Des Arc citizen., 1859-04-22
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAIL, ROAD BROWNSVILLE ECHO, sc


 2 The anonymous editor of the " Brownsville Echoo in the issue of that DETACHABLE sheet, dated April 6, 1859, attempts to reply to our article cf the 23d ult., in reference to the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad.
 The "Echo" disagrees with our conclusions. that time will yindicate the truth of our asser- tions in reference to the result of the vote of Prairie county, on the proposition to levy Srairoad tax-and that an overwhelming ma .ority will be found against it., and adds:
 < But in this we think he under-estimates the patriot
 ism and iberalty of the tax-payers of the Bounty He will find we imagine, that they
 Twill not hesitate to aid in the construction of a road calculated to build up the county, and beneft the State at large, simply because it happens to miss Des Arc; that they are too 8much alive to their own interest, and desire < too earnestly the general welfare of the county, sto be controlled or influenced by the sugges- Ston9 and assertions of 8 selfish clique, who ssma<e t a point to opp9se any aud every thing fnot intended to benefit thea in particular" 8 0lf idea of ''the patriotism and liherality < of the taxpayers of the coEn;y'' is far above th4t of those W ho would ask them to aid an en- @terprise that has been controlled by set of men who have squandered, thus far, every &ayailable dollar that has been invested in the Building of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. The newspaper accounts, as well saS individual assertions. are sufficient to con- vince the most skepical of the total want of Knowledge in the erection of railroad, or sDrecDnrpivad dptarrnir,t;op tO- e7N1- PVppv DOLLAR INVESTED FROM ONE TO EIGHT FEET UNDER WATER, so that even the Sheriff of 8Crlttenden county is compelled to fish the rails From the bottom in order to make an attach m@nt oran execution stick We have reference q 70 the road from HopeGeld, opposite Memphis, 10 Madison in St. Francis county, which was represented to the late Legislature as being
 0aished and in fine order.'' The people of Ffairle county WILL HESITATE, yea, verify, 'ney will CONDEMN those who attempt to tax 'nem to aid in building road in which they shaye no interest, and which will never enhance 'nflF property in value single dollar.
 The people of Des Arc, and the whole com- " west of them, have no objection to a road oeIh6 built from White river to Little Rock put they do object to being taxed to aid in the building of it-they have all the elements within their grasp to build railroad from Des Arc westward, and what is more, they Intend to use the means within their reach for their own benefit and advantage, and any at- ztempt to tax them for railroad nurnoses will oe met with the same spirit as that which be- iel the tea-chests in Boston harbor in 1773.
 The editor of the ''Echo" backs down from the proposition of his Little Rock corresnon- oeht who intimated that Prairie county would Suoscrlbe S100,0o0 or $200,00 to the road D"u says he "never advocated larger sub S'nptlon than $50,000." Very we'll we are @rppUseu to SINGLE DOLLAR being subscribed Oy 'he county of Prairie towards this enter r'.se' ana believe that majority of the near NeIghbors of the asEcho'' will vote against if
 U, we defy mortal man to show an instance in 'In 'he citizens of Des Arc and the people
 He Northern portion of the county, have ,r",s 0s acted In good faith towards the general V"SFe or Prairie county. The editor of the vosIl,, .s' doubtless, employed to do the ''dirty or designing few'' at the county seat, .l.o Ae imagInes that Des Arc has clique ono. 0u' n thish he errs, and we forewarn him ,bost ~, aii' that "good men and true'' in and bors brownsville, m look upon his editorial la sor .a m 'ne same light as that of his predeces- wbo e emanations and reflections of those of fha a"'e no regard for the mass of the people plisho, ,00alty' so that their ends are accom- IittIa D. The officers of the Memphis and the st.t' is'eN Railroad have already swindled ro.d ~ Tn building the first section of the the s.mat ,0 ps like begets like,'' they will do tor of 1 'ullg on the third section. The edl- be. wbath Echo" whosoever he happens to wlI a 9'i' CT spirit of ghost or goblin damned,n tbo.o " render himself fit associate for ii h. "no have already defrauded the people.
 continues his illiberal course towal ds