The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08
OVER THE MOUNTAIN.
FAYETTEVILLE, Aug. Attn 1871.
DEAR DUSHAM

DEAR DUSHAM -
Crawford, Washington and Sebastian =
These are illustrious names in the history Of
Arkansas. Not as names of men but of coun-
ties. lllnstrious because they have played an
important part in her political history, glo-
rlous one in her war-like one. Their votes
have decided important elections their brave
| ones filled the patriot army. If there was
something in their soil that seemed TO intuse
richer life in the blood of men and beasts
| as well as fill their barns with the abundance
of their teeming fields, day came which
drenched it with such blood, spilled in vain
rendered it more fertile with the moulderine
forms of heroic sons trampied it beneath the
feet of contending armies, and made its fields
and homes waste in the havoc ofinteneciye
strife. No counties suffered like these, In
those days of wrath.
But Even IN their ashes lies their wonted
| fires. The Fort Smith and Little Rock rail-
road temporarily suspended, but so nearly
completely as that It's ultimate construction
Is toregone conclusion, was the project in
the main otCrawtord county men, put on foot
before the war, brought to its present state OF
laBN NpllIpl SIllGt Illt war 'It HtN
bridge which is to span the Arkansas at Fort
smith is the project of the determined cti'
zens Of Sebastian, who in vigilance and enter
| prise are not whit behind in the spirit of en-
| terprise peryading the other two cOuntie,
named Here, in the County OF Washington
that spirit is fully alive to the demands of the
hour. This beautiful county is moving al
| this moment from its centre to its Circumter
ence in an effort to secure the location of thu
| I,,l 81 IT,,t,r II,,
submits to the people on next Monday the bic
OF one hundred thousand dollars and thi
thriving town an additional bid of thirty
thousand dollars. to be applied 10 the con
struction of the buildingsto induce the selec'
| ton of their town and county as the site o
| the University | attended speaking at Me
! Guire's Store yesterday, and speaking a
| Vincy Grove to-day at which the people wert
! urged by the most earnest appeals and con
vinCing arguments 20 ratily the action of til,
| County Court. Judge Gregg, followed by
| Prot. Looney spoke With happiest effect al
/ the former place. Coils Pettigrew and Gun
/ ter and Rev. DR.. Dorm spoke at the last namcC
| place, to-day, carrying conviction to mind;
almost committed against the ratification
Speaking at Cane Hill and Cincinnati tool
place prior thereto; and Others appointments
are to be met up to the day OF the election
The oyerwOrkcd law, crs go at the labor oi
such canvass, with Incompatible spirit
travelling long distances in the warm wealth.
or over rough roads. as a matter Of course
Verify say to you; tAay deserve their re-
ward. in this case.
And they do this upon mere chance. Pu-
la>hi county and the city OF Little Rock have
bid two hundred thousand. But they argue
that this sum by Pulaski will amount to nc
more tnantneir lid. by reason OF the great in
debtednes> Of Pul s,i and the discount alrca-
ia IL
indebtedness. they will certainly have til,
advantage of Pulaski on the score Of health
But will others accord t. them these superior
Inducements All honor to the enligaten-
ment and enterprise Of Crawford, Washing
TN and Sebastian. Yours truly, SUGGs.