The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-27

EnNmMRA On re AtMs4 81 ne u NAAisAaAss A#
dis saush b. he Dismal S2amp. - lie
mrss hy the Roanoke. nud . lie NoEih
by she Rlas Ridge. lie wss - UshsE
once: he began lie sirss i Riehm0nd. II
hss day. il i prahsble. geography sss
only lesras - iFasea.ag over i. aad sas
early Impression. that Richmond ms he
CspisoI 81 Europs. Asis. and Aires. -
vel = Of Ameries. be nsEer has Pfosa-
bly co otrr.
Ispe,k of hIr. Richie lhss ID no disrs-
specl q Riehmand. or The loSlaads q Nlr
ginia.--hus because | believe him % Be
bisog and fana,ie Of The most misehis-
sous eiass.--palsyiag. By bis psn and
soagne. tie energies and resources q thai
great c0mmon wealth. shose history lol
ghfsy years sIsndiag.) whose great men.
whose fame IN pasl thoughl | love. |
cherish - The rest and brightest oil this. Or
any oihsr country. believe this nan,
Richie. 10 have been the DR.. Francis.
who has made sast Of Paraguay Of old
Virginia. Controlling poweriel press,
Niih great talent 100. among sn agricallu-
raj people, in sparse population, he has
been skir for thirty years. Is II seems 10
me. 70 exercise - much poser over fir-
ginia - ever Washington. or Jefferson.
or Madisoa had, The master spirits oi Nlr-
Finia.-and. alas. il has been power all
for III. He il bigo,. for he learns moth.
ing. and il No wiser now Than he was half
. eeniury ago. lie 10 fanstic, for he
has no i,oesalits, no charity. no enlarged
and naiionsl comprehension Of The move
menis and doings Of The word. Never
was there an instance 81 The mare tr,um,
pLsni daminion OF the Press lhsn In ihls
case. For thirty years he has Kept Pir-
giaia standing sill Oh is,e. The most
powerful minds Of Virginia. from Leigh 10
Rises, and 80 on. have Tasersed bill and
dale. uouniain and valley. To break him
down. illuminating b. THEN slaquence The
ieRsals Of The Log Cabins ofthe Allegha.
mics. - well - The ss,iely Mansions Of
Eastern Fireiaia-bui RiIchie's Enquirer
was after them. week af,er week, smoolh-
ing over what they said. psrryipg their
blows. ex,inguishing ihelrlogic. and m.k-
ing a,leasithe minds Of his hearers darker
than ever. In The cavern Of The mountains,
on The island Of The swamp. On The peaks
al the hills, in The recesses Of lhs valleys.
where Orator aeser trod. or Elaquenee
never enierst,- yet there--esen there =
was The spiri, OF Rilchie.--a spirit tina,
seems never 10 die. In spils Of ruth. in
spi,e cf justice, in spite oflocal pride, and
even self respect. Virginis threw away
her own son. born Of her and hers. ton.
and took up and adopted The cast Of of
spring Of New York.-and Richie did il
all. in spite. was going TO say. Of almost
every body! Richie has got Virginia 10
chains. the people there will not own TO
IN. but IL is fact. They irei and worry IN
them. IL 10 true. but they cant break out,
a. long - there 10 any hing LEFT Of him
on earth. Now he tighisns up. and nov
he loosens oui.--anon The road j. rough
aud terrible, - n has been for the few
gears yasi,--bui he keeps his seai--Vn-
ginia In his bits probably 10 the end. II
j., therefore. my sincere and deliberate
conviction that his death will be Of more
benefit 10 Virsinia Than was The invention
Of the Cotton gin by Whitney. or The APP
plicalion Of steam power. by Ful,on, 10
nasisation---to The void.
VIRGINIA lSO HER RESOURCES.
And why do judge thus harshly OF
one msn!-Ilssr me. and | will tell.
Virginia is The great central State Of
this Union: its geographical pivo,.-iis
backbone on The map. If may reilersre
phrases. lis climate. - whole. 10 The
mast agreeable and healthy in lie twenty
SIX states. Il 10 10 Us what upper Italy
Is to Europe. II j. not all fat. nor all
mounlain, but about the right informing
ling af each. The Maker Of Heaven
and Earth has written on, for il an august
destiny 90 j.. very Geosraphy:-and The
esesisss of men, George Washington. |
mean nj course. was given 10 II. God
himself seems 10 hare favored il with
succession OF men. The most llInstrious 10
history. in purity too. in simplicity of
purpose and heart. They we're no bigots
40 fanatics, no Vuglnians-no Atheri-
cans peculiarly. but The heads aud lights
Of The whole human race. They sought
10 create no prtjadices. but to bend down
all The bars that severed mankind. They
we're The very men 10 &C. well their parts.
The iersid elnqnence OF Patrick Henry
powerfully started the revolution. The
.sssid northern sobTiely Of George Wash
inw,oa ronnuessd direc,eI aud secur.,l
il. Thomas Jefferson gave !, an impetus.
10 break down mere forms. il needed per-
isaps. iamss Madison created. defended
and made IL reverentisl a. written out.
Their power. their vitality. ended with
ths peace Of 1916. when America started
on new race of material and business
enthusiasm. One Thomas Richie then
.goi'bold VI The real rslns of the Govern
ment. its leading Press. and Virginia has