Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-17
Up Country, April Z, '57.

caused oy ap>ehSe, Pssume my BooS0 yum
for the purpose Of giving you few items,
and will not promise to give you many more
after this. for as the river is down, business
dull, and warm weather coming on, medi
tate migration to- sha. state whittier all your
citizens 20 during the summer, the Torpid
State
Mi>sI--'pEl,-it 1t rs truly lamentable TO listen to
the accounts of the pilots on this river. They
oali Vs. that the river is worse than it ever was
W channel to be found, in consequence of
which tina; great receptacle of buried treas
ure, is constantly acquiring more. Many of
the finest steamers on the river have gone
down. However, trade does not seem to di-
minisl in the least. The great obstacles tend
rather to in,igorate than enfeebe the stream
Leaving the Mississippi at Napoleon, | enter
ed the magnificent stream. called tke A1kan-
sas; this river is of untold value to the State,
from which it derives its name. Rising in
the confines of nowhere il runs with increased
velocity some distaace, bearing upon its am
pie basom p,any most magnificent palace like
steamers, which arg ever freighted with the
riches of the Indies and the Indian nations
west of Us. Many splendid steamers bave
been lost upon this river, from which circum-
stance we infer that its bed is well filed with
sand bars and sawyers. At Little Rock we
had the exquisite pleasure of changing the
Guivering motion of our fine steamer, for the
easy cradIe-lke motion of an Arkansas stage
coach! oh, what thrill of pleasure darts
through the human anatomy, as one skips
a5ong over the level roads of our State. The
easy motion naturally invites sleep, and as
~as car7'cf. into sweet slumber, | lost sight
OF much of the beautiful scenery which may
be seth from stage coach on the Little Rock
rad. My slamber was deep and tranquil,
and was not broken but about three times
during our passage over some three miles, at
the end of that distance, however, was per-
suaded 10 aroGse myself for the purpose of
extricatng my carcass from a mud hole, into
which the ovetthrnng vehicle had deposited
it. This done, 1as Politely requested to
lend hand in order to right up our splendid
carriage, whose beauty WAS rather obfuscated
by its submersion in the aforesaid mud hole
Righting all things at last we pursued our
~ay rejoicing, our care aud troubles being
soon allayed by the easy motiou impaired to
tn" stage by an occasional stump or rock
Without any further casualty we arrived
safely, and as for myself am thankful that
have no bones broken.
fini that al the talk nov IS about the
n xt presidential election. From opinions
that ! have listened 20, ! am induced to be-
l'.," hh tn" ra-s stsoggie is indeed only
.re'nH t. an awfdl calamity. 10 this con-
c!a-'a" . i'm compelled TO arrive, when | re-
flea uf-pn the state Of the country. On east
H.. mrnI- OF the paOlRe iastead Of becoming
qu tel ry &, cair'; are only more excited hy
''". u-d action Tor the purpose Of defeat,
in- the democracy at the next election |
7huddcr when mediate upon the wild ia
natclsm hy which the republicans are blind
ed. Wac could have induced the trainers Of
an run-t,tajI"n to believe, that that great
h.i.iH,c "nc-i oI t..c couu;rg, ,hc sapr,me
court, would ever he >iandered and leyIlrd a.
@e noos see ~ Mn has become 80 lost to
all love OF country, they are so completely
swallowed up by party interests, that they
SANDER Che highest tribunal in the country
BIT political fanatics are e9ualIed in the evil
they produce by the condact of religious ia
natics. Ia all ages of the world religious IA
raticisn has been esteemed the most injurious
and dangerous. We see the church proSes-
sing 80 worship one Christ, severing them
selves into two poliscal churches; | say po-
litieal churches, Sr If they separate into
northerr and southern church, it can be done
for nothing else than political views, for they
pros-ss 30 worship one God, to follow one
Christ. We see highantied murder walking
almost unchecked through the country. All
men seem given up to wickedness and crime
Saspicion and Jealousy has usurped the place
of confidence and esteem. Patriotism has
fled from our country, freedoms altar is neg
leeted, and its FIRES eztinguished. From
what We read concerning republics that were
and are not, we conclude that mighty con
vulsion is chose at hand. Unchecked wick
e6ness, crime aud fanaticism always have
been the forerunners Of destruction to repub-
llcan governments. The power is IN the peo-
ple-PeoPl becoming corrupt must weaken
and thereby render despicabie that power BY
which We hold our positioH in the community
of nations. Another unmistakable prelude
to the destruction Of a republic, is the over.
tIi row of that democratic snrit xh;o,s - -,