Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-20
Condition of her Treasury her Bank Indebtedness-her Swamp Land Fund.

Arkansas-the Condition of her treasury
 her Bank Indebtedness-her Swamp
 Land Fund.
 We have procured from the Governor, for publication, the subjoined letter. addressed to ing the amount of gold and silver in the Urea. sury. subject to be used for ordinary expenses of the State; the amount of gold and silver in the treasury, arising from the sale of swamp lands, and to be used in the work of reclama- tion; and the amount of the States indebted ness that has been paid off within the last three years. We ask an attentive perusal of this let ter by every one of our citizens. By all who feel an interest in the prosperity of our young State, it will be read with pride and joy. The facts stated are of the most gratifying charac- ter, and prove that the policy inaugurated by the present administration of our State affairs was founded in wisdom, and will result in free ing Arkansas from her bank liabilities and plac- ing her in the foremost rank among her sister States
 The following is the letter:
 AUDITORS OFFICE
 Little Rock, Ark., 15tn Oct, 1857. To his Excelency, ELIAS N. CONWAY,
 Governor of the State of Arkansas:
 SIR-In answer to your enquiries of this date, l have the honor to give the following intorma- ton, to wit:
 The balance remaining in the State Treasury on the lst day oi October, 1oo7 subject 10 be used for ordinary expenses ol the State, was one hundred and ninety eiyM housond, mine hun drel aud torty fue doltars and thirty cents n gohi aud siiUer.
 During the year ending with 3Oth Septem- Der, 1857, there were cancrled anu filed with the State Treasurer. as iuly paid of, l46 Real Estate Bank bonds and coupons, amonutng to t.0o hundret ond ftty-one Moasnt, Mree hun4tred and ftty JiUe dohms; which adieI to se0en hun drel una Ety.tve dtousand, Jfue hm4trel and se- Ue1 dollars and ten cents Real Estate Bank bonds and coupons cancelled and filed with the State Treasurer during the two years ending with the 3Oth Sept, 1856, makes one million, six thousand, eight hunlred and sixty-two dollars and ten cents, in Real Estate Bank bond, aud coupons canceled and filed with the State rrea- surer, as fully paid off, during the last three years.
 During the year ending with 3O.h Sept. 1OO1, 1OO OGdte Ddiih OOiitlS dHl coupons were canceed and filed with the State Treasurer, as fully paid off, amounting to ttOo Aundred and three Uiousand four huad,'et anu ninety JfOe dol la,s ond ninay-nine cents, which ad':ed to three hu'al,et and thirty three Housand, one hundrel amt to,ty -seuen dOllars and t,0enty eight cents, cancelled and filed with the State Treasurer during the two years, ending Both Sept, 1856, makes fre hundred ant thirty sir Aousand, si1 huni,ed and torty three doia7s and tt0enty seuen ce,tts, in State Bank bonds and coupons cancel led aud filed with the State Treasurer, as fully paid oil, during the three years ending Both Sept, 1857.
 The aggregate amount of bonds and coupons of the two banks canceled and filed with State Treasurer during the year ending Both Sept, 1857, was jour Hundred and fhy..f four thousand, eight hundred and fifty dollars and n'nety-nine cents, and the whole amount of Real Estate and State Bank bonds and coupons cancelled and filed with the State Treasurer, as fully paid off, during the three years ending Both Sept, 1857, was one million fve h,uatred anu forty three Mou- sand fve huial,ed and Ue dollars and thirty se0en cents.
 On the l2th day of October, 1857, balance of one huldtea anu four hOasand. fUe Hundred and nlnety-sia dollars and sevemy-s;r cents, in g0d and siiUer remained in the State Treasury, subject to be used in retaining swamp and overtlowed lands under the act of 18th Janua- ", 1857, in the following named districts, to