The true Democrat., 1855-06-19

II, then, they would vote in Congress as I and other kentuckians did, to bring that road iron, the west to the Mississippi at Kentucky will they not say that he would stultify himself who would atteanpt to connect the Louisville road at the Mlsslsslpp river, with the Pacific road there oy extending the Louisvill road to Memphis when he would, himself, bring the Pacific road to that rlver two hundred and fifty miles above Memphis! How absurd would be such an at- tempt! ''N" ''' "'- :, can readily comprehend how and why it is that sangulne, enterprising spcculators in Mem pms property and swamp lands" in Arkansas Opposite Memphis should just at asis PARTI,, CULAR CRISIS kick up such reval and halabaloo about the tallEetl. of Louisville and Memphis airline"
 In alluding to this recent revival, the "True Democrat published at Little Rock, says: though the hostility with which the pro. Iect of the Cairo and Fulton railroad has been pursued, from its origination down to the nre. sent day, is fact that strikes an unrehectino mlnd with surprise, to those who are familiar With the character and circumstances of the on. position, the 1imsy gauge that covers the mo-. tive Is not difficult of penetration.
 * * :, "dhe destruction of the bright prospects of the Calro and Fulton Railroad is the leaa;no object of the asailants of the company and #, President. "D0 1''
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 And the more effectually to accomnlisb tbe;r pnrpose they would not scruple to involve tho Calro and Fulton Railroad, and with if tbo best interests of the State, in the same com mon III, rum They are busy at the work now lie oia warfare so long broken of has been renewed The smouldering embers. which all true lflendS ot the State hoped had become for. e'er eAtlhct, have been again kindled into name. Letter writers from various portions of 'ne ocate are lnduStrously engaged in dissemi- na''llg laise statements, and the columns of the ui'ailecoeo newspapers have become mere yehi- o'es o1 aouse and misrepresentation of the pfacOlcaoAlty Of the road. The war has recon. menced more fiercely and vindctivelv than ever" '-
 Why IS that so? IS TT BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE OF ARKANSAS IS NOW ABOUT CONVEYING? If, by all this pala- yer ana honey-tuggling, that Legislature can be convlnced that no roads from Louisville or the interior of our State' will be extended to the Mlsslsslppl rver, at the western border of Ken lucky, but will all be extended to Mensphis the friends Of Memphis through that State can. under Mat Impression, be induced to give all the lands at their control and disposal to the Memphis " branch;'' and will also recommend repeal by Congress of the grant of lands for the nam stem from Little Rock direct to Ken lucky, and, Tn lIeu to grant the same quantity for the road from Little Rock to Memphis Such Is thelr plan, as IS proved by their publish ed letters and editorials. Will kentuckians be duped?
 Don't you see, srs, how all those editorials and proceedings of public meetings in Louis vile will be used by Memphis against the in terests of Kentucky with the Arkansas Lecis- lature?
 When We see the Arkansas editors. their Go vernon, and the prominent men of controlling influence in hat State, exerting all teiy efforts to urge on the completion of that road throuqh Little Rock direct to and Mrough Kent,tczu. does It not look strange and inerplcaNs that Ken lucky editors are, at this 5mportQnt crisis fore stalllng our friends; and playing into the hands of our enemies, who have gone and will % to the Arkansas Legislature from Memphis? F tu BrWe-fe lie :! ie !,
 May beg you, sirs, to remember factsa
 50 soon as 1t was ascertaincd that Congress and Texas would appropriate public lands for the construction of the road between the Pacific and the Mississippi river, great efforts were made to secure the grant so as to terminate the road by branching from Little Rock to Mem phls, and from Little Rock to St. Louis: but those branches were struck from the bill, and the direct route from Little Rock to Kentucky inserted in lieu. Taae House Journal. 1st ses sion of last Congress.
 Ever since then Memphis interests have ex erted great efforts to delay and defeat the con- struction of the road from Little Rock to the Mississippi, opposite Kentucky. Here is the proof from the True Democrat of Little Rock which says:
 The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, in pre- ferrlng the grave charges it has against the Cai- TO and Fulton railroad company, exhibits either a willful disregard of the truth, or an utterly objectionable ignorance of the manner in which the funds of the Cairo and Fulton railroad con- pany have been appropriated.
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 "We shall go into no argument to show the importance of the Cairo and Fulton railroad to the great Mississippi valley, and particularly to Arkansas Every one who has reflected upon the subject is alive to its importance. It is d road destined to ride down all opposition. Let It's enemies do their worst. We bid them de- fance.
 
 But the Eagle is mistaken, and, while every day 1t imaglnes it is destroying the prospects of the Cairo and Fulton railroad, it is only arous- ing ln this State stern and stubborn opposition to everything that emanates from Memphis There are few who would perhaps deem it an honor to have the State of Arkansas an obse- qulous slave to the city of Memphis, but upon trial 1t will be found that in the mass there is spirit of State pride that scorns such posi- tion.''
 If the arguments and statements published in advocacy of the road from Louisville to Memphis are untrue, are they not worthless?
 The road from Louisville to Frankfort, and the location cf the road from Louisville to Nash vile, are both winding and many miles longer than is desirable, which has caused dsappoint- ment and dissatisfaction in regard to your pre- vious railroad enterprises; and hope your peo- pie will adopt the suggestion of "A Citlzen" (your correspondent of the Sd inst.,) who sug- gests that " a committee be appointed to prepare a condensed statement * * * x to be published in pamphlet form and distributed throughout the city," which, hope, will con- 'ain an accurate account of the roads, charters,