Washington telegraph., 1856-03-19
Mr.. Beebe's Letter.
LITTLE Rock ARK's
January 10, 1856.
Ia ms Errellsncy. -4ndre,c Johnson.
NashcI[e. Ten,

NasacIie, Tennessee --
SIR:-My attention has been called to
the published proceedings of meeting re-
Gently held in the city of Memphis, at
which sundry remarkable preambles and res
olutions were adopted, and a committee of
IS persons appointed 10 draft a memorial TO
the Legislature of Tennessee, composed
mostly, if not entirely of Arkansas swamp
land SPECTATORS and their allies Among
that number we recognize the names of
some Of the most culpable of that class, and
the leaders of the Memphis delegation who
hung about our capitol last winter propa-
eating their Know Nothing heresies. crea-
ting strife and diScord. and thereby obstruct
ing the progress of sound legislation to
which, We may also add, the Memphis del
egatiOn who came here in the spring of 1853,
and rendered themselves ridiculous by their
iesuitical efforts to frighten the Executive of
our State into called session of our Lepis-
lature for the benefit of these swamp lanG
jObberS, and to operate upon our then ensu-
ing August elections. s - F1
In these preambles aud resolutions. thew
say that the United States have granted to
tn. State Of Arkansas about halt a million
Of acres of land, for building Railroad
from Little Rock to the Mississippi river,
and that the Legislature of Arkansas have
fixed upon Memphis as the terminus OF that
road, aud donated to the {. Memphis and lit
tie Rock Railroad Company said land grant
Of 10000 acres along the whole route of
the road
These gra.uitous statements, which are
no doubt designed to rlislead the public
mind, and induce the belief that that compa-
NJ now own and control, or are entitled to
that quantity OF land, are wholly unworthy
Of credit, and fully di>proved by the records
Of the country, as Well as by what | have
ineOntestibly shown in my address to the
taxpayers Of the city of Little Rock. "A
cpy Of which is herewith enclosed. This
they cannot successfully controvert- Il is a
truthful expose OF the matter there stated.
snd 80 admitted here by every candid IN
trejudiced man, while some of the bes, in-
formed aud most reliable. ~ho had been
dupei by the Memphis emissarieS. and had
therefore unwittingly advocated their ag
gresive schemes, say that my estimate is too
high, that not exceeding 10000 acres if 50
much, of unentered land on the line can be
found, applicable to it, because OF the nu-
merOus fraudulent swamp land entries OF
land. which are not legitimately. and never
were Intended 20 be embraced by the swamp
land donation law.
On the other hand, that company, those
swamp land jobbers and their allies have
been for these three years past using every
unfair and dishonorable means, to obstruct
and prevent the unlawful adjustment of this
government grant, to the main line and its
branches, to depreciate, and if possible de-
s:roy Its value for the purpose it was made
That company. to cap the climax of their
turPitude. have repudiated the act of our
lsst Legislature fixing the line of the route
Of that branch road, and the acts of the ex
eeutlye of this State, under that law, and
the act of Congress. the official evidence of
which. has been received here from the
General Land Office at Washington city,
within the past week thus placing as
'hey think another and more formidable OBJ
s'aee IN the way of the selections of the
lands on that braneh.=the completion of
shleh would fully expose their attempted
frauds upon the country. s rau=-l
That class of men in Memphis. have been
instrumental in making mischief in Arkan-
sas and retarding her progress in internal
improvements, and inficting injury upon
her in various other ways, to a greater de-
gree, than has fallen to her lot from ali 9th,
eF sources Their prompting motive. as |
nave heretofore eonclusively shown, is un-
!us,inable speeulations in our swamp lands
40 unbiased right minded man here. be-
'ie'es Tor moment. that they ever can. ey-
sssslil. or ever intend to build that branch
No one here will contribute to it any .'Asa-
er'al aid." 50 long as in present hands,
S'en II they were able to do So. aud Ten
.essee should endorse the Memphis city
sInds' beSided it is all deception to talk
sOOOs onr city and, county bonds They
sever have been. and neyer will be issued.
.na IL they should. we haye. already an IN
junction granted to restrain tho collection
!he interest taxes. while they, could
sOs II Issued. be sold for ten cents CD the
pllar- They cannot successfully deny the
suafges that have been made, SO overwhelmr
ss are the facts, authorities and admissions