Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-15
ARKANSAS ITEMS.
The Arkansaw Traveller has the following on


 mined to let to contract immediately the grad inc of twenty-five miles of the road. This will at least be commencement, and which will no doubt be followed up until the road is put in running order"
 In regard to the call of five per cent. made upon the stockholders for the purpose of grad ing the 25 miles of the road required by the act of the legislature, the Hampstead Demo- crat says:
 "This is beginning with an earnest; and if the company have oplv the ability to carry 1t on, all will doubtless be well. The people will pay the call and be satisfied; but failure would be attended with disastrous consequences Times are very hard, money is very scarce, but this road is so very important, so linked with every interest of the country, that every one, we are convinced, will be disposed to strain point to assist the directory in their efforts to- wards its accomplishment"
 The Washington Telegraph has the follow ing editorial upon the same interesting topic:
 "The reason assigned by the directors Tor the call is. that in the present stringent condition of the money market it would be impolitic, If not impossible, to raise funds by sale of the bonds of the company, even based as they would be on their large land grant, the titles to which are now perfected and in the possession of the con- pany.
 The act of the legislature, turning over the lands to the company, requires, that within two years from the date of its passage, the company shall grade twenty-five, or complete ten miles of the road. It is to enable the company to comply with this requisition of the law, as well as to discharge some outstanding debts justly in- cured, and that should be paid without delay, that the call has now been made.
 It is hoped that every stockholder will re- spond promptly to the call and secure the lands from further legislation"
 The Intelligencer gives the following piece of news:
 Hon. John F. Wheeler, the original proprie- tor of the Fort Smith Herald, contemplates publishing a new paper at Fort Smith. The first number will be issued about the first of January.
 We trust this is so. Mr. Wheeler possesses the ability to make an interesting paper, and one that will command the respect and conf- dence of its readers.
 The Des Arc Citizen has, at last, given the public the true motives of its advocacy of the doctrine of rotation. The proud principle it professed to be actuated by degenerates into a sordid selfishness. The Citizen is in favor of rotation because one of tue puJkic teats hos not been held to tt, mouth. Hear him:
 The patronage of the general government has been confined to two presses in the State, thus centering the profits upon Me Je0, when not less than ten establishments should have received their proportion. These crumbs from the crib of the general government are con- uoled by the congressional delegation and our Senators have so long controlled these mat ters for the benefit of the favored few; that they judging from their actons-have no idea of retiring, unless they are rotated out of office.
 Or in other words--had Judge Sebastian given few crumbs from the crib' to the edi- tor of the Des Arc Citizen, he would not now be what he is--a rabd rotationist. The Judge has truly been unfortunate--is it too late yet to pitch a crumb or two to the Citizen?
 We clip the following from the Pine Bluff Enterprise:
 The following is an extract of letter re- ceived by the editor from his father dated Dec 9th, 1857
 "The steamer Americans news came to Memphis, Wednesday night reports de cline in the price of cotton, at Liverpool. of 34 of penny, equal to 12 cents with accounts of large failures in Engand-was regarded at Memphis as the worst news of the season."
 HFThe Paracifta Times says that in con. sequence of the late heavy rains, the Cossetot at that place was higher than has been known for the last ten years The bottom between the Cossefot and Little river, near that place distance of seven miles, was perfect sea ot water, and between that place aud the hills il the directioh of Doaksville, for four miles, was entirely overtlown, many places ten feet deep Great loss of stock is feared.
 A correspondent of the Hampstead Demo- crat recommends the Hon. H. II. Coleman of Clark county as candidate for the State Sen ate at the next election.
 Col. Hindman of the State Rights Democrat informs us that he expects to have Hoe press and to make several additions to his establish ment the first of next year. We are rejoced at these signs of prosperity in our contempo- rary's business, and hope he will be remunera- ted for his trouble and outlay. We re- gard the State Rights Democrat as one of the best papers in the State and notwithstanding the efforts of few rotaters to fasten upon it the charge of Reorganization, its course has been soundly democratic. It has been severer upon the course of Walker in Kansas than we have thought it necessary to be, but not more so than Walkers traitorous conduct richly deserved.- On all questions the State Rights Democrat hac ,l, b,i | man, in his brief career as an editor, has prov ed himself an able writer, fearless advocate of the truth, and a sound democrat
 The Ft. Smith Herald continues its abuse of us, and comes out openly in opposition to the reelection of Judge Sebastian. It says:
 We are charged with opposition to Judge Sebastian; we acknowledge the corn, we want to see a good sound western democrat in his stead"
 We never before heard it intma:ed that Se- bastian was not "good sound democrat. As we have been looking to him as one of the "lights' of the party, we should be pleased tc know in what his unsoundness consists.
 The Ft. Smith Herald is itself wonderfully
 
 owners connection with it, it has been starting and encouraging difficulties and heart burning. in the party. Its mission has been an ev one. As one of the fruits of it's course, Se bastian county, which, before the Heralds pur chase by its present proprietors, was strongly democratic, is now as strongly Know Nothing At the last election Sebastian was one of tho very .teo counties that sent a Know Nothing delegation to the Legislature and gave maio rity to the Know Nothing candidate for Cover nor. We commend this fact to the Herald and trust that it will stop it's abuse of us ana other democrats, and devote some of its valua ble time to improving the political character of its county.
 The Batesville Balance says, the Kansas N e braska bill made Kansas free State. Before the passage of this bill by the democracy, sla- very was prohibited from going into Kansas