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l Cot RrARpoN. l spent an hour or 60, while in Rockport, in looking at and examining the new bridge, now nearly completed, over the Washita.- It is fair specimen bridge architecture and being the first erected in our State, proud one of its citizens in seeing improvements ei te like sub stanial durable and heaatifui character being in t-oslueed The entcrprisiag proleetor, under whose direction and supervision has beencarie forward, deserves much credit for the skill he has eviaecih the plan of its construction; also for the pefse- verins energy he has used in carrying t no effect under circumstances oi no ordinary elabauassment, situated as he has been, SO remote from facilities, which an older aud more densely populated section of country would afford. He certainly has given an eyideace of his capacity Engineer, and an earnest of his untinng perseverance and energy. which should command the confidence and aid, in csrrying out the enterprise he eontemplates, of all who feel an interest ia tue improvement and grow ing prosperity of the State.

 IL is not however, my purpose to indulge in ;sss.. tering cncomiams of this bridge at Washita, or its proiectcr Neither slard ia need of them; but refer to them merely with view to arouse a feel ing of successful enterprise, and direct attention to improvements which would result most beneReaIb to the interests of the State shoahi like to see rail road begun at Little Rock, extending fo White river. in the direction of emphis--designed. ul-

 ;nseIg to constitute link in that great iron bond which, at no distant day, will connect the Rio Gfande with the Atlantic seaboard at Charleston; and, at period more remote, the Rio Grande with the Pacific l should like 10 see Camden moving towards the construction of rail road extending to the rich and fertile lands upon Red rver above the raft 1 should like to see you Editors agtate the subject of bringing the electric fluid from Mem phis, and extending the conductors on 10 Henpstead and to Texas-thereby connecting ourselves with Boston. New York, Washington, and the host of tawiis from Pittsburg to New Orleans.

 And last though not least, should like to see the manufacturing interests spdngng up amoag us, at least SO far as to produce, to considerable extent inc articles We consume. In word, should like to see system of policy adopted that would give employment to ali the aborers ot the country--and that, too, in diversified iorm--for it is in vain 10 think, that every body be confined down to ma king corn and cotton.

 The erection ol the work at Washits, has de- monstrated most practically what may be effected by combinations of the interests, even of few in stantiagly and with determination of saceess-- The proper application of labor is the grand area ngm, after al of the prosperity and success of every community, and the results of that labor stitutes the wealth of a peanie H.