Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-03
division from Dnvall's Bluff to Little Rock, by
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division from Dnvall's Bluff to Little Rock, by the 1st day of January, 1861.
 For information relative to the four roads mentioned, you are respectfully referred to the communications to the Governor from the presi- dents of the companies. It is the earnest de- sire of the executive that these railroads should be speedily constructed and if the recommen- dations which he makes to encourage them, be adopted, it is confidently believed, that all of them will be finished in few years They should all receive the encouragement of the
 state, in every thing compatible with the pub
 lie interests. This whole subject is submitted
 to the wisdom of your councils, with full con- fidence that you will act for the advancement
 and honor of the state.
 There is one subject of some difficulty to
 which your attention is invited; that is how best to insure the emigration of all the free | persons of color from this state, and to prevent | the subsequent residence of any of them in it. | In enacting law on this subject. police
 regulation, a sufficient sum of money should
 be appropriated out of the state treasury, to de- | fray the expenses of the nd9ent and helpless | to the places of their destination, and to pro-
 vide some means of subsistence for them, for
 short time after they reach their new homes- | As some of them might choose to ensave them-
 selves to obtain comfortable homes, and remain in the state as slaves, 1t Is recommended that a
 law be enacted to authorize them to do so; and
 that owners of slaves be prohibited from eman-
 cipating them, so as to take effect whilst the
 subjects of emancipation remain in this state
 There are doubtless many free persons of color residing in this state in contraventon oi
 the existing laws on the subject.
 If nothing more is done, the existing laws
 should be properly administered and enforced,
 and if legislation be needed to require officers
 to perform neglected duties this subject, 1t
 would be well to provide for such cases by law.
 By a provision of the constitution, the duty
 of arranging the senatorial districts and appor-
 tionng the representatives in the several coun-
 ties. .devolves upon the General Assembly, at the
 the present session. To the abstract the census
 of this state showing the population of the several
 counties, on the first day of January, lo5o, as enumerated by the sheriffs the executive in vtes your attention. From Arkansas county
 there is no census return.
 7 The aggregate population of the other fifty : three counties on the first day of January, 1858, as stated was 325 429 souls; of which S 131 l97 were free white males; 1l31l free r white females; so, 1885 slaves, and 734 free per- ) sons of color. This abstract also shows that e the lands cultivated in the year 1857 were 317,- 680 acres in cotton, and the production 172 692 bales of cotton; 97O, 354 acres in gran and the Il production 1680O9 952 bushels of corn, 1,139,- n O96 bushels of wheat and 2,035, 730 bushels of r oats By table H, of the auditors report it ap- 1t pears that there were no returns to tax books > for the year 1858, from the counties of Arkan- . sas, Ashley, Columbia, Greene Lawrence, Mis- d sissppi and Sevier, but the tax books for the 1T year 1857 were returned from these seven coun- t ties, as is shown by table G, of the auditors 1t port Without allowing anything for increase if h the property taxed in these seven counties for r. 1857, be added to what was taxed for 1858, in
 the other AZ counties it will be shown that there er were taxed, in the State of Arkansas for the Il year 1858 besides other property 60249 slaves, r, 360 saw-mills, 1O4 tanyards, 56 dstileres, g. e PIP pleasure carriages, 64 199 horses 23, 1OS e mules, 100l jacks and jennieS 191, 692 neat l. cattle, S1 ,841 8O2 in goods, wares and merch- J. andize, $l,O86, 055 money loaned at interest n S49,669 invested in steam boats, $22O 177 in
 gold watches ard jewelry, S60O44 invested in l. manufactures and that the total value of pro- D. perty taxed in the State, for the year 1858, is lg S99, ,873 249 co.
 r. The increase to the taxable property of this 1 State, for the four years, from 1852 to 1856 t. was S27. .657 965; and during the last two years, Id the increase to the taxable property of the State ,e has been S29, 115, 5,2O3-demonstrating that the m taxable property of the State has increased '
 more than half of that increase was during the to last two years The whole value of property }, taxed in the State, for the year 1852, as showr Ie by table U" in the auditors report of the Is Is of October, 1854, was S42, 300 08O being Sl4, h O73,0S8 less than half of what 1t amounts tC " for the year 1858.
 at However rapid this increase of wealth in tn, Q State may appear, it will be still more speedily ,f augmented when it shall become generally g. known that the State of Arkansas has establish ,- ed the safe, commendable and wise policy o k receiving nothing for revenue, and paying ou D. nothing for expenditures, but the constitutions h. currency of gold and silver-that the constitu le ton, as amended, prohibits the establishment O ,e any bank--that not one bank exists within tn v State to manufacture paper pretexts for none, -e --<--ui is the ommendations of the Governo 50 be carried out )--tndt no bank bill of less de d nomination than fifty dollars, is allowed to cir Is culatc as currency in the State--that thorougl
 geological survey of the State, is being prose " cuted by distinguished ..state geologst--tha " railroads are being built, and in a few years vii le be hnished--that good schools now exist. and d others are being established in nearly every sec ,e ton of the State--that our rich lands wher le properly cultivated produce, abundantlv, corn le wheat oats, rye, barley grasses fruits and vege l. tables; that, if we had slaves enough to culti
 
 d sas. alone, could supply, annually, the marke e- ot the world with as much cotton as has eve of been raised any year in all of the cotton grow e Ing States of the United States-that we have
 mild, delightful and healthy climate-tha our taxes are light, State treasury abundant p Y supplied with gold and silver to pay all or. ], dlnary expenses of the government, and that
 the State owes but one debt, to pay which l. means have not yet been provided: and tha |. the principal of this debt is but S6l6. GOO anc h not due before the 1St day of January, 1868. t These considerations, added to the facts that r. good lands are abundant in Arkansas, and many ofthem for sale at low prices, will not fai to in e, duce thousands in the old States, who now cul "a tlvate worn out lands, to come, with their intel D. llgence, skill industry and wealth. and settl, It In the State of Arkansas, and aid in hastenins r. It on to that elevated and envable position. to- n wards which our State is already making such e certain and rapid advances
 d We have great cause to be thankful to AL d mighty God, that He has smiled upon our State ; and blessed 1t with increasing prosperity. Is With the greatest confidence in your wisdom, e integrity, tirmness and patriotism, the Execu. e tive feels that the people have legislators whose labors, at this session, will prove honorable te d themselves, and conduce to the public good. l, ELIAS N. CONWAY. ). EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 # Little Rock, Arkansas,
 e Sd November 1858
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