The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-23

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hternai Improvements IN rggiaia Nc
hope aud we believe not without substantial fea,
son, that brighter dav Is about 10 dawn IN
Virginia that experience sid enough II has
heen,-has taught her a lesson olwisdom which
she will not ghiI, disregard and by which she
will not ineonsilc,a,ely neglect TO profit Her
rivers and roads have long enough been locked
up, ard The door closed 10 ali communication
with the interior, hy barriers which the skill OF
man IS entirely competent 10 remove. Il is high
time that they should br unlocked aud ehan.
mel opened by winch the riches nj the West may
he poured into the lap o. the East This is the on
ywaywhercbg ITS sands can be fcrliIized." Nir-
giniahas been too long feeding on The hu,ks. " he
rlcherioodmVlted hrrto amore tempting banquet,
chained down 10 her rough rera,tby an unac-
countablc indifference 10 her condition, OF by an
overwecning confidence in her ability 10 com
mand wealth x power without enterprise aud la.
bor, or by sill more absurd reliance on the fame
winch she hdd acquired the foremost champi.
OF the lights OF man in the field and the cabl-
net. as enough for her dc mes and wants She
begin to find that all thi, will do we'll enough 10
emblaZon on an cscutcheon, OF TO adom PAGE
oil history, but when she looks at the practl-
cal effects It produces, she finds il necessary 10
seek some Other aud more substantial means moi
aT hi al,
Tiers, but of keeping n bome and feeding the
present generation aud their children. 1t is i'm
possible that She alone of all the " old thirteen -
should scorn to follow the spnt of the age, and
to take advantage ofthe great improvements in.
troduccd aud introducing in all the arts of life
/ Inevitable rum would be the Consequence Of
such a course While By the cnterprize of 9TH
er States, an artificial though lasting and In
eratve trade is created and carried to their W.
~ doors which naturally heougS To us, we
make 40 effort 10 secure it, but, on the othri
hand heedlessly invite others to take it from
us With ample pecnnlary resources, ca
/ gery assent to the FIRST application made by =
! foreign corporation 10 cutcr our borders, and
improve such parts OF oar territory As viii min
us While 1t eonduces alone TO Heir interests
With great marts ofhade, Iangui,hng and fast
going 10 decay, we kindly open, by a1Ur doors.
a passage to foreign city, already oVtrgrown
IN bulk and wrath, AZ place of deposit, sale
and barter toi produce and goods, which would
give activity aud life 10 the whole State, if prop
er means were adopted TO retain IT, where il Of
! right belongs Wonderful lIberslifv. indeed,
which thus takes almost the last crust from the
/ bps Of The starving to bestow IT on apprtites al
ready pamperedi This Is one ofthe consequent
ees OF Io"land rnle--or, rather, migUie-This
is one OF the Ell CTS of the unequal representa-
ton in the legislature. Our natural adyanta
yes have been utterly neglected. and our inter
ests laughed at-NhilSt some the eastern coun-
trielcgati"ns have beenpald for their legislative
services out OF the proceeds the taxes Of other
counties Chen own revenues benny insufficient
for the pupose) they have voted against every
appropriation lor the construction ofgreat works
of internal improvement. because fnrsooth thei'
constituents would not be Immediately benefited
by them, aud they could not agree 10 Tar them
for n9thpg They should haze remembered that
HEY were innlcrng not only grievance, but II
lasting evil on others, whose money went 10 pay
mir per d.em ailoeaHee. II they had, obey
Would have been dumb They could not have
Knocked, with such "A sncerng argument, those
y hose interests they were endcavoring to pros
,,,, .Itlst t,n,, ,Uarn C,oI,tr on tI.
oftheir revenue, necessary to make up the def
cirncics Of the 30 by 20 feet sand banks, which
they represented
We augur much good from the convention
proposed to be holden at Charlottesville on the
18th of next month. Gentlemen OF the tii ST ia
ents, and intimately conversant with all the
hearings of the qucftlon, will be there and by
tree interchange Of sentiments, will. we hope,
agree upon the basis of some great scheme or
schemes which will secure amongst those inter
ested in the subject, during the next Legislature
dpglce ofunanmty which is necessary, and
1rbicb IS alone necessary, to their complete sue
cess .Alany, if not al the individuals who will go
to Charlottesville will 60 with deep sense Of the
ruin TO the brink of which the crab-llke march
Of Virginia has led her-iully impressed with
the importance Of taking some energetic steps to
arouse the dormant spirit Of the people, aud to
iniusc greater degree OF energy into our coun-
cilS--and determined to strain every nerve
while they enighicn the public mind, to goad on
Gfit he neces>ar, the public servants. So es-
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people should be constantly directed to this mo-
mentous question, that we cannot but wonder no
writer has yet becu iouni patriotic enough to
take mp bis pen, To rourlray 10 the people the
true cause ofthelr decline, aud to point out the
MED, that even in counties which should be de-
ci,dly IN favor of the prosecution Of the James