Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-02

hde water country. We quote il for the hunour and
not the truth Of the entire sketch. We doubt If The
broad valley of the Mississippi ITSELF be so easy and
abundant country the lower sections of Virginia
the apparent dcsolation which frowns on the traveller
beng the effect Of the exemption of the inhabitants
from labor, nature from her woods and rivers supplying
those stores, which elsewhere are procured bv the
sweat of The brow. Whether this be a happiness or
misfortune, will not determine-but when the tide
OF emigration is exhausted, and the rcfux comes and
when interest leads 10 the Improvement of its natural
advantages, the lower part of Virginia will be the gar
den spot of English America
81 say then, that it is offence against God and
Nature, to compel people remain in "A country where
instead OF increasing, they decreasing; Instead of
multiplying they subtractng; instead of rcplensh-
ing the earth, they diminishing and disappearing
from lis face; for that decrease subtraction and DIM
nution besides being breach of the Divine command.
mpHcS STINT Of f0od with all its consequent train OF
bodily suffering and disease, intellectual and moral de-
gradaon, loss OF physical strength, animal courage
and the spirit of independence. This affirm 10 be the
case IN the tide water region Of the Atlantic States;
commercial cities, aud particular districts, OF course
excepted know il to be the fact that in this region
the human animal is scarccr and the beasts of the TO-
rest more plenty than their respective species were be-
fore the of the Revolution. know it from books
from conversations with aged men, and from personal
observation. Throughout this extensive region, the
progress ot man upon earth is reversed. Every thing
Is going backwards and. dOwnw1ds Houses dilapida
ted and deserted: fences gone; fields grown 70 broom
grass and pine sapngs; people grown wild AMI
ais more plenty; and the cutvator of tue earth,
duccd, would say, 10 the minimum and the peSsinuns
OF human subsistence, if had heard The dcsciip-
uo', or rather II had not the picture which tic
senator from Virginia, Mr.. Randolph, has drawn YOU
OF the misery and degradation of The South of ireland.
Hopeless and deporabc, indeed is the condition of the
tenant and cultivaor in this region OF pine and sand
In VAN does he solicit grit and gravel and heartlcss
clay, TO send up the and oats Which and beast
demand for the support of life. Even vegetable man
IRE is not TO be had The watcry element resuted
to for substitute, and, certain season. affords it
have Just witnessed example of the fact. In .
short excursion which made into the country a few
weeks ago, became eye witness OK the fact, of
which had before heard. but until then, had seen
an instance ltwas not twenty miles from this city
the Metropolis OF four andtweuty Siatcs-i was not
very far from Mount Vernon, the renowned seat OF
Washington was travelling the hgI. road betweeu
this city and Frederclsburgh, when heard a clinlliu
among the stones the side of HILL stopped inv horse
looked up, and laborers engaged apparently bury
ing something in the ground, at regular Intervals
! inquired what they were doing? and voice replied
that they were planting | asked, what arc YOU
buryins, with it?-"HeTrjng hcads n-yyhat for?-
$40 make the up" How many heads do Won
put TO grain'-"I'iro, Sir" How high does Your
corn grow?-"So higA" (.neasuring upon the leg. y
How do you gather it?''in BASKETS n-I stopucd tIe
dialogue, and continued my journey, Illuminating upon
the scene which had Witnessed and growing stronger
IN my conviction that the country truly rich truly in
dependent, truly fitted for the production republicans
he country IN which provisions produced in the
greatest abundance, country in which, as in the vast
aud magnificent valley OF the Mississippi tore is nei,
her count nor weight nor measure, for any thing that
is given to man or beast TO eat. In snch country the
animal spirits high. Master slave and beast live
ut their ease. Each knows the virtue of cribs and
smoke houses, crammed TO bursting.
Each feels his rights
"And feeling, dares maintain them
Instead OF preventing people from going to such a
putting of flpir a
tainly the duty of wise and paernal Government 10
aid their removal TO it.n
! We understand that EDWARD BATES, native ofVir.
gina, is candidate for Congress- for the State Mis-
souri-a gentleman of lofty principles and fine eenng
! 600
Circumstances have compelled lis to defer The publ.
cation of Mr. Upsiiur's mastery reply TO Gen Black
burn and others on the Marriage Bill ill now. II made
great impression at the time, and we hope will be read
by our subscribers. The subject is curious, and an
cient prejudice fast yielding to tight Gen. B's re-
plication in our next.
=. The CtcadG or .4aey3con L0cusL-The reanpearonc,
OF tins extraordinary insect after tie long period G
seventeen years, and the confirmation which is illus ri
ven TO former observation, that years invariably in
tervene between their periodical visits has attracted b
attention or The curious TO their natural history Tho
ilterate always ready TO confouud the mysterious Will
the porentous, and TO view that as threatening danger
TO man, which is out of the usual course Of nature
look upon the return of the locust with supcrsltor
apprehension. We have seen person who distuctl,
remembered four visits Of the locust exclusive OF Tho
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