The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-15
markets without its limits, furnish jointly

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population to rank her among tile large
states; (even should two states be formed
of the present territory and, with those
resources, already mentioned, to make
her opulent enough to enter into and carry
out such large designs and enterprises as
contribute to the prosperity Of state and
its consequent influence; with water
line of communication, as | have once
said, to the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's
Bay, to the Rocky Mountains and Penn
sylvania, land, as we must also contem.
plate, by the Wisconsin or Rock river and
the Lakes, with New York it is not pos
sible to look on Iowa as a country that is
destined to have no importance and no
consideration in the national councils, in
the national influence, in the national
greatness and strength.
4 But these six states north and west OF
the Ohio River have one great common
moral relation to the Union: and IN thai
view is Iowa, as one of the six, to be re-
garded as of most importance to the coun-
try. All the states north and east OF Ma
son and Dixon's are commercial, except
Vermont. Pennsylvania and New Hamp-
shire are but partially SO: But that whole
range of states taken collectively must be
regarded as commercial. Vermont even
lis as much so as if a part and parcel of
Massachusetts. Commerce brings with
it wealth. In the train of wealth follows
luxury, s;as night the day." Is luxury
favorable or not to national freedom and
virtue? Is it the nursing mother of those
manners, that integrity, singleness Of
soul, disinterestedness, patriotism, above
all of that hardihood Of character, which
must make population to which you
can look with confidence as the firm main
tainers, bold assertors and brave defend
ers of national freedom in every crisis,
through every peril? Commerce gives
rise to virtues, and brings with it bless.
:. ings. They are not of this kind. Il
cherishes the generous virtues, it brings
with it national prosperity. 1t is only
gross sycophancy or pitiable delusion thai
can look upon commerce, or any Other
human pursuit or institution, as the pure
Spring Of every good, without evil. The
southern and southwestern states where
the spirit Of the old chivalry seems ye
Ito exist, must ever in time of need
when danger shall be pressing about ou
national institutions, if such time shoult
come, have their exertions paralized by
that institution which will then require
all their vigilance and activity; and being
called to defend their lives against those
OF their own household, could not be tn,
most effective defenders of national liber
ty. In that day Of danger these six states
containing population trained to lif
Of more hardihood, subject to depriva
tons, used to rural labors, unhurt by lux
ury, will furnish the men who will be tn
deliverers of the country. believe I de
not speak with any enthusiasm, or wit
any prejudice. | doubt not you or an,
other man would see as I do, standing OF
, the same point.
If this view is correct, it will be appa
rent that the object chiefly to be REGARDED
by these states is education. By the lib
eral bounty and wise policy of Congress
furthered by their own good Management
r they have, in measure, the advantage
of common schools, and they have institu
: ted some colleges. The points to whic1
: their efforts should be directed in orde
fully to supply their wants on this hea
are a greater extension Of the comma
: schools together with an improvement
:, their character and higher range in the
- studies; and secondly the establishmel
y of great central university to compr
= bend all the branches of knowledge, an
: to make ripe scholars in the sciences.
:, philosophy and in the principles Of go
" ernment; profound statesmen and sage
/ who will be able to point the way
! times of darkness. to a population cap
: BILE of receiving truth and understand
- it, and giving action to it. Yours &c.
is FOR THE IOWA PATRIOT.
< Mr. EDlToR--I have observed of la
7. some remarks in your paper relative
ia the selection of names for towns. 1t ce
is tainly is matter deserving some consi
r Grafton in new country like this. III
y fact, that the new settlers are in the CO.
., slant habit Of transporting with them IL