Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-15
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u,RrINsBURG, May IS. 1873.

psrkeley, who appreciate the importance snd
=. disposed 10 favor general and .ia5.osas
..ss- Of Elierna! Imp rOvenssnf, to the following
extracts from letter, lately addressed by the
s. On Judge John Coalter, through the columns
= The Enquirer, to the People Of Virginia -
a come more thsn ordinary effort is necessary TO
Emulate the exertions, aud unite the discor.
d,s, views Of the friends of improvement in this
Commonwealth. 1t is well, indeed, there are
soms men in the State who amidst the general
4 .o,,hy, feel for the general wefsre-some who
q an elevate their minds from the sordid specu-
Lotions Of gain and the narrow alterations of
nsty politics, to the more enlarged interests
and permanent glory Of the Republic. This
imposition of Judge Coalter, in our opinion,
deserves the candid and deliberate attention OF
.vers man in the State. We risk little in say
=, the county Of Berkeley will most cheer
e.y respond to the call--we know there are
men amongst us who viii freely make the little
.,,ri6ces attendant; upen the discharge of such
duties TO promote so desirable an object
Virginia is in nothing so mlserably deficient, as
in wise and judlcious System of applying her
resources to facilitate transportation, and deve-
Top the energies of the state.
WewiII for the present, content ourselves
With laying before our readers, some extracts
from the Judges Address.
II is an important question. disregard
Il who may, whether the State of Vir
gnla shall remain one and iadiplsi6ie,
Identifying and uniting the interests OF
all, so far as that can be done with jus
lice TO every part, in such way as that
there shall be as few causes Of sectional
alienation as possible.
I have no doubt too, but that the time
has arrived when the state of Virginia
must look 10 herself, and therefore it
was that | formerly proposed meeting
of individuals, taking an interest in this
subject, from the various sections of the
State, during the ensuing summer.
| have received limitations, from
more than one respectable source, that
this course would be desirable to them.
if it could be brought about; and al
though these limitations have had their
due weight with me, yet, as | before
said, am empoldened more by the cri-
sis, than by any support of this kind
hitherto received, to throw myself and
nv cause once more on my country.
j, therefore. no,V propose that such C
meeting do take place at Charlottesville
on or about the 18th day Of July nert. A
bout that time, and at that place, as I
understand, there viii be meeting of
the Visitors of the University who, COM
ing from various sections of the State,
will, of themselves, form no iuconsider-
able representation of the whole State.
These Visitors are--James Madison,
James Monroe, Chapman johnson,
James Breckenridge, John Fl. Cooke,
Jos. C, Cabell, and Mr. Loyal of Nor
folk. The Board of Public Works is,
also, body selected from the various
sections Of the State, charged with the
improvementthereof, and we'll acquain-
Ted with its various capabilities: / pro-
pose, therefore, that they be request
ed to attend, together with the Engi
neer Of the State, and that these bodies
do unite in deliberations with such other
-four intelligent and enterprising citi-
zens, from every quarter, who can be
induced to assemble and lend their aid.
Asst regards the latter, it must de-
pend on the people, in the various Sec
tons of the State, to select and prevail
en- the proper persons to attend, No
doubt many parents and guardians, who
might wish to attend the examinations,
would agree also to attend such meet.
ing
Al! that is necessary or wanting u.s.,
that gentlemen of talent and observa
ZION, having sufficient leisure, and vii
ing to undertake it, should be induced
10 attend at the time and place above
designated, in order that the public at
senton may be turned to this subject,
and something Of the public sentiment,
concerning it, elected.
,lalso entreat all those, who may be
disposed to cooperate in the object of
luis address, to notify the public OF their
proceedings, and of the course thought
pest to he pursued. through the news
papers, in order, that as far as possible,