Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-08

eTiend this comparson however as is unneessa1y 10
INV argument But Sir il is great mistake 10 euYfose
that the wealth and power Of these States is owing 10
their systems Of internal improvements. Gentlemen
mistake the effect for The common niistuke,
admit. New York, Pennsylvania, DC, were wealthy
and prosperous before they commenced their Internal
Improvements. They were head Of Virginia before
their works thought OF. These States were great
and wealthy before they entered upon their great schenes
Of internal Improvement and being so, they were aoe
to bear the cost Of constructing them
Mr. SPsakes-The prosperity OF New loiH: V v:"Hr?'
vania, Ohio &c and the fallen condition OF Virginia,
is standing theme Of defamation on tnis noor. mo
matter Sir what project is under discussion, her iaen
condition is the argument No occasion 10 so nigh
no scheme is contemplate. that Od Virginia, the
mother of rs all, can avoid obloqny. Sir, am sick
of this Il is not true that she is fallen and degraded
Nevertheless all occasions high and low 1t assert
ed and dwell, upon. As far back my political recol
lection goes this When was boy, Sir, and
was lounging about this lobby had better been at
school heard discussion upon the Tariff Dscrepid
Old Virginia. the mother Of States and of Statesmen,
then dragged up here and made prcert Of in this
Hall She represented personihcation Of de-
cIeplude and decay-a!l Of which, then told,
brought about by that "bl Of nominations Shortly
thereafter, tragcal affair occurred in SOUTHAMPTON
The next winter, parcel of gentlemen, frightened from
upon emancipation Again Old Virginia was made 10
stalk through this Hall, to awaken gentlemen to her
crippled condition We were then told, that her slave
population the cause Of it, She was as usual,
other Yankee States and we were told, that while
they had prospesed free States the soil OF Vir-
gnia had been bgh,ed by the sweat OF the slave
Emancipation prescribed as the remedy pro.
position is made 10 reduce the price of the public
lands and straghtway pointed to Firginas de-
serted old 6eds and told that this occasoned by the
bbe offered to her citizens TO 60 TO The West, An alter
alton of your land laws is wanted and these defects are
pointed 10 the of Virginas decline. There is
application increase the banking capital of the Com.
nonwealth, and told TO grant The application, and
instead Of feeble Commonwealth long way behind the
times, will have great glorious, prosperous ana nap
DIV State Sir in listening to the very able argument OF
my friend from Northampton, was struck with slngu-
lar inconsistency into which he fell You recoect Sill
the admirable argument which that gentleman address
ed 10 the Legislature last winter in favor Of lndPen
dent Bank in Norfolk. You recoect Sir, his picture
of her former prosperity and her present decline. he
then insisted that this solely caused by want OF
banking capital; and he pointed 10 the fact mentioned
day or two since by the gentleman from Norfolk county
(lr Murdaugh) when the Edenton Railroad bill
der discussion that vessels laden with produce pass
ed through the cana, and by Norfolk on their way
TO Baltimore and New York. This was owing. he then
told u.s. want Of Banking capital in Norfolk he
then areued-gye US capital and produce will seek il;
but he says-brng to our towns produce, and coPat
will SEEK it. do not mean, Sir, TO 60 into an inquiry
whether Mnhomet will 60 to the mountain, or The noun
tain to Mahomet | will leave the argument OF last
Winter TO answer the one OF this.
But, as ifcauses enough for Virginas alleged decline
would never be assigned, Of late new one has been
presented, and think Sir, with great truth We are
tod-and greatly mistake if the gentleman does not
agree in the opinion-tha the superior prosperity
Of New York, &c is caused by the fiscal action OF The
General Government which has turned the balance OF
crcdi, in her favor have always heard that The qun
of quackery, is the prescription Of one remedy
for all diseases. think Sir, matas mutan9ss that
is equal quackery 10 ascrbe one disease 10 such nu
titude Of contradictory causes.
Mr., Speaker, beg gentlemen to desist from dragging
Old Virginia up all occasions, objec, Of pity and
contempt plore them to cease to deride her Sir she
is-to say of her and what more could be said-
she is the birth place and the reslngplace of Washing
ton, of Henry, of Jefferson and Madison. impore
gentlemen derde her. 1t do good. 10
say the leas, of it, But if such be not their pleasure,
let them 20 in their mpoltc md in spite OF
all their derson she will remain 10 the last, the same
unterrfed Common wealih.-Sr, it is said that the
Russian boor who beats and abuses his wife most is con-
sidered the best husband If the may be said Of
sons, surely, mother so blessed as Virginia.