Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-10

Ipresent actIrity OF Improvement in orr country IS
rather solid than brilliant. L belongs to the pco,
lple, not TO the government Never. perhaps,
~as The efficiency of the social princlpe so pow
sr''u'y exempifed Leave a nation almost en-
urely to itself, and it will surely prosper The
People are he best Judges of their own interests.
'hey know The extent of t.er resources, and the
means OF rendering those resources ~ productive
as possible. The man po nj in the sc ence ofpo-
ht'cS, ~ To reduce governmental restraints To
Their 'n'pnrm; and thai nat on is the best go-
sernei, and the most Acu-ishirg, with wh1
persons and Property government ned,lies the
least. This We take to bs he prime pal ase of
our unexampled prosperity. Tie pelp,e are en-
'erprIsing and industrious, because sbey are sure
to resp aud enjoy the fruits nfthercn;e-p iscand
industry Here we have no oppressive bur,hens
on Agrculture-no titles, game laws, corvees
Sc--no shacSies on Manufactures g. Commerce,
put such as are dictated b. an obvious and SALT
tary policy. Bcice the vigor. and, if we may be
allowed the expression, the creative energy rf
TINS youthful nation And, indeed, such would
be the condition of Mankind al. over the earth.
could nations be brought To understand Their alb
soiite rs well aStheir relative, .nteres.-,o SIM
pity The expensive machinery of their artificial
iiistituhons-anj never to en,rust the disposal of
thelr resources to a few crafty luxurious, or am
nttnus individuals, who nip in the bud the ex,
panding blossoms ofindustry and wealth Or pc.
mt them TO attain the plenitude of Their growth
and beauty, only the better TO rot on their
| sweets. G "a
But'to return TO otrseives.-how many ;nte--
estns views might be taken of our present 81.
tuaton Our Doppiation-- efficient, aud ,uefi
ent-the mass OF properly IN ,hs United States
either private or public---prodVc,v- or ua.
prod,ctive-its distribution among the several
classes OF soc ETY. Our industry. As displayed
VI tue active operations of gricut,ire--maniiac
| arI st a
banking, by which CERTAIN quant,ty of Cur.
cuiatmg medium is m de TO perform the func
tons OF ten, twenty, 6sty, or hundred times
us value-the use OF the precious metals, and
Iespechily, time econom zed--bnsness ac-
lceierated-and mercantile enterprise promoted
&c &c A statistical work of sterlae me
ri, Sfyoerts Digest has lately been annonnc cd
we hnpauentiy await the appearance of that
work. 1t is a dies de-stum among us. a, a no.
ment when the genius Of Improvement pervades
and animates he whole Union. Such a work will
become the FiRe mfcam Of every rol c an and
statesman. BY exhibiting an accurate view of
The resources the country, it will enable Pro.
lectors toJudge with correc ness and precisi IN o.
me practcaoIty or nnpractcab lily of ther
scnemes-and suggest, at the same time, the
i most proper means of execution
/ The above remarks have been suggested nv n
well written essay in the I2sser Register OF Jan.
Slst. part OF which We beg leave to annex under
an impression that it will both please and beneG,
our readers
"in the United States we find an awak ened at.
tentieh to our interval improvements In these.
' lrgma gives great example. The Bill for
Internal Improvements passed by 100 To 81 and
Iitappropriates half million of dollars. II ;s &C
lcompased with bill for the coast-wise and RI
yer navigation, and with bill FIR a Turnpike
which leads towards the capital Of the United
states. The >anoke Navigation Company omen
thar books for three tenths ola million of dole
TIL june, at IL different places. The act is an in.
'ereStIng one, and deserves examination The
example OF the State is followed with corres.
Iponding reputation bv the capital. R;cbm nd
ne city ordinance for the Lancaster School pc.
'aollshmen emit appropriates six hundred dollars a
year, witha grant of land for the buildings anJ
SUD- collars towards the buildings. besides $500
dollars obtained already by subscription In This
insetuHon the tutionfees are not req ires of tho.
poor: we cannot too much applaud rhese early
/ provisions for public instruction In Ohio we
were attracted by the debates on the subiec, or
printing the laws of the State IN the German Ian.
gilage, IN favor of the German settlers In Dec
1914, about one hundred numbers of n ,veekl,,
paper had appeared, handsomely printed in tbs
herman language, at Lancaster in tia, state. and
4 nearly corresponding paper in our own Ian
euage' is contnued from the came press, and has
nearly completed three hundred numbers we
could not refuse to declare ourselves nJe,saJ
with the sight of this effort, partc,iarIv under
the motto, "Where Freedom is. ,here "a M,
country" The decision upon the ooestion or
printing the laws in German, was made nv 81
votes against 26, but m iority against Il WIS
not 10 be obtained in Committee Of the whole
Dut IN the house only The desire 10 preserve \
national language, as well as The preceden. have
nad an influence, where no other cause conId IN.
huence we are told that Lancaster began it's
settlement with the present century and has had
Wonderfni progress II is TWENTY-FIVE miles
rom Chifcothe ont Scioto, and not mucI, fir
ther from the Course of the Musk nguIn. wing
ON the Eockhock,ng. The many applications
Tor new counties, and for banks and for roads
lsuihclently indicate the progress of the settle.
Imehts IN tins pleasantly situated part of our
country, haVing Pennsylvania on the east. Lake
Erie on the nor,h. he sources of the fne rivers
which empty intsshe Mississippi on the west. ana
me Ono Tor ITS southern BOUNDARY U,,t While
the western banks multiply, we find from tl,c
questions IN Kentucky jealousy of The Bsnkne,
onsu'u'iohs' put II IS expressed in such form as
promises more from its commercial than poI,t;-
cal influence, or rather more from the yyeaIfb :,
may create, than the civil equality which Il NAV
favor Caution which secures the GOOD aud
does not obstruct il, Will always belong IN not
onal hopes. We do notrefise tn rui ourxeiacs
upon just equality with our ,eighbors II, an the
designs which are friendly 10 orr share IN The NJ
lbonsi prosperity. And While nothino e Gore,ot
Ten which can give ms good roads and ever, va
Ter communication, we are proud to recoIIect
mat the preservation of every blessing enioved
IN our settlements is the anb ton OF our bsst ~;
hzens The late publication from the Berksbire
| agricultural Society, is worthy ofour patriotism