The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-10-27

OF debts. ] his may ieir fhc purp0tes Of
thofe below the Ridge, who are incum-
bered wish debts they are uawinine 10
pay; bur it dilcourages ehc lettlelnenr
Ola new country it ehchances the price
OF every article We buy at our flores
ana i entirely deitroys credit. Strangers
are nor wiling 10 silk their poperyy
among US, unleis it be that deicriptiot1,
who Fly from their creditors in ocher
ttates, AMI nvcf their money in aew.
lands 10 prevenr the payment Of rheir
debts. We fee the induItrious, active
.yeor2ary oft3e oortfefn itates, pail,ng by
oursrich weftern lands, and fixing chem
iclges beyond the Ohio. rather than i(lb-
n1ir toa iyitem 70 diicouraging, unequal
aat oppgetive, in this fate.
Nor have we the coniolation OF hope
chat thelc grievances viii bc removed by
our Legislature. The houle OF delegates is
competed Of two members from each
county below the Ridge, where therc are
flxry Counties and only thirty aboveit: 70
1hat Two thirds, Of the popular BRANCH and
che fame proportion OF our ienaEe come
from the low country; and have az evident
lnterelt in maintaining the prctcnc fate
Of things. They make our laws they
raX Us; it is from them we mutt afk our
own money, TO make oar roads, canals,
&c, 1t is TO them We muif relorr for
protection, againtt the very blacks rEa
turn lootc to infeit us, and witho15 their
PcFmitIion we cannot prohibit the ietro-
du6tion Of frelh warns of aaves
from other fares to eidangcr the PEG
pie OF The upper country as fatally as
rhoic below.
For rheIe evils there is bur one tnr.
remedy; that is j operation OF The upper
from the lower country. Ony national
contribution has provided ~ the fourth
article, that new t}atcs may be admit
It'd iato the union, provided the ailcat of
the itare, OF lta5es, of which il was part,
DC obtained. Let rs then enbraee the
ieaion OF do;neitic tranquility to attain
70 delIrable an object. We have no
election at hand to dilturb US, no Gala
nifty abroad to contend With: and taere
Cannot be a more unexceptionablc no
ment for iilcjl diicui1ion, Our mum
bers, our wealth, our petition, render lis
respectable, and our deareit intcfeits are
now in hazard from 4 continuance OF
connection With the lower couatrv. AS
q teperate ifate, we could afford them
more eFeGtual aid than at prelent, BE-
caaie we could adopt deciiive nealures
for our own isculity. Let US then think
ieri0uily Of CHS nnon1cntous budnefs. Let
Us neer 10 the different counties, aud
conillt upon the exPediency Of the mea-
lure. The wiIet men among us feenl
10 chinl< rhe siGc has arrived when we
onghc 50 a6t. II 70, let petition to
our aiIcmbiy be drawn up, iigncd, and
'enc forward, aiIzing content Of this com
noawealrh 10 the erection of 4 new fate
a6ove the Blue Ridge. When tha, allcnt
lhail o. obtained, the lan6tion Of Con
gretS, ana adrnli4ion mo the uHi2n, will
be eaiy> il might be advitcaolc for the
people 10 meet in each county, and ia
itru6t their delegates on thus Iii inpor-
rant febjact. Ibis Submitted 70 their
own ditcrerioe, atrer they thlil have dif-
cndcl and decided npoa the expectancy
OF the meaiure irielc Ard II item in
podbic to doubr ofthe expedicncy of a
change, when one hail OF TIE fociety IS
deprived ii the fair bcneGe of It's re-
Iowccs, and made iutiervient to the
advancement Of Che welirh ard iecuri1y
OF the oyher
II D[ESTERN E4GR1dER,
o6sober 5. 1902.