Des Arc citizen., 1859-04-01

have they been successful in forcing an extra session of Congress. and thus organ. izing Congress to suit themselves.
 
 MEMPHIs AND LITTLE Rock RArn- RoAD.-The Brownspale Echo of the 23d ult., copies our entire article in reply to his Little Rock correspondent, who seems intent on taxing the people of Prairie county from $lOO,OOO to S20o, ,Ooo to aid Tn erecting the railroad from DevalIs Bluff to Little Rock, and takes us to task in a sort of " rough and tumble" sarcastic style. The Echo discourses follows.
 In 1857 the county of Prairie was asked 70 take stock to the amount of S50. .OOo in the MemPnis and Little Rock Railroad, and at an election ordered by the County Conrt to feet the will of the people on the subject, they re- fused to submit to the required tax but does IL follow necessarily that they are still of the same mind ?--would still refuse to submit to moaerate tax as means of aiding in the construction of this work ? Should the prop- osition be again submitted, as doubtless it win oe, VIII the people be concluded by the for
 WY, VI 'aios thcy uOt, as communities not unfrequently do, reverse the first decision ?
 We contend that the mass of the voters ol Frairle county are of the same opinion now m reference to being taxed to aid in building this road, that they were in 1857. " Su6naH 10 moderate lar" forsoolb. Why. Sl00.000 or S20O, ,00o seems 10 be . :" moderate tar' in the estimation of this l" scion' who resides at the county seat, and aids to decorate their town off of the hard earnings of the tax payers of the county. But tlis principle is in accordance with the practices of those in authority" 'hefeaoouls- they appropriate $500 10 pu d flne fence around the courthouse ana then propose special tax upon the people to build county jail The peo- pie, Tn our opinion, will rot reverse their decision of 1857, but will show those who have evinced determination to l" rob Peter to pay Paul" that they are made of sterner stuff, and will again tell them that they will not submit to be taxed for the benefit of few designing men.
 The Echo's assertions that mo effort was made in favor of the tax" m 1857 and that it should no, "be regarded as test of the sentiment of the county" and Its admission that the company was considered irresponsible --,he location of the road uncertain." Sc, together with the expression that if the friends of the road had made even ordinary exerlion the result would have been different" pre- sents medley of contradictions worthy of certain limbs of the law" who take fees on all sides. We have no fears of the result, if this question is again pre. sented to the people of Prairie county. They will vote " No RAILROAD TAX" by n majority that will cause trembling among the denizens of the goodly town of Brownsville. and we fear will cause another editor to "vamos the ranche."
 Agaln the Echo says:
 The CITIZEN proceeds to assert that only one-eighth of the population of this county have an interest in the contemplated road. and that for their benefit the other seyen-eights are to be taxed. Is this true The town ships Of Clear Lake, Hamilton, Rich Woods, Prairie and part of Wattensaw. Pigeon Roost and Centre have direct interest in the road. These constitute at least se,en-tenths of the entire county. Our friend seems to have fallen into the capital error of bel ewing that | the entire population of Praiyie county reside l within the limits Of White River township. and that nothing is worthy of public favor that does not either begin or end at Des Arc.
 We believe our estimate that seven- eighths of the population of the county are proposed to be taxed for the benefit of one -eighlh, to be correct. But single populous township IS interested in the road, and that is Prairie. Caroline, Pigeon Roost and White River townships pay the most of the taxes of the county, and the portions of Walensaw and Centre that have no interest in the road, and would go :. tooth and toe nail" against the | tax. make our estimate about correct. | The Echo's estimate of the county. as to | lerrito y Is about correct, but as 10 popu- i la,ion is far from being so.
 As to the entire population of Prairie county residing within the spf White River township. and that noih7hg is wor- lLy of public favor that does not either begin or end at Des Are" we have only 10 reply, that White River. Pigeon Roos, aud Caroline townships have a popula ton