The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-29
Letter from Searcy Couatv.
 SEARcY CouNTY, May 22, 1876.

| l have not seen anything in your valuable paper from Searcy
 county f9r some time, hence these lines That you may know how the
 world wags on over here in the First 1 will tell you
 with regret Of thetleath of Mir. C..
 A. Williams, our sheriff. Mr. l Williams was reared in Pope
 county, and has many warm l friends, there as well as in this
 who will be pained to hear the sad news. He was kind neigh
 hor, good citizen, and was dis charging the duties of his office
 to which he was elected over con spicuous opponents at our last general election, faithfully and eff ficicntiy, so far as the writer knows. He was buried with ma sonic honors, in the presence of
 the largest assemblage of our cit
 izens that ever met upon such an
 occasion. Peace to his ashes.
 Farmers are busy in their lahors
 trying to kill the weeds and grass
 to talk politics CT abont the candi-
 dates for office; except all are
 agreed on Garland for the U. 5.
 Senate. MT. Miller has many
 friends in these mountain coun-
 ties who favor him for governor.
 So far as l know the sentiments
 of the voters of the fourth con
 grcssional district very large
 majority are in favor of continu-
 ing our present member, Col.
 Gunter, as he is faithfully doing
 duty. Why should we discontin-
 ue ore good man who is fully in
 his official harness to put in an
 other good man? of whom we
 have many good men, but there
 are various other offices to fill be-
 sides seats in congress, the duties
 of which are equally as importaht
 to the State as matters pertaining
 to the general government; we
 want patriotic men, capable and
 honest, in our state legislature
 codnty offices to fill with good
 material; and above all these we
 want good, practical farmers. We have been writing about the re- sources and capabilities of our soil, and inviting emigration to develop the country til l am tired. We know we have good country, then let us prove our faith by our works, let us as Col. Fishback suggested prove to our selves and to others that we can raise the different grapes, more corn and cotton, wheat and all other ceriels than any other state; more, larger and better apples and grapes than any other people; the different varieties of potatoes and the whole family of vegeta- bles, in short everything that Is good for the human kind. And al so that our climate is the best in the world for any branch of agri- culture and horticulture as any gentlemen form other countries when they pass through the | state can see. Farms neatly fitted | up all snug and nice; good and l comfortable houses; good common | roads or thoroudhfares, these facts ! thus Illustrated will be as the lawyers say, prima facie evidence evidence of what we have been saying about our state. Then if they won't believe us neither would they if one was to rise from the dead, but what would be still better we can enjoy these things ourselves, and as this epis- tie will be like the discharge of a small shot gun with small shot-- very, very scattering. l will here say to my countrymen who have the care and education ot chil dren, that 1 think t, at we do not discharge our duty to the rising generation as we should in many particulars; but in this one we do many times err by forcing our children and young animals to do the drudgery of the farm instead of doing it by mild means, by in stilling into their minds the beau ties, the profits and independence as well as the dignity of the far mer or mecnanlc; these must con tinue to be through all time to come the main spring to the world; It's support and protection; then how careful we should be not to whip or scold all the good put of the child by keeping them aternally on the tread wheel of hardship and toll, without pre- senting to them the other side of the picture, by way of variety, as you very appropriately remarked in an editorial not long since on 5his subject. Home should be SO pleasant and beautiful with flow ers and love in the family circle hat no other place would be more attractive or profitable.
 1 find l am extending this communication beyond the i ength intended, and will put off 'aying anything on the subject of ! turnpike road across the noun