Year: 1859

people or DeS Arc commenced at tue "foHS end, and worked wrong. They are too much in the habit of commencing that way. They are too impulsiye; they too often leap before they look, and when defeat comes upon them, they grumble and blame somebody else, and talk of rivals" jealousies, Sc. In my opin- ion the people of Des Arc are more to blame for the defeat of that road than any body else, either in out of the Legislature. That project was an important one not only to Des Arc, but to large portion of the State, and had it not been for the excitement gotten up relative 10 the removal of the Capitol, verify believe, that the charter for that road would have passed with very little opposition. The Capitol excitement aroused the friends of Little Rock and worked them up into feeling of opposition to us. Had not that excitement been gotten up at an early period of the ses- sion, the opposition to our road would not have been SD great by half. Had Des Arc said nothing about the Capitol, and went to work to get the charter for our road, think we would have succeeded beyond doubt, and then, we would have succeeded, or come very near it, in getting the Capitol; for the passage of the Railroad charter would have brought to Des Arc strength which she did not have before. But, Des Arc commenced at the tail of the thing. She was caught by glare, went- off after the shadow and left the substance. Now the Railroad was of vast deal more real importance to Des Are than the Capitol It is true, it would sound big to say Des Arc was the Capitol of the State. It would do to blow and gas about, but would not amount to any thing of much real value to the town. What has the Capital done for Little Rock? She has been fed ont of the State Treasury, and helped from ths crib of Uncle Sam, for a long time Yet she is doing nothing, is not commercial point and really looks as if she was in her dotage. One reason of her stand d-still policy and want of enterprise is; that she has so long been accustomed to receive aid from the State and Government, that she still looks to them, and has not yet learned to rely upon her own resources and strength. Des Arc on the other hand has made herself what she is, Her growth is the result of the enterprise and o-aheadativeness of her own citizens. Little Rock is the heir of wealthy parents, has not learned to do for itself, and in it's middle age still looks to it's parents for help. Des Arc is the youth relying upon it's own strength and energy for success. It must succeed. Des Are has great deal of opposition to encoun- ter, and many obstacles to overcome, but these only make success more certain and brilliant It is not however, true that every body about Little Rock are S:down upon'' Des Arc. There are men of influence in and about Little Rock. who would much prefer that the Memphis and Little Rock road should cross at Des Arc. But, while this is true of some, it cannot be denied that the majority are against us think, upon the whole that Des Arc has not lost great deal yet, by the ac ton of the Legislature. 1 have but little con- fidence in the completion of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, and as experience is the best of teachers, we will know better how to commence next time. Our Railroad project will become more popular the more it is dis cussed. And by keeping the project before the people along the line of that road, think we will succeed in the next Legislature in get ting charter. As to the new charter for the town of Des Are, am not prepared to say that the town has lost anything from it's de- feat It might, or it might not, have resulted in q law suit, at any rate there was room for a law suit. Our Senator, Mir. Terry, and our Representative, Mir. Reynolds, think, did their duty towards us

 1 have been a citizen of Des Arc for num- Der of years, and it has been seldom that have ventured to appear in public journals, but as it seems since the adjournmens of the Legislature that there is disposition manifes- ted by good many correspondents to pitch into the Legislature and give it''sscissors,' have with some diffidence ventured to give some facts, and the opinion of an old

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