The Russellville Democrat., 1876-08-24
From Rome, Georgia.


 The following letter from a sub scriber, although of an old date is given not only out of respect of the writer, who now has forever quit the walks of men, but also for the information and facts con yeyed, which are just as forciblc now as when written. The letter was found among the papers of the young man after his death, and was forwarded to us by his father:
 ROME, GA, July 10th, '76. DEAR DEMOCRAT: After an absence of four years spent in Old Pope, find myself again in the city of the seven hills.
 find the depression in busi ness circles far greater than it was there when I left. The wheat crop is almost . total failure and other crops promise but poor return for the labor expended, and goods so low that with fair trade they would have to econo- mize to make support, still the merciless granger is not happy; and tho he claims the honor of having brought goods down and ruined his home market for cOun- try produce, he still insists on the middle man" coming out to the blow and quit buying his produce but make it himself-sich is life. The country is poorer, the lands less productive, the mass of | people more discouraged than they have been since the war. 1 met a gentleman the other day who left Pope county in disgust during the militia troubles, and almost his first remark was, "all that 1 regret is that left there" So courage ye who are pining for Gods country, remember that if times arc hard in Arkansas, they are ten times worse back here. Perhaps these seeming curses are blessings in disguise, as the young men finding so little profit in cultivatlng their land have turned their attention to the cultl- vating their minds, and the de- sire for education is raging al most to the extent of an epidcm- ic, good schools are springing up as if by magic, and the would-bc emigrant invariably inquiries about the educational facilities of our state, and it is with regret that l acknowledge the inferiority of ours, but can point them with pride to the change in our state government and feel authorized to promise them almost anything for the future it is 80 brilliant when entrusted with the past. It is a matter of surprise to me, that there is so little interest taken in politics, why l believe there are intelligent men here who are ignorant of tue fact that Sam Tilden is to he next presi dent of the United Sta..ss. i be- lieve, however, l could give them a prescription which if carefully compounded and taken according to direction would make them politicians or serfs. It is the same from which Arkansas has just recovered, viz: equal DOT tiens of Grantism, Claytonism, Brooksism, Poker J ,ckism admin istered by Dodson militia, as oc- casion required for five or six years, if that proves intellectual, send for Bart Cloninger. But enough. I didn't set Tn to write on politics nor on grangers, but draw comparison between the two sections of country.
 Above I have spoken of gen tleman who regrets having left Arkansas, but l meet another class who, though merely ekeing out support by the closest econ omy and an unfaltering industry which would insure wealth If practiced to the same extent on the fertile lands of Arkansas, will laugh at you when you say cmi- grate to him. He is like a ccr- tain Confederate Colonel, who when the war was over wrote to his son, lad of ten years, "my son if when you have become q man another revolution should occur, you can, as you most prob ably will, use your own pleasure about taking part, but l would have you remember that it Is the honest opinion of our father that he has revolved enough for the entire family" So with my man, it is his opinion that he has re volved enough for the entire household and live or die he is determined to emigrate no more.
 Success to you, Old DEMOCRAT, long may you wave; and may you flourish like q green bay horse.
 Hurrah for the "Lees." Why didn't you give the score? looked in vain for it. Yours, J. F. M. 
 For the benefit of sellers, as we'll as those who buy hides, we re-