Southern shield., 1860-01-28
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 ARKANSAS.
A correspondent of a Tennessee paper

A correspondent of Tennessee paper thus speaks of our Stateand its resources
 It is gratifying to the people of Arkan. sas to know that notwithstanding the calumnies that have been heaped upon the reputation of the State, she is rising to place of importance among the sister V hood of States. Her climate and soil arc well adapted to the raising of cotton, corn, wheat oats, barley, rye, hemp, to- bacco, and almosf every thing else that can be cultivated with success in the neighboring States.
 Of course cotton is raised most success fully Iii the Southern position of the State, and along the Arkansas river. Wheat grows best in the Northern part Corn grows finely where 1t is planted and cul- tivated
 Few countries have proved to be better for apples and peaches than Arkansas.
 Let any man take the map of Arkansas and look ut its geographical features, and he will see at glance that nature has given 1t remarkable advantages. It is neither too cold nor too hot. The eastern boundary is washed by the great Father ' of Waters; Red river passes through the southwest the Arkansas runs almost d. agonally through the State, affording nay igation to the best cotton region on the face of the earth. Half way between Red river and the Mississippi in the Southern part of ths State, is the Ouachita, not inferior as t respects navigation, to any other stream of its size Half way be- tween the Arkansas river and the Missis- sippi, is found White river, with perpet- .4lal nay'gations rayerasng in it's sernentinn coursea most fertile and interesting coun- try. Besides these there are other small CT streams in varios:1 parts of the State, afiprding navigation and water power in abundance
 The writer has spent many years in Arkansas, and travelled over almost the whole State, and claims to know of his own personal knowledge all that he here aftirms iii this behalf His lot is cast elsewhere, and in all probability he will never again reside west of the Mississip- pi Still, his interest i'll Arkansas is un- abated.
 h mingling recently with the people of Middle Tennessee, many inquiries were made of me concerning Arkansas. Hun dreds arc selling out and aiming to settle somewhere west. One gentleman an ac- quaintance of mine, sold his homestead of 500 or GOO acres, lying in Marshall county, at S57 per acre, and entertained B rfrtion of emigrating to Arkansas, but his wife was fearful that she would find society not very good--no preaching, no good schools, etc, and she prevailed upon him to purchase in Maury county. in a tilly rocky region, where he had to pay S45 an acre. With the money he obtain ed for his land, he could have bought an immense quantity of land in Arkansas, j. as good as his ever was--land that will soon be valued as high as that he sold.
 Society is as good in Arkansas as it is n Tennessee, or anywhere else The people are as moral, hospitable, and as intelligent as any other people. Schools, too, If not as numerous, are generally better supported than they are in Ten ilessee, and as much deserving support. k Ter there are scores of people in the pop 'Aiioas parts of the old States, who are laying from S2 to $4 per acre as rent, fearful to go to -Arkansas, lest they should iall in among eannibals, or heathens at least.