Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-19

my solicitude. Your SUCCESS shall he INV
sweetest rc@ard. The eugories bestowed on
Won. twill call NY o&n; your fame. yo,lr use
ialness vii sanction nov carly par;iality md
The day IS not far distant, when, IN the e,.ul.
'ation OF honest pride. may exclaim, . IL
was who formed FREDERICK. to excellence
II was WHO prepared his glory, his useful |
ness"
And, my Young friend, = still nobler field |
,'r 'Htuons SACr,lon may, ~ process VI time,
be presented 20 yUu. Onr constitution hes |
wisely substituted moral for physical force. |
IN our popular assemblies, it has placed the |
tocus OF opinion, and, Consequently, that Of |
eioquerce. IL IS there tina; you will ind 4 |
career worthy ofyour genius and your heart |
IL is there that patriotism, the sublimest cf |
passions, might suddenly transform YOU into |
an orator, even II you were an entire stranger |
to the great art Of speaking. There the soul
warmed, elevated, fortified, asgrandized by |
tne nobiest views, and the most powerful of
motives, scars above every alarm, scorns the
miserable inquictudcs OF vanity and egotism,
braves every obstacle, every danger, forgets
every private consideration, and aims only
az tne general good. The popular orator
displays, in their full extent, the liberty. the
dignity of nation. The immutable, the e.
| ternal principles at reason, truth, and Justice
are the omnipotent levers which he EMPLOYS
ne impression is received communicated
EXTENDED, generali<ed. tits thus that the wave
wllch ARISES aloug our shores often imuels
| the Whole watery eXpanse. Ii it TINS thar
| the empire Of mind becomes Irresistible. FIRE.
derrick, many viii probably be,the cpportu-
mites IN which you may display energies far
superior to those OF the soldier; ordinary
men can fight, bleed, fall, and die but they
are more than ordinary men who preserve.
in times that trYHnei's souls" tranquil
courage; brave tile threats, defeat tbe
schemes Of foreign hostility; disconcert the
lntngues OF domestic faction and, ever firm
incorruptible, and just, guide, with steady
and unerring hand, the dcstnes other conn
! Try, amidst the incessant and tumultuousc con-
tiict OF JarilnS passions, and clashng inter
ests."
! need scarcely add that Frederick has fsl
hiied the most sanguine expectations of his
venerable and generous benefactor; nor.
whilst devoiing himself with patriotic ardor
to the most important functions of public life
mas he entirely distracted mis- attention from
literature and science. No--he still occasi-
onaily courts the MUSES., and, in return, they
ssreW MS path with sweetest flowers. Thus
uoes good man utilize even his moments of
relaNauon; and he may justly say, with
cicero, " have never been wanting in ,yhar
owe, either to the state, or to nv friends,
and yet by the works OF every Kind Which
have Composed in my leisure hours. Ihave
made my labours and learning contribute
somewhat to the advantage Of youth, and "a
the glory of our name"
10 the EEl7oR Of the VIRcIyTa .APcyS
published in Richmond, Tisiniq
| 40 am a witness to the patriotic strides
and many daily improvements which are IA :
Sing place IN these United States, cannot
Ioroear to acquaint you of one which is under
my observation at this time.
am a,native Of Great Britain nv Fa-
IheF ana Mr. Pearson were owners of a cot
con MANDATORY in that kingdom. under the
| lrrn OF Bashall & Pearson, at Bamber B,.idpe
near Preston, which Contained several ,beS,,
sand spindles for spinning Gotten, at which
place they spun as good yarns as at other
works in that kingdom.
Iaoored in that manufactory for 9 years
aIter which time | came TO the q. States
ana 20 the city of Richmond, and lived one
| year neighbor to you, after which I went
10 the state OF Massachusetts. and worked
IN a factory at that place, and from thence
70 the STATE of Rhode Island, and enyare,l 20
and did work in the Stone Factory in the
| town ct Warwick, for near two years. at
winch place they do perhaps as good work
as any III that state.
| am now engaged as a mule-spinner in the
S7vJf Greek Cotton DEanujlctory. in the
County of Chesterfield, Virginia, owned bv
gentlemen residing in the town of PetersburS
The works were erected by Richard Harris
native Of this state. The mule ON which
SPIN VIII SPIN fully two hanks per davto each
spihdle--it contains 204 spindles, ard will
| spin thread the length Of I68, 800 wards per
day, which now makes the best mule warn
nave ever seen, and the machine spins bet
ter than any | have ever seen. there beineIrss
breaking IN the operation.
There are also $40 water twist sripdI.s
each Of Which will spin two hanks uer dor
u well attended, making in the whole z8o
spindles, which will spin thread the length
OF I55 200 yards in day, which IS 42o miles
and 100 yards. with the necessary prepnrin,,
machinery. al IN good operation. As / wish
to see useful knowledge spread over thiq
| country, l request that you viii give this :
place IN your paper, and hand it to the other
Editors IN your city, who are patrons of Do
mesuc improvements, With a request thar an
the patriotic editors ia the United States nay
eEdeAvor todltfuse tiiis knowledge by giving
TINS place ia their several papers.
ain, very respectfully, yours,
pom u crrsrY