Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-03-20
Arksnsas-Her Prospects.

draw Il discouragiug picture Persons out oi
the State, and especially editors oil papers, are
in the habit of abusing Arkansas, because they
think she Is too far oft to resent 1T. 1t Is not
our design 10 color too highly the advantages
We possess, and far be it from US ~ say aught
To discourage or dampen The ardor Of the
hopeful. For ourselves, we are animated with
a lively hope. that something great VIII be
done. and reioiced that much has been done.
About ten years ago we emigrated TO th's
State, which was but sParsely settled, ;nd III
the main without schools or any KIND OF pup
lie improvements For several years she seem
ed to have run On sand bor or sirack snas.
But she has since then teen gradually I'M
proving. The tide of emigration which then
came in slowly, has been gradually augment
ing until now IT Is mighty stream, pouring
almost necessarily into cur borders, aGd spread
ing over our rich valleys and fertile piains.-
Our lands are being taken up, not 10y acres,
but by thousands. The forests are recedlng
before the industrial stroke vi men of energy
and capital Wheat and CCrB, and pork aud
cotton, apples and produce, and stock, are
yearly on the rapid increase. Villages are
,pringing up, and beginning to flourish all
over our State. Schools are multiplying and
pare f;svorably with most of those IN older
States Churches are lifting their tall spires
where badly spelled signs once directed the
lousy topper to his den OF ruin. The masses
are enlightened and moral society i, good,
and in many places highly cultivated and re-
fined An infant State bound down by the
weight OF a heavy public debt, is becoming
conscious Of her strength, and shaking off the
chain that binds her, Is reaching out tc shake
hands with her sister States on tie great
highway of commerce. And yet, YOU, little
LEANS coat editors out yonder II tennessee
or Kentucky, where you never hear any thing,
OF get "a mail but once a month on horseback
YOU are still abusing Arkansas. lie pro
ducing As your own. stale denuuciations of
our State, and will insist that shes the hind
most in the Union. Why, you're a lorg ways
behind the tines, yourself Did You know
sir, that in portions Of territory, only erected
into counties for a year OF two, and when
iher- were not one hundred voters, that now,
they po.. :. Ole 4 from ten to fourteen nun
dred industrious sober ctizenSi Did YOU
know that OF tle nauSratiug dose OF know
nUIhin4I>m. wh;ch made 50 mauv Il our old
States heaye anG -,r.H s.lh, that Arkar
took but little! Did YOU Know that scores OF
Your vcrv A->t citzer,s are leaving YOU daily,
and coming 10 swell the tide % an industrious
population which Is determined TO unfetter
our State, that she may become one of the
first in the Union! Did you know that the
cars. locomotives and iron for a part Of the
Games Landing railroad, have already been
purchased, and that a part oi that road will
be in operation this year. DID you know
that mighty link in the "rsat Pacific rail
road. Is To bc stretched fr, ~ Cairo tp Fulton.
extending across our whole STATE! and cau.h.
up by Texas, 10 be extended for hundreds Of
miles across her ferth plaiu>! Did YOU know
that these built, We have the finest >,,il and
ClImate-the greatest variety of productions
and the most abundant supply of mineral re
sources 10 sustain them: Ibid YOU know these
thing! No, YOU didn't. and Vet. YOU little
,ailow faced, goubcr rat NJ, thing you You'll
stick back there IN the hack woods of Ten
ncs>ee or Kentucky. or some pIue knoll
IN Georgia or North Carolina reclining IN
your editors easy" three legged s,ool-re-
failing such ISLANDERS YOU can CLEAN from
treacirerDu, part:zan papers in this State. and
not having the energy aud the industry 10
cJIne uut and see hat stories YOU are. telling
and what inducements are brInI offered To
lhe honest and industrious, Come, dry up
your crcaking against ArkaItSas. your remarks.
have called forth the above-and YOU NAV
look for many more such, unless YOU repent
and become wiser.