Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-23

Sn,;n. While YOU are fixing your quadrant
The boat i. swept downward Tor miles on inc
bosom Of the rapid stream
These and similar facts, Sir, would the less
m ri, frequent repetition were the rapid pro.
rress of this country occasioned merely ny 'ne
ab,nda,ce of fertile land, o2e, ating as a Temp
,a,,on 10 the advehturcr in search OF fortune
R,t when We contrast The progress oil the "es.-
.,n states Of our Union, with tina, OF the Dn- ,
fish possessions in their immediate EeiS h'o'
hood we see that other causes have oetn ~
work 10 produce This unparalleled s.a,e VI
thiops II is well known that the BRUSH 0o'-
ern,nent has held out very strong temptations
10 persons disposed TO emisrale 10 lis N"''"
American possessions. he expense OF 60
ING the ocean has been betrayed, grants oil 'aho
have been made, freedom from ,sxes so'ran,
iced. and implements of husbandry turnishtdu III
we are are no, mis,nformed) at the public ex'
pepse. Some portion Of the land Itself, In lhose
possessions, for natural ier,ility, climate, and
geographical posi,ion is equal 10 any part oil
RI. Western S. a,es But while some OF these
states have bern adding their numbers from
,hir,y 70 one hundred thousand inhabi' ants
yearly, il has bren publicly stated, OF ,a'e,o
az inhabi,an, Of Upper Cansda. that I'VE IN
CREASE Of that province, emigration hc'"oe",
has rot for ten Yeas exceeded Tour tnesa"o
five hundred per annum
We learn from this contrast, that the grown
Of your western country IS not merriy .he pro-
,ress gifts ri,zcns in numerical mu DUPLICATION:
Il is civilization per ,oniGrd and embodied, So
;np furtI 10 TAX, possession of the land IL Is
the pyincipLss of our institutions, advancing moi
20 much with tne ,ol,ome movement OF nu-
man agency, but rather like grand Operators
of Sovereign Providence. II seems urged a
long ITS sruprnGous course,~as n" EARN is !"
is propelled in its orbit, silent ant calm IKE
the moving planet, win u speed we cAnho'
measure; - yet not like that without m"nu-
meut 10 mark It's way trough the vacant re-
gions Of space, but scattering hamie's, and VII
| lagos, md cities on lis na,h-the a9odes VI CIV
! iIiscd aud prosperous miiHoHs
The ties oil interest, which conneet all the
STATES of this uuiou a.e innumc rahie; ard those
| of mutual good will, a,e destined, trust, 10
| add all their strength 10 The compact. IL ought
20 be the de sire ani effort Of every rue patriot
10 mr. rye IT, oae tompr, hrnsi'e feeling, all dis
cordan; sectjo al pIefe,en But the ciro um-
s,ancrs of fits, settlement and geograOhi d
! proximity III produce associations, no inron-
sistent with The one great principle o! union,
! AID ing on basis 100 natural 20 he discIt-
dilcd. |, cannot be expected that New England
| and The Mid lie States should no, feel comnsa-
cenry 10 rt A. ctlng thai the foundation OF Ono
vas LAID by some Of their citizens; hat the
germs of your growth were derived from our
| soil. Acknowledging the high traits of char
acter, 10 b. found IN all he strongly marked
sections of the County, VT canno: be Insensible
to he pItvai!i afinry between your popula
ton and ours. In the leading characteristics
of society here, we Iecognizr the quaiiiles 10
sh;e n, ,sr uhxs.a h-A.a-E-.s~ss-S>o1s progress
L. ~. =.
Sion oil our own more immediere kindred, the
ripening of emit which our fathers planted.
! Nor is this similarity confined 10 things Of a
supe, hcial nature, belonging rather to the pro .
vince of manners Than institutions In many
concerns OF biggest moment and particularly
in the system Of public 81 hools commenced in
Ohio, we behold an assurance that your vas,
community Is DIES ICED 10 grow up into u sill
nearer resemblance OF whist we deem the hes,
| features Of ours. Regarding the mind Of he
citizrns as the most precious pert of The pubs
lie capital, we have felt that an fficien, plan Of
general education is one OF IN frs elements
Of public wealth The diffusio" of in'elli>
gence has furn, sh-d our bts compe sarion for
| our narrow hmi:s and modera.eiy ferule soil;
| and the tax Inch has eff-c,ed il has returned
with the riches interest to he citizen. We
| ,eJoice TO SEE you adopting The same policy,
ana pro'idihS ioT Pos'eri'y, instructed IN the
necessary branches ofuseful knowledge Such
policy, besides all its o her b, ne6,, binds
The different members vi the body polite, by
the strongest ties j, lays the rich under con
tributinn, Cor the educ cation Of the poor; end i,
PLACES the strong stchman Of public iu,eli.
gene and order at the door f The rich. Ii
the FIRST adoption Of such system, diff u,iss
are to De expec'ed: ii cannot go equity well
m n in
perfectly in any quarter Blu. the m n or The
body OF men, u'a' shall tffeoIually Introduce
u, Will perform work OF public utility, OF
which the praise will never DIE.
j. has been frequently remarked, tina, our
beloved country IS set up by Providence, as
a greaI exampler 20 the w.rld from which the
most enlightened & best governed Of The an, len,
na,ions have much TO learn. When we think
how reoeu ly our contiuen itself was disco
Yered that aimos, ever since il has ben sub.
Jeci 20 foreign rule, and left unshirlded TO re-