Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-11-17
The NoRrH.

the NORTH Was paid BY Mr. senator Psrsre..
" South Caroiiu,. ia . speech rrexnsiv deli
vered by hin al pshlie msesinx IN e oismhi..
IN that stale. In rvfsrsnrs Go The chsrlsston
sad Cincinnati Rail Road. q 10 honorable
shke 10 The speaker and those whom he de-
ser,bes;
Mr.. PREsroN. IN his speech con-
eerning the Railroad, on MONDAY last.
drew very striking contrast between
the differences Of character OF the no.
pie Of the Northern and Of the Sou,b.rr
parts OF the Union. and the eonseouen,-
" opposite condition Of the eountrie,
that they inhsbit.
He said that no Southern man can
journey las he had lately done) through
the Northern States, and wiine., the
prosperity. the industry. the public
spirit. which they exhibit, the sedulou,
cultivation Of eli those arts bv which
LIE Il rendered comfortable and respect.
able. without feelings Of deep sadness
and shame. ~ he remembers Lis own
neglected and desolsie home. There.
no dwelling is 10 be seen abandoned NO
farm uneultivsied. no man idle. NO
waterfall even. unemployed. Every
person and every thing performs q rar,
towards the grand result. aud the whole
land 10 covered with fertile fields. with
manufactures. and canals, and rail-
roads. and public edifces. rnd town.
and cities. Along the route of the
great New York canal, (that eloriou,
monument OF the glorious memory OF
De Witt Ciinion.) q canal. q railroad.
and turnpike. are to be seen in the
width OF perhaps hundred yards, each
OF them crowded with travel. o. over
lowing with commerce. Throughout
their course. lands that before their con.
straction would scareely command Eve
dollars the acre. now sell for fifty. Sc.
venty-iivc, or hundred. Passing -
long IT. you see no space Of three mile.
without town or village. and you are
never out OF the sound Of 4 church
bell.
We Of the South are mistaken in the
Character OF these people. when we
think OF them only as pedIars in horn
hints and bark nuimegs. Their ener.
gy and enterprise are directed 10 all
objects. great and small, within their
reach. Al the fall Of scaniy iivulet,
they set up their little mandatory Of
wooden buttons and combs; they plant
. barren bill side with broom corn and
make IL into brooms al the bottom
and on its top they erect q wind mill.
Thus. At single spot you may see the
ar. the earth, end the water. All work.
ing for them. But. at the same time.
the ocean is whitened TO its exlremi,ies
with the sails Of their ships, and the
land Is covered with their works of art
and usefulness.
Massachusetts Is perhaps the most
hourishing ofthe Northen States. Yet.
OF natural productions. she exports bu,
two articles-graniie and ice. Abso-
lutely nothing but rock and ice -
Every thing else Of her commerce,
from which she derives go much. is arti.
fcisl-the work Of he. own hands.
All this 10 done. in a region With
bleak climate and sterile coil, by the
energy and intelligence Of the people.
Each man knows that the public good
il bis individual advantage. The num-
Der Of rail roads, and other modes of
expeditions nteTcommunicstion, knits
the whole country into a closely com.
Paeted mass. through which the pro-
ductions OF commerce and Of the press.
the comforts Of life, and the means Of
knowledge, are universally diffused;
while the elnse intercourse Of travel
and business makes all men neiQhbors.
and promotes q common interest and
common sympathy. In q community
thus connected. single flash Of though,
PervadeS the whole land, almost as ta-
pidiy as thought itself can Hy. The
population becomes, ss il were, a sim
gle set Of muscles. animated bv one
heeri. snd directed by common SEN
Sorium.
How different the condition ri things
10 the South Here the face of the
country wears the aspect Of premature
old age snd decay. No improvement
10 seen going on, nothing is done Tor
posterity. no man thinks Of any thing
beyond the present moment. Our
lands ere yearly tssked TO their utmost
capacity Of production, and, when ex.
hAusied. are abandoned for the youth.
ful West. Because Nature has been
Prodigal TO ne. we seem to think IL un.
necessary TO do sny thing for ourselves.
The industry snd skill that have con.
veTted the Indictment and barren hills
OF New England into = garden, in the
genial climate and fertile soil Of the
South, would create almost a paradise.
Our natural advantages are fong the
greatest with which Providence ha.
blessed mankind. but We lack the spin,
TO enjCy and improve them. The rich
ore u beneath our feet. yet we dig moi
for IL. The golden fruit hangs from
the bough. and We lift not our hands to
gather IL. The eask Of delicious l,auos
is before our eyes. but we ere too lazy
70 breach il. In thinking. in writing
and IN talking. we are equal 20 any
people on the face Of the earth bit
We do nothing bat think, write. and
talk.
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