cy caused by the closing of the trade, hurried home and kissed his wife, The other aaouk have did the same trick, but, poor devil he had none to kiss; but in lieu thereof, called an all hands and called out a quart which was 1ack- etteI in less time than is consumed hv a Ct,ryoI flea in winking at fat puppy.
 Yours to sigh for,
 TOP-WATER. Form the Hampstead Democrat