Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-23
From Izard.
If. OLvp. Ark.. March 10th, 1858

county of Izard is as hilly, abrupt, aod stony as any part of Gods heritage to the "genus hnso.'' Nevertheless, when those rough fasne-ses shall be fully explored, by the scientific, mines of, now latent wealth will be disclosed beyond iea- sible computation-and the county now boasts as good population as any such country with no more advantages for development beneath the sun. Her river bottoms, creek valleys, and mountain table lands are fast being inhabited, and soon thousands of acres shall be made to yield cereals sufficient to feed all the cotton planters of the State, as well as to supply them with work stock, horses mules and oxen.
 have never seen population in such country, far from provincial vice and immor- ality in all my journey thrugh life. You may visit the gatherings and assemblies of the people, rail maulings, new ground c earrings, house rais ings log roalings, tax gatherings, weddings and frolics, on election days and on the court yard and it is a rare thing to drunken man. The only thing truly to be lamented is that the population is generally in only tolerable supply of this worlds goods: Yet the cause of lament is being removed. lizard is sending of for the gold of other regions, large quantities of live stock and, when the price of grain is high enough to justify it, she can ship large quantl- ties of wheat, oats, and corn--and small DOT ton of king cotton There Is another source oi great wealth in this country, which for the want of good husbandry on the part of UNCLE SAM, of the public domain, is very greatly abu>ed.-- alude of course to the fine pine timber of these hills. This timber is very abuudant-and chief l ly on very poor land which 1t is ye, Uncle Sam, misfortune to own. This is a subject which shuld command attention. The day will come when this pine will bring to the country, if it be not wasted, useful population, and any qGanti- ties of machuery-buti if cut aud N aSted in rafts upon the rapid waters of White river few will be benefited, and tue country suffer infinite de triment Uncle Sam should have timber agents to guard his rights, whose rights are those of | the people of this region, well as those of 1 other parts of the Unon
 The day will come when much wool will be grown upon these hills, and 1 believe the grape will flourish here as richly as any where beneath the sun.
 In the small matter of politics, we have no sort of excitement We never let a living plug ugly take any par, in our primary assemblies when know it--ard, really, we have no fears of any smnsgln. themselves amof us because We know of none now living. Those that fused to- a0as" are now claiming to De whiG> (and waiting for the new name shat is to be-uI have come over to our r>i e. stock lock, barrel al rAmrod.) Sp Col. Hindmau necd not fear any op- position in this quarter from that source to his nomination. His nomination will be favored here We shall have county meeting on the 2l Monday of April, accident preventing when we shall probably send good sound agent, to the Batesville convention of May next, with no other instructions, probably, than to go and work as good democrats should, for the genera good of the country and cause
 believe we have no amb tious men in thi. county at least none who thinks so we'll O themselves that all besides are vastly inferior The greatest difficulty here is to get out mer for office, few, very few indeed, are disposed to thrust themselves forward This is gnoc state of things, anl very few re5ous can boast of such
 l have not the slightest idea as to who vii be pursuaded to run for the General Assembly l have heard that the last member from thi: county, probably cared very Ittle for e-5islativ, honors, though shoui he be wiling to accep again, have heard of no complaints agaius hin, and he would be sure to be returned, suppose.
 We like W. K Sebastian very much, and we have fond recollecinns of the services uf Sam Llempstend in democratic harness And should we take a notion 10 Hempstead, it will not b, upon the imperious dematdS Of the doctrine o the new born rotators. do rot suppose there is man in the county in favor Of Cnlono x. B. Burrow. And very few, if auy, fol other than those first mentoaed
 The writer is Hi dnAn man, but cannot b5t see that he Is not 50 strong as he has hereto fore been; uor can he see or learn the reason Q this Ca ling off of his fricid, The uor,herl
 
 grese, no part "f yhe country is more suscepi. ble of improvement ud las been. f,r some cause overlooked. Some of Us know, bv report that we have a representative in the lower House ot Congress, but few indeed have eyel seen or heard from him in such way, is to be assured that he has ever done or proposed to dt any hing for the district he was chosen to rep- resent. is true we see in your paper that the representatives from Arkansas is unit. and that they agree. This is very good, as far as il goes tut we want action ard results
 It may be said that we know mt that We shall b' hettered " a change of Judge Green. wood for Col. Iindman This s true: bat W, have strong notion that the young mans am- btion will do something, while the old man full of honors and uuambitious, too lazy or to, timid to attempt But all will come out right at the right place, and time we hope.
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