Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-15

0kT The Arkansas Traveller, in it's last issue, very justly takes exception to the Gazefte's republication of the New Oleans Bulletins slanderous article upon the State of Arkansas. We concur with the Traveller in regretting "that any editor in this State should so far in his paper." We are out of all patience with that class of the Arkansas journals who, for political capital at home, will publish to the world all sorts of islanders upon our State and its government--who, to throw odlum upon few office holders, will not sickle to dlshonor the land they live in. The reputation Of Ar kansas has suffered more from her own news napers than from those of other States. They have decried. traduced and villifed her. They have wbined over her msmanagement, her grievances and her wretchedness They have been constant and unremitting in their abuse, and their islanders and falschoods have been cited abroad as evidence of her unworthiness and want of prosperity. By their suicidal con- duct they have held her up to the emigraDt as the most uninvitng State in the Union, and have thus repelled worthy settlers, retarded her growth and mainly contributed to the poverty they so bitterly complain of.
 Away with such cant and hypocrisy. It is time our people were discountenancing all such. Neither our State or our people are what they are represented to be. The State has not re- pudiated- has not refused to pay her just 
 debts. The mistake she committed in setting up couple of banks and involving herself on account of them, was simply an error-not a crime. Nor can her subsequent conduct be made just subject of reproach. Though un- able to meet the interest upon her bonds, issued on account of the banks, and from which she derived no benefit whatever, she has made every provision in her power to do so. Every bond and all the interest will be paid up, in full, and at no very distant day. If it is hard that the bond holders are kept out of their money, it should be remembered that it is still harder that the State has to pay them.
 Of this bank debt that has rested as an in- cubus upon her growth and prosperity, she has already caused large portion to be paid More than a million and half of dollars of tho bonds and coupons, issued on account of the two banks, have been redeemed, cancelled and filed with the treasurer fully paid off Th. does not look like repudaton-a refusal to pay or all effort to swindle. The truth of it is, the oft-repeated charge of repudiation against the State of Arkansas has no foundation in fact anc Is base, infamous slander
 Arkansas is a prospering and growing young | State. She has no railroads it is true, but how long was it after the admission of Louisiana l into the Union before she had a railroad? Ar. | kansas has no telegraphs, but how long was il after the admission of Alabama into the Union before ste could boast telegraphic line? Ar kansas, considering her age, is not behind any of her southern sisters, and, considering the odous name she has undeservedly labored un- der, it is remarkable that she is 50 we'll up r the race to greatness In few years more she will outstrp them all and leave them far be. hind.
 As to our people, they are as industrious, as moral, as honest any Ill the Union. The taunts that are thrown upon them by hirelng press abroad and republished and tacitly indorsed here at home are as groundless as they are ma | licous