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

opcratc--timt. Instead II grs>pioa madly Al eve
tons may pfsscntto our consideration, Ne " I'll
hereafter ponder. reflect and ,r,ish with irlil.
Grafton all the crcum,t,ncc> which Will have IA
bearing on it-thal the expense nf every work
under aiken will be prudrntls cl,nlatcd---and
that lis utility after II Is completed a. well nv
the probability oft completion. shall be sober
Is weg hed-gnd more than all, that II shall
he placed under the control AID direction Of
10 supcrtntcnd such undertakings. Let ll.n peo-
pie be convinced u this and we carnat doubt
thattb"y &" III un,ir, hcorl and hand, as one NM
IN tie noble effort To rNul thelr aacient aud ,e-
nowned Commonwcalthso tn raal, She former-
| I, occupied among ler sister state. aud Tor
which she was destined i" by Naure aud Ma
lures God
Ch0ries Fepion N3cer.-A dinncrwos given
to this gentleman by his fellow citizens oi Ices.
burg, in Loudoun countyon the l0thinst in tc,.
timanv Of" their high respect lol him as the in
dcG,teable representative Of that district in
Congress. and especially ror n, valuable maa-
agcmcnt of the great rnierpr2c of the GLesa-
peake and Ohio canal Klebard II LENDER
son, csqr- presided, assisted by Sdnor Bailey
aud lshn Nj. eCatY, csqr,. The loaSts were
appropriate aud spultcd bat we have not room
Tor them. We quote the following extract from
| Al. Merccr's speech on the occasion.
The spirit Of Internal Improvement i, once
more, abroad ia our commonwealth II snouths
| the rough current OF our majestic rivers. aud
promises to unlock, tr our tnJ y meht, both The
treasures OF nHtarr ard the inventions ui AIT 10
/ augment not oaly or wealth aud comfort, by
/ opening avenues Of commerce /; but The
security of our freedom. by pcfprtuatiug our
happy and glorious unior
Is this language extravagao1 do but re-
echo the accents of voice, s'Iil soundlng ia my
car. when | predict that TUE Chesapeake and
ONO Canal will become the strongest bond of
friendly Intercourse between the Ea,i aud the
West Such was the opinion Of NAsulNuroN,
when the Indian canoe had but in>t Disappeared
from the bosom of HE tie " ivcr Of esans. "
lie but glanced, with a patriots eye. thfpueh
DIN 6tnrlty, 10 that fonuh of July which has
bepa appointed, by the public anticipation, for
euuoblrd the labor OF man. Aud # the Father
OF his Country 10 thought, ions Driore the 20,
sbty had been conceived, al uniting the ristT
Ohio with the tide al the Potomac by one line
OF nnbfoken naigatinn-what shall hnt our
confident expectations, when assured as We are
that. after the lapse 81 a few years, the boats
which shall leave the mouth of the Mississippi,
ircighted with the productions of the tropics,
may, N war rs IN peace. security GUIDE through
! those distant monHlalus, aud along the nniGhbor-
/ m@ shore OF Uur County, To a City founded by
Washington himself aud bearing his rIIu,,rous
name But I eannot longer trust myself ~nh
a theme, on which thc present occasion 'orbds
me IN dwrd Ono branch Of internal improve
mrut, 10 which even this. az vel rs every other
must yield IN Importance, supplics me with II
j toast To return Won. not wholly Inappropriate, |
/ tusf, 10 thai with which you nave so highly hou-
cured me
beg leave, geodcmcn, 70 oivcyou
Popular Education, aud renewed prosperity
to til" County Of Loudoun, aud the Common.
wealth OF Virginia
introducing the name Of Chas. Fenton Mer-
Ger, We cannot help offering our tribute ofptaise
10 the zeal as dsinterested as il is ardent, which
/ he has never failed to exhibit when any propo-
sition connected, IN the remotest degree, with
the Improvement Of the country OF the ancliol a
ton Of the condition Gilman has been suggest
Ell. Has Virginia treated him according TO his
deserts Has she placed him in a situation
where his great ability, his onhagging industry,
and his glow ing icrvor onc every subject connect
ed with her adsancement have had an ample
field tor display II is time that tie Ancient
Dominion should begin to look about her. Tween
ty years ago, the first state in the oonfederacy,
she now finds the population Of New York one
third greater than hers, aud Pennsy wanna fast
advancing 10 the same degree Of superiority o.
yer her. She sees Ohio, but Yesterday vii
derncss, rapidly readIng ON he, heels. Why IS
this' We lack energy aud practical know
ledge in our rulers. Pat such mau As Mr..
Mercer in The Governors chair, and, what mou
can do, he will to propel Virginia onwanl
New York has completed her Grand Canal
Pennsylvania has five or SIX great projects un.
der way, fast progressing TO completion
MARYLAND has projected aud VIII commence on
the ensuing Anniversary OF our Independence.
the most stupeudous work Of the kind the
completed magnificent Canal, 10 unite With
thai Of NcV York, while we sit tamely by aud
prrmit wealth, honor, power, all to eIude our
grasp. We put at the head OF a fairs dotard,
whose views we're always as narrow and con
tracted as his heart who never can be reused
10 any thing like energy except he may pour
OUT the bitterness Of his gall on hated rival
and we then complain of the retrogres-iou we
are making from our original influence The
next Legislature should sentence the nd gralUg
who wieds useless if it were not a dangerous
power to the use OF his tomntavk and srnbing-
knife at his " Wg,eam' and appoint Charles
Fenton Mercer MS successor. We hope tins
suggestion will not b. lost.