Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-14
The Truth About the Legislature as
Presented by an 0utsider-Nhat
the Fame OF that Body will be.

LITTLE Rock, April l0.-YOur cor
respondent at this place is thor
oughly imbued with respect for the
Dersonal character of Governor Baxter.
differing from the governor in parti-
sanship. he does not believe Governor
Baxter less honest because he may not
Ire 4 Democrat. This correspondent is
convinced that it viii be best for the
state, if she would recover her bonds
Tssued or their value, TO release the mort
rage on the roads, take stock instead,
and thus suffer the roads to be COM
pieted. II this be not done Arkansas
Tetrogrades Of necessity in intelligence,
population and wealth. As they are,
fhe roads can pay nothing and never
can be finished, and the state,
therefore, has the least possible
security in these boasted mortgages. a
mortgage on nothing is only worth the
paper on which it is written. Therefore,
If the legislature prevent the delivery OF
more bonds TO these roads, which are
entitled TO seven millions, and assure
the completion Of the roads which may
he nlOTtgaged, after this release, for the
iron aud equipments. the credit of Ar
kansas may be made as good as that Of
any southern OF western State. The
EA0th l4aAt HENO4AG eaAAAAhANs II - NAAAg
necessary that the roads be managed
with a share of honesty, and this will
ipe done in future years.
WOLF, WOLF!
Every bill considered in the Arkan-
sas legislature, involving any great
public Interest has been assailed with
The assertion that its advocates were
bought. So constant has been this
charge, that it has lost force and credi-
JilitT. There was never so rich a scheme,
50 full OF plunder, so able to pay, as that
which proposed TO appropriate all the
lands forfeited for taxes to the purposes
of a railroad ring. A ring owned all the
charters between all important points.
Each possible railroad route had been
appropriated by a small squad of
very clever people, and to these
the State was to give twenty or
thirty million dollars worth of
land. It was a stupendOus scheme.
HOW SMASHED,
Stock certificates were printed and
drifted about this nice. progressive city
in official and private circles, and amaz-
ing wealth was hesved up before the
enraptured vision of many poor
wretch, who chuckled with delight when
contemplating his treasures, represented
10y a charming certificate for hall a mill
IOn paid-up stock in this stupen-
a 0us Arkansas credit mObilier. 1T
- g grand conception, and no mean
;mtau. Nct gave it birth. But the leg
.sistnra of Arkansas throtted II.
- daat h-struggle was frightful. A
1ispf I'M 'hildhOod, il died hard, and
52,,cl, nero II conyulsiOns that the shock
Faff a lnnpr no
I.l,,,,,JeTies If tennessee, even at Mem !
nhis, even on FT on row. as IL Is called
The scheme was barn ana couuieu on
Front row. So the story goes.
COMING GLORY.
Arkansas, if she become great and /
need only escape the clutch-
- III i0norauce. of narrow prejudice and /
of SUSPICION, that seizes upon and black
ems every proposition involving the
approuration of money that comes
before the legislature. Unhappily, |
for members of the legislature, they |
have been a curse to themselves ana 10
their own fame. Dirty birds have be- /
fouled their own nests, and there are lg-
uorant people everywhere in and out OF
Arkansas, misled by this overcoming /
upuoar and cry Of "thiefi" "thlef"'-"a
ring "a stt&i. mere are AAN9O WIZ \
for this reason, believe the Legislature To
be the dirtiest assemblage Of rOgues ever
With credulOus fools it will \
ever he regarded a disgrace to have
been a member of such a body. And
vet members Of the legislature, by their
own folly and empty denuneiations,
have brought this evil upon themselves.
HARD CASES.
There are rascals among them, no
doubt; but not enough 10 control the ac-
ton OF the Iaw-givers of the State. On
the other hand the baseless outcTy of
corruption and villainy has been so con-
stantly made that it avails nothing, and
regard il simply trick Of
knaves or OF demagogueS, and thus,
again, a share Of Injustice is done the
} legislature and Its friends aud enemies.
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