Year: 1866

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 MR ED1ToR:-l notice in your last paper a list of appointments for Railroad speaking. commencing at Hickory Plain on the 17th of September, and continuing up to the 2Sth. also learn that handbills have been or will be struck, and distributed along the route of said appointments, from the Plain to Dardan- ellie, and that corps of efficient speakers is expected to attend the appointments, and our able, industrious and indefatgable friend Dr. Williams will attend said appointment with the books, to wait upon the friends of the en- terprIse, and receive subscription in stock. It is hoped the people along the line of the appointments will come out and hear the sub4 Ject discussed, confer socially and freely to- gether upon this important move, in favor of building Railroad from Des Arc, to pardan- ellie and Fort Smith. The people have but to will it, and the road will be built, There is opposition in certain localities to the enter prise, but what of that? has there ever been a Railroad built that did not encounter opposi- tion? Has there ever been laudable effort made in any important enterprise that did not encounter opposition? And if those who go out to fill the appointments, should feel the sting of the gad5fy occasionally upon their bachs, they will know from their manner of attack, that their genus is not to be dreaded or, if they find they are followed by few shy ones of the riparian tribe, jet them bear in mlnd that such ones come not within range of their artillery. The advocates of the Railroad are in favor of free, fair, public discussion. This question of Railroad has but two sides pro and con-and he that is not for it is against it; this is more appropriately appli- cable to those who have investigated the sub jeet, or, rather those who have had opportu- mites of so doing, than to those who have not attendedany fthe Railroad meetings or been called 10 give the subject immediate attention, and 1t occurs to me that some of those that are lukewarm and indifferent apparently now, will, in after years, with shame and vexation of spirit, regret that at this suspicious time they withheld their influence and aid, to cause so vitally important to the interest and welfare of the country. It is frankly granted that any man set of men have the right to oppose the plan proposed, by which the stock is being gotten up or secured upon which as q basis, the road is expected to be built; but the right or propricty of any one to oppose the road, by going around after the bush whacking style and misrepresenting the plan, and at tempting to prejudice the less informed ones, is seriously questioned It is understood that f hao of ab been open for discussion to all persons who choose to investigate the subject, also at the public meetings fair division of time has been, and will be rendered any respectable public debater, who may choose to avail him self ofthe privilege No friend of the Railroad cause should fear the truth, or seek to hood | wink or humbug the people, for the purest gold is that which is tried in the fire, or pass es through the crucible. All that is asked is l that the true sovereigns-the people-be well informed on the subject. <

 "A New York letter says: We arc to have a new ocean cable-that is, an out-and-out American cable-at an early day. Books and subscription were opened to-day at the, company's office, in Broad street, The capital stock is $l0,o00, ,000. | The route is from New York to Bermuda, via Cape Charles, Virginia, thence to the Azores, and thence to Lisbon, in Portugal.

 -The Democrats have nominated the Hon. A. H. Ward for Congress from the Sixth Kentucky District, over Gen. Green Clay Smith.

 -Gen Grant is reported to have said that Butler stole enough silverware while in New Orleans, to enclose his new resi-