Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-22

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square-deusely built, for a new country, WIN al
the accommodations fife, five steam boa's PNing
cans.ani, between il and Ga'eslon-"lth IN eAe.'
lent instiiaiinn Of education. large religious con
ere,,tiou, GOOD municipal government sgiIant
police-taa papers IN tins cty-ss IN other town.
| Of The Rerubiic. nhith for their typography. and
Nbal is bter thCir intellectual yigot and fearless
discussion would do credit To any city IN the lnl-
ted ST ies Yes. even two theatres, at one OF which
last evening the old sterling wit Of Congre,e was IL
usirited hy talent aud force which have been "oni
10 eleonity old Drafy and the Park. Gentlemen,
What visa dues tins open When the language ol
Shakespeare and oi Milton shall be sroken lton Inc
spot Which utter these few and feeble words, TO
The Pacific. petadventufo IN accents such rs ihes
spoke. cnba lining the memories OF those who Tell
al the Anio. and giving fresh aud enduring imhot-
tally In those nbo conquered III San Jacihio'
] lave found much To CRAFTY and sufirlse me
IN city wluch las been called scarcely years INTO
existence, hafe been even more delighted III hhu-
inc here all the attributes OF well regulated poHu-
cal orsanHz1fion-a wtttten constitutional ehiel
magistrate. he viii pirdon m hrs presence 'his Oh
leuccl enjoying not alone the confluence oil Tue peo
pie whom lie serves, but Of those among whom lie
Vas bofn and educated we sent hun 10 yon gentle
tnen. pure, chi,aifous and exalted. lis SWORD al
san Jicinlp bore testimony oil the courage "hIch
placed lm thereon that glorious battle heid ana IN
tiIe van whilst hs Roman integrity, moderation ana
wisdom viii afford equal evidence, ! am sure Of the
dsrctnmcut winch has characterized your choce.
II surrounded by a cabinet Which. with Hll ouf
seif-lote 40 the United States, would do no dscred.
IT 10 oaf Own country, whilst a congress legtslales
here witt talent aud knowloge not surpassed by
any State IA the Union.
The sacred Egls oil judiciary already speads its
protecting shield over HE, person aud property aud
portion OF lhIs continent are these rights more
thoroughly guaranteed, nor any where is The great
elemental principle oi social secutity-lhe obliga
ton ot Contracts. better understood.
Gentlemen It's time that should conclude; but
brlnic tlke my seal, cannot iorbcar making a
httel alluslon 10 my official relations towards YOU
lon are aware that sout President has been pleased
to 4cuute to me, IN conjunction with mGhiy es-
,cefncd assnclle, the important Trust ol negotiating
public loan Ion Nour Republic. Before underla-
king tins comm ssion, felt II my duty 10 Cone a
mene YOU 10 ascertain what security ! might prom
se those whose capital and confidence might seek
ltls true Nour currency IS III an unsound condition.
iui do be dishcaftcned tins account, II Is not
within five hundred and lhlfty per cent. at as great
discount rs that OF the United Colonies Of y. Amer
ca. when the great and lndomItable Franklin, like
Nonf own modes,, amiablc aud intelligent henderson,
was wandering about supplcdting recognition from
one cunu to another from nations thai are destined
hereafter to be proud of, and 10 pfohtby your ALI
abcc. Il Is tue that with want OF aLIluy calcula
ted 10 produce dltdonce, feel thai every task IS
toll OF difficulty and that much oi II results from tle
ignorance prevailing oil your true condition, Bni II
IS u no siall moment, even amidst the greatest OBJ
staclts, thal we know we have something 10 20 up
ON, and luatnc stand on finn ground
luths FIST place Won have come out Of revolution
wita1 lfss depreciation ol your currency aud a small
r. public debt. than any peo lie IN the annals OF hIs
tory, who have won tue same extent oil territory as
yours ltrs. opposed IN numbers TO such fearful
udis-lhc heroes Of lhenmopyle against The amy
ni Nerves.! lnihc second place, you have abundant
srcutIty oirr-you have public domain OF loo mil
lors at acres Of public land OF vos aud cxnusllcss
icllaly. after apptopnallng 80 millions ior private
grants which, at Ia" mtHtRHm WlCe OF fry cents per
acre, viii lie worth - mons OF dollars. YOU have
band euou Ia, II The labor could be found to make
zen millions bales Of cotton; aud with the sa",e a
Ddunt Of sb i soa devoted to tie c1iIurc Of his
spflo IN the United States, yon could raise five mil
hons Of bales ior market, from the superiority of
yout and climate. Your population is doubled
eNrty Two OF three years, and the moment your
Loan IS negotiated, aud your currency IS placed on
sound bass, II will augment IN still greater ratio.
our income hom all sources, without sale of an
acre Of Land, oannot, during the year, be less
than million oI dollars, and by law of supply,
cousumpfI. and distribution ~ its increase, will
keep pace with the growth Of your population.
Already, by the onlig forecast of your Elk
cutye, arrangements are making the shores
oil the Gulf Of Mexico through the ports OF Texas.
a vast inland trade with the adjoining provinces OF
Mexico through SanaFe, by which your commerce
viii he augmented and your currency inyigorated
and kept IN condition OF soundness by the stream of
specie and bullion by which this trade must be
mainly conducted lnis returns TO yourselves II all
these favorable auspices are considered in conlunc-
ion with the numerous towns which now spring
log up IN every important section OF your country
and with the immense emigi alton OF citlzens from the
southern and south western states the L. States,
with the1f capitals IN slave Labor, which from the
most autculIc sources, know TO be IN \ coutse of
preparation ior the next autumn yont future advance
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your past progress.
indeed, should not be surprised if in the next
five yeaas, you Revenue from Customs and the Ga
yeInment dues on land entries should be annually
duplicated, without touching ~ fee simple the sale
OF an acre otyour public DOMAIN: and that IN 1912
You should collect from five TO seven millions
from these sources.
But the moment you can adjust all your land
claims, survey your public lands, aud by judicous
land system, bring them into market, at precisely
the same price that the Government territory Of the
United States is sold, you will then am sure be
convinced OF the policy of aboIishng that contri-
vance OF national monopoly, pr,fdy and fraud cal
led Custom House, and by peculiar dislino ton,
be The gfea, Free Trade Republic of the world
Is, your interests beng homogeneous, and es.
sentally agricultural from the Rio Grande to the
Sabine, and lromlhe Red River TO the Mountains of
Coaliulla, no protective tariffs, conceived in spirit
OF sectional scIishuess and enforced by the mus
tee ut deSpoc majority, can fettcr your industry,
or tctard the immense expansion OF the sources of
your national wealth. Your destiny is onward
With that rich aud beautiful staple the vegetable
silk III the world, which God, IN the unbounded
afluence OF his blessings, has made almost indigo
NOUS to your soil with the social, judicial and po-
hucal institutions which you have derived from the
glorious stock from which you have sprung, YOU
can unite, If you will il, the wealth of Hind Istao
with the moral power Of the Roman Republic in
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