Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-04

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te"dane9 than IN sntuous wsfm beaFtcd AnsDaha~
mn III that surrounds him ~ his, nnd 1os
pends MON linn, Every thing tsa, he cousumcs
the pod 81 ofhls nwn industry except few
I nxu,es which he readily procures in exchanges
af lis surplus articles, for the price Of tbcsn.
III neeessar eseielse the pure air invigOrsss
/ both bejy and mind Who eats his meals with
dafo zeal. or sleeps SonnJorl Who ia less annoy
81 WIN a'na p With dgspTp ,ia with e.hcr fasA-
t1naJk diseases Who enjoys the company OF
a ileuj or ntshbor with more heartfelt plea
sfre--or 10 wiling to offer tho hosps,alitssof
BIS roof to the stronger
But why ahould not the husbandmnn, with these
pr omnont elnIm3, receive some share OF justice
hofn the government Some l,tlu crumS u conf
| f1tt--Hnd i.nei oven a tr,ntb why shonld he not
: be fteaPi'd from tho maintenance Of speculation,
| cgpd,ly aud ayarice We have 10 hope ba, ID
ourselves. Let ia then determine upon change.
We cannot b. wofst,d much. Why should wo
no instruct our BufgcEscs 10 make moro ample
provision iof educating tho people, aud for carry
| irg on a system Of internal improy ement commcn-
suIac with the wants snJ the rich resources Of tho
Stnic R-Tbose subjects intimately connected
with the prosperity OF agriculture will n0t in.
suit the public understanding by supnosing that q.
ny hing IL necessary to be said IN behalf Of cdu-
cation The only difficulty Is, that 'Io men ofpfo-
perty arc too unwilling to pny small tax 10 en-
tighten he minds Of the children OF their poorer
| neighbors. They seem TO have forgotten that the
law of entails u abolished and that IN tic sevslu-
tions Of fortune their own children and grand chill
dron may stand IN need ofn similar rnitc from tho
very persons whom they seem now unwilling
10 AID They nlso seem not 10 perceive that by
some rihins contribution they may difpel soms u
the cloud. ol ignorance by which they surroun.
ued, and mp owe The m rails and habits Of lhcis
nee borg
a ludcIons system oftpiernak i@pyorsmenkpro
ieetcd upon "A liberal scale, aud prosecuted with al
cquac means and becoming energy, cannot fail 10
nut new f,ee pron tho aGn's oithe whole state,
Ia liz prosecution II must increase tho value VI la
Dor and .fvo employment to tho restless part or
our popnlauon sls,ng al tho same tins, fresh
peeleilaoa nn1 hopes to all 1cspoiding niinds II
II dors moi ~ nfr,sl The dosroYing tfIo of
ralon e4nooI ia.I 10 do il IL few years. Need
d@cli upon the f.eh al varied resyifees 0f shi3
tfrht stat l-r sDagrDs which wonld 10 soon de-
vooPcl 4 q means Of transportation and inter
communication ere only afforded Ia consequence
Of the goat expnso Of transportation to msikcttho
pfaju tons 81 tho interior nrc confined 10 such nrti-
ces as vii To ,hcexpense, Bat two h 4 the neces-
sary roads 4 cnnnls nn immediate change would
tke place IN the pursuits u The pantofs and fat
mrs -- Their industry and economy would DO si.-
mHolcd aud oaose the production on variety OF
articles @h,ch would al new wealth to tho Slate,
new comfors 10 tue producers, and materially
change the bll{h,ed aspect oflhe country. 'fhefo
H. nothing TO be alarmed ~ tho expense of u
w3l planned road OF canal, stho' Tho amour may
Al he sstm 10 be large for the income will soon
psy II off. In tho mean ume, tho al, antagos 10 Us
derived from the increase IN tho value of property,
the new httclra that may be carried TO mark, aud
the N,eg IN the cxpeHst of earflage, viii all nioIs
linn compensate Tor lc cost oil Ms work Tut it
- ths u,ajo, snc of vasina, TINT on this, as on
ID mo pT HeF ifpr
boHu. ensous. WE have a low land, a soutl,-sids.
mdIle, u valleys n. Western and South Wcs-
tefa mtafest Some of these, either IN tho wbo,,
or N par, nnfmonlse on improvements. But has
not the tiflr arrived when these ieaouses and
conflicting ptetcrsiona should give way 10 the COM
mon good Il 10 impossible TO undertake, OF once.
ali to needed lmpros cnen. IN every section of tho
0tntc. Ought they not To 10 executed, iithc State
"a to partieipetf as she ought occogdin. 10 tho 5
scale o: Their value md Importance lfoe 4 fec
ing ana cont ,arlc y Of views IN tho legislature
disqualIly that body from arrbBging the order in
winch such Improvements ought 10 be made what
objection can thete bn 10 the employment OF COM
nissloners aud engineers from other States, 70 tx
the gcrle OF Importance and order o. time ful their
u ruc,,t
II rs duo lo eendor 10 achnos ledga that no part
Of tht State has received less public bounty IN tho
way of mp ovemcnt han the country below the
their fail shane 10 tho internal Improvement fund
But pro,pectlvcly thcy are deeply interested in
ihe improvement of he " hole State. Aitho' they
have level roods aud nasi .eble waters, ti,efe 10
scarcely county IN lower Virginia, II which
some valuable improvement, may not be made full
" oquil to rs snare of general contribution.
Jusllce would secnlto require thai these should
not hg overlooked But return tom This aigres-
sion.
a II -, IL. a..
d our whole code and especially, the vcxatioua
nd czfcasIve delays Of lts',ion bear upon all
Glasses Of productive industry, for tho benefit OF
uonptodaeers and neffcients.
il was not NY intent on, 10 the commencement
Of this pnpor 10 dwell the several crops cultlya-
trd III Vfg MIA or on the best modes Of tillin.
fach.-Sdch range Of enquiry is beyond my nbil-
! y and, IT II were not, II would require
pond sous volume 70 embrace H. We must recol-
,cct hs, State divided into three great terri
toriai divisions, in each Of which the staples, tho
sod, uud the climate, differ essentially Below the
cad OF tide water, corn, cotton. oats, peas, posa.
| 'Jcs Sc. are the iof objects of culiure-Above
tie head of tide water and 10 the North mountain,
tobacco md wheat and, IN the valley, may be ad.
| ed hemp, live stock Sc Beyond the North
| mountain, grazing and flttenng stock Tor market
may be considered as tho prepondcranng interest.
| Systems Of tlllage and management quite dfa-
rent m many respects, apply to each portion tn,
State. The single subject of the management Of
manure, both in regard to the making and applica-
ton Of it, presents illustration OF my idea. In
the lover country, we have an abundance VI she'll
mari, sea, swamp, creek and river mud pine
,eards, kep and cxhaus,lcss quantities Of veseta-
! Die matter on the swamps and marshes wo only
want the industry TO collect and them. The
! newly discovered quantity and value Of our mari
resources seem to favor the hope, that, from this
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