Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-01-21

what her own population consumes, cut II id'se
surplus for expectation. Why, then, we may wen |
ask, should any part o: our popuiat'on seek o' oe
tel fortune in untried scenes and unknown regions
and forsake the land of their birth and the establish
ed customs and comfortable homes OF their fathers,
in the too often ilusoy hope Of bet erlng their con-
dltion in the unsettled and remote regions, where II
ever the same institutions anc STABILITY are acquired
OF established, long years oil toll, struggle, ana as
appointment may precede such consummatlon Oh
their wishes Upon review Of our s1uallon ana
capacities, it seems to that providence has given
us all, that as reasonable men we can ask, and II
our State does not increase in population, wealth
and resources, and advance in physical and moral
power the fault is in ourselves and not in our oca-
tion or natural capacities A glance at the statistics
of of the leading interests oil our state Will,
! think. justify the claim on the part of Maine to,
consideration and attention.
| In the list of States, Maine ranks first in the a
mount of tonnage built yearly in the. Union, and in
! fact builds one quarter part of the whole She
ranks second only to New York in the amount OF
tonnage employed in the coasting trade. and second
only to Massachusetts in the Cod and Mackerel
fisheries, and next 10 those two States in the whole
amount of tonnage owned. Following the indenia-
tions Of the shore, we have more than six hundred
miles of sea coast, with many excellent and safe
harbos and numerous rivers, giving cheap and nav
gable highways into the interior and from thence TO
the sea. The Geological survey (Which trust will
vet be resumed and inlshcdl has already brought
10 light facts which prove that earth is rich in
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tices imported. IN the yet unelied forests of our
interior have source of wealth, which although
| il may have been once oveuaed, az the means OF
acquiring suuuen ,'c"es anu 'e,i''"ns ""y"s,"'
Poi"s' 10 III '.e Jo'se'he"' VI soo.' a'u ,.II
ca'cu,ao"' Vi '"i.ense 'auc' anu ues''',eo ~ ~
apnhoaht returns ior Tue iaoor ano enterprise u se
VINO may engage IN lhe manufacture ana SAFE 81 .''.S
staple Inc 'aci"y oil driving inmoer 10 h'ar"el Is
oil the iFst importance III estimating ''ie value VI
standlng ''h'oer'
In ms connec''on' may enuoe 10 tne various
improvements susses'eu ~ me n"'lSh'"h vi t,e
streams anu "".e's '""usn WIZ" II "ius nod.. t"e
interest Wh'cn inc r'a'e mas as owner OF i'ho ana
also IN t.ie polo4 VI p'men's Il" rs Resources NV"
succesS'u' ope'a''n VIII coh"oen''y pe'eNe' III
duce yo" 10 eNa''',e n'l Such P'"Jec'ec sche"'es'
ana 10 cohsuer we" an me riSns Whch may oe IN
vowed ana ''e e"Peo,ohcy oi a'u'ns sue" enter
prlses as may commend themselves to your Judgment
as practcan,e' eHpeo'eh ana just, OF perhaps per-
forming an I'VE "o' ny 'e 1'd'e' ra'fer ''''h gram
nonoPo'eS !" "''t.''" !" '"A 10. M n"e"H''e
time ue Iu,noe' "h'o' may paSs' ~ sucn "nor can
be oh'aiheo oy .''e r,'e' without 'aShg me treas
nry, ny paying '"r oy the conveyance OF part OF
me 'aho 10 NC pe"e"'eo' "e "os' opec""hhpe
feature IN ,'e Sc"e,'e may DC hoofheo' II mol re-
moved. hut suothh me "Poie maHer 10 YOU VINO
are me proper Juoses Oh me expectancy Oh granting
snch ald or sn'n P""eges aS are prayed 'of IN re-
ialoh 10 .ie '"'e''o' ""'e's " the 0''F'
one oil inc most Important circumstances con-
nected WIN our prospects Tor future grown ana
prosperity Is 'ne eh'en o. unse,'ioa territory w"n