The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-21

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! This sacred eaus. we cannot exercise too
| much liberty. Il IL identified with our best
| interests 10 this world, ADD With our best
deslinies in the wurld To come. Much IN
ilsrd has been dunc and We have only To
casf our eyes OVER the st.de, aud rejoice
m fhr harvest nbich II has already yielded
I,ni much nIore remains aud ought Ia BE-
done--And the following statement Is ez-
hihtcd with view to animate you To
| greater exefiions.
The number of children taught N our
commun chuols duriog the last year ek
ceeds a00, 900, and is probably more than
one fourth of our whole population. Ten
thousand three hundred and eighty thee
have been instructed IN The free aud char
I, sehoulssin The city of New. York, nun
Der by no means propofttnned To- the wants
ofils population. The students IA the IN
corpurated academies amount 10 about p
/ Goa, in the colleges To 755.
The fund for the common schools may
BIZ stated al upwards OF Sl,750 900 aud
lis annual income at $4,000, To which
may be- added The interest on the future
saies Of lands aud on the disposal al IS.
cheated property, the proceeds oi Which
latter item may b. added 10 the capital.
However inposing this fund may appear,
IT Is sufficient, obs Ious thai IL oughtsto b"
Augmented. This state Is capable OF sup
| porting fourteen millions oI inhahliants.
! THIS Appropriation vii therefore soon br
found far behind the progress Of population
and The r,quisli0ns Tor insif acton"
! Aiierbric1y summing up the benefits which
NV York hus derived from that stupendous
work, the Great Canal, he thus correctly en-
lafges on The advantages OF Internal Improve
ments;
lntrrnal trade IL mostly hourlshng
when lis profits are small, aud liz returns
quick I; and this desirable effect ~ pradnc
/ ed by the brisk circulation Of cOmnUdlles
through raaa>. An important reeommen
datIon " this 81 nlinunIeailnn ~ the facility
which u affords 10 uigralon aud chang
al habltatioi It's conveyance OF bulky ar
tclcs wincA are forbidden To land transport
latIon the cht1pncsv, safety and certainty
| Of travelling aud -lt1 consequent increase.
Hence the proportion Of lhpid settlement u
| concentrated population. All these pro-
! pftlnDs circumstances 20 10 establish III
p. rmanepcy aud magnitude Of TIA" income
| To be derived from our canals, and tn DE
| monsirale the superior profit ut JudlcioHs
! investments IN il.m- The al, antagcs of n
condensed over scattered population
proceed from furnishing great markets for
SALT and purchase for extending the ope
ralons of Ingenuity aud skill from expand.
| ing The sphere of employment 10y subdlH-
ding the ekeriions, and aUgmentng the
productive power of labor, aud by coneeD-
lraiIog great capitals snbserslcnt to all the
purposes nf life. In producing extensive
markets, IN communicating the benefits OF
Il dense To II sparse populatlon, and IN de-
stroying the Inconvenience of dIstaace-
Canals may he cmphatlcally designated as
the great labor saving machines of internal
commerce.
He refers 10 the late attempt of the general
gorernmenf 10 collect duties from boats navl-
eating the n. \. Canal, and inter torcibiy
eontesing its right to do 50, concludes with
some judlGiens reflections, " hich we have
much ple"suretn quoting The relative rights
and poNcrs of the general and state govern.
ments become every day matter ot more
enquiry, aud eonsrqur Of more interest,
We are glad, too. 10 see, Inst, Ms the invest
CATION proceeds, the mode oil constituting the
constitution by implication becomes more
unpopular, out of the precincts of The Tn
-nites Square. In connection with this sub
Jeei we may quote remark from the late
anuua, Message of GOV. Ensiis OF Massaehn-
sets. After admitting the advantages which
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mcnts, he says "Ihc power TO cut canals
through the suites is not among those granted
la Congress 10y the constitution The sug
gc.tion of Gov Clinton tn transfer decisions
between the conflicting parties from the Su
pfeme CnHrt To the Senate oil TIE u, States,
is one which strikes us at first view as entitled
to considerable weight. II would he supersr
ogatnry to add any thing Ia The reasoning by
which he entorees its proprieiy
ca,pnIaint. a, bi ,l buN., hant, an, a.,
| in dillcrrnt states about alleged encroach
meats of the nalinnal goSolnment on their
constitutional powers, point to the must
for aldablr dangers that can menace the
stability of the Union aud the welfare Of
Our country. Without n general govern
men;, ul-taall ncithrr LAY union at home
nor respect abroad We shall be arlayed
into separate confrdtrncies, or exist as IN
sulated states, maintaining large standing
armies, wasting our resources in intesllnr
wars, thu dupes offurelsn intrigue and the
victims Of civil di-cord Without state an
thorities, there can hr no civil liberty, and
90 good government, fer il is utterly I'M
possible that 81 extensive Il country can be
hound to.athrr unless as n c0niedcr ton,
or military despOtism. Every true friend
of America will strive To maIntain ihess
respective authorItcs in lnll purity and ,i-
sor, Without detractlnS irom the pnweIs.ot
| ,he one tu add 10 those of the other, nor
/ extending tire faculties of. either beyond
thtir legitimate dimensions. Each posses
ses portion offhe delegated authority Of
the prope, and each is supreme within the
sphere OF II, constitutional powers. The
| anprrhrusioGs entertained by some of our
! distinguished statesmen at the formation at
| thp baIionnl Cun slituttpn have en-. III, liz fail
I'll ; and Instead uf the pled0mlauce of "A
controlling power IN the states, the centri
! petal force of The general government has
aad perhaps too great prrP"nderancc.
| The offices ofthe laltrrexcecd those Of the
former in rank, power, number and emoln
inert: IFS patronage is commensurate wi h