Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-04-15
FROM THE UNITED STATES GAzrTE.


1t is somewhere stated, that DIR.
Franklin and a few other philosophers
once amused themselves with CONVEX.
sing upon Inventors get to be made
such as spinning many threads by a
single power, SIC. The astonishing
Improvements IN that department OF
manufacturing would strike the Doc
tor, could be behold them, with mex
pressible astonishmcnt. Not less, we
apprehend, would be his surprise,
could he behold the rising, the acguir
ell greatness Of our country, the almost
incredible iucrese in the population, OF
the western states and OF the general
devotion of that population 10 cur
own posterity's convenience and re
diness, and consequently TO there coun
Iry's good. So rapid however, has
been the increase in the population that
Improvement Of our western states;
that ii does not require "one tloU the
deadp to express admiration and as
t0nlshneni at their unprecedented 10
crease. A man who does not, frotn
inclination or pnrsuit, note the event Of
each month as they transpTe IN dliicr
ent parts of our extensive country, will
be occasonb surprised by the intro
duction of the names Of towns. OF
which he has never before heard, and
for which he may search in vain in the
most modern Gazetteer. Some sud
den change in commercial relations,
arising out Of the arbitrary DEGREES OF
soyereignS, may, once in il century
give life and an unhealthy incrcse to a
single town, which will rise by the
majic touch ofpotoer, from the sands
OF a desert, or spring up upon the
winding borders Of some long neglec-
led sea or river. One or two i'll
stances Of this kind may be found on
the borders of the Black sea but they
live only by arbitrary permission, their
bulk is inflated, and the revocation of
the edict that gave them their prccari-
ons wealth, would at once annihilate
them.
Glasgow in Scotland, and Liver
pool in England, are other instance of
rapid growth in cities, and from differ
ent causes than those to which we
have alluded. Other instances of
similar nature might easily be cited Of
the growth Of singrlar cities from the
effect of some casuel circumstance, or
as the result OF arbitrary power. Bat
cur western states have no emporium
there has no gq'eat city arisen up among
them to draw from the surrounding
their effective population,
10 weaken and exhaust by its rapid
and unnatural increase. Villages, and
owns, indeed, have suddenly appear
ed, but they own their existence TO ma
Iural causes, which will continue to O.
perate while industry & economy shall
be the parents Of wealth 1t is pleasing
TO remark toe, as result of orr hap
py. formed government that science and
literature have been tostercd by or
western brethren, and their most effec-
tive methods have been employed TO
give a just consequence to their por-
ton of the nation, by establishing and
chcrishing the means of liberal
and scientific education.
Il woa'd be a pleasing duty which
our limits will not permit, to give at
this time, as far our means of intorma.
ton extend, comparative view of the
increase of population and manufactu-
res in some of our western states.
These ideas were impressed upon our
mind, and frequently renewed by the
reception of newspapers in the way of
exchange ilom towns whose names
we have scarcely heard Of
We have received the two numbers
OF Public LEGER, a weekly paper,
published at Richmond, Wayne coun-
", Indiana. The literary and .typogra-
phcal execution is such ac 10 confer
credit upon its proprietor, Mr.. Ed
ward s. Buxten. The politics of
this paper are decidedly republican,
aud it appears hottilc to the dictations
OF caGcuses.
Itmust lie source of pride and sa-
tisfaction to every Anne rican, to ma ke
the rapid progress of our conqu,sts 0.
yer the forests. As a census of the
town of Richmond has recently been
taken, we publish for the gratifca-
lion of our readers the result, together
with the observations of the Editor OF