Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-22
For the True Democrat West Tennessee Correspondence.

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 MEssRs. EDITORS: My last letter, if l mistake not, was dated at Humbolt. My present whereabouts is South Gibson, small village, in Gibson county, in the midst of densely settled region. My bu- siness requires me to mingle freely with the people, and to go from place to place, which circumstance affords me many op- portunities for studying character, human nature, etc.
 Some of the people have gotten the idea, in some way, that notice all that occurs, or is said in my presence, and take notes, and publish them in the newspapers. It is true that do notice people and things, animate and inanimate and seek to deduce some useful knowledge from all that meets my view. There is kind of knowledge that people cannot get from books. It is to be obtained only by travelling and see- ing the world-by calling on people at their houses-by going to their public as. semblies-by viewing their fields, and hold ing free communion with them In this way, an observant man may learn much that will be useful to him in fighting life's great battle.
 1 find the populace not little excited in relation to the approaching August cleo tion. Harris, the present governor, is the democratic candidate for the Chief Magis- tracy again. The opposition are running against him, Col John Netherland of East Tennessee, an old line whig, who is said to be a man of talents, and very popular with his eva party. What the result will be, of course l, being stranger, cannot say, but l do know that party spirit is run ming very high
 Crops in this part of Tennessee, are tol erably good. They are, however, back ward. The spring was the wettest on record, and farmers had great difficulty in procuring stands both of corn and cotton Since the 18th of May, there has been no rain, and the fields are very thirsty Both corn and cotton are small, but promise well, if the weather should be favorable. Wheat is excellent, and now in harvest. Vast quantities of it will be exported by means of the Memphis and Ohio railroad, to the Bluff city. It now sells at the de- pot at ninety cents per bushel of 60 lbs Oats are entirely cut off with the rust Not even seed will be raised.
 The people are more thickly settled here than in most sections of Arkansas, but they are not richer, nor do their farms and houses bear the evidence of thrift, that gen. orally meets the eye in Arkansas One difference 1 have noted. There are fewer country dnaqeries here The people are, as general thing, in arms against the re- tailing of sprituous liquors, and they will not permit a drinking shop to exist in the neighborhood places.
 find few old .togies that think Ar kansas and Madagascar about upon level, but generally, hear people express favor able sentiments of your State. Many hun dreds of them have been there and some of them are now preparing to cast their lot among your people as soon as they can gather and sell the growing crop. The in troduction of railroads here, has raised the price of land from $6 to ss25 or $50 per acre. Hence many are tempted to sell with the hope of buying larger quantities of better land in Arkansas
 If you had one railroad extending to your city, or, if the NJ. O. & R. R. road was finished to Camden, a new era would at once dawn upon your country.
 Tomorrow 1 shall leave for Paris, and then go to Middle Tennessee. In the meantime you shall occasionally hear from me. $.
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